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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Azamat Gashimov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gashimov comes to the cage accompanied by Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars). Ryan Williams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Azamat Gashimov's chin.
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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140 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Azamat Gashimov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Williams!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gashimov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Gashimov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab lands there for Williams.
Gashimov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Gashimov has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Foot Loves in the buildup to the fight.
Gashimov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gashimov moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWilliams.
Gashimov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Gashimov.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gashimov throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gashimov looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Gashimov persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gashimov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams feints a jab promting Gashimov to slip. Williams then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gashimov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gashimov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gashimov attempts a counter takedown but Williams avoids it well and moves away.
Gashimov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams throws a series of punches but Gashimov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gashimov with a jab.
Williams looks to land a combination but Gashimov avoids it well.
Azamat Gashimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooh!!! Williams has knocked Gashimov down with a huge combo! Williams steps away and waves a wobbly Gashimov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gashimov is rocked!
A looping hook to the body misses from Gashimov. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oh Gashimov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gashimov scores with a nice right hand.
Gashimov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely.
Gashimov seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Azamat Gashimov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gashimov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gashimov circles away quickly and effectively.
Gashimov half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Williams has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gashimov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gashimov throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Gashimov.
Gashimov lands with a shot to the body.
Gashimov walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Williams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Gashimov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Gashimov leaning against his opponent.
Williams lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gashimov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gashimov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gashimov controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Gashimov pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Gashimov in the body.
Gashimov scores with a jab to the body.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams tries for a takedown but Gashimov manages to get underhooks.
Gashimov throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Gashimov gets underhooks to prevent Williams's takedown attempt.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gashimov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Gashimov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Williams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice body kick from Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gashimov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Gashimov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gashimov misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Gashimov.
Williams prevents a body shot from Gashimov.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gashimov throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams leaves Gashimov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams slips a straight right by Gashimov.
Gashimov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gashimov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Gashimov looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gashimov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Williams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gashimov stops Williams from standing up.
Gashimov cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Gashimov is having none of it.
Gashimov forces his way into half guard.
Williams is looking to escape.
Gashimov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams is defending against the submission attempts here by Gashimov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gashimov is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gashimov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Gashimov throws a strike but Williams avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Williams wants to stand and escape but Gashimov is having none of it.
Gashimov works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Gashimov is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gashimov passes to full mount!
Azamat Gashimov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams really wants to buck Gashimov off and get back to his feet.
Gashimov lands a big elbow.
Gashimov lands a nice shot to the head.
Gashimov is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gashimov breaks from Williams's wrist control and lands an elbow.
BOOM! Gashimov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Williams is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gashimov lands a big elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams taking shots to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams is trying to stand up.
Gashimov pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The referee warns Williams that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Williams is rocked!
Gashimov landing punches.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Gashimov finish him?
Gashimov connects with a bit shot that sees Williams covering up! More strikes from Gashimov and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gashimov is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Azamat Gashimov!
After the fight, Azamat Gashimov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Ryan Williams stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm coming back stronger, don't worry'.
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