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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josiah Wilkerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keano Charmant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josiah Wilkerson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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201 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
18
176 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Josiah Wilkerson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Keano Charmant! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Charmant drives through and clinches with Wilkerson against the cage.
Wilkerson gets control of Charmant's arms and successfully pulls guard. Wilkerson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. Wilkerson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Wilkerson controlling Charmant's posture. Charmant must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Wilkerson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Wilkerson pushes Charmant off and gets back to his feet.
Charmant drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Charmant looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round. What's Wilkerson going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle. This is a sustained period of stalling by Wilkerson. Wilkerson continues to hold on tight. Wilkerson throws Charmant to one side and escapes!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Charmant dives in and scores a takedown into Wilkerson's guard. Wilkerson controlling the position. Wilkerson manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage. Wilkerson pulls guard. Charmant is fighting to break Wilkerson's control of his arms but Wilkerson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Wilkerson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Keano Charmant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Wilkerson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Charmant tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wilkerson is in Charmant's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wilkerson with a nice head shot there. Wilkerson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Wilkerson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Wilkerson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Wilkerson landing some decent shots from guard. Wilkerson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Wilkerson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Charmant looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Charmant has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Wilkerson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Charmant.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wilkerson scores with a couple of short elbows. Charmant takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head. Wilkerson landing strikes. Charmant takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. Wilkerson cracks Charmant with a big elbow. Wilkerson is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Charmant looks calm but he's in trouble here. Wilkerson gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Charmant is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Wilkerson lets go of the hold and Charmant can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Josiah Wilkerson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
42% |
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