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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Hero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hero has chosen No shelter - Rage against the machine as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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177 cm
20
180 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Hero!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hero misses with a looping left.
Hero is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson avoids the body shot from Hero.
Hero lands a body shot.
Hero throws a head kick that misses.
Hero throws a jab when Wilkinson was well out of range.
Wilkinson drops his hands momentarily and Hero takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hero throws the left hand but Wilkinson avoids the punch easily.
Hero gets the takedown into side control.
Wilkinson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wilkinson is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Wilkinson tries to roll over but Hero keeps him under control.
Hero sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilkinson defending well though.
Wilkinson gets back to full guard.
Wilkinson has a closed guard, preventing Hero from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson seems keen to control Hero's posture.
Wilkinson is looking to sweep but instead, Hero has passed into half guard.
Wilkinson controlling the position well.
Wilkinson is trying to get back to full guard.
Wilkinson controlling the position well.
Wilkinson works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wilkinson keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
Wilkinson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Wilkinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilkinson, not yet.
Wilkinson is controlling Hero's posture.
Hero thows a big elbow that misses.
Hero tries to stand but Wilkinson is controlling from the bottom.
Wilkinson controlling the position.
Wilkinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hero looking to pass the guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wilkinson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hero.
Hero throws a series of punches but Wilkinson avoids them all with ease.
Wilkinson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hero as he jumps to the side.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch.
Wilkinson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hero lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Wilkinson backs up against the cage.
It looks like Sam Wilkinson has been cut.
Hero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hero with a lazy takedown attempt
and Wilkinson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hero's guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wilkinson throws and elbow that misses. Hero uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wilkinson's guard. Nice move by Hero!
Wilkinson managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson keeping moving, preventing Hero from controlling successfully.
Hero distracts Wilkinson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wilkinson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hero!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Wilkinson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Wilkinson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wilkinson slips a jab from Hero.
Hero lands a body shot.
Hero tries for a takedown but Wilkinson circles away easily
and Wilkinson counters with a shoot takedown. Hero fights it but they end up in guard.
Wilkinson wants to pass the guard but Hero is keeping the position.
Hero kicks Wilkinson off and gets to his feet.
Wilkinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilkinson shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wilkinson unloading with bombs!
Wilkinson unloading with bombs!
Hero is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wilkinson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hero hang on?
Wilkinson lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hero hang on?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A nice elbow there by Wilkinson.
Wilkinson working the ground and pound effectively.
Wilkinson working Hero over with strikes here.
Wilkinson pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hero takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Wilkinson lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hero taking shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hero is looking to improve his position but Wilkinson isn't that keen on the idea.
Hero is breathing heavily.
Wilkinson landing punches.
Wilkinson landing strikes from the mount.
Wilkinson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wilkinson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wilkinson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hero's face.
A nice elbow there by Wilkinson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hero tries to lock up and control but Wilkinson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wilkinson dominating with strikes here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilkinson breaks from Hero's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wilkinson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Wilkinson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Wilkinson landing shots from mount.
Hero taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilkinson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Hero looks a forlorn figure.
Wilkinson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hero?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Wilkinson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sam Wilkinson'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!
Hero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wilkinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hero tries a head kick but it misses.
Christopher Hero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkinson.
Hero throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hero scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hero cracks Wilkinson with a good jab.
Hero drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Wilkinson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hero tries to stand but Wilkinson is controlling his head.
Wilkinson manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson trying to control from the bottom.
Wilkinson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilkinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wilkinson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Hero trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wilkinson's guard.
Hero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilkinson is controlling Hero's posture.
Hero tries to stand but Wilkinson is controlling from the bottom.
Sam Wilkinson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Wilkinson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Hero!
Wilkinson content just to control the position here.
Wilkinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hero can do to turn this around?
Hero is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson controlling from the full mount.
Wilkinson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hero for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Sam Wilkinson just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hero throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wilkinson.
Christopher Hero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hero moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hero throws a sloppy head kick and Wilkinson moves out of range easily.
Hero misses with a hook. Wilkinson ducked under it nicely.
Hero with a poor takedown
and Wilkinson counters with a shoot takedown. Hero fights it but they end up in guard.
Hero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wilkinson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Wilkinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilkinson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Wilkinson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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