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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robson Moura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moura has chosen Matisyahu- Chop 'Em Down as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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148 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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160 cm
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130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin 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, Robson Moura!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Jonathan Paton and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Moura counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
Moura works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams is working hard here to advance position.
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Moura's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Moura's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Williams's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Moura rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Williams seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moura does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moura trying to control from the bottom.
Williams looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Moura taking some punishment here, with Williams in his half guard.
Moura is defending against the submission attempts here by Williams.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moura actively working from the bottom here.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Moura with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Moura is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Moura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams slips a nice elbow through Moura's hands, connecting with Moura's forehead.
Williams throwing shots but Moura is blocking nicely.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams trying to control the action but Moura is working from the bottom.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Moura is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Moura is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moura knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Moura's head.
Moura regains full guard. Nicely done.
Moura keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Moura keeps moving.
Moura looking for a sweep. Not yet Moura, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moura trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Moura is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Moura is on top in guard.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams trying to control the position here.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Moura trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams slips under a jab from Moura.
A jab from Williams misses.
Moura shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Moura quickly recovers to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams slips a nice elbow through Moura's hands, connecting with Moura's forehead.
Williams is thwarting Moura's attempts to control the position.
Williams is just content to waste time from the top position. Moura takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Austin Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams looks to throw the jab but Moura is out of range.
Moura misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Moura is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Moura counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Moura.
Moura throwing strikes but missing.
Moura throws a strike but Williams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williams postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Moura is trying to control the position but Williams postures up.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Moura looking for subs off his back but Williams has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams prevents Moura from improving his position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Moura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Moura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Moura is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Williams looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is keen to just control but Moura is a slippery customer.
Moura tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams thows a huge punch but Moura dodges it nicely.
Williams wants to work for an arm triangle but Moura is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Williams wants to take a breather but Moura is having none of it.
Moura tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Moura has hold of Williams's hands but Williams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Moura is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moura missing with punches from the bottom.
Williams wants to take a breather but Moura is having none of it.
Williams lands with a punch from half guard.
Williams moves into full mount! Moura won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents Moura from getting the reversal.
Moura wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Moura in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Williams working Moura over with strikes here.
Moura is rocked!
Moura takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Moura is still in real trouble! Can Williams finish him?
Williams postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Moura in real trouble here! The ref calls for Moura to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Austin Williams!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Austin Williams waved his t-shirt featuring Milwaukee's Best 159's - $69's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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