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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dalton Kendle (ranked 7881 p4p, 645 weight class) and Brandon Williams (ranked 6745 p4p, 611 weight class). Kendle comes to the cage accompanied by Holier than thou. Williams is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Phenomenal. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dalton Kendle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brandon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Williams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kendle moves out of range of the body kick.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kendle lands a jab-cross combination.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kendle circles away quickly and effectively.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kendle stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kendle connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Kendle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kendle shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Williams as he avoids it easily.
Williams is looking for the big counter here.
Kendle lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Kendle.
Kendle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Williams tries to land a body kick
and Kendle counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dalton Kendle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kendle drives through with a takedown into guard.
Williams has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Kendle off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kendle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Williams backs up against the cage.
Williams misses with a head kick.
As Williams looks to move away, Kendle throws a big counter combo but Williams just gets out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Kendle tried to counter with a leg kick but Williams avoided it.
Williams misses with the combination.
Kendle looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kendle lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
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!
Kendle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams scores with a one two! Kendle had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Kendle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kendle shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Kendle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalton Kendle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kendle. Those never looked like landing.
Williams unleashes a big counter combination but Kendle bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kendle misses with a hook.
Kendle connects with a single shot there.
Williams cracks Kendle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kendle to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Williams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kendle is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kendle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Kendle persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Kendle is breathing heavily.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kendle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kendle throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Kendle eats them both and turns towards Williams to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Kendle blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams lands a nice looking body kick.
Kendle is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kendle takes one to the chin there.
Williams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kendle rather than just go for the knockout.
Kendle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
Williams plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kendle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kendle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Kendle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kendle circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Kendle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams takes one to the side of the head.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kendle.
Williams throws a head kick but Kendle moves out of range.
Kendle swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams swings for the body but Kendle moves out of range.
Kendle lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Kendle misses.
Williams steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kendle.
Kendle throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Kendle shoots in and drives through. Williams sprawls well.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kendle.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Kendle fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Kendle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kendle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Williams defends well and Kendle ends up having to push Williams into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kendle misses with a straight right.
Kendle takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Kendle backpedaling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kendle.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kendle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Kendle closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Williams quickly recovers to half guard.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams trying to hold on to Kendle's head to control him but Kendle postures up.
Williams taking some punishment here, with Kendle in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kendle stands up from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kendle doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Kendle misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kendle.
Kendle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kendle working hard to break the clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kendle misses with a looping left.
Horrible takedown attempt by Kendle or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams, which made it look bad.
Williams keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalton Kendle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kendle throws a head kick that misses.
Kendle has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kendle takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Williams has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kendle avoids the head kick by Williams.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams lands a head kick!
Williams throws a one two combo.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams punishes Kendle's body with a nice straight punch.
Kendle avoids the body shot from Williams.
Kendle throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams scores with a kick to the body.
Kendle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Kendle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendle walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Kendle checks a leg kick.
Kendle tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kendle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kendle off to one side.
Williams lands a front kick.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kendle moves away.
A left lands for Kendle.
Williams stalks Kendle and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kendle's face. Kendle staggers backwards, shaken.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Williams releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Williams throws a combination. Kendle tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams stuffs the takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams looks to land a combination but Kendle avoids it well.
It looked like Kendle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kendle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Kendle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Williams to the mat! Williams manages to get full guard.
Williams pushes Kendle off and scrambles back to his feet.
Kendle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Kendle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kendle lands a body shot.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kendle avoids the head kick by Williams.
Kendle closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kendle scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kendle blocks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. 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.
Kendle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kendle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Brandon Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Williams.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kendle circles away quickly and effectively.
An attempted straight right counter from Kendle misses the target.
Williams digs a good hook to Kendle's body.
Kendle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams.
Kendle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Kendle steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kendle connects with a looping right hand.
Kendle misses with a takedown attempt - Williams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kendle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kendle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dalton Kendle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Brandon Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kendle bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kendle.
Kendle shoots for a double leg takedown but Williams sprawls well. He's pushed Kendle's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Williams throws a right and a left that Kendle avoids nicely.
Williams tries to bum rush Kendle with a series of wild strikes but Kendle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kendle misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Brandon Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kendle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Kendle.
Kendle moves out of range as Williams throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kendle.
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!
Kendle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams stuns Kendle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Kendle takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Kendle is looking to counter punch.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Kendle scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Williams has one foot on Kendle's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Kendle shoots in.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kendle has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kendle and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kendle throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Kendle saw it coming and moves away.
Kendle fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Williams lands a nice hook to Kendle's body. Kendle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Kendle avoids it.
Kendle will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Williams lunges at Kendle with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kendle's hand.
Williams slips under a jab.
Kendle throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams throws a counter combo.
Williams scores with a nice body kick.
Williams lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Williams.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kendle. That did some damage!
A left and a right from Williams both land. Nice combination.
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 on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Brandon Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice body kick from Williams.
Kendle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Williams throws a head kick but Kendle moves out of range.
Kendle shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Williams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kendle will feel that in the morning.
Williams scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kendle will feel that in the morning.
A clash of legs there as Kendle blocks the low kick.
Dalton Kendle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Some wild striking there from Williams.
It looked like Kendle wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brandon 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brandon Williams!
Brandon Williams managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Voodoo Nutrition, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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