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Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between James McWilliam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Cerrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Cerrone will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Dangerous knees
Cuts easily
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James McWilliam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Cerrone!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McWilliam fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cerrone chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McWilliam can pounce on him.
McWilliam swats away the attempt to clinch by Cerrone.
Cerrone wants to clinch but McWilliam slips to the side
and McWilliam counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McWilliam darts in and clinches Cerrone up against the cage.
Cerrone is looking to control McWilliam's arms but McWilliam gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cerrone has his back to the cage.
Cerrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cerrone misses with a short punch on the inside.
McWilliam lands a nice knee to the body.
Cerrone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cerrone working aggressively here.
McWilliam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cerrone prevents a body shot from McWilliam.
Cerrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cerrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cerrone misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from McWilliam.
Cerrone misses with a punch on the inside.
Cerrone has a couple of punches blocked by McWilliam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerrone working aggressively here.
Come on McWilliam - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
McWilliam lands a knee to the head.
Cerrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cerrone trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Cerrone fails to land.
Cerrone misses with the head strike.
Cerrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cerrone lands with a short shot to the head.
McWilliam scores a nice knee to the body.
Cerrone misses with an elbow strike.
McWilliam looking to throw knees to the head but Cerrone is blocking nicely.
McWilliam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for McWilliam.
Cerrone is trying to break free.
A right hand to the body from McWilliam.
McWilliam connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McWilliam.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
McWilliam tries a knee to the head but Cerrone blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWilliam will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cerrone up against the cage.
McWilliam blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McWilliam landing knees to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from McWilliam.
McWilliam scores a nice knee to the body.
McWilliam lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cerrone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cerrone misses with an elbow over the top.
McWilliam throws a knee to the head but misses.
McWilliam misses with a knee strike.
McWilliam gets through Cerrone's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cerrone throws a punch but it's blocked by McWilliam.
A nice right hand lands inside from McWilliam.
Cerrone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McWilliam stalling in the clinch.
Cerrone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McWilliam throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cerrone blocks it with crossed arms.
Cerrone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McWilliam avoids it.
McWilliam tries to land a knee to the head but Cerrone blocks with his arms.
McWilliam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cerrone misses with some punches.
McWilliam misses with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from McWilliam.
McWilliam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McWilliam cracks Cerrone with a nice body shot.
Cerrone misses with a punch on the inside.
McWilliam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cerrone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cerrone misses with a knee to the head.
McWilliam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cerrone has had enough of the clinch but McWilliam keeps him there for the moment.
McWilliam blocks an elbow strike.
McWilliam lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cerrone or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWilliam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McWilliam with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McWilliam missing with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McWilliam avoids a wild elbow strike from Cerrone.
McWilliam lands a good knee to the midsection. Cerrone won't want to take too many of those.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cerrone just misses with a elbow thrown towards McWilliam's brow.
McWilliam lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McWilliam blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McWilliam.
McWilliam is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McWilliam slowing the pace effectively.
McWilliam is struggling to control the position.
McWilliam keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cerrone's efforts to push away.
Cerrone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McWilliam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McWilliam lands a knee to the body.
McWilliam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cerrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McWilliam looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McWilliam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McWilliam blocks an uppercut.
McWilliam stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cerrone is looking to control McWilliam's arms but McWilliam gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cerrone has his back to the cage.
McWilliam has Cerrone pushed against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McWilliam creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McWilliam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McWilliam stalling against the cage.
Cerrone has a couple of punches blocked by McWilliam.
McWilliam scores a nice knee to the body.
McWilliam scores a nice knee to the body.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone managing to block the knees to the body from McWilliam.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McWilliam misses with a knee to the head.
Cerrone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McWilliam throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cerrone misses with some punches.
Cerrone avoiding damage as McWilliam throws knees to the body.
McWilliam keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cerrone's efforts to push away.
McWilliam just leaning against Cerrone, taking a breather.
McWilliam leaning against his opponent.
McWilliam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cerrone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McWilliam trying to land knees to the body.
Cerrone managing to block the knees to the body from McWilliam.
Cerrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from McWilliam.
McWilliam content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McWilliam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cerrone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from McWilliam.
McWilliam is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cerrone is defending well for now.
McWilliam lands a good knee to the midsection. Cerrone won't want to take too many of those.
McWilliam tries to land a knee to the head but Cerrone blocks with his arms.
McWilliam works on Cerrone's body with a couple of short punches.
McWilliam effectively controlling the action here.
McWilliam tries a knee to the head but Cerrone blocks it.
Cerrone managing to block the knees to the body from McWilliam.
Cerrone wants to break the clinch but can't.
McWilliam is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cerrone is defending well for now.
We've been informed that Cerrone has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cerrone misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McWilliam.
Cerrone managing to block the knees to the body from McWilliam.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McWilliam obliges.
Cerrone misses with a hook from the clinch.
McWilliam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cerrone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cerrone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cerrone scores with a hook to the body.
McWilliam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cerrone.
McWilliam content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cerrone tries to break free but McWilliam pushes him back against the cage.
Cerrone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cerrone being controlled against the cage.
Cerrone wants to break the clinch but can't.
McWilliam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cerrone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McWilliam lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McWilliam stalling.
McWilliam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cerrone avoids it.
Cerrone misses with a punch on the inside.
McWilliam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McWilliam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McWilliam trying to land knees to the body.
McWilliam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone avoiding damage as McWilliam throws knees to the body.
McWilliam tries to work over Cerrone's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cerrone working aggressively here.
McWilliam misses with a knee strike.
Cerrone lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McWilliam backwards.
McWilliam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McWilliam tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cerrone avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cerrone swings wildly with an uppercut but McWilliam uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerrone.
McWilliam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cerrone trying to control the position but instead, McWilliam has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cerrone into the cage.
Cerrone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McWilliam has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cerrone misses with a short punch on the inside.
McWilliam lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James McWilliam dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cerrone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McWilliam manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McWilliam scoring well with a low kick there.
Cerrone tries to close the distance and clinch up but McWilliam swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A head kick misses from Cerrone.
McWilliam pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cerrone is out of range and McWilliam settles back down.
Cerrone tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cerrone tries to clinch up.
McWilliam seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
McWilliam throws a head kick that Cerrone semi-blocks.
McWilliam lands with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for McWilliam.
McWilliam looks for the body kick but Cerrone saw that one coming.
McWilliam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cerrone. That did some damage!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
McWilliam is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerrone is looking to clinch but McWilliam is avoiding it.
Cerrone tries to clinch but McWilliam moves out of range.
McWilliam closes the distance and clinches.
McWilliam blocks an elbow strike from Cerrone.
McWilliam throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McWilliam slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McWilliam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cerrone.
Cerrone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McWilliam is defending well for now.
Cerrone has a couple of punches blocked by McWilliam.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
James McWilliam has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cerrone blocks an elbow strike.
McWilliam has Cerrone pressed against the cage, preventing Cerrone from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cerrone takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cerrone is rocked!
It looks like Richard Cerrone has been cut.
McWilliam blocking some punches.
McWilliam is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McWilliam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McWilliam throws a knee to the head but misses.
McWilliam connects with a knee to the head.
Cerrone is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cerrone missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McWilliam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cerrone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McWilliam tries to land a knee to the head but Cerrone blocks with his arms.
McWilliam tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerrone avoids the damage to the body.
McWilliam looking to throw knees to the head but Cerrone is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McWilliam tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerrone avoids the damage to the body.
Cerrone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cerrone trying to land knees to the body.
McWilliam misses with an elbow over the top.
McWilliam misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerrone.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cerrone trying to stall but McWilliam improves his position.
McWilliam misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cerrone.
McWilliam tries a knee to the head but Cerrone blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Cerrone fails to land.
McWilliam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McWilliam holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McWilliam with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerrone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cerrone throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cerrone tries to break the clinch but McWilliam is controlling the position.
Cerrone throws a punch but it's blocked by McWilliam.
Cerrone lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McWilliam backwards.
Cerrone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cerrone.
McWilliam scores with a knee to the head.
Cerrone looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cerrone lands with a right to the head.
Cerrone takes a knee right on the jaw!
McWilliam looking to stall.
Cerrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McWilliam lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McWilliam connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cerrone's face.
McWilliam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McWilliam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cerrone working hard to break the clinch.
Cerrone trying to land knees to the body.
McWilliam avoiding damage as Cerrone throws knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for McWilliam.
McWilliam holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cerrone looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cerrone misses with the head strike.
Cerrone tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McWilliam avoids it.
McWilliam is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cerrone is defending well for now.
McWilliam tries a knee to the head but Cerrone blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Cerrone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McWilliam blocking some punches.
Cerrone is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. McWilliam is defending well for now.
McWilliam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cerrone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
McWilliam scores with a shoulder strike.
McWilliam pushes Cerrone back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McWilliam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cerrone wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McWilliam has him pressed against the cage.
Cerrone blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McWilliam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McWilliam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McWilliam taking a breather.
Cerrone misses with an elbow over the top.
Cerrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cerrone.
McWilliam tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cerrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cerrone has a couple of punches blocked by McWilliam.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
McWilliam trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McWilliam obliges.
Cerrone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cerrone can't break the clinch.
Cerrone missing with knees to the body.
McWilliam dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
McWilliam unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cerrone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cerrone is trying to break the clinch but McWilliam has him pressed against the cage.
McWilliam landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McWilliam trying to land knees to the body.
McWilliam slows down the pace here.
McWilliam swings wildly with an uppercut but Cerrone uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cerrone scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
McWilliam presses Cerrone against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McWilliam scores a nice knee to the body.
McWilliam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McWilliam blocks an elbow strike.
McWilliam is struggling to control the position.
Cerrone lands a nice knee to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McWilliam is struggling to control the position.
McWilliam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cerrone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cerrone fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McWilliam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cerrone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McWilliam.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerrone.
Cerrone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McWilliam is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
McWilliam struggles to land a body shot inside as Cerrone controls his hands.
McWilliam blocks the elbow strike.
Cerrone lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McWilliam scores with a knee to the head.
Cerrone landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cerrone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A frustrated look appears on Cerrone's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McWilliam lands with a light punch inside.
Cerrone throws an elbow that misses.
Cerrone tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McWilliam throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cerrone blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch on the inside from Cerrone fails to land.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McWilliam obliges.
Cerrone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cerrone swings wildly with an uppercut but McWilliam uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cerrone fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McWilliam using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McWilliam blocking some punches.
McWilliam taking a breather.
Knees in the clinch landing for McWilliam.
McWilliam is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cerrone is defending well for now.
McWilliam is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McWilliam blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McWilliam using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cerrone has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McWilliam with an attempt at a knee that misses.
McWilliam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Richard Cerrone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James McWilliam is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cerrone misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
James McWilliam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McWilliam has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for James McWilliam!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for James McWilliam!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for James McWilliam!
James McWilliam wins by unanimous decision!
An out of breath James McWilliam thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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