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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peekay Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelius Mentalio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Peekay Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cornelius Mentalio!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, John Mangel and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mentalio checks a leg kick.
Mentalio tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Mentalio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mentalio swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Mentalio tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mentalio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Peekay Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mentalio shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mentalio misses with the combination.
Mentalio throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Mentalio walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mentalio throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick misses from Mentalio.
Mentalio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Williams.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mentalio misses with a low kick.
Williams lands a left and a right that sends Mentalio crashing to the canvas! Williams dives into mount looking to finish!
Mentalio is rocked!
It looks like Cornelius Mentalio has been cut.
Mentalio is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mentalio is still in real trouble! Can Williams finish him?
Williams controlling the position easily from mount.
Williams prevents Mentalio from getting the reversal.
Mentalio seems to have recovered his senses.
Mentalio is squirming around, avoiding Williams's attempts to control the action.
Mentalio working to try and regain half guard.
Williams wants to control the pace but Mentalio is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams controlling the pace for now.
Williams trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Williams controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Peekay Williams just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Mentalio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams throws the left hand but Mentalio avoids the punch easily.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mentalio swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mentalio throws a nice inside leg kick.
A shot to de liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Mentalio darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mentalio.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mentalio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Mentalio won't allow it.
Mentalio tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Williams wants to break free but Mentalio has control.
Mentalio lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Mentalio.
Mentalio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mentalio.
Mentalio lands a body punch.
Mentalio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mentalio leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mentalio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mentalio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Mentalio landing knees to the head.
A hook to the body from Mentalio.
Mentalio pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mentalio lands a body punch.
Mentalio slows down the pace here.
Mentalio crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mentalio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Mentalio lands a body punch.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mentalio has him pressed against the cage.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mentalio lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Peekay Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cornelius Mentalio's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Williams throws a leg kick
and Mentalio counters with a body kick that stops Williams in his tracks momentarily.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Mentalio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams looks to land a combination but Mentalio avoids it well.
Mentalio wants to clinch.
Peekay Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mentalio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mentalio slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams with a nice cross.
Mentalio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams throws a right and a left that Mentalio avoids nicely.
No joy there for Mentalio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mentalio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mentalio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mentalio looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Mentalio lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Peekay Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams drops Mentalio with a beautiful combination! Mentalio stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Williams is looking for the KO!
Mentalio is breathing heavily.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mentalio.
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 predictable looking body shot
and Mentalio counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a series of punches but Mentalio moves out of range.
Peekay Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Mentalio misses with a few strikes there.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Mentalio throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mentalio, as that shot connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mentalio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mentalio.
Williams misses with the combination.
Nice combo by Williams! Oh, that's hurt him - Mentalio falls to the canvas and Williams follows him into side control.
Mentalio tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Williams wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Williams working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mentalio is being controlled here.
Williams trying to control the action but Mentalio is working from the bottom.
Mentalio is looking for a sweep.
Williams tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mentalio tries to improve position but can't.
Williams is looking to take a break and control but Mentalio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams works over Mentalio's head and body with a nice combination.
Williams drops Mentalio with a left right combo! Williams follows him down to the ground into side control.
Williams stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mentalio.
Mentalio throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Williams cracks Mentalio with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
Mentalio looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Mentalio fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mentalio misses with a combination
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
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 throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams drops Mentalio with a nice combination! Williams dives into Mentalio's guard, looking to finish!
Williams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Williams wants to control from the top but Mentalio keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mentalio wants to stand but Williams is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peekay Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cornelius Mentalio's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Mentalio dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Mentalio blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Mentalio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams lands a jab to Mentalio's midsection.
Williams misses with a hook. Mentalio ducked under it nicely.
Williams goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mentalio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mentalio tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Williams is able to avoid easily.
Mentalio takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mentalio is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mentalio has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Mentalio has double underhooks.
Mentalio tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Mentalio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mentalio trying to land knees to the body.
Mentalio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Mentalio keeps him there for the moment.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mentalio struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Mentalio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mentalio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mentalio keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mentalio lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mentalio backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williams as Mentalio tries to tie him up.
Mentalio is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Still in the clinch, Mentalio scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Mentalio lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
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 is looking to break free of the clinch but Mentalio has double underhooks.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Mentalio moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Mentalio bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mentalio takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Mentalio has managed to clinch.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Mentalio won't allow it.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mentalio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Mentalio moves out of range easily.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Mentalio is just out of range.
Williams misses with a double jab
and Mentalio counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
Mentalio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mentalio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams.
Williams looks to land a combination but Mentalio avoids it well.
Williams checks the leg kick.
Williams is working the combinations to good effect here.
Mentalio with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams lands with a slapping head kick.
Mentalio has managed to clinch.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mentalio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Mentalio won't allow it.
Mentalio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williams up against the cage.
Williams is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Mentalio has double underhooks.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mentalio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams letting Mentalio take a breather here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Mentalio.
Mentalio can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Cornelius Mentalio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Mentalio has double underhooks.
Mentalio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A shot to de liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Mentalio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Peekay Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peekay 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peekay Williams!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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