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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Larry Williams (ranked 198 p4p, 316 weight class) and Duck Dodgers (ranked 31 p4p, 47 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Larry Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Duck Dodgers!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams stuns Dodgers with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Larry Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams thows a body kick. Dodgers tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Dodgers blocks the body kick.
Jab, jab by Dodgers - just one landing.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dodgers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Dodgers misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
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 Dodgers has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dodgers and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams connects with a leg kick.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dodgers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dodgers ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Dodgers is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Duck Dodgers has been cut.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Dodgers's head.
Williams tests Dodgers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams lands a big uppercut and Dodgers crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dodgers looks OK. Williams waves Dodgers back to his feet!
Dodgers is rocked!
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!
Dodgers tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dodgers takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams takes a swing at Dodgers's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Williams misses.
Dodgers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Dodgers throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Dodgers looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Dodgers counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Dodgers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Dodgers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dodgers! But no joy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Williams.
Williams blocks a low kick nicely.
Williams tests Dodgers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams misses with a hook
and Dodgers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Dodgers.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Dodgers appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dodgers misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dodgers is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
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 series of punches but Dodgers moves out of range.
Dodgers moves out of range of the body kick from Williams.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dodgers scores with a hook.
Williams with the inside leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Duck Dodgers's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Dodgers might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Williams has got the better of the exchanges.
Williams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Williams misses with a hook. Dodgers ducked under it nicely.
Dodgers misses with an uppercut
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dodgers checks a low kick from Williams.
Dodgers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams lands a big right hand that sends Dodgers crashing to the mat! Williams stays standing though and waves Dodgers back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dodgers doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Dodgers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Dodgers is just out of range.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Dodgers is out of range.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Dodgers is out of range.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams sizes up Dodgers with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dodgers scores with a jab.
Dodgers throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Dodgers ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Dodgers with a nice calf kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donk. Williams catches Dodgers right on the button with a cross.
Williams tests Dodgers's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dodgers is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Dodgers seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Dodgers makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Williams really felt that one!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Dodgers counters with a right hand to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Dodgers down.
Dodgers takes one to the side of the head.
Dodgers connects with an inside leg kick.
Dodgers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dodgers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams misses with a hook
letting Dodgers counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dodgers throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dodgers can do to turn this around?
Donk. Williams catches Dodgers right on the button with a cross.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dodgers.
Dodgers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Duck Dodgers's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dodgers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dodgers is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Dodgers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Williams with a body shot.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Dodgers's front leg but catches the back leg as Dodgers tries to avoid it.
Williams digs a good body shot into Dodgers's ribs.
Dodgers checks a low kick from Williams.
Dodgers misses the jab.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Dodgers's front leg but catches the back leg as Dodgers tries to avoid it.
Dodgers takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Dodgers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Williams - that will leave a mark!
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dodgers.
Dodgers's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Dodgers's front leg but catches the back leg as Dodgers tries to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Dodgers.
Sloppy strikes from Dodgers. Those never looked like landing.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Larry Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jab from Williams.
Dodgers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Dodgers throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Williams throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dodgers counters with a straight right hand.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Dodgers misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams digs a good hook to Dodgers's body.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dodgers misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dodgers.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams backing away here, and Dodgers unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Williams scores with a hook.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dodgers is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Dodgers walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dodgers has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dodgers there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Dodgers's shoulder, as Dodgers tries to avoid the shot.
Dodgers is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dodgers swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Williams fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dodgers checks it well.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dodgers misses with a hook to the body
and Williams counters with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dodgers is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Duck Dodgers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Dodgers.
And that's the end of the fight!
Larry Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Williams!
Larry Williams thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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