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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeki Ata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ata comes into a darkened arena with his song building. E.S. Posthumus - Unstoppable kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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276 lbs
24 - 10 - 0 |
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290 lbs
27 - 11 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Zeki Ata!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ata misses with a body shot.
Ata misses with a left hand
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Zeki Ata has been cut.
Jab from Ata.
Williams cracks Ata with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ata checks a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ata finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ata throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Ata misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Ata leaves Williams with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ata connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams moves away from the strike by Ata.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws the left hand but Ata avoids the punch easily.
Some wild striking there from Ata.
Ata moves out of range as Williams strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Ata throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ata takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ata blocks a leg kick.
Ata on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams shoots in and bounces Ata off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ata keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Ata seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ata looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Zeki Ata wasn't active enough on the ground.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Ata.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ata tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ata throws out the jab.
Ata is looking to score with low kicks.
Williams misses with a hook. Ata ducked under it nicely.
Ata lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ata blocks a jab.
Zeki Ata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams shoots in but Ata avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ata swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ata uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams lands a jab.
Ata throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Ata misses.
Williams tries to clinch but Ata moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Ata.
A leg kick checked by Williams.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams misses with an uppercut. Ata saw that one coming.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ata doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ata.
Williams misses with a hook
and Ata counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zeki Ata's cut.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ata throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Ata counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Nice shot by Williams.
Ata scores with a leg kick.
Williams is looking to chop away at Ata's legs.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ata.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ata. That's going to slow Williams down.
Ata takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Ata changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Eli Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Ata is looking to score with low kicks.
Ata tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ata delivers a nice body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ata with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ata displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams digs a good body shot into Ata's ribs.
Williams tries to clinch there but Ata circles away.
Ata slips under a jab.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Ata gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Ata walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Ata throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams jabs Ata to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Ata throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Ata fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Williams sprawls well initially but Ata persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams wants to sweep but Ata has passed to side control!
Williams is trying to improve his position.
Williams is trying to control Ata's posture but Ata avoids it.
Williams is trying to improve his position.
Ata cracks Williams with a big elbow.
Williams gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ata's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ata's back!
Ata is in bad spot here.
Ata grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams punches the canvas rather than the man.
Williams has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Ata's body.
Williams controlling well, preventing Ata from escaping the position.
Williams is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Williams gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Williams gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Williams apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ata.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Ata slips the punch.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Zeki Ata's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ata avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ata wants to slow Williams down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams throws a jab when Ata was well out of range.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ata's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Williams. That's going to slow Ata down.
Ata misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ata scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Ata defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ata throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zeki Ata's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ata throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Ata works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Ata comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ata is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Ata throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ata throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ata has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ata and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ata misses with a looping left.
Williams clobbers Ata with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ata misses with a body kick.
Ata throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams tries a low kick but Ata avoids it.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Williams throws a jab when Ata was well out of range.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Ata saw that one coming.
Ata dives in and scores a takedown into Williams's guard.
Ata distracts Williams with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Williams trying to control the position.
Ata got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ata has managed to get both his arms back between Williams's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ata accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ata scoring with punches to the head and body.
Eli Williams overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ata is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Williams lands a nice short elbow.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Ata is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Williams trying to control from half guard but Ata is working away.
Williams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ata knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ata is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ata is trying to maintain the position but Williams is very close to passing his half guard.
Zeki Ata has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eli Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ata tries to roll over but Williams keeps him under control.
Still in half guard, Williams seems content to control.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Williams missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams is taking a breather. Ata says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ata works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ata looking to hit a scissor sweep but Williams is one step ahead there.
Ata being controlled here, momentarily.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Ata is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Eli Williams wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Ata takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ata decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ata not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams works his way to full guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams is pulling down on Ata's head to control his posture.
Ata works over Williams with some ground and pound from guard.
Ata postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ata throws a strike but Williams rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williams trying to control but Ata is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Eli Williams.
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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Williams!
Eli Williams seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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