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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Lock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddie Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams has chosen Cant be touched - Roy Jones Jr as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Ryan Lock has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
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204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ryan Lock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddie Williams!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lock fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lock blocks the body kick.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams lands the left hand.
Lock on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lock is looking to clinch.
Lock tries a head kick but it misses.
Lock connects with a high kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lock pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Williams back to the cage. Lock follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lock misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lock throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lock.
Lock is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lock shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Williams pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lock slips a straight right by Williams.
Lock appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lock shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Lock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ryan Lock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a right hand that Lock ducks under and follows up with a left that Lock also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Lock misses with a low kick.
Lock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lock throws a leg kick but Williams moved away.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lock throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lock falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams blocks a head kick by Lock.
A countering left hand to the body from Williams misses.
Williams throws a hook but Lock avoids it easily.
Lock misses with the combination.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lock's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lock tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Lock counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Lock is looking to score with low kicks.
Lock fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
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!
A head kick by Lock misses
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams looks for a takedown but Lock sprawls well.
Lock throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Lock ducks down to avoid it.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Lock pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Lock dominated that round.
That's time! Lock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lock with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lock keeps the fight on the outside.
Ryan Lock is winning the standup battle so far.
Lock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Lock moves away from the strike by Williams.
Lock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams throws a series of punches but Lock avoids them all with ease.
Lock throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Lock sets himself, and Williams steps forward looking for the clinch! Lock avoids it this time.
Lock lands with an overhand left.
Lock wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams wants to counter the offense by Lock and move into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lock throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Lock breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lock digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lock lands with a nice body kick.
Lock scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Lock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lock throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lock or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams, which made it look bad.
Lock misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams rushes Lock and presses him up against the cage.
Lock breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoids the body shot from Lock.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lock momentarily.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lock misses with a combination
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A right-left combo lands from Lock.
Lock misses with a few strikes there.
Lock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams tries to counter with a clinch but Lock shakes him off and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock throws out a powerful jab.
Lock throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Lock sets himself, and Williams steps forward looking for the clinch! Lock avoids it this time.
Lock lands with a nice body punch.
Williams scores with a jab. Lock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Lock throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And Williams tries to counter it with a takedown but Lock pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lock is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Lock takes a shot to the head.
Lock manages to break the clinch.
Williams looks to throw a body kick
and Lock counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Lock to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams tries for a takedown but Lock sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lock looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Lock throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Lock dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Lock swinging wildly here.
Lock feints a jab promting Williams to slip. Lock then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Williams slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Lock on that attempt.
Williams dives in for a single leg takedown but Lock sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Williams has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Lock comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lock slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ryan Lock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lock shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Williams eats them both and turns towards Lock to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lock throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Lock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lock misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Lock does no damage.
Lock throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Lock scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Lock tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Lock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A right-left combo lands from Lock.
Lock throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lock throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Lock misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lock lands with a nice combination. Williams backs away looking to recover.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lock, right into the meat.
Lock tries to work over Williams's front leg with a kick but Williams checks it.
Lock wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Lock will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lock throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Williams closes the distance and pushes Lock back into the cage.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Lock.
Lock manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Williams's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lock misses with the combination.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lock goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lock.
Lock lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Lock counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lock sprawls well. Lock wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Ryan Lock has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddie Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lock scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lock is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lock misses with a two punch combination.
Williams is trying to counter with his kicks.
Freddie Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams closes the distance and pushes Lock back into the cage.
Lock being controlled against the cage.
Lock can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Lock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lock, 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Lock!
In his post fight interview, Ryan Lock started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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