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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belin Billet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William comes to the cage accompanied by Outlaw's Reward . Billet has chosen in your face as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Belin Billet has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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214 lbs
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218 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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
15 - 5 - 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
22 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Belin Billet!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Billet connects with an inside leg kick.
Billet takes a swing at William's ribcage but misses.
William looks to score with a jab to the body but Billet is just out of range.
Belin Billet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
William misses with a looping left.
Billet has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Billet there as he acknowledges the shot.
William misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Billet.
William misses with a looping right.
William swings and misses with a hook to the body.
William connects with a body shot.
Billet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
William fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
William is looking to wear down Billet with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Billet moves out of range of the strikes.
Billet connects with a good right hand that stumbles William. William circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
William just misses with a punch to the body.
Billet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Billet scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet lands with a kick to the ribs.
William throws a solid leg kick but Billet takes the impact on his shin and smiles at William.
Billet connects with an inside leg kick.
William drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
William avoids the body shot from Billet.
Horrible takedown by Billet or perhaps it was just good defense by William which made him look bad.
Billet swings for the body but William moves out of range.
William throws out a powerful jab.
Billet fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt William.
Billet throws a leg kick that misses.
William checks a low kick from Billet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from William misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billet throws a sloppy head kick and William moves out of range easily.
William misses with a leg kick
and Billet counters with an inside leg kick.
William staying out of range there.
William thuds his right hand into Billet's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Billet moves away.
Billet misses the shot to the body.
Billet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab from William.
Billet wants to clinch.
William takes one on the chin but seems OK.
William tries to land a front kick but Billet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Billet throws a shot from downtown. William moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Billet stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
William shoots and misses
and Billet makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by William as he connects with a hook.
William takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Billet throws a half hearted mid kick.
That kick from William tenderised Billet's leg. Billet is trying to keep his angry face on.
William slips under a jab.
Billet misses with a looping right.
William throws a series of punches but Billet moves out of range.
Billet throws a sloppy body shot
and William counters with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Billet on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Billet throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Billet tries to close the distance and clinch up but William swats him away and circles back towards the center.
William will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Billet throws a hook but William blocks it.
Billet has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from William.
Billet moves forwards but William connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Billet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Billet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for William.
William on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billet misses with a hook.
William takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
William gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James William will probably get the nod.
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 sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
William lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Billet misses with a hook
and William counters with a lovely shot to the body.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Billet moves away.
William fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Billet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
William is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
William lands a jab to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
William looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Billet's hands are dropping dangerously low here and William connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Billet scrambles back to his feet.
Billet with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling William to score with a decent uppercut.
Billet misses with a looping left.
Billet misses with a looping left.
Billet feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to William's calf.
James William is winning the standup battle so far.
William uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Billet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William thows a body shot but no joy.
William misses with a body shot.
Billet throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and William cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Billet throws a leg kick
and William counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Billet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from William.
Billet digs a good hook to William's body.
William works Billet's body with a nice hook.
William lands the left hand.
Billet jabs at William's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
William misses with a body kick.
William cracks Billet with a good jab.
Billet thows a leg kick but William checks it
and William counters with a nice double leg into side control. Billet won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William scoring with punches from side control.
William lands some shots froms side control.
William is putting a hurting on Billet here, landing some big shots from side control.
Billet on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
William landing strikes.
William goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Billet rolls with the submission and now he's on top in William's guard! Nice work there by Billet!
Billet got a little sloppy there for a moment and William has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Billet has managed to get both his arms back between William's legs - danger averted.
Billet throwing strikes from guard but William blocks nicely.
William is looking to sweep but instead, Billet has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Billet thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Billet is looking to take a break and control but William is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
William trying to control here.
Billet works his way into side control.
William is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Billet off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Billet. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Billet turns into William and is now in his guard.
Billet postures up.
Billet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
William keeping moving, preventing Billet from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Billet throwing strikes from guard but William blocks nicely.
Billet must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billet wants to control from the top but William keeps moving.
William bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Billet's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James William dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A slapping leg kick lands for Billet.
Billet scores with a jab to the jaw.
William ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Billet moves away.
Billet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for William.
William scores with a crisp jab that stopped Billet in his tracks.
Billet drives through and clinches with William against the cage.
Billet can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
Billet stops a takedown attempt from William.
Billet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Billet prevents a body shot from William.
Billet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
William manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Billet thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Billet misses with a low kick.
Billet's corner calls for a 1-2. Billet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
William misses with a wild body shot.
Billet pulls out of a head kick attempt.
William misses the shot to the body.
Billet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
William thows a leg kick but Billet checks it
and Billet counters with a nice body kick.
William moves out of range as Billet throws a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from William. Billet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Billet connects with a jab.
Billet throws a sloppy head kick and William moves out of range easily.
William throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Billet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Billet clinches up against the cage.
Belin Billet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Billet can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
William tries a body shot but Billet blocks it.
The referee is keeping an eye on William - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
Billet misses with a short punch on the inside.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Billet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Billet is trying to maintain a safe position but William gets an underhook and turns Billet into the cage.
William blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Billet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Billet has a couple of punches blocked by William.
Billet presses William against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Billet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billet lands a left hand that snaps the head of William backwards.
William doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Billet.
Billet blocks a body shot from William.
William lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Billet misses with a body punch.
Billet throws an elbow that misses.
William is trying to break free.
Billet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Billet tries a body shot but William blocks it.
William tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Billet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Billet tries to land knees in the clinch but William avoids the damage to the body.
Nice body punch from William.
William lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Billet or not.
James William is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Billet takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Billet blocking some punches.
William breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
William misses with a wild body shot.
Billet scores with a spinning back kick!
William circles away from the clinch attempt.
William avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Billet misses with a right hand
and William counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by William.
William scoring with punches to the head and body.
William wants to control from the top but Billet keeps moving.
William tries to free his leg and advance position but Billet is retaining full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Billet has his foot on William's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. William works his way back into a safe position though.
William postures up and lands a big shot to Billet's brow.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Belin Billet.
I think William has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James William!
James William managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI, into his post fight interview.
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hype
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