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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juice Williams (ranked 1653 p4p, 2062 weight class) and Patrick Strasburg (ranked 241 p4p, 285 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Super Freak. Strasburg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Red - Chevelle. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juice Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patrick Strasburg!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Darius Henderson and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strasburg has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Strasburg will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Strasburg to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Strasburg slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Williams controlling Strasburg's posture.
Strasburg pushes down on Williams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strasburg is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Williams manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Strasburg keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Strasburg jumps guard but Williams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Strasburg has clasped his hands together around Williams's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Strasburg is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Williams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Strasburg goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Williams has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Strasburg but great work by Williams.
Strasburg is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Strasburg is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
Williams wants to control but Strasburg is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strasburg manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams is doing well to control the position and prevent Strasburg from advancing to side control.
Strasburg trying to advance position but Williams counters by regaining guard.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Strasburg pushes down on Williams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Strasburg prevents Williams from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is not content to let Strasburg control the position.
Williams tries to kick Strasburg off but Strasburg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Williams is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Finnish Elite Sport and Fitness Center , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Strasburg tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strasburg has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Strasburg looking for a guillotine from mount but Williams is having none of it.
Strasburg lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Williams hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strasburg throws some wild stikes that Williams manages to avoid easily.
Williams manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Williams is in trouble now - Strasburg has advanced to mount!
Williams tries to hold on but Strasburg pushes him away.
Williams prevents Strasburg from taking his back.
Strasburg is still trying to improve position.
Strasburg swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Williams is now in Strasburg's guard. A big mistake from Strasburg there, giving up the dominant position!
Strasburg is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Williams is aware though and is defending well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Patrick Strasburg will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Strasburg shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Strasburg closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Williams throws a big counter combination but Strasburg scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Juice Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Strasburg.
Williams drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Strasburg is retaining full guard.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Strasburg wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strasburg had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams trying to control but Strasburg is working from the bottom.
Strasburg wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strasburg is keeping the position for now.
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Strasburg has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Strasburg's legs - danger averted.
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.
Strasburg wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Strasburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Patrick Strasburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Strasburg trying to control but Williams postures up.
Strasburg is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Williams pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strasburg looking for submissions off his back.
Williams prevents Strasburg from improving his position.
Strasburg won't allow Williams to pass to mount.
Strasburg tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Williams is pressing down on Strasburg's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strasburg is holding on for now.
Williams working over Strasburg with some ground and pound. Strasburg looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Williams frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Strasburg working to try and regain half guard.
Strasburg gets back to half guard.
Strasburg is looking to improve his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strasburg misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Williams tries to pass to full mount but Strasburg defends it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Juice Williams dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Strasburg's torso.
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Strasburg gets back to full guard.
Strasburg looking to control.
Strasburg doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Strasburg keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams won't allow Strasburg to sweep him here.
Williams wants to control from the top but Strasburg keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strasburg can do to turn this around?
Strasburg gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
Strasburg wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Strasburg is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control but Strasburg is keeping busy.
Williams is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Williams is trying to stand.
Williams is defending against the submission attempts here by Strasburg.
Strasburg perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Strasburg trying to pass the guard but Williams defending well.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Strasburg is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Strasburg wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
That's four 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.
Williams wants to control but Strasburg is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Strasburg shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Strasburg.
Strasburg gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Williams regains guard.
Strasburg is pushing down on Williams's leg trying to pass to half guard. Williams is fighting to maintain full guard but Strasburg has managed to sneak the leg through.
Strasburg is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Strasburg wants to pass the guard but Williams is defending well.
Williams keeping control of the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strasburg is just content to waste time from the top position. Williams takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
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 Juice Williams.
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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 30:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Juice Williams!
After the big win, Juice Williams made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Brooklyn Apothecary and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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