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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Crazy Eyes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eyes comes to the cage accompanied by like a virgin. Wilkinson has chosen Fight To Win as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Crazy Eyes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Crazy Eyes!
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, Clay Wilkinson!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson shoots in for a double leg but Eyes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilkinson misses with a takedown
and Eyes counters with a leg kick.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch.
Wilkinson misses with a takedown attempt - Eyes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Crazy Eyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Wilkinson.
Wilkinson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Eyes moves out of range.
Eyes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Eyes throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wilkinson.
It looks like Clay Wilkinson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilkinson has Eyes up against the cage in a clinch.
Eyes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilkinson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Eyes just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eyes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eyes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Eyes plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wilkinson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Eyes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
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!
Eyes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilkinson can pounce on him.
Eyes lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Eyes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eyes counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Eyes throws a sloppy head kick
and Wilkinson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Eyes circles away from the clinch attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Wilkinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Eyes throws a right and a left that Wilkinson avoids nicely.
Eyes is breathing heavily.
Wilkinson misses with a takedown attempt - Eyes sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wilkinson shoots in for a double leg but Eyes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Eyes lands a right hook to the body.
Wilkinson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilkinson misses with a takedown attempt
and Eyes counters with a nice uppercut.
Wilkinson shoots and misses
and Eyes counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Eyes throws a sloppy head kick and Wilkinson moves out of range easily.
Eyes forces Wilkinson back against the cage and clinches.
Eyes breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson throws a leg kick which misses Eyes's front leg but catches the back leg as Eyes tries to avoid it.
Wilkinson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eyes throws a head kick that misses.
Wilkinson shoots in looking for a takedown but Eyes manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wilkinson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wilkinson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Wilkinson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eyes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Eyes throws a hook but Wilkinson avoids it easily.
Wilkinson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Eyes sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Eyes instigates a clinch.
Wilkinson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson jumps guard but Eyes turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Wilkinson jumps guard and drags Eyes to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
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!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Wilkinson controls Eyes momentarily but Eyes frees himself.
Eyes content to stall in guard here.
Wilkinson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilkinson trying to keep a closed guard but Eyes is proving a slippery customer.
Wilkinson keeping full guard, as Eyes tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crazy Eyes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clay Wilkinson'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.
Wilkinson instigates a clinch.
Eyes is trying to break free.
Wilkinson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilkinson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Eyes after a bit of a struggle.
Wilkinson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Eyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilkinson staying out of range there.
Wilkinson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Eyes counters with a big head kick but Wilkinson shrugs it off.
Crazy Eyes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Eyes misses the target.
Eyes tries a head kick but it misses.
Eyes lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Crazy Eyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Wilkinson.
Nice sprawl there from Eyes as Wilkinson shoots in.
Horrible takedown by Wilkinson or perhaps it was just good defense by Eyes which made him look bad.
Wilkinson is breathing heavily.
Eyes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Eyes misses with a head kick.
Wilkinson shoots in but Eyes avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Eyes throws a head kick but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Crazy Eyes is winning the standup battle so far.
Eyes displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilkinson.
Eyes clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eyes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eyes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A clash of legs there as Wilkinson blocks the low kick.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch.
Eyes takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilkinson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilkinson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilkinson dives in and scores a takedown into Eyes's guard.
Wilkinson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Eyes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wilkinson, into his guard.
Wilkinson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilkinson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Eyes is controlling him.
Eyes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Eyes being controlled here momentarily.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Clay Wilkinson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice takedown defense from Eyes. No joy for Wilkinson on that attempt.
Eyes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilkinson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eyes connects with a leg kick. Wilkinson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wilkinson blocks a head kick by Eyes.
Wilkinson avoids the head kick by Eyes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eyes swivels and escapes.
Wilkinson moves out of range as Eyes strikes.
Wilkinson avoids the head kick by Eyes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Clay Wilkinson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Clay Wilkinson's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Eyes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eyes wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilkinson avoids the head kick by Eyes.
Eyes scores with a leg kick.
Wilkinson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Eyes tries to avoid it but Wilkinson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Eyes to the ground. Eyes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eyes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Eyes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wilkinson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A head kick misses from Eyes.
Wilkinson lands a nice looking body shot.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eyes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson fails with the takedown
and Eyes moves into the clinch.
Crazy Eyes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clay Wilkinson.
Eyes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eyes clinches.
Wilkinson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eyes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkinson was well out of range. Poor timing from Eyes.
Wilkinson misses with a takedown attempt
and Eyes counters with a head kick.
Eyes stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Eyes wants it to stay on the feet.
Wilkinson tries to clinch
and Eyes counters with a left and a right that stings Wilkinson.
Wilkinson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Eyes swivels and escapes.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wilkinson.
Eyes misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Eyes. No joy for Wilkinson on that attempt.
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!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilkinson.
Eyes lands a head kick. Wilkinson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wilkinson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Eyes quickly recovers to half guard.
Wilkinson is keen to just control but Eyes is a slippery customer.
Wilkinson is looking for a kimura here.
Wilkinson stalling away here and it's allowed Eyes to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eyes has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Wilkinson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch.
Wilkinson wants to clinch up but Eyes keeps it at a distance.
Wilkinson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Eyes sprawls well. Eyes wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilkinson gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilkinson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eyes throws a head kick but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Wilkinson scores with a head kick.
Wilkinson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wilkinson shoots in for a takedown but Eyes shows good takedown defense.
Eyes throws a sloppy head kick and Wilkinson moves out of range easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilkinson tries to clinch there but Eyes circles away.
Eyes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilkinson.
Wilkinson misses with a takedown attempt
and Eyes counters with a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Crazy Eyes.
I think Eyes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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