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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Napier Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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143 lbs
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145 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jack Napier Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Napier Jr throws a leg kick but Williams moved away.
Napier Jr dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Napier Jr's head and hops out.
Napier Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Napier Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Napier Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Paul Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Napier Jr.
Napier Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Paul Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Napier Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A shot to de liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Napier Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams tries a low kick but Napier Jr avoids it.
Napier Jr moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Napier Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Williams throws a hook but Napier Jr avoids it easily.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Napier Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams lands a jab.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams cracks Napier Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Napier Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Napier Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Napier Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A big left from Williams misses.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Napier Jr on that attempt.
Napier Jr looks gassed!
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Napier Jr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williams sprawls well initially but Napier Jr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Williams kicks off Napier Jr and gets to his feet.
Napier Jr walks into a jab.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Napier Jr's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Napier Jr tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams throws a push kick but Napier Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Williams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Napier Jr looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Napier Jr walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Williams with a jab.
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams lands a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams thumps Napier Jr with a low kick.
Williams lands with a hook. Napier Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams digs a good body shot into Napier Jr's ribs.
Napier Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams tests Napier Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Napier Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Napier Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Napier Jr's head.
Napier Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paul Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Williams.
Nice body punch from Williams.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Napier Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Napier Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Napier Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Napier Jr.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Napier Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Napier Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Napier Jr pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Napier Jr should have avoided that one.
Napier Jr fails with the takedown.
Napier Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab by Williams.
Napier Jr takes one to the chin there.
Williams stuns Napier Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Williams thuds his right hand into Napier Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams lands an overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Napier Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Williams digs a good hook to Napier Jr's body.
Napier Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Napier Jr momentarily.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Napier Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams cracks Napier Jr with an open hand slap.
Williams connects with the punch.
A cross from Williams lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Napier Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams clobbers Napier Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Napier Jr scores a takedown into full mount!
Williams squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Williams dominated that round.
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.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Napier Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Napier Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Napier Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Napier Jr's head but Napier Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Napier Jr on that attempt.
Williams cracks Napier Jr with a good jab.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Napier Jr.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
No luck for Napier Jr with that takedown attempt.
Jack Napier Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams throws a hook but Napier Jr blocks it.
Napier Jr looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Paul Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Napier Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice shot by Williams.
Napier Jr is breathing heavily.
Williams connects with a right hand. Napier Jr shakes it off.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Napier Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napier Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Napier Jr off the cage and back into rage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Napier Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Napier Jr throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Napier Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Napier Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams lunges at Napier Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Napier Jr's hand.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Nice shot by Williams.
Williams catches Napier Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams lands with a cross.
Good shot there by Williams.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Napier Jr's defenses.
Paul Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Napier Jr tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Napier Jr walks into a left hand.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Napier Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Napier Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Napier Jr misses with a wild combination.
Napier Jr wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams scores with the left hand. Napier Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Napier Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Napier Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams cracks Napier Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Napier Jr's head backwards.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Napier Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Napier Jr seems unphased.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Napier Jr should have avoided that one.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Napier Jr's head back.
Napier Jr drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Napier Jr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Napier Jr somewhat.
Napier Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Napier Jr's hands.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Williams lands a with a good body shot.
Williams works the jab nicely.
A cross from Williams lands.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Napier Jr on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Napier Jr.
Williams lands with a hook. Napier Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Napier Jr.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Napier Jr. Napier Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Napier Jr's head backwards.
Napier Jr tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Napier Jr is looking to clinch.
Napier Jr drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Napier Jr moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Napier Jr misses the target.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Napier Jr takes one on the button.
Napier Jr shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Napier Jr's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams thuds his right hand into Napier Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A left lands for Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Williams dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Napier Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Napier Jr's ribs.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Napier Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Napier Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Napier Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Jab from Williams.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Good shot there by Williams.
Napier Jr moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams digs a good hook to Napier Jr's body.
Napier Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams motions for Napier Jr to come forward. Williams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Napier Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
A left lands for Williams.
Napier Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Napier Jr's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Napier Jr takes one on the button.
Williams feints and then cracks Napier Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Napier Jr down.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Napier Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Paul Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Napier Jr.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams cracks Napier Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Napier Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Napier Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Williams is looking to chop away at Napier Jr's legs.
Napier Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams cracks Napier Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams lands a head shot.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Napier Jr can do to turn this around?
Napier Jr walks into a left hand.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Napier Jr gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Napier Jr is rocked!
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Napier Jr's defenses.
Napier Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Napier Jr on the side of the head.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Napier Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Napier Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Napier Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Napier Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Williams jabs Napier Jr right on the nose. Napier Jr blinks but takes it well.
Napier Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Williams.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a hook.
Williams catches Napier Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Napier Jr closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Williams to the mat! Williams manages to get full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Napier Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Napier Jr on the ground.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Napier Jr is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Williams kicks Napier Jr off and gets to his feet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Napier Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Napier Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Napier Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Napier Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Napier Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Williams.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Napier Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Williams looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams catches Napier Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Napier Jr.
Napier Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paul Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams thuds his right hand into Napier Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jack Napier Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Napier Jr tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Napier Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams connects with a right hand. Napier Jr shakes it off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Williams!
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