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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Veechi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willie Wonka had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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190 cm
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222 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
25
200 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Wonka! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinny Veechi! The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Veechi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wonka throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Decent striking displayed by Veechi there. Veechi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wonka moves away. Veechi swings for the body but Wonka moves out of range.
Wonka walks into a straight right hand from Veechi. Veechi cracks Wonka with a good jab. Nice defenses there by Wonka. Veechi throws a nice looking combination but Wonka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Wonka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wonka tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wonka looks to throw the jab but Veechi is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Veechi takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Veechi takes a swing at Wonka's ribcage but misses. Veechi looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonka is just out of range. Wonka misses with a combination
and Veechi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Veechi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wonka has time to react. Wonka with a hook. Veechi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wonka moves away. Veechi looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonka is just out of range. Wonka closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Veechi did well to prevent Wonka getting side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wonka is taking a breather. Veechi says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something. Veechi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wonka pulls his head out easily. Veechi missing with punches from the bottom.
Veechi is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wonka pulls his head out easily. Veechi gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Veechi working for a triangle but Wonka defends it easily.
Veechi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wonka is one step ahead there. Wonka will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Veechi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Wonka wants to control from the top but Veechi keeps moving.
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. Veechi has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wonka is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Veechi. Veechi tries to improve position but can't. Wonka throwing shots but missing, from side control. Veechi looks to move to half guard but instead Wonka has passed into mount! Damn! The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Veechi tries to lock up and control but Wonka gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Willie Wonka will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Veechi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wonka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Veechi misses with a wild body shot. Nice defenses there by Wonka. Veechi throws a right and a left that Wonka avoids nicely. Vinny Veechi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Veechi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wonka. Veechi misses with a leg kick and Wonka counters with a lovely straight right hand! Willie Wonka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. A jab from Veechi misses. Nice cross by Veechi. Wonka doesn't succeed with the takedown and Veechi counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wonka thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wonka avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Veechi lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wonka has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wonka and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Wonka tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Veechi misses with a wild body shot. Veechi swings and misses with a shot to the body and Wonka decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Veechi's guard. Veechi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Veechi is looking to sweep but instead, Wonka has passed into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Veechi trying to control from the bottom.
Veechi moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wonka postures up.
Wonka got a little sloppy there for a moment and Veechi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Wonka has managed to get both his arms back between Veechi's legs - danger averted. Veechi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wonka passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Veechi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Wonka is just content to waste time from the top position. Veechi takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Veechi throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Veechi isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wonka stacks Veechi on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wonka! Wonka working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Veechi is trying to improve his position. Veechi is trying to control Wonka's posture but Wonka avoids it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Wonka dominated that second round. 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. And we move into the final round!
Veechi swings for the body but Wonka moves out of range.
Wonka uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Veechi.
Veechi misses the body punch and Wonka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. Veechi tries to get to full guard but Wonka has control of the leg. Veechi trying to hold on to Wonka's head to control him but Wonka postures up.
Veechi gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Veechi is looking for a triangle here but Wonka uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Veechi looking for a sweep but Wonka has passed into full mount! Oh no! Veechi tries to hold on but Wonka pushes him away. Veechi throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Veechi can't escape the position.
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. Veechi regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wonka is thwarting Veechi's attempts to control the position. Veechi is controlling Wonka's trapped leg to prevent Wonka from advancing to side control. Veechi wants to get back to full guard. Veechi wants to control the action here but instead Wonka manages to pass to full mount! Wonka is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Veechi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wonka controlling from mount. Veechi can't escape the position.
Veechi wants to control but Wonka is having none of it. Veechi is desperately trying to improve his position but Wonka has a good base and remains in mount. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that's the end of the fight! Willie Wonka showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wonka, 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight for Willie Wonka! Judge George Francis scores the fight for Willie Wonka! Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Willie Wonka!
Willie Wonka wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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