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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Barca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barca has chosen Across the Alps as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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195 cm
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215 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Granite 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
7 - 4 - 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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Barca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Barca.
Barca catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams is trying hard to land a takedown here. Barca sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Barca throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams sizes up Barca with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barca throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters by clinching up.
Barca jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Williams walks away with a smile on his face. Barca gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Williams throws a series of punches but Barca moves out of range.
Jab by Williams.
Barca swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Barca will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca misses with a hook
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Barca throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Barca scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barca fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barca throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williams counters by clinching up.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Barca is looking to land body kicks.
Barca swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Barca misses with a left hand
and Barca takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Barca misses with a left hand
and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Barca tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Barca drops back down to his feet.
Carl Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Barca.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barca moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Barca throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Barca misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barca circles away quickly and effectively.
Barca misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Barca moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Williams tries to bum rush Barca with a series of wild strikes but Barca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Barca was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barca tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Barca slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Barca.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barca counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barca throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Williams throws a series of punches but Barca avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barca shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Barca misses with a right hand
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carl Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams throws a right and a left that Barca avoids nicely.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Barca misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Barca tries to pull guard but Williams holds him up against the cage and eventually Barca drops back down to his feet.
Barca keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Barca misses with a right hand
and Williams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Barca's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Williams defends it easily.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Barca 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams tries to stand but Barca is controlling from the bottom.
Barca tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barca is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Carl Williams.
Barca misses with an uppercut
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Barca lands with a cross.
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Barca throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
Barca is breathing heavily.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Barca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barca lands with a hook. Williams tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Barca cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Barca falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Barca throws a sloppy body shot
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Barca will be more careful next time no doubt.
Barca misses with a body shot
and Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Carl Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barca showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Barca throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams tries to bum rush Barca with a series of wild strikes but Barca uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Williams.
Barca tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barca has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot to the body from Barca misses
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barca circles away quickly and effectively.
Barca doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a thumping low kick.
Carl Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Barca.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barca shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Williams dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Williams works over Barca's head and body with a nice combination.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Barca throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Barca has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Barca's head.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barca shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Williams throws a right hand that Barca ducks under and follows up with a left that Barca also avoids with ease.
Barca takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams has Barca up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Barca throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Barca throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Barca backing up. Barca nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams closes the distance and pushes Barca back into the cage.
Barca tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barca can do to turn this around?
Barca fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carl Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hannibal Barca.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Barca tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams with a jab.
Barca rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barca walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams looks to land a combination but Barca avoids it well.
Barca gets cracked there but stands up to it.
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!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams get's back to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams is working the combinations to good effect here.
Barca throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carl Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Barca misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Barca thinking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barca throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Barca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Barca back to the cage. Williams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Barca swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Barca takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Barca takes one to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barca throws an off balance right hand
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hannibal Barca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Williams!
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