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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Wickstrom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stacy Villareal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wickstrom might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Korn - Coming Undone. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Joseph Wickstrom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stacy Villareal!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wickstrom closes the distance but Villareal moves to the side
and Villareal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Villareal shoots in but no luck this time.
Wickstrom looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wickstrom pushes Villareal up against the cage in a clinch.
Villareal pushes off an throws an elbow but Wickstrom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Villareal tries to score a body lock takedown but Wickstrom shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Villareal scores a nice knee to the body.
Villareal jumps guard but Wickstrom stands there with Villareal around his waist. Villareal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Joseph Wickstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stacy Villareal.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Villareal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villareal has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wickstrom is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Villareal is looking to take this one to the mat.
Villareal tries to pull guard but Wickstrom won't allow it.
Wickstrom throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Villareal blocks it with crossed arms.
Villareal jumps guard.
Villareal is trying to keep Wickstrom in close.
Wickstrom slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Wickstrom might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Wickstrom trying to control but Villareal is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villareal seems keen to control Wickstrom's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joseph Wickstrom wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Villareal moves into the clinch successfully.
Villareal stalls.
Villareal wants to take the fight to the mat but Wickstrom manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villareal is trying to pull guard but Wickstrom turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Villareal working Wickstrom over with knees to the body.
Villareal jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wickstrom walks away with a smile on his face. Villareal gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Villareal shoots in for a takedown but Wickstrom shows good takedown defense.
Villareal misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wickstrom.
Villareal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wickstrom paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wickstrom moves in looking to clinch but Villareal pushes him off.
Villareal fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wickstrom looks for a takedown but Villareal sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villareal fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wickstrom avoids it really well and circles away.
Villareal looks gassed!
Villareal tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wickstrom swivels and escapes.
Wickstrom is looking to clinch.
Wickstrom fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wickstrom fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Villareal, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Villareal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wickstrom shoots in for a takedown but Villareal shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stacy Villareal dominated that 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.
Villareal fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Villareal clinches with his opponent.
Villareal is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Villareal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wickstrom smiles and moves away.
Villareal defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wickstrom.
Villareal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wickstrom's waist but Wickstrom gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Villareal off to one side.
Joseph Wickstrom has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stacy Villareal.
Villareal keeps the fight on the outside.
Villareal fails to land the takedown.
Villareal looks for a takedown but Wickstrom sprawls well.
Villareal is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villareal shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wickstrom sprawls well. Wickstrom wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Villareal gets slowly back to his feet.
Wickstrom fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Villareal avoids it really well and circles away.
Wickstrom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wickstrom is looking to clinch.
Wickstrom tries to clinch but Villareal is having none of it.
Villareal shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villareal fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wickstrom checks it well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Villareal is defended easily by Wickstrom.
Wickstrom tries for a takedown but Villareal sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Villareal closes the distance and clinches.
Villareal working hard to break the clinch.
Wickstrom throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wickstrom is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Villareal is trying to pull guard but Wickstrom has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wickstrom looking to throw knees to the head but Villareal is blocking nicely.
Villareal wants a takedown but no success here.
Villareal jumps guard but Wickstrom stands there with Villareal around his waist. Villareal gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Villareal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wickstrom smiles and moves away.
Wickstrom tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wickstrom misses with a takedown attempt - Villareal sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villareal shoots in looking for a takedown. Wickstrom tries to sprawl out of it but Villareal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wickstrom manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wickstrom has a takedown stuffed.
Villareal misses with a takedown
and Wickstrom counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wickstrom lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Villareal is trying to break the clinch but Wickstrom has him pressed against the cage.
Wickstrom misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stacy Villareal will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Villareal swinging wildly here.
Wickstrom fails in his attempt to clinch.
Villareal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wickstrom as he avoids it easily.
Villareal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Villareal throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wickstrom displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Villareal.
Wickstrom shoots in but no luck this time.
Wickstrom changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Villareal tries to avoid it but Wickstrom manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Villareal to the ground. Villareal escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wickstrom looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Villareal!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wickstrom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villareal tries to lock up and control but Wickstrom gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Villareal is squirming around, avoiding Wickstrom's attempts to control the action.
Villareal wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wickstrom trying to control but Villareal is having none of it.
Villareal tries to lock up and control but Wickstrom gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wickstrom controlling his opponent.
Villareal working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wickstrom can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Villareal is looking to escape.
Villareal wants to hold on but Wickstrom pushes him away.
Villareal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wickstrom avoids the attempt from Villareal to control.
Villareal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villareal tries to hold on but Wickstrom pushes him away.
Villareal is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wickstrom can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Villareal is looking to escape.
Wickstrom controlling from the full mount.
Joseph Wickstrom has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stacy Villareal is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Villareal is bucking up trying to escape but Wickstrom cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Wickstrom showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Villareal 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Stacy Villareal!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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