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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier Bastarrachea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bastarrachea has chosen Young Folks as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Bob Williams has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Bob Williams seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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215 lbs
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188 cm
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216 lbs
20 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bob Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Xavier Bastarrachea!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Chris Downing and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bastarrachea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch but Bastarrachea moves out of range.
Williams wants to clinch up but Bastarrachea keeps it at a distance.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Bastarrachea circles away.
Williams misses with a hook. Bastarrachea ducked under it nicely.
Bastarrachea waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
A thudding body kick lands there by Williams!
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
Williams decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams thows a huge punch but Bastarrachea dodges it nicely.
Williams wants to pass to mount but Bastarrachea is defending the position.
Williams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bastarrachea doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Williams.
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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams thows a huge punch but Bastarrachea dodges it nicely.
Bastarrachea won't allow Williams to pass to mount.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams wants to control but Bastarrachea is keeping him busy.
Bastarrachea keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams prevents Bastarrachea from standing back up.
Williams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bastarrachea is just riding it out for now. Williams eventually gives up the hold.
Williams wants to free his trapped foot but Bastarrachea is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bastarrachea doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Williams.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams thows a huge punch but Bastarrachea dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bastarrachea wants to get back to full guard.
Bastarrachea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams trying to pass the guard but Bastarrachea defending well.
Bastarrachea blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Bastarrachea is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is pressing down on Bastarrachea's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bastarrachea is holding on for now.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bastarrachea really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bastarrachea sees it coming and defends easily.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bastarrachea avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Williams.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bastarrachea is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williams scores with a couple of nice shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bastarrachea trying to control but Williams postures up.
Williams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams tries a low kick but Bastarrachea avoids it.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Bastarrachea looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams tries to clinch but Bastarrachea moves away
and Bastarrachea counters with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bastarrachea!
Williams throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bastarrachea counters with a nice leg kick.
Williams tries to clinch but Bastarrachea is having none of it.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Williams is defended easily by Bastarrachea.
Bastarrachea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bastarrachea goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bastarrachea throws a leg kick but Williams moved away.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown but Bastarrachea manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Williams's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bastarrachea. That one must have hurt.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bastarrachea but Bastarrachea pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Williams feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bastarrachea controls Williams momentarily but Williams frees himself.
Bastarrachea avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Williams's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Williams looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Bastarrachea is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bastarrachea tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Bastarrachea is keeping the position.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bastarrachea is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bastarrachea fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bastarrachea has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bastarrachea and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bastarrachea keeps Williams at a distance using the push kick.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Bob Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams wants to clinch up but Bastarrachea keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Williams.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Bastarrachea avoids the head kick by Williams.
Nice body kick from Bastarrachea.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bastarrachea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bastarrachea.
Williams misses with a low kick as Bastarrachea jumps back.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A good leg kick by Bastarrachea.
Good leg kick by Bastarrachea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Williams tries to clinch there but Bastarrachea circles away.
Williams looks for a takedown but Bastarrachea sprawls well.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bastarrachea's half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Williams dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bastarrachea circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bastarrachea counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Bastarrachea. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Bob Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bastarrachea fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bob Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams clinches up with Bastarrachea and pushes him back against the cage.
Bastarrachea tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Bastarrachea with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams jumps into guard, dragging Bastarrachea to the mat.
Williams is looking to sweep but instead, Bastarrachea has passed into half guard.
Bastarrachea wants to stand up but Williams has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Bastarrachea wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Bastarrachea has control of the leg.
The fighters are battling for position here. Williams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Williams has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bastarrachea can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Bastarrachea showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Xavier Bastarrachea has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bastarrachea is aware though and is defending well.
Bastarrachea stopping the sweep attempt from Williams.
Bastarrachea trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Bob Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bastarrachea is one step ahead there.
Williams manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bastarrachea manages to get himself to full guard.
Williams postures up.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bastarrachea trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Xavier Bastarrachea.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams pulls guard successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bastarrachea accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Williams has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bob 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Williams!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bob Williams waved his t-shirt featuring xXx - iForce Nutrition'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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