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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Wilkinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lewis Tabor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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255 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cyril Wilkinson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Lewis Tabor!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilkinson closes the distance and pushes Tabor back into the cage.
Wilkinson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tabor looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Wilkinson trying to control the position but instead, Tabor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilkinson into the cage.
Wilkinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilkinson fails to land the takedown.
Tabor is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wilkinson closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wilkinson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wilkinson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wilkinson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tabor, who protects the arm well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wilkinson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Wilkinson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wilkinson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tabor is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wilkinson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tabor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wilkinson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wilkinson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Tabor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wilkinson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tabor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wilkinson wants to stand but Tabor is controlling his arm.
That's four 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.
Wilkinson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wilkinson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tabor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wilkinson is trying to get an arm triangle but Tabor is defending well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wilkinson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tabor has escaped the position, nice work there.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Wilkinson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tabor looks to land a combination but Wilkinson avoids it well.
Wilkinson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wilkinson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Tabor tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Wilkinson is in Tabor's guard.
Tabor is looking to stand back up but Wilkinson counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Tabor.
Wilkinson seems to be looking for submissions.
Wilkinson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilkinson is working for a kimura but Tabor is defending it quite comfortably.
Wilkinson is looking for a kimura here.
Tabor is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson is working for a submission of some sort.
Tabor is defending against the submission attempts here by Wilkinson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tabor tries to get to full guard but Wilkinson has control of the leg.
Tabor wants to get back to his feet.
Cyril Wilkinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tabor sees it coming and defends easily.
Tabor is trying to control but can't.
Wilkinson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wilkinson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wilkinson is working for a kimura but Tabor is defending it quite comfortably.
Wilkinson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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.
Wilkinson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Wilkinson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Tabor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tabor is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyril Wilkinson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wilkinson gets caught napping as Tabor dives in and scores a takedown. Wilkinson manages to retain guard.
Tabor must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilkinson wants to stand but Tabor is controlling the position.
Wilkinson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wilkinson keeping moving, preventing Tabor from controlling successfully.
Tabor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tabor trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilkinson striking off his back but it's not causing Tabor any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilkinson wants to sweep here but Tabor controlling him for the moment.
My spies in Savage Kartel MMA Tokyo inform me that Tabor has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Tabor wanted to stand there but Wilkinson had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tabor throws a series of punches but Wilkinson moves out of range.
Tabor throws a big shot that misses.
Wilkinson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wilkinson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tabor on his heels. He'll look to pass Tabor's guard now, I'm sure.
Wilkinson is standing up over Tabor. Tabor looks to escape but Wilkinson dives into side control.
Wilkinson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tabor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson tries for a kimura but Tabor is defending well.
Tabor tries to bench press Wilkinson off him but Wilkinson keeps the position.
Wilkinson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tabor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wilkinson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson stands up and beckons Tabor to his feet.
Tabor scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Wilkinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tabor can do to turn this around?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilkinson kicks Tabor off and gets back to his feet.
Wilkinson moves into the clinch.
Wilkinson manages to break the clinch.
Tabor moves out of range as Wilkinson strikes.
Wilkinson moves into range and clinches up with Tabor.
Tabor is trying to stall.
Wilkinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tabor gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Wilkinson to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilkinson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Tabor, up you get!
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyril Wilkinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wilkinson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyril Wilkinson!
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