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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wade Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Whonjon William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, N.S.. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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189 cm
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198 lbs
22 - 9 - 0 |
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200 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Wade Wilson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Whonjon William! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wilson tries to clinch there but William circles away.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
William throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilson. William avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
William closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wilson to the mat! Wilson manages to get full guard. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. William trying to control but Wilson is working from the bottom. William might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wilson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time. William preventing the sweep. Wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
William won't allow Wilson to sweep him here. Wilson keeping moving, preventing William from controlling successfully.
Whonjon William has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet. No joy there for Wilson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
William lands a slapping body shot.
Wade Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. William keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. William keeps the fight on the outside. Wilson throws a head kick but William moves out of range.
Wilson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson darts in trying to clinch and William counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Wilson controls William momentarily but William frees himself. Wilson wants to sweep here but William controlling him for the moment. William wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving. Wilson trying to keep a closed guard but William is proving a slippery customer.
William's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Whonjon William wasn't active enough on the ground. William tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wilson throws a right and a left that both miss. Wilson misses the jab. Wilson tries to clinch but William is having none of it. Wilson tries to clinch but William moves out of range. This has been an exciting period of action! Wilson misses with a body shot.
William misses with a low kick. William avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
William closes the distance and clinches up with Wilson, looking for a takedown. William pushes Wilson against the cage but Wilson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Wilson catches William with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! William throws a sloppy head kick and Wilson moves out of range easily. Wilson tries to bum rush William with a series of wild strikes but William uses good footwork to avoid the assault. William throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease. Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Wilson cracks William with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round. William stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Wilson wants to clinch up but William keeps it at a distance. A looping hook to the body misses from Wilson. William does a little dance to reset his feet. A nice leg kick lands there from Wilson. William fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Wilson digs a good hook to William's body.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but William paws at him with a jab and circles away. Wilson closes the distance but William moves to the side and William counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. William slips a jab from Wilson. William misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Wilson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by William. Wilson instigates a clinch. Wilson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wilson misses with the head strike.
William blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside. Wilson has picked William up - he's going for a ride! Wilson dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! William wants to get back to full guard but Wilson has passed into side control. Wilson trying to control the position but William is working away. William manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wilson's best efforts. William is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Wilson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Wilson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. William is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. 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 Wade Wilson will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action!
Wilson connects with a leg kick. William looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. William looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Wilson takes the fight into the clinch. Wilson scores with a shoulder strike. Wilson wants the takedown. William is fighting it off but Wilson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in William's guard against the cage. Wilson controlling from the top position. Wilson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Wilson trying to control but William is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Wade Wilson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Wilson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and William counters with a nice leg kick. William tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round. William lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilson at a distance.
Wilson connects with a body shot that sends William's belly button to the back. Wilson digs a good hook to William's body.
Wilson closes the distance looking to clinch and William counters with a leg kick. Wilson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wilson throws a jab when William was well out of range. Wilson tries to clinch up but William circles away and keeps his distance. Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch. Wilson throws the left hand but William avoids the punch easily. Wilson avoids the head kick by William.
William takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. William circles away from the clinch attempt.
William connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. William gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Decent striking displayed by Wilson there. Wilson tries to clinch but William is having none of it. Wilson is looking to slow William down with leg kicks. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wilson, as that shot connected.
Wilson misses with a head kick.
Wilson is looking to clinch. William rushes Wilson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. William is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Wilson misses with a hook from the clinch. William effectively controlling the action here. Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Wilson gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wilson is pressing down on William's thigh, looking to free his foot. William is holding on for now. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Wilson trying to control the pace. William wants to control but Wilson is keeping busy.
William wants to sweep but Wilson has passed to side control! William tries to get back to half guard but can't. William is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Wilson happy to just control the position for now. William wants to control but Wilson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wilson wants to lay and pray for a moment but William keeps working. Wilson moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We're going to have a standup here because Wade Wilson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but William swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Wilson moves in looking to clinch but William pushes him off. Wilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. William sees it coming and avoids it easily. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wilson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wilson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Wilson scores with a decent looking hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade 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. This is the final round!
Wilson misses with a looping left. William throws a lazy right hand but Wilson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Wade Wilson is winning the standup battle so far. Wilson throws an off balance right hand
and William counters with a shoot takedown into half guard. William missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Wilson won't allow William to pass to mount. William seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wilson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. William working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that. William trying to control the action but Wilson is working from the bottom. William controlling the action here. The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup. William is keen to just control but Wilson is a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Whonjon William wasn't active enough on the ground. Wilson tries to clinch up but William circles away and keeps his distance. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! The fighters circling - William throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round. William throws a big shot that misses. William slips under a jab from Wilson. Wilson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. William moves out of range as Wilson strikes. William avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from William is defended easily by Wilson. Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - William circles away.
William staying out of range there. Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away. Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but William swats him away and circles back towards the center. Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch. Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. William manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Wilson sizes up William with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Whonjon William has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wilson instigates a clinch. William is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wilson to keep the fight standing. William is struggling to control the position. Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for William. Wilson pushes William back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. William takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. 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! Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William blocking some punches.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike. Wilson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williams head. William manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. Whonjon William has got the better of the ground game so far. Wilson trying to control the position from guard on top but William is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Wilson controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Wade Wilson. William closes the distance and pushes Wilson back into the cage. A nice right hand lands inside from Wilson. William drags the fight down to the ground.
William controls Wilson momentarily but Wilson frees himself. Wilson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. William keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. William lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Wilson! Wilson is wriggling around trying to escape.
William avoids the attempt from Wilson to control. Wilson is looking to improve his position but William isn't that keen on the idea. William avoids the attempt from Wilson to control. Wilson tries to reverse the position but William maintains control. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Wilson wants to control but William is having none of it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! William scoring with strikes but Wilson is staying in there.
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 Wade Wilson. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wade Wilson! In his post fight interview, Wade Wilson gave a big smile as he said 'If I invented a religion with all the same shitty rules as islam right now, it would be banned by tomorrow and I would be sectioned..... N.S.'.
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energy
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hype
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