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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walt William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Because I got high as his entrance music. Zeus Johnson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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168 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walt William!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Zeus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Johnson throws a hook but William avoids it easily.
William looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
William darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
William missing with knees to the body.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
William misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson blocks a body shot from William.
William pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
William misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but William is controlling him.
Johnson looking for a takedown.
William swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from William.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as William takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but William is controlling the position.
Johnson blocks a body shot from William.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Johnson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
William missing with knees to the body.
William taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. William is defending well for now.
William misses with a punch to the body.
William prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
William misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William misses with a punch to the body.
William will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William has Johnson pressed against the cage, preventing Johnson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Johnson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by William after a bit of a struggle.
Walt William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zeus Johnson.
William missing with knees to the body.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, William just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Johnson letting William take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with William for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Johnson blocks a body shot from William.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
William letting Johnson take a breather here.
William with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but William is controlling the position.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson letting William take a breather here.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johnson is looking to take this one to the mat.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William swings away with an uppercut that misses.
William with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
William effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson throws a jab but it's blocked by William.
Johnson forces William back against the cage and clinches.
William missing with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on William - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
William misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
William is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walt William dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson tries to keep at a distance but William has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Johnson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
William's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
William tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Johnson tries to circle away but William has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
William has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William throws an elbow but it misses.
Walt William has scored more points in the clinch so far.
William working aggressively here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
William tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
William blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
William leaning his opponent against the cage.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by William.
William can't find room to land a body shot as Johnson controls the action.
William looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
William throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson stalling against the cage.
William swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson letting William take a breather here.
William throws a punch but it's blocked by Johnson.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
William scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
William's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
William swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
William trying to land knees to the body.
William prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Johnson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but William has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William pressing his opponent against the cage.
William tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Nice body punch from William - that landed with a thud.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
A jab lands there for Johnson.
William avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by William.
Johnson misses with a looping left.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by William.
Johnson lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walt William dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson clinches up with William and pushes him back against the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
William is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
William keeps control of Johnson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Johnson prevents a body shot from William.
Johnson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William swings away with an uppercut that misses.
William stalling in the clinch.
Johnson is trying to drag William to the mat but William just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William misses with a knee to the head.
William tries a knee to the head but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson lands with a left to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on William - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson is trying to force a seperation but William has the dominant position.
William tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but William improves position.
The referee is keeping an eye on William - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
William lands a body shot in the clinch.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William effectively controlling the action here.
Johnson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from William.
William tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Johnson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
William misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
William effectively controlling the action here.
William managing to block the knees to the body from Johnson.
William's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
William gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from William.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Zeus Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson dodges an elbow strike from William.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but William has him pressed against the cage.
William will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Johnson up against the cage.
William with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
William struggles to land a body shot inside as Johnson controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walt William.
Johnson digs a good body shot into William's ribs.
A lazy left from Johnson finds it's target.
William is looking to clinch.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
William slips under a jab.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before William has time to react.
Decent striking displayed by Johnson there.
Johnson cracks William with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
William clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William misses with an elbow strike.
William using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Johnson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walt William showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for William, 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Walt William!
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight for Walt William!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Walt William!
Walt William wins by unanimous decision!
Walt William retains his welterweight title!
A relieved looking Walt William thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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