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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Firus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aston McNosworthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Fuel-Hemorrhage. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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165 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Firus Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aston McNosworthy!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNosworthy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
McNosworthy has his takedown stuffed
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams rushes McNosworthy and presses him up against the cage.
Williams working McNosworthy over with knees to the body.
McNosworthy is looking to control Williams's arms but Williams gets an underhook and turns him. Now McNosworthy has his back to the cage.
A knee to the head by Williams.
Williams is pushing McNosworthy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McNosworthy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McNosworthy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Williams as the two fighters clinch.
McNosworthy blocks an uppercut.
The referee calls for Williams to work.
McNosworthy has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Williams after a bit of a struggle.
Firus Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aston McNosworthy.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McNosworthy trying to control the position but instead, Williams has worked for underhooks and has pushed McNosworthy into the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McNosworthy fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
McNosworthy jumps guard but Williams stands there with McNosworthy around his waist. McNosworthy gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Williams stalling against the cage.
McNosworthy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into McNosworthy's ribcage.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNosworthy is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McNosworthy is looking for a takedown.
Williams leaning against his opponent.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
McNosworthy looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams is struggling to control the position.
Williams working McNosworthy over with knees to the body.
McNosworthy takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams connects with a nasty looking knee right to McNosworthy's face.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams working McNosworthy over with knees to the body.
Williams is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McNosworthy tries to break the clinch but Williams is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firus Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McNosworthy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Williams fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McNosworthy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Firus Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McNosworthy takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Williams rushes McNosworthy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McNosworthy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McNosworthy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. McNosworthy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
McNosworthy wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Williams takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. McNosworthy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McNosworthy jumps guard but Williams turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McNosworthy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
McNosworthy is breathing heavily.
Williams with a knee to the head.
McNosworthy takes a knee to the side of the body.
McNosworthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into McNosworthy's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McNosworthy misses with a punch to the body.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McNosworthy, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Firus Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. McNosworthy won't want to take too many of those.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into McNosworthy's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into McNosworthy's ribcage.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McNosworthy, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams prevents a body shot from McNosworthy.
Knees to the body from Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McNosworthy up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Williams.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
McNosworthy takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. McNosworthy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Williams.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McNosworthy tries to stall but Williams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McNosworthy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped McNosworthy in his tracks for a moment.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of stalling here from Williams.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
McNosworthy is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firus Williams dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McNosworthy on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
McNosworthy tries for a takedown but Williams circles away easily
and Williams counters with a nice kick to the body.
McNosworthy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Williams clinches up against the cage.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing McNosworthy up against the cage.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into McNosworthy's ribcage.
McNosworthy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNosworthy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. McNosworthy lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
McNosworthy takes a knee to the side of the body.
McNosworthy tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Firus Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aston McNosworthy.
A knee to the head by Williams.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
McNosworthy is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams displaying some good clinch control by pressing McNosworthy up against the cage.
McNosworthy takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped McNosworthy in his tracks for a moment.
McNosworthy wants a takedown.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McNosworthy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams scores with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McNosworthy can do to turn this around?
Williams working McNosworthy over with knees to the body.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williams lands an elbow just above McNosworthy 's eye.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams is stalling here.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Firus Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams content to slow the pace in the clinch.
McNosworthy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Aston McNosworthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McNosworthy throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
And that's the end of the fight!
Firus 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Firus Williams!
After the fight, Firus Williams was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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FIGHT
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