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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jai Setright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Setright comes to the cage accompanied by Dante's Inferno. Williams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Paint it black kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jai Setright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Frank Williams!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams tries to clinch there but Setright circles away.
Williams forces Setright back against the cage and clinches.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Setright.
Setright is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Setright avoids it.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Setright tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Setright lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Setright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Setright is blocking nicely.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Setright.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Setright wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Setright has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Setright avoids it.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Setright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Setright misses with the head strike.
Williams working Setright over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Setright is defending well for now.
Setright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Setright avoids it.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Setright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Setright avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Setright wants to break free but Williams has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Setright's face.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Setright's ribcage.
Setright is breathing heavily.
Williams has Setright pressed against the cage, preventing Setright from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Setright is defending well for now.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Setright blocks it.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Setright.
Williams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Setright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Setright avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams darts in and clinches Setright up against the cage.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Setright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Setright keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice straight punches there by Setright. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Setright.
It looks like Frank Williams has been cut.
Setright fails to land with a series of punches.
Setright circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams moves away from the strike by Setright.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Setright circles away.
Setright jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Setright paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Setright throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams wants to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams is looking to clinch but Setright is avoiding it.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Williams working Setright over with knees to the body.
Setright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Setright.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Setright blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Setright lands a shot to the body.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Setright avoids the damage to the body.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Setright.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Williams'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.
Setright ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Setright swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Setright keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Setright.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Setright keeps the fight on the outside.
Setright swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Setright connects with a looping right hand.
Setright slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Setright circles away.
Setright thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Setright slips the punch.
Setright gets caught flat footed, as Williams shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Williams throws a strike but Setright rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williams is pulling down on Setright's head. It's preventing any offense from Setright, at least for the moment.
Setright is looking to stand up but Williams won't let him.
Williams controlling the position.
Setright trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams seems keen to control Setright's posture.
We're going to have a standup here because Jai Setright wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Setright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams has Setright up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Setright tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Setright managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams working Setright over with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Setright avoids the damage to the body.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Setright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Setright lands a nice uppercut.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Setright tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Setright managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Frank Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Setright won't want to take too many of those.
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 unloads a knee to the mid-section. Setright lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Setright avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Setright avoids the damage to the body.
Setright wants to break free but Williams has control.
Setright can't break the clinch.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Setright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams tries to clinch there but Setright circles away.
Horrible takedown by Williams or perhaps it was just good defense by Setright which made him look bad.
Setright goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Setright.
Williams darts in and clinches Setright up against the cage.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams tightens his grip and picks Setright up, before dumping him to the ground. Setright manages to land in guard.
Williams wants to stand but Setright is controlling his posture from full guard.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Setright wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Williams postures up in Setright's guard and throws a big left but Setright blocks it.
Setright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Setright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Setright preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Setright working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Setright's head.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Frank Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Setright trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams throws an elbow that misses. Setright uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Williams's guard. Nice move by Setright!
Setright prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
Williams pulls Setright in close to his closed guard and prevents Setright from doing any damage or advancing position.
Setright decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Jai Setright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Setright tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Setright avoids the damage to the body.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Setright goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Setright blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Setright avoids it.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Setright is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Setright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Setright on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Setright is blocking nicely.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Frank Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Setright has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Setright wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Setright takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Setright blocks it.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Setright pulls his leg out and moves away.
Williams takes a swing at Setright's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Williams!
Our winner, Frank Williams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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