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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Spencer Williams (ranked 202 p4p, 360 weight class) and Yasha Big Mouth (ranked 17 p4p, 29 weight class). Big Mouth has chosen Bigmouth Strikes Again as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Spencer Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yasha Big Mouth!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Paul Tew and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big Mouth tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Big Mouth misses with a combination
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Big Mouth misses with a wild body shot.
Williams appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Yasha Big Mouth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Big Mouth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Big Mouth paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Big Mouth lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
Big Mouth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Big Mouth misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Big Mouth manages to avoid it.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Big Mouth on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Big Mouth avoids the body shot from Williams.
Big Mouth looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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 displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Big Mouth throws out the jab.
Williams punishes Big Mouth's body with a nice straight punch.
Big Mouth moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams tries to work over Big Mouth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Big Mouth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Big Mouth controls his hands.
Big Mouth scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Big Mouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Big Mouth.
A short right from Big Mouth on the inside.
A short right from Williams.
Williams tries a body shot but Big Mouth blocks it.
Big Mouth using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Big Mouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Big Mouth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
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!
Big Mouth struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth lands a shot to the body.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Big Mouth - that landed with a thud.
Big Mouth lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams tries a body shot but Big Mouth blocks it.
Big Mouth misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Big Mouth.
Big Mouth misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams tries a body shot but Big Mouth blocks it.
Williams pulls guard.
Big Mouth pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Williams is trying to control the position but Big Mouth postures up.
Big Mouth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth content to stall in guard here.
Let's hope that Big Mouth has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Big Mouth manages to get himself to full guard.
Williams's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Big Mouth keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williams is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Big Mouth is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Big Mouth looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yasha Big Mouth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Big Mouth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams jabs at Big Mouth's body.
Big Mouth misses with a straight right.
Big Mouth just misses with a punch to the body.
Big Mouth misses with an uppercut.
Big Mouth throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Big Mouth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Big Mouth.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
Williams slips a jab from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth lands with a kick to the ribs.
Big Mouth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Big Mouth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Mouth slips under a jab.
Big Mouth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Big Mouth staying out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Big Mouth. Beautiful body shot.
Big Mouth throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Big Mouth throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Big Mouth misses its intended target.
Big Mouth punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams misses with a low kick as Big Mouth jumps back.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Big Mouth looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
Big Mouth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Big Mouth.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Big Mouth looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Spencer Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Big Mouth closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Big Mouth pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Big Mouth. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Big Mouth.
Yasha Big Mouth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Big Mouth swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Big Mouth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Big Mouth throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Big Mouth.
Williams misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Big Mouth's leg but Big Mouth calmly moves out of range.
Williams jabs Big Mouth to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams scores with a body shot.
A low kick from Big Mouth misses
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Big Mouth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Big Mouth.
Williams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Big Mouth drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Big Mouth moves out of range of the strikes.
Big Mouth steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Williams.
A big left from Big Mouth misses.
Big Mouth looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Big Mouth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Big Mouth connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a nice body shot.
Williams slips under a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Big Mouth.
Spencer Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yasha Big Mouth.
Big Mouth looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Big Mouth gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Big Mouth's belly button to the back.
Big Mouth moves into the clinch.
Big Mouth working aggressively here.
Williams lands a nice uppercut.
Big Mouth tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Big Mouth avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Big Mouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Big Mouth has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Big Mouth.
Big Mouth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Big Mouth has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Williams seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Big Mouth can turn it around.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams working aggressively here.
Big Mouth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Big Mouth misses with a body punch.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Big Mouth avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Big Mouth blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Big Mouths head.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Big Mouth walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Big Mouth slips a jab from Williams.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Big Mouth misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Big Mouth throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
Williams fires out a quick counter leg kick but Big Mouth just manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Big Mouth.
Big Mouth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Big Mouth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Big Mouth throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Yasha Big Mouth will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Big Mouth moves away and avoids it.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Williams scores with a hook.
Big Mouth shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Big Mouth clinches with his opponent.
Big Mouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Big Mouth working aggressively here.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Big Mouth digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Williams digs a right hand into Big Mouth's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Big Mouth's gas tank.
Big Mouth lands a left hand.
Big Mouth lands a nice shot to the body.
Big Mouth pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Big Mouth creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williams fails to pull guard.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams lands an uppercut.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Big Mouth lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
Big Mouth goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Big Mouth on the inside.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Big Mouth can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Big Mouth blocks an uppercut.
Williams blocks a body shot from Big Mouth.
Big Mouth misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Big Mouth swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Big Mouth blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams lands a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Big Mouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Big Mouth can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Big Mouth blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Big Mouth.
Williams digs a right hand underneath Big Mouth's ribcage. Big Mouth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Big Mouth misses with some punches.
Big Mouth scores with a shoulder strike.
Big Mouth misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams lands a right hand.
Big Mouth tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Big Mouth back against the cage.
Big Mouth tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Big Mouth presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Williams is trying to stall.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Big Mouth controls his hands.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Big Mouth lands with a left to the head.
Big Mouth throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Big Mouth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Big Mouth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Williams is looking for a triangle but Big Mouth pushes his legs off easily.
Williams has his foot on Big Mouth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Big Mouth works his way back into a safe position though.
Big Mouth wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Big Mouth looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams passes Big Mouth's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Big Mouth is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Big Mouth is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams controlling the action here.
Williams is keen to just control but Big Mouth is a slippery customer.
Williams is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Spencer Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yasha Big Mouth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williams scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spencer Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Big Mouth has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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