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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Robert Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Robert Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Johny Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Williams.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hughes is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Williams is controlling him well.
Hughes struggling a bit here.
Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hughes, who protects the arm well.
Williams remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hughes tries to bench press Williams off him but Williams keeps the position.
Hughes manages to get back to half guard.
Williams has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hughes tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hughes can't escape the position.
Hughes squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Hughes tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams with shots to the head and body - Hughes looks very uncomfortable down there.
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams prevents Hughes from getting the reversal.
Williams controlling from the full mount.
Hughes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to control but Hughes wriggling away.
Williams working Hughes over with strikes here.
Hughes wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
Williams in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hughes hang on?
Hughes is in a horrible position here. Williams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Williams could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Williams working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.
Hughes taking shots to the head.
Williams lands with some strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hughes is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Williams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hughes closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Hughes pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Hughes.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hughes throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams counters with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williams is defended easily by Hughes.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hughes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hughes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hughes's knee momentarily.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Hughes moves out of range easily.
Hughes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind Hughes 's knee.
Robert Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Hughes.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams. Hughes shrugs it off though.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hughes throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hughes will feel that in the morning.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams stuns Hughes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hughes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hughes, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hughes takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hughes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Williams wants to clinch.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hughes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hughes avoids the head kick by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Nice body kick from Williams.
Hughes throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johny Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes has a takedown stuffed.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hughes's hands.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Hughes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Hughes's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hughes bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Hughes shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Williams keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams is looking to stand up but Hughes isn't so interested in that idea.
Hughes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Hughes from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Robert Williams dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughes moves into the clinch.
Hughes jumps guard but Williams stands there with Hughes around his waist. Hughes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hughes can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Hughes is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns Hughes into the cage.
Hughes tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hughes looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Hughes shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Hughes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Robert Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Hughes.
Hughes moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Hughes moved out of range nicely.
Hughes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hughes tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Hughes.
Hughes takes one on the button.
Hughes tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams wants to clinch up but Hughes keeps it at a distance.
Hughes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hughes is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Williams in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams stands up and beckons Hughes to join him on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams dives in and scores a takedown into Hughes's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is pushing down on Hughes's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hughes is fighting to maintain full guard but Williams has managed to sneak the leg through.
Williams stands up from half guard.
Hughes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams scores a takedown into full mount!
Hughes tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hughes is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams with a couple of short strikes.
Hughes is looking to improve his position but Williams isn't that keen on the idea.
Williams looking to control and managing it successfully.
Williams landing shots from mount.
Williams takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hughes is looking to improve his position but Williams isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hughes tries to reverse the position but Williams maintains control.
Williams controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Robert 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Robert Williams!
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energy
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hype
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