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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Fantana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mandible Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mandible Williams struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Mandible Williams looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brian Fantana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mandible Williams!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Williams working away.
Fantana sneaks back into half guard.
Fantana slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fantana working a defensive guard here.
Fantana striking from the bottom here.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Fantana.
Fantana is working hard here to advance position.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fantana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana trying to control the position.
Fantana keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fantana closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantana performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Fantana wants to pass the guard but Williams is defending well.
Fantana trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to control but can't.
Fantana controlling the pace.
Williams wants to control but Fantana is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fantana slips a nice elbow through Williams's hands, connecting with Williams's forehead.
Fantana keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fantana postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Williams to stand up.
Brian Fantana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantana misses with a series of wild punches.
Fantana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantana looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Fantana pushes down on Williams's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fantana lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is not content to let Fantana control the position.
Williams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fantana is working away from the top position though.
Well, if Fantana is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nice strikes from Fantana there.
Fantana wants to stand up but Williams is controlling the position.
Fantana seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fantana has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Fantana breaks from Williams's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fantana dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fantana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Fantana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Fantana can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape.
Fantana breaks from Williams's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fantana wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
Fantana lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantana dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Fantana.
Williams is rocked!
Williams tries to hold on but Fantana postures up.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Fantana finish him?
Williams is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams can't escape the position.
Fantana connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantana controlling the pace for now.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Brian Fantana overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fantana 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.
Fantana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantana has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Williams's face.
That's two 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.
Fantana tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Brian Fantana just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fantana fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
Fantana punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fantana counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
Fantana stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Williams working a defensive guard but Fantana passes into half guard.
Fantana controlling the action here.
Fantana decides to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Fantana counters with a two punch combo.
Fantana connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Fantana fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams wants to control from the top but Fantana keeps moving.
Fantana working a defensive guard here.
Williams looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fantana doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is fighting to break Fantana's control of his arms but Fantana is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fantana swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fantana looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fantana swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Fantana.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fantana keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Fantana dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Fantana lands a two punch combo.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fantana takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fantana manages to pull guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Fantana is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fantana is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Fantana is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams being controlled here momentarily.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fantana has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Williams off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Fantana scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Williams is looking to control Fantana's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Fantana is keen to just control but Williams is a slippery customer.
Williams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fantana is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Fantana is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Williams Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Fantana's back instead.
Williams is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Fantana defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Williams patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Oooh a big shot gets through from Williams. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Williams is looking for a rear naked choke here but Fantana reverses the position brilliantly into Williams's guard!
Williams keeping busy on the bottom but Fantana has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fantana throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Fantana has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Fantana breaks from Williams's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fantana takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Fantana has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Williams wants to hold on but Fantana pushes him away.
Mandible Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantana is landing with some decent strikes but Williams is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantana wants to control the pace but Williams is squirming around nicely.
Williams is looking to get to half guard.
Williams is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
BOOM! Fantana connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Williams flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Fantana showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Fantana has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Fantana!
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energy
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RATING
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