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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hype Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fry has chosen Rain - Trivium as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 cm
21
141 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
25
140 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hype Williams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cody Fry! The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fry. Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet. No luck with that takedown attempt from Fry. Fry shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well. Hype Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Fry. Williams throws a head kick that misses. Fry rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage. Williams manages to break the clinch.
Fry fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Williams connects with a body shot. Fry has his takedown stuffed and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Fry shoots in. Fry is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Fry shoots and misses and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Fry with a lazy takedown attempt and Williams counters with a stiff right hand. Fry tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Fry dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Fry's head and hops out. Fry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away. Fry misses with a takedown and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand! Williams gets caught napping as Fry dives in and scores a takedown. Williams manages to retain guard. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Williams is controlling Fry's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fry throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely. Fry wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position. Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Williams seems keen to control Fry's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Hype Williams just wasn't active enough. Fry fails with the takedown. Sloppy strikes from Williams. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fry misses with a takedown and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Fry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Hype Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Fry closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Fry pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Fry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fry somewhat. Cody Fry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Fry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Fry's head. Fry avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck for Fry with that takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely. Fry closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Williams quickly recovers to half guard. Williams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Williams. Fry prevents Williams from getting back to his feet. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Williams pushes Fry off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Williams tests Fry's chin there with a solid looking shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hype Williams dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Fry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Williams lands a head shot. Williams tries to sprawl but Fry drives through with a takedown into half guard. Williams is pressing down on Fry's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it. Fry with a flurry of punches that miss. Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fry. Williams has Fry pulled in close to control his posture. Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet. Williams controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams wants to sweep here but Fry controlling him for the moment.
Hype Williams has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet. Fry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Williams sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fry somewhat. Williams misses with the combination.
Fry shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily. Hype Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Fry. Fry tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Fry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams wants to control but Fry is keeping busy and won't allow it. Fry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though. Williams gets back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Fry postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it. Fry won't allow Williams to sweep him here. Fry trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Fry prevents Williams from getting back to his feet. Fry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard. Fry postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Fry trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fry throwing strikes but missing. Williams might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Fry won't allow Williams to sweep him here. Williams looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Fry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Williams duly obliges. Fry closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Fry pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fry will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Williams scores with the left hand. Fry knows he should have avoided that one. Nice jab there from Williams. Fry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away. Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Fry walks into a jab.
Fry is rocked! Hype Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Fry's head back.
Fry is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him? As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Fry fails with the takedown and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fry takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hype Williams dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams works Fry's body with a nice hook. Fry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side. Fry seems to have recovered his senses. Fry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Williams leaves Fry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Hype Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cody Fry. Williams works over Fry's head and body with a nice combination. Williams scores with a punch to the head. Hype Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fry tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Williams stuffs the takedown. Fry takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Fry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Fry! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Williams!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hype Williams! A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Hype Williams made sure he mentioned Unique Wear and Custom Design, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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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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