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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Logan Mahoney (ranked 4618 p4p, 4462 weight class) and Willis Williams (ranked 452 p4p, 441 weight class). The key to victory for Logan Mahoney has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Logan Mahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willis Williams!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Colin Fray and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams swings for the body but Mahoney moves out of range.
Mahoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
As Williams tries to get set, Mahoney tries to push him back and clinch up but Williams manages to avoid the attempt.
Mahoney moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Mahoney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahoney moves away.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahoney.
Williams has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Mahoney is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahoney moves away.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahoney is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Mahoney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mahoney.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahoney was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahoney is just out of range.
Williams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mahoney rather than just go for the knockout.
Mahoney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mahoney tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mahoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Mahoney tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Mahoney tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahoney moves away.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Mahoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Willis Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a body punch but Mahoney moves out of range.
Mahoney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws a body punch but Mahoney moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahoney was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mahoney looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mahoney wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Mahoney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahoney seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahoney seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Mahoney doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams throws a body punch but Mahoney moves out of range.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahoney has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Mahoney tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williams as Mahoney tries to tie him up.
Mahoney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Mahoney is looking to control Williams's arms but Williams gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mahoney has his back to the cage.
Mahoney prevents the takedown attempt.
Mahoney stalling the fight.
Mahoney crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Mahoney stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney with a knee to the head.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mahoney with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams looking for a takedown.
Logan Mahoney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willis Williams.
Williams wants to take the fight to the mat but Mahoney manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Williams looking for a takedown.
Mahoney working Williams over with knees to the body.
Mahoney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Mahoney is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy.
Mahoney using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Mahoney pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams throws a body punch but Mahoney moves out of range.
Mahoney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Williams.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willis Williams dominated that 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.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Mahoney tries to counter by clinching up but Williams breaks away and moves out of range.
Williams swings for the body but Mahoney moves out of range.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahoney avoids the body shot from Williams.
Mahoney is looking to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch.
Williams works Mahoney's body with a nice hook.
Logan Mahoney is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mahoney staying out of range there.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahoney moves away.
Mahoney takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams thuds a left hand into Mahoney's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mahoney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Williams.
Mahoney clinches with his opponent.
Mahoney will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williams up against the cage.
Mahoney is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney is pushing Williams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Mahoney trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mahoney into the cage.
Mahoney trying to land knees to the body.
Mahoney stalling.
Mahoney is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mahoney gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Logan Mahoney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willis Williams.
That's two 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.
Mahoney tries to stall but Williams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Mahoney shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mahoney tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Mahoney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williams as Mahoney tries to tie him up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams wants to take the fight to the mat but Mahoney manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mahoney controlling the action here for a moment.
Mahoney missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Logan Mahoney.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahoney moves away.
Mahoney fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mahoney avoids the body shot from Williams.
Mahoney tries to counter by clinching up but Williams breaks away and moves out of range.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahoney moves away.
Mahoney has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Mahoney.
Mahoney tries to stall but Williams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney taking a breather.
Mahoney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Mahoney just leaning against Williams, taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Logan Mahoney.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahoney moves away.
Mahoney is looking to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch.
Mahoney takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mahoney takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Willis Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Mahoney wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Mahoney on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Mahoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Mahoney tries to counter by clinching up but Williams breaks away and moves out of range.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahoney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahoney was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Mahoney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahoney is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mahoney doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mahoney wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Williams tries to get set, Mahoney tries to push him back and clinch up but Williams manages to avoid the attempt.
Mahoney doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahoney moves away.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahoney is just out of range.
Williams takes a swing at Mahoney's ribcage but misses.
Mahoney doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Mahoney is just out of range.
Mahoney seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Williams throws a body punch but Mahoney moves out of range.
Mahoney takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams takes a swing at Mahoney's ribcage but misses.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mahoney manages to avoid it.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahoney moves away.
Mahoney wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Mahoney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mahoney fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams wants to counter with a clinch but Mahoney pushes him away.
Williams swings for the body but Mahoney moves out of range.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahoney avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mahoney counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mahoney connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Williams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams can't get the takedown.
Mahoney tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mahoney misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy.
Mahoney tries to stall but Williams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Mahoney throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mahoney.
Williams jumps guard but Mahoney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
Logan Mahoney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willis Williams.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Logan Mahoney.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Mahoney does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams swings for the body but Mahoney moves out of range.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Mahoney's ribs.
Mahoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Mahoney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Williams.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Williams tries to get set, Mahoney tries to push him back and clinch up but Williams manages to avoid the attempt.
Mahoney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mahoney was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Mahoney keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahoney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Williams.
Logan Mahoney has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mahoney uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Mahoney wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willis Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Josh West scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willis Williams!
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