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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Joyner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Joyner!
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, Richard Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson clinches up against the cage.
Joyner wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joyner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Wilson tries to pull guard but Joyner holds him up against the cage and eventually Wilson drops back down to his feet.
Joyner tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
Joyner is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Joyner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Joyner prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Joyner's efforts to push away.
Wilson fails to pull guard.
John Joyner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Wilson.
Joyner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson tries to clinch but Joyner moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joyner, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joyner tries to score a power double leg takedown but Wilson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Joyner somewhat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilson.
Joyner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson clinches up with Joyner and pushes him back against the cage.
Joyner gets underhooks to prevent Wilson's takedown attempt.
Joyner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joyner breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joyner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wilson feints a counter leg kick.
Richard Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joyner closes the distance and pushes Wilson back into the cage.
Joyner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but Joyner has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Joyner leaves Wilson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Joyner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wilson clinches with his opponent.
Wilson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Joyner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Joyner is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson keeps control of Joyner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Joyner has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Wilson goes for a takedown attempt but Joyner pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Joyner closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wilson looking for a takedown.
Wilson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Joyner smiles and moves away.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Joyner swivels and escapes.
Joyner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Joyner changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Wilson looks winded!
Joyner looks to clinch
and Wilson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joyner has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wilson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wilson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Joyner is adopting a defensive guard.
Wilson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Joyner is striking from the bottom but Wilson uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Wilson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wilson drives through and clinches with Joyner against the cage.
Joyner can't break the clinch.
Joyner is trying to break free.
Joyner is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Wilson tries to pull guard but Joyner holds him up against the cage and eventually Wilson drops back down to his feet.
Wilson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but Joyner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
John Joyner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Wilson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wilson lands a good knee to the midsection. Joyner won't want to take too many of those.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson shoots in for a double leg but Joyner sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wilson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wilson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wilson shoots in looking for a takedown but Joyner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wilson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Joyner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joyner wants to clinch.
Wilson clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson cracks the inside of Joyner's front leg.
Wilson shoots for a takedown but Joyner saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Joyner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Joyner tries to clinch up.
Wilson scoring well with a low kick there.
Wilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wilson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Joyner sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Joyner attempts a counter takedown but Wilson avoids it well and moves away.
Wilson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyner is looking to clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Joyner is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Joyner is trying to push Wilson away but Wilson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Joyner wants to break the clinch but can't.
Joyner is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Wilson.
Wilson manages to break the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wilson is defended easily by Joyner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries for a takedown but Joyner circles away easily
and Joyner counters with a nice uppercut.
Joyner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joyner tries to close the distance and clinch but Wilson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Joyner pinned against the cage. Joyner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Joyner doesn't manage to clinch there - Wilson circles away.
As Joyner backs off Wilson throws a huge counter combo but Joyner manages to avoid it all.
Wilson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like John Joyner has been cut.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richard Wilson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson clinches.
Joyner working hard to break the clinch.
Joyner is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilson lands an elbow inside.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but Joyner has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson has Joyner pressed against the cage, preventing Joyner from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilson just leaning against Joyner, taking a breather.
Joyner taking a breather.
Wilson is working for takedown but Joyner is calmly controlling the position for now.
Wilson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Joyner walks away with a smile on his face. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
John Joyner has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Joyner pushes him off.
Joyner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson clinches up with Joyner and pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Joyner is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Joyner breaks the clinch.
Wilson has a takedown stuffed.
Joyner appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Joyner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joyner sets himself, and Wilson steps forward looking for the clinch! Joyner avoids it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown but Joyner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wilson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joyner tries to clinch but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Joyner manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Joyner sprawls well. Joyner wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wilson gets slowly back to his feet.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Joyner tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyner is looking to clinch.
Wilson is looking for the big counter here.
Wilson misses with a double jab
and Joyner counters with a stiff right hand.
Joyner tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Joyner tries to clinch there but Wilson circles away.
Joyner tries to clinch but Wilson moves out of range.
John Joyner is winning the standup battle so far.
Joyner tries to clinch up.
Wilson has a takedown stuffed.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Joyner slips the punch.
Joyner tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson goes for a double leg but Joyner avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Joyner continues to drive forward.
Joyner moves in looking to clinch but Wilson pushes him off.
Wilson keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson shoots in looking for a takedown but Joyner manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wilson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Wilson. No joy for Joyner on that attempt.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Joyner.
The fight stays on the outside here - Joyner looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
John Joyner has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richard Wilson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Joyner wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wilson 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Wilson!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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