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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tod Bernard (ranked 25004 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Williams (ranked 6436 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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278 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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242 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tod Bernard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Duke Williams!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Kavanagh and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Bernard goes for a double leg but Williams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Williams continues to drive forward.
Williams gets a double leg takedown into Bernard's guard.
Williams wants to stand but Bernard is controlling his posture from full guard.
Bernard had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
Bernard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bernard is one step ahead there.
Bernard cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams controls Bernard momentarily but Bernard frees himself.
Bernard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bernard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams looks winded!
Williams has momentary wrist control but Bernard slips an elbow through the middle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams looking to control but Bernard passes into half guard.
Bernard scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bernard looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bernard lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernard landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bernard scores with a couple of nice shots.
Williams on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bernard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bernard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bernard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bernard stalling.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bernard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernard seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bernard scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Williams trying to control but Bernard postures up.
Bernard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bernard is controlling the pace.
Bernard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bernard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bernard controlling the pace.
Bernard stands up and beckons Williams to join him on the feet.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Williams enables Bernard to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Williams manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bernard landing with the ground and pound.
Bernard is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tod Bernard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tod Bernard's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bernard gets caught napping as Williams dives in and scores a takedown. Bernard manages to retain guard.
Bernard pushes Williams off and gets back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Bernard.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Bernard on that attempt.
Tod Bernard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bernard moves into the clinch.
Bernard tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bernard pulls Williams into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bernard pulls Williams in to control the position.
Bernard has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Williams should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bernard has tightened it up now! Williams should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tod Bernard!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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