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Event:
MMAH 81
Date: Oct 09, 2023 |
#R1#
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Nbang's head but Nbang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.#CL2#
Nbang instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Nbang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nbang slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
#CL2#
Nbang takes the fight into the clinch. #BC2#
Nbang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a right and a left that Nbang avoids nicely.
Nbang moves out of range of the strikes.
Nbang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams punishes Nbang's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams lands a nice hook to Nbang's body. Nbang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nbang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Nbang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nbang doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
#CL2#
Nbang pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
#T1##BC2#
Nbang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nbang stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nbang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nbang throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Nbang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nbang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stand Nbang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Nbang.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nbang tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.#CL2#
Nbang forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Williams tries to break free but Nbang pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Nbang.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nbang pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nbang. #BC2#
Nbang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nbang misses with a few strikes there.
#T2##CL2#
Nbang gets a clinch. #BC2#
Nbang breaks the clinch.
Nbang misses with a looping left.
Williams is looking for a counter combo.#CL2#
Nbang pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Nbang digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nbang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.#CL2#
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Nbang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Nbang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams jabs at Nbang's body.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nbang moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Stand Nbang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nbang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams is looking to wear down Nbang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T3#
Nbang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Nbang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nbang back to the cage. Williams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Nbang backpedaling.
#ROC#Nbang is rocked!
Nbang misses the shot to the body.
Nbang is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams connects with a combination that backs up Nbang into the cage. Williams lands a flurry of punches that gets past Nbang's guard. Nbang is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Williams bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Williams!
Stand Nbang spoke after the fight, saying 'At least we banged!'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 06, 2023 |
#R1#
Compton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams connects with a jab.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Williams.
Compton struggling a bit here.
Williams working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Compton can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T1#
Compton managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams lands some shots froms side control.
Compton is looking to regain half guard here but Williams keeps moving and retains side control.
Williams is staying tight to Compton's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Williams lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Compton manages to get back to half guard.
Compton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Compton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Compton trying to hold on to Williams's head to control him but Williams postures up.
#T2#
Williams controlling the action here.
Williams wants to control but Compton is keeping him busy.
Compton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Compton keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Williams prevents Compton from getting back to his feet.
Compton is trying to keep Williams in close.
Compton 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Compton pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.#TD#
Williams looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Compton doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Compton is looking for a triangle but Williams pushes his legs off easily.
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.
Williams is in close to Compton's body, working some short punches and elbows.#T4#
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Compton's head.
Compton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
#SUB2#
Compton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Compton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams works over Compton with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Williams working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Williams has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Williams working some strikes from top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Williams dominated that round.
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.#R2##TD#
Williams manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Compton on his heels. He'll look to pass Compton's guard now, I'm sure.
Compton pushes Williams off and gets back to his feet.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Williams. No joy for Compton on that attempt.
Compton wants to clinch but Williams slips to the side
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand. #ROC#Compton is rocked!
Williams connects with a combination that backs up Compton into the cage. Williams lands a flurry of punches that gets past Compton's guard. Compton is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Williams bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Williams! |
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