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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tj Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doug Harden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tj Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Doug Harden!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Jonathan Paton and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wilson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wilson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Wilson there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Harden prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Harden is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harden wants to control but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the head.
Harden is in a horrible position here. Wilson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Harden wants to control but Wilson is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden can't escape the position.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Doug Harden has been cut.
Wilson looking for a guillotine from mount but Harden is having none of it.
Harden is working to get back to half guard.
Harden taking shots to the head.
Harden is rocked!
Wilson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Harden can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wilson tries to control but Harden wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harden keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Harden manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wilson is trying to control. Harden wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wilson prevents Harden from improving his position.
Wilson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Harden really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Still in half guard, Wilson seems content to control.
Harden looks gassed!
Wilson trying to control from half guard but Harden is working away.
Harden trying to hold on to Wilson's head to control him but Wilson postures up.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Harden is having none of it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Harden shoots and misses
so Wilson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Harden keeps moving.
Wilson gets to his feet - Harden follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Harden circles away and keeps his distance.
Harden shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilson counters by clinching up.
Wilson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Harden is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harden tries to control but Wilson manages to take his back.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harden trying to control the hands but Wilson won't let him.
Will Wilson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tj Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doug Harden's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wilson stalks Harden and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Harden's face. Harden staggers backwards, shaken.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Harden circles away.
Wilson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harden is trying to break free.
Harden can't get the takedown.
Wilson manages to pull guard.
Wilson controls Harden momentarily but Harden frees himself.
Wilson is pulling down on Harden's head. It's preventing any offense from Harden, at least for the moment.
Harden wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harden wants to stand but Wilson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Wilson wants to stand but Harden is controlling the position.
Wilson looking for a guillotine here but Harden defends easily.
Wilson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wilson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Harden is trying to get back to full guard.
Wilson decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wilson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Harden's waist but Harden gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wilson off to one side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Harden circles away.
Wilson stuffs the takedown.
Wilson clinches.
Wilson pulls guard effortlessly.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harden won't allow Wilson to sweep him here.
Wilson looking to control.
Harden wants to pass the guard but Wilson is keeping the position.
Wilson trying to control the position.
Harden looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Wilson trying to keep a closed guard but Harden is proving a slippery customer.
Harden stopping the sweep attempt from Wilson.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wilson scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wilson showed some decent athleticism there.
Harden tries to roll over but Wilson keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tj Wilson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Doug Harden's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wilson dives in and grabs Harden's left leg, looking for a takedown. Harden pushes down on Wilson's head and hops out.
Harden closes the distance looking to clinch
and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wilson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Harden!
Harden wants to control but Wilson is having none of it.
Harden tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson with the ground and pound from mount.
Tj Wilson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilson trying to control but Harden is having none of it.
Harden holds on for dear life.
Wilson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Harden is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wilson mounts Harden! Really nice guard pass there!
Wilson blocks Harden's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Wilson trying to control but Harden is having none of it.
Wilson avoids the attempt from Harden to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking to control but Harden is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wilson prevents Harden from getting the reversal.
Wilson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Harden can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wilson looking to control but Harden is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harden can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wilson moves to the back.
Wilson lands punches and elbows.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Wilson. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Wilson is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Harden up.
Harden staying busy and making it hard for Wilson to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doug Harden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tj Wilson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harden turns into Wilson and is now in his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tj Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wilson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tj Wilson!
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