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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Squatter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aden Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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178 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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176 cm
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155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dirk Squatter! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Aden Williams! The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Williams cracks the inside of Squatter's front leg. Williams misses with the combination.
Williams throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Squatter. Squatter throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease. Squatter fails with the takedown. Williams rushes Squatter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Squatter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage. Squatter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Squatter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Williams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Williams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Williams looks gassed! Squatter throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing. Squatter gets back to half guard. Squatter gets full guard. Squatter had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Williams is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Squatter Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Williams's back instead. Williams trying to control but not successfully. Squatter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round. Squatter lands punches and elbows. Squatter lands strikes to the head. Squatter is hanging on to Williams's back as he tries to escape.
Squatter is punishing Williams with strikes - can he finish him?! Squatter is working the ground and pound. Can Williams escape? Williams is trying to stand back up. Williams is really stuck here.
Williams has hold of Squatter's arm. He needs to escape this position sooner or later but for now he's happy enough to control the position and prevent the submission attempts. Williams showing good submission defense here.
Squatter is not going to allow Williams to sit and survive in this position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Williams wants to escape the position but for the time being he's just trying to control the pace. Williams tries to roll but Squatter sticks to his back.
Williams manages to stand up with Squatter still on his back. Eventually Squatter drops to his feet and we're back in the standing position. Squatter misses with the combination.
Squatter on the wrong end of a nice jab. Williams closes the distance and clinches. Williams tries for a takedown but Squatter manages to get underhooks.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dirk Squatter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aden Williams. Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Squatter on that attempt. Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Squatter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williams scores with a couple of nice shots. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Squatter tries to kick Williams off but Williams keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams tries to stand and escape but Squatter is controlling the position. Squatter is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Squatter avoid being mounted? Squatter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Squatter is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him. Williams blocks the strikes from Squatter.
Squatter is pressing down on Williams's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Squatter working a defensive guard here.
Williams really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Squatter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Squatter keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Williams working Squatter over with strikes. Williams performing his best blanket impression for a moment. Squatter on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Squatter tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg. Nice strikes from Williams there. Williams working the head and body with strikes. Squatter is trying to stand.
Squatter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Williams decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Squatter circles away. Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Squatter fails with the takedown. Squatter misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a good low kick that Squatter was not able to check. Squatter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Squatter with a lazy takedown attempt and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Squatter stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Squatter throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aden Williams dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Squatter moves out of range as Williams strikes. Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Squatter.
Squatter wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance. Squatter lands with a right hand. A punch combination from Squatter misses. Williams misses with a double jab
and Squatter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Squatter. Squatter thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Williams instigates a clinch. Williams breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Squatter misses. Squatter tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Squatter. Squatter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes. Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Squatter is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Squatter throws a sloppy head kick and Williams counters with a two punch combo. The fight stays on the outside here - Squatter looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. A head kick misses from Squatter.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams closes the distance and clinches. Williams prevents Squatter from breaking the clinch. Squatter manages to pull guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Squatter keeps moving. Squatter striking off his back but it's not causing Williams any problems. Squatter has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle. Squatter looking for a sweep. Not yet Squatter, not yet. Williams stands and steps away. Squatter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. Squatter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one. Williams tries to clinch up. Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Squatter shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dirk Squatter. That's going to take a lot out of him. Williams lands with a slapping head kick. Squatter fails with the takedown. Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Squatter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Squatter.
Squatter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Squatter lands with a nice combination. Williams backs away looking to recover. Williams shoots in for a takedown but Squatter shows good takedown defense. Squatter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Squatter throws a sloppy head kick and Williams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. 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 stopping the sweep attempt from Squatter. Squatter keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass. Squatter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard. Squatter is standing up over Williams. Williams looks to escape but Squatter dives into side control.
Williams is not content to let Squatter control the position. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williams can do anything to dispel that myth. Williams on the wrong end of some ground and pound. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Squatter scores with punches from side control. Aden Williams has got the better of the ground game so far. Squatter wants to stand but Williams has his arm trapped. Squatter landing strikes. Squatter advances to mount. Williams keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Squatter trying to control but he's not successful this time. Squatter blocks Williams's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom. Squatter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Squatter cracks Williams with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Squatter with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.
Williams is rocked!
It looks like Aden Williams has been cut. The referee warns Williams that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Squatter finish him? The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Squatter punching from mount but Williams doing a good job of avoiding damage. Squatter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Squatter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Squatter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Squatter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Squatter punching from mount but Williams doing a good job of avoiding damage. Squatter thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Squatter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Squatter tries to control but Williams wriggling away. Squatter misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Williams wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Squatter.
Poor strikes thrown by Squatter there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Williams holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Squatter tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Squatter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing. Squatter looking to finish with strikes here!
Williams wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Squatter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Squatter dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Aden Williams's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Squatter is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Squatter circles away and we're back to standing. Squatter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily. Squatter tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it. Squatter fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Squatter walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Williams drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Squatter swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Williams's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dirk Squatter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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