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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willis has chosen Can't be touched as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Andreas Webster!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Willis!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Webster.
No luck for Webster with that takedown attempt.
Willis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Webster shoots in for a double leg but Willis sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Willis thuds his right hand into Webster's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Willis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Webster.
Willis misses the jab.
Willis lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Willis throws a looping overhand right but Webster ducks down to avoid it.
Webster shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Willis defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Webster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Webster.
Willis lands with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Webster shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Willis pinned against the cage. Willis gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Willis.
It looks like Andreas Webster has been cut.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Webster is defended easily by Willis.
Willis misses with a double jab.
Willis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Willis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Webster.
A punch combination from Willis misses.
Webster throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Willis's waist but Willis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Webster off to one side.
Willis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webster slips a jab and a cross from Willis.
Willis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Webster paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Willis fails to land with a series of punches.
Webster doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Willis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Willis misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Webster. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Willis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
Willis throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Willis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Willis misses with a looping right.
Webster defending well as Willis loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Willis misses its intended target.
Webster shoots in and drives through. Willis sprawls well.
Willis throws a series of punches but Webster avoids them all with ease.
Willis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Willis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Webster manages to avoid it.
Webster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Willis looks gassed!
Webster uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Willis.
Webster shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Willis as he avoids it easily.
Webster dodges the punch combination from Willis.
Webster looks for a takedown but Willis sprawls well.
Webster shoots for a double leg takedown but Willis sprawls well. He's pushed Webster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webster gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Willis.
Willis swinging wildly here.
Webster misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Willis misses with a series of wild punches.
Willis throws a right hand that Webster ducks under and follows up with a left that Webster also avoids with ease.
Webster throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Willis's waist but Willis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Webster off to one side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Webster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Willis misses with a straight left.
Webster misses with a takedown attempt - Willis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Willis dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Webster's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Willis gets a clinch.
Webster is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Willis pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Webster drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Willis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Willis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Eddie Willis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Willis misses with a few strikes there.
Willis uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Willis throws a nice looking combination but Webster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Willis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Webster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Webster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Webster looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Webster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Webster circles away quickly and effectively.
Willis misses with a wild combination.
Willis is breathing heavily.
Webster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Willis fails to land with a series of punches.
Willis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Willis swinging wildly here.
Webster fails with a takedown attempt.
Webster dodges the punch combination from Willis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Willis misses with a few strikes there.
Horrible takedown by Webster or perhaps it was just good defense by Willis which made him look bad.
Willis with a nice cross.
Willis misses with a series of wild punches.
Eddie Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis tries to clinch but Webster moves out of range.
Webster shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Willis as he jumps to the side.
Willis leaves Webster with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Willis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webster connects with a looping right hand.
Willis throws a series of punches but Webster avoids them all with ease.
Webster shoots for a double leg takedown but Willis sprawls well. He's pushed Webster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A slow jab from Willis misses its intended target.
Willis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Willis might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Willis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Eddie Willis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Willis misses with a looping right.
Willis connects with a body shot.
Webster avoids the body shot from Willis.
Webster closes this distance looking for a takedown but Willis circles away.
Webster shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Willis as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Webster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Willis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Willis throws a series of punches but Webster moves out of range.
Webster fails with a takedown attempt.
Willis scores with a nice head shot.
Webster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Willis sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Webster shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Willis defends it nicely.
Willis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Webster doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Willis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Andreas Webster'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.
Willis throws a series of punches but Webster avoids them all with ease.
Willis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Webster circles away quickly and effectively.
Willis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Willis duly obliges.
Webster shoots in but Willis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Willis leaves Webster with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Willis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Willis stuffs the takedown attempt from Webster. Webster gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Webster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis fails to land with a series of punches.
Willis takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Willis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Willis avoids it really well and circles away.
Webster shoots in for a takedown but Willis shows good takedown defense.
Willis loads up on a big right hand but Webster slips the punch.
Willis throws a looping overhand right but Webster ducks down to avoid it.
Willis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Webster shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Willis as he avoids it easily.
Webster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Willis.
A jab from Webster does it's job there.
Willis stuffs the takedown attempt from Webster. Webster gets slowly back to his feet.
Andreas Webster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two 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.
Webster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Willis stuffs the takedown attempt from Webster. Webster gets slowly back to his feet.
Webster uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Willis.
Willis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Webster circles away quickly and effectively.
Willis wants to clinch up but Webster keeps it at a distance.
Willis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Webster.
Willis lands with a hook. Webster tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A jab from Willis does it's job there.
Willis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis stuffs the takedown attempt from Webster. Webster gets slowly back to his feet.
Willis leaves Webster with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Willis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Webster circles away quickly and effectively.
Willis looks to land a right hand but Webster moved out of range.
Webster ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Webster tries for a takedown but Willis sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Webster misses with a takedown attempt - Willis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Willis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Webster moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Willis stuffs the takedown.
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.
Webster shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Willis defends it nicely.
Willis throws a body punch but Webster moves out of range.
Willis leaves Webster with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Willis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Webster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Willis.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Willis throws an overhand right that lands on Webster's shoulder, as Webster tries to avoid the shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Webster is defended easily by Willis.
Willis displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Webster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Willis really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Webster's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Willis dips to his left and cracks Webster with an uppercut!
Webster drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Willis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Webster is one step ahead there.
Webster has gone for a leg lock! Willis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Webster's guard.
Willis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Webster swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Webster utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Webster is on top in guard.
Webster stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Willis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Webster drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Willis dives on top into guard.
Willis cracks Webster with a solid left hand.
Willis working some strikes from top position.
Willis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Webster works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Willis trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Webster manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Webster drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Willis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Webster has Willis in his guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Willis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Webster looking for a guillotine here but Willis defends easily.
Willis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Webster keeping moving, preventing Willis from controlling successfully.
Willis postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Webster looking for a sweep. Not yet Webster, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Willis connects with a couple of short punches.
Willis wants to pass the guard but Webster is keeping the position.
Willis postures up and lands a big shot to Webster's brow.
Willis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Webster bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Willis's guard.
Willis is trying to control the position but Webster postures up.
Webster has gone for a leg lock! Willis slips out almost immediately though and dives into Webster's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Willis postures up and lands a big shot to Webster's brow.
Willis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Willis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Webster is on top in guard.
Webster postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Willis is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Webster, into his guard.
Willis postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie Willis dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Andreas Webster's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Webster misses with a takedown attempt - Willis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Willis lands a right hook to the body.
Willis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Webster.
Webster dodges the punch combination from Willis.
Webster shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Willis sprawls well. Willis wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Webster gets slowly back to his feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Willis.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A combination from Willis does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis throws a jab when Webster was well out of range.
Willis connects with a jab.
Willis throws a hook but Webster avoids it easily.
Webster slips a jab and a cross from Willis.
Webster shoots for a takedown but Willis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Webster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Webster slips under a jab from Willis.
Webster defending well as Willis loads up on a big left hand.
Willis throws a right and a left that Webster avoids nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Webster is defended easily by Willis.
Webster tries to score a power double leg takedown but Willis sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Webster somewhat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Willis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Willis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Webster.
Willis defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Webster.
Webster shoots in for a takedown but Willis shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Willis takes a swing at Webster's ribcage but misses.
Webster shoots in but Willis avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Webster shoots for a takedown but Willis saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webster walks into a stiff left hand from Willis.
No luck for Webster with that takedown attempt.
Willis throws a series of strikes that have Webster backpedaling.
Willis connects with a right hand. Webster shakes it off.
Willis misses with a series of wild punches.
Webster misses with a takedown attempt - Willis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Webster closes this distance looking for a takedown but Willis circles away.
Webster takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis misses with a series of wild punches.
Webster misses with a series of wild punches.
Andreas Webster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willis lands a really nice looking cross but Webster seems unphased.
Webster steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Willis.
A swing and a miss from Willis.
Webster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Webster slips under a jab from Willis.
Willis scores with a shot to the body.
Willis slaps away a takedown attempt from Webster, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Eddie Willis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Willis throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Webster counters with a straight right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eddie Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Willis 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight for Eddie Willis!
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Eddie Willis!
Judge John Mangel scores the fight for Eddie Willis!
Eddie Willis wins by unanimous decision!
Eddie Willis is the new light heavyweight champion!
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