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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johny Persecutioned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen FREE THE MADNESS as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johny Persecutioned!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Michael Carter Williams !
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Persecutioned.
Persecutioned takes a swing at Williams 's ribcage but misses.
Williams is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Persecutioned.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Persecutioned checks it well.
Persecutioned cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Persecutioned. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Persecutioned lands a slapping body shot.
Persecutioned throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Persecutioned checks a leg kick nicely.
Nice shot by Persecutioned.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Persecutioned blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Persecutioned.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams tries a body shot but Persecutioned blocks it.
Persecutioned has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Williams lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Persecutioned.
A hook to the body from Williams .
Williams tries a knee to the head but Persecutioned blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Persecutioned tries to work over Williams 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Persecutioned darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams thows a leg kick but Persecutioned checks it
letting Persecutioned counter with a right hand.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Persecutioned counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams jabs Persecutioned to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A jab from Persecutioned misses.
Persecutioned lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Persecutioned's knee but Persecutioned avoids it well.
Persecutioned scores with a jab to the head.
Persecutioned tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Persecutioned misses its intended target.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Persecutioned throws out the jab.
Williams has Persecutioned up against the cage in a clinch.
Persecutioned breaks from the clinch.
Williams throws a hook but Persecutioned avoids it easily.
Persecutioned throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Persecutioned ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Williams 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Persecutioned under the eye.
Persecutioned takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Persecutioned lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams cracks Persecutioned with a good jab.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Persecutioned.
Williams throws a hook but Persecutioned blocks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Persecutioned. Williams shrugs it off though.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little feinted left hand from Persecutioned on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned misses the shot to the body.
Persecutioned slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Persecutioned with a nice cross.
Persecutioned takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Persecutioned takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Persecutioned is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Persecutioned.
Oh Persecutioned is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Persecutioned seems to have got his legs back now.
Persecutioned scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Persecutioned staying out of range there.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Persecutioned.
Persecutioned misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
Persecutioned throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Persecutioned throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams .
Persecutioned is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Williams .
Williams throws out a loose jab but Persecutioned uses good head movement to avoid it.
Persecutioned misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Persecutioned moves into the clinch.
Persecutioned lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams .
Persecutioned tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams 's elbow.
Persecutioned tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Persecutioned.
Persecutioned goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Persecutioned lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Persecutioned creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Persecutioned backwards.
Persecutioned is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Persecutioned or not.
Persecutioned misses with a punch to the body.
Persecutioned swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johny Persecutioned will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A swing and a miss from Williams .
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Persecutioned's defenses.
Persecutioned throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Persecutioned dodges the punch combination from Williams .
Williams jabs at Persecutioned's body.
Persecutioned rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams .
Persecutioned trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Persecutioned into the cage.
Persecutioned goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams wants to break free but Persecutioned has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams blocks a body shot from Persecutioned.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Persecutioned lands a left hand.
Michael Carter Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Persecutioned's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Persecutioned misses with a hook.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Persecutioned lands a nice looking body shot.
Persecutioned slips a straight right by Williams .
Persecutioned tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way.
Persecutioned keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Persecutioned is looking to clinch.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Persecutioned lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams throws a head kick but Persecutioned moves out of range.
Persecutioned uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Persecutioned.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Persecutioned. Persecutioned circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Persecutioned shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Persecutioned counters with a left to the body.
Persecutioned looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams slips under a jab from Persecutioned.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Persecutioned, as that shot connected.
Williams throws a jab when Persecutioned was well out of range.
Persecutioned ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Persecutioned throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Persecutioned displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Persecutioned throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams swings for the body but Persecutioned moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Johny Persecutioned is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams avoids the body shot from Persecutioned.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Persecutioned counters with a good low kick that Williams was not able to check.
Persecutioned misses with a body kick.
Williams moves to clinch but Persecutioned breaks away
and Persecutioned counters with a body kick.
Persecutioned throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice cross by Persecutioned.
Persecutioned fails with a takedown attempt.
Persecutioned throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Persecutioned.
Persecutioned closes the distance and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams lands an elbow just above Persecutioned 's eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams .
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Persecutioned's brow.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Persecutioned's elbow.
Persecutioned escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Persecutioned slips a jab from Williams .
Good standup being displayed there by Persecutioned as he connects with a hook.
Persecutioned scores with a punch to the head.
Persecutioned avoids the head kick by Williams .
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Persecutioned is looking to counter with a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Williams .
Williams missing with a left hand there. Persecutioned was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams takes a swing at Persecutioned's ribcage but misses.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johny Persecutioned will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Persecutioned at a distance.
Persecutioned throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Persecutioned saw it coming and moves away.
Persecutioned ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
A nice side step and Williams releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Persecutioned moves away and avoids it.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Persecutioned lands a jab.
Williams jabs Persecutioned right on the nose. Persecutioned blinks but takes it well.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Persecutioned ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Persecutioned was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Persecutioned scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Donk. Persecutioned catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Persecutioned counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Persecutioned blocks a leg kick.
Persecutioned misses the shot to the body.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Persecutioned counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Persecutioned throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Persecutioned tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Persecutioned.
Persecutioned throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Persecutioned checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Persecutioned with a hook.
Persecutioned looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big right from Williams misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persecutioned keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams .
Donk. Persecutioned catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Persecutioned connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Persecutioned uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams .
Persecutioned changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Persecutioned.
Persecutioned checks a leg kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Persecutioned tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Persecutioned.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Persecutioned slips a jab from Williams .
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Persecutioned.
Persecutioned moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Persecutioned throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Persecutioned. Beautiful body shot.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Persecutioned has time to react.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Persecutioned's sensitive parts.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Persecutioned at a distance.
Persecutioned bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams 's head.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Persecutioned sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Persecutioned fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams throws the left hand but Persecutioned avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Persecutioned wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Williams lands with a cross.
Persecutioned cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Williams misses with a hook.
Persecutioned is looking to land body kicks.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Persecutioned counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams misses with a low kick as Persecutioned jumps back.
Williams takes a swing at Persecutioned's ribcage but misses.
Persecutioned works Williams 's body with a nice hook.
Persecutioned uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams .
Michael Carter Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Persecutioned fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Persecutioned lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nice shot lands for Persecutioned.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Persecutioned's belly button to the back.
Persecutioned is looking to clinch.
Persecutioned changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Persecutioned. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Persecutioned.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Persecutioned ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
A swing and a miss from Williams .
Persecutioned jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johny Persecutioned.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Persecutioned, 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johny Persecutioned!
A less than humble Johny Persecutioned misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
The defeated Michael Carter Williams had this to say: 'Might have to drop down to 170 pounds!!!! 185 is just not good for my health and body!!!'.
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