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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Dance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, James Dance!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Dance shoots in.
Dance manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Williams on his heels. He'll look to pass Williams's guard now, I'm sure.
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.
Williams trying to control the position.
Dance controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dance with a flurry of punches that miss.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Dance shoots in but no luck this time.
Dance throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Williams tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dance is in Williams's guard.
Dance missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dance prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
Dance working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Dance is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dance wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dance drops back, looking for a kneebar! Williams looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Williams looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Williams!
Dance is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dance throws Williams to one side and escapes!
Dance scores with a takedown into Williams's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dance throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dance is aware though and is defending well.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dance chips away with some ground and pound.
Dance throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dance accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance has gone for a leg lock! Williams slips out almost immediately though and dives into Dance's guard.
Dance looking for a sweep. Not yet Dance, not yet.
Dance manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
Dance is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Dance has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dance sitting in guard here, content to control.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Dance from controlling successfully.
Dance throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance throwing strikes but missing.
Dance sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dance to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dance's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dance is on top in guard.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dance stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dance is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dance 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.
Dance moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Dance looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Horrible takedown by Dance or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Williams enables Dance to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Williams manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Dance is stalling in the full guard.
Dance looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams wants to control from the top but Dance keeps moving.
Williams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dance's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance looking for a guillotine here but Williams defends easily.
Dance pushes Williams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Dance dives in and scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
Dance stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Dance controls from within his opponent's guard.
Dance with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dance.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dance's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dance trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dance working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dance throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Dance in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dance accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dance working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dance content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dance landing some decent shots from guard.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dance stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dance trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Dance in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dance looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dance postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dance chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dance accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dance wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dance passes into half guard.
Dance sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Dance there.
Dance landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Williams trying to control but Dance postures up.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Dance dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dance swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dance moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dance fails to land the takedown.
Dance takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dance looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Williams is looking to escape.
Williams moves into full guard.
Dance throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dance might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dance controlling from the top position.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dance missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dance seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dance.
Dance trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dance postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Dance postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Dance engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dance looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Williams!
Shane Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dance swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Williams is now in Dance's guard. A big mistake from Dance there, giving up the dominant position!
Williams wanted to stand there but Dance had control of the position.
Dance 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 postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Dance is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Williams, into his guard.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dance looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dance connects with a couple of short punches.
Dance working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Dance stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Dance lands a couple of elbows.
Dance is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dance seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Williams for as long as he can get away with.
Dance throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dance won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Williams trying to control the position.
Dance with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dance throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dance postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Dance lands a couple of digs.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dance's corner is telling him to maintain position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dance sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Williams's guard.
Dance lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dance is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
James Dance is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dance is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Dance looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Dance showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dance, 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 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Dance!
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