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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fatu Tua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tua comes to the cage accompanied by Freak on a Leash by Korn. Eli Williams will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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269 lbs
26 - 13 - 0 |
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266 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fatu Tua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Williams!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot by Tua.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Tua misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tua!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tua avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Williams.
Williams postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tua taking punishment in the form of punches.
The strikes coming from Williams are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Tua can't do much from the bottom here.
Tua avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Williams.
Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tua, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Williams.
Williams in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams misses with the ground and pound.
The strikes coming from Williams are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Williams throws an elbow but Tua slips to the side and avoids it well.
Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tua, who protects the arm well.
Tua is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Tua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Williams working the ground and pound.
Williams trying to control the action but Tua is working from the bottom.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tua parries the strikes from Williams easily there. Williams is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Tua to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams in side control, throwing shots but Tua defends.
Tua might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tua is not content to let Williams control the position.
Williams in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Williams throws a strike aimed at the side of Tua's head but Tua avoids it well.
Tua avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Williams.
Williams wants to control but Tua is keeping him busy.
We've been hearing good reports from Tua's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Williams working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Williams wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tua, who protects the arm well.
Tua is trying to get back to half guard.
Williams controls the position.
Williams creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tua sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ground and pound from Williams seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Tua struggling a bit here.
Williams throws a strike aimed at the side of Tua's head but Tua avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A shot to the liver by Tua. Beautiful body shot.
Tua keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Tua.
Tua gets a clinch.
Tua misses with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Tua.
Williams is trying to trip Tua. He has hold of a leg but Tua is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Williams persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Williams passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Williams 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.
Tua tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Tua is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tua is trying to get back to his feet.
Williams working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Tua is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Williams scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Tua to see if he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Williams in side control lands a decent elbow.
Tua wants to control but Williams postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams grinds an elbow into Tua's temple.
Williams throws an elbow but Tua slips to the side and avoids it well.
Williams scoring with punches and elbows.
Eli Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams throws a strike aimed at the side of Tua's head but Tua avoids it well.
Tua is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tua tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams in side control, throwing shots but Tua defends.
An elbow from Williams crashes against the mat.
Williams in side control, throwing shots but Tua defends.
Williams working the strikes but Tua uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams is trying to work for a kimura but Tua is defending well.
Tua looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tua keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Williams is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Tua desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Williams wants to take a breather but Tua is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams working Tua over with strikes.
Tua blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams with the ground and pound but Tua uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams drops back looking for a leg! Tua is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Tua manages to kick Williams off! Williams jumps back into Tua's guard.
Williams throws a strike but Tua rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tua misses with a looping right.
Tua rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.
Tua uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
The fighters circling - Tua throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tua throws a right hand that misses
and Williams decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tua's guard.
Tua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams preventing the sweep.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams wants to control from the top but Tua keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Tua blocks nicely.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
Williams wants to control from the top but Tua keeps moving.
Tua is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Williams tries to roll over but Tua keeps him under control.
Tua tries to stand but can't do so whilst Williams controls his leg.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams keeping hold of Tua's head, controlling as best he can.
Williams slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Williams has a closed guard, preventing Tua from standing up.
Tua avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tua got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tua has managed to get both his arms back between Williams's legs - danger averted.
Tua wanted to stand there but Williams had control of the position.
Tua preventing the sweep.
Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tua trying to stand up but can't free himself from Williams's guard.
Williams working for a triangle but Tua defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tua tries to stand but Williams is controlling from the bottom.
Fatu Tua has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tua throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tua wants to stand and escape but instead Williams has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Tua trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tua avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eli Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Williams!
A very excited looking Eli Williams made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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