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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirkai Sakuba (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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153 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mike Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mirkai Sakuba!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams closes the distance and pushes Sakuba back into the cage.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sakuba is looking to clinch.
Sakuba lands with a kick to the temple. Williams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sakuba drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Williams is looking to reverse the position.
Williams is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sakuba is controlling him well.
Sakuba decides to stand up, so the ref orders Williams to his feet.
Sakuba fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sakuba looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Sakuba persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Williams smiles and moves away.
Mike Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirkai Sakuba.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sakuba swivels and escapes.
Sakuba throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sakuba tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Sakuba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sakuba is trying to keep Williams in close.
Sakuba keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakuba trying to control the position.
Sakuba looks gassed!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sakuba isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Williams stacks Sakuba on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Williams!
Williams lands a decent elbow from side control.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sakuba has escaped the position, nice work there.
Williams scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams advances to full mount.
Williams controlling his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakuba in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Williams looking to control and managing it successfully.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakuba on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sakuba is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuba defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Williams.
Williams looking to control but Sakuba is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sakuba can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.
Williams wants to control the pace but Sakuba is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams scores with a takedown into Sakuba's guard.
Williams trying to control but Sakuba is working from the bottom.
Williams postures up.
Williams wants to stand and escape but instead Sakuba has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakuba is one step ahead there.
Mike Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakuba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuba got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sakuba has managed to get both his arms back between Williams's legs - danger averted.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Sakuba is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sakuba wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Sakuba is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Sakuba throws a big right hand that misses.
Sakuba won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Williams is looking to stand up but Sakuba isn't so interested in that idea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for a guillotine here but Sakuba defends easily.
Sakuba drops back looking for a leg! Williams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Williams manages to kick Sakuba off! Sakuba jumps back into Williams's guard.
Sakuba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuba is fighting to break Williams's control of his arms but Williams is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sakuba wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams working for a triangle but Sakuba defends it easily.
Sakuba trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuba lands a couple of digs.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Sakuba is proving a slippery customer.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams is looking to stand up but Sakuba isn't so interested in that idea.
Sakuba wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams looking for a guillotine here but Sakuba defends easily.
Sakuba thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain 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 Mike Williams will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Sakuba.
Sakuba with a poor takedown
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Sakuba.
Sakuba tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakuba closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Williams with a nice head shot there.
Williams wants to control from the top but Sakuba keeps moving.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakuba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sakuba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Williams trying to control but Sakuba is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Williams.
A punch combination from Sakuba misses.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Sakuba drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mike Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirkai Sakuba.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
Williams tries for a kimura but Sakuba is defending well.
Sakuba is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams decides to stand up, so the ref orders Sakuba to his feet.
Mike Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Williams looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sakuba is looking to improve his position.
Sakuba punching from the bottom.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakuba keeps working.
Sakuba actively working from the bottom here.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Mike Williams wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Williams!
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energy
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hype
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