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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Project Orca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and CJ Wilkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). CJ Wilkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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171 lbs
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Project Orca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, CJ Wilkins!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orca chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilkins can pounce on him.
Wilkins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Orca avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Orca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orca paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilkins throws a body punch but Orca moves out of range.
Wilkins moves into range and connects with a jab.
It looks like Project Orca has been cut.
Orca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Project Orca seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilkins throws a leg kick which misses Orca's front leg but catches the back leg as Orca tries to avoid it.
Wilkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orca manages to avoid it.
Orca misses with a wild combination.
Orca moves out of range of the body kick from Wilkins.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Orca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orca misses with a straight right.
Wilkins ducks under a wild hook from Orca.
Wilkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Orca avoids the body shot from Wilkins.
Orca ducks under a wild hook from Wilkins.
Wilkins just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orca throws a series of punches but Wilkins avoids them all with ease.
Wilkins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wilkins throws a low kick but it's checked well by Orca.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilkins.
Orca moves into the clinch.
Orca works on Wilkins's body with a couple of short punches.
Orca changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Wilkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilkins. That's going to slow Orca down.
Orca misses with a wild body shot.
Wilkins is looking to chop away at Orca's legs.
Wilkins misses with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orca. Wilkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orca moves away.
Wilkins connects with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilkins moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Orca is breathing heavily.
Wilkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkins looks to score with a jab to the body but Orca is just out of range.
Wilkins throws a leg kick but Orca sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wilkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Orca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orca avoids the head kick by Wilkins.
Orca misses with the combination.
Wilkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orca manages to avoid it.
Orca tries to clinch but Wilkins moves out of range.
Wilkins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orca manages to avoid it.
CJ Wilkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orca avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Orca takes a swing at Wilkins's ribcage but misses.
Orca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wilkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Orca's head.
Orca throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilkins makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Orca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilkins. Wilkins obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Orca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wilkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilkins tries to clinch there but Orca circles away.
Wilkins showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orca.
Orca looks to land a combination but Wilkins avoids it well.
Wilkins throws a head kick that misses.
Wilkins misses with a body kick.
Orca checks a leg kick.
Wilkins scores with a head kick. Orca tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilkins. Orca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orca moves away.
Orca throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilkins sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilkins is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Orca rather than just go for the knockout.
That kick from Wilkins tenderised Orca's leg. Orca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Orca swings widly with a right hand
and Wilkins counters with a left to the body.
Wilkins clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Wilkins.
Wilkins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orca tries a body shot but Wilkins blocks it.
Wilkins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Orca is keeping busy.
Wilkins prevents a body shot from Orca.
Wilkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilkins lands with a light punch inside.
Wilkins tries a body shot but Orca blocks it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Orca as Wilkins tries to tie him up.
Wilkins lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilkins can't find room to land a body shot as Orca controls the action.
Orca blocks a body shot from Wilkins.
Wilkins scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Orca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wilkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Orca misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Wilkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Project Orca's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wilkins lets loose with a powerful body kick. Orca will feel that in the morning.
Wilkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilkins misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orca. Wilkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilkins looks for the body kick but Orca saw that one coming.
Orca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilkins. Orca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilkins. Wilkins obviously looking to wear him down.
Orca checks a leg kick.
Wilkins attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wilkins uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orca.
Wilkins moves into the clinch.
Orca throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Orca has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wilkins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wilkins displaying some good clinch control by pressing Orca up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkins lands a shot to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Orca as Wilkins tries to tie him up.
Wilkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orca's elbow.
Wilkins can't find room to land a body shot as Orca controls the action.
Orca is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilkins has double underhooks.
Wilkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Orca avoids the damage to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Wilkins.
Orca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilkins looking to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wilkins.
Wilkins is stalling here.
Wilkins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Wilkins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Orca misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orca has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Wilkins is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Wilkins working Orca over with knees to the body.
Wilkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orca is defending well for now.
Wilkins lands with a right to the head.
Wilkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Wilkins misses with a punch to the body.
Orca misses with a body punch.
A short left from Wilkins.
Orca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Orca as Wilkins tries to tie him up.
Wilkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilkins tries to land a leg kick but Orca saw it coming and moves away.
Project Orca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilkins throws a leg kick which misses Orca's front leg but catches the back leg as Orca tries to avoid it.
CJ Wilkins seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wilkins throws out a powerful jab.
Orca is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins misses with a wild body shot.
Wilkins throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Orca tries to clinch up but Wilkins circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilkins slips under a jab.
Wilkins closes the distance and clinches.
Wilkins is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wilkins manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Orca stalling.
Orca tries a body shot but Wilkins blocks it.
Orca lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Wilkins keeping hold of Orca's head, controlling as best he can.
Orca seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wilkins does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wilkins manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Orca stopping the sweep attempt from Wilkins.
Wilkins looking to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Orca is controlling him.
Orca landing some decent shots from guard.
Wilkins seems keen to control Orca's posture.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orca chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CJ Wilkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Project Orca's cut.
That's time! Orca's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wilkins moves into the clinch successfully.
Orca prevents a body shot from Wilkins.
Orca lands a body punch.
Orca jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wilkins walks away with a smile on his face. Orca gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A clash of legs there as Orca blocks the low kick.
Wilkins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Orca is able to avoid easily.
Wilkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Orca connects with a nice looking jab.
Wilkins throws a front kick aimed at Orca's knee but Orca avoids it well.
Orca blocks a low kick nicely.
Orca throws out a loose jab but Wilkins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orca throws a jab when Wilkins was well out of range.
Wilkins takes a swing at Orca's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Orca. Wilkins does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orca shoots in looking for a takedown but Wilkins manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Orca's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Orca keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilkins. Orca does a little dance to reset his feet.
Orca takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Wilkins scores with a push kick.
Wilkins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wilkins has Orca pressed against the cage, preventing Orca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilkins misses with a body punch.
Wilkins blocks a body shot from Orca.
Orca letting Wilkins take a breather here.
Wilkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orca's elbow.
Wilkins just leaning against Orca, taking a breather.
Wilkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orca's elbow.
Orca tries to break the clinch but Wilkins is controlling the position.
Wilkins taking a breather.
Orca wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilkins won't allow it.
Wilkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Orca or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins controlling the action here for a moment.
Wilkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Orca's elbow.
Wilkins cracks Orca with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wilkins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilkins misses with a hook. Orca ducked under it nicely.
Orca looks to throw the jab but Wilkins is out of range.
Wilkins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Orca. That did some damage!
Wilkins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Orca has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wilkins throws a head kick but Orca moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wilkins, as that shot connected.
A combination from Orca does no damage.
Wilkins connects with a solid leg kick.
Wilkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wilkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Orca takes a swing at Wilkins's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wilkins. That's going to slow Orca down.
Wilkins connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wilkins thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Orca if he has to take too many more of those.
Orca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Wilkins throws a head kick that half lands.
Wilkins scores with a leg kick.
Wilkins misses with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wilkins.
Orca avoids the head kick by Wilkins.
Wilkins is looking to slow Orca down with leg kicks.
Wilkins tries to land a front kick but Orca steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Orca takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orca staying out of range there.
Wilkins thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Orca was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilkins.
Good exchange - Orca coming out on top.
Orca throws a sloppy head kick and Wilkins moves out of range easily.
Orca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Orca.
Wilkins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Orca tries to clinch but Wilkins is having none of it.
Wilkins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Orca is out of range.
Wilkins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Orca checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Orca on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Orca blocks the leg kick.
Wilkins tries to score with a low kick but Orca moves his leg out of the way.
Orca tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Project Orca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
CJ Wilkins is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Orca throws a hook to the side of Wilkins's head but Wilkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
CJ Wilkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wilkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... CJ Wilkins!
CJ Wilkins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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