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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ernest Gammon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spencer Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spencer Williams looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ernest Gammon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Spencer Williams!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Gammon circles away.
Gammon wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Williams slows down the pace here.
Gammon tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
Gammon trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
Williams lands a takedown into guard.
Gammon wants to get back to his feet but Williams passes into half guard.
Williams passes into side control, despite Gammon's attempt to control the position.
Gammon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Williams.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gammon is not content to let Williams control the position.
Gammon wants to control but Williams postures up.
Gammon is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gammon is not content to let Williams control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck for Gammon with that takedown attempt.
Gammon lands a two punch combo.
Nice takedown defense from Gammon. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Williams looks gassed!
Gammon keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gammon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams gets a clinch.
Gammon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams avoiding damage.
Williams wants a takedown.
Gammon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gammon wants to break free but Williams has control.
Gammon stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Gammon.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Gammon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gammon seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Williams is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ernest Gammon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Spencer Williams.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gammon shoots and misses
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Gammon wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Gammon tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Williams avoiding damage as Gammon throws knees to the body.
Gammon can't break the clinch.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gammon is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Gammon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gammon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gammon 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 keeps control of Gammon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Gammon on that attempt.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gammon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gammon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gammon tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gammon to the ground. Gammon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gammon scores with a shot to the body.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gammon misses with a wild combination.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Danga de danga de dang - Gammon scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Spencer Williams has been cut.
Gammon throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Gammon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gammon tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Williams counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gammon!
Gammon tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Gammon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
Gammon is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gammon trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gammon is working to get back to half guard.
Gammon tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Gammon can't escape the position.
Gammon squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Gammon wants to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Gammon is trying to escape the mount.
Gammon on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gammon tries to get out of the position.
Gammon is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spencer Williams's cut.
That's time! Gammon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Gammon on that attempt.
Gammon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gammon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gammon tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams blocks a head kick by Gammon.
Gammon shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ernest Gammon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gammon slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Gammon circles away.
Gammon moves into range and clinches up with Williams.
Gammon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gammon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams controlling the action here for a moment.
Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gammon or not.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Gammon is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams avoiding damage as Gammon throws knees to the body.
Gammon is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gammon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gammon can't break the clinch.
Gammon prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Gammon will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Williams checks a leg kick.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters by clinching up.
Gammon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Gammon trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Gammon lands a couple of digs.
Gammon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Gammon from standing up.
Gammon has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gammon won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
Gammon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Williams is keeping the position for now.
Williams trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Gammon wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gammon shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Gammon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Gammon with that takedown attempt.
Gammon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gammon tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gammon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gammon wants to stall.
Williams gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gammon.
Gammon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Gammon is trying to break free.
Gammon prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gammon is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gammon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gammon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gammon is trying to break free.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Gammon controls his hands.
Gammon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gammon fails to pull guard.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gammon tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Gammon back against the cage.
Gammon fails to pull guard.
Gammon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gammon has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams pushes Gammon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Gammon tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gammon.
Jab from Gammon.
Gammon stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
Gammon comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gammon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.
Gammon shoots in for a takedown but Williams shows good takedown defense.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Gammon tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Gammon back against the cage.
Williams prevents Gammon from breaking the clinch.
Gammon is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gammon down to the mat. Gammon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spencer Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Spencer Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gammon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gammon wants to clinch.
Gammon fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gammon bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gammon tries to advance to mount but Williams instead regains half guard.
Gammon tries to pass to full mount but Williams defends it.
Williams misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gammon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gammon wants to take a breather but Williams is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Gammon in particular looking to stall.
Gammon wants to stand up but Williams has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Gammon is looking to take a break and control but Williams is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gammon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
Williams is trying to keep Gammon in close.
Williams can't keep his opponent in guard - Gammon advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Williams is trying to maintain the position but Gammon is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gammon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Williams does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gammon slows the pace down in half guard.
Williams is trying to get back to full guard.
Gammon trying to control the pace.
Gammon sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Williams defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks like he's trying to stand up.
Still in half guard, Gammon seems content to control.
Williams is not content to let Gammon control the position.
Gammon wants to stand up but Williams has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gammon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gammon.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gammon content to stall in guard here.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gammon wants to get up but he can't break Williams's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Gammon thows a big elbow that misses.
Williams 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.
Gammon looking to pass the guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gammon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gammon throws a push kick but Williams slaps the foot to one side.
Gammon gets a takedown into half guard.
Gammon thows a huge punch but Williams dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ernest Gammon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spencer Williams!
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energy
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hype
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