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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brian Staal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ted Williams!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good work by Staal as he checks the leg kick.
Williams scores with a one two! Staal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Staal shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Staal controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Staal drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Staal off! Staal jumps back into Williams's guard.
Staal sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Staal connects with a couple of short punches.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Staal could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Staal wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Staal stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Staal is one step ahead there.
Staal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Staal trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Staal with a nice head shot there.
Staal scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Staal trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping full guard, as Staal tries to pass.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams trying to control the position.
Staal trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Staal 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.
Staal seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Staal slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Staal crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Staal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Staal misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Staal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Staal counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Staal manages to pull guard.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Staal looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Williams has picked Staal up and slammed him! Staal can't keep hold of the triangle and Williams manages to pass to side control!
Staal is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control.
Staal sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
Williams looks gassed!
Williams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Staal knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Staal tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Staal flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Staal is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Staal wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Staal fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Staal working for a triangle but Williams defends it easily.
Staal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Staal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Staal is looking to clinch.
Ted Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Staal manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Staal avoids it.
Staal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Staal misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back.
Williams tries for a takedown but Staal circles away easily
and Staal counters by moving into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal pulls Williams into guard.
Staal is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Williams wanted to stand there but Staal had control of the position.
Staal controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Staal scores with a couple of body punches from the bottom.
Williams wants to control from the top but Staal keeps moving.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Staal looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Staal trying to strike off his back.
Williams won't allow Staal to sweep him here.
Staal looking to control.
Staal pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Staal wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
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.
Williams gets to his feet - Staal follows without any prompting.
Staal throws a chopping leg kick but Williams manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brian Staal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Staal counters with a nice body shot.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Staal is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Staal closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Staal is looking to clinch.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Staal tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams throws a series of punches but Staal avoids them all with ease.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Williams.
Williams tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Staal is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams swings around for an armbar but Staal sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Williams's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Staal is controlling him.
Staal wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Staal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Staal wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams looks to clinch
and Staal counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Staal.
Williams throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Staal throwing strikes but missing.
Staal controls from within his opponent's guard.
Staal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Staal dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Staal is looking to clinch.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams scores a takedown into full mount!
Williams jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Staal is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Staal and Williams has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Williams wants to stand but Staal has his arm trapped.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Staal keeps working.
Staal can't do much from the bottom here.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Staal manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Staal gets full guard.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Staal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Staal managing to control the position.
Staal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Williams gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Staal gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Staal wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Staal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Staal from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Staal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Staal clinches with his opponent.
Staal landing knees to the head.
Staal unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Staal connects with a knee to the head.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Staal shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Staal looking for a takedown.
Staal tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Staal manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Staal manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Williams wants to control from the top but Staal keeps moving.
Staal lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
Staal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Staal lands a big elbow.
Staal dominating with strikes here.
Williams is rocked!
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!
Staal looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Williams is still in real trouble! Can Staal finish him?
Staal throwing strikes here but Williams is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Staal looking to ground and pound but Williams is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Brian Staal overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Staal looking to ground and pound but Williams is blocking nicely.
Staal thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Staal thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Staal throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Williams blocking the ground and pound.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Staal controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Staal connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Williams wants to control but Staal is having none of it.
Staal with shots to the head and body - Williams looks very uncomfortable down there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Staal takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ted Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Staal lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Staal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Staal 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Staal!
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hype
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RATING
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