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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rex Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trajan Argyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Argyle's choice of entrance music: Go to Sleep. This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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145 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Red Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rex Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trajan Argyle!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams wants to control but Argyle is keeping him busy.
Williams wants to work for an arm triangle but Argyle is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Williams is just content to waste time from the top position. Argyle takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Argyle trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams got a little sloppy there for a moment and Argyle has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williams has managed to get both his arms back between Argyle's legs - danger averted.
Williams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Argyle rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Williams's guard! Nice work there by Argyle!
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Argyle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Argyle manages to get himself to full guard.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Argyle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams wants to sweep but no luck.
Argyle passes Williams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Argyle not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argyle prevents Williams from improving his position.
Argyle wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
Argyle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Argyle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Argyle is pressing down on Williams's thigh, looking to free his foot. Williams is holding on for now.
Argyle scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Argyle prevents Williams from improving his position.
Williams manages to get to full guard.
Argyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Argyle advances position into side control!
Argyle is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to regain half guard here but Argyle keeps moving and retains side control.
Argyle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Argyle is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Argyle lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Williams down.
Williams sneaks back into half guard.
Argyle is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Argyle to get the leverage.
Argyle is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams wants to improve his position but Argyle is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Argyle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Argyle prevents Williams from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Argyle performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Argyle connects with a nice short shot to Williams's temple.
Williams moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Williams is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Argyle looking to pass the guard.
Argyle drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Argyle off! Argyle jumps back into Williams's guard.
Argyle trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams wants to sweep here but Argyle controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trajan Argyle 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.
Argyle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Williams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Williams is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Argyle has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Argyle!
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Argyle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Argyle postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Argyle slips nicely into half guard.
Argyle wants to pass to mount but Williams is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Argyle throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
Argyle thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
Argyle is trying to control the action in half guard but Williams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Argyle prevents Williams from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Argyle takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Argyle prevents Williams from standing back up.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Argyle lands a nice short elbow.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Argyle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Argyle wants to work for an arm triangle but Williams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Argyle is working for a submission of some sort.
Argyle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Argyle is working for a kimura but Williams is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argyle prevents Williams from improving his position.
Williams is refusing to be controlled, as Argyle sits in half guard.
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Argyle's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Argyle's back!
Williams missing with punches from the back.
Argyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Argyle defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Argyle is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Argyle pushing down on Williams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argyle is controlling the pace.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Williams regains full guard. Nicely done.
Argyle stays in close to Williams's body and controls the position.
Argyle wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Argyle stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
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.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Trajan Argyle.
Argyle tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Argyle but Argyle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Trajan Argyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Argyle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Argyle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Williams is aware though and is defending well.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Argyle is keeping the position for now.
Argyle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Williams is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trajan Argyle will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Argyle just misses with a punch to the body.
Argyle is looking to land body kicks.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Williams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Argyle has managed to free his arm - good work.
Trajan Argyle has got the better of the ground game so far.
Argyle keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Argyle uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Williams looking to sit in guard and control but Argyle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Argyle trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Argyle drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Argyle off! Argyle jumps back into Williams's guard.
Williams is looking for a triangle but Argyle pushes his legs off easily.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Argyle trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Argyle scoring with some ground and pound.
Argyle is pushing down on Williams's leg trying to pass to half guard. Williams is fighting to maintain full guard but Argyle has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams has hold of Argyle's hands but Argyle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Argyle wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Argyle works his way into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Argyle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape.
Argyle is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Williams is surviving well by controlling Argyle's body position as best he can.
Argyle trying to control but Williams is having none of it.
Argyle looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Argyle working Williams over with strikes here.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Argyle takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Argyle can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Williams is looking to escape.
Argyle is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Williams is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Williams flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Argyle anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Williams and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Argyle slips an arm under Williams chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Argyle has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Argyle is squeezing on Williams like an anaconda would it's prey. Williams fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Trajan Argyle!
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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
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