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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Chick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilkinson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Overkill kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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190 cm
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219 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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216 lbs
20 - 11 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Andy Chick! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of New York, Clay Wilkinson! The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Columbo Gatti and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big right from Wilkinson misses. Wilkinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Chick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Chick avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Wilkinson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chick swats him away and circles back towards the center. Wilkinson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chick tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wilkinson is in Chick's guard. Wilkinson preventing the sweep. Wilkinson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Wilkinson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chick is keeping the position for now. Wilkinson is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilkinson is one step ahead there. Chick managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andy Chick wasn't doing enough on the ground. Wilkinson misses with a looping right. Wilkinson misses with a wild combination.
Andy Chick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Wilkinson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Wilkinson is looking for a kimura but Chick is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wilkinson to get the leverage. Chick is concentrating on defense, preventing Wilkinson from advancing position. Wilkinson is pressing down on Chick's thigh, looking to free his foot. Chick is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wilkinson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chick keeping hold of Wilkinson's head, controlling as best he can. Wilkinson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Wilkinson prevents Chick from improving his position. Chick wants to control but Wilkinson is keeping busy and won't allow it. Wilkinson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chick knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wilkinson is looking for a kimura but Chick is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wilkinson to get the leverage. Wilkinson is trying to control the action in half guard but Chick is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Wilkinson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wilkinson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chick has managed to free his arm - good work. Wilkinson trying to pass the guard but Chick defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chick is staying active underneath Wilkinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Wilkinson content to control rather than advance. Chick is not content to let Wilkinson control the position. Wilkinson stops Chick from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Chick slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work. Wilkinson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chick is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Wilkinson, into his guard. Wilkinson is pulling down on Chick's head to control his posture. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Wilkinson dominated that round. That's time! Chick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Chick misses with a head kick.
Chick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Wilkinson misses with an uppercut
and Chick counters with a stiff right hand. Wilkinson tests Chick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Andy Chick has been cut. Wilkinson lunges at Chick with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Chick's hand. Wilkinson moves to clinch but Chick breaks away and Chick cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Wilkinson misses with the combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Chick lunges at Wilkinson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wilkinson's hand. Good shot there by Chick. Wilkinson rushes Chick and presses him up against the cage. Chick misses with the head strike.
Wilkinson looking for a takedown. Chick lands with a short shot to the head. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilkinson as Chick tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wilkinson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Wilkinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Chick lands a left hand.
Wilkinson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chick misses with a punch on the inside.
Wilkinson digs a right hand into Chick's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chick's gas tank. Chick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Wilkinson misses with the head strike.
Chick blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilkinson swings wildly with an uppercut but Chick uses good head movement to avoid it. Chick throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Chick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Chick.
Wilkinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Chick avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chick pushes Wilkinson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Chick controlling the action here for a moment.
Chick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The fighters circle momentarily. Chick darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Chick with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chick misses with a straight right. Chick misses with a kick to the body.
Wilkinson throws a half hearted mid kick. Wilkinson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Wilkinson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Chick will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wilkinson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Wilkinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Chick swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Chick with a hook. Chick throws out a loose jab but Wilkinson uses good head movement to avoid it. Wilkinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Clay Wilkinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round. No luck for Wilkinson with that takedown attempt. Wilkinson thows a left - swing and a miss! Good standup being displayed there by Chick as he connects with a hook. Chick scores with a nice body kick.
Wilkinson is breathing heavily. Wilkinson needs to keep his hands up - Chick had a free shot at his head there. Chick looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Wilkinson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wilkinson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wilkinson is looking to clinch but Chick is avoiding it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Chick. That's going to slow Wilkinson down. Chick throws a nice inside leg kick. A nice leg kick lands there from Chick. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Chick. Chick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wilkinson's head. Wilkinson tries to score with a low kick but Chick moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chick cracks the inside of Wilkinson's front leg. Chick tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Wilkinson, right into the meat.
Wilkinson tries to clinch but Chick moves out of range. Wilkinson throws a front kick aimed at Chick's knee but Chick avoids it well. A thudding body kick lands there by Chick!
Chick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilkinson throws a leg kick that is checked and Chick counters with a stiff right hand. Chick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilkinson throws out the jab. It looks like Chick has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him. Chick lands a really nice looking cross but Wilkinson seems unphased.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilkinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Wilkinson steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Chick. That one must have hurt. Chick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Chick throws a nice inside leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Chick dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Andy Chick's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chick lands a big head kick that sends Wilkinson tumbling to the mat! Chick takes a step backwards and waves Wilkinson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Clay Wilkinson has been cut. Wilkinson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Wilkinson clinches up with Chick and pushes him back against the cage. Chick scores with a nice hook to the head. Wilkinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Andy Chick has scored more points in the clinch so far. A left hand lands to the body for Chick.
Still in the clinch, Chick scores with a nice short uppercut. Chick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chick feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Wilkinson sprawling to the canvas! Wilkinson rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Chick finish him?!
Wilkinson is rocked! Wilkinson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Wilkinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Chick finish him? Wilkinson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Chick. Chick throws the kick towards the body but Wilkinson avoids it. Wilkinson seems to have recovered his senses. Chick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wilkinson. That did some damage! Wilkinson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Chick, right into the meat.
Wilkinson 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. Chick lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wilkinson's sensitive parts.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wilkinson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Wilkinson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Wilkinson doesn't manage to clinch there - Chick circles away.
Chick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chick jabs Wilkinson to the body, keeping him at a distance. Chick scores with a hook. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wilkinson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wilkinson drops his hands momentarily and Chick needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Wilkinson just on the top of the head. Wilkinson drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Wilkinson - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andy Chick! Our winner, Andy Chick, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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