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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Gregory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gregory might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chumbawamba - English Rebel Songs. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Joaquim Williams enters the cage!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Paul Gregory!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joaquim Williams!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gregory scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gregory pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Williams back to the cage. Gregory follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gregory digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gregory checks a leg kick.
Gregory misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice combination there by Gregory.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Gregory uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams throws a hook but Gregory blocks it.
Gregory swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sloppy strikes from Gregory. Those never looked like landing.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Gregory circles away.
Williams tries to clinch but Gregory is having none of it.
A head kick by Williams misses
and Gregory counters with a nice uppercut.
Gregory tries to land a body kick
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams moves to clinch but Gregory breaks away
and Gregory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams tries to clinch but Gregory is having none of it.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams scores with a nice body kick.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Gregory swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Joaquim Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams tries to clinch but Gregory moves out of range.
Williams tries a low kick but Gregory avoids it.
Williams wants to clinch up but Gregory keeps it at a distance.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gregory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams tries to clinch but Gregory moves out of range.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Gregory ducks down to avoid it.
Gregory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams darts in and clinches Gregory up against the cage.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Gregory.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Williams throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gregory.
Gregory scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Gregory saw that one coming.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Gregory pushes him off.
Gregory swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Gregory fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams connects with the punch.
Gregory misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushes Gregory up against the cage in a clinch.
Gregory is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gregory's efforts to push away.
Gregory dodges an elbow strike from Williams.
Gregory is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Gregory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Gregory's takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gregory has clasped his hands together around Williams's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Williams tries to improve position but can't.
Gregory stands up and beckons Williams to his feet.
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 Paul Gregory will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Williams tries a low kick but Gregory avoids it.
Williams wants to clinch but Gregory slips to the side
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams wants to clinch up but Gregory keeps it at a distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gregory.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick
and Gregory counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gregory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gregory keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gregory connects with a looping right hand.
Gregory throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams is looking to clinch but Gregory is avoiding it.
Gregory has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gregory swinging wildly here.
Williams tries to clinch but Gregory moves out of range.
Gregory fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams tries to clinch there but Gregory circles away.
Gregory thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Gregory lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory thumps Williams with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregory blocks a head kick by Williams.
Gregory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Gregory counters with a right hand to the body.
Gregory scores with a head kick.
Gregory moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Gregory moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
Gregory takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Gregory fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Williams looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paul Gregory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Gregory shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gregory scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a low kick nicely.
Gregory throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gregory.
Good work by Williams as he checks the leg kick.
Gregory lands with a right hand.
Gregory pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Gregory settles back down.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Gregory circles away.
Gregory pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams tries to clinch but Gregory moves out of range.
Gregory misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Gregory's head but Gregory sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Gregory swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gregory swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gregory circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gregory counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams throws a solid leg kick but Gregory takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Williams.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Gregory misses with a low kick.
Williams lands with a straight right. Gregory didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Gregory.
Good leg kick by Gregory there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Gregory counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Gregory dominated that second round.
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.
Williams wants to clinch up but Gregory keeps it at a distance.
Gregory lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gregory cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gregory counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gregory cracks the inside of Williams's front leg.
Gregory pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paul Gregory is winning the standup battle so far.
Gregory scores with a three punch combo!
Gregory scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams tries to clinch up but Gregory circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Gregory throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gregory gets tackled into the cage by Williams. Williams maintains the clinch.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gregory blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregory blocks an uppercut.
Williams letting Gregory take a breather here.
Williams taking a breather.
Gregory blocks an elbow strike from Williams.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Williams just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gregory's brow.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
Gregory is trying to break free.
Williams wants to stall.
Gregory managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Gregory breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Gregory pushes him off.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Gregory lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Gregory feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gregory thows a body shot but no joy.
Gregory attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Gregory with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gregory counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams tries to clinch there but Gregory circles away.
Gregory throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves forwards but Gregory connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams avoids the head kick by Gregory.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Gregory was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gregory.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Gregory.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gregory.
Gregory is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Gregory clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gregory lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Williams clobbers Gregory with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gregory on the side of the head.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams tries to clinch up
and Gregory counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gregory throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Williams is looking to clinch but Gregory is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gregory turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gregory tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Williams closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gregory makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gregory looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gregory throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gregory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gregory fails to land with a series of punches.
Gregory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams tries to clinch there but Gregory circles away.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gregory's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams tries to clinch up.
Gregory throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Gregory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Good shot there by Williams.
Gregory throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from Gregory misses.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Gregory in the body.
Gregory connects with a solid leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Gregory moves out of range easily.
Gregory connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Gregory moves out of range easily.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams throws a leg kick but Gregory sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Gregory counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Gregory sees coming a mile off.
Gregory defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gregory darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams tries to clinch but Gregory moves away
and Gregory counters with a left to the body.
Gregory throws a nice head kick!
Gregory throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Joaquim Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gregory keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gregory counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams tries to clinch there but Gregory circles away.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Gregory avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams checks a low kick from Gregory.
Gregory listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Williams throws a body punch but Gregory moves out of range.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Gregory swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Gregory keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregory throws a head kick that misses.
Gregory throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Gregory circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gregory takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gregory lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Williams tries to clinch but Gregory is having none of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gregory.
Gregory throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch there but Gregory circles away.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Gregory connects with a single shot there.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gregory paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gregory throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gregory throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gregory's calf.
An inside leg kick lands from Gregory.
Gregory keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregory lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gregory avoids a kick to the body.
Williams closes the distance and pushes Gregory back into the cage.
Williams is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gregory is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Williams to the mat. Williams regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gregory stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Joaquim Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Gregory misses with a double jab.
A left lands for Gregory.
Williams tries to clinch but Gregory is having none of it.
Williams is looking to clinch but Gregory is avoiding it.
Williams gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gregory obliges.
Gregory avoids the elbow strike from Williams, against the cage.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gregory.
Williams gets underhooks to prevent Gregory's takedown attempt.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gregory blocks it with crossed arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Williams throws an elbow but misses.
Williams looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gregory is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
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 Paul Gregory.
I think Gregory has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 50:46
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 47:48
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 50:46
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Paul Gregory!
Paul Gregory is the new light heavyweight champion!
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