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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tex Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zippy Ziggy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by I'm A Man. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
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176 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tex Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Zippy Ziggy!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Daniel Cesar and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ziggy shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Ziggy showed some decent athleticism there.
Ziggy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ziggy looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ziggy missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ziggy working over Williams with some ground and pound. Williams looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Williams blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ziggy.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Ziggy is working for a kimura but Williams is defending it quite comfortably.
Ziggy working Williams over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams won't allow Ziggy to pass to mount.
Williams is looking to escape.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ziggy wants to work for an arm triangle but Williams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ziggy winds up and cracks Williams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ziggy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nice strikes from Ziggy there.
Ground and pound from Ziggy.
Ziggy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ziggy is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Williams has managed to free his arm - good work.
Williams pushes Ziggy off looking to stand but Ziggy dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziggy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ziggy stops Williams from getting back to his feet.
Williams manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williams throws a right and a left that Ziggy avoids nicely.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams wants to clinch.
Ziggy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ziggy shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Ziggy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ziggy shoots in and bounces Williams off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Ziggy thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziggy stands up over Williams, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ziggy stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ziggy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Ziggy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Ziggy with a nice head shot there.
Ziggy cracks Williams with a solid left hand.
Ziggy lands a couple of digs.
Williams is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ziggy is controlling him.
Williams preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to stand up but Ziggy is controlling him.
Ziggy trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ziggy pushing down on Williams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Ziggy sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Ziggy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ziggy scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ziggy throws a strike but Williams avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zippy Ziggy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ziggy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Ziggy persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams throws a right hand that Ziggy ducks under and follows up with a left that Ziggy also avoids with ease.
Ziggy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Williams throws a right and a left that Ziggy avoids nicely.
Ziggy misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tex Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zippy Ziggy.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tex Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ziggy.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ziggy tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ziggy dodges the punch combination from Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Ziggy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ziggy shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ziggy shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Ziggy's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziggy looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Williams takes the fight into the clinch.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Ziggy blocks it.
Ziggy fails to pull guard.
Ziggy is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ziggy is breathing heavily.
Williams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Ziggy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ziggy ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ziggy no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ziggy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ziggy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Williams is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziggy looking for a guillotine from mount but Williams is having none of it.
Williams knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ziggy on the ground.
Ziggy postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Williams looks a forlorn figure.
Williams really wants to buck Ziggy off and get back to his feet.
Ziggy looking to finish Williams with some ground and pound. This is bad for Williams!
Ziggy landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ziggy landing strikes from the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Ziggy.
Ziggy working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ziggy working Williams over with strikes here.
Williams is bucking up trying to escape but Ziggy cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Ziggy throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Ziggy unloads with some shots from mount but Williams bucks and avoids them well.
Williams is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Zippy Ziggy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ziggy throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ziggy goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams is looking to stand up but Ziggy won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams stands and steps away. Ziggy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tex Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ziggy fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ziggy moves away from the strike by Williams.
Ziggy dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Ziggy or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
Ziggy looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Ziggy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ziggy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zippy Ziggy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Ziggy on that attempt.
Ziggy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ziggy lands in his opponent's guard.
Ziggy slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ziggy with the ground and pound but Williams regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Williams wants to get back to his feet.
Williams taking some punishment here, with Ziggy in his half guard.
Ziggy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ziggy is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziggy passes to side control.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet.
Williams taking punishment in the form of punches.
Williams sneaks out the side door and pushes Ziggy away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
Williams drives through and clinches with Ziggy against the cage.
Williams stalling in the clinch.
Ziggy is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tex Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zippy Ziggy.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams rushes Ziggy and presses him up against the cage.
Ziggy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Ziggy avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziggy jumps guard but Williams stands there with Ziggy around his waist. Ziggy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ziggy fails to pull guard.
Ziggy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ziggy's face.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Ziggy in his tracks for a moment.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Ziggy.
Ziggy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ziggy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams wants to stall.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Ziggy avoids the damage to the body.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Ziggy.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Ziggy blocks with his arms.
Ziggy changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Williams throws a series of punches but Ziggy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziggy shoots in but no luck this time.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams lands a big shot that drops Ziggy! Can he finish him?
Ziggy is rocked!
Williams decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Ziggy, up you get!
Ziggy is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ziggy doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Ziggy to the canvas! Ziggy doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Williams keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tex Williams!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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