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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brett Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Muirhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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188 cm
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205 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
217 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Williams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Muirhead! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Muirhead crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Williams - the referee stops the clock and Muirhead gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Williams. Muirhead manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. Muirhead tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Muirhead misses with a double jab
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab. Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Muirhead's head.
It looks like Ian Muirhead has been cut. Muirhead looks gassed! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muirhead paws at him with a jab and circles away. Muirhead misses with a double jab.
Muirhead misses with a looping right. Muirhead misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams closes the distance and clinches. Williams lands a damaging elbow. Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Muirhead's defenses. Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Muirhead won't want to take too many of those. Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Muirhead avoids the damage to the body. Muirhead working aggressively here.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams lands a damaging elbow. Williams lands a nice elbow. Williams lands an elbow that stopped Muirhead in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Muirhead shrugs off. Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Williams lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Muirhead avoids the damage to the body. Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Williams lands a nice knee to the body. Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Muirhead won't want to take too many of those. Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams misses with a knee to the head. Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muirhead is defending well for now. Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Muirhead is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A body shot lands from Muirhead.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams blocking some punches.
Muirhead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Muirhead throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Williams with a jab. Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Williams is looking to clinch but Muirhead is avoiding it.
Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Williams clinches. Williams lands an elbow inside that Muirhead shrugs off. Williams tries a knee to the head but Muirhead blocks it.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Williams misses with an elbow strike.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Muirhead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muirhead blocks it with crossed arms. Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Muirhead misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams misses with a knee to the head. Muirhead misses with a punch on the inside.
Muirhead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muirhead breaks the clinch.
A nice combination there by Muirhead.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
No joy there for Muirhead, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Muirhead pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Muirhead settles back down. Williams moves into range and clinches up with Muirhead. Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Muirhead misses with the head strike.
Muirhead avoids the elbow strike from Williams, against the cage.
Muirhead trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Muirhead avoids it. Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muirhead has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muirhead's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Muirhead blocks a head kick by Williams.
Muirhead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams wants to clinch. Muirhead misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Muirhead misses with a double jab
and Williams counters by clinching up. Williams lands an elbow inside that Muirhead shrugs off. Muirhead throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams. Williams with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Williams dominated that round. The cut man is working on Ian Muirhead'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.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Muirhead is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks. Muirhead misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muirhead blocks it with crossed arms. Williams lands a knee to the head.
Muirhead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Muirhead. Williams lands an elbow inside. Muirhead blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Muirhead avoids the damage to the body. Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muirhead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Williams tries a knee to the head but Muirhead blocks it.
Muirhead tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Williams misses with a knee to the head. Muirhead lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams misses with a knee strike.
Muirhead misses with an elbow strike.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Muirhead blocks it.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Muirhead lands on the inside with an uppercut. A body shot lands from Muirhead.
Muirhead slowing the pace effectively. Williams throws an elbow that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. A shot in the inside from Muirhead. Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muirhead blocks it with crossed arms. Muirhead lands with a right to the head. Muirhead taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Muirhead's face.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muirhead has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muirhead blocks an elbow strike from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd. Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Muirhead is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Muirhead avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Muirhead.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top. A short right from Muirhead on the inside. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Muirhead on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.
Muirhead lands with a short head shot on the inside. Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Muirhead blocks with his arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Brett Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far. Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Muirhead's face.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muirhead blocks it with crossed arms. Muirhead working aggressively here.
Muirhead is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Muirhead is defending well for now. Muirhead lands with a right to the head. Muirhead misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Muirhead blocks it.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.
Muirhead manages to break the clinch.
Muirhead throws a right and a left that both miss. A nice combination there by Muirhead.
Muirhead closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Brett Williams has been cut. Muirhead throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muirhead throws a right and a left that both miss. Williams is looking to clinch but Muirhead is avoiding it.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Williams throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Muirhead takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ian Muirhead is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Muirhead takes a body punch but keeps moving. Williams blocks a head kick by Muirhead.
Williams tries to clinch but Muirhead is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Muirhead has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams. Muirhead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Muirhead lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Muirhead's face.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Muirhead.
Muirhead looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Williams misses with a knee to the head. Muirhead lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards. Nice elbow from Williams. Williams misses with an elbow strike.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Muirhead's face.
Muirhead tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Williams lands a nice elbow. A body shot lands from Muirhead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges. Williams missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ian Muirhead will probably get the nod - 10:9. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Muirhead tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center. Muirhead throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Williams clinches. Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams misses with a knee to the head. Muirhead working hard to break the clinch. Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Muirhead managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams misses with an elbow strike.
Muirhead scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head. Muirhead displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage. Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Muirhead blocks it with crossed arms. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Williams misses with a knee strike.
Muirhead misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Muirhead.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams stalling against the cage.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muirhead has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muirhead blocks an elbow strike from Williams.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Muirhead wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Muirhead breaks the clinch.
Muirhead lands a nice looking body shot.
Muirhead swings away with a leg kick that misses. Williams tries to clinch up. Muirhead misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Muirhead misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Muirhead, pushing him back against the cage. Williams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two 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. Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Muirhead goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Muirhead's defenses. Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muirhead tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage. Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Muirhead won't want to take too many of those. Williams lands an elbow just above Muirhead 's eye. Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muirhead tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Muirhead blocks it.
Muirhead lands a nice uppercut. Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
Muirhead blocks an elbow strike. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Muirhead. Muirhead takes an elbow to the temple. Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Muirhead blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Muirhead fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Muirhead blocks with his arms.
Muirhead breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muirhead misses with a two punch combination.
Muirhead blocks a head kick by Williams.
Donk. Muirhead catches Williams right on the button with a cross. Muirhead fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muirhead falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Muirhead's knee momentarily. Williams closes the distance and pushes Muirhead back into the cage. Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williams. Muirhead avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams. Muirhead misses with a hook from the clinch. Muirhead has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment. Muirhead avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
That's four 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. Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Muirhead has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Muirhead leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Muirhead scores with a shoulder strike. Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Muirhead blocks with his arms.
Muirhead escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Muirhead tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
A right-left combo lands from Muirhead. Williams wants to clinch up but Muirhead keeps it at a distance. A head kick from Williams lands but Muirhead takes it in his stride. Muirhead swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Williams tries to clinch but Muirhead moves out of range. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Muirhead misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Muirhead. Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Muirhead avoids the damage to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Brett Williams showed his dominance in that final round. Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28 Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett 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
69% |
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