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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shane Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miller Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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189 cm
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193 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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195 cm
26
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane Williams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Miller Scott! The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Scott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away. Scott throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range. Sloppy strikes from Scott. Those never looked like landing. A right-left combo lands from Scott. Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Scott throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well. Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Scott swats him away and circles back towards the center. Scott rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Scott moves out of range easily. Williams slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt and Scott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Williams is looking to clinch. Williams is looking to clinch but Scott is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Scott.
Scott looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Scott persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing. Scott dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage! Scott avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Scott throws a leg kick and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Scott misses with a two punch combination.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss. Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Scott looks to throw a body kick and Williams counters with a nice leg kick. Scott throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily. Danga de danga de dang - Scott scores with a four punch combination! Miller Scott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Williams wants to clinch. Scott fails with a takedown attempt. Shane Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miller Scott.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Scott throws a jab when Williams was well out of range. Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Scott throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Scott is looking to score with low kicks. Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Scott. Williams misses with a double jab.
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! Scott fails with a takedown attempt. A head kick from Williams lands but Scott takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams instigates a clinch. Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Scott avoids the elbow strike from Williams, against the cage.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now. Scott has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment. Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Scott fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Scott swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams checks the leg kick. Scott misses with a low kick. Some wild striking there from Scott.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Scott. Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Scott misses with a leg kick and Williams counters with a one-two to the body. Scott throws a body kick the misses and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind Scott 's knee. Williams tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it. Williams looks to land a combination but Scott avoids it well. Williams blocks the body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action! Scott throws a body kick that misses. Scott fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well. Scott throws a right and a left that both miss. The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Scott fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Scott looks gassed! Scott tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miller Scott dominated that round. That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off. Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Scott. A solid body kick from Scott. Scott shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Williams manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace. Scott postures up.
Scott controlling from the top position. Scott won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scott postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Williams is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We're going to have a standup here because Shane Williams wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Scott 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 Scott is having none of it. Williams takes the fight into the clinch. Scott 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. Scott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Scott. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Scott.
Scott throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range. Scott throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Scott looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Scott. A decent looking cross lands there for Scott. Scott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily. Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Scott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Scott fails to land the takedown. Scott is breathing heavily. Williams blocks a head kick by Scott.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Scott lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Williams closes the distance looking to clinch and Scott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams slips a jab and a cross from Scott.
Scott throws a lazy body kick and Williams counters with a thumping low kick. Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket. Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Scott. Scott looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming. Williams staying out of range there. Scott misses with a kick to the body and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Scott backing up. Scott nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes. Scott throws a lazy body kick and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shane Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Some wild striking there from Scott.
Scott circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Scott shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Miller Scott seems to be getting the better of the standup. Williams wants to clinch. Williams moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off. Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Scott. That did some damage! Scott closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away. Shane Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miller Scott. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Scott throws out the jab. Scott misses with a hook
and Williams moves into the clinch. Williams breaks the clinch.
Scott will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miller Scott showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Williams tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance. Williams moves into range and clinches up with Scott. Scott managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Scott throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with a slapping leg kick. Scott scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Scott trying to control the position but Williams is working away. Williams tries to bench press Scott off him but Scott keeps the position. Williams is trying to buck Scott off. Williams is not content to let Scott control the position. Williams is looking to regain half guard here but Scott keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scott stands up and beckons Williams to his feet. Scott throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely. Williams tries to clinch but Scott is having none of it. Scott throws a leg kick but Williams moved away. Shane Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Scott and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Scott will be more careful next time no doubt. Scott takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Shane Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Scott misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Scott. Scott gets slowly back to his feet. Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Williams misses the shot to the body. Scott throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily. Scott swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Scott is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position. Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams lands a damaging elbow. Williams breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams thumps Scott with a low kick. Williams wants to clinch and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Williams tries to clinch up. Scott falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Scott. Scott gets slowly back to his feet. Scott swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams. The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though. No joy there for Scott, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams tries to clinch up but Scott circles away and keeps his distance. Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Scott, pushing him back against the cage. Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Scott is blocking nicely.
Scott tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Shane Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Miller Scott. Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Scott is defending well for now. Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Scott jumps guard but Williams stands there with Scott around his waist. Scott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Williams throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miller Scott is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Scott.
And that's the end of the fight! Shane Williams showed his dominance in that final round. I think Scott has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miller Scott!
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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
61% |
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