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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rasheed Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eikichi Onizuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis comes to the cage accompanied by Kendrick Lamar - HiiiPower. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
8 - 5 - 1 |
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183 cm
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190 lbs
10 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
8 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Rasheed Willis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eikichi Onizuka!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Willis cracks a nice hook into Onizuka's ribs.
Onizuka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Willis.
Willis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Onizuka fails to land with a series of punches.
Onizuka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Willis slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Onizuka is looking to work some ground and pound but Willis has wrist control.
Onizuka keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Willis's head.
Onizuka preventing the sweep.
Willis manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Onizuka manages to get himself to full guard.
Willis looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis is working hard here to advance position.
Willis is fighting to break Onizuka's control of his arms but Onizuka is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Willis trying to control but Onizuka is working from the bottom.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Onizuka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis throwing strikes from guard but Onizuka blocks nicely.
Willis preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Willis wants to control from the top but Onizuka keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Willis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Onizuka was well out of range. Poor timing from Willis.
Willis lands a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Onizuka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Willis doesn't seem phased though.
Onizuka misses with a series of wild punches.
Eikichi Onizuka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Onizuka throws a lazy right hand but Willis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Onizuka fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis moves forwards but Onizuka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Onizuka comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Willis throws a nice looking combination but Onizuka bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A right-left combo lands from Onizuka.
Willis tests Onizuka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Onizuka shoots for a takedown but Willis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Willis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Willis tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Onizuka swivels and escapes.
Willis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Onizuka keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Willis is looking to take a break and control but Onizuka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Willis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Willis is looking to stall here but Onizuka recovers full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Onizuka is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Rasheed Willis will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Willis throws a good cross that connects.
Onizuka misses with a takedown
and Willis counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Onizuka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Onizuka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Willis scores with a jab to the body.
Willis misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Willis misses.
Willis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Willis wants it to stay on the feet.
The fighters circling - Onizuka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Willis scores with a nice head shot.
Willis tries to sprawl but Onizuka drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Willis wants to control but Onizuka is keeping busy.
Willis looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Willis.
Onizuka working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Onizuka is in close to Willis's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Willis not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Onizuka scoring with some ground and pound.
Willis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Willis is looking for a triangle but Onizuka pushes his legs off easily.
Onizuka cracks Willis with a solid left hand.
Onizuka wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Onizuka's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Onizuka preventing the sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Willis keeping full guard, as Onizuka tries to pass.
Onizuka wants to control from the top but Willis keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Onizuka wants to pass the guard but Willis is keeping the position.
Onizuka really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Willis. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Onizuka trying to control the position from guard on top but Willis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Onizuka throwing strikes but missing.
Onizuka postures up in Willis's guard and throws a big left but Willis blocks it.
Willis has his feet on Onizuka's thighs here. He's pushed Onizuka off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Onizuka screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rasheed Willis!
Our winner, Rasheed Willis, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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