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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert The Sponge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dom Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert The Sponge could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dom Willis's chin.
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160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robert The Sponge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dom Willis!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Cecil Peabody and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Sponge tries to move into range but Willis moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Willis drives through and clinches with The Sponge against the cage.
The Sponge tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Willis just stands there and leans against the cage.
Willis stalling in the clinch.
Willis stalling the fight.
Willis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Sponge up against the cage.
Willis stalling in the clinch.
Willis continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dom Willis.
The Sponge has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Willis.
Willis smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Willis slaps away a takedown attempt from The Sponge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Willis lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Willis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Willis stuns The Sponge with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Willis cracks The Sponge with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Willis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Sponge is looking to counter the offense by Willis and move into the clinch.
A head kick by Willis misses
and The Sponge counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Sponge.
Willis pushes The Sponge off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis tries a head kick but it misses.
Willis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from The Sponge.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert The Sponge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Sponge avoids the head kick by Willis.
The Sponge tries to keep at a distance but Willis has taken the fight into the clinch.
The Sponge tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Willis stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Sponge jumps guard but Willis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Willis cracks The Sponge with a nice body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Willis.
Willis pressing his opponent against the cage.
Come on Willis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The Sponge tries to pull guard but Willis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Willis is pushing The Sponge up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Willis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dom Willis.
Willis lands with a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Willis dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A slow jab from Willis misses its intended target.
Willis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Sponge circles away quickly and effectively.
Willis throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Sponge wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Willis has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as The Sponge is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Willis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Willis missing with a left hand there. The Sponge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Willis attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Willis lands a glancing blow to the side of The Sponge's head.
The Sponge checks the leg kick.
Willis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Willis scores with a body shot.
Willis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Willis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from The Sponge.
Willis throws a hook but The Sponge avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis lands a nice hook to The Sponge's body. The Sponge takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Willis lands a lovely overhand right.
Willis keeps the fight on the outside.
Willis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The Sponge closes this distance looking for a takedown but Willis circles away.
Willis misses with a low kick.
Willis rushes The Sponge and presses him up against the cage.
Willis'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.
The Sponge tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Willis smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert The Sponge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Sponge slips under a jab from Willis.
The Sponge tries to counter by clinching up but Willis breaks away and moves out of range.
Willis lands a slapping body shot.
Willis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Willis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Willis pushes The Sponge up against the cage in a clinch.
The Sponge jumps guard but Willis stands there with The Sponge around his waist. The Sponge gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Sponge is trying to push Willis away but Willis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Willis connects with a jab.
Willis attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Willis stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Willis wants it to stay on the feet.
Willis throws the left hand but The Sponge avoids the punch easily.
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
Willis fails to land with a series of punches.
Willis jabs The Sponge right on the nose. The Sponge blinks but takes it well.
Willis darts in and clinches The Sponge up against the cage.
The Sponge jumps guard but Willis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Willis will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning The Sponge up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis effectively controlling the action here.
Willis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dom Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The Sponge attempts a counter takedown but Willis avoids it well and moves away.
The Sponge moves out of range as Willis throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dom Willis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Willis moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Willis!
Willis misses with a leg kick
and The Sponge counters with a shoot takedown. Willis fights it but they end up in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from The Sponge's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The Sponge will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Willis is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Willis pushes The Sponge off and scrambles back to his feet.
The Sponge has a takedown stuffed.
Willis tries to work over The Sponge's front leg with a kick but The Sponge checks it.
The Sponge shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Willis but Willis pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Willis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Sponge needs to keep his hands up - Willis had a free shot at his head there.
Dom Willis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Willis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Willis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Willis tests The Sponge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Willis's corner calls for a 1-2. Willis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Willis instigates a clinch.
Willis avoiding damage.
The Sponge fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert The Sponge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis slows down the pace here.
Willis dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dom Willis is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The Sponge being controlled against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Sponge tries to pull guard but Willis forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The Sponge is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Willis to keep the fight standing.
Willis stalling.
The Sponge jumps guard but Willis stands there with The Sponge around his waist. The Sponge gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
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.
The Sponge fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Sponge is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Willis to keep the fight standing.
The Sponge jumps guard but Willis turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Sponge is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Willis to keep the fight standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dom Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Willis 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 George Francis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dom Willis!
An out of breath and clearly excited Dom Willis thanked Bushido Fightwear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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