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ICON Fight NIGHT 12 PBP Commentary |
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troublefield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Troublefield gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Williams misses with a hook
and Troublefield counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Troublefield moves out of range of the strikes.
Troublefield seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Williams connects with a right hand. Troublefield shakes it off.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Troublefield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Troublefield.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams throws the left hand but Troublefield avoids the punch easily.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Troublefield saw that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Troublefield in a clinch.
I was talking to Troublefield's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troublefield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams prevents a body shot from Troublefield.
Williams blocks a body shot from Troublefield.
Williams lands an uppercut.
Williams controlling the action here for a moment.
Williams blocking some punches.
Troublefield tries to stall but Williams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Troublefield's head.
Troublefield tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
Troublefield tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams tries a body shot but Troublefield blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Troublefield backwards.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Troublefield misses with a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Troublefield trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Troublefield.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Troublefield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Williams gets through Troublefield's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams working aggressively here.
Troublefield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Troublefield tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Troublefield is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Troublefield's elbow.
Williams lands a left hand.
Troublefield takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Troublefield can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Troublefield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Williams avoiding damage as Troublefield throws knees to the body.
Troublefield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams prevents a body shot from Troublefield.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Troublefield, against the cage.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Troublefield avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
A short left from Williams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Troublefield controls his hands.
Williams works on Troublefield's body with a couple of short punches.
Troublefield misses with a body punch.
Troublefield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troublefield misses with a body punch.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Williams pushes Troublefield back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Troublefield blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Troublefield backwards.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Troublefield gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Troublefield.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams lands an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short left from Williams.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D'Wayne Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Troublefield ducks down to avoid it.
Troublefield is looking to counter punch.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams misses with a straight left.
It looked like Troublefield was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Troublefield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
D'Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Troublefield looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Troublefield looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Troublefield slips a jab from Williams.
Troublefield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Troublefield misses.
Troublefield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams with a hook.
A nice combination there by Williams.
Williams has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Troublefield.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Troublefield is out of range.
Troublefield slips under a jab.
Troublefield doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Troublefield misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams avoids the body shot from Troublefield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Troublefield moved out of range nicely.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Troublefield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice body punch from Troublefield - that landed with a thud.
D'Wayne Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Troublefield lands with a left to the head.
Troublefield stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.
Troublefield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Troublefield blocks an uppercut.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Troublefield cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Troublefield looking to slow down the pace here.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Troublefield misses with the head strike.
Williams'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.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
A hook to the body from Williams.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Troublefield.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Troublefield misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Troublefield's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troublefield takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Troublefield fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams lands a nice hook to Troublefield's body. Troublefield takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick misses from Troublefield.
Troublefield blocks a jab.
D'Wayne Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Troublefield slips a jab from Williams.
It appears Troublefield was looking to counter with a kick there.
Williams throws a hook but Troublefield avoids it easily.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Troublefield's ribs.
Williams throws a predictable looking body shot
and Troublefield counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
D'Wayne Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Troublefield steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Troublefield half committed to a counter leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Troublefield swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams lands a nice hook to Troublefield's body. Troublefield takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Williams throws a body punch but Troublefield moves out of range.
It looked like Troublefield was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Williams.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Troublefield.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Troublefield is just out of range.
Williams misses with a hook.
Troublefield feinted with a counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Troublefield.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Troublefield swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Troublefield gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams tries to clinch but Troublefield is having none of it.
Troublefield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams cracks Troublefield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troublefield pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Troublefield is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Joey Troublefield has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams tries to clinch but Troublefield moves out of range.
Troublefield ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Troublefield appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Troublefield uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Troublefield was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Troublefield appears to be looking for a big counter.
Williams throws a hook but Troublefield blocks it.
Troublefield swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Williams blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Troublefield.
A low kick from Troublefield is predictable there
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Troublefield.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Troublefield attempts a counter takedown but Williams avoids it well and moves away.
D'Wayne Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Troublefield off the cage and back into range.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams scores with the left hand. Troublefield knows he should have avoided that one.
Troublefield's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Troublefield scrambles back to his feet.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Troublefield makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Troublefield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Troublefield.
Troublefield moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Troublefield's hands.
Williams lands a nice hook to Troublefield's body. Troublefield takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams jabs at Troublefield's body.
Troublefield throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
D'Wayne Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... D'Wayne Williams!
Our winner, D'Wayne Williams, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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