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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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200 cm
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274 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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225 cm
25
300 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamal Williams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Johnson! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard. Well, if Williams is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Williams looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Johnson is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Williams wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs. Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Johnson wants to control but Williams is keeping busy.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Johnson trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Johnson misses the jab. Johnson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Johnson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good work by Williams as he checks the leg kick. Johnson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Johnson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams checks a low kick from Johnson. Johnson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams. Johnson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Johnson throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely. Johnson throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily. Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Johnson circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Johnson lands with a kick to the temple. Williams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Williams shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A nice inside leg kick there by Johnson. That's going to slow Williams down. Johnson throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Johnson only half commits. Johnson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dave Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Johnson throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Johnson.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Johnson can pounce on him.
A good leg kick by Johnson. Johnson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Johnson dominated that round. 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.
Johnson goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Johnson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Williams blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a head kick.
Johnson lands a head kick!
Williams scores a takedown into full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams content just to control the position here. Williams wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely. Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Johnson is breathing heavily. Williams lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Williams throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnson because Williams loaded up on that one. Williams dominating with strikes here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Williams unloading with bombs! Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action. Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Williams looking to finish Johnson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Johnson! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Williams landing strikes from the mount. The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Williams is in the full mount, landing strikes. The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't. Williams landing strikes from the mount. Williams 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. Williams with the ground and pound from mount. Johnson wants to control but Williams is having none of it. Williams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Johnson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson is in a horrible position here. Williams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Williams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Johnson is rocked! Jamal Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Williams landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble! Johnson is still in real trouble! Can Williams finish him? Williams cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Williams! Johnson is hurt baaadly! Williams is firing away with more strikes - Johnson is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jamal Williams!
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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
38% |
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