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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Poison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poison has chosen Kanye West - Amazing as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Poison!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch up.
Poison swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Poison wants to clinch
and Williams counters by clinching up.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Poison's face.
It looks like Phil Poison has been cut.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Poison tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Williams - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Poison is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Poison drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams drags the fight down to the ground.
Williams has control of Poison's left arm, preventing Poison from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams pushes Poison off and gets back to his feet.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Poison circles away.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Poison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams tries to clinch there but Poison circles away.
Poison wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Poison's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poison wants to stall.
Williams is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Poison wants to break the clinch but can't.
Poison pulls guard.
Poison is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams wants to stand but Poison has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Poison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Poison can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Williams controls the pace.
Poison trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Poison looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Williams puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Williams in particular looking to stall.
Poison wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Williams controlling the pace.
Poison wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams tries to stand and escape but Poison is controlling the position.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams is thwarting Poison's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phil Poison's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Poison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
Williams instigates a clinch.
Poison is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns Poison into the cage.
Poison is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poison has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Poison stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.
Poison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Poison's defenses.
Williams with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Phil Poison's cut even more.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Williams.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Poison's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Poison is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Williams stalls.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams lands a nice elbow.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Poison.
Williams lands a takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poison working a defensive guard but Williams passes into half guard.
Poison wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Poison won't allow Williams to pass to mount.
Williams wants to stand up but Poison is controlling the position.
Williams controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Poison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Poison is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams is stalling in the full guard.
Poison has control of Williams's left arm, preventing Williams from doing any damage.
Williams wants to stand but Poison has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
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.
Poison being controlled here, momentarily.
Poison working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
Poison trying to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Phil Poison's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
so Poison counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Poison wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Poison from controlling successfully.
Williams pulls Poison in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poison wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Poison is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams is looking to clinch but Poison is avoiding it.
Poison circles away from the clinch attempt
and Poison counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Williams controlling the position well.
Poison wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams won't allow Poison to pass to mount.
Williams is defending against the submission attempts here by Poison.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Poison.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Poison from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poison missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Poison drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Poison jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Poison stops Williams from standing up.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams pulls Poison in close to prevent any damage.
Poison trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Poison wants to clinch
and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Poison has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Poison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Poison can't break the clinch.
Williams stalling against the cage.
Poison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. Poison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Phil Poison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Matt Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poison looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Poison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Williams!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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