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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Wimms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Valdir Espinosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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216 lbs
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204 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Wimms!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Valdir Espinosa!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Espinosa does it's job there.
Valdir Espinosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wimms. Espinosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Espinosa is looking to clinch but Wimms is avoiding it.
Wimms avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wimms looks to throw the jab but Espinosa is out of range.
Espinosa throws a leg kick which misses Wimms's front leg but catches the back leg as Wimms tries to avoid it.
Espinosa shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wimms as he avoids it easily.
Espinosa looks for a takedown but Wimms sprawls well.
Wimms avoids the head kick by Espinosa.
Espinosa goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nice defenses there by Wimms.
Wimms circles away from the clinch attempt
and Wimms counters with a single leg into guard. Espinosa didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wimms passes Espinosa's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Wimms is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Wimms passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Espinosa!
Wimms wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wimms controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jim Wimms wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Espinosa tries to clinch
so Wimms counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Espinosa being controlled here, momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wimms has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Espinosa looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jim Wimms wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A jab from Wimms misses.
Espinosa misses with a takedown
and Wimms decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Espinosa's guard.
Jim Wimms has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Valdir Espinosa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wimms pushing down on Espinosa's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Still in half guard, Wimms seems content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wimms has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wimms controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Wimms dominated that round.
That's time! Wimms's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wimms looks to score with a jab to the body but Espinosa is just out of range.
Espinosa lands a head kick!
Espinosa with a poor takedown
and Wimms counters with a shoot takedown. Espinosa fights it but they end up in guard.
Wimms controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wimms passes Espinosa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wimms frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Espinosa is breathing heavily.
Wimms looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jim Wimms overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jim Wimms wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Espinosa lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Espinosa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Espinosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wimms shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Espinosa is trying to defend but Wimms finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Wimms is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wimms is looking to advance position but Espinosa won't allow it.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Wimms is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jim Wimms has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Wimms scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wimms controls the position from side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Jim Wimms wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Wimms throws a nice looking combination but Espinosa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Wimms dominated that second round.
That's time! Wimms's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Wimms misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Espinosa misses.
Wimms misses with a double jab.
Espinosa closes the distance but Wimms moves to the side
and Wimms counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wimms looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wimms stands and throws Espinosa's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Espinosa tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wimms moves into full mount!
Espinosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wimms tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Wimms is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Espinosa can do to turn this around?
Wimms's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wimms fails to advance to Espinosa's back.
Wimms sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Jim Wimms wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Espinosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Espinosa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wimms misses with an uppercut.
Valdir Espinosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Espinosa looks to land a body kick but Wimms moved away.
Espinosa tries to clinch up but Wimms circles away and keeps his distance.
Espinosa tries to clinch but Wimms moves out of range.
Espinosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Espinosa throws a nice looking combination but Wimms bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wimms changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Espinosa looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wimms has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Wimms takes Espinosa's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Espinosa is in trouble.
Wimms has good solid back control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wimms has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Espinosa is in real trouble here. Wimms gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Espinosa is tapping out! Wimms wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jim Wimms!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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