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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hipolito Foley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William has chosen You Can't Break My Soul as his entrance music. Sean William has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hipolito Foley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sean William!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Russell Pearce and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foley tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but William swivels and escapes.
William follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
William takes the fight into the clinch.
Foley has William pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. William manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
William is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Foley breaks from the clinch.
William takes the fight into the clinch.
William has Foley pushed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foley tries a knee to the head but William blocks it.
William working hard to break the clinch.
Foley is trying to drag William to the mat but William just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hipolito Foley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
William has had enough of the clinch but Foley keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foley creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
William wants to get back to striking at distance but Foley won't allow it.
William is looking to take this one to the mat.
Foley is pushing William up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Foley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
William cracks Foley with a nice body shot.
Foley goes for a takedown attempt but William pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
William throws a leg kick but Foley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
William shoots in looking for a takedown but Foley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing William's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William clinches up with Foley and pushes him back against the cage.
William is trying to push Foley away but Foley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Foley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite William's efforts to push away.
Foley keeps control of William as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
William clinches up against the cage.
William tries to break free but Foley pushes him back against the cage.
Foley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
William darts in and clinches Foley up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Foley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
William goes for a takedown attempt but Foley pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
William clinches up with Foley and pushes him back against the cage.
Foley wants to take the fight to the mat but William manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
William wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Foley drops down looking for an ankle pick but William pulls his leg out and moves away.
William clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
William trying to control the position but instead, Foley has worked for underhooks and has pushed William into the cage.
William is trying to force a seperation but Foley has the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Foley has William pressed against the cage, preventing William from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Foley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foley shoots in for a takedown but William shows good takedown defense.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean William dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
William moves into the clinch successfully.
Sean William seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
William is trying to break free.
Foley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but William has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Foley tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Foley back against the cage.
William lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
William is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Foley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Foley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. William fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Foley darts in and clinches William up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William lands a nice uppercut.
Foley has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. William is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William jumps into guard, dragging Foley to the mat.
William is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
William thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
William looks to land a strike but Foley avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
William throws a big right hand that misses.
Foley being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Foley wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Foley pushes William off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
William misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Foley clinches up against the cage.
William has had enough of the clinch but Foley keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
William pulls guard.
Foley trying to control the position from guard on top but William is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Foley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
William keeping moving, preventing Foley from controlling successfully.
William has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Foley scoring with some ground and pound.
William not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
William wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Foley throwing strikes from guard but William blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foley postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
William keeping moving, preventing Foley from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Foley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
William closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
William tries for a takedown but Foley manages to get underhooks.
Hipolito Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean William.
Foley breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
William fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sean William will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Foley misses with a head kick.
William waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Foley.
Foley quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
William clinches up with Foley and pushes him back against the cage.
Foley connects with a knee to the head.
Foley avoids the elbow strike from William, against the cage.
Foley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but William has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
William is trying to pull guard but Foley has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
William blocks an elbow strike from Foley.
William fails to pull guard.
Foley looking for a takedown.
William drags the fight down to the ground.
Foley trying to control the position from guard on top but William is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Foley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Foley gets to his feet - William follows without any prompting.
Foley gets tackled into the cage by William. William maintains the clinch.
William blocking some punches.
William is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Foley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hipolito Foley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sean William.
Foley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but William blocks it with crossed arms.
William is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Foley gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Foley has William pressed against the cage, preventing William from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
William takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foley's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
William rushes Foley and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Foley gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Foley is looking for a kimura but William is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Foley to get the leverage.
Foley uses his free foot to push down on William's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for William.
William is looking to get to half guard.
Foley jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… William is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by William and Foley has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foley scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at William to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foley working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The strikes coming from Foley are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
You can see the frustration on William's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Foley crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Foley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but William sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
William regains half guard, as Foley was trying to land strikes.
Still in half guard, Foley seems content to control.
Foley slips a nice elbow through William's hands, connecting with William's forehead.
William is controlling Foley's trapped leg to prevent Foley from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
William looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
William wants to control but Foley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hipolito Foley showed his dominance in that final round.
I think William 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 28:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean William!
Sean William decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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