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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominick Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ashley Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominick Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ashley Williams!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitchell looks to clinch
and Williams counters with a solid body kick.
Mitchell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mitchell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mitchell drops Williams with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Williams looks back up at him and smiles so Mitchell waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Ashley Williams has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters with a good low kick that Mitchell was not able to check.
A slow jab from Mitchell misses its intended target.
Williams cracks the inside of Mitchell's front leg.
Mitchell tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Mitchell is looking to clinch.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mitchell.
Dominick Mitchell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Mitchell tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mitchell's knee momentarily.
Mitchell looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Mitchell misses the jab.
Mitchell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mitchell is looking to clinch.
Mitchell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind Mitchell 's knee.
Mitchell loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mitchell is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mitchell is looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mitchell is defending well for now.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Mitchell misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitchell won't want to take too many of those.
Mitchell is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mitchell is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominick Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mitchell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Mitchell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Mitchell looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Mitchell darts in trying to clinch
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mitchell's knee momentarily.
Williams slips a straight right by Mitchell.
Williams feints and then cracks Mitchell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mitchell down.
Mitchell moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mitchell blocks it with crossed arms.
Mitchell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks with his arms.
Williams with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying to break free.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mitchell is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mitchell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams landing knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Williams.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Mitchell's ribcage.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mitchell tries for a takedown. No joy.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks with his arms.
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 Dominick Mitchell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ashley Williams'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.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Mitchell throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a nice kick to the body.
Mitchell moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams drives through and clinches with Mitchell against the cage.
Mitchell goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mitchell throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mitchell jumps guard but Williams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Mitchell's face.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mitchell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mitchell is defending well for now.
Mitchell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mitchell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Mitchell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks with his arms.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Mitchell 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.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mitchell.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Mitchell.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominick Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mitchell can't break the clinch.
Mitchell has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitchell won't want to take too many of those.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Mitchell won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mitchell pulls guard effortlessly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ashley Williams's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mitchell's calf.
Mitchell is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mitchell cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mitchell misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mitchell tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams drives through and clinches with Mitchell against the cage.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Mitchell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Mitchell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Mitchell.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Mitchell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mitchell misses with an uppercut.
Mitchell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mitchell throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mitchell has Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Dominick Mitchell has been cut.
Mitchell tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks with his arms.
Mitchell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
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 vicious knee straight up the middle but Mitchell blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks it.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Mitchell wants to break free but Williams has control.
Mitchell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mitchell can't break the clinch.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
Mitchell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mitchell wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominick Mitchell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks with his arms.
Ashley Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mitchell wants to take the fight to the mat but Williams manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mitchell tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Mitchell working hard to break the clinch.
Mitchell is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mitchell blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Mitchell is blocking nicely.
Mitchell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Mitchell avoids the damage to the body.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mitchell blocks it with crossed arms.
Come on Mitchell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents Mitchell from breaking the clinch.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mitchell's efforts to push away.
Mitchell is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Mitchell wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Mitchell tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mitchell drags the fight down to the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mitchell wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ashley Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 28:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashley Williams!
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