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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashley Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Kanakri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ashley Williams could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kamil Kanakri's chin.
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218 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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189 cm
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ashley Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kamil Kanakri!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, John Roberts and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Kanakri or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams which made him look bad.
Williams is looking to slow Kanakri down with leg kicks.
Kanakri keeps the fight on the outside.
Kanakri scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kanakri controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanakri decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Kanakri takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Kanakri in the body.
Kanakri blocks a leg kick.
Kanakri closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Kanakri pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kanakri is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Williams cracks the inside of Kanakri's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kanakri is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Williams is defending well.
Ashley Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Kanakri.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Kamil Kanakri has been cut.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kanakri is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kanakri tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Kanakri's ribcage.
Kanakri is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Kanakri looks gassed!
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Kanakri blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Kanakri scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanakri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanakri has Williams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Williams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kanakri doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kanakri tries for a takedown but Williams manages to get underhooks.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Kanakri is blocking nicely.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
Williams drops Kanakri with a big knee straight up the middle! Kanakri is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Kanakri is rocked!
Ashley Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Kanakri is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams delivers a nice body kick.
Kanakri seems to have recovered his senses.
Williams chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Williams lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kanakri.
Williams is looking to clinch but Kanakri is avoiding it.
Kanakri stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Williams connects with a solid leg kick.
Williams is looking to slow Kanakri down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kanakri looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kamil Kanakri'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.
Kanakri tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Williams tries to clinch
and Kanakri counters with a takedown into side control.
Kanakri wants to control but Williams is keeping him busy.
Kanakri is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Williams is looking to regain half guard here but Kanakri keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kanakri trying to control the position but Williams is working away.
Kamil Kanakri has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Williams thumps Kanakri with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Williams tries to clinch but Kanakri is having none of it.
Ashley Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanakri fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kanakri.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Kanakri scores with a four punch combination!
No luck for Kanakri with that takedown attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kanakri's sensitive parts.
Kanakri is breathing heavily.
Kanakri fails with a takedown attempt.
Ashley Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Kanakri.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kanakri swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kanakri misses with a takedown attempt
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick.
Williams lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kanakri.
Kanakri chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Kanakri's front leg but catches the back leg as Kanakri tries to avoid it.
Williams thumps Kanakri with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ashley Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kamil Kanakri's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Williams wants to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Williams, right into the meat.
An inside leg kick lands from Williams.
Williams lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kanakri takes a step back to recover.
Some bone on bone action there as Kanakri checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Kanakri's front leg but catches the back leg as Kanakri tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kanakri.
Williams scores with a nice body kick.
Kanakri takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kanakri tries to keep at a distance but Williams has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanakri blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kanakri's face.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams misses with a knee strike.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kanakri tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Kanakri won't want to take too many of those.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanakri blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Kamil Kanakri's cut even more.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kanakri has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kanakri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kanakri blocks it with crossed arms.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Kanakri blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kanakri can do to turn this around?
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Kanakri blocks with his arms.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Kanakri blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanakri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanakri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Kanakri is blocking nicely.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Williams misses with a knee to the head.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Williams tries a knee to the head but Kanakri blocks it.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanakri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanakri drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ashley Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kamil Kanakri.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kanakri has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kanakri wants a takedown.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Williams.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams landing knees to the head.
The cut above Kamil Kanakri's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but Kanakri blocks with his arms.
Kamil Kanakri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kanakri's face.
A knee to the head by Williams.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ashley 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ashley Williams!
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energy
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