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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manu Speziale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manu Speziale has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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171 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Manu Speziale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Brandon Williams!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Speziale manages to pull guard.
Speziale has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Speziale utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Speziale not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williams throws a strike but Speziale rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Speziale with a flurry of punches that miss.
Speziale trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speziale pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Speziale settles back down.
Williams throws a jab when Speziale was well out of range.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Speziale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams tries to clinch there but Speziale circles away.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Speziale avoids it really well and circles away.
Manu Speziale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Williams.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Speziale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams lands a nice looking kick to the body. Speziale takes a step back to recover.
Williams tries to score a power double leg takedown but Speziale sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Williams somewhat.
Speziale decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Williams keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Speziale will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Williams wants to improve his position but Speziale is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Speziale.
Speziale stops Williams from getting back to his feet.
Speziale is thwarting Williams's attempts to control the position.
Speziale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Speziale throwing shots but Williams is blocking nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams blocks a head kick by Speziale.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Speziale swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Speziale circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Speziale clinches up against the ropes.
Speziale 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 using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Speziale looks for a takedown but Williams sprawls well.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Speziale counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Speziale tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Speziale trying to land knees to the body.
Speziale missing with knees to the body.
Speziale trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speziale is defending well for now.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Speziale.
Speziale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams blocks a body shot from Speziale.
Speziale avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Speziale.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Williams.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Speziale.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Speziale gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Speziale unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Speziale is breathing heavily.
Speziale using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Speziale tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Speziale trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speziale tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Speziale.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Speziale.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Williams working Speziale over with knees to the body.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams is looking to control Speziale's arms but Speziale gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the ropes.
Speziale misses with an elbow strike.
Speziale misses with a knee to the head.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Speziale counters by clinching up.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Speziale shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Speziale lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon Williams dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Speziale utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Speziale lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Speziale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Speziale lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.
A left hand lands to the body for Speziale.
A short left from Speziale.
Williams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Speziale pulls his leg out and moves away.
Speziale throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Williams was covering up waiting for the punch and Speziale finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Speziale loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Speziale!
Williams thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams cracks Speziale with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Williams throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Williams can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Speziale is looking to escape.
Williams throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Speziale because Williams loaded up on that one.
Williams looking to finish with strikes here!
Williams throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Speziale because Williams loaded up on that one.
Speziale has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Speziale avoids a series of strikes thrown by Williams.
Williams landing shots from mount.
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.
Speziale is trying desperately to improve position.
Williams throwing strikes but Speziale bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Speziale trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams wants to control from the top but Speziale keeps moving.
Williams loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Speziale has his foot on Williams's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Williams works his way back into a safe position though.
Williams gets to his feet - Speziale follows without any prompting.
Speziale moves into the clinch.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Speziale blocks with his arms.
Speziale tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Speziale avoids the damage to the body.
Speziale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Speziale managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams looking to stall.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams fails to pull guard.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Speziale is defending well for now.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams tries to clinch
and Speziale holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Speziale crunches a lovely knee into Williams's ribcage.
Williams dodges an elbow strike from Speziale.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Speziale trying to stall but Williams improves his position.
Speziale avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Speziale keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Speziale managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Speziale, against the ropes.
Speziale is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Speziale lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Speziale avoids the damage to the body.
Speziale pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Speziale drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Speziale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
Speziale goes for a takedown in the clinch but Williams prevents it.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Speziale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Speziale's ribcage.
Speziale throws an elbow that misses.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Speziale circles away from the clinch attempt
and Speziale counters with a head kick. That will keep Williams thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Speziale throws a body kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Speziale dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Williams rushes Speziale and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Speziale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams is trying to stall.
Williams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Speziale avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Speziale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Speziale creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
Speziale throws an elbow but it misses.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Speziale stalling against the ropes.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Speziale lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Speziale trying to land knees to the body.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Speziale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Speziale gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Speziale lands a damaging elbow.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Speziale has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Speziale.
Speziale looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams throws an elbow but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Speziale lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams avoiding damage as Speziale throws knees to the body.
Speziale on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Speziale tries to land a knee to the head but Williams blocks with his arms.
Williams misses with an elbow over the top.
Williams tries to score a body lock takedown but Speziale shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Manu Speziale has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Williams.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Speziale is blocking nicely.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams throws a head kick but Speziale moves out of range.
Speziale shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Speziale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams throws a head kick that misses
and Speziale counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Williams is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Williams tries to clinch but Speziale moves out of range.
Williams shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Speziale but Speziale pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Speziale lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Speziale is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Speziale connects with a solid leg kick.
Speziale turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Speziale circles away from the clinch attempt.
Speziale darts in and clinches Williams up against the ropes.
Williams drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Speziale gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Speziale presses Williams against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Williams goes for a takedown attempt but Speziale pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Speziale closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the ropes.
Speziale lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Speziale lands a knee to the head.
Speziale lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
A knee to the head by Speziale.
Williams trying to stall but Speziale improves his position.
Speziale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Speziale tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams wants a takedown.
Knees to the body from Speziale.
Speziale lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a nice head kick!
Speziale moves into the clinch.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Speziale.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Williams misses with an elbow strike.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Speziale has him pressed against the ropes.
Speziale misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Speziale turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Williams tries to buck Speziale off but Speziale is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to control Speziale's posture but Speziale avoids it.
Speziale wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Williams, who protects the arm well.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Speziale.
Williams explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Speziale misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Williams lands a jab to Speziale's midsection.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Speziale counters with an inside leg kick.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Manu Speziale has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams delivers a nice body kick.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Speziale, pushing him back against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Manu Speziale showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Speziale has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Manu Speziale!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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