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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Williamson (ranked 1475 p4p, 176 weight class) and Sherm Davis (ranked 1462 p4p, 174 weight class). Davis is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Raf Rundell Ft. Show Boy - Sweet Cheeks. 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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165 lbs
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166 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Williamson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sherm Davis!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Davis thinks about the counter body kick.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williamson throws out the jab.
Williamson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Davis ducks under a wild hook from Williamson.
Davis throws a push kick but Williamson slaps the foot to one side.
Williamson lands with an uppercut that bounces Davis off the cage and back into range.
Davis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williamson gets a takedown into half guard.
Williamson passes to side control.
Williamson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is looking for a sweep.
Davis told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Davis is trying to buck Williamson off.
Williamson has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Williamson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Williamson wants to take a breather but Davis manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Williamson.
Davis lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson looking for a sweep. Not yet Williamson, not yet.
Davis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Davis trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom.
Williamson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williamson looking for subs off his back but Davis has passed one foot through into half guard.
Williamson is positioning himself well to prevent Davis advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis prevents Williamson from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Williamson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Davis throwing strikes but missing.
Williamson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Davis preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williamson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williamson looking for a sweep. Not yet Williamson, not yet.
Williamson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davis manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Davis manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Williamson jumps guard and drags Davis to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Davis is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williamson is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Williamson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williamson. Davis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Davis thinks about the counter body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Williamson misses the target.
Williamson throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
A jab from Williamson misses.
Davis tests Williamson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williamson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Williamson misses the target.
Nice cross by Williamson.
Williamson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Davis walks into a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williamson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis defending well as Williamson loads up on a big left hand.
Glenn Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis throws a leg kick which misses Williamson's front leg but catches the back leg as Williamson tries to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Williamson.
Davis lands a leg kick that knocks Williamson off balance momentarily.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williamson.
Davis throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williamson.
Davis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Davis throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Sherm Davis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williamson looks for a takedown but Davis sprawls well.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Williamson slips the punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Davis.
Davis throws a jab when Williamson was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson misses the jab.
Davis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Davis throws the left hand but Williamson avoids the punch easily.
Williamson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williamson moves out of range of the leg kick from Davis.
A slow jab from Davis misses its intended target.
Davis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Williamson shoots for a takedown but Davis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williamson has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Williamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab, jab by Williamson - just one landing.
A swing and a miss from Davis.
Williamson fails to land the takedown.
Williamson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Davis was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williamson swings for the body but Davis moves out of range.
Davis lands a jab to Williamson's midsection.
Williamson lands a jab to the nose.
Glenn Williamson is winning the standup battle so far.
Williamson lands a lovely overhand right.
Davis throws a series of punches but Williamson moves out of range.
Davis lands with a shot to the body.
Davis wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williamson catches Davis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Davis throws the kick towards the body but Williamson avoids it.
Williamson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daviss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williamson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A lazy left from Williamson finds it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Davis throws a hook but Williamson blocks it.
Nice sprawl there from Davis as Williamson shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Davis on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Davis throws a leg kick but Williamson checks it.
Williamson throws a lazy uppercut
and Davis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davis throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williamson throws a lazy right hand but Davis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Davis misses with a kick to the body.
Williamson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Williamson's head but Williamson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williamson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Davis moves away from the strike by Williamson.
Williamson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Davis. Davis circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williamson takes one to the side of the head.
Williamson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sherm Davis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Davis's corner calls for a 1-2. Davis obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
No joy there for Williamson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williamson lands with an overhand left.
Williamson goes for a double leg but Davis avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Davis continues to drive forward.
Williamson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Davis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williamson somewhat.
Davis throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis slips a jab from Williamson.
Davis connects with a leg kick. Williamson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williamson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williamson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Davis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williamson lands in his opponent's guard.
Williamson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Williamson wants to pass the guard but Davis is keeping the position.
Davis keeping moving, preventing Williamson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis is adopting a defensive guard.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.
Williamson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Williamson scores with a jab. Davis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A swing and a miss from Williamson.
Williamson moves out of range as Davis strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson misses with a straight right.
Decent striking displayed by Williamson there.
Williamson throws a body shot but no joy.
Davis throws a push kick but Williamson slaps the foot to one side.
Williamson misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Davis misses.
Williamson shoots in and gets a takedown into Davis's guard.
Davis manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Williamson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davis pinned against the cage. Davis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davis throws out a counter right but Williamson avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glenn Williamson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williamson misses the jab.
Nice jab there from Williamson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williamson.
Williamson throws a shot from downtown. Davis moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Williamson misses the target.
Davis is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Davis now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A jab from Williamson misses.
Williamson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Davis.
Williamson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Davis tries to clinch up.
Williamson throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Williamson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Davis moves away from the strike by Williamson.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williamson.
Davis has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Davis throws a jab when Williamson was well out of range.
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 Glenn Williamson.
Well Williamson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Williamson!
Glenn Williamson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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