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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanly Williams (ranked 829 p4p, 116 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 1022 p4p, 142 weight class). Williams 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rooster. Locke has chosen What Makes a Good Man as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
45 - 30 - 1 |
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183 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
45 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Locke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Locke's head.
We've been informed that Locke has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Locke off the cage and back into range.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Locke saw that one coming.
Williams connects with a jab.
Locke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Locke defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Locke wants to counter with a clinch but Williams pushes him away.
Locke throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Locke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams misses with the combination.
Locke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Williams with a body shot.
Stanly Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Locke has managed to clinch.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Locke's head but Locke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Locke throws a counter combo.
Williams lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
As Locke backs away, Williams returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Locke throws a body shot but no joy.
Locke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Locke's head but Locke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Locke.
Williams throws a front kick aimed at Locke's knee but Locke avoids it well.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Locke moved out of range nicely.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Locke.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Locke staying out of range there.
Williams 's jab looks to have found its range, popping Locke under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams misses with a double jab
letting Locke counter with a right hand.
Locke tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams throws a body punch but Locke moves out of range.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Locke takes one to the side of the head.
Locke moves out of range as Williams strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Locke blocks the leg kick.
Locke wants to counter with a clinch but Williams pushes him away.
Locke lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a leg kick.
A nice side step and Locke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Locke gets a clinch.
Williams 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Locke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams .
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Locke thinks about the counter body kick.
Locke throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Locke moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Locke's shoulder, as Locke tries to avoid the shot.
Locke moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Locke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams lands a shot to the body.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Locke.
Locke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Locke's calf.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Locke.
Locke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Locke moves away and avoids it.
Williams throws a body punch but Locke moves out of range.
Locke wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Locke closes the distance and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Locke.
Locke throws a head punch that misses.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stanly Williams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Locke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Locke moves away.
Locke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Locke drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Williams blocking some punches.
Locke tries to stall but Williams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Locke misses with some punches.
I was talking to Williams 's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Locke or not.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Locke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Locke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Locke.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Locke darts in trying to clinch
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stanly Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a body punch but Locke moves out of range.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams thuds a left hand into Locke's body.
Locke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Locke wants to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch position.
Williams is looking to slow Locke down with leg kicks.
Locke scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams tries to score with a low kick but Locke moves his leg out of the way.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Locke was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
Locke wants to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch position.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Locke.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Locke! But no joy.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Locke can do to turn this around?
Locke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Locke checks a leg kick.
Locke tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Locke slips under a jab.
Locke moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Locke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Locke lands a right hook to the body.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Locke's hands.
Locke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout.
Locke ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Locke tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Locke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Locke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams .
Locke drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Locke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Locke controls the action.
Williams tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Locke misses with some punches.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Crunch! Locke slams his shin into Williams 's torso.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Locke.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Locke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Locke jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Locke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Locke blocks a jab.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Locke's head but Locke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Locke throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Locke just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams stuns Locke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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!
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Locke holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Locke digs a right hand underneath Williams 's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Locke.
Williams 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Locke scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Locke is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Locke scores with a head kick. Williams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nice defenses there by Locke.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Locke digs a good body shot into Williams 's ribs.
Locke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Locke lands a nice uppercut.
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 Stanly Williams will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Locke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Locke.
Locke lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Locke is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Locke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Locke as he connects with a hook.
Locke clinches up against the cage.
John Locke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams .
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Williams tries to circle away but Locke has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke scores with a shot to the side of Williams 's head.
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Locke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams prevents a body shot from Locke.
Locke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams pushes Locke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Locke staying out of range there.
Locke is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Williams misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Locke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
enabling Locke to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams with a hook.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Locke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Locke misses.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Locke doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Locke's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams lunges at Locke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Locke's hand.
Locke is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Locke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Locke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Locke counters with a straight right hand.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Locke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Locke pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
John Locke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working aggressively here.
Locke is working Williams over against the cage.
Locke keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Locke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams misses with some punches.
Locke lands with a left to the head.
Locke taking a breather.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Locke.
Williams lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Locke misses with a punch to the body.
Good body shot from Locke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Locke lands a body punch.
Williams tries to work over Locke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Locke trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Locke into the cage.
A shot in the inside from Williams .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Locke misses with a body punch.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Locke has the dominant position.
Locke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Locke trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
Nice body punch from Locke - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Locke fails to land.
Locke breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stanly Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Locke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Locke tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Locke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Locke slips under a jab.
Williams jabs at Locke's body.
Locke closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Locke.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stanly Williams !
Stanly Williams very nearly forgot to thank IniTech Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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