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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Junior Padilla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Junior Padilla has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Junior Padilla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, DJ Williams!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Padilla throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Padilla connects with a nice looking jab.
DJ Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Padilla gets caught flat footed, as Williams shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Padilla looking to control.
Padilla looking for a sweep. Not yet Padilla, not yet.
Padilla trying to control the position.
Williams trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Padilla manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Padilla throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams wants to sweep here but Padilla controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Padilla postures up.
Williams has his hands on Padilla's head, controlling the position.
Padilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Padilla.
Padilla 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Padilla trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Padilla pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Padilla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Williams moves away from the strike by Padilla.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams throws a right hand that Padilla ducks under and follows up with a left that Padilla also avoids with ease.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Padilla. Padilla gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Padilla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Padilla lands a two punch combo.
Padilla pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Padilla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Padilla counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Williams wants to improve his position but Padilla is controlling well.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
Williams keeping full guard, as Padilla tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Padilla throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Padilla postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Williams keeping full guard, as Padilla tries to pass.
Padilla with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Padilla from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Padilla throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Padilla!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Padilla is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
A nice elbow there by Williams.
Padilla is bucking up trying to escape but Williams cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Padilla was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Padilla. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Padilla finds it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Padilla as Williams shoots in.
A shot to de liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Williams throws a right and a left that Padilla avoids nicely.
Padilla lands a jab to the nose.
Williams tries to land a body kick
and Padilla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Padilla counters with a straight right hand.
Williams misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook to the body
and Padilla counters with a right hand to the body.
Padilla will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Padilla rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams misses with a body punch
and Padilla counters with a nice body shot.
Junior Padilla is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Padilla lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Padilla's shoulder, as Padilla tries to avoid the shot.
Padilla shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Padilla keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Padilla scores with a nice right hand.
Williams misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams throws a head kick but Padilla moves out of range.
Williams with a poor takedown
and Padilla counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Junior Padilla has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Williams.
Padilla moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Padilla scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Padilla counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Padilla trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Padilla slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Padilla drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Padilla jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Padilla in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Padilla!
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Padilla is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four 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 landing punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Padilla wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Padilla is trying to escape the mount.
Williams lands a big elbow.
DJ Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Padilla dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams leaves Padilla with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Padilla keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Padilla sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Padilla shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Padilla's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Padilla scores with a three punch combo!
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williams throws a right and a left that Padilla avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Padilla with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Padilla looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Padilla persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Junior Padilla. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Padilla ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Padilla counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Padilla from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Williams holds on and takes a little breather.
Padilla wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Padilla trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Padilla from controlling successfully.
Padilla stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Padilla trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Padilla counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a lazy takedown attempt
and Padilla counters with a straight right hand.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Padilla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Padilla wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Padilla tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Williams is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Williams not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Padilla keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Padilla defending well.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Padilla showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Padilla has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Padilla!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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