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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sean Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanamichi Sakuragi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the ring accompanied by Hollywood Undead - Been to Hell . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 cm
28
199 lbs
23 - 11 - 0 |
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190 cm
37
194 lbs
20 - 22 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Carter Williams! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
20 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hanamichi Sakuragi! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sakuragi changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Sakuragi manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Sakuragi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sakuragi off to one side. Sakuragi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely. Sean Carter Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanamichi Sakuragi. Sakuragi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Williams defends it nicely. Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Hanamichi Sakuragi has been cut. Sakuragi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sakuragi in his tracks. Sakuragi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sakuragi gets slowly back to his feet. Williams swings for the body but Sakuragi moves out of range.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakuragi misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sakuragi shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Sakuragi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Williams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MuscleWorks Amsterdam™ in the buildup to the fight. Sakuragi slips under a jab from Williams. Sakuragi fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Williams misses the jab. Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Sakuragi walks into a straight right hand from Williams. Williams looks to throw the jab but Sakuragi is out of range. Sakuragi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet. Williams misses with a straight right. Sakuragi looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Sakuragi won't allow Williams to get back to his feet. Sakuragi throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Sakuragi working some strikes from top position. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves. 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! Sakuragi wants to pass the guard but Williams is keeping the position. Sakuragi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sakuragi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Williams on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Williams tries to get out of the position. Sakuragi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Sakuragi is working Williams over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Sakuragi with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal. Sakuragi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Williams is scooting his butt against the ropes and has managed to get back to his feet. Sakuragi presses him back against the ropes, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams prevents Sakuragi from breaking the clinch. Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Sakuragi lands a left hand.
Sakuragi wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams misses with a hook. Sean Carter Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Sakuragi shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Sakuragi shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Sakuragi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Sakuragi moves away from the strike by Williams. A big left from Williams misses. Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Sakuragi misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams scores with a jab. Sakuragi acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Sakuragi jabbing away but nothing is landing. This has been an exciting period of action! Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Sakuragi counters with a straight right hand. Williams stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Williams wants it to stay on the feet. Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Sakuragi slips a straight right by Williams. Williams swinging wildly here.
Sakuragi misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sean Carter Williams will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Hanamichi Sakuragi's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sakuragi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams. Sakuragi dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes. Williams lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sakuragi or not. Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams cracks Sakuragi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Sakuragi shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well. Williams looks to land a right hand but Sakuragi moved out of range. Williams scores with a hook. Williams throws a shot from downtown. Sakuragi moves away and avoids it. Sean Carter Williams is winning the standup battle so far. A big right from Williams misses. Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Sakuragi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sakuragi is rocked! Sakuragi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Sean Carter Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanamichi Sakuragi. Sakuragi throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Williams walks into a straight right hand from Sakuragi.
That's one minute gone in the round. Sakuragi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one. Sakuragi is breathing heavily. Sakuragi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Sakuragi needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there. Sakuragi is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him? Williams throws a hook but Sakuragi avoids it easily. Sakuragi fails with a takedown attempt. Sakuragi gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Williams gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Carter Williams! After winning the bout, Sean Carter Williams thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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