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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remo Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams's entrance music is Living Colour - Cult Of Personality. A fine choice. Remo Williams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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250 lbs
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176 cm
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184 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Remo Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Chris Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matthews.
Matthews shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Matthews 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.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Remo Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Matthews.
Matthews misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Remo Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams connects with a high kick.
It looks like Chris Matthews has been cut.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matthews.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Matthews. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
Matthews closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Matthews with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams misses with a straight left.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Williams misses with a body punch
and Matthews counters with a takedown into side control.
Matthews stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Matthews shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Matthews moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Matthews.
Matthews slips a jab from Williams.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Matthews, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Matthews tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Matthews looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Matthews persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Matthews takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Matthews looks gassed!
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Matthews. That did some damage!
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Remo Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Matthews.
Matthews looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams feints and then cracks Matthews's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matthews down.
Williams wants to slow Matthews down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams scores with a hook.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthews defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Matthews's head back.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Matthews defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Matthews, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matthews.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matthews was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Matthews uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams. Matthews shrugs it off though.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Williams misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams misses with a body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Matthews counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
Matthews showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Williams 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.
Matthews looking to pass the guard.
Matthews stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matthews 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 will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Matthews was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Williams takes a swing at Matthews's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Matthews.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matthews moves away.
Williams misses with a combination
and Matthews counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matthews controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remo Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Matthews's cut.
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.
Matthews shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Matthews 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.
Matthews avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matthews throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matthews off to one side.
Williams cracks Matthews with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Matthews feints and as Williams raises his hands in defense, Matthews changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Matthews is one step ahead there.
Williams trying to control the position.
Matthews trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams 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.
Matthews would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Williams trying to control the position here.
Chris Matthews has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Williams throws a body punch but Matthews moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Matthews has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Matthews's head.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Matthews's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Remo Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Matthews.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Matthews does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams lands the left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matthews looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams throws a leg kick but Matthews checks it.
Matthews blocks a leg kick.
Williams delivers a nice body kick.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Remo Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matthews moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Matthews takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matthews throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matthews off to one side.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Matthews is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matthews is breathing heavily.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense.
Matthews on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Williams tries a low kick but Matthews avoids it.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Matthews moved out of range nicely.
Williams misses with a hook
and Matthews counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Matthews.
Williams wants to sweep here but Matthews controlling him for the moment.
Matthews is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Williams is pulling down on Matthews's head to control his posture.
Matthews wants to stand but Williams is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matthews content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Chris Matthews.
Williams with a hook.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams lands a nice hook to Matthews's body. Matthews takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matthews moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Matthews shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Matthews's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matthews slips under a jab from Williams.
Matthews fails with the takedown.
Williams looks to land a combination but Matthews avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remo Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Matthews's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Matthews displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Matthews staying out of range there.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matthews.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That has opened up Chris Matthews's cut even more.
Matthews looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Matthews persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Matthews slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Matthews's head but Matthews sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Matthews fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a big head kick but Matthews shrugs it off.
Remo Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Matthews.
Matthews throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matthews off to one side.
Matthews fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams throws a push kick but Matthews slaps the foot to one side.
Matthews shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Matthews takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Matthews gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Matthews sees coming a mile off.
Matthews slips a straight right by Williams.
Matthews takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Matthews slips the punch.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams throws a front kick that sends Matthews stumbling back into the cage.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Matthews in his tracks.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Matthews's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Williams.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Matthews doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Matthews.
Chris Matthews has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a nice looking kick to the body. Matthews takes a step back to recover.
Matthews throws a head kick that misses.
Williams cracks the inside of Matthews's front leg.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Horrible takedown by Matthews or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Matthews.
Matthews defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Matthews throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Matthews off to one side.
Matthews moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Matthews. Matthews gets slowly back to his feet.
Matthews with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
The cut above Chris Matthews's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matthews.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Matthews was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams scores with a jab.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Matthews moved out of range.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Remo Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams throws a leg kick but Matthews moved away.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Matthews steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Matthews fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matthews under the eye.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Matthews saw that one coming.
Williams scores with a nice body kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matthews checks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Matthews with that takedown attempt.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Matthews is out of range.
Matthews has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.
Matthews avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Matthews slips the punch.
Williams punishes Matthews's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams swings for the body but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Matthews ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Matthews can do to turn this around?
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Matthews.
Williams throws a leg kick but Matthews moved away.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Matthews.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bone on bone clash there as Williams blocks the leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Matthews.
Horrible takedown by Matthews or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
Matthews throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Remo 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 Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Remo Williams!
Remo Williams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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