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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Danny O Malley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Malley comes to the cage accompanied by House Of pain - Jump Around. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 cm
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197 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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188 cm
24
196 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Danny O Malley! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DJ Williams! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! O Malley doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
O Malley shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well. O Malley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. O Malley takes a body punch but keeps moving. O Malley throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams cracks O Malley with a right hand to the side of the head. Williams throws a half hearted mid kick. A head kick misses from O Malley. O Malley takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. O Malley is breathing heavily. Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body. 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 scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Williams digs a good body shot into O Malley's ribs. Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Excellent takedown into side control there by Williams. O Malley defending against the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams throws a strike aimed at the side of O Malley's head but O Malley avoids it well. Williams in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. O Malley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Williams misses with an attempted head punch from side control. Williams scoring with punches from side control. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. O Malley wants to control but Williams postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Williams moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow. Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams thows a huge punch but O Malley dodges it nicely.
Williams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Williams scoring with strikes to the body and head. Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. O Malley defending well though. Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks O Malley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Williams is trying to control. O Malley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Williams wants to pass to mount but O Malley is defending the position. O Malley tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control. Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time. O Malley tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control. Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. O Malley takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams lands with a nice body punch. O Malley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Williams works the jab nicely. Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams sizes up O Malley with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Williams shoots in and bounces O Malley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. 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! O Malley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round. O Malley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Williams is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but O Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. O Malley is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. O Malley is trying to control the position but Williams postures up. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Williams works a leg free and moves into half guard. O Malley tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Williams dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams gets the takedown into side control. Williams scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at O Malley to see if he's OK. Williams tries to score with some ground and pound. O Malley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. Williams scoring with punches from side control. Williams lands a nice forearm strike. Williams cracks O Malley with a big elbow. O Malley is looking for a sweep. An elbow from Williams crashes against the mat.
O Malley parries the strikes from Williams easily there. Williams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable O Malley to escape.
Check out the look on Williams's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
O Malley wants to control but Williams postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams lands a nice forearm strike. Williams tries to score with some ground and pound. O Malley controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage. O Malley takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
O Malley is looking for a sweep. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. O Malley parries the strikes from Williams easily there. Williams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable O Malley to escape.
Williams tries to land with some ground and pound but misses. Williams misses with the ground and pound. Williams landing a few strikes. O Malley pushes Williams away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Williams gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control. O Malley takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. O Malley managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but O Malley is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Williams lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams working away. O Malley tries to buck Williams off but Williams is having none of it. Williams works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head. Williams lands a few punches from side control. Williams is chipping away with strikes.
Williams scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at O Malley to see if he's OK. Williams lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear O Malley down.
Williams working away. Williams throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Williams working away. O Malley is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control. O Malley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard. Williams controlling the position. O Malley wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving. Williams is pulling down on O Malley's head. It's preventing any offense from O Malley, at least for the moment. Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Williams controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. O Malley throws a big right hand that misses. Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. O Malley postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. O Malley throws a big right hand that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. O Malley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Williams to score an easy takedown into full guard. O Malley can't keep his opponent in guard - Williams advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but O Malley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Williams thows a huge punch but O Malley dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
O Malley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams shoots in and bounces O Malley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. DJ Williams has got the better of the ground game so far. Williams postures up.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but O Malley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard. Williams won't allow O Malley to sweep him here. O Malley preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. O Malley is trying to control the position but Williams postures up. Williams with a nice head shot there. Williams distracts O Malley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. O Malley trying to control the position here. Williams thows a big elbow that misses. O Malley wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment. Williams throwing strikes from guard but O Malley blocks nicely. Williams with a nice head shot there. O Malley has Williams pulled in close to control his posture.
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. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go! O Malley is trying to keep Williams in close.
O Malley is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. O Malley decides to pull guard. Williams throwing strikes from guard but O Malley blocks nicely. O Malley controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Williams postures up.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard. Williams wants to control from the top but O Malley keeps moving. Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Williams with a nice head shot there. Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu. Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. O Malley swivels though and keeps the full guard. Williams passes O Malley's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Williams has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. A nice elbow there by Williams. Williams avoids the attempt from O Malley to control. O Malley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position. Williams with shots to the head and body - O Malley looks very uncomfortable down there. Williams pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Danny O Malley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! O Malley wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight! DJ Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 26:30 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 26:30 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Williams!
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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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