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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy King (ranked 4435 p4p, 4529 weight class) and Jayden Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ziggy King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayden Williams!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but King circles away.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams is looking to take this one to the mat.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
King is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King wants to stall.
King is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ziggy King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King is looking to control Williams's arms but Williams gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the cage.
King fails to pull the fight into his guard.
King tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams jumps into guard, dragging King to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams not doing much here.
Williams stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
King looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
King looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As King backs off Williams throws a huge counter combo but King manages to avoid it all.
King tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says King as he avoids it easily.
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. King defends it nicely.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with King.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from King.
King jumps guard but Williams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a takedown
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps King thinking.
King gets caught napping as Williams dives in and scores a takedown. King manages to retain guard.
Williams is pushing down on King's leg trying to pass to half guard. King is fighting to maintain full guard but Williams has managed to sneak the leg through.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
King is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
King is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling the pace.
Williams lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
King is trying to control but Williams manages to pass to mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jayden Williams dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged King in a clinch.
King taking a breather.
King has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
King throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams fails to pull guard.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
King wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
King blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
King tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ziggy King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but King pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams manages to pull guard.
Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. King doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. King manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams has his foot on King's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. King works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
King working a defensive guard here.
Williams thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for King on that attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as King shoots in.
King changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but King manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with an attempted mid kick.
King shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A punch combination from King misses.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but King shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams wants to counter the offense by King and move into the clinch position.
King darts in looking for a takedown but Williams gets double underhooks and turns King into the cage.
King tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually King drops back down to his feet.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams tries to clinch but King moves out of range.
Williams pushes King up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
King wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
King jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams shoots in but King avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jayden Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but King manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for King on that attempt.
King tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
King shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ziggy King. That's going to take a lot out of him.
King misses the shot to the body.
Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
King is looking to control Williams's arms but Williams gets an underhook and turns him. Now King has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams can't get the takedown.
King tries for a takedown. No joy.
Williams decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King wants to stand and escape but instead Williams has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
King is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Williams dives into side control.
King is trying to get back to half guard.
Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by King, who protects the arm well.
Williams is trying to get an arm triangle but King is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working away.
Williams controlling the position from side mount.
King knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
King is looking to reverse the position.
Williams has control of an arm but King manages to advance to Williams's back!
Williams turns into King and is now in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is working an open guard so Williams takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
King tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but King avoids it really well and circles away.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
King moves out of range of the body kick.
King lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
King defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
King tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Williams tries a quick counter leg kick but King is wise to it.
King shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Williams eats them both and turns towards King to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
King shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
King pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt
and King counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King is looking to clinch.
King fails with the takedown.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from King.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jayden Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jayden Williams!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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