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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilder (ranked 1927 p4p, 229 weight class) and Gary Day (ranked 2001 p4p, 237 weight class). Day is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Last minute - Great day to choke you out. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Helsinki, Gary Day!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Day fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Day fails with a takedown attempt.
It looked like Wilder wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wilder throws a series of punches but Day moves out of range.
Day has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A right-left combo lands from Wilder.
Day misses with a leg kick
and Wilder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Day doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wilder counters with a stiff right hand.
Jack Wilder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Day.
Wilder fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Day is out of range.
Day throws a jab but it's blocked by Wilder.
Day uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilder.
Wilder lands a glancing blow to the side of Day's head.
Day blocks a jab.
Wilder cracks Day with a good jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilder looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Day tries to land a leg kick but Wilder saw it coming and moves away.
Wilder feints and then cracks Day's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Day down.
Day uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder looks to throw the jab but Day is out of range.
Wilder lands a leg kick that knocks Day off balance momentarily.
Wilder throws a right hand that Day ducks under and follows up with a left that Day also avoids with ease.
Day lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilder at a distance.
Wilder throws a hook but Day blocks it.
Day doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A slow jab from Wilder misses its intended target.
Wilder uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Day.
Wilder appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wilder throws a body shot but no joy.
Jack Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilder moves forwards but Day connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Day.
Wilder throws a body kick that misses.
Wilder lands a jab to the nose.
Day takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wilder throws an overhand right that lands on Day's shoulder, as Day tries to avoid the shot.
Day fails to land the takedown.
Wilder attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilder connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body kick from Day.
Day takes one to the side of the head.
Wilder fails to land with a series of punches.
Day fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Day fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Day misses with a few strikes there.
Day keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wilder.
Wilder is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good work by Wilder as he checks the leg kick.
Wilder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Day throws a sloppy head kick and Wilder moves out of range easily.
Wilder misses with an uppercut
and Day counters with a two punch combo.
Good leg kick by Day there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Day thumps Wilder with a low kick.
Day tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilder throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder misses the jab.
Wilder looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wilder lands a head kick!
Day moves forwards but Wilder connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilder lands a really nice looking cross but Day seems unphased.
Day throws a leg kick but Wilder sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wilder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilder throws a big counter combination but Day scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Day throws a head kick but Wilder moves out of range.
Wilder throwing a counter right hand but Day manages to avoid it.
Day misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wilder digs a good hook to Day's body.
Day tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wilder throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Day cracks the inside of Wilder's front leg.
Day misses with a series of wild punches.
Day keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Wilder - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Day misses with a leg kick.
Wilder with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Day to score with a decent uppercut.
Wilder lands with an overhand left.
Wilder slips a jab from Day.
Day takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Day throws a lazy right hand but Wilder sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Day steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Day shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Day closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wilder has one foot on Day's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Day lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jab by Wilder.
Wilder moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Day lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Wilder dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Day swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Day stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilder.
Day fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wilder looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Day throws a body shot but no joy.
Day misses with a body kick.
Day tries a head kick but it misses.
Wilder misses with an uppercut
and Day counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wilder throws a leg kick that misses.
Wilder connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Day lands with a straight right. Wilder didn't see that one coming.
Day has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wilder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilder cracks Day with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Day moves out of range of the strikes.
Day swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilder does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wilder cracks a nice hook into Day's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilder dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Wilder misses.
Wilder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Day.
Jack Wilder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Day uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wilder.
Wilder throws a hook to the side of Day's head but Day sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Day lands a lovely overhand right.
Day misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Day tries for a takedown but Wilder sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wilder lands with a cross.
Wilder throws a low kick but Day moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Wilder finds it's target.
Day throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilder misses with a wild body shot.
Day scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wilder misses with a hook.
Wilder misses with a body shot
letting Day counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilder misses with a low kick.
Day looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wilder throws a chopping leg kick but Day manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wilder throws out a leg kick but Day moves out of range and Wilder only half commits.
Day throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Day on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wilder throws a jab when Day was well out of range.
Wilder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Day connects with a body shot.
Wilder is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Day can do to turn this around?
Wilder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Day.
Jab, jab by Wilder - just one landing.
Wilder misses the jab.
Day throws a head kick but Wilder moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Wilder.
Day just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Day misses with an uppercut.
Day pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wilder is out of range and Day settles back down.
Wilder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Day.
Wilder leaves Day with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jack Wilder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Day.
Wilder misses with a series of wild punches.
Day moves out of range as Wilder throws a body kick.
Day throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilder counters with a good low kick that Day was not able to check.
Wilder scores with a nice strike.
Day lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wilder takes a step back to recover.
Day walks into a left hand.
Day has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Wilder.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wilder.
Wilder lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilder cracks Day with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jack Wilder is winning the standup battle so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Day pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wilder is out of range and Day settles back down.
Wilder is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Wilder.
Day cracks Wilder with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Day pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Wilder is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Wilder misses the shot to the body.
Wilder misses with a right hand
and Day counters with a nice body shot.
Day tries a head kick but it misses.
Day throws a head kick that misses.
Wilder jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wilder moves forwards but Day connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wilder steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Day.
A big left from Day misses.
Day misses the shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Day.
Day lands a leg kick that knocks Wilder off balance momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Wilder will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wilder scores with the left hand. Day knows he should have avoided that one.
Wilder throws a hook but Day blocks it.
Day scores with a jab to the body.
Day goes for a double leg but Wilder avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wilder continues to drive forward.
Day throws a hook but Wilder blocks it.
Wilder takes a kick to the side of the head.
Day's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Day rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wilder counters with a left to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Day.
Wilder connects with a high kick.
Day cracks a nice hook into Wilder's ribs.
Wilder cracks Day with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Wilder misses its intended target.
Wilder with a nice cross.
A big left from Wilder misses.
Day feints the counter takedown.
Wilder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Day circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilder throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Day counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Day.
Wilder throws a hook but Day blocks it.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Day.
Wilder moves out of range of the body kick.
Wilder with a jab.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Day. Wilder shrugs it off though.
Wilder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Day manages to avoid it.
Day with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilder throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Day sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Day lands with a kick to the ribs.
The fighters circle momentarily. Day darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wilder throws the left hand but Day avoids the punch easily.
Wilder misses with a two punch combination.
Day looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilder is just out of range.
Wilder misses with a body shot.
Day follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Day throws a body punch but Wilder moves out of range.
Day misses with a looping left.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Day lands with a slapping head kick.
Wilder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Day.
Wilder ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Day moves away.
Day has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good shot there by Wilder.
Wilder throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Day lands with a slapping head kick.
Wilder misses with a straight right.
Day fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wilder on the side of the head.
Day looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wilder is fending him off so far but Day persists. Nope, Wilder circles away and we're back to standing.
Day scores with a head kick.
Day ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Day.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilder takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wilder throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Day connects with a single shot there.
Wilder misses with an uppercut. Day saw that one coming.
Wilder misses with a left hand
and Day counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wilder manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gary Day has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Day postures up in Wilder's guard and throws a big left but Wilder blocks it.
Wilder is trying to control the position but Day postures up.
Day trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Day with a flurry of punches that miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilder controls Day momentarily but Day frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Day trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wilder. Day does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Day fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Jack Wilder is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Day scoring well with a low kick there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A lazy left from Wilder finds it's target.
Day lands a high kick!
Day changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wilder tries to avoid it but Day manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wilder to the ground. Wilder escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jack Wilder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gary Day.
Day throws a right hand that misses
and Wilder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Day closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Day throws the left hand but Wilder avoids the punch easily.
Wilder comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gary Day.
Well Wilder has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jack Wilder!
A relieved looking Jack Wilder thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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