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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kegan Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li comes to the cage accompanied by Give My Bullet Back. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, James Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kegan Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williamson looks to land a right hand but Li moved out of range.
Li slips a straight right by Williamson.
Li uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williamson.
Li tries to clinch there but Williamson circles away.
Williamson clinches with his opponent.
Williamson can't break the clinch.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williamson misses with a head kick.
Williamson thows a body shot but no joy.
Williamson just misses with a punch to the body.
Li gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Li just misses with a punch to the body.
Li is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Williamson misses.
Williamson misses with a looping right.
Williamson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Li fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williamson manages to avoid it.
Li bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williamson lands with a hook. Li tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williamson lands with a good body shot.
Li on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kegan Williamson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Li looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Li frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Li avoids the attempt from Williamson to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Li working for a guillotine from mount but Williamson is in no mood to give up.
Li looking to finish with strikes here!
Li trying to control but Williamson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li working for a guillotine from mount but Williamson is in no mood to give up.
Williamson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Li is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Williamson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Li is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Williamson is surviving well by controlling Li's body position as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson wants to control but Li is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Li is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Williamson can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Williamson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Li. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Li trying to control but he's not successful this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li is really struggling to control Williamson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Li with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
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 James Li will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Li takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williamson looks to land a combination but Li avoids it well.
Li has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williamson.
Li is trying to pull guard but Williamson has him pressed against the cage.
Williamson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Li can't find room to land a body shot as Williamson controls the action.
Williamson blocks a body shot from Li.
Li wants the takedown. Williamson is fighting it off but Li persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Williamson's guard against the cage.
Li wants to pass the guard but Williamson is keeping the position.
Li trying to control the position from guard on top but Williamson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Li trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up because James Li just wasn't active enough.
A looping hook to the body misses from Li. Williamson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson misses with a leg kick.
Williamson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Li moves away.
Williamson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Li manages to avoid it.
Li fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williamson throws a hook but Li avoids it easily.
Williamson just misses with a punch to the body.
Li fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williamson sprawls well initially but Li persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Williamson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Li.
Li is looking for a kimura here.
Li wants to pass the guard but Williamson is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson is not content to let Li control the position.
Li looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williamson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williamson trying to hold on to Li's head to control him but Li postures up.
Williamson has one foot on Li's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Kegan Williamson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williamson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williamson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williamson pushes Li up against the cage in a clinch.
Williamson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Li.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch but Li keeps him there for the moment.
Li tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williamson's elbow.
Williamson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williamson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williamson swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
Williamson throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Li closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Williamson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Li lands a couple of elbows.
Li wants to pass the guard but Williamson is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James Li will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williamson throws a series of punches but Li avoids them all with ease.
Li tries to clinch up.
Li uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williamson.
Williamson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williamson misses with a few strikes there.
Li looks to score with a jab to the body but Williamson is just out of range.
Li throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williamson misses the shot to the body.
Williamson thuds a left hand into Li's body.
Williamson throws a head kick but Li moves out of range.
Williamson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williamson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williamson moves into the clinch.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Li jumps into guard, dragging Williamson to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li has his foot on Williamson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williamson works his way back into a safe position though.
Li is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Li throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Li tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williamson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Li has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Williamson has managed to get both his arms back between Li's legs - danger averted.
Li working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williamson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williamson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williamson gets to his feet. Li looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
James Li is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williamson swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Williamson clinches with his opponent.
Li can't get the takedown.
Williamson tries to circle away but Li has him pinned against the cage.
Li changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williamson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Williamson drives through and clinches with Li against the cage.
Williamson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Li.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Li. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Li.
Kegan Williamson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kegan Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Li misses with an uppercut.
Li with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williamson to score with a decent uppercut.
Williamson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Li.
Williamson thows a body shot but no joy.
Li gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williamson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williamson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Li has him pressed against the cage.
Li is looking for a takedown.
Williamson prevents the takedown attempt.
Li wants a takedown.
Williamson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Li drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Li tries for a takedown but Williamson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Williamson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Williamson duly obliges.
It looks like James Li has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williamson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Li is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Williamson misses with a wild body shot.
Li on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williamson gets caught flat footed, as Li shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Li passes Williamson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Li is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Williamson is just riding it out for now. Li eventually gives up the hold.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kegan Williamson.
I think Li 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Li!
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