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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between David Willaims (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hairy Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hairy Bear enters the cage!
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143 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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136 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, David Willaims!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hairy Bear!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Bear.
Willaims takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big right from Willaims misses.
Bear misses the shot to the body.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Willaims circles away.
Bear tries to close the distance and clinch up but Willaims swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Willaims chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bear can pounce on him.
Bear is looking to chop away at Willaims's legs.
Bear moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bear fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Willaims blocks a jab.
Bear thows a body shot but no joy.
Willaims has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bear finds it's way round the side to connect with Willaims's head.
Bear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willaims was well out of range. Poor timing from Bear.
Bear slips under a jab from Willaims.
Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hairy Bear is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bear scores with a head kick.
Bear throws a jab but it's blocked by Willaims.
Bear misses with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willaims takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bear gets caught napping as Willaims dives in and scores a takedown. Bear manages to retain guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Willaims defends it easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bear preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Willaims slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Willaims slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bear taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willaims throws a strike aimed at the side of Bear's head but Bear avoids it well.
Willaims grinds an elbow into Bear's temple.
Bear struggling a bit here.
Willaims connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bear some visible discomfort.
Bear tries to bench press Willaims off him but Willaims keeps the position.
Bear takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Willaims scoring with punches from side control.
Willaims lands an elbow.
Willaims working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bear is not content to let Willaims control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willaims is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bear is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Willaims cracks Bear with an elbow. That is naaassty.
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 David Willaims will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bear is looking to clinch but Willaims is avoiding it.
Bear scores with a nice right hand.
Bear lands a high kick!
Bear blocks a jab.
Bear misses the shot to the body.
Bear connects with the punch.
Willaims dodges the punch combination from Bear.
Bear fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Willaims, pushing him back against the cage.
Willaims gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear is looking for a triangle here but Willaims uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear is trying to control Willaims's posture but Willaims avoids it.
Bear manages to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Willaims.
Bear is looking for a sweep. Willaims is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Willaims not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Willaims winds up and cracks Bear with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Willaims wants to pass to mount but Bear is defending the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Willaims in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bear manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Willaims showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bear is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Willaims defends well.
Willaims wants to pass the guard but Bear is keeping the position.
Willaims cracks Bear with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willaims sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bear's guard.
Bear is looking to control Willaims's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bear avoid being mounted?
Willaims passes into side control, despite Bear's attempt to control the position.
Willaims working the head with strikes.
Willaims is working Bear over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bear tries to bench press Willaims off him but Willaims keeps the position.
Willaims working away.
Bear is trying to get back to half guard.
Bear is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Willaims off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willaims is really stuck here.
Willaims trying to control but not successfully.
Willaims rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Willaims trying to control from the bottom.
Willaims is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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!
Willaims is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bear's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bear's back!
Bear breaks Willaims's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Willaims controlling Bear's posture.
Willaims is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
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 David Willaims will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Willaims throws a looping overhand right but Bear ducks down to avoid it.
Bear connects with a body shot that sends Willaims's belly button to the back.
Bear turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Willaims blocks a head kick by Bear.
Willaims ducks under a wild hook from Bear.
Willaims uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bear.
Willaims steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bear.
Bear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bear misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willaims uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bear.
Bear digs a good hook to Willaims's body.
Bear has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bear misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bear is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Willaims rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice shot lands for Bear.
A head kick misses from Bear.
Willaims takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bear throws a head kick that misses.
Hairy Bear seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Willaims swings widly with a right hand
and Bear counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bear fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Willaims manages to avoid it.
Willaims slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.
Willaims is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Bear's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bear connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Willaims momentarily.
Bear tries a head kick but it misses.
Bear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Willaims was well out of range. Poor timing from Bear.
Willaims blocks a head kick by Bear.
Bear tries a head kick but it misses.
Bear tries to clinch up but Willaims circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Bear.
Bear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Willaims showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willaims jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bear throws a head kick that misses.
Bear fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Willaims misses.
Bear tries to bum rush Willaims with a series of wild strikes but Willaims uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bear moves away from the strike by Willaims.
Bear takes a swing at Willaims's ribcage but misses.
Bear just misses with a punch to the body.
Bear misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Willaims.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Willaims misses with a hook. Bear ducked under it nicely.
Bear ducks under a wild hook from Willaims.
Bear fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Willaims checks it well.
Bear looks to score with a jab to the body but Willaims is just out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Willaims blocks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bear.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Willaims moves out of range easily.
Hairy Bear has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
David Willaims is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed right hand from Bear misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hairy Bear comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Willaims has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Willaims!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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