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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rex The Stoner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane WiIliams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Stoner comes to the cage accompanied by Rebirth of Slick. The crowd seem to be enjoying WiIliams's choice of entrance music: Eye Of The Tiger. Shane WiIliams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rex The Stoner's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Rex The Stoner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shane WiIliams!
The judges for this bout are , and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
WiIliams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Stoner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
WiIliams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
WiIliams slips under a jab.
WiIliams misses with a straight left.
WiIliams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Stoner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
WiIliams lands a nice hook to The Stoner's body. The Stoner takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
WiIliams keeps the fight on the outside.
WiIliams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Stoner shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
WiIliams swinging wilding here.
WiIliams tries to close the distance and clinch but The Stoner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
WiIliams just misses with a punch to the body.
WiIliams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The Stoner avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Stoner looks to land a right hand but WiIliams moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Stoner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from WiIliams.
WiIliams throws a series of punches but The Stoner avoids them all with ease.
The Stoner throws a shot from downtown. WiIliams moves away and avoids it.
The Stoner misses the shot to the body.
The Stoner connects with a nice looking jab.
WiIliams throws a right and a left that The Stoner avoids nicely.
The Stoner avoids a punch combination nicely.
The Stoner tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but WiIliams swivels and escapes.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from The Stoner.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex The Stoner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
WiIliams drives through and clinches with The Stoner against the cage.
The Stoner tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. WiIliams smiles and moves away.
WiIliams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WiIliams scores with a takedown into The Stoner's guard.
The Stoner looking to control.
WiIliams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
WiIliams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
WiIliams trying to control the position from guard on top but The Stoner is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
WiIliams avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The Stoner is breathing heavily.
The Stoner avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
WiIliams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
WiIliams pushes down on The Stoner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The Stoner trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WiIliams is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The Stoner keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Stoner is trying to maintain the position but WiIliams is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Stoner is refusing to be controlled, as WiIliams sits in half guard.
The Stoner has hold of WiIliams's hands but WiIliams slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The Stoner is defending against the submission attempts here by WiIliams.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
WiIliams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The Stoner throws a combination. WiIliams tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
WiIliams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The Stoner lands a right hook to the body.
WiIliams throws a sloppy body shot
and The Stoner counters with a left and a right that stings WiIliams.
The Stoner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
WiIliams misses with a combination
and The Stoner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Stoner throws a series of strikes that have WiIliams backpedaling.
WiIliams throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Stoner counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for WiIliams!
WiIliams is looking to get to half guard.
The Stoner tries to control but WiIliams wriggling away.
The Stoner lands a heavy elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shane WiIliams will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Stoner fails with the takedown
and WiIliams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
WiIliams throws a combination that misses
and The Stoner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
WiIliams falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Stoner counters with a nice double leg into guard.
WiIliams looking to control.
The Stoner wants to control from the top but WiIliams keeps moving.
The Stoner thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
WiIliams looking to control.
WiIliams has control of The Stoner's left arm, preventing The Stoner from doing any damage.
WiIliams looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Stoner is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WiIliams keeping full guard, as The Stoner tries to pass.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
WiIliams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shane WiIliams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
WiIliams wants to clinch
and The Stoner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Stoner punishes WiIliams's body with a nice straight punch.
The Stoner tries to clinch but WiIliams is having none of it.
WiIliams misses the body punch
and The Stoner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
WiIliams wants to clinch.
The Stoner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as WiIliams throws out the jab.
Rex The Stoner is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A shot to the body from WiIliams misses
and The Stoner counters with a two punch combo.
The Stoner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
WiIliams throws a series of punches but The Stoner moves out of range.
The Stoner ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Stoner throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
WiIliams swings away with a body shot that misses
and The Stoner cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
WiIliams falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Stoner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The Stoner lands a nice shot that snaps WiIliams's head back.
The Stoner wants to clinch up but WiIliams keeps it at a distance.
WiIliams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WiIliams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex The Stoner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
WiIliams throws a combination that misses
and The Stoner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
WiIliams gets caught flat footed, as The Stoner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The Stoner preventing the sweep.
The Stoner passes WiIliams's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The Stoner is working for a submission of some sort.
WiIliams is staying active underneath The Stoner, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
WiIliams wants to get back to full guard.
The Stoner works his way into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WiIliams tries to control The Stoner's body but The Stoner pushes him off. WiIliams squirms to his side and now The Stoner has his back!
WiIliams is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The Stoner has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of WiIliams's body.
WiIliams tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The Stoner trying to control but WiIliams is having none of it.
The Stoner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex The Stoner dominated that second round.
That's time! The Stoner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Stoner fails with the takedown.
WiIliams looks to score with a jab to the body but The Stoner is just out of range.
WiIliams throws a hook but The Stoner blocks it.
WiIliams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but The Stoner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
WiIliams falls off balance throwing a combination
and The Stoner counters with a shoot takedown. WiIliams fights it but they end up in guard.
The Stoner trying to control but WiIliams is working from the bottom.
WiIliams looking for a sweep. Not yet WiIliams, not yet.
WiIliams keeping moving, preventing The Stoner from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The Stoner stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. WiIliams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The Stoner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
WiIliams lands a good elbow from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Stoner drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Stoner jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
WiIliams looking to control.
Rex The Stoner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
WiIliams is pulling down on The Stoner's head to control his posture.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
The Stoner circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Stoner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as WiIliams throws out the jab.
WiIliams is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
WiIliams looks to land a right hand but The Stoner moved out of range.
WiIliams sizes up The Stoner with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
WiIliams misses the jab.
The Stoner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
WiIliams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
WiIliams misses with a combination
and The Stoner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Stoner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WiIliams 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 Stoner slips nicely into half guard.
WiIliams punching from the bottom.
WiIliams wants to improve his position but The Stoner is controlling well.
The Stoner wants to control but WiIliams is keeping him busy.
WiIliams wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
WiIliams dodges the punch combination from The Stoner.
WiIliams misses with a double jab
and The Stoner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WiIliams ducks under a wild hook from The Stoner.
WiIliams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The Stoner has a takedown stuffed.
WiIliams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Stoner clobbers WiIliams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The Stoner is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
WiIliams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
WiIliams misses with a combination
and The Stoner counters with a takedown into side control.
WiIliams prevents The Stoner from moving into mount.
WiIliams is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked The Stoner off and has taken his back!
WiIliams connects with a big shot to the side of The Stoner's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WiIliams loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can The Stoner hold on?
WiIliams is trying to stick to The Stoner's back but The Stoner is turning into WiIliams. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in WiIliams's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by The Stoner.
The Stoner stopping the sweep attempt from WiIliams.
The Stoner wants to control from the top but WiIliams keeps moving.
WiIliams is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The Stoner tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex The Stoner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
WiIliams turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
WiIliams misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Stoner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The Stoner is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from WiIliams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex The Stoner clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
WiIliams throws a looping overhand right but The Stoner ducks down to avoid it.
The Stoner tries to clinch up.
The Stoner tries for a takedown but WiIliams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
The Stoner connects with a single shot there.
WiIliams is looking to clinch.
WiIliams just misses with a punch to the body.
WiIliams clinches but The Stoner breaks the clinch
and The Stoner counters with a lovely shot to the body.
WiIliams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Stoner fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
WiIliams has taken the fight to the clinch.
WiIliams decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WiIliams doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
WiIliams looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Stoner is one step ahead there.
The Stoner trying to control the position from guard on top but WiIliams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Stoner drops back looking for a leg! WiIliams is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and WiIliams manages to kick The Stoner off! The Stoner jumps back into WiIliams's guard.
WiIliams is pulling down on The Stoner's head to control his posture.
The Stoner takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
WiIliams wants to sweep but no luck.
The Stoner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The Stoner with a nice cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
WiIliams darts in and clinches The Stoner up against the cage.
WiIliams jumps guard.
WiIliams throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
The Stoner won't allow WiIliams to sweep him here.
The Stoner advances position into side control!
WiIliams is looking to regain half guard here but The Stoner keeps moving and retains side control.
The Stoner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
WiIliams is looking to regain half guard here but The Stoner keeps moving and retains side control.
WiIliams gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WiIliams missing with punches from the bottom.
The Stoner is looking to take a break and control but WiIliams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Stoner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
WiIliams trying to control from the bottom.
The Stoner is keen to just control but WiIliams is a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
WiIliams moves out of range of the body kick from The Stoner.
The Stoner changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. WiIliams tries to avoid it but The Stoner manages to keep hold of a leg and drag WiIliams to the ground. WiIliams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex The Stoner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
WiIliams drives through and clinches with The Stoner against the cage.
WiIliams gets a trip takedown into half guard.
WiIliams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Stoner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The Stoner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
WiIliams wants to pass the guard but The Stoner is defending well.
WiIliams is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from The Stoner as he works his way to full guard.
The Stoner is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
WiIliams wants to stand and escape but instead The Stoner has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
WiIliams is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane WiIliams dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A shot to the body from WiIliams misses
and The Stoner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in WiIliams's guard now.
WiIliams is striking from the bottom but The Stoner uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
The Stoner prevents WiIliams from improving his position.
The Stoner wants to free his trapped foot but WiIliams is holding on for dear life with his legs.
WiIliams punching from the bottom.
The Stoner is trying to control the action in half guard but WiIliams is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The Stoner prevents WiIliams from improving his position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
WiIliams is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Stoner moves out of range as WiIliams strikes.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
WiIliams misses the body punch
letting The Stoner counter with a right hand.
WiIliams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The Stoner shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts WiIliams as he jumps to the side.
WiIliams misses with a combination
and The Stoner counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
WiIliams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from The Stoner finds it's way round the side to connect with WiIliams's head.
WiIliams is looking to clinch.
WiIliams loads up on a big right hand but The Stoner slips the punch.
The Stoner gets a takedown into half guard.
WiIliams is looking for a sweep. The Stoner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
WiIliams has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. The Stoner is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Stoner prevents WiIliams from improving his position.
The Stoner thows a huge punch but WiIliams dodges it nicely.
The Stoner wants to take a breather but WiIliams is having none of it.
WiIliams is trying to stand up here but The Stoner is controlling him well.
The Stoner trying to control from half guard but WiIliams is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
WiIliams closes the distance and clinches up with The Stoner, looking for a takedown. WiIliams pushes The Stoner against the cage but The Stoner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
WiIliams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Stoner manages to avoid it.
The Stoner moves into the clinch successfully.
The Stoner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Stoner fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex The Stoner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WiIliams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Stoner moves out of range of the strikes.
WiIliams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
WiIliams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Horrible takedown by WiIliams or perhaps it was just good defense by The Stoner which made him look bad.
The Stoner fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
WiIliams shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than WiIliams was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The Stoner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The Stoner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
WiIliams landing strikes, looking to finish!
The Stoner throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WiIliams landing strikes from the mount and The Stoner is in trouble!
WiIliams is in the full mount, landing strikes.
WiIliams working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The Stoner wants to control but WiIliams is having none of it.
The Stoner is in all sorts of trouble here.
WiIliams landing shots from mount.
WiIliams cracks The Stoner with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The Stoner wants to control but WiIliams is having none of it.
The Stoner keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The Stoner in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The Stoner wants to control but WiIliams is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex The Stoner showed his dominance in that final round.
I think The Stoner has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex The Stoner!
Rex The Stoner retains his light heavyweight title!
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