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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Emkimp (ranked 25029 p4p, 588 weight class) and Iain Waddell (ranked 4663 p4p, 446 weight class). Iain Waddell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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165 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, William Emkimp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Iain Waddell!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Donatello Bradman and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emkimp looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Waddell is controlling Emkimp's trapped leg to prevent Emkimp from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Waddell has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Waddell should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Emkimp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emkimp prevents Waddell from standing back up.
Waddell is doing well to control the position and prevent Emkimp from advancing to side control.
Emkimp prevents Waddell from improving his position.
Emkimp is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Waddell is just riding it out for now. Emkimp eventually gives up the hold.
Emkimp tries to pass to full mount but Waddell defends it.
Waddell is holding on to half guard well.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Emkimp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Waddell defending well though.
Waddell holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Emkimp lands with a nice body punch.
Waddell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Emkimp counters with a nice uppercut.
Emkimp tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Waddell with the counter takedown but Emkimp avoids it easily.
Emkimp fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Waddell to the ground. Emkimp is now in Waddell's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Waddell holds on and takes a little breather.
Emkimp stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Waddell swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Emkimp has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waddell pulls Emkimp in close to his closed guard and prevents Emkimp from doing any damage or advancing position.
Emkimp wants to control from the top but Waddell keeps moving.
Emkimp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Waddell is keeping the position for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Waddell is on top in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Waddell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Emkimp is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Emkimp trying to control the position.
We've been informed that Waddell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Waddell stands up from Emkimp's guard - Waddell perhaps looking for a knockout.
Emkimp throws a head kick that misses
and Waddell counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Emkimp is breathing heavily.
Emkimp keeping moving, preventing Waddell from controlling successfully.
Emkimp knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Waddell on the ground.
Waddell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Waddell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Waddell stands and steps away. Emkimp gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Emkimp shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Waddell is trying to defend but Emkimp finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Emkimp dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Emkimp throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Waddell counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Waddell.
Waddell drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Waddell jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Waddell pushing down on Emkimp's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Waddell is looking for a kimura here.
Waddell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Waddell prevents Emkimp from standing back up.
Waddell is looking for a kimura but Emkimp is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Waddell to get the leverage.
Waddell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Emkimp has managed to free his arm - good work.
Waddell is breathing heavily.
Waddell working over Emkimp with some ground and pound. Emkimp looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waddell landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Waddell blocks the strikes from Emkimp.
Waddell is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Waddell is looking for a kimura but Emkimp is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Waddell to get the leverage.
Emkimp is positioning himself well to prevent Waddell advancing to mount.
Waddell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Emkimp does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Emkimp is looking to control Waddell's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Emkimp avoid being mounted?
Waddell is trying to work for a kimura but Emkimp is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Emkimp wants to get back to his feet.
Emkimp is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Waddell pulls his head out easily.
Waddell is trying to work for a kimura but Emkimp is defending well.
Emkimp is trying to stand back up but Waddell is controlling him
Waddell is looking to stall here but Emkimp recovers full guard.
Waddell is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waddell trying to control but Emkimp is working from the bottom.
Waddell throwing strikes from guard but Emkimp blocks nicely.
Waddell drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Emkimp manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Waddell has Emkimp in his guard.
Waddell controlling the position.
Waddell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Emkimp's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Emkimp pushes Waddell off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Waddell darts in looking for a takedown but Emkimp gets double underhooks and turns Waddell into the cage.
Emkimp fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Waddell sprawls well initially but Emkimp persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Waddell tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Emkimp manages to move to mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Emkimp looking to finish Waddell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Waddell!
Waddell is desperately trying to improve his position but Emkimp has a good base and remains in mount.
Emkimp wants to finish this one by submission but Waddell is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Emkimp.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Emkimp avoids the attempt from Waddell to control.
Waddell regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Iain Waddell will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Emkimp looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Waddell desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Emkimp wants to free his trapped foot but Waddell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Waddell controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emkimp is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Waddell is just riding it out for now. Emkimp eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Waddell is doing well to control the position and prevent Emkimp from advancing to side control.
Waddell wants to improve his position but Emkimp is controlling well.
Waddell is controlling Emkimp's trapped leg to prevent Emkimp from advancing to side control.
Waddell wants to get back to full guard.
Emkimp wants to stand up but Waddell is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Waddell keeps control of the position for the meantime.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Emkimp misses with a double jab.
Waddell drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Emkimp defends it well.
Waddell goes for a double leg but Emkimp avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Emkimp continues to drive forward.
Emkimp went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Waddell dives in for a single leg takedown but Emkimp sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Emkimp shoots in and bounces Waddell off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Waddell looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Emkimp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Waddell is proving hard to escape from.
Waddell is pulling down on Emkimp's head to control his posture.
Emkimp is looking to stand up but Waddell won't let him.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Emkimp being controlled here momentarily.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Waddell has a takedown stuffed.
William Emkimp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iain Waddell.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Waddell enables Emkimp to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Waddell manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Waddell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Emkimp has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Waddell is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Emkimp showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Emkimp 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Emkimp!
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