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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Shy FX - On the Run. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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168 lbs
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166 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Williams clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Thomas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Thomas fails with the takedown.
Williams clobbers Thomas with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams swinging wilding here.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Williams lands a two punch combo.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thomas.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Thomas shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Thomas's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas misses with a wild body shot.
Thomas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Thomas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Andre Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Thomas.
Thomas looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Thomas persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams throws a right hand that Thomas ducks under and follows up with a left that Thomas also avoids with ease.
Thomas shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thomas fails to land the takedown.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Thomas takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Thomas looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Andre Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thomas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
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.
Williams throws a series of punches but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams slips a jab from Thomas.
Thomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thomas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thomas showed some decent athleticism there.
Thomas works his way into full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Thomas's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Williams dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williams swinging wilding here.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Thomas darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Thomas is trying to control. Williams wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Williams tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Thomas manages to move to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Williams wants to try and get back to his feet.
Thomas has hold of Williams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Williams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Thomas is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Williams can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
That's two 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.
Thomas is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Williams has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Williams!
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thomas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Thomas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Thomas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thomas on the ground.
Williams preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thomas being controlled here, momentarily.
Thomas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Williams gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams blocks a low kick nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Thomas has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Thomas and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Thomas.
Thomas scores a takedown into full mount!
Thomas is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Williams has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Williams!
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Thomas is retaining full guard.
Williams gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Williams throws a one two combo.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Andre Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thomas tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thomas.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Thomas throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thomas throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Williams scores with a one two! Thomas had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thomas lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Thomas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thomas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thomas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williams is fighting to break Thomas's control of his arms but Thomas is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Thomas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
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 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 is pushing down on Thomas's leg trying to pass to half guard. Thomas is fighting to maintain full guard but Williams has managed to sneak the leg through.
Thomas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Williams escapes and gets back to his feet.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thomas circles away quickly and effectively.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andre Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Williams!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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