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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and PJ Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benn has chosen Darude- Sandstorm as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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220 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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189 cm
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210 lbs
11 - 5 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, PJ Benn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Williams swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Benn moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Benn is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benn 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 Williams. Benn does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Benn counters with a straight right hand.
PJ Benn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into rage.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Benn saw that one coming.
Benn throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Benn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.
Benn tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Benn tries to clinch up.
Benn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Benn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benn lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into rage.
Williams tries to bum rush Benn with a series of wild strikes but Benn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Benn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Benn.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Benn saw that one coming.
Benn wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams counters with a left to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Benn misses with a series of wild punches.
Benn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Benn misses.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Benn tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benn goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Benn closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benn.
Benn misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams wants to break free but Benn has control.
Williams is trying to push Benn away but Benn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Benn is controlling him.
Benn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.
Benn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn wants to clinch
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
No joy there for Benn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams tries to clinch
and Benn counters by clinching up.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carl Williams will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams avoids the head kick by Benn.
Benn misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Benn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn is just out of range.
Benn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benn looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming.
Benn lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benn is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams.
It looks like PJ Benn has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams catches Benn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Benn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carl Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Benn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benn takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Carl Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams clinches up with Benn and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams is trying to push Benn away but Benn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Benn changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Benn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn lands a jab-cross combination.
Benn throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Benn.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benn.
Benn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Carl Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of PJ Benn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams throws a series of punches but Benn avoids them all with ease.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn.
Benn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Benn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benn counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Benn to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Benn misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Benn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A head kick misses from Benn.
Benn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Benn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benn throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Benn leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on PJ Benn's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Benn throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Williams throws a right hand that Benn ducks under and follows up with a left that Benn also avoids with ease.
Benn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benn slips under a jab.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Benn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Benn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters by clinching up.
Benn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Benn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benn counters with a big head kick but Williams shrugs it off.
Benn dodges the punch combination from Williams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Benn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benn cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Benn tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn misses with a body shot.
Benn on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn.
Williams misses with a combination
and Benn counters with a good low kick that Williams was not able to check.
Benn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benn just misses with a punch to the body.
Benn checks a leg kick.
Benn throws a head kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Benn looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Benn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benn throws a leg kick that misses.
Benn misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Benn as he checks the leg kick.
Benn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Benn misses with an uppercut.
Carl Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a right hand that Benn ducks under and follows up with a left that Benn also avoids with ease.
Williams misses with a combination
enabling Benn to counter with a crisp jab.
Benn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
and Benn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Williams's guard.
PJ Benn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benn throwing strikes but missing.
Williams is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Carl Williams.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Williams!
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energy
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hype
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