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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Dirk (ranked 4918 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Williams (ranked 3673 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Dirk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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178 cm
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Dirk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pat Williams!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams moves out of range as Dirk throws a body kick.
Tom Dirk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Dirk keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dirk has time to react.
Williams is looking to clinch but Dirk is avoiding it.
Williams tries to clinch but Dirk is having none of it.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dirk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to clinch but Dirk is having none of it.
Williams wants to clinch.
Williams tries to clinch up but Dirk circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams tries to sprawl but Dirk drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dirk lands with a punch from half guard.
Dirk controlling the action here.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk tries to pass the half guard into mount. Williams knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dirk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dirk wants to work for an arm triangle but Williams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dirk pulls his head out easily.
Dirk performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Ground and pound from Dirk.
Dirk scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dirk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Williams keeps trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk is working for a kimura but Williams is defending it quite comfortably.
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Williams tries to get to full guard but Dirk has control of the leg.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dirk pulls his head out easily.
Dirk winds up and cracks Williams with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Well, if Dirk is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Dirk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dirk working Williams over with strikes.
Dirk scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dirk with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Dirk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is defending against the submission attempts here by Dirk.
Williams is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams with the active half guard here but Dirk passes nicely into side control.
Williams sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dirk's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dirk's back!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dirk is trying to break free.
Williams is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Dirk knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Dirk for a finish.
Well, with Williams on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Dirk is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Williams tightening his grip on Dirk, looking for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dirk dominated that round.
That's time! Dirk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Dirk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dirk sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williams somewhat.
Dirk missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dirk misses with a head kick.
Williams tries to clinch up but Dirk circles away and keeps his distance.
Dirk defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams moves to clinch but Dirk breaks away
and Dirk counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Williams!
Dirk wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Williams is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams being controlled for a moment.
Dirk knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Williams on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Williams is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Williams gets back to half guard.
Dirk is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dirk landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dirk breaks from Williams's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Williams really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirk looking to control and managing it successfully.
Williams working to try and regain half guard.
Dirk lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Williams is trying to escape the mount.
We've been informed that Williams has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Williams wants to control but Dirk is having none of it.
Williams is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Dirk is staying active.
Dirk lands a big shot there that rocks Williams but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dirk lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dirk breaks from Williams's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dirk looking to control and managing it successfully.
Williams tries to hold on but Dirk pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying desperately to improve position.
Dirk controlling from mount.
Dirk prevents Williams from getting the reversal.
Williams manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Well, if Dirk is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Williams trying to hold on to Dirk's head to control him but Dirk postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dirk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Williams is just riding it out for now. Dirk eventually gives up the hold.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dirk drops an elbow to the side of Williams's head.
Williams is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dirk pulls his head out easily.
Dirk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dirk wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dirk controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Dirk dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Dirk keeps the fight on the outside.
Dirk tries to counter with a takedown but Williams is quick to defend against it.
Williams blocks a head kick by Dirk.
Dirk keeps the fight on the outside.
Dirk swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams shoots for a takedown but Dirk saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dirk tries to avoid it but Williams manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dirk to the ground. Dirk escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dirk throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dirk shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Williams's guard.
Dirk lands a couple of digs.
Tom Dirk overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dirk pushing down on Williams's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Williams looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Dirk.
Dirk is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams wants to control but Dirk passes into side.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face as Dirk controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dirk works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Williams is being controlled here.
Dirk working away.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dirk working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Williams tries to buck Dirk off but Dirk is having none of it.
Williams seems a little lost for a moment, as Dirk dominates the positioning.
Williams struggling a bit here.
Williams seems a little lost for a moment, as Dirk dominates the positioning.
Williams is looking to regain half guard here but Dirk keeps moving and retains side control.
Dirk in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Williams's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Williams is trying to escape the position but Dirk is controlling the position.
Williams is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Williams won't allow Dirk to pass to mount.
Williams actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirk is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Williams has a takedown stuffed.
Pat Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tom Dirk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pat Williams.
Dirk throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williams was covering up waiting for the punch and Dirk finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Dirk keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Dirk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Williams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Williams looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dirk gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dirk is stalling in the full guard.
Williams looking for subs off his back but Dirk has passed one foot through into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Dirk showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dirk 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Dirk!
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