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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Williams (ranked 1025 p4p, 411 weight class) and Batang Kock (ranked 79 p4p, 26 weight class). Kock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I will axe kick you, and I am not careful.. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 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 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batang Kock!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws out a loose jab but Kock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Spencer Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kock moves away from the strike by Williams.
Kock takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kock checks the leg kick.
Kock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kock defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams feints and then cracks Kock's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kock down.
Kock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kock takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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.
Kock throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kock counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams staying out of range there.
As Kock backs away, Williams returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kocks jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kock manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Kock's head back.
Kock lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Kock is looking to land body kicks.
Kock lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Kock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Kock replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Williams blocks it well.
Kock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Kock misses with a series of wild punches.
Kock throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
It looked like Williams was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kock.
Williams cracks Kock with a good jab.
Kock throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Kock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams swings for the body but Kock moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Kock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Kock slips the punch.
Williams throws a jab when Kock was well out of range.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Kock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kock.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams tries a low kick but Kock avoids it.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Kock. Those never looked like landing.
Kock doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kock makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Williams really felt that one!
Williams blocks the body kick.
Kock misses with a kick to the body.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kock was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kock doesn't seem bothered though.
Kock tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.
Williams half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big right from Williams misses.
Kock looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kock was covering up waiting for the punch and Williams finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Kock is working from the bottom.
Williams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kock is trying to keep Williams in close.
Williams won't allow Kock to sweep him here.
Kock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Kock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kock looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kock.
A nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Kock misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams moves forwards but Kock connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Kock.
Kock moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Kock misses.
Kock swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams connects with a right hand. Kock shakes it off.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kock.
Kock avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Kock throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Kock swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
A cross from Williams lands.
A lazy body kick from Kock
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kock moves out of range as Williams strikes.
A clash of legs there as Kock blocks the low kick.
Kock tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Kock's head but Kock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Kock ducks down to avoid it.
Kock wants to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch position.
Williams sizes up Kock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kock defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Kock doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams shoots in but Kock avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kock.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Kock throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Kock appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kock was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Kock now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kock can do to turn this around?
Kock throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kock to the ground. Williams is now in Kock's guard.
Kock is trying to keep Williams in close.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Williams stays in close to Kock's body and controls the position.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Kock is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kock throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kock is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
That's four 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.
Kock lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Williams is adopting a defensive guard.
Williams looking to control.
Williams has Kock pulled in close to control his posture.
Kock trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Williams dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kock loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Kock cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kock lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Kock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Kock 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams lands the left hand.
Kock is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams misses with a shot to the body
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Kock is just out of range.
Kock dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kock counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Kock counters with a left to the body.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kock at a distance.
Spencer Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Kock throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams shoots for a double leg takedown but Kock sprawls well. He's pushed Williams's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Kock counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kock punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Kock counters with a body kick.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kock manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Kock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kock manages to avoid it.
Kock misses with an uppercut.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Williams misses with a hook. Kock ducked under it nicely.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Kock manages to avoid it.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Kock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kock missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Batang Kock is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kock throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Batang Kock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kock connects with a looping right hand.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Kock counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams delivers a nice body kick.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kock.
Kock throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams scores with a jab. Kock acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Kock manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Spencer Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Kock counters with a two punch combo.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Spencer Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kock manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Kock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Williams with a jab.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Kock misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a takedown into side control.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kock wants to control but Williams postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams taking a breather here.
Kock on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Williams working the ground and pound from side control.
Williams taking a breather here.
Kock sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams prevents Kock from improving his position.
Kock looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Batang Kock.
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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:28
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spencer Williams!
Post fight, an emotional Spencer Williams said 'ez for me, last time I was drunk'.
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energy
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hype
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