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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Takahashi Yuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Takahashi Yuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnny Williams!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams clinches up with Yuki and pushes him back against the ropes.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Yuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams clinches up with Yuki and pushes him back against the ropes.
Yuki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yuki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Williams jumps guard.
Williams wants to stand up but Yuki is controlling him.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Yuki is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Yuki working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yuki is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yuki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Yuki scoring with some ground and pound.
Yuki preventing the sweep.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yuki's guard.
Yuki uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuki tries to score with a low kick but Williams moves his leg out of the way.
Williams shoots in but Yuki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yuki misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Yuki.
Yuki is trying hard to land a takedown here. Williams sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams avoids the body shot from Yuki.
Yuki throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yuki dives in for a single leg takedown but Williams sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Yuki tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takahashi Yuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuki is breathing heavily.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Yuki tries to pull guard but Williams forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.
Yuki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Our sources have told us that Yuki has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams connects with a leg kick. Yuki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yuki. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yuki misses with a wild combination.
Yuki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yuki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams has Yuki up against the ropes in a clinch.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Yuki misses with a takedown
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Yuki wants to break free but Williams has control.
Williams jumps into guard, dragging Yuki to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Yuki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams wriggles free and stands up.
Williams instigates a clinch.
Yuki is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Yuki is defending well.
Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yuki prevents it.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yuki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the ropes.
Williams decides to pull guard.
Williams throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Yuki trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yuki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Yuki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Williams has his feet on Yuki's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Yuki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Yuki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams has Yuki pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Yuki manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny 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.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Yuki shoots in.
Williams throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Takahashi Yuki has been cut.
Williams instigates a clinch.
Williams pulls guard successfully.
Yuki is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Yuki is edging up against the ropes. He's using the ropes to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Williams manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Williams bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yuki's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams controlling from the top position.
Williams stands and steps away. Yuki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Yuki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Yuki on that attempt.
Williams is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuki is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yuki backwards.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Yuki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takahashi Yuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Williams no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Williams is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Williams is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Yuki throws a big elbow that misses.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Williams lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Williams stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yuki throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yuki.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams leaves Yuki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yuki has a takedown stuffed.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt - Yuki sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Yuki. No joy for Williams on that attempt.
Williams shoots in but Yuki avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushes Yuki up against the ropes in a clinch.
Yuki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Williams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Yuki pulls his leg out and moves away.
Williams leaves Yuki with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Yuki tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Williams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Yuki misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Yuki will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Takahashi Yuki's cut.
That's time! Yuki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yuki looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Yuki pushes him off.
A low kick from Yuki is predictable there
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams.
Williams pulls guard successfully.
Yuki is in close to Williams's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yuki is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yuki is one step ahead there.
Johnny Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams 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 throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Williams performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Yuki pushes Williams off looking to stand but Williams dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Yuki is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
Williams thows a huge punch but Yuki dodges it nicely.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yuki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Williams has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Williams has control of Yuki's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Yuki regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Yuki is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams thowing shots but they're missing.
Williams controlling from the full mount.
Yuki is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Williams is working for a guillotine from mount but Yuki frees his head quite easily.
Williams controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Yuki is looking to escape.
Yuki is trying to stand up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Williams looking to ground and pound but Yuki is blocking nicely.
Williams throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Yuki because Williams loaded up on that one.
Takahashi Yuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnny Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Williams!
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energy
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