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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Willie Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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148 lbs
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147 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willie Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Austin Williams!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bader at a distance.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Bader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice shot by Williams.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Baders jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams throws a hook to the side of Bader's head but Bader sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bader looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Williams working away.
Bader seems a little lost for a moment, as Williams dominates the positioning.
Williams working away.
Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bader, who protects the arm well.
Bader takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Bader's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bader is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here as Williams stalls from top position.
Williams lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader wants to control but Williams postures up.
Bader is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Williams is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Williams wants to control but Bader is keeping him busy.
Bader is looking for a sweep.
Williams in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Williams wants to control but Bader is keeping him busy.
Williams scores with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bader rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Williams's guard! Nice work there by Bader!
Bader advances position into side control!
Bader working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bader is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Williams is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bader moves into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Bader's attempts to control the action.
Williams tries to hold on but Bader postures up.
Bader is working for a guillotine from mount but Williams frees his head quite easily.
Williams tries to lock up and control but Bader gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Bader's attempts to control the action.
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bader thowing shots but they're missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams is squirming around, avoiding Bader's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Austin Williams will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bader has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Bader chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Austin Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bader throws a nice outside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Bader tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Bader moved away.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bader throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Williams swings for the body but Bader moves out of range.
Bader is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Bader's head back.
Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bader's hands.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Bader moved out of range.
Bader throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Bader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bader sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bader.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Bader connects with a single shot there.
Williams walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bader checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bader throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Bader.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Bader as he connects with a hook.
Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Williams scores with a one two! Bader had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bader stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Williams scores with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Bader.
Bader ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bader on the side of the head.
Williams tries a low kick but Bader avoids it.
Williams takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Bader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bader gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams looks for the body kick but Bader saw that one coming.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Bader is out of range.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
Bader misses with a two punch combination.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bader throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
Austin Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bader uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bader.
Bader throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Bader scores with a one two! Williams had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bader on the side of the head.
Bader steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bader.
Bader throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams cracks the inside of Bader's front leg.
Bader throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams throws a leg kick but Bader sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bader avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams catches Bader with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bader is trying to control Williams's posture but Williams avoids it.
Bader gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Bader is looking to control Williams's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bader avoid being mounted?
Bader looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bader is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bader wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Austin Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Bader throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Williams avoids the head kick by Bader.
Williams lands a body shot.
Bader checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams staying out of range there.
Bader has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Bader scores with a kick to the body.
Bader listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bader counters with an inside leg kick.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bader keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Williams prevents Bader from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is keen to just control but Bader is a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bader controlling the position well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams wants to control but Bader is keeping him busy.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Williams stalling.
Williams prevents Bader from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader trying to control but Williams postures up.
Bader tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Williams missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bader is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Williams pulls his head out easily.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.
Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Bader is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Willie Bader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams is keen to just control but Bader is a slippery customer.
Bader moves into full guard.
Bader keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Austin Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams advances to half guard.
Williams looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bader keeps working.
Bader looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Bader on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bader tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Williams wants to control but Bader is keeping him busy.
Williams perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
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.
Bader trying to control but Williams postures up.
Bader is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Austin Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Austin Williams!
A relieved looking Austin Williams thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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