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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roderick Seterra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seterra's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Faint. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Roderick Seterra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Williams!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seterra slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Seterra throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Seterra lands a front kick.
Williams pushes Seterra up against the ropes in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Seterra looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams tries for a takedown but Seterra manages to get underhooks.
Seterra keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Seterra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Seterra circles away.
Seterra misses with a kick to the body.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seterra throws a head kick that half lands.
Johnny Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seterra lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Seterra throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
Williams avoids the head kick by Seterra.
Williams throws a leg kick but Seterra checks it.
Seterra throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Seterra definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Seterra blocks a head kick by Williams.
It looked like Seterra was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Seterra scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Seterra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Seterra.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Seterra.
A short right from Seterra.
Seterra has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams taking a breather.
Williams prevents Seterra from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Seterra.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seterra pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Seterra lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Roderick Seterra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Williams.
Seterra tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams tries to clinch there but Seterra circles away.
Seterra stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seterra.
A head kick misses from Seterra.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Seterra seems unphased.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Seterra shows good takedown defense.
Seterra appears to be looking for a big counter.
Seterra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Seterra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seterra lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Johnny Williams has been cut.
Seterra looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Seterra falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seterra dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Seterra moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Seterra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As Williams looks to move away, Seterra throws a big counter combo but Williams just gets out of the way.
Williams takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Seterra as he jumps to the side.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Seterra but Seterra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Seterra throws a big counter combination but Williams scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Seterra fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Seterra dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Williams's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Seterra turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Roderick Seterra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Williams.
Williams avoiding damage.
Williams prevents a body shot from Seterra.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seterra's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seterra connects with the punch.
Seterra is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Williams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams closes the distance but Seterra moves to the side
and Seterra counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Seterra pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Seterra stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Seterra wants it to stay on the feet.
Seterra looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Seterra keeps the fight on the outside.
Seterra throws a head kick that misses.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Seterra as he avoids it easily.
Seterra seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams moves out of range as Seterra throws a body kick.
Williams tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Seterra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushes Seterra up against the ropes in a clinch.
Seterra breaks the clinch.
Seterra displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Roderick Seterra is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Seterra's front leg but catches the back leg as Seterra tries to avoid it.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Seterra counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seterra buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams looks for a takedown but Seterra sprawls well.
Williams throws a series of punches but Seterra moves out of range.
Seterra throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seterra scores with a head kick. Williams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Seterra throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A right-left combo lands from Seterra.
Williams wants to clinch but Seterra slips to the side
enabling Seterra to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roderick Seterra is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Seterra's head.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Seterra defends it nicely.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Seterra saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to clinch up but Seterra keeps it at a distance.
Williams tries to clinch up but Seterra circles away and keeps his distance.
Seterra throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seterra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seterra scores with a leg kick.
Seterra lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch up but Seterra circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Seterra but Seterra pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Seterra misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Seterra scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roderick Seterra dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Williams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Seterra.
Seterra throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Seterra.
Seterra throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Seterra cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seterra circles away from the clinch attempt
and Seterra counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seterra circles away from the clinch attempt.
And Seterra counters with a quick kick to the body but Williams blocks it.
Seterra showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Seterra half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seterra misses with a head kick.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Seterra throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head.
Williams goes for a double leg but Seterra avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Seterra continues to drive forward.
Seterra is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Williams.
Seterra scores with a leg kick.
Seterra feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Seterra lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seterra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Seterra looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Seterra misses with a low kick.
Williams wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Seterra throws a counter high kick but Williams was just alert enough to avoid it.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Seterra counters with a nice uppercut.
Roderick Seterra has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Williams.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Seterra swinging wildly here.
Seterra slips a straight right by Williams.
Seterra throws a head kick that misses.
And Williams tries to counter it with a takedown but Seterra pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Seterra paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seterra throws a nice inside leg kick.
Roderick Seterra is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seterra circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams is trying desperately to land a takedown but Seterra is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Williams.
Seterra feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Williams wants to clinch up but Seterra keeps it at a distance.
Williams shoots and misses
and Seterra counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Seterra lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Seterra connects with a solid leg kick.
Seterra lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams tries to clinch there but Seterra circles away.
Good shot there by Seterra.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Seterra as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seterra's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Seterra duly obliges.
Good work by Seterra as he checks the leg kick.
Seterra is looking to counter with a body kick.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Seterra sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Seterra fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Seterra.
Williams takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Seterra feints a jab promting Williams to slip. Seterra then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Williams slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Williams moves to clinch but Seterra breaks away
and Seterra counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Seterra misses with a wild combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roderick Seterra showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Seterra, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:26
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roderick Seterra!
Roderick Seterra gave a mention to Sun-Tzu in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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