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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Williams (ranked 1510 p4p, 2296 weight class) and Twea King (ranked 131 p4p, 189 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Twea King!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Williams lands a body shot.
King throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams is looking for a counter combo.
Jab from King.
King lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from King misses its intended target.
A jab from King does it's job there.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from King.
King throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
King throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is thwarting King's attempts to control the position.
Williams passes to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams controlling the position from side mount.
Williams scoring with punches from side control.
King tries to improve position but can't.
King gets back to half guard.
Williams has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
King keeping control of the position.
King trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Williams with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Williams has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
King looking for submissions off his back.
King actively working from the bottom here.
Williams slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Williams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Some wild striking there from King.
King throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
King shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
King fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Spencer Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Twea King.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from King.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
King jabs at Williams's body.
Williams defending well as King loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
A jab lands there for King.
King with a poor takedown
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
King digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Williams misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by King.
A little jabbing left from King on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab by Williams.
Williams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
King tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
King is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Spencer Williams will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
King loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
King manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Williams on his heels. He'll look to pass Williams's guard now, I'm sure.
Williams is controlling King's posture.
King trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to sweep here but King controlling him for the moment.
Williams has his hands on King's head, controlling the position.
King wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
King throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
King looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams clinches up against the cage.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite King's efforts to push away.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
King is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Williams tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
King misses with the head strike.
Williams lands a body punch.
Williams lands a left hand.
King lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King working aggressively here.
Williams working aggressively here.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from King.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
Williams digs a right hand underneath King's ribcage. King let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Still in the clinch, Williams scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of King's head.
King escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
King jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams drops down looking for a counter takedown but King sprawls and moves away.
King loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and King counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
A big right from King misses.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Spencer Williams will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams takes one on the button.
Twea King seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
King lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King lands with an overhand left.
Twea King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
King on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from King misses the target.
Williams blocks a jab.
King paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming King to the mat! King manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
King is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
King trying to control the position.
Williams pushes down on King's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Well, if Williams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Twea King has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Williams trying to control from half guard but King is working away.
King looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
King is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can King avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is pressing down on King's thigh, looking to free his foot. King is holding on for now.
Williams is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for King!
King in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
King is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Williams avoids the attempt from King to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King is looking to improve his position but Williams isn't that keen on the idea.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams tries to control but King wriggling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spencer Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Spencer Williams!
After winning the bout, Spencer Williams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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