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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kegan Williamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Charriot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Charriot has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 cm
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190 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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192 cm
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185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kegan Williamson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Steve Charriot! The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Williamson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Charriot on the side of the head. Sloppy strikes from Charriot. Those never looked like landing. Charriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williamson.
Williamson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williamson tries to clinch there but Charriot circles away.
Charriot defending well as Williamson loads up on a big left hand. Williamson avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from Charriot does no damage. Williamson misses with a low kick.
Charriot has a takedown stuffed. Williamson lands a big head kick that sends Charriot tumbling to the mat! Williamson takes a step backwards and waves Charriot back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Steve Charriot has been cut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Charriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williamson.
Williamson loads up on a big right hand but Charriot slips the punch. Williamson throws a hook to the side of Charriot's head but Charriot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Williamson throws a leg kick and Charriot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williamson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kegan Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Williamson misses with a right hand and Charriot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Williamson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Williamson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Williamson cracks Charriot with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Charriot looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Williamson finish him?
Charriot is rocked! Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Charriot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williamson.
Williamson pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Williamson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. No joy there for Charriot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williamson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Charriot tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williamson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. A head kick from Williamson lands but Charriot takes it in his stride. Williamson misses with a few strikes there.
Kegan Williamson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Charriot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williamson.
Charriot cracks Williamson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Williamson lands with a hook. Charriot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Charriot tries to close the distance and clinch but Williamson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Williamson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Charriot counters with a good low kick that Williamson was not able to check. Charriot moves away from the strike by Williamson. That kick from Williamson tenderised Charriot's leg. Charriot is trying to keep his angry face on. Charriot jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williamson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Williamson has Charriot up against the cage in a clinch.
Williamson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williamson throws a low kick, looking for Charriot's leg but Charriot calmly moves out of range. Charriot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williamson finds it's way round the side to connect with Charriot's head. Charriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williamson.
Williamson cracks Charriot with an open hand slap. Williamson misses with a head kick.
Williamson leaves Charriot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Donk. Charriot catches Williamson right on the button with a cross. A decent looking cross lands there for Williamson. 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! Charriot avoids the body shot from Williamson.
Williamson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Charriot lands with an overhand left. Charriot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williamson. Charriot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Charriot is still on wobbly legs! Can Williamson finish him? Williamson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Charriot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williamson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charriot seems to have recovered his senses. A combination from Charriot does no damage. Charriot cracks a nice hook into Williamson's ribs. Charriot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williamson paws at him with a jab and circles away. Williamson misses with a lunging right hand
and Charriot counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Charriot has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Williamson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Charriot is out of range and Williamson settles back down. Charriot slips a jab from Williamson. Charriot closes the distance and pushes Williamson back into the cage. Charriot using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williamson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charriot is looking for a takedown. Kegan Williamson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Charriot. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Charriot throws an elbow that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Charriot's face as he tries to break the clinch. Williamson has had enough of the clinch but Charriot keeps him there for the moment. Williamson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kegan Williamson dominated that round. The cut man is working on Steve Charriot's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williamson misses with a looping left. Charriot tests Williamson's chin there with a solid looking shot. Williamson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Williamson missing with a left hand there. Charriot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Charriot clinches with his opponent.
Charriot keeps control of Williamson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Charriot prevents Williamson from breaking the clinch. Charriot throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Charriot looking to throw knees to the head but Williamson is blocking nicely.
Charriot pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Charriot on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Williamson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Charriot can do to turn this around? Charriot misses with the combination.
Charriot takes a shot right to the bread basket. Williamson swings for the body but Charriot moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williamson misses with a series of wild punches.
Williamson thows a body shot but no joy. Williamson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Williamson throws out a loose jab but Charriot uses good head movement to avoid it. Williamson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charriot misses with a double jab.
Charriot takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Charriot is breathing heavily. Williamson sizes up Charriot with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Charriot avoids the body shot from Williamson.
Williamson scores with a hook. This has been an exciting period of action! Williamson misses with a body shot.
Williamson misses with a lunging right hand
and Charriot cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Charriot moves out of range of the leg kick from Williamson.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Charriot throws the left hand but Williamson avoids the punch easily. Williamson misses with a wild body shot. Charriot slips a jab from Williamson. Williamson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Charriot is out of range and Williamson settles back down. Charriot moves out of range of the strikes. Williamson takes a swing at Charriot's ribcage but misses. Williamson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Charriot swats him away and circles back towards the center. Williamson throws a body punch but Charriot moves out of range. A head kick misses from Williamson. Charriot gets in close and instigates a clinch. With the fighters up against the cage, Charriot throws an elbow but misses. Williamson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Charriot has him pressed against the cage. Charriot tries for a takedown but Williamson manages to get underhooks.
Williamson working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williamson can't break the clinch.
Charriot misses with a hook from the clinch. Charriot tries to circle away but Williamson has him pinned against the cage. Williamson wants to break free but Charriot has control.
Charriot trying to stall but Williamson improves his position.
Williamson has had enough of the clinch but Charriot keeps him there for the moment. Williamson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Williamson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Williamson throws a lazy right hand but Charriot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Charriot misses with a hook. Charriot slips under a jab from Williamson. Charriot avoids the body shot from Williamson.
Williamson swinging wildly here.
Williamson throws a series of punches but Charriot avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Charriot fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Williamson thows a body shot but no joy. Williamson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Charriot sees it coming and avoids it easily. Williamson throws a lazy uppercut
and Charriot counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Charriot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup. Charriot trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom. Charriot controls the pace of the fight for a moment. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Charriot accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Charriot trying to control but Williamson is working from the bottom. Charriot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williamson is keeping the position for now. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kegan Williamson dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Steve Charriot's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Charriot dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Charriot takes the fight into the clinch. Williamson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Williamson just misses with a punch to the body.
Williamson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Charriot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Charriot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. A punch lands to the side of Charriot 's head but he takes it in his stride. Williamson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kegan Williamson is winning the standup battle so far. This has been an exciting period of action! Williamson misses with a two punch combination.
Williamson scores with a body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williamson.
Charriot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Williamson takes a swing at Charriot's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williamson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williamson thows a body shot but no joy. Williamson misses with a hook. Charriot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Williamson misses with a body shot.
Donk. Williamson catches Charriot right on the button with a cross. Williamson tries to clinch up but Charriot circles away and keeps his distance. Williamson doesn't manage to clinch there - Charriot circles away.
The fighters circling - Williamson throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Charriot steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williamson. Charriot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williamson. Williamson looks to land a left hand but Charriot moved out of range nicely. Charriot has Williamson up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Charriot taking a breather. Williamson scores with a nice hook to the head. Charriot wants a takedown but no success here.
Charriot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Charriot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williamson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Charriot takes a step back to recover. 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! Williamson lands a body shot.
Good exchange - Williamson coming out on top. Williamson looks to land a combination but Charriot avoids it well. Charriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williamson.
Williamson needs to keep his hands up - Charriot had a free shot at his head there.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williamson just misses with a punch to the body.
Williamson looks to score with a jab to the body but Charriot is just out of range. Charriot shoots in looking for a takedown but Williamson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Charriot's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. A looping hook to the body misses from Williamson. Charriot does a little dance to reset his feet. Steve Charriot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Charriot is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Good standup being displayed there by Williamson as he connects with a hook. Charriot checks the leg kick. Charriot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williamson.
Some bone on bone action there as Charriot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Williamson checks a leg kick. Charriot tries to clinch up but Williamson circles away and keeps his distance. Williamson lands a nice hook to Charriot's body. Charriot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Kegan Williamson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Charriot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Charriot ducks under a wild hook from Williamson. Williamson misses with a body punch
and Charriot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williamson thinking. 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! Williamson throws a body punch but Charriot moves out of range. Steve Charriot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Charriot takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Williamson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Charriot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Williamson has Charriot up against the cage in a clinch.
Charriot keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williamson's efforts to push away. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Charriot is trying to stall.
Charriot scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Kegan Williamson showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williamson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27 Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kegan Williamson!
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energy
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RATING
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