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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tero Nuppi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrence Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Meek Mill - Actin up. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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180 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tero Nuppi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terrence Williams!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuppi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nuppi wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nuppi wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Terrence Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nuppi stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Tero Nuppi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrence Williams.
Nuppi misses with a two punch combination.
Nuppi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nuppi gets caught flat footed, as Williams shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Williams wants to control from the top but Nuppi keeps moving.
Nuppi trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nuppi keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Terrence Williams has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Williams is trying to control. Nuppi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is thwarting Nuppi's attempts to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nuppi wants to get back to full guard.
Williams content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Nuppi tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nuppi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
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 misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Nuppi is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Williams throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Williams throws an elbow but Nuppi slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes there by Williams.
Williams slows the pace down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams trying to control the action but Nuppi is working from the bottom.
Williams looks up at the clock and then as Nuppi takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Williams smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Nuppi takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Williams in side control, throwing shots but Nuppi defends.
Nuppi is letting Williams control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuppi on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nuppi is not content to let Williams control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Nuppi works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nuppi is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Nuppi has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrence Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Williams shoots in for a double leg but Nuppi sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams tries for a takedown but Nuppi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Tero Nuppi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrence Williams.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nuppi avoids it really well and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nuppi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Nuppi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Nuppi. Those never looked like landing.
Williams dives in and grabs Nuppi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nuppi pushes down on Williams's head and hops out.
Nuppi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams shoots in and drives through. Nuppi sprawls well.
Williams shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nuppi pinned against the cage. Nuppi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Nuppi sprawls well initially but Williams persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Williams slows the pace down in half guard.
Williams thows a huge punch but Nuppi dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Williams in particular looking to stall.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nuppi is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nuppi trying to control from the bottom.
Williams is trying to control. Nuppi wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Terrence Williams was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Nuppi tries a head kick but it misses.
Nuppi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nuppi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nuppi tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Nuppi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams misses with a hook
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williams is defended easily by Nuppi.
Nuppi has a takedown stuffed.
Nuppi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nuppi is defended easily by Williams.
Nuppi gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Terrence Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Nuppi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nuppi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Nuppi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nuppi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuppi keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams controlling from the top position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Terrence Williams wasn't active enough on the ground.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Nuppi sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nuppi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Williams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Nuppi looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuppi managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Williams.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nuppi avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrence Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Williams gets the takedown into side control.
Williams looking to control but instead Nuppi has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Williams wants to free his trapped foot but Nuppi is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Williams content to control rather than advance.
Nuppi is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nuppi blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams stalling.
Nuppi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Nuppi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Williams passes to full mount!
Williams unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling the pace for now.
Williams tries to control but Nuppi wriggling away.
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nuppi is looking to escape.
Williams with the ground and pound from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams tries to control but Nuppi wriggling away.
Nuppi tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams punching from mount but Nuppi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Poor strikes thrown by Williams there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuppi is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Williams lands a nice shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Tero Nuppi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Terrence Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Terrence Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Terrence Williams!
A relieved looking Terrence Williams 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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RATING
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