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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dale Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edern Ap Nudd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the ring accompanied by Whom Shall I Fear. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
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220 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dale Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Edern Ap Nudd!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams tries to clinch but Ap Nudd moves out of range.
Williams tries to move into range but Ap Nudd moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like Dale Williams has been cut.
Williams rushes Ap Nudd and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ap Nudd lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ap Nudd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams landing some decent shots from guard.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Ap Nudd blocks nicely.
Williams postures up in Ap Nudd's guard and throws a big left but Ap Nudd blocks it.
Williams has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Ap Nudd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ap Nudd is still trying to improve position.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
Ap Nudd wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Williams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Williams drops back looking for a leg! Ap Nudd is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ap Nudd manages to kick Williams off! Williams jumps back into Ap Nudd's guard.
Williams won't allow Ap Nudd to sweep him here.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Ap Nudd not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ap Nudd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ap Nudd swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams cracks Ap Nudd with a solid left hand.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd is trying to keep Williams in close.
Ap Nudd 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.
Williams throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ap Nudd works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Ap Nudd blocks nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ap Nudd is trying to keep Williams in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Williams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Williams scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ap Nudd wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams slips nicely into half guard.
Williams is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ap Nudd has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Williams.
Williams throwing shots but Ap Nudd is blocking nicely.
Ap Nudd trying to control from the bottom.
Williams seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Williams seems to be looking for submissions.
Williams thows a huge punch but Ap Nudd dodges it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williams has hold of Ap Nudd's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ap Nudd manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Williams is landing with some decent strikes but Ap Nudd is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Ap Nudd sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Williams uses his free foot to push down on Ap Nudd's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd avoids a series of strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams scoring with strikes but Ap Nudd is staying in there.
Williams with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ap Nudd can't escape the position.
Ap Nudd wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams has hold of Ap Nudd's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ap Nudd manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Williams unloads with some shots from mount but Ap Nudd bucks and avoids them well.
Williams throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Ap Nudd is desperately trying to improve his position but Williams has a good base and remains in mount.
Williams throwing strikes here but Ap Nudd is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Williams throws some wild stikes that Ap Nudd manages to avoid easily.
Ap Nudd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Williams lands with some strikes.
Ap Nudd is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Williams scoring with strikes but Ap Nudd is staying in there.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Williams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Williams with good strikes from the mount here!
Ap Nudd is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams looking to finish Ap Nudd with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ap Nudd!
Williams lands with some strikes.
Williams avoids the attempt from Ap Nudd to control.
Williams punching from mount but Ap Nudd doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ap Nudd sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Williams lands strikes from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams thows a huge punch but Ap Nudd dodges it nicely.
Williams is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
Ap Nudd manages to get to full guard.
Williams postures up.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ap Nudd tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ap Nudd's head.
Williams drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ap Nudd dives on top into guard.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping full guard, as Ap Nudd tries to pass.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Ap Nudd!
Williams punching from mount but Ap Nudd doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Williams scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ap Nudd keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Ap Nudd working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dale Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dale Williams's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ap Nudd throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams tries to clinch but Ap Nudd is having none of it.
Ap Nudd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ap Nudd tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ap Nudd to the ground. Ap Nudd escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ap Nudd throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ap Nudd lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
Williams tries a body shot but Ap Nudd blocks it.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Ap Nudd pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Ap Nudd lands a right hand.
Williams has Ap Nudd pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Ap Nudd manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dale Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ap Nudd gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ap Nudd drops Williams onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Williams is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Williams is rocked!
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice body punch from Ap Nudd.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Ap Nudd fails to land.
Williams looking for a takedown.
Ap Nudd misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ap Nudd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ap Nudd misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ap Nudd misses with the head strike.
Ap Nudd has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams jumps guard but Ap Nudd turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Ap Nudd misses with a punch on the inside.
Ap Nudd fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ap Nudd swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ap Nudd working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ap Nudd.
A short right from Ap Nudd.
Ap Nudd pushes Williams back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ap Nudd lands a body punch.
Ap Nudd dips a shoulder and cracks Williams with a mighty uppercut! Williams falls back against the ropes and Ap Nudd unloads with a barrage of strikes! Williams is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ap Nudd screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edern Ap Nudd!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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