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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willard Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheraton Paul II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Dreams by Eurythmics. Sheraton Paul II will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Willard Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sheraton Paul II!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams throws a combination. Paul II tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Sheraton Paul II has been cut.
Williams misses with a hook.
Paul II goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Willard Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul II dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Paul II fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams misses with a double jab
and Paul II makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Williams really felt that one!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paul II tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Paul II moved out of range nicely.
Paul II closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Paul II is very close to passing his half guard.
Paul II seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Paul II blocks the strikes from Williams.
Williams gets full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Paul II is proving a slippery customer.
Williams 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.
Paul II wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Williams lands a left and a right that send Paul II crashing to the mat, dazed. Williams thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Paul II is rocked!
Paul II shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Willard Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheraton Paul II.
Paul II looks gassed!
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams misses with a combination
and Paul II counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Williams's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Paul II avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working for a triangle but Paul II defends it easily.
Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Paul II trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams throws his legs up looking for a submission but Paul II uses it to pass to side control.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Paul II off and has taken his back!
Paul II turns into Williams and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Williams looking for a guillotine here but Paul II defends easily.
Williams pushes Paul II off and scrambles back to his feet.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A jab from Williams misses.
Paul II shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Williams is staying active underneath Paul II, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams has his hands clasped together around Paul II's back. He's all about the action.
Paul II tries to stand but can't do so whilst Williams controls his leg.
Paul II wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Williams is looking to control Paul II's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
Paul II blocks the strikes from Williams.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Paul II's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Paul II's back!
Williams misses with punches from the back.
You can see the frustration on Paul II's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Williams connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Paul II to escape the position.
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 Willard Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sheraton Paul II's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams avoids the body shot from Paul II.
Williams misses with the body kick
and Paul II counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams throws a right and a left that Paul II avoids nicely.
Paul II misses with a low kick.
Paul II misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams drops Paul II with a beautiful combination! Paul II stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Williams is looking for the KO!
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Paul II drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Paul II decides to stand up, so the ref orders Williams to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paul II takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Paul II dodges the punch combination from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paul II tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams looks to throw a body kick
and Paul II holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Paul II drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
That has opened up Sheraton Paul II's cut even more.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Paul II.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
Williams wants to break free but Paul II has control.
Paul II keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Paul II has the dominant position.
Williams is working Paul II over against the cage.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Paul II has double underhooks.
Williams tries to break free but Paul II pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Paul II is controlling the position.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Paul II has double underhooks.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Willard Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams thumps Paul II with a low kick.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Paul II bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams works over Paul II's head and body with a nice combination.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
The cut above Sheraton Paul II's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Williams swinging wilding here.
Paul II takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Paul II is out of range.
Paul II decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams tries to get to full guard but Paul II has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Paul II postures up.
Williams preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Williams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Williams.
Paul II stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
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.
Williams doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Paul II trying to stand up but can't free himself from Williams's guard.
Paul II preventing the sweep.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Sheraton Paul II has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willard Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sheraton Paul II's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul II.
Paul II gets a clinch.
Paul II's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paul II changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Paul II manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paul II tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Paul II fails to land the takedown.
Willard Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sheraton Paul II.
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Paul II.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Paul II is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Paul II seems unphased.
Paul II takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paul II moves out of range of the body kick.
Paul II throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Paul II backs up against the cage.
Sheraton Paul II's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams throws a series of punches but Paul II moves out of range.
Williams swinging wilding here.
Paul II scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Paul II is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Paul II not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams wants to improve his position but Paul II is controlling well.
Williams punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paul II prevents Williams from standing back up.
Paul II throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is pressing down on Paul II's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Paul II doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Paul II manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Paul II thows a big elbow that misses.
Paul II thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams controls Paul II momentarily but Paul II frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Paul II accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Paul II shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Paul II swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Paul II moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Paul II closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Williams tests Paul II's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Willard Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Paul II bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paul II throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Paul II misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams throws a right and a left that Paul II avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Paul II finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Williams throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Paul II counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Williams!
Paul II landing shots from mount.
Paul II tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Williams throwing hammer fists to the chest of Paul II. What's that going to do exactly?
Williams is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams is trying to reverse the position but instead Paul II has taken his back - oops!
And that's the end of the fight!
Willard Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight for Willard Williams!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Willard Williams!
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight for Willard Williams!
Willard Williams wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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