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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hendrik Daross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remo Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remo Williams Theme. Remo Williams told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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188 cm
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201 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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190 cm
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190 lbs
12 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hendrik Daross! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Remo Williams! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Daross throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head. A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot. Daross connects with a high kick. Daross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Daross connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands. Daross throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daross. Daross on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Daross clinches up against the cage. Daross goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Williams has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Daross after a bit of a struggle. Daross wants to break free but Williams has control.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daross. Daross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Daross slips the punch. Daross swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Williams misses. Hendrik Daross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Daross. Daross throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Hendrik Daross has been cut. Daross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily. Williams lands a jab to Daross's midsection. Daross dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage! A head kick misses from Daross. Daross shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Daross feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf. Daross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Daross tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it. Daross looks for the body kick but Williams saw that one coming. Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Daross scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Daross avoids the body shot from Williams.
Williams moves into the clinch. Daross tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Daross breaks from the clinch.
Daross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daross throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Daross keeps the fight on the outside. Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Williams avoids the head kick by Daross.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams throws a hook but Daross avoids it easily. Daross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Daross can pounce on him.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Williams sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Daross scoring well with a low kick there.
Daross scores with a leg kick.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daross finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head. Daross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Williams slips a jab from Daross. A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Daross fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Daross thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Daross throws a head kick that misses. Williams lunges at Daross with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Daross's hand. Daross pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Daross turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Daross feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf. Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daross.
Williams staying out of range there. Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Daross circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Daross. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Daross looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daross.
Daross misses the body punch and Williams counters with a straight right hand. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Daross dominated that round. The cut man is working on Hendrik Daross's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Daross just misses with a punch to the body.
Hendrik Daross is winning the standup battle so far. Daross throws a head kick that misses. Williams blocks a head kick by Daross.
Daross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Williams throws a jab when Daross was well out of range. Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Daross dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage! Daross does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Daross. Daross throws a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. A head kick misses from Daross. Williams takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Daross motions for Williams to come forward. Daross throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Daross walks into a left hand. An inside leg kick from Daross misses. Hendrik Daross is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Daross swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a two punch combo. Daross misses with a low kick. Daross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center. Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams walks forward, straight into a front kick from Daross. Daross connects with an inside leg kick. Daross throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Daross throws a leg kick that misses. Williams throws a series of punches but Daross moves out of range. Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Daross lands with a thumping leg kick.
Daross lands a front kick. Williams is breathing heavily. Williams blocks the body kick.
Daross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Daross throws a head kick that misses. Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Daross, right into the meat.
Nice body kick there by Daross. Daross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Daross ducks under a wild hook from Williams. Daross feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf. Daross is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around? Daross throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it. Daross connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Daross throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Daross dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage! Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slapping body kick lands there for Daross. Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Daross has managed to clinch.
Daross lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Daross.
Daross scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Daross misses with some punches.
Daross lands a nice shot to the body. Daross throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head. Daross scores with a nice hook to the head. Daross lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards. Daross breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daross feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down. Daross thuds his right hand into Williams's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. A telegraphed right hand from Daross misses the target. Daross connects with a solid leg kick. Daross swings and misses with a shot to the body and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Daross misses with a body punch.
Daross misses with a punch to the body.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daross trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Daross into the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hendrik Daross dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Hendrik Daross's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Daross moves away from the strike by Williams. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Daross moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Daross lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daross throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Daross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daross finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Daross throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range. Daross lands with a thumping leg kick.
Williams blocks a head kick by Daross.
Williams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Daross.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams tries to bum rush Daross with a series of wild strikes but Daross uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Daross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daross with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daross keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams. Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Williams moves to clinch but Daross breaks away and Daross counters with a slapping leg kick. Daross throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily. Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams slips under a jab. Daross tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it. Daross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A head kick misses from Daross.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams. A head kick from Daross lands but Williams takes it in his stride. Daross has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Daross's head. Daross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daross throws a leg kick that misses. Daross throws a half hearted mid kick. Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daross.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Daross motions for Williams to come forward. Daross throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Daross lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Daross fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams. Hendrik Daross is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Daross as Williams shoots in. Daross scores with a spinning back kick! Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A kick lands to the mid section there for Daross. Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Daross throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Williams's head. Daross doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Daross lands with a nice body kick. Williams misses with an uppercut. Daross saw that one coming. Daross throws a head kick that misses. Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Daross counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A nice leg kick lands there from Daross. Daross cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable. Daross throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Remo Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Williams throws a series of strikes that have Daross backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Daross feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down. Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Daross. Williams tries to clinch but Daross is having none of it. Williams blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight! Hendrik Daross showed his dominance in that final round. Well Daross 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27 Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hendrik Daross!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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