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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Willie Bumm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeVaughn Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). DeVaughn Williams will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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204 lbs
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195 cm
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Bumm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DeVaughn Williams!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bumm avoids it really well and circles away.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bumm as he avoids it easily.
DeVaughn Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Willie Bumm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeVaughn Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bumm paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Bumm sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bumm is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Bumm circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bumm circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bumm, pushing him back against the cage.
Bumm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bumm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Bumm to work.
Bumm tightens his grip and picks Williams up, before dumping him to the ground. Williams manages to land in guard.
Williams is trying to keep Bumm in close.
Williams looks gassed!
Bumm tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
Bumm throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bumm won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bumm is one step ahead there.
Bumm pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Bumm drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bumm jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bumm wants to stand but Williams has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bumm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bumm lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Bumm lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like DeVaughn Williams has been cut.
Bumm has Williams pushed against the cage.
Bumm breaks the clinch.
Bumm cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bumm closes the distance and clinches.
Bumm connects with a knee to the head.
Bumm goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bumm.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bumm.
Bumm pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bumm's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bumm duly obliges.
Danga de danga de dang - Bumm scores with a four punch combination!
Bumm throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Bumm moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bumm misses with a double jab.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Bumm.
Bumm clinches.
Williams tries to pull guard but Bumm won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bumm scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bumm is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bumm breaks the clinch.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bumm is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Bumm circles away and we're back to standing.
Bumm pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Bumm utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bumm misses with a knee strike.
Bumm is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bumm scores a nice knee to the body.
Bumm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bumm has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Bumm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Bumm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeVaughn Williams's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bumm misses with a wild combination.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bumm counters by moving into the clinch.
Bumm misses with a knee strike.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Bumm has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Bumm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bumm fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bumm throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bumm.
Williams throws a lazy head kick
and Bumm cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Bumm counters with a two punch combo.
Bumm moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
A punch combination from Bumm misses.
Bumm takes the fight into the clinch.
Bumm is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams decides to pull guard.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Bumm from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Bumm from standing up.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williams keeping full guard, as Bumm tries to pass.
Bumm is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Bumm drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Bumm off! Bumm jumps back into Williams's guard.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bumm darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Bumm breaks from the clinch.
Bumm has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bumm obliges.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Bumm is controlling him.
Bumm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bumm breaks the clinch.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bumm scores with a jab to the head.
Williams tries for a takedown but Bumm circles away easily
and Bumm moves into the clinch.
Bumm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bumm closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Bumm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Bumm looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Bumm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bumm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Bumm lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Bumm shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bumm makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bumm'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.
Bumm looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Williams tries to work over Bumm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Bumm misses with a knee strike.
Bumm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bumm's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Willie Bumm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on DeVaughn Williams's cut.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Williams shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bumm counters with a nice double leg into side control. Williams won't be happy with that.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bumm is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bumm tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Bumm wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Bumm is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bumm gets a clinch.
Knees to the body from Bumm.
Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bumm leaning against his opponent.
Bumm lands with a left to the head.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bumm working Williams over with knees to the body.
Bumm digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bumm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bumm avoids the elbow strike from Williams, against the cage.
Bumm crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Bumm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Bumm lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bumm obliges.
Williams is fighting off a takedown attempt but Bumm is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Williams to the mat. Williams regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Bumm forces his way into half guard.
Williams trying to hold on to Bumm's head to control him but Bumm postures up.
Bumm keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Bumm is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
Bumm is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Willie Bumm is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams punching from the bottom.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Bumm is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bumm ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Bumm scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bumm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Willie Bumm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams has his takedown stuffed
and Bumm counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bumm.
Willie Bumm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DeVaughn Williams.
Bumm lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bumm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bumm with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
DeVaughn Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bumm lands a shot to the body.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bumm.
And that's the end of the fight!
Willie Bumm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bumm 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Willie Bumm!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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