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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stanly Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Barreda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kenny Loggins - I'm free. Barreda has chosen Planet Caravan as his entrance music. Jesus Barreda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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178 cm
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178 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stanly Williams ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
23 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jesus Barreda! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, George Francis and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Barreda is just out of range. Barreda steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Williams . Barreda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Barreda checks a leg kick nicely. Barreda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Barreda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams 's calf. Barreda throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Williams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Barreda looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots. Barreda darts in and out, connecting with a jab. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barreda moves away. Barreda scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A decent looking cross lands there for Barreda. Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Barreda.
Barreda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head. Williams moves out of range as Barreda strikes. Williams half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range. Nice cross by Williams . Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Barreda. Williams tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Barreda defends well and Williams ends up having to push Barreda into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams misses with a wild combination.
Barreda connects with a body shot that sends Williams 's belly button to the back. Williams tries to move into range but Barreda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barreda's waist but Barreda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side. A big left from Williams misses. Barreda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Barreda moves out of range of the body kick from Williams .
Barreda misses with a looping right. Barreda scores with a body shot.
Barreda throws a right and a left that Williams avoids nicely. Williams needs to keep his hands up - Barreda had a free shot at his head there. Barreda misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams feinted with a counter takedown. Williams dodges the punch combination from Barreda.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barreda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams .
Williams sets himself, and Barreda steps forward looking for the clinch! Williams avoids it this time. Jesus Barreda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. This has been an exciting period of action! Barreda throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily. A jab from Barreda does it's job there. Barreda bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. We've been hearing reports that Williams has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight. Williams misses with a body kick. Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barreda. A jab lands there for Barreda. Barreda lands a right hook to the body.
Barreda lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Barreda. Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Barreda jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Barreda looks like he wants to counter punch here. Williams throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barreda's waist but Barreda gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Williams off to one side. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanly Williams . That's going to take a lot out of him. Nice defenses there by Williams . A telegraphed right hand from Barreda misses the target. Jesus Barreda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Barreda scores with a nice head shot. Barreda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams . Williams misses with a low kick. Barreda clobbers Williams with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barreda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Williams throws a head kick but Barreda moves out of range.
Barreda connects with a single shot there. Barreda pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Williams drives through with a takedown into Barreda's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position. Barreda working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Williams . Barreda manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage. 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! Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams slips under a jab from Barreda. A slapping body kick lands there for Barreda. Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barreda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks. Williams ducks under a wild hook from Barreda. Williams is looking for a counter combo. Barreda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams . Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barreda. Williams throws a quick inside leg kick. Barreda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams . Barreda throws a low kick but Williams avoids it. Barreda throws an overhand right that lands on Williams 's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot. Barreda lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Barreda blocks the body kick.
Williams shoots in but Barreda avoids the takedown attempt easily. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Barreda misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Williams prevents Barreda from getting back to his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Barreda dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Barreda misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams looking to score a takedown here. Barreda is defending well but Williams drives through and ends up in Barreda's guard. Barreda is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Williams postures up in Barreda's guard and throws a big left but Barreda blocks it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Williams passes into half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Williams is working for a submission of some sort.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams is stalling here. Barreda is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Williams seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Barreda has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Barreda stands up and we're back to a striking position. Barreda checks the leg kick. Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Barreda moves out of range easily. Donk. Barreda catches Williams right on the button with a cross. Barreda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barreda wants it to stay on the feet. Barreda lands a head kick!
Barreda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively. Jesus Barreda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Barreda throws a hook but Williams blocks it. Stanly Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Barreda.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Barreda tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barreda manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Barreda wants to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch position. Barreda misses with a wild combination.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Barreda throws a head kick that misses. Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Barreda. Nice defenses there by Williams . Barreda throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Barreda lands a jab-cross combination. We've been informed that Barreda has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Barreda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams . Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanly Williams . That's going to take a lot out of him. Barreda throws a leg kick which misses Williams 's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it. Barreda has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Barreda misses with a straight right. Barreda scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Barreda takes a jab right on the kisser.
Barreda throws a hook to the side of Williams 's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Barreda blocks a low kick nicely. Barreda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams . Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Barreda moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Barreda throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. No joy there for Barreda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Barreda cracks Williams with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Barreda tries to work over Williams 's front leg with a kick but Williams checks it. Williams throws a head kick but Barreda moves out of range.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Barreda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Barreda lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
Barreda lands a jab to the head.
Barreda lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively. Barreda throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it. Barreda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barreda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Nice takedown defense from Barreda. No joy for Williams on that attempt. Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Barreda throws a wild combination but nothing lands. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Barreda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Barreda shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet. Barreda throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams . Barreda dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Barreda misses with a left hand and Williams counters with a right hand to the body. Barreda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams . Barreda throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily. Barreda throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily. Barreda throws a combination. Williams tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Williams lands with an overhand left. Williams misses with an uppercut. Barreda saw that one coming. Barreda dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Williams dives in and scores a takedown into Barreda's guard. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Williams stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barreda swivels though and keeps the full guard. Barreda utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. Barreda wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him. Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Barreda is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Barreda pushes Williams off and gets back to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Barreda. Barreda throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily. Barreda is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams looks to throw the jab but Barreda is out of range. Barreda avoids the body shot from Williams .
Good exchange - Barreda coming out on top. Barreda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Williams moves forwards but Barreda connects with a nice, crisp jab. A swing and a miss from Barreda. Barreda swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams . Barreda lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barreda. Barreda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Barreda takes a swing at Williams 's ribcage but misses. Williams appears to be looking for a counter takedown. Barreda lands with a slapping head kick. Barreda cracks Williams with an open hand slap. Barreda lands a nice hook to Williams 's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Barreda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round. That kick from Barreda tenderised Williams 's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on. Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Williams moves forwards but Barreda connects with a nice, crisp jab. Williams throws a combination. Barreda tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Barreda throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily. Williams is looking to counter punch. Williams decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Barreda pushes Williams off looking to stand but Williams dives back in and keeps control.
Williams looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barreda with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Williams wants to control but Barreda is keeping him busy. Barreda keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Williams wants to control but Barreda is keeping him busy. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity. Barreda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Stanly Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Williams slips a straight right by Barreda. Williams avoids the head kick by Barreda.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barreda. Williams throws out a loose jab but Barreda uses good head movement to avoid it. Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Barreda.
Barreda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Barreda looks like he wants to counter punch here. That kick from Barreda tenderised Williams 's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on. Williams takes a kick to the side of the head. Barreda throws a leg kick which misses Williams 's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it. Barreda throws a nice head kick!
And that's the end of the fight! Jesus Barreda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Barreda 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30 Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30 Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Barreda! During a confident post fight interview, Jesus Barreda thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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