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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chay Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boy comes to the cage accompanied by Keith Urban - Stupid Boy. Willis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. As I Lay Dying - Through Struggle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Chay Willis is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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201 cm
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213 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
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212 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Boy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Chay Willis! The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boy is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Boy misses with a head kick.
Willis misses with a wild body shot. Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boy cracks a nice hook into Willis's ribs. Boy lands a high kick!
Willis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Boy misses with a body kick. Boy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Some wild striking there from Willis.
Willis slips under a jab. A looping hook to the body misses from Willis. Boy does a little dance to reset his feet. Boy avoids the body shot from Willis.
Boy throws a hook but Willis avoids it easily. Boy takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Willis moves out of range as Boy strikes. Willis misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Boy to counter with a crisp jab. Willis throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Willis is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boy rather than just go for the knockout. Boy throws an overhand right that lands on Willis's shoulder, as Willis tries to avoid the shot. Willis lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willis swats him away and circles back towards the center. Willis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Boy misses with a hook. Tommy Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Boy. Boy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Willis. Donk. Boy catches Willis right on the button with a cross. Willis blocks a jab. Willis pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Willis scores with a nice right hand.
Boy throws a head kick that Willis semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boy throws a hook but Willis avoids it easily. A telegraphed right hand from Boy misses the target. Willis throws an overhand right that lands on Boy's shoulder, as Boy tries to avoid the shot. Willis blocks a head kick by Boy.
Willis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Willis tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Willis has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought! A lull in the action here. Boy is trying to control Willis's posture but Willis avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. You can see the frustration on Boy's face as Willis controls the position. An elbow from Willis crashes against the mat.
Boy tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Willis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Poor strikes thrown by Willis there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Willis working away from the top, dropping strikes. Willis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Willis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boy is looking to escape. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Chay Willis will probably get the nod. 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.
Boy throws a sloppy head kick and Willis moves out of range easily. Willis looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range. Willis misses the jab. Willis throws a hook to the side of Boy's head but Boy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. A looping hook to the body misses from Willis. Boy does a little dance to reset his feet. Boy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Boy throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Willis counter with a right hand. Boy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Boy there as he acknowledges the shot. Willis lands the left hand. Boy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Willis slips a straight right by Boy. Boy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Willis lands a right hook to the body.
Boy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. Willis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tommy Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Boy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A shot to the body from Boy misses and Willis counters with a left to the body. Willis throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it. Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Willis moves away. Willis takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses. Boy closes the distance looking to clinch and Willis connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Willis throws an overhand right that lands on Boy's shoulder, as Boy tries to avoid the shot. Nice sprawl there from Boy as Willis shoots in. Boy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Willis. Boy throws a leg kick that is checked and Willis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Boy tries to clinch up but Willis circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Willis with a hook. Willis misses with a jab to the body
and Boy counters with a big head kick but Willis shrugs it off. 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! Boy scores with a head kick.
Willis misses with a body shot
enabling Boy to counter with a crisp jab. Willis misses with a shot to the body and Boy counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Willis is lucky that one didn't land flush. Boy moves out of range of the strikes. Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Willis.
Tommy Boy is winning the standup battle so far. Willis fails with a takedown attempt. Willis moves out of range as Boy strikes. Boy wants to clinch but Willis slips to the side and Willis counters with a straight right hand. Boy throws out a loose jab but Willis uses good head movement to avoid it. Boy stalks Willis and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Willis's face. Willis staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice body kick there by Boy. Willis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Boy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Boy throws a head kick that misses and Willis counters with a lovely straight right hand! Willis takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boy throws a head kick but Willis moves out of range.
Boy misses with a body kick. Willis moves out of range of the body kick. Boy takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Boy throws a sloppy head kick and Willis moves out of range easily. Boy works the jab nicely. Willis takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses. Willis swings for the body but Boy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Willis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Boy moves away. A slapping leg kick lands for Boy.
Boy tries to clinch but fails miserably and Willis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Willis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boy. Boy defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Willis. Tommy Boy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chay Willis. Boy clinches but Willis breaks the clinch and Willis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Boy clinches. Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Boy closes the distance looking to clinch and Boy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Willis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy connects with a high kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Boy will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Boy throws a head kick but Willis moves out of range.
Willis looks to score with a jab to the body but Boy is just out of range. Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
Boy looks to throw the jab but Willis is out of range. Willis avoids the head kick by Boy.
Boy swinging wildly here.
Willis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Boy at a distance.
Boy tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Willis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Boy misses with a body shot.
Boy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Willis swats away the attempt to clinch by Boy. Boy stuffs the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round. Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boy falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Willis to counter with a crisp jab. Boy tries to clinch up but Willis circles away and keeps his distance. Boy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Boy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Willis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Boy manages to avoid it. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Willis!
Nice cross by Willis. The fighters circling - Boy throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Boy throws a head kick but Willis moves out of range.
Boy misses with a low kick. Boy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Boy throws the left hand but Willis avoids the punch easily. Boy tries to clinch up and Willis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Willis connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boy. Boy circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Willis misses with a few strikes there.
Good work by Willis as he checks the leg kick. Good shot there by Willis. Boy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Willis ducks under a wild hook from Boy. Willis lands with a right hand. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Willis slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Boy looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Willis circles away from the clinch attempt and Willis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Willis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Boy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Willis takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Willis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boy.
Willis takes a swing at Boy's ribcage but misses. Willis scores with a decent looking hook. Willis changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Boy looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. Willis looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Boy is avoiding damage well.
Willis goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Boy has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Willis but great work by Boy. Willis tries to control but Boy manages to take his back. Boy really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Willis.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Willis trying to control the hands but Boy breaks the grip. Boy just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boy trying to control momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Willis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that's the end of the fight! Chay Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Willis has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29 Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29 Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chay Willis!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
78% |
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