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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cu Chulainn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William's entrance music is Outlaw's Reward . A fine choice. Chulainn has chosen The Blood of Cu Chulainn as his entrance music. James William has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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214 lbs
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220 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cu Chulainn!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Chulainn there.
It looks like James William has been cut.
William shoots in for a takedown but Chulainn shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
William throws a lazy right hand but Chulainn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
William throws a head kick but Chulainn moves out of range.
William throws a shot from downtown. Chulainn moves away and avoids it.
Chulainn misses with a hook.
Chulainn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. William manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chulainn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chulainn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
William misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chulainn.
William moves in looking to clinch but Chulainn pushes him off.
William misses with an uppercut
and Chulainn counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William staying out of range there.
William throws a right and a left that both miss.
William throws a series of strikes that have Chulainn backpedaling.
Chulainn throws the left hand but William avoids the punch easily.
Chulainn throws a series of punches but William moves out of range.
William fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chulainn manages to avoid it.
Good exchange - William coming out on top.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Chulainn, as that shot connected.
William swings for the body but Chulainn moves out of range.
William closes the distance and pushes Chulainn back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chulainn backwards.
Chulainn is trying to force a seperation but William has the dominant position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William wants a takedown but no success here.
Chulainn swings wildly with an uppercut but William uses good head movement to avoid it.
William blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chulainn scores with a shot to the side of William's head.
Chulainn throws a head punch that misses.
Chulainn misses with a body punch.
William blocks a body shot from Chulainn.
William tries to throw a body punch but Chulainn avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.
Chulainn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chulainn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of William backwards.
Chulainn lands a shot to the body.
Chulainn lands a body shot.
William taking a breather.
William blocks a body shot from Chulainn.
Chulainn lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn has a couple of punches blocked by William.
Chulainn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chulainn swings wildly with an uppercut but William uses good head movement to avoid it.
William fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William throws a head punch that misses.
Chulainn working aggressively here.
Chulainn lands with a left to the head.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chulainn's elbow.
Chulainn blocks a body shot from William.
Chulainn misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chulainn is fighting off a takedown attempt but William is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Chulainn to the mat. Chulainn regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells William's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Chulainn is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Chulainn is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and William dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chulainn taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn is trying to buck William off.
William is chipping away with strikes.
William misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Chulainn is trying to buck William off.
Chulainn is working to avoid the ground and pound but William connects with a decent elbow.
Chulainn pushes William away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, William gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
William scoring with punches and elbows.
Chulainn is rocked!
William throws a strike aimed at the side of Chulainn's head but Chulainn avoids it well.
Chulainn is still in real trouble! Can William finish him?
Chulainn pushes William away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, William gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chulainn seems to have recovered his senses.
William creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Chulainn sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
William in side control, throwing shots but Chulainn defends.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chulainn throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Chulainn throws a hook to the side of William's head but William sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cu Chulainn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James William'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.
William scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
William connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
William dives in and grabs Chulainn's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chulainn pushes down on William's head and hops out.
Chulainn throws a jab but it's blocked by William.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts William, as that shot connected.
Chulainn throws an off balance right hand
and William counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
William shoots in but no luck this time.
William misses with a body shot
and Chulainn counters with a stiff right hand.
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!
William fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chulainn lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
William fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chulainn manages to avoid it.
James William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Chulainn.
James William's cut is getting worse.
William lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chulainn takes a step back to recover.
William misses with a wild body shot.
Chulainn lands a jab to William's midsection.
Chulainn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from William.
William misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn slips a jab from William.
William fails with the takedown
and Chulainn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William works Chulainn's body with a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
William throws a hook to the side of Chulainn's head but Chulainn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
William just misses with a punch to the body.
James William is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Chulainn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chulainn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from William.
Chulainn throws a left and a right that both miss
and William counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chulainn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from William.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chulainn.
William lands with a right hand.
Chulainn has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chulainn there as he acknowledges the shot.
William lands a nice shot to the body.
William dips to his left and cracks Chulainn with an uppercut!
William missing with a left hand there. Chulainn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chulainn moves away from the strike by William.
William has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
William moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps William's head backwards.
James William's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
William throws a hook but Chulainn blocks it.
Chulainn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
William uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Chulainn swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Chulainn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chulainn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
William has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James William will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James William's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice straight punches there by William. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of William.
Chulainn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
William shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chulainn tries to clinch but William is having none of it.
William lands a nice looking kick to the body. Chulainn takes a step back to recover.
William takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chulainn circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chulainn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chulainn checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That kick from William tenderised Chulainn's leg. Chulainn is trying to keep his angry face on.
William scores with a decent looking hook.
A cross from William lands.
William throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Chulainn holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Chulainn lands a left hand that snaps the head of William backwards.
William lands with a short shot to the head.
William is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Chulainn to keep the fight standing.
William misses with a body punch.
Chulainn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chulainn.
Cu Chulainn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chulainn misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chulainn misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, William scores with a nice short uppercut.
William fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chulainn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williams head.
A nice left hand lands by William.
William lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chulainn.
Chulainn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chulainn misses with a punch to the body.
Chulainn throws a head punch that misses.
Chulainn manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from William.
Danga de danga de dang - William scores with a four punch combination!
Chulainn misses with a hook. William ducked under it nicely.
William misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chulainn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jeez, James William's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Chulainn counter with a right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at James William's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cu Chulainn!
Cu Chulainn got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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energy
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