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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ash Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eildon Heap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ash Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ash Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
35 - 28 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eildon Heap!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Heap keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A countering left hand to the body from Heap misses.
Williams clinches up against the cage.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Heap has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Heap tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Williams tries to work over Heap's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Williams tries a body shot but Heap blocks it.
Heap looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Heap throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heap lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Heap just misses with a elbow thrown towards Williams's brow.
Heap creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Heap tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heap dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Heap misses the target.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Heap.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
Heap instigates a clinch.
Heap throws an elbow but it misses.
Heap lands a damaging elbow.
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams scores with a shot to the side of Heap's head.
Heap blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Heap controls the action.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Heap takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Heap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ash Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Heap is doing well to control the position and prevent Williams from advancing to side control.
Williams is pressing down on Heap's thigh, looking to free his foot. Heap is holding on for now.
Heap trying to control but Williams postures up.
Heap might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Williams haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Williams will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Williams is trying to control. Heap wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is pressing down on Heap's thigh, looking to free his foot. Heap is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heap blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Heap is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Williams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Heap is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Heap is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Heap wants to improve his position but Williams is controlling well.
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.
Heap is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Williams scores with a couple of nice shots.
Heap is refusing to be controlled, as Williams sits in half guard.
Heap controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Heap's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Heap is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Heap is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Williams with a body shot.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Heap swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Heap keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Williams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams avoids the body shot from Heap.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Heap swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Heap appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Heap is looking to clinch.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Heap ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Heap thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams tries to clinch there but Heap circles away.
Heap swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Williams throws a leg kick but Heap moved away.
Heap scores with a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams with a jab.
Ash Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Heap misses its intended target.
Heap missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Heap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Heap sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heap looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Eildon Heap is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heap moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Heap tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Heap throws out the jab.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Heap throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Heap takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Heap avoids it.
Heap looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams dives in for a single leg takedown but Heap sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Heap avoids the head kick by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Heap tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Williams misses with a hook.
Heap doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heap connects with a high kick.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams throws a big counter combination but Heap scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Heap is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Heap throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Heap takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heap can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Williams.
Heap throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heap lands a right hook to the body.
Heap tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Heap drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams defending well as Heap loads up on a big left hand.
Heap jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams avoids the body shot from Heap.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams lands the left hand.
Heap moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Heap drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Heap throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Heap misses with a body punch.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ash Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Heap off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Heap tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Williams lands a right hand that snaps the head of Heap backwards.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Heap.
Williams is trying to trip Heap. He has hold of a leg but Heap is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Williams persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Heap trying to control the position.
Heap has Williams pulled in close to control his posture.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Heap is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Williams dominated that second round.
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!
Heap uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Heap tried to score with a low kick but Williams checks it.
Heap blocks the body kick.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Heap as he avoids it easily.
Heap works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Heap counters with a left to the body.
Heap is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Heap wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heap throws a shot to the body.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams is looking to clinch but Heap is avoiding it.
Heap throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Heap moves out of range of the strikes.
Heap now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Heap counters with a left to the body.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Heap appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Heap throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams cracks Heap with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
An inside leg kick from Heap misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heap swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ash Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Heap tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Heap fails with an attempt to clinch.
Heap misses the shot to the body.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Heap moves away.
Williams cracks Heap with a good jab.
Williams tests Heap's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Heap back to the cage. Williams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Heap takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heap tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heap connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Heap lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Heap scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams lands with a cross.
Williams shoots in and bounces Heap off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Heap wants to sweep but no luck.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to control from the top but Heap keeps moving.
Williams pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Heap is keeping the position for now.
Heap is adopting a defensive guard.
Williams controlling from the top position.
Eildon Heap has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Heap tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ash Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams advances position into side control!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ash Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ash Williams!
A relieved looking Ash Williams thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Eildon Heap spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm so handome I'm not surprised this guy was all over me!!'.
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