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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Wilson (ranked 6739 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Maradona (ranked 3785 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Blur - Song 2. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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 Tokyo, James Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Diego Maradona!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Sano and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maradona throws a hook to the side of Wilson's head but Wilson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maradona looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Maradona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maradona.
Maradona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Wilson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A swing and a miss from Wilson.
A nice side step and Maradona releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maradona keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maradona looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilson is just out of range.
Maradona tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maradona scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maradona ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Maradona is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wilson rather than just go for the knockout.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Maradona.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maradona throws a body shot but no joy.
Maradona jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Wilson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maradona throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
Maradona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Wilson tries to counter by clinching up but Maradona breaks away and moves out of range.
Maradona throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maradona fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Maradona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maradona throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maradona displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Maradona missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maradona throws a shot to the body.
Wilson misses with a hook. Maradona ducked under it nicely.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maradona.
A little feinted left hand from Wilson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maradona misses the jab.
Maradona throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Maradona.
Wilson is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Wilson misses its intended target.
Diego Maradona is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maradona misses with a left hand
and Wilson counters with a leg kick.
Maradona tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maradona misses with a left hand
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Maradona lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maradona throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Maradona misses with a right hand
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maradona.
Maradona looks to land a left hand but Wilson moved out of range nicely.
Wilson is looking to counter the offense by Maradona and move into the clinch.
Maradona moves away from the strike by Wilson.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maradona misses with a left hand
and Wilson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maradona misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Maradona scores with a decent looking hook.
Maradona misses the shot to the body.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Maradona.
Maradona lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a hook to the side of Maradona's head but Maradona sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A nice side step and Maradona releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Maradona misses the jab.
Wilson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Wilson seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maradona misses with a looping right.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maradona.
Maradona rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Maradona bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Maradona is out of range.
Maradona tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maradona fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maradona throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Wilson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maradona to score with a decent uppercut.
Maradona looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maradona lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wilson.
Diego Maradona seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maradona scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson lands with a cross.
Maradona cracks a nice hook into Wilson's ribs.
Maradona misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maradona throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maradona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson lands a glancing blow to the side of Maradona's head.
Wilson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Maradona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Maradona appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Maradona throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Maradona dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Maradona.
A little feinted left hand from Wilson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A leg kick checked by Maradona.
Maradona looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Diego Maradona seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maradona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Maradona misses with a wild body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Wilson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wilson shoots for a double leg takedown but Maradona sprawls well. He's pushed Wilson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Wilson shoots for a double leg takedown but Maradona sprawls well. He's pushed Wilson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maradona looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maradona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maradona.
Wilson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maradona misses with a shot to the body
and Wilson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maradona's knee momentarily.
Maradona misses with a hook.
It looked like Wilson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maradona.
Wilson moves out of range as Maradona strikes.
Maradona throws a series of punches but Wilson avoids them all with ease.
Maradona takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maradona slips a jab from Wilson.
Maradona misses with a left hand
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maradona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maradona.
Maradona scores with a body shot.
Wilson takes a swing at Maradona's ribcage but misses.
Wilson defending well as Maradona loads up on a big left hand.
Wilson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maradona throws out the jab.
Maradona throws a shot from downtown. Wilson moves away and avoids it.
Maradona throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Wilson was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fighters circling - Wilson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maradona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maradona.
Maradona ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Wilson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maradona misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Maradona sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Maradona misses its intended target.
Wilson is looking to counter with a body kick.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Maradona.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Maradona.
Maradona misses with a straight right.
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maradona.
An attempted straight right counter from Wilson misses the target.
Wilson defending well as Maradona loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Wilson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Maradona thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maradona throws a hook but Wilson avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Maradona misses.
Maradona misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
As Maradona tries to get set, Wilson tries to push him back and clinch up but Maradona manages to avoid the attempt.
Maradona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maradona.
Maradona throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
Maradona has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maradona swings widly with a right hand
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Maradona swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maradona throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
A right-left combo lands from Wilson.
Donk. Wilson catches Maradona right on the button with a cross.
Maradona dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the body from Maradona misses
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maradona lands a right hook to the body.
Maradona throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wilson walks into a stiff left hand from Maradona.
Wilson avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Wilson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maradona displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilson.
Maradona rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wilson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maradona throws a good cross that connects.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson drives through and clinches with Maradona against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilson as Maradona tries to tie him up.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson avoids the body shot from Maradona.
Maradona throws a body shot but no joy.
Wilson misses the jab.
Maradona has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wilson finds it's way round the side to connect with Maradona's head.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.
Wilson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maradona. Wilson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilson throws a jab when Maradona was well out of range.
Wilson slips a jab from Maradona.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diego Maradona showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Maradona shows good takedown defense.
Maradona walks into a stiff left hand from Wilson.
Maradona swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson throwing a counter right hand but Maradona manages to avoid it.
Maradona cracks Wilson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Maradona.
Maradona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Maradona misses with a double jab.
Wilson throws an overhand right that lands on Maradona's shoulder, as Maradona tries to avoid the shot.
Maradona misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Wilson misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Maradona misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maradona defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Wilson.
Maradona throws out a counter right but Wilson avoids it with no problem.
Maradona loads up on a big right hand but Wilson slips the punch.
Maradona throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
Maradona just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maradona misses with a straight right.
Wilson slips under a jab from Maradona.
Maradona is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Maradona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson misses with a straight right.
Maradona swings for the body but Wilson moves out of range.
Maradona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Wilson misses the target.
Maradona misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Wilson misses the target.
Maradona lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maradona throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Maradona throws the left hand but Wilson avoids the punch easily.
Maradona throws a right hand that misses
and Wilson counters with a straight right hand.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maradona misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maradona throws a looping overhand right but Wilson ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Wilson misses the target.
Wilson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maradona circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Wilson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Maradona.
It looked like Wilson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maradona throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilson counters with a nice uppercut.
Maradona thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wilson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Maradona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Maradona looks to land a right hand but Wilson moved out of range.
A big left from Wilson misses.
Maradona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maradona.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maradona misses with a wild combination.
Maradona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Maradona throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
Maradona is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Wilson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maradona misses with a hook to the body
and Wilson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maradona throws a hook but Wilson blocks it.
Maradona throws a right hand that misses
and Wilson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Maradona throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
A shot to the body from Maradona misses
letting Wilson counter with a right hand.
Maradona scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilson doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice sprawl there from Maradona as Wilson shoots in.
Maradona misses with an uppercut. Wilson saw that one coming.
Wilson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maradona looks to throw the jab but Wilson is out of range.
Wilson ducks under a wild hook from Maradona.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maradona circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson swings for the body but Maradona moves out of range.
Wilson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wilson misses with a straight left.
Maradona throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maradona misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maradona uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wilson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maradona.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Maradona fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Wilson.
Maradona misses with a looping left.
Maradona checks a leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wilson, as that shot connected.
Maradona misses the jab.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maradona.
James Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diego Maradona is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Maradona tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Maradona.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Maradona.
I've got Maradona winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diego Maradona!
In defeat, James Wilson stepped up to the mic, saying 'This is a learning experience. I will return and be even better than ever.'.
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