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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Simons III (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain as his entrance music. Paul Williams will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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143 lbs
34 - 20 - 2 |
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185 cm
37
140 lbs
32 - 17 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
34 - 20 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Simons III!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Simons III looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Williams throws a series of punches but Simons III avoids them all with ease.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Paul Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams takes a swing at Simons III's ribcage but misses.
Simons III blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Simons III slips a straight right by Williams.
Simons III slips under a jab from Williams.
Simons III chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Simons III tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Simons III steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simons III takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Simons III saw that one coming.
Simons III shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Simons III. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simons III changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Simons III manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Simons III shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Williams.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Williams throws the left hand but Simons III avoids the punch easily.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simons III slips under a jab.
Simons III steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Simons III's hands.
Simons III moves away from the strike by Williams.
Simons III takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Simons III stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Simons III uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
A right-left combo lands from Williams.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Simons III looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Simons III keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Simons III looking to score a takedown here. Williams is defending well but Simons III drives through and ends up in Williams's guard.
Simons III looking to pass the guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Simons III from controlling successfully.
Simons III 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 really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Simons III. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams won't allow Simons III to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simons III not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Simons III has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Williams wants to get up but he can't break Simons III's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Simons III isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Williams stacks Simons III on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Williams!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simons III is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Simons III is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Simons III closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Paul Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Simons III looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A right-left combo lands from Williams.
It looks like John Simons III has been cut.
Simons III scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Simons III trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Simons III trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Simons III advances nicely into full mount.
Simons III moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Williams has worked his arm free - good work by Williams!
Simons III looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simons III working away.
Simons III has hold of Williams's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Williams tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Simons III cranks the arm and Williams screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Williams, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). John Simons III!
A relieved looking John Simons III thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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