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Event:
STC1| Silveiro x Graves
Date: Dec 24, 2023 |
#R1# Helmsley fails in his attempt to clinch. Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Williams slips a jab and a cross from Helmsley.
Helmsley throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
#CL# Helmsley closes the distance and clinches. A nice left hand lands by Williams.
Helmsley comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. #CUT#It looks like Orlando Williams has been cut. Helmsley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms. Williams pushes Helmsley back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head. Williams lands a hook to the side of the head. Helmsley lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment. Helmsley looking to slow down the pace here. Helmsley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms. Helmsley pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Helmsley connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action! Williams gets through Helmsley's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Helmsley has Williams pressed against the ropes, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#T1# Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Helmsley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it. Knees in the clinch landing for Helmsley.
Williams looks winded! Helmsley landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows. Helmsley trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
Helmsley with a knee to the head.
#CUT#That has opened up Orlando Williams's cut even more. Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Come on Helmsley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Helmsley trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed Helmsley into the ropes. Williams lands a shoulder strike. Helmsley tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Helmsley working Williams over with knees to the body. Helmsley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy.#T2# Williams being controlled against the ropes. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Reginald Helmsley. Helmsley slips a straight right by Williams. A solid leg kick lands there for Helmsley.
Williams slips under a jab. It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Helmsley.
Williams swings for the body but Helmsley moves out of range.
Helmsley is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Williams. Helmsley scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Helmsley misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely. Helmsley throws a lazy head kick and Williams counters with a left to the body. Helmsley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Williams to score with a decent uppercut.#T3# Helmsley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Helmsley thows a body kick. Williams tries to catch it but that hurt him. Helmsley scores with a nice body kick.
Helmsley tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Helmsley throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Helmsley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Williams takes a step back to recover. Sloppy strikes from Helmsley. Those never looked like landing. Helmsley looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away. Helmsley misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#CL# Helmsley gets a clinch. #T4# Helmsley is trying to maintain a safe position but Williams gets an underhook and turns Helmsley into the ropes. Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Helmsley backwards. Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams cracks Helmsley with a nice body shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Helmsley blocking some punches.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch. Helmsley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Helmsley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Williams misses with a hook from the clinch. Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Helmsley scores with a knee to the head.
Williams lands with a left to the head. Helmsley is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Williams is keeping busy. Helmsley wants to stall.
Helmsley seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Williams is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment. Helmsley taking a breather. Helmsley can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.#T5# Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Helmsley controls his hands.
Helmsley with a knee to the head.
Williams working aggressively here.
Helmsley unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Helmsley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Helmsley's elbow. Helmsley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT#The cut above Orlando Williams's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Helmsley lands a nice elbow. Helmsley tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Helmsley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away. Williams takes a knee to the side of the body. Helmsley is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Helmsley.
Helmsley avoiding damage.
#T6# Williams scores with a shot to the side of Helmsley's head. Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Helmsleys head. Helmsley blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Williams blocking some punches.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Williams tries a body shot but Helmsley blocks it.
A short left from Williams. Williams scores with a shot to the side of Helmsley's head. Williams tries to throw a body punch but Helmsley avoids it by throwing Williams back against the ropes. Helmsley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Helmsley taking a breather. Helmsley has Williams pressed against the ropes.
Helmsley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms. Williams throws a head punch that misses. Williams lands with a short shot to the head. Williams misses with the head strike.
#T7# Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Helmsley backwards. Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Helmsley controls his hands.
Helmsley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it. Helmsley stalling.
Helmsley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Helmsley blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Helmsley.
Helmsley prevents a body shot from Williams. Williams takes a knee right on the jaw!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Helmsley. Helmsley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Helmsley uses good head movement to avoid it. Helmsley tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Helmsley is trying to stall.
Helmsley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T8# Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Williams working aggressively here.
Helmsley trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
Helmsley trying to land knees to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Williams as Helmsley tries to tie him up. Williams misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams. Helmsley blocking some 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! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams. Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams lands with a light punch inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Helmsley. Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Helmsley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams misses with some punches.
Helmsley lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #CUT#Orlando Williams's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. A short right from Williams. #T9# Helmsley trying to land knees to the body.
Helmsley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Williams lands a hook to the side of the head. Helmsley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams tries to work over Helmsley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Helmsley is struggling to control the position. Helmsley stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position. Helmsley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Helmsley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Orlando Williams's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Reginald Helmsley! Reginald Helmsley managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Shadow Realm Apparel, into his post fight interview. |
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