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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Herman Wiliam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and brian owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herman Wiliam has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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220 cm
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210 lbs
3 - 6 - 0 |
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205 cm
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Herman Wiliam! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, brian owens! The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Steve Erwin and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Wiliam doesn't manage to clinch there - owens circles away.
owens shoots in but Wiliam avoids the takedown attempt easily. Wiliam shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Wiliam is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but owens is surviving well by controlling Wiliam's body position as best he can. owens tries to get back to half guard but can't. Wiliam looking to control and managing it successfully. owens tries to improve his position but instead Wiliam has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round. owens trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble. Wiliam will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. owens tries to break free.
owens looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands. owens wants to control his opponent's hands but Wiliam gets his hands free. Wiliam keeps control of the position as owens tries to break free.
That's two 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. owens's corner are yelling at him, telling him to just focus on controlling Wiliam's hands. owens trying to control the hands but Wiliam won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. owens tries to escape the position.
Wiliam really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
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. Wiliam controls the position. Wiliam looking to break owens's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. owens remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Wiliam will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke! owens is in bad spot here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Wiliam not allowing owens to control his hands. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Wiliam dominated that round. The cut man is working on Herman Wiliam's cut. That's time! Wiliam's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Wiliam closes the distance and clinches. Wiliam breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiliam tries to clinch but owens moves out of range. A head kick misses from owens. owens shoots in for a takedown and gets it. owens blocks the strikes from Wiliam.
Wiliam landing a few short strikes. Wiliam flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
owens is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. owens is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. owens is breathing heavily. owens decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Wiliam takes a shot right to the bread basket. Wiliam drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. owens is being controlled here. owens tries to bench press Wiliam off him but Wiliam keeps the position. owens wants to control but Wiliam postures up. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Wiliam remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round. You can see the frustration on owens's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Wiliam is staying tight to owens's torso, preventing him from escaping. owens tries to escape but Wiliam is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. owens tries to get back to half guard but can't. owens is trying to escape the position but Wiliam is controlling the position. Wiliam working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Wiliam just content to control the position. You can see the frustration on owens's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. owens is letting Wiliam control him for a moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Wiliam dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Herman Wiliam's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Wiliam shoots in and drives through. owens sprawls well. owens lands a body shot.
Wiliam drives through with a takedown into guard. Wiliam wanted to stand there but owens had control of the position. owens looking to control.
Wiliam stopping the sweep attempt from owens. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. owens is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. owens working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wiliam doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wiliam manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Wiliam won't allow owens to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. owens wants to get back to his feet but Wiliam is in a dominant position and won't allow it. owens is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Wiliam taking some punishment here, with owens in his half guard. Wiliam punching from the bottom.
Wiliam is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. owens blocks the strikes from Wiliam.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Wiliam flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Wiliam tries to roll over but owens keeps him under control. owens in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Wiliam tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from owens!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). brian owens!
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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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