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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicky Salita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Outlaw's Reward . The crowd seem to be enjoying Salita's choice of entrance music: Lose Yourself by Eminem. James William had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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214 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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194 cm
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220 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nicky Salita!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
William throws a low kick, looking for Salita's leg but Salita calmly moves out of range.
William tries to score with a low kick but Salita moves his leg out of the way.
William with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That kick from Salita tenderised William's leg. William is trying to keep his angry face on.
Salita throws a quick inside leg kick.
Salita slips under a jab from William.
William uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salita.
Salita gets tackled into the cage by William. William maintains the clinch.
Come on William - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
William tries a body shot but Salita blocks it.
Salita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Salita throws a punch but it's blocked by William.
Salita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salita creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
William blocks a body shot from Salita.
Salita misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from William.
Salita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
William tries to work over Salita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from William fails to land.
William digs a right hand underneath Salita's ribcage. Salita let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Salita tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
William leaning against his opponent.
Salita struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Salita.
It looks like James William has been cut.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William cracks Salita with a nice body shot.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
William lands a body shot in the clinch.
William tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
Salita tries to throw a body punch but William avoids it by throwing Salita back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
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!
Salita lands a left hand that snaps the head of William backwards.
The referee calls for William to work.
William swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Salita.
William wants a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for William.
A short right from William.
William lands a body punch in the clinch.
Salita tries a body shot but William blocks it.
Salita struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
William managing to block the knees to the body from Salita.
William wants a takedown.
Salita lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William struggles to land a body shot inside as Salita controls his hands.
Salita scores with a nice hook to the head.
William has Salita pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Salita manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James William. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Salita scores with a hook to the body.
Salita misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salita throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from William fails to land.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
William wants to stall.
Salita prevents a body shot from William.
Salita goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
William works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
William digs a right hand into Salita's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Salita's gas tank.
William throws a head punch that misses.
Salita goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Salita misses with a hook from the clinch.
Salita tries a body shot but William blocks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by William.
Salita prevents a body shot from William.
William struggles to land a body shot inside as Salita controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
William effectively controlling the action here.
William tries to work over Salita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
William content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James William dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James William's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
William with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Salita avoids the body shot from William.
A big left from William misses.
Salita gets tackled into the cage by William. William maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by William.
William can't find room to land a body shot as Salita controls the action.
William makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Salita blocking some punches.
William lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Salita.
Salita throws a punch but it's blocked by William.
A right hook to the body lands for Salita.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Salita.
William takes a shot to the head.
Salita scores with a shot to the side of William's head.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salita lands a right hand.
William breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
William scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
William throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
William motions for Salita to come forward. William throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
William loads up on a big right hand but Salita slips the punch.
William is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Salita waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract William.
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jab by Salita.
Salita doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from William misses
and Salita connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Salita is trying hard to land a takedown here. William sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Salita checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Salita throws a body punch but William moves out of range.
William sizes up Salita with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
William is looking to wear down Salita with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Salita misses with a lunging right hand
and William counters with a nice low kick that buckles Salita's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick from William misses.
Salita fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but William avoids it really well and circles away.
James William seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for William, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
William wants to clinch.
William throws a good cross that connects.
William tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Salita avoids the body shot from William.
William moves in looking to clinch but Salita pushes him off.
William scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Salita scores with a jab to the body.
William throws out a powerful jab.
Salita getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
James William's cut is getting worse.
William gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Salita fakes high and swings low for a body shot but William manages to avoid it.
Salita avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Salita uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before William has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salita misses with a hook.
A big left from Salita misses.
William moves forwards but Salita connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Salita has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from William.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Salita.
William throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
William jabs Salita to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Salita.
William tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
William throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
William slips a straight right by Salita.
Salita throws a sloppy body shot
and William counters with a leg kick.
James William is winning the standup battle so far.
William steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Salita.
William thows a body shot but no joy.
Salita takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salita is breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Salita. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salita throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
William gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from William.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that James William will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James William's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Salita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A big left from William misses.
Salita ducks under a wild hook from William.
William throws a nice looking combination but Salita bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Salita fails to land with a series of punches.
William lands with a straight right. Salita didn't see that one coming.
William looks for the body kick but Salita saw that one coming.
A jab from Salita misses.
William throws a right and a left that both miss.
A shot to the liver by William. Beautiful body shot.
William fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Salita, pushing him back against the cage.
Good body shot from William.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
William pushes Salita back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
William breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salita gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Salita utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
William looking to sit in guard and control but Salita gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
William has his foot on Salita's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Salita works his way back into a safe position though.
Salita sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. William doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Salita paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from William - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). James William!
Jumping up and down and very excited, James William waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Balls Recovery (160)'s logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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