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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cal Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Williams's choice of entrance music: Final Countdown by Europe. Wade Williams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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154 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cal Peterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wade Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Eddie Farnsworth and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Cal Peterson has been cut.
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Peterson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams forces Peterson back against the cage and clinches.
Peterson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams working Peterson over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams avoiding damage.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Peterson is breathing heavily.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Williams trying to control but Peterson is working from the bottom.
Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Peterson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Peterson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Peterson tries to get out of the position.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Peterson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Peterson keeping full guard, as Williams tries to pass.
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.
Williams advances to half guard.
Williams sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Peterson defending well though.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Peterson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Williams.
Williams throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Williams throws a right and a left that Peterson avoids nicely.
Williams throws a head kick that half lands.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Peterson.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Williams closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Williams lands in his opponent's guard.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.
Williams wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Williams is pushing down on Peterson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Peterson is fighting to maintain full guard but Williams has managed to sneak the leg through.
Williams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Williams moves into full mount! Peterson won't be happy about that!
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Peterson is surviving well by controlling Williams's body position as best he can.
Peterson working to try and regain half guard.
Williams with shots to the head and body - Peterson looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peterson wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams breaks from Peterson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cal Peterson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams connects with a high kick.
Nice takedown defense from Peterson. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Peterson. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Peterson.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Peterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Williams.
Peterson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Peterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Peterson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Peterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Peterson throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Cal Peterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Peterson thows a body shot but no joy.
Peterson scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson throws out a powerful jab.
Williams lands with a nice body kick.
Peterson throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Cal Peterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams is looking to slow Peterson down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Williams lands but Peterson takes it in his stride.
Peterson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Wade Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Peterson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams effectively controlling the action here.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Peterson in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Peterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Peterson's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Peterson is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams throws a head kick that half lands.
Peterson throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Peterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Peterson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams connects with a high kick.
Nice takedown defense from Peterson. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Cal Peterson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Williams.
Peterson throws a shot to the body.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Peterson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Peterson lands a jab to the head.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Peterson but Peterson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson lands a nice looking body shot.
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Peterson's torso.
Williams lands a head kick. Peterson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Peterson throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams lands a head kick!
Peterson just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Peterson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Peterson sees coming a mile off.
Peterson misses the shot to the body.
Peterson misses with a wild body shot.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Peterson misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a big head kick but Peterson shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Peterson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Williams - that will leave a mark!
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Peterson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Peterson lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Peterson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peterson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Peterson takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peterson takes a knee to the side of the body.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Peterson won't want to take too many of those.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Peterson avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wade Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cal Peterson's cut.
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 throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Peterson in the body.
Peterson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams throws a head kick but Peterson moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
Peterson dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Peterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams lands a head kick!
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Peterson looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Peterson's front leg but catches the back leg as Peterson tries to avoid it.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Peterson.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Peterson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Peterson misses with a body shot.
Peterson lands with a nice body punch.
Peterson cracks Williams with a good jab.
Wade Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Peterson throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Peterson lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
Peterson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Williams avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Peterson.
Peterson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Peterson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Peterson misses.
Wade Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams rushes Peterson and presses him up against the cage.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Peterson.
Williams lands an elbow just above Peterson 's eye.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Peterson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peterson's defenses.
Peterson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Peterson.
Peterson tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Peterson throws a head punch that misses.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams has Peterson pressed against the cage, preventing Peterson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Peterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Peterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Peterson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson working aggressively here.
Williams has Peterson pushed against the cage.
Peterson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Peterson in his tracks for a moment.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Peterson is defending well for now.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams pulls Peterson into guard.
Williams keeping full guard, as Peterson tries to pass.
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 working a defensive guard here.
Williams is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Peterson defends well.
Williams is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Peterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Peterson wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Wade Williams!
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Wade Williams!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Wade Williams!
Wade Williams wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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