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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bennie Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Valentine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennie Wilson had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
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189 cm
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bennie Wilson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Vincent Valentine! The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Valentine circles away.
Valentine closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wilson circles away. Valentine shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Wilson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Valentine tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard. Wilson wants to stand up but Valentine is controlling him. Valentine wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving. Valentine controlling from the top position. Valentine won't allow Wilson to get back to his feet. Valentine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round. Valentine stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wilson swivels though and keeps the full guard. Valentine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Vincent Valentine has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Valentine slips a jab from Wilson. Valentine swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson. Valentine will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. The fight moves into the clinch position. Valentine drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bennie Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Valentine. Wilson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Valentine is defending well. Wilson taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Valentine tries to pull guard but Wilson won't allow it.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Valentine misses with a wild combination.
Valentine lands a two punch combo.
Valentine scores with a one two! Wilson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Valentine moves into range and clinches up with Wilson. Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Valentine avoids it. Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Valentine thows a left - swing and a miss! Wilson slaps away a takedown attempt from Valentine, before circling back to the center of the mat. Valentine looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Valentine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wilson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Valentine up against the cage. Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Valentine changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilson tries to avoid it but Valentine manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilson to the ground. Wilson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Valentine pushes him off. Valentine looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilson is fending him off so far but Valentine persists. Nope, Wilson circles away and we're back to standing. Valentine fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wilson avoids it really well and circles away. Valentine looks gassed! Valentine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Valentine circles away and keeps his distance. Valentine shoots in and drives through. Wilson sprawls well. Valentine moves into the clinch. Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Valentine lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Valentine is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wilson. Valentine gets tackled into the cage by Wilson. Wilson maintains the clinch. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Valentine letting Wilson take a breather here. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Valentine lands with a short shot to the head. Valentine avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Wilson breaks the clinch.
Valentine closes the distance and pushes Wilson back into the cage. Wilson is defending well against a takedown attempt. Wilson is trying to stall.
Valentine is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wilson to keep the fight standing. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wilson gets underhooks to prevent Valentine's takedown attempt.
Wilson blocking some punches.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentine has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Valentine 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.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Valentine is avoiding it.
Valentine drives through and clinches with Wilson against the cage.
Valentine dodges an elbow strike from Wilson.
Wilson lands a nice elbow. Valentine goes for a takedown attempt but Wilson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Valentine has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
Valentine is looking to take this one to the mat. Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Valentine takes the fight into the clinch. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges. Valentine tries for a takedown but Wilson manages to get underhooks.
Bennie Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Valentine. Valentine avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Valentine is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wilson to keep the fight standing. Valentine misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges. Valentine is breathing heavily. Wilson breaks from the clinch.
Bennie Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wilson gets a clinch. Valentine tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Valentine circles away.
Wilson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Valentine to the ground. Wilson is now in Valentine's guard. Wilson pushing down on Valentine's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Wilson throwing shots but Valentine is blocking nicely. Wilson wants to stand up but Valentine has a hold of him and won't allow it. Wilson controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Valentine is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Wilson is really struggling to control Valentine but he's trying to hold on to the position. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Bennie Wilson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Wilson tries to clinch but Valentine moves out of range. Vincent Valentine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Nice takedown defense from Valentine. No joy for Wilson on that attempt. Valentine throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wilson's waist but Wilson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Valentine off to one side. Valentine slips under a jab. Valentine shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wilson gets in close and instigates a clinch. Wilson lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Valentine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Valentine closes the distance and clinches. Bennie Wilson has scored more points in the clinch so far. Wilson is defending well against a takedown attempt. Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Valentine fails with the takedown and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wilson. Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson tries to clinch up. Valentine is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wilson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Wilson rushes Valentine and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wilson lands a nice elbow. Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Valentine swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valentine tries to keep at a distance but Wilson has taken the fight into the clinch. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Valentine is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though. Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wilson gets tackled into the cage by Valentine. Valentine maintains the clinch. Wilson breaks the clinch.
Wilson swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Wilson. No joy for Valentine on that attempt. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Valentine has his takedown stuffed and Wilson counters by moving into the clinch. A short right from Wilson. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bennie Wilson dominated that second 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Valentine fails to land with a series of punches.
Valentine forces Wilson back against the cage and clinches. Valentine wants a takedown but no success here.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Valentine swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Valentine takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson lands a nice looking body shot.
Valentine clinches with his opponent.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Valentine leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Wilson lands an elbow inside. Wilson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Valentine closes the distance and clinches. Wilson looking to stall.
Wilson pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wilson wants to stand up but Valentine is controlling him. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Valentine trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom. Valentine might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wilson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. Wilson wants to stand up but Valentine is controlling him. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Wilson trying to keep a closed guard but Valentine is proving a slippery customer.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Valentine from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent Valentine has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. Valentine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Valentine gets in close and instigates a clinch. Valentine drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Valentine gets underhooks to prevent Wilson's takedown attempt.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Valentine closes the distance and pushes Wilson back into the cage. Valentine is working for takedown but Wilson is calmly controlling the position for now. Bennie Wilson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vincent Valentine. Wilson prevents the takedown attempt.
Valentine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson gets control of Valentine's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wilson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Valentine trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom. Wilson looking to control.
Wilson wants to stand and escape but Valentine is having none of it. Valentine trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Wilson controls Valentine momentarily but Valentine frees himself.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Vincent Valentine. Valentine throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Valentine looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Valentine shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wilson defends it nicely. Valentine shoots in for a takedown but Wilson shows good takedown defense. Wilson pushes Valentine up against the cage in a clinch. Wilson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Valentine is keeping busy. Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Wilson clinches up with Valentine and pushes him back against the cage. Valentine is trying to pull guard but Wilson has him pressed against the cage. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Valentine takes an elbow to the temple. Wilson prevents the takedown attempt.
Valentine tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wilson just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight! Bennie Wilson showed his dominance in that final round. Well Wilson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28 Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28 Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bennie Wilson! Jumping up and down and very excited, Bennie Wilson waved his t-shirt featuring HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155's logo in front of the cameras.
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