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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Macarenco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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230 lbs
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193 cm
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ricardo Macarenco!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macarenco shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Macarenco moves out of range easily.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Macarenco avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Macarenco backs away looking to recover.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Macarenco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scores with a leg kick.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Macarenco circles away.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Macarenco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
John Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Macarenco moves out of range easily.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams forces Macarenco back against the cage and clinches.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Ricardo Macarenco has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Williams.
Williams decides to pull guard.
Williams working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Macarenco has passed into half guard!
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macarenco is looking for a kimura but Williams is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Macarenco to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Macarenco on the ground.
Macarenco wants to work for an arm triangle but Williams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Macarenco seems to be working for a kimura but Williams defends the submission attempt.
Macarenco looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco stops Williams from getting back to his feet.
Macarenco takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Ricardo Macarenco hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Macarenco avoids the head kick by Williams.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Macarenco shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Macarenco's cut.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Macarenco moves out of range easily.
Macarenco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams tries to clinch there but Macarenco circles away.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Williams throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Macarenco.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Macarenco circles away.
Macarenco fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macarenco.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Macarenco circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macarenco tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Macarenco somewhat.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Macarenco. Macarenco gets slowly back to his feet.
John Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Macarenco.
Williams tries to clinch up but Macarenco circles away and keeps his distance.
Macarenco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Macarenco is trying desperately to land a takedown but Williams is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Macarenco.
Macarenco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Macarenco backing up. Macarenco nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Macarenco's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Macarenco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams tries to clinch but Macarenco moves out of range.
Macarenco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Macarenco shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Williams is trying to defend but Macarenco finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Williams looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco is trying to work for a kimura but Williams is defending well.
Williams looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Williams pushes Macarenco off looking to stand but Macarenco dives back in and keeps control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of John Williams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams wants to clinch up but Macarenco keeps it at a distance.
Macarenco fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A head kick from Williams lands but Macarenco takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Macarenco's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Macarenco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams tries to clinch but Macarenco moves out of range.
Williams tries to clinch there but Macarenco circles away.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Macarenco keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams throws a head kick that Macarenco semi-blocks.
Williams tries to clinch up but Macarenco circles away and keeps his distance.
Macarenco has a takedown stuffed.
John Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to clinch.
John Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macarenco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Macarenco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Macarenco circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams clinches.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams trying to stall but Macarenco improves his position.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Macarenco is blocking nicely.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
John Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams lands a high kick!
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Macarenco.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Williams.
Williams scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Macarenco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Macarenco keeps the fight on the outside.
Macarenco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macarenco fails to land the takedown.
John Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Macarenco.
Williams tries to clinch but Macarenco is having none of it.
Williams goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Macarenco, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Williams.
Macarenco takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Macarenco circles away.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Williams throws a series of punches but Macarenco avoids them all with ease.
Macarenco closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Macarenco pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Macarenco's head.
Williams tries to clinch up but Macarenco circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macarenco shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Macarenco manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Macarenco counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams tries to kick Macarenco off in order to stand up. Macarenco Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Macarenco is trying to get an arm triangle but Williams is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Williams!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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