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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ivor Smallun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivor Smallun!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Max Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smallun looks to land a combination. Williams sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smallun tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Smallun shoots in.
Williams tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Smallun swivels and escapes.
Smallun tries to clinch but Williams is having none of it.
Smallun moves into the clinch successfully.
Williams is working for takedown but Smallun is calmly controlling the position for now.
Smallun leaning against his opponent.
Smallun prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ivor Smallun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Williams.
Williams is trying to break free.
Smallun blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Smallun won't allow it.
Williams tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Williams is trying to drag Smallun to the mat but Smallun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smallun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Williams with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams is trying to drag Smallun to the mat but Smallun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smallun is pushing Williams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Williams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smallun avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Williams looks gassed!
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Smallun is keeping busy.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Smallun tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Smallun misses the shot to the body.
Smallun keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Smallun will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smallun misses with a two punch combination.
Smallun darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Smallun wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams works on Smallun's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Smallun.
The is referee keeping an eye on Smallun - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Williams fails to pull guard.
Smallun pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Smallun is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Smallun slowing the pace effectively.
Williams fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Smallun's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Smallun will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Smallun has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Smallun avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Smallun keeps him there for the moment.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smallun'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.
Smallun creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short right from Smallun.
Smallun works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Smallun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smallun paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good work by Williams as he checks the leg kick.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smallun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smallun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smallun works over Williams's head and body with a nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Smallun does no damage.
Smallun throws a low kick but it's checked well by Williams.
Smallun tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smallun uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smallun jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
Smallun tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smallun swinging wilding here.
Smallun gets a clinch.
Williams tries to pull guard but Smallun won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smallun is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smallun gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Williams.
Stalling in the clinch from Smallun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Smallun dominated that round.
That's time! Smallun's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smallun rushes Williams and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Smallun improves position.
Smallun manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Smallun lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams is trying to drag Smallun to the mat but Smallun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Smallun lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Smallun walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Smallun does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smallun lands the left hand.
A left and a right from Smallun both land. Nice combination.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Smallun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smallun rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smallun prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ivor Smallun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Williams.
Smallun presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Smallun taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Smallun lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smallun leaning his opponent against the cage.
Smallun lands a body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Smallun gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ivor Smallun.
Smallun checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smallun shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Ivor Smallun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Smallun, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Smallun against the cage but Smallun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Smallun.
Good leg kick by Williams there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smallun thows a leg kick but Williams checks it
and Williams counters with a single leg into guard. Smallun didn't expect that.
Smallun is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Smallun is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smallun wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
Smallun keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams throws and elbow that misses. Smallun uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Williams's guard. Nice move by Smallun!
Smallun tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Smallun is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smallun preventing the sweep.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smallun gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smallun trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Smallun dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Smallun throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Smallun shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Williams moves into the clinch.
Smallun is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smallun down to the mat. Smallun avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smallun throws a combination that misses
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smallun creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Williams tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Smallun just stands there and leans against the cage.
Williams tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ivor Smallun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Williams.
Smallun displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.
Williams pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams jumps guard.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Smallun passes into half guard.
Williams wants to get back to full guard but Smallun has passed into side control.
Williams swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Smallun looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smallun's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smallun looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four 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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Ivor Smallun just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Smallun tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Smallun.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smallun stuffs the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Smallun clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice sprawl there from Williams as Smallun shoots in.
Williams swats away the attempt to clinch by Smallun.
Williams tries to clinch up but Smallun circles away and keeps his distance.
Smallun moves into the clinch.
Williams is trying to drag Smallun to the mat but Smallun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Williams tries to pull guard but Smallun won't allow it.
Smallun breaks the clinch.
Williams tries to clinch but Smallun moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams closes the distance and clinches up with Smallun, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes Smallun against the cage but Smallun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ivor Smallun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Williams.
Williams swinging wilding here.
Williams is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Decent striking displayed by Smallun there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smallun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smallun moves into the clinch.
Williams wants to break free but Smallun has control.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Smallun pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smallun is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smallun down to the mat. Smallun avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smallun bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Williams is trying to escape the position but Smallun is controlling the position.
Williams is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Williams trying his best to control but Smallun has mounted him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smallun controlling the position easily from mount.
Williams is working to get back to half guard.
Smallun controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smallun controlling from mount.
Smallun seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Williams for as long as he can get away with.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Williams is in all sorts of trouble here.
Smallun looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivor Smallun had his way with Max Williams in 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. This is the final round!
Smallun closes this distance looking for a takedown but Williams circles away.
Smallun throws a head kick that misses.
Ivor Smallun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams tries for a takedown but Smallun sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smallun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams wants to clinch.
Smallun doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Williams counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smallun's guard now.
Williams scoring with some ground and pound.
Smallun wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Smallun keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smallun wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smallun on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Smallun tries to get out of the position.
Smallun is trying to keep Williams in close.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smallun utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Williams trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams gets the takedown into side control.
Williams prevents Smallun from escaping the position.
Williams working away.
Williams passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Smallun!
Smallun holds on to Williams as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Williams is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Smallun has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Smallun!
Williams working a defensive guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking for a sweep. Not yet Williams, not yet.
Ivor Smallun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Smallun gets to his feet. Williams looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The crowd cheers as Smallun lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Smallun wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Smallun shoots in but Williams avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivor Smallun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smallun shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Williams as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smallun takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Smallun.
Williams looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Smallun is fending him off so far but Williams persists. Nope, Smallun circles away and we're back to standing.
Smallun getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Smallun wants to land a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Smallun scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Williams wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Smallun just content to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Smallun 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:45
Judge William Gold scores the fight 49:45
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 49:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivor Smallun!
Ivor Smallun retains his featherweight title!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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