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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Country (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Wilhelm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 cm
26
217 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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190 cm
30
218 lbs
14 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Country! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Victor Wilhelm! The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Country misses with a body shot.
Wilhelm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Country tries for a takedown but Wilhelm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Country fails in his attempt to clinch. Wilhelm displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Country. Wilhelm stalks Country and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Country's face. Country staggers backwards, shaken. Country with a body punch. A glancing blow. Nice sprawl there from Wilhelm as Country shoots in. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Country. That's going to take a lot out of him. Wilhelm misses with a few strikes there.
A big left from Country misses. Wilhelm lands with a right hand. Country throws a body punch but Wilhelm moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Country looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilhelm is just out of range. Wilhelm misses with a double jab.
Country looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilhelm is fending him off so far but Country persists. Nope, Wilhelm circles away and we're back to standing. Wilhelm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilhelm scores with a three punch combo!
Wilhelm avoids the body shot from Country.
The fighters circling - Wilhelm throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Wilhelm tries to clinch there but Country circles away.
Wilhelm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roy Country seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Country closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wilhelm quickly recovers to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Country in particular looking to stall. Wilhelm wants to get back to his feet. Country stalling. Country wants to pass the guard but Wilhelm is defending well. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Wilhelm is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wilhelm is not content to let Country control the position. Country slows the pace down in half guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Roy Country wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Country looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Country thows a body shot but no joy. Country misses the shot to the body. Country lands a jab to the nose. Country misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Country takes a jab right on the kisser.
Country looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilhelm is fending him off so far but Country persists. Nope, Wilhelm circles away and we're back to standing. Wilhelm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Country.
Wilhelm scores with a decent looking hook. Country shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilhelm pinned against the cage. Wilhelm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. No joy there for Wilhelm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Country dives in and grabs Wilhelm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wilhelm pushes down on Country's head and hops out. Wilhelm misses with a hook. 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 Roy Country will probably get the nod. 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.
Country tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wilhelm swats him away and circles back towards the center. A lazy left from Wilhelm finds it's target. Country punishes Wilhelm's body with a nice straight punch. Wilhelm instigates a clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilhelm. Wilhelm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Country.
Wilhelm blocks a body shot from Country. Wilhelm can't break the clinch.
Country digs a right hand into Wilhelm's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilhelm's gas tank. Wilhelm working aggressively here.
Country can't find room to land a body shot as Wilhelm controls the action.
Wilhelm trying to control the position but instead, Country has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilhelm into the cage. Wilhelm scores with a nice hook to the head. Wilhelm wants the takedown. Country is fighting it off but Wilhelm persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Country's guard against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilhelm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Wilhelm must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wilhelm accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Country tries to land a sweep but no joy. Country has Wilhelm pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roy Country wasn't doing enough on the ground. Country tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilhelm was well out of range. Poor timing from Country. Country misses with a jab to the body
and Wilhelm counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Country thinking. Country shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Victor Wilhelm seems to be getting the better of the standup. A big right from Wilhelm misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Country. Wilhelm does a little dance to reset his feet. Wilhelm throws a right and a left that both miss. Country throws a poor cross that misses
letting Wilhelm counter with a right hand. Country is looking to wear down Wilhelm with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Wilhelm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Country closes the distance and pushes Wilhelm back into the cage. A short right from Wilhelm on the inside. Wilhelm lands with a left to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Country tries to throw a body punch but Wilhelm avoids it by throwing Country back against the cage. Country is trying to stall.
Wilhelm working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Wilhelm lands with a left to the head. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wilhelm scores with a shoulder strike. Country tries to throw a body punch but Wilhelm avoids it by throwing Country back against the cage. Country can't get the takedown.
Wilhelm tightens his grip and picks Country up, before dumping him to the ground. Country manages to land in guard. Wilhelm trying to control the position from guard on top but Country is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Country bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilhelm's guard. Wilhelm uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Country misses with a straight right. Wilhelm avoids the body shot from Country.
Country gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wilhelm. Country closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilhelm circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Country. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Country. Wilhelm does a little dance to reset his feet. Wilhelm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Wilhelm throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Wilhelm looks to land a right hand but Country moved out of range. Country looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilhelm is just out of range. Wilhelm might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Country staying out of range there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Country misses with a wild body shot. Wilhelm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilhelm uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Country.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Victor Wilhelm will probably get the nod - 10:9. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wilhelm throws a jab but it's blocked by Country. Country thows a body shot but no joy. Country looking to score a takedown here. Wilhelm is defending well but Country drives through and ends up in Wilhelm's guard. Wilhelm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wilhelm 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. Wilhelm throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Country's corner is telling him to maintain position. Wilhelm keeping full guard, as Country tries to pass. Country sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Wilhelm throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round. Country throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Country scores with a hook to the body. Wilhelm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Wilhelm misses with a low kick. Country shoots in for a takedown but Wilhelm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Wilhelm pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Country back to the cage. Wilhelm follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Victor Wilhelm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Nice takedown defense from Wilhelm. No joy for Country on that attempt. Wilhelm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Country sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Wilhelm somewhat. Country misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Country is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilhelm's half guard. Country has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Country with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wilhelm really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Roy Country overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Country tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roy Country has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Wilhelm will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wilhelm throws a shot from downtown. Country moves away and avoids it. Country shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Country pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilhelm is keeping the position for now. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Country sitting in guard, not really doing much. Country pushing down on Wilhelm's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight! Roy Country showed his dominance in that final round. I think Country 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28 Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29 Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Roy Country!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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