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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Koers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into the arena with Alice In Chains - Rooster blaring out of the sound system. Koers has chosen as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Randy Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jake Koers!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koers misses the jab.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koers misses with an uppercut.
Koers keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams defending well as Koers loads up on a big left hand.
Koers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Koers.
Koers tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Koers moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koers shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Williams napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Williams is trying to control Koers's posture but Koers avoids it.
Williams manages to get back to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams tries to roll over but Koers keeps him under control.
Koers wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to control but Koers is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
Williams wants to improve his position but Koers is controlling well.
Koers throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams trying to control here.
Koers trying to pass the guard but Williams defending well.
Koers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Koers missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Williams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Koers preventing the sweep.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Koers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams managing to control the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Koers working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Koers trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Koers wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Randy Williams has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Koers misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koers lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.
Koers checks the leg kick nicely there.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Koers misses with a series of wild punches.
Koers tries to work over Williams's front leg with a kick but Williams checks it.
Koers throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jake Koers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koers scores with a decent looking hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Koers is defended easily by Williams.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koers fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Randy Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Koers.
Koers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koers tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Koers.
Williams digs a good body shot into Koers's ribs.
Williams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koers is looking for a sweep.
Koers looks gassed!
Koers can't do much from the bottom here.
Williams in side control lands a decent elbow.
Koers takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Williams cracks Koers with a big right hand but Koers just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Koers tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams throws a strike aimed at the side of Koers's head but Koers avoids it well.
Williams lands a decent elbow from side control.
Williams is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Williams wants to control but Koers is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Koers shoots and misses
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koers thows a body shot but no joy.
Koers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koers.
Koers misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams tries to clinch there but Koers circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koers. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koers looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Koers circles away.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koers darts in trying to clinch
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
Randy Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Koers is breathing heavily.
Williams wants to clinch.
Koers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.
Koers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Williams postures up.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Koers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Koers is keeping the position.
Koers pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Williams slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Koers tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koers is looking to escape.
Koers wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Koers wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Koers is bucking up trying to escape but Williams cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Koers is trying to escape the mount.
Williams landing strikes, looking to finish!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Koers is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams dominating with strikes here.
Williams controlling from mount.
Koers tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Koers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Koers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Williams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Koers is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
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.
Williams lands a big shot there that rocks Koers but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koers is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams looking to control but Koers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koers tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams with the ground and pound from mount.
Koers is desperately trying to improve his position but Williams has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams tries to control but Koers wriggling away.
Williams landing strikes from the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Williams dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Koers scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koers.
Koers wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Koers misses
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
Williams clinches.
A right handed body shot lands from Williams.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Williams stalling the fight.
Williams gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
A body shot lands from Williams.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Koers shrugs off.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Williams pushes Koers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koers takes a shot to the head.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Koers can do to turn this around?
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koers or not.
Koers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Williams pushes Koers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams digs a right hand into Koers's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koers's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.
Williams slows down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Williams creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams drags the fight down to the ground.
Koers wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams controlling the position.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Koers manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams won't allow Koers to sweep him here.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koers trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Koers keeps moving.
Williams passes Koers's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Koers blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams is trying to control. Koers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams content to control rather than advance.
Koers tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Williams is thwarting Koers's attempts to control the position.
Koers is pressing down on Williams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Koers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Koers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Koers keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Randy Williams.
Koers misses with a straight right.
Koers clinches with his opponent.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Koers.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams lands a body punch in the clinch.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams controlling the action here for a moment.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams lands a body punch.
Williams is leaning against Koers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Williams clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams cracks a nice hook into Koers's ribs.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Williams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Koers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Koers trying to control the position.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams is fighting to break Koers's control of his arms but Koers is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Koers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koers wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Williams is now in half guard.
Koers is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Koers is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is pressing down on Koers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Koers is holding on for now.
Williams passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Koers!
Williams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Koers's face.
Williams breaks from Koers's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Williams trying to control but Koers is having none of it.
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koers is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing strikes here but Koers is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Koers is looking to escape.
A nice elbow there by Williams.
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Koers tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling the pace for now.
Randy Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koers tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Koers is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Williams content just to control the position here.
Williams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Williams prevents Koers from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Koers is having none of it.
Koers takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Koers is in a horrible position here. Williams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Koers is in all sorts of trouble here.
Koers taking shots to the head.
Koers working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Williams had his way with Jake Koers in 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Koers avoids the body shot from Williams.
Koers lands with a shot to the body.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koers with a poor takedown
and Williams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Williams.
Koers has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Williams has passed into side control.
Koers wants to control but Williams postures up.
Williams connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Koers some visible discomfort.
Koers is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control.
Koers is trying to escape the position but Williams is controlling the position.
You can see the frustration on Koers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Koers is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Williams trying to control the action but Koers is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is chipping away with strikes.
Koers is not content to let Williams control the position.
Koers manages to get back to half guard.
Williams with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Williams is keen to just control but Koers is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Williams in particular looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randy Williams wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Koers throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Koers tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Koers tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Koers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Koers pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams is looking to wear down Koers with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams moves away from the strike by Koers.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Koers closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Koers has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Williams but great work by Koers.
Koers wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Check out the look on Koers's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Koers is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Jake Koers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Koers misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Williams manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Randy Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koers trying to mount his opponent but Williams defends it.
Koers is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Williams doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Koers.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koers.
Williams trying to control but Koers postures up.
Williams regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Koers.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randy Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 50:44
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 50:44
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Williams!
Randy Williams retains his light heavyweight title!
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