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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josiah Wilkerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Blume (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 cm
18
177 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
24
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Felix Blume! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Blume rushes Wilkerson and presses him up against the cage. Blume pushes Wilkerson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Blume pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Blume scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Wilkerson is looking to reverse the position. Wilkerson is working hard here to advance position. Wilkerson parries the strikes from Blume easily there. Blume is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Wilkerson to escape.
Wilkerson is trying to get back to half guard. Blume tries to advance to mount but Wilkerson denies him. Wilkerson managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Blume.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blume stands up and we're back to a striking position. 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. Blume instigates a clinch. Wilkerson letting Blume take a breather here. Blume has clasped his hands together around Wilkerson's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Blume tries to score with some ground and pound. Wilkerson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Blume prevents Wilkerson from escaping the position. Blume stands up. Blume has closed the distance and engaged Wilkerson in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Wilkerson jumps into guard, dragging Blume to the mat.
Blume trying to control but Wilkerson is working from the bottom. Wilkerson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blume controls the pace. Blume stands and steps away. Wilkerson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Blume shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Wilkerson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Blume not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Blume is looking to stand up but Wilkerson won't let him. Wilkerson working a defensive guard here.
Blume trying to control but Wilkerson is working from the bottom. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wilkerson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Wilkerson being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Wilkerson dodges the punch combination from Blume.
Blume instigates a clinch. Blume avoiding damage as Wilkerson throws knees to the body.
Blume looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Wilkerson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Blume shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Blume was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Blume stands up and we're back to a striking position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Blume dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Blume throws a leg kick so Wilkerson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Blume utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Blume controlling Wilkerson's posture. Wilkerson is looking to work some ground and pound but Blume has wrist control. Blume throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Wilkerson throws a big elbow that misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blume has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Wilkerson has passed into side control.
Blume wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done! Blume has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Blume sneaks out the side door and pushes Wilkerson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape. Blume has Wilkerson up against the cage in a clinch.
Blume prevents Wilkerson from breaking the clinch. Wilkerson wants a takedown but no success here.
Wilkerson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Blume prevents it.
Wilkerson looking for a takedown. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josiah Wilkerson. That's going to take a lot out of him. Blume misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Blume.
Blume jumps guard and drags Wilkerson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back. Blume is looking to stand up but Wilkerson isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blume is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Blume is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. Felix Blume has got the better of the ground game so far. Blume utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Blume bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wilkerson's guard. Wilkerson wants to stand up but Blume is controlling him. Blume is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Wilkerson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Wilkerson has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wilkerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Blume is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Blume is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. The fighters are working up against the cage. Blume manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage. Wilkerson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blume to keep the fight standing. Wilkerson manages to break the clinch.
Blume is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wilkerson's half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Blume prevents Wilkerson from standing back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Blume controlling the action here. Blume's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Let's hope that Blume has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Blume showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Blume closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Wilkerson quickly recovers to half guard. Blume is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Blume thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Blume prevents Wilkerson from improving his position. Blume wants to pass to mount but Wilkerson is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wilkerson pushes Blume off looking to stand but Blume dives back in and keeps control.
Wilkerson is looking to control Blume's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wilkerson avoid being mounted? Wilkerson is refusing to be controlled, as Blume sits in half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Wilkerson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blume to score an easy takedown into full guard. Blume drops back, looking for a kneebar! Wilkerson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Wilkerson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Wilkerson!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Blume is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Wilkerson is controlling him well. Blume parries the strikes from Wilkerson easily there. Wilkerson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Blume to escape.
Wilkerson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blume is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
A bit of a lull in the action here. Blume manages to get back to half guard. Blume is trying to stand up here but Wilkerson is controlling him well. Wilkerson looks to land a strike but Blume avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Blume holds on and takes a little breather. Wilkerson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Blume works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Blume utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Blume trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Wilkerson is fighting to break Blume's control of his arms but Blume is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup. Wilkerson throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Wilkerson misses with a takedown attempt and Blume counters with a straight right hand. Blume closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Wilkerson to the mat! Wilkerson manages to get full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Wilkerson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Wilkerson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Wilkerson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blume controls the pace. Wilkerson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Wilkerson is looking to stand up but Blume isn't so interested in that idea. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Blume passes easily into side control. Nice work. Josiah Wilkerson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Felix Blume is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Blume takes a little break here. Wilkerson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
And that's the end of the fight! Felix Blume comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Blume has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30 Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30 Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Blume!
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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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