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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amazing Game (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Game comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Spirit in the Sky kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Amazing Game is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Solid boxing
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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
3 - 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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Amazing Game!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Game throws a good cross that connects.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Game.
Donk. Williams catches Game right on the button with a cross.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Game walks into a left hand.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Game blocks a jab.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Game shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Game shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Game ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Game circles away.
Williams checks a low kick from Game.
Game throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Game fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Game ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Game ducks down to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Game.
Game lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Williams slips under a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Game takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Game's leg but Game calmly moves out of range.
Game dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Game's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Game checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Austin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Game was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Game takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams throws a jab when Game was well out of range.
Game ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Game as Williams shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Game.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Game.
A jab from Williams misses.
Game throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Game's head backwards.
Game catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Game blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a body punch but Game moves out of range.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Game.
Game fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams looks to land a combination but Game avoids it well.
Williams lands with a hook. Game tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Game ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Game sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Game with an uppercut!
Williams tried to score with a low kick but Game checks it.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Game.
Nice defenses there by Game.
Williams throws a hook but Game avoids it easily.
Game thumps Williams with a low kick.
Game tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Game blocks a jab.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Game.
Williams cracks Game with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Game looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Game takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Game misses.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Game slips the punch.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Game steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Game slips under a jab from Williams.
A big left from Williams misses.
Game gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch lands to the side of Game 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Game throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
A slapping leg kick lands for Game.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Nice uppercut lands for Game. That snapped Williams's head back.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Game takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams drives through with a takedown into Game's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Williams stands and throws Game's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Game is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Williams's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Williams wants to take a breather but Game is having none of it.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Game makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Game.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Game looking for a sweep. Not yet Game, not yet.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Game is retaining 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 has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Game.
Game misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams tries to move into range but Game moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Game throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Game moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Game.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Game but Game pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Game.
Game jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Williams throws a hook but Game blocks it.
Game slips under a jab.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Game.
Game avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Austin Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Game attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Game thows a left - swing and a miss!
Game lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Game sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Game staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A lazy left from Game finds it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Game darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Game can pounce on him.
Game checks a low kick from Williams.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Game's head backwards.
Game just misses with a punch to the body.
Game throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Game is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams swings for the body but Game moves out of range.
Game looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Game ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Game motions for Williams to come forward. Game throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Game drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Game counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams is controlling Game's trapped leg to prevent Game from advancing to side control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Game in particular looking to stall.
Williams preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Williams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Game is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Game is stalling here. Williams is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Game seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Williams has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Williams throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Williams working the ground and pound.
Williams working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Game can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Game tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Game's face as Williams controls the position.
Williams scoring with punches from side control.
Austin Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Game regains half guard, as Williams was trying to land strikes.
Game is trying to get back to full guard.
Game trying to control here.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams looks to land a strike but Game avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Game trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.
Williams is keen to just control but Game is a slippery customer.
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.
Ground and pound from Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Game has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Williams is working away from the top position though.
Game blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Game trying to control here.
Game is in trouble now - Williams has advanced to mount!
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 Austin Williams will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Game drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good shot there by Williams.
Game throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Game misses with a wild combination.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Game steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick but Game checks it.
Game scores with a body shot.
Game misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Game displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Game counters with an outside leg kick.
Game slips under a jab from Williams.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Game.
Game looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Game closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams wants to control from the top but Game keeps moving.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Game has wrist control.
Williams throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Game is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Game has momentary wrist control but Williams slips an elbow through the middle.
Williams connects with a couple of short punches.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams trying to control but Game is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Game avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Game trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Game is controlling Williams's posture.
Game wants to sweep but no luck.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams wants to control from the top but Game keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Game fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Game's belly button to the back.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Game.
Game moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Williams throws a right and a left that Game avoids nicely.
Game throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Game shoots in and bounces Williams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Game wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Game must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Game takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Game being controlled here momentarily.
Williams looking to control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Amazing Game has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Game's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams won't allow Game to sweep him here.
Game preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Austin Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams stays in close to Game's body and controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Williams!
In his post fight interview, Austin Williams started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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