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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Wylie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Williams (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ben Wylie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Williams!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams darts in and clinches Wylie up against the cage.
Williams effectively controlling the action here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williams as Wylie tries to tie him up.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing Wylie up against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Williams's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steve Williams.
Wylie gets the takedown into side control.
Williams taking a bit of punishment here - Wylie scoring with strikes.
Wylie tries to advance to mount but can't.
Wylie trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Wylie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wylie misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Wylie wants to take a breather but Williams manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Wylie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wylie drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Williams dives on top into guard.
Wylie looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Williams puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Williams postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Wylie to stand up.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Wylie improves position.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams stalling the fight.
Wylie jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. Wylie gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wylie throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams counters with a head kick.
Wylie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wylie misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Wylie dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Wylie's head and hops out.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wylie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wylie swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Wylie is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams is looking to clinch but Wylie is avoiding it.
Wylie tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
Williams scores with a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wylie misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Wylie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wylie is breathing heavily.
Williams clinches up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wylie in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Williams 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.
Wylie shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wylie tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Wylie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Wylie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wylie working hard to break the clinch.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Wylie improves position.
A bit of stalling here from Williams.
Williams wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Steve Williams.
Williams drives through and clinches with Wylie against the cage.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Wylie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wylie lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Wylie from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams 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.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wylieis looking to pass into half guard but Williams pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Williams is in guard.
Wylie is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Williams has his hands clasped together but Wylie extends an breaks Williams's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Wylie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ben Wylie!
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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
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