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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sinjo Sakamaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into the arena with molliwhopped- Earl Sweatshirt blaring out of the sound system. Sakamaki has chosen Kung fu fighting(original) as his entrance music. Sinjo Sakamaki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus Williams's chin.
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marcus Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sinjo Sakamaki!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakamaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sakamaki tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams gets a takedown into half guard.
Williams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sakamaki knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Sakamaki trying to control from the bottom.
Sakamaki is looking for a sweep. Williams is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Williams wants to take a breather but Sakamaki is having none of it.
Sakamaki is trying to stand back up but Williams is controlling him
Sakamaki gets full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sakamaki is on top in guard.
Sakamaki looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sakamaki pulls Williams in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a couple of elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sakamaki being controlled here, momentarily.
Sakamaki trying to control the position.
Sakamaki is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Sakamaki blocks nicely.
Williams controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Sakamaki not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki looking for a sweep. Not yet Sakamaki, not yet.
Williams 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Sinjo Sakamaki.
Sakamaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakamaki tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Sakamaki moved out of range.
Sakamaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sakamaki moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sakamaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sakamaki!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sakamaki is looking to improve his position but Williams isn't that keen on the idea.
Williams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sakamaki really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Sakamaki in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sakamaki wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
Williams with shots to the head and body - Sakamaki looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sakamaki is trying to escape the mount.
Sakamaki tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sakamaki is trying to escape the mount.
Sakamaki's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Sakamaki tries to hold on but Williams postures up.
Williams lands a heavy elbow.
Sakamaki is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Sakamaki is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki is in a horrible position here. Williams smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakamaki is looking to get to half guard.
Sakamaki tries to hold on but Williams pushes him away.
Williams working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Williams avoids the attempt from Sakamaki to control.
Sakamaki holds on for dear life, controlling Williams's posture momentarily.
Sakamaki gets back to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakamaki wants to get back to his feet.
Sakamaki moves into full guard.
Williams keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Sakamaki's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus 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.
Sakamaki closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sakamaki keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sakamaki moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Sakamaki tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Sakamaki moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sakamaki tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamaki manages to avoid it.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Sakamaki.
Sakamaki tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sakamaki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sakamaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakamaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams cracks Sakamaki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams dives in and scores a takedown into Sakamaki's guard.
Williams distracts Sakamaki with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sakamaki managing to control the position.
Sakamaki working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Williams doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Williams manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Sakamaki blocks nicely.
Marcus Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williams makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Williams trying to control but Sakamaki is working from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakamaki pushes Williams off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Sakamaki sees coming a mile off.
Sakamaki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sakamaki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Sakamaki tries to clinch up but Williams circles away and keeps his distance.
Sakamaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sakamaki tries to clinch but Williams moves away
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sakamaki tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Williams counters with a one-two to the body.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sakamaki as he avoids it easily.
Sakamaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakamaki throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sakamaki.
Sakamaki misses with a series of wild punches.
Sakamaki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sakamaki moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown. Sakamaki fights it but they end up in guard.
Sakamaki tries to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sakamaki lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Williams!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams wants to hold on but Sakamaki pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sakamaki stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Sakamaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sakamaki pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Sakamaki is looking to clinch.
Sakamaki misses with a wild combination.
Sakamaki moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sakamaki thinking.
Sakamaki misses with a wild combination.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Sakamaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sakamaki manages to avoid it.
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 Marcus Williams will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sakamaki moves to clinch but Williams breaks away
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Sakamaki. Sakamaki maintains the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sakamaki obliges.
Sakamaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Marcus Williams has been cut.
Sakamaki is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sakamaki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Sakamaki lands a knee to the head.
Sakamaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
Williams is trying to break free.
Sakamaki misses with a knee strike.
Sakamaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sakamaki with a knee to the head.
Williams is rocked!
Williams is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Sakamaki gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakamaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sakamaki avoids it.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakamaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakamaki lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Sakamaki throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sakamaki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Sakamaki.
Sakamaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sakamaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Williams won't want to take too many of those.
Sakamaki lands a nice knee to the body.
Sakamaki working Williams over with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakamaki lands a knee to the body.
Sakamaki connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Sakamaki tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Sakamaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Sakamaki lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sakamaki with a knee to the head.
Sakamaki blocks an uppercut.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sakamaki pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Nice elbow from Sakamaki.
Sakamaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Williams's defenses.
Sakamaki looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Sakamaki unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Sakamaki using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sakamaki lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sakamaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Sakamaki.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sakamaki obliges.
Sakamaki lands an elbow that stopped Williams in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sakamaki.
Sakamaki landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williams avoiding damage as Sakamaki throws knees to the body.
Williams has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Sakamaki regains guard immediately.
Sakamaki is controlling Williams's posture.
Sakamaki looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Sakamaki trying to keep a closed guard but Williams is proving a slippery customer.
Williams trying to control but Sakamaki is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sakamaki is on top in guard.
Sakamaki is looking to stand up but Williams won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakamaki looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Williams being controlled here momentarily.
Sinjo Sakamaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Marcus Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams stops Sakamaki from standing up.
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 pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sakamaki is keeping the position for now.
Williams is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sakamaki is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sinjo Sakamaki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Williams!
A less than humble Marcus Williams misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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