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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Connolly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Robot Rock-Daft Punk kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! James Williams has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Patrick Connolly's chin.
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Patrick Connolly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connolly throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
Connolly is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Connolly scores a takedown into full mount!
Connolly get's back to his feet.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Connolly misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Connolly is breathing heavily.
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!
Connolly needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Connolly shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Williams is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Connolly tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Williams is desperately trying to improve his position but Connolly has a good base and remains in mount.
Williams is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connolly tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Williams can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Williams wants to improve his position but Connolly is controlling well.
Williams tries to kick Connolly off but Connolly keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Connolly wants to stand but Williams has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Connolly thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Williams's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Connolly moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams thuds a left hand into Connolly's body.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
Connolly moves into the clinch successfully.
Connolly with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Connolly can't break the clinch.
Williams can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Connolly.
Connolly lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Connolly tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams wants to break free but Connolly has control.
Williams wants to break free but Connolly has control.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Connolly is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Connolly misses with a knee strike.
Connolly is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Connolly has double underhooks.
Connolly has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams wants to break free but Connolly has control.
Williams can't break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Donk. Williams catches Connolly right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Williams misses with a combination
and Connolly counters with a body kick.
Connolly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
James Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams drops Connolly with a nice combination! Williams dives into Connolly's guard, looking to finish!
Connolly is rocked!
It looks like Patrick Connolly has been cut.
Connolly wants to stand up but Williams is controlling him.
Williams working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Connolly's head.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Connolly's head.
Williams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Williams passes into half guard.
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice strikes from Williams there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams works his way into full mount!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Williams unloading with bombs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connolly is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Williams breaks from Connolly's wrist control and lands an elbow.
A nice elbow there by Williams.
Williams is landing with some decent strikes but Connolly is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Connolly really wants to buck Williams off and get back to his feet.
Williams lands a nice shot to the head.
Connolly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Williams landing strikes from the mount.
A nice elbow there by Williams.
Williams with shots to the head and body - Connolly looks very uncomfortable down there.
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Connolly hang on?
Williams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams with good strikes from the mount here!
Williams is landing with some decent strikes but Connolly is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Williams.
Williams is landing with some decent strikes but Connolly is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Connolly is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Connolly taking shots to the head.
Connolly is in a horrible position here. Williams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Connolly takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Williams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Connolly is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Connolly in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Williams is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Connolly can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
Connolly is wriggling around trying to escape.
Connolly takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Connolly wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Williams putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Williams with a couple of short strikes.
Williams working the ground and pound effectively.
Williams lands a big elbow.
Connolly tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Connolly looks a forlorn figure.
You get the feeling that Connolly really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams breaks from Connolly's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Connolly wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by Williams.
Williams landing strikes from the mount and Connolly is in trouble!
Connolly is desperately trying to improve his position but Williams has a good base and remains in mount.
Connolly trying desperately to get to his feet.
Williams postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Connolly looks a forlorn figure.
Williams raining down shots from the mount!
Williams breaks from Connolly's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Connolly takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Connolly hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Patrick Connolly's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Connolly is looking to clinch.
Patrick Connolly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Connolly shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Connolly counters with a head kick.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Connolly walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Connolly changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Williams tries to avoid it but Connolly manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Williams to the ground. Williams escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
James Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Connolly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Connolly counters by moving into the clinch.
Connolly pushes off an fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williams wants to break free but Connolly has control.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Connolly is controlling the position.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Connolly has him pressed against the cage.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Connolly won't allow it.
Williams wants to break free but Connolly has control.
Connolly lands an elbow inside that Williams shrugs off.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Connolly has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Connolly has him pressed against the cage.
Connolly throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Connolly drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Connolly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a nice combination. Connolly backs away looking to recover.
Connolly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Connolly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Connolly feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Connolly stands up and waves to Williams to follow him.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Connolly's defenses.
Williams connects with a jab.
Connolly shoots in but no luck this time.
Connolly is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connolly doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Connolly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Connolly doesn't seem phased though.
Connolly takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Connolly wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Connolly missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Patrick Connolly has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connolly tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
James Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
James 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Williams!
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hype
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