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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adon Sagat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacoby Wilcox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Wilcox's choice of entrance music: Danger: Wildman. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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203 lbs
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218 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Adon Sagat!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jacoby Wilcox!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilcox scores with a decent looking hook.
Sagat misses with a head kick.
Sagat tries a low kick but Wilcox avoids it.
Wilcox fails to land the takedown.
Wilcox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sagat moves away.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Wilcox moved away.
Sagat tries to clinch up.
Sagat throws a low kick but Wilcox moves out of range easily.
Sagat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Wilcox checks it.
Sagat throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wilcox takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat lands a head kick. Wilcox smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sagat, right into the meat.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Wilcox moved away.
Sagat throws a leg kick but Wilcox checks it.
Wilcox takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Wilcox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sagat lands with a kick to the temple. Wilcox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sagat looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sagat throws a low kick, looking for Wilcox's leg but Wilcox calmly moves out of range.
Wilcox keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sagat misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilcox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilcox.
Wilcox blocks a head kick by Sagat.
Wilcox shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sagat as he avoids it easily.
Adon Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacoby Wilcox.
Sagat jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Adon Sagat is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sagat blocks a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Wilcox fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilcox throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat misses with a kick to the body.
Sagat moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilcox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sagat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sagat gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Come on Sagat - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Wilcox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilcox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sagat gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Sagat connects with a nasty looking knee right to Wilcox's face.
It looks like Jacoby Wilcox has been cut.
Wilcox tries to pull guard but Sagat won't allow it.
Sagat misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wilcox.
Sagat with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sagat tries to land knees in the clinch but Wilcox avoids the damage to the body.
Wilcox takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox jumps into guard, dragging Sagat to the mat.
Sagat postures up.
Wilcox is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Sagat is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sagat trying to control but Wilcox is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adon Sagat dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jacoby Wilcox'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.
Sagat moves out of range as Wilcox strikes.
Wilcox with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sagat wants to land a leg kick but Wilcox is out of range.
Wilcox checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Sagat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilcox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sagat tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wilcox is able to avoid easily.
Sagat misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilcox shoots in for a takedown but Sagat shows good takedown defense.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sagat enables Wilcox to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sagat manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wilcox trying to control but Sagat is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sagat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sagat uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilcox.
Wilcox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sagat scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wilcox scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sagat in his tracks.
Sagat wants to clinch.
Wilcox blocks a head kick by Sagat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sagat sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sagat blocks a leg kick.
Sagat throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sagat tries to clinch up
and Wilcox makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wilcox shoots in for a takedown but Sagat shows good takedown defense.
A low kick from Wilcox is predictable there
and Sagat counters with a solid body kick.
Sagat tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wilcox counters with a single leg into guard. Sagat didn't expect that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sagat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wilcox controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wilcox trying to control but Sagat is working from the bottom.
Sagat wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
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.
Wilcox throws a big right hand that misses.
Sagat pulls Wilcox in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Adon Sagat wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wilcox lunges at Sagat with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sagat's hand.
Sagat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wilcox is out of range.
Sagat stuffs the takedown attempt from Wilcox. Wilcox gets slowly back to his feet.
Adon Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacoby Wilcox.
Sagat pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sagat keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacoby Wilcox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jacoby Wilcox's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A head kick misses from Sagat.
Wilcox fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilcox shoots for a takedown but Sagat saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sagat plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sagat lands with a cross.
Wilcox has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sagat.
Sagat keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilcox.
Adon Sagat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilcox takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sagat tries to clinch up but Wilcox circles away and keeps his distance.
Sagat fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wilcox looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagat does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagat looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilcox is just out of range.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sagat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sagat fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Wilcox is out of range.
Sagat throws a head kick that Wilcox semi-blocks.
Sagat turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Adon Sagat is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilcox fails to land the takedown.
Adon Sagat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacoby Wilcox.
Sagat instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Sagat.
Sagat lands a knee to the head.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
Sagat scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sagat tries to land a knee to the head but Wilcox blocks with his arms.
Sagat connects with a knee to the head.
Sagat lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilcox won't want to take too many of those.
Sagat throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wilcox blocks it with crossed arms.
Sagat keeps control of Wilcox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilcox blocks the elbow strike.
Wilcox wants to get back to striking at distance but Sagat won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sagat.
Sagat is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wilcox is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sagat.
Wilcox tries a body shot but Sagat blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagat working Wilcox over with knees to the body.
Wilcox wants a takedown but no success here.
Sagat lands a nice knee to the body.
Sagat with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilcox jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sagat walks away with a smile on his face. Wilcox gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wilcox shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sagat blocking the ground and pound.
Wilcox raining down shots from the mount!
Wilcox working Sagat over with strikes here.
Wilcox breaks from Sagat's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Wilcox takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagat tries to hold on but Wilcox pushes him away.
Wilcox wants to control the pace but Sagat is squirming around nicely.
Wilcox pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sagat keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wilcox scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sagat?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilcox with the ground and pound from mount.
Wilcox with shots to the head and body - Sagat looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adon Sagat clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jacoby Wilcox's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sagat leaves Wilcox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wilcox moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sagat feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wilcox's calf.
Sagat looks to throw a body kick
and Wilcox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sagat connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilcox is defended easily by Sagat.
Sagat slips a straight right by Wilcox.
Wilcox is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox misses with a leg kick
and Sagat counters with a big head kick but Wilcox shrugs it off.
Sagat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wilcox counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sagat won't be happy with that.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Wilcox taking a break here but Sagat is having none of it and regains half guard.
Wilcox works his foot free and advances to mount.
Sagat tries to hold on but Wilcox postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wilcox breaks from Sagat's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Sagat is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sagat tries to hold on but Wilcox pushes him away.
Wilcox looking to finish Sagat with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sagat!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox throws a strike there. Sagat manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Sagat looks like he's trying to stand up.
Wilcox trying to pass the guard but Sagat defending well.
Sagat is looking to control Wilcox's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sagat avoid being mounted?
Sagat blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilcox.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Wilcox thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sagat's head.
Sagat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jacoby Wilcox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wilcox trying to control from half guard but Sagat is working away.
Wilcox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wilcox content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wilcox looks to land a strike but Sagat avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacoby Wilcox dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jacoby Wilcox's cut.
That's time! Sagat's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Sagat tries a low kick but Wilcox avoids it.
Sagat steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilcox.
A bone on bone clash there as Wilcox blocks the leg kick.
A low kick from Wilcox is predictable there
and Sagat counters with a body kick.
A big right from Wilcox misses.
Wilcox dodges the punch combination from Sagat.
Wilcox closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sagat quickly recovers to half guard.
Sagat is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sagat manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox wants to control from the top but Sagat keeps moving.
Sagat working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilcox.
Wilcox trying to control but Sagat is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacoby Wilcox was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Wilcox moves out of range of the body kick from Sagat.
Sagat tries to clinch
and Wilcox counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wilcox is looking for a kimura here.
Wilcox is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Wilcox looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Sagat moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Wilcox trying to control but Sagat is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sagat pulls Wilcox in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wilcox swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wilcox fails with the takedown
and Sagat counters with an outside leg kick.
Sagat misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacoby Wilcox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wilcox has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacoby Wilcox!
Jacoby Wilcox is the new light heavyweight champion!
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hype
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