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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lee Wongprasong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keaton Villanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Villanova has chosen Lose Yourself-Eminem as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Wongprasong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 7 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Keaton Villanova!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Villanova keeps the fight on the outside.
Wongprasong lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Some wild striking there from Villanova.
Keaton Villanova seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Wongprasong as Villanova shoots in.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wongprasong.
We've been informed that Villanova has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Villanova throws a sloppy head kick
and Wongprasong counters with a big head kick but Villanova shrugs it off.
Villanova throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wongprasong on the side of the head.
Wongprasong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wongprasong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Villanova has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wongprasong.
Wongprasong dodges the punch combination from Villanova.
Villanova's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Villanova duly obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Villanova paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wongprasong looks for the body kick but Villanova saw that one coming.
Wongprasong tries to land a front kick but Villanova steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wongprasong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wongprasong has Villanova up against the cage in a clinch.
Wongprasong slowing the pace effectively.
Villanova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wongprasong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wongprasong lands a jab-cross combination.
Villanova misses with a few strikes there.
Villanova dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Villanova fails with a takedown attempt.
Villanova misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Villanova avoids a punch combination nicely.
Villanova tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wongprasong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Villanova somewhat.
Lee Wongprasong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keaton Villanova.
Wongprasong throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wongprasong shoots in for a takedown but Villanova shows good takedown defense.
Wongprasong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Villanova paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice body punch from Villanova.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villanova goes for a double leg but Wongprasong avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wongprasong continues to drive forward.
Villanova stops a takedown attempt from Wongprasong.
Villanova manages to break the clinch.
Villanova misses with a takedown attempt - Wongprasong sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Villanova lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villanova throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wongprasong is defended easily by Villanova.
Villanova misses with a series of wild punches.
Villanova shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wongprasong defends it nicely.
Villanova stuffs the takedown.
Wongprasong could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Villanova tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wongprasong defends well and Villanova ends up having to push Wongprasong into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wongprasong changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Villanova fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Villanova throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wongprasong counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Villanova is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Villanova misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Villanova shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wongprasong eats them both and turns towards Villanova to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Wongprasong shoots in looking for a takedown. Villanova tries to sprawl out of it but Wongprasong keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Villanova manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wongprasong is breathing heavily.
Villanova looks to land a combination but Wongprasong avoids it well.
Wongprasong throws a one two combo.
Villanova tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wongprasong sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Villanova somewhat.
Villanova darts in looking for a takedown but Wongprasong gets double underhooks and turns Villanova into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wongprasong misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Wongprasong dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Villanova avoids the head kick by Wongprasong.
Wongprasong misses with a head kick.
Villanova misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wongprasong looks for the body kick but Villanova saw that one coming.
Villanova lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee Wongprasong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Villanova looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wongprasong closes the distance and pushes Villanova back into the cage.
Villanova breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Villanova or perhaps it was just good defense by Wongprasong which made him look bad.
Villanova avoids the head kick by Wongprasong.
Wongprasong looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Villanova looks to land a combination. Wongprasong sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Villanova closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Villanova changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wongprasong tries to avoid it but Villanova manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wongprasong to the ground. Wongprasong escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lee Wongprasong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keaton Villanova.
Wongprasong throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Villanova's waist but Villanova gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wongprasong off to one side.
Villanova tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Villanova shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Villanova is breathing heavily.
Villanova takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wongprasong shoots in for a takedown but Villanova shows good takedown defense.
Villanova tries to bum rush Wongprasong with a series of wild strikes but Wongprasong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wongprasong tries to close the distance and clinch up but Villanova swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wongprasong throws a head kick that misses.
Villanova avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Villanova chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wongprasong can pounce on him.
Wongprasong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Villanova throws a body kick that misses
and Wongprasong counters with a body kick that stops Villanova in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wongprasong dodges the punch combination from Villanova.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Villanova.
Wongprasong tries for a takedown but Villanova circles away easily
and Villanova counters with a stiff right hand.
Wongprasong rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Villanova moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wongprasong has a takedown stuffed.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Villanova shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Wongprasong as he jumps to the side.
Villanova moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch combination from Villanova misses.
Wongprasong scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Villanova fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Villanova slips a jab from Wongprasong.
Villanova misses with a double jab.
Villanova throws a nice looking combination but Wongprasong bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wongprasong moves into the clinch.
Wongprasong fails to pull guard.
Wongprasong wants to get back to striking at distance but Villanova won't allow it.
Wongprasong breaks the clinch.
Villanova looks to land a combination but Wongprasong avoids it well.
Villanova blocks a leg kick.
Wongprasong lands a two punch combo.
Wongprasong blocks the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Villanova.
Villanova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Villanova shoots in and drives through. Wongprasong sprawls well.
Wongprasong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Villanova manages to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wongprasong looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Villanova shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Wongprasong napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Villanova decides to take the fight back to the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A combination from Wongprasong does no damage.
Horrible takedown by Villanova or perhaps it was just good defense by Wongprasong which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Keaton Villanova will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Villanova tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wongprasong swivels and escapes.
Wongprasong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Villanova was well out of range. Poor timing from Wongprasong.
Villanova is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wongprasong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Villanova looks to score with a jab to the body but Wongprasong is just out of range.
Wongprasong scores with a kick to the body.
Wongprasong throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wongprasong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Villanova manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Villanova misses
and Wongprasong counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wongprasong.
Villanova pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Villanova missing with a left hand there. Wongprasong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Villanova takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wongprasong tries to clinch there but Villanova circles away.
Lee Wongprasong is winning the standup battle so far.
Wongprasong pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wongprasong on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wongprasong connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wongprasong fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Villanova.
Lee Wongprasong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Keaton Villanova.
Wongprasong misses with a low kick.
Wongprasong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Villanova fails to land with a series of punches.
Villanova closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Villanova. Wongprasong does a little dance to reset his feet.
Villanova throws a right and a left that Wongprasong avoids nicely.
Wongprasong tries a head kick but it misses.
Villanova is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wongprasong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wongprasong lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Danga de danga de dang - Villanova scores with a four punch combination!
Villanova throws a right and a left that Wongprasong avoids nicely.
Wongprasong throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Wongprasong takes one to the side of the head.
Villanova lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wongprasong circles away quickly and effectively.
Villanova misses with a head kick.
Wongprasong throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wongprasong misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice shot lands for Villanova.
Wongprasong moves out of range as Villanova throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wongprasong.
Villanova looks to score with a jab to the body but Wongprasong is just out of range.
Wongprasong takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Villanova fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wongprasong avoids it really well and circles away.
Wongprasong tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Wongprasong as Villanova shoots in.
No luck for Villanova with that takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Villanova is defended easily by Wongprasong.
No joy there for Wongprasong, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wongprasong misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wongprasong defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Villanova.
Villanova works the jab nicely.
Horrible takedown by Wongprasong or perhaps it was just good defense by Villanova which made him look bad.
Wongprasong misses with a low kick.
Villanova will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Villanova or perhaps it was just good defense by Wongprasong which made him look bad.
Villanova takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
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 Lee Wongprasong.
I think Wongprasong has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Lee Wongprasong!
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