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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Wilcox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Worthington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthington has chosen Hand Covers Bruise- Trent Reznor as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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218 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Wilcox!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Worthington!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Worthington swings for the body but Wilcox moves out of range.
Worthington rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilcox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A good leg kick by Worthington.
Wilcox gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Worthington counters with a straight right hand.
Worthington lands a jab to Wilcox's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilcox blocks the body kick.
Wilcox takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice jab there from Worthington.
Worthington scores with a leg kick.
Wilcox's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Worthington connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Wilcox scrambles back to his feet.
Worthington connects with a jab.
A cross from Worthington lands.
Wilcox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Worthington counters with a stiff right hand.
Worthington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Worthington slips under a jab from Wilcox.
Worthington lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wilcox is breathing heavily.
Worthington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Worthington cracks Wilcox with an open hand slap.
Worthington lands with a nice combination. Wilcox backs away looking to recover.
Worthington throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilcox doesn't seem bothered though.
Worthington throws a leg kick which misses Wilcox's front leg but catches the back leg as Wilcox tries to avoid it.
Worthington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilcox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crunch! Worthington slams his shin into Wilcox's torso.
Nice cross by Worthington.
Worthington connects with an inside leg kick.
Worthington lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wilcox is rocked!
Worthington throws a quick inside leg kick.
Worthington with a hook.
Oh Wilcox is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilcox doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wilcox seems to have got his legs back now.
Worthington throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Wilcox walks into a jab.
Worthington cracks Wilcox with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Worthington swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wilcox.
Worthington steps into range and cracks Wilcox with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Wilcox flops backwards and Worthington dives into his guard looking to finish!
Worthington is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthington pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilcox is keeping the position for now.
Worthington slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wilcox keeping full guard, as Worthington tries to pass.
Worthington is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Worthington wants to control from the top but Wilcox keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilcox working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Worthington.
Worthington is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilcox working a defensive guard here.
Wilcox looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilcox, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox trying to keep a closed guard but Worthington is proving a slippery customer.
Wilcox throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Worthington trying to control but Wilcox is working from the bottom.
Wilcox preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilcox is trying to keep Worthington in close.
Wilcox keeping full guard, as Worthington tries to pass.
Worthington advances position into side control!
Wilcox taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four 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.
Worthington throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Wilcox manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wilcox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilcox punching from the bottom.
Worthington wants to take a breather but Wilcox is having none of it.
Wilcox trying to control from the bottom.
Worthington is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Wilcox wants to improve his position but Worthington is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilcox keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Worthington thows a huge punch but Wilcox dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Worthington dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wilcox misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wilcox shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Wilcox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilcox prevents Worthington from improving his position.
Wilcox seems to be looking for submissions.
Wilcox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilcox is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Worthington is just riding it out for now. Wilcox eventually gives up the hold.
Wilcox tries to pass to full mount but Worthington defends it.
Wilcox is controlling the pace.
That's two 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 is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Worthington is staying active underneath Wilcox, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Wilcox sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Worthington defending well though.
Worthington keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilcox is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Worthington has managed to free his arm - good work.
Worthington is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilcox scores with a couple of nice shots.
Wilcox wants to take a breather but Worthington is having none of it.
Wilcox is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wilcox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Worthington does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Worthington keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilcox is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilcox perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Wilcox dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Worthington leaves Wilcox with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Worthington.
Worthington scores with a jab. Wilcox acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wilcox shoots for a double leg takedown but Worthington sprawls well. He's pushed Wilcox's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilcox is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wilcox moves forwards but Worthington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilcox shoots in for a takedown but Worthington shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Wilcox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Worthington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Worthington moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Worthington keeps Wilcox at a distance using the push kick.
Worthington is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Worthington. That's going to slow Wilcox down.
Jack Worthington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worthington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Worthington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Worthington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wilcox looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Worthington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Worthington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Worthington thumps Wilcox with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington scores with a jab to the jaw.
Worthington scores with a leg kick.
Wilcox chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Worthington can pounce on him.
Nice shot lands for Worthington.
Worthington lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worthington catches Wilcox napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Wilcox to the canvas!
Wilcox can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Worthington controls the pace.
Worthington content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Worthington won't allow Wilcox to sweep him here.
Worthington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Worthington slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Wilcox's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Worthington advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wilcox regains half guard.
Worthington lands strikes from half guard.
Wilcox manages to get to full guard.
Worthington connects with a couple of short punches.
Worthington working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Worthington preventing the sweep.
Worthington trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Worthington is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilcox avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox keeping moving, preventing Worthington from controlling successfully.
Wilcox is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Worthington lands a couple of elbows.
Worthington trying to control but Wilcox is working from the bottom.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Worthington. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Worthington won't allow Wilcox to sweep him here.
Wilcox working a defensive guard but Worthington manages to pass into side control anyway.
Worthington works to advance to full mount. Wilcox defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Worthington with a couple of short strikes.
Worthington tries to control but Wilcox wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox is looking to get to half guard.
Worthington working Wilcox over with strikes here.
Worthington avoids the attempt from Wilcox to control.
Wilcox takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Worthington looking to control but Wilcox is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worthington blocks Wilcox's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Wilcox gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Worthington really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Worthington lands a leg kick that knocks Wilcox off balance momentarily.
Worthington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Worthington throws a body kick that misses.
Worthington tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilcox was well out of range. Poor timing from Worthington.
Nice takedown defense from Worthington. No joy for Wilcox on that attempt.
Worthington's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wilcox under the eye.
Wilcox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Worthington makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Worthington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Worthington lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Worthington.
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!
Worthington lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice inside leg kick there by Worthington. That's going to slow Wilcox down.
Worthington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Worthington lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Worthington lands with a right hand.
Worthington scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wilcox takes a step back to recover.
Donk. Worthington catches Wilcox right on the button with a cross.
Worthington lands a nice shot to the body.
Worthington throws a shot to the body.
Wilcox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Worthington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilcox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wilcox will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Worthington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilcox at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilcox on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jack Worthington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Worthington listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Worthington cracks Wilcox with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Worthington connects with a jab.
Worthington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Worthington lands with a thumping leg kick.
Worthington lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wilcox takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wilcox takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Worthington.
Wilcox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wilcox stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Worthington.
Wilcox walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Worthington lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Worthington. Wilcox shrugs it off though.
Worthington connects with a looping right hand.
Worthington uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Worthington there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wilcox walks into a straight right hand from Worthington.
Worthington lands a jab to the head.
Worthington thuds his shin into the meat of Wilcox's side.
Worthington clobbers Wilcox with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Worthington punishes Wilcox's body with a nice straight punch.
Worthington connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nice jab there from Worthington.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthington lands a nice hook to Wilcox's body. Wilcox takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab lands there for Worthington.
Worthington misses with a wild combination.
Wilcox ducks right into an uppercut from Worthington.
Wilcox drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Worthington.
A chopping leg kick lands by Worthington.
Worthington lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Wilcox tries for a takedown but Worthington circles away easily
and Wilcox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Wilcox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Donk. Worthington catches Wilcox right on the button with a cross.
Wilcox on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Worthington.
Worthington fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Worthington cracks Wilcox with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilcox takes one to the chin there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Worthington.
Wilcox takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Worthington lands with an overhand left.
Wilcox walks into a straight right hand from Worthington.
A combination from Worthington does no damage.
Worthington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilcox. That did some damage!
Wilcox takes a jab right on the kisser.
Worthington scores with a hook.
Wilcox with a lazy takedown attempt
and Worthington counters with a left and a right that stings Wilcox.
A lazy left from Worthington finds it's target.
Wilcox has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Worthington.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilcox takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice jab there from Worthington.
Nice straight punches there by Worthington. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Worthington.
Worthington throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Worthington dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
That kick from Worthington tenderised Wilcox's leg. Wilcox is trying to keep his angry face on.
Wilcox with a poor takedown
and Worthington counters with a good low kick that Wilcox was not able to check.
Worthington connects with a right hand. Wilcox shakes it off.
Worthington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Worthington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Worthington scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilcox should have avoided that one.
Worthington comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Worthington lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Worthington darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wilcox steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Worthington. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilcox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Worthington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wilcox. Wilcox circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Worthington scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice body punch from Worthington.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Worthington connects with a body shot.
Worthington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Worthington thuds his shin into the meat of Wilcox's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Worthington does it's job there.
Wilcox on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Worthington dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilcox. That did some damage!
Worthington connects with a solid leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Worthington as he connects with a hook.
Worthington fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Wilcox has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Worthington lands a body shot.
Worthington bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilcox's head.
The crowd cheers as Worthington lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilcox doesn't seem phased though.
Worthington digs a good body shot into Wilcox's ribs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Worthington.
Wilcox has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Worthington finds it's way round the side to connect with Wilcox's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Worthington throws a front kick that sends Wilcox stumbling back into the cage.
Worthington connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Worthington throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthington throws a nice outside leg kick.
Worthington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wilcox stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Worthington lands a really nice looking cross but Wilcox seems unphased.
Wilcox drops his hands momentarily and Worthington takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Worthington smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Worthington fakes the leg kick and cracks Wilcox in the body.
Wilcox doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Worthington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilcox tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jab, jab by Worthington - just one landing.
Worthington connects with a body shot that sends Wilcox's belly button to the back.
Worthington connects with a solid leg kick.
Wilcox on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wilcox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slapping body kick lands there for Worthington.
Worthington punishes Wilcox's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthington scoring well with a low kick there.
Worthington scores with a spinning back kick!
Worthington throws a shot to the body.
Wilcox on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Well,Wilcox is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Worthington digs a good body shot into Wilcox's ribs.
Jack Worthington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Worthington lands a jab to the nose.
Wilcox is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wilcox walks into a stiff left hand from Worthington.
Wilcox with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Worthington to score with a decent uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body kick there by Worthington.
Worthington throws out a powerful jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Worthington, as that shot connected.
Worthington lands a body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Worthington.
Worthington connects with the punch.
A good leg kick by Worthington.
Jack Worthington is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthington thuds a left hand into Wilcox's body.
Worthington connects with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Worthington.
A nice leg kick lands there from Worthington.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wilcox crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Worthington - the referee stops the clock and Wilcox gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Worthington. Wilcox manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Worthington lands a jab to Wilcox's midsection.
Worthington connects with a right hand. Wilcox shakes it off.
Wilcox takes one to the chin there.
Worthington scores with a punch to the head.
Wilcox throws a shot from downtown. Worthington moves away and avoids it.
Worthington thows a body kick. Wilcox tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Worthington ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Worthington turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Worthington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mark Wilcox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Worthington.
Worthington lands with a cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Worthington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Worthington has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight for Jack Worthington!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Jack Worthington!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Jack Worthington!
Jack Worthington wins by unanimous decision!
Jack Worthington is the new heavyweight champion!
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