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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hermann Goring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen River Below by Billy Talent as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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153 lbs
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153 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hermann Goring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joseph Williams!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Goring shoots in.
Goring fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Goring is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hermann Goring. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Goring gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Goring is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Goring.
Williams drags the fight down to the ground.
Williams wants to sweep here but Goring controlling him for the moment.
Goring thows a big elbow that misses.
Williams is pulling down on Goring's head to control his posture.
Goring trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Goring closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Goring pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Goring is breathing heavily.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Goring, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Goring, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Goring is defending well.
Williams performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Williams tries to pass to full mount but Goring defends it.
Goring is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
Williams works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Goring is looking to escape.
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Goring 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.
Williams looking to control but Goring is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Williams unloads with some shots from mount but Goring bucks and avoids them well.
Williams looking to control but Goring is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams looking to control and managing it successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Joseph Williams just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams lands with a hook. Goring tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goring shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Williams works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control the action but Goring is working from the bottom.
Williams tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Williams throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Goring works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Goring is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Williams 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.
Goring fails with the takedown
and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Williams takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Williams is working for takedown but Goring is calmly controlling the position for now.
Williams pulls guard effortlessly.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Goring is one step ahead there.
Williams is looking for a triangle but Goring pushes his legs off easily.
Williams pulls Goring in to control the position.
Goring distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Goring has gone for a leg lock! Williams slips out almost immediately though and dives into Goring's guard.
Williams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goring is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Goring keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Williams trying to control but Goring is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Goring is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Goring is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
Williams perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Williams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Goring has managed to free his arm - good work.
Goring is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Goring keeps working.
Goring is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Williams with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Goring wants to get back to his feet.
Williams trying to control the action but Goring is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Goring avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Goring's half guard.
Williams wants to take a breather but Goring is having none of it.
Goring is looking to escape.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Goring is working away.
Williams has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to control here but Goring has managed to regain half guard.
Goring tries to kick Williams off but Williams keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Goring pushes Williams off and gets back to his feet.
Goring has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Goring with a poor takedown
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Goring won't be happy with that.
Williams fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Williams has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Despite being in the dominant position, Joseph Williams just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams stops Goring from getting back to his feet.
Williams passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Goring!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Goring hang on?
Williams throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Williams tries to control but Goring wriggling away.
Williams is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Goring is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Joseph Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Williams unloads with some shots from mount but Goring bucks and avoids them well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joseph Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Williams!
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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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