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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thaddeus Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reese comes into a darkened arena with his song building. BAMA Boyz-Sweet Home Alabama kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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185 lbs
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180 cm
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181 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jermaine Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thaddeus Reese!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reese postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Reese trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Reese postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reese postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reeseis looking to pass into half guard but Williams pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Williams is in guard.
Reese wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Reese trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Reese throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams won't allow Reese to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reese gets caught flat footed, as Williams shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Reese throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Williams trying to control but Reese is working from the bottom.
Reese throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Reese 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 advances position into side control!
Williams trying to control the action but Reese is working from the bottom.
Reese is looking for a sweep.
Williams tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Reese sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
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.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Reese does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Reese is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Reese is working away.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Reese defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Reese with a poor takedown
and Williams counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Williams.
Reese looks gassed!
Williams wants to control from the top but Reese keeps moving.
Reese working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams pushing down on Reese's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Reese is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks the strikes from Reese.
Williams wants to take a breather but Reese is having none of it.
Reese looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams wants to control but Reese is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Reese fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Reese's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Reese is working from the bottom.
Reese tries to strike from the bottom.
Williams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Reese doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Reese swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Reese counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Thaddeus Reese will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Reese fails with the takedown
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Reese fights it but they end up in guard.
Jermaine Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Reese manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
Reese showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Reese throwing strikes but missing.
Reese throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Reese stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Reese trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Reese throws a big right hand that misses.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reese counters with a nice double leg into side control. Williams won't be happy with that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The strikes coming from Reese are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Williams wants to control but Reese postures up.
Reese throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Reese fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Williams defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Reese.
Williams parries the strikes from Reese easily there. Reese is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Williams to escape.
Reese scores with a couple of short elbows.
Reese is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Williams has escaped the position, nice work there.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
Williams is looking for a sweep.
Reese throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Reese scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Williams to see if he's OK.
Reese tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Reese tries to score with some ground and pound. Williams controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
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.
Reese has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Williams!
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Reese sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Reese jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Williams is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Williams and Reese has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Reese landing strikes.
Williams is trying to control Reese's posture but Reese avoids it.
Williams manages to work his way to half guard, despite Reese's best efforts.
Williams is looking to control Reese's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Williams avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thaddeus Reese 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. This is the final round!
Reese tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Williams counters with a nice double leg into side control. Reese won't be happy with that.
Reese tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
Williams is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Reese knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Williams tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Reese is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Reese striking from the bottom.
Williams is pressing down on Reese's thigh, looking to free his foot. Reese is holding on for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Reese misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Reese missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Reese works his way to full guard. Good work.
Reese striking off his back.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Reese is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reese closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Reese lands in his opponent's guard.
Thaddeus Reese is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese stands up over Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Reese looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Reese bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Reese throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reese sitting in guard here, content to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Reese accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams controls Reese momentarily but Reese frees himself.
Reese trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams keeping full guard, as Reese tries to pass.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Reese counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Williams's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Reese working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Reese postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Reese trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Reese missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jermaine Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams has momentary wrist control but Reese slips an elbow through the middle.
Reese has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Reese working some strikes from top position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Reese tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thaddeus Reese comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Reese 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thaddeus Reese!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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