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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rufus McTearson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stanly Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kenny Loggins - I'm free. Rufus McTearson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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188 lbs
24 - 11 - 2 |
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185 lbs
20 - 13 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
24 - 11 - 2, fighting out of New York, Rufus McTearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McTearson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
McTearson tests Williams 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McTearson.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
We've been told by McTearson's head coaches at The Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McTearson manages to avoid it.
McTearson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams .
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
McTearson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McTearson is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, McTearson circles away and we're back to standing.
McTearson walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . McTearson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by McTearson.
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams shoots in and drives through. McTearson sprawls well.
Rufus McTearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanly Williams .
Nice uppercut there from McTearson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and McTearson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McTearson connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A big right from McTearson misses.
McTearson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and McTearson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McTearson knocks Williams to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Williams is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McTearson with the ground and pound but Williams regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can McTearson finish him?
McTearson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams tries to get to full guard but McTearson has control of the leg.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
McTearson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McTearson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams is looking to get back to full guard here but McTearson has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McTearson is trying to ground and pound but Williams uses the momentary lack of control by McTearson to regain half guard.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McTearson pulls his head out easily.
McTearson with the ground and pound but Williams uses the opportunity to regain guard.
McTearson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
McTearson trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
McTearson looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McTearson pulls Williams in to control the position.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Williams working some strikes from top position.
Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
McTearson has control of Williams 's left arm, preventing Williams from doing any damage.
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 postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
McTearson staying out of range there.
McTearson throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. McTearson tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McTearson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Some wild striking there from Williams .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus McTearson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
McTearson is looking to counter punch.
Williams fails with the takedown
enabling McTearson to counter with a crisp jab.
McTearson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and McTearson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Rufus McTearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McTearson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have McTearson backpedaling.
Williams scores with a head kick.
McTearson leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McTearson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
McTearson avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Williams looks to move away, McTearson throws a big counter combo bu Williams just gets out of the way.
Stanly Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McTearson.
McTearson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A good leg kick by McTearson.
McTearson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
McTearson connects with a single shot there.
A big left from McTearson misses.
Williams tries for a takedown but McTearson circles away easily
and McTearson counters with a flying knee that sends his opponent to the canvas! McTearson looking to finish!
Rufus McTearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanly Williams .
McTearson controls from within his opponent's guard.
McTearson cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McTearson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McTearson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and McTearson defends well.
Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McTearson is aware though and is defending well.
Williams wants to sweep here but McTearson controlling him for the moment.
McTearson trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McTearson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has his foot on McTearson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McTearson works his way back into a safe position though.
McTearson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Williams looking for a guillotine here but McTearson defends easily.
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McTearson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McTearson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McTearson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
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.
A combination from McTearson does no damage.
Williams gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McTearson counters with a leg kick.
McTearson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams .
McTearson connects with an inside leg kick.
McTearson throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
McTearson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and McTearson counters with a nice uppercut.
A chopping leg kick lands by McTearson.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McTearson enables Williams to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McTearson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McTearson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Williams puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
McTearson tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rufus McTearson dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McTearson moves away from the strike by Williams .
Williams shoots in for a takedown but McTearson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams misses with the combination.
McTearson takes a swing at Williams 's ribcage but misses.
Williams throws a counter combo.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McTearson.
McTearson throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - McTearson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McTearson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from McTearson.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by McTearson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by McTearson. Beautiful body shot.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McTearson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've been informed that Williams has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
McTearson cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams avoids the head kick by McTearson.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? McTearson is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, McTearson circles away and we're back to standing.
Rufus McTearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stanly Williams .
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Rufus McTearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McTearson throws a shot to the body.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and McTearson lands a stunning uppercut that sends Williams to the mat!
McTearson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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 is looking for a sweep. McTearson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McTearson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McTearson is looking to control the position but Williams frees his trapped leg and locks up an armbar from the bottom! It looks tight! McTearson grimaces and holds on for a second but is forced to tap or have his arm broken! Slick Jiu Jitsu from Williams there - McTearson really paying for some sloppy defensive work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stanly Williams !
After winning the bout, Stanly Williams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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