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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Freddie Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Celso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Cant be touched - Roy Jones Jr. Celso has chosen Bad Boys by The Inner Circle as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Anthony Celso told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Freddie Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Anthony Celso!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Celso misses with an attempted mid kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Celso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Celso tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Celso takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Celso shoots in looking for a takedown but Williams manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Celso's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Celso moves out of range easily.
Celso shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Celso goes for a double leg but Williams avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Williams continues to drive forward.
Freddie Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Celso.
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Williams cracks Celso with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Williams looks to land a combination but Celso avoids it well.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Celso avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Celso on the side of the head.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Williams went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Williams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Williams avoids the head kick by Celso.
Celso closes the distance and clinches.
Celso jumps guard but Williams stands there with Celso around his waist. Celso gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Celso is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy.
Celso can't break the clinch.
Williams wants to break free but Celso has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Celso drops down looking for an ankle pick but Williams pulls his leg out and moves away.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Celso looks winded!
Williams lands a jab.
Williams throws a leg kick but Celso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Celso sees coming a mile off.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Celso.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Celso steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Celso throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Celso.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Celso shoots in.
Freddie Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Celso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Celso tries for a takedown but Williams sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Celso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams throws a head kick but Celso moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Celso checks a leg kick.
Williams thuds his right hand into Celso's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams lands a jab-cross combination.
Williams throws a head kick but Celso moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
Celso gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams lands a two punch combo.
Celso blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a one two combo.
Celso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Celso has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Celso tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Williams!
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Celso drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Celso fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Williams appears to be looking for a big counter.
Williams throws a head kick but Celso moves out of range.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Celso.
Celso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Celso shoots in for a double leg but Williams sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Freddie Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Celso.
Celso is breathing heavily.
Celso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
Williams is working the combinations to good effect here.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Celso looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Celso closes the distance but Williams moves to the side
and Williams counters with a three punch combo that has Celso backing up. Celso nods at Williams to acknowledge the strikes.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Celso has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Celso gets a clinch.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Celso keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Celso's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Celso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Celso is trying to stall.
Celso tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Celso is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Celso stalling the fight.
Celso manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Celso won't allow it.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Williams tries to break free but Celso pushes him back against the cage.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Celso lands a knee to the body.
Celso tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Celso tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Celso is struggling to control the position.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Celso won't allow it.
Williams tries to break free but Celso pushes him back against the cage.
Celso stalling.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Celso landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Celso breaks from the clinch.
Celso is trying desperately to land a takedown but Williams is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Celso.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Celso checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Freddie Williams dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Celso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Williams throws a leg kick that is checked
and Celso makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Celso looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
As Celso tries to get set, Williams tries to push him back and clinch up but Celso manages to avoid the attempt.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Celso's belly button to the back.
Celso clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee calls for Celso to work.
Celso prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Celso letting Williams take a breather here.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Celso throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Celso keeps him there for the moment.
Williams is trying to push Celso away but Celso has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Celso keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Celso's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Celso keeps him there for the moment.
Celso escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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 lands a slapping body shot.
Celso keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Celso instigates a clinch.
Celso has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Celso goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Freddie Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Celso.
Celso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Celso has him pressed against the cage.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Celso is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Celso has him pressed against the cage.
Celso is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Celso prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Celso is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns Celso into the cage.
Celso misses with a short punch on the inside.
Anthony Celso seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Celso tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Williams just stands there and leans against the cage.
Celso goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Celso is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Williams works over Celso's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a cross.
Freddie Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Celso has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Celso circles away quickly and effectively.
Celso tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a head kick but Celso moves out of range.
Celso moves into the clinch.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Celso breaks the clinch.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Anthony Celso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freddie Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Celso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
And that's the end of the fight!
Freddie Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:26
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Freddie Williams!
A very excited looking Freddie Williams rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Anthony Celso stepped up to the mic, saying 'Special thanks to my fans and my Manager.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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