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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russian Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Waldo Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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233 lbs
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261 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Russian Saint!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waldo Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saint swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Saint moves out of range easily.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint connects with a jab.
Waldo Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Saint is trying to defend but Williams finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Williams thows a huge punch but Saint dodges it nicely.
Saint wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saint actively working from the bottom here.
That's two 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 is trying to control the action in half guard but Saint is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Saint is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
Williams throwing shots but Saint is blocking nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Saint avoids a kick to the body.
Saint avoids a kick to the body.
Saint keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Saint sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Saint missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Russian Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldo Williams.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
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.
A jab from Saint does it's job there.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Saint tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Saint to the ground. Saint escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saint walks forward, straight into a front kick from Williams.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Saint.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A slow jab from Saint misses its intended target.
Saint swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Williams dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Saint manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saint wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Williams with a nice head shot there.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Saint has wrist control.
Williams postures up and lands a big shot to Saint's brow.
Williams won't allow Saint to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Saint wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.
Williams postures up in Saint's guard and throws a big left but Saint blocks it.
Williams won't allow Saint to get back to his feet.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Saint wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.
Saint has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Saint knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Saint working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams.
Williams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Saint wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams in side control lands a decent elbow.
Saint is pushing Williams's head away, looking to escape. Williams manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working the ground and pound.
Williams working the body and head with strikes.
Saint on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Saint tries to get out of the position.
Williams lands an elbow.
Williams working the body and head with strikes.
Saint taking punishment in the form of punches.
Williams tries for a kimura but Saint is defending well.
Williams in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Williams trying to control the action but Saint is working from the bottom.
Saint is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Williams is controlling him well.
Saint takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Saint is pushing Williams's head away, looking to escape. Williams manages to hold on to the position though.
Saint throws Williams to one side and escapes!
Saint moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saint punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Saint jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Russian Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldo Williams.
Saint tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Saint misses with a straight right.
Saint dodges the punch combination from Williams.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Saint wants to get back to his feet.
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Saint is trying to stand.
Williams lands strikes from half guard.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Saint is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams prevents Saint from standing back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Saint is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams winds up and cracks Saint with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Saint is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Saint with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Williams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Williams connects with a nice short shot to Saint's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saint blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Saint is in trouble now - Williams has advanced to mount!
Saint is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint bucks up and throws Williams to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Saint blocks a head kick by Williams.
Saint displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Williams.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
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.
A big left from Saint misses.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Saint sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Russian Saint has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Waldo Williams.
Saint chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Russian Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Waldo Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams tries to clinch but Saint is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Waldo Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waldo 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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FIGHT
RATING
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