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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Billy Williams (ranked 892 p4p, 976 weight class) and Yayi Zinsou (ranked 116 p4p, 128 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Yayi Zinsou was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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14 - 1 - 0 |
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199 cm
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31 - 42 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 14 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yayi Zinsou!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zinsou gets a clinch.
Zinsou holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Zinsou wants a takedown but no success here.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zinsou shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Williams pinned against the cage. Williams gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Zinsou circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams throws a head kick but Zinsou moves out of range.
Williams misses with a leg kick
and Zinsou counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zinsou.
Zinsou trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Zinsou trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinsou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Zinsou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zinsou keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zinsou has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou throws a big right hand that misses.
Williams being controlled here, momentarily.
Zinsou trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Zinsou missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Zinsou throws a big elbow that misses.
Zinsou throws a big right hand that misses.
Zinsou prevents Williams from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Zinsou shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Williams has his feet on Zinsou's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Williams gets caught flat footed, as Zinsou shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zinsou wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Zinsou looking to sit in guard and control but Williams gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Williams won't allow Zinsou to sweep him here.
Williams throwing strikes from guard but Zinsou blocks nicely.
Zinsou wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams throws a hook but Zinsou blocks it.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Zinsou slips a straight right by Williams.
Zinsou on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Zinsou has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Zinsou on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Billy Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zinsou just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with a hook.
Zinsou has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Williams is trying to break free.
Zinsou manages to break the clinch.
We've been informed that Zinsou has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zinsou.
Billy Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yayi Zinsou.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips a jab from Zinsou.
Williams feints and then cracks Zinsou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Zinsou down.
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!
Zinsou fails with the takedown.
Zinsou closes the distance and clinches up with Williams, looking for a takedown. Zinsou pushes Williams against the cage but Williams circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Williams slaps away a takedown attempt from Zinsou, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zinsou looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Zinsou fails with a takedown attempt.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Zinsou lands with a right hand.
Jab by Williams.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zinsou on the side of the head.
It looks like Yayi Zinsou has been cut.
Williams misses with a low kick as Zinsou jumps back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yayi Zinsou's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Zinsou.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Zinsou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zinsou sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zinsou takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Zinsou can do to turn this around?
Williams throws the left hand but Zinsou avoids the punch easily.
Zinsou fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Williams connects with a right hand. Zinsou shakes it off.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Zinsou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zinsou fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Zinsou's head but Zinsou sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zinsou chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Zinsou or perhaps it was just good defense by Williams, which made it look bad.
Billy Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yayi Zinsou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou instigates a clinch.
Zinsou prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zinsou has him pressed against the cage.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zinsou jumps guard.
Zinsou manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Williams manages to get himself to full guard.
Zinsou is looking to work some ground and pound but Williams has wrist control.
Zinsou missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Zinsou throws a big right hand that misses.
Zinsou wants to control from the top but Williams keeps moving.
Williams wants to get back to his feet but Zinsou is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Zinsou throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zinsou.
Zinsou postures up and lands a big shot to Williams's brow.
Williams is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Zinsou showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Zinsou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zinsou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zinsou slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to escape.
Zinsou seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Zinsou controlling the action here.
Williams avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zinsou.
Zinsou misses with a head shot. Williams uses the momentum to regain guard.
Zinsou postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Zinsou trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Zinsou's sensitive parts.
Billy Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Zinsou's head.
Zinsou moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Zinsou scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Zinsou tries to clinch there but Williams circles away.
Zinsou checks a leg kick nicely.
Zinsou with the counter takedown but Williams avoids it easily.
Zinsou avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zinsou moves away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zinsou dives in and grabs Williams's left leg, looking for a takedown. Williams pushes down on Zinsou's head and hops out.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Zinsou's defenses.
Zinsou looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Williams is fending him off so far but Zinsou persists. Nope, Williams circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Zinsou at a distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yayi Zinsou's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Zinsou changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A low kick from Williams misses
and Zinsou counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zinsou.
Williams wants to stand up but Zinsou is controlling him.
Zinsou trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
Zinsou loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Zinsou won't allow Williams to get back to his feet.
Zinsou trying to control the position from guard on top but Williams is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zinsou postures up in Williams's guard and throws a big left but Williams blocks it.
Zinsou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Williams works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Zinsou throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zinsou throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zinsou off to one side.
Zinsou scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Zinsou trying to control the action but Williams is working from the bottom.
Zinsou landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Zinsou creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Williams sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Zinsou creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Williams sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Williams is trying to get back to his feet.
Zinsou throws an elbow but Williams slips to the side and avoids it well.
Zinsou postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Zinsou landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Williams taking punishment in the form of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zinsou in side control lands a decent elbow.
Zinsou cracks Williams with a big right hand but Williams just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Williams is rocked!
Zinsou takes a little break here. Williams wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Oh Williams is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A big shot lands for Zinsou! That's hurt Williams! Will he recover? Zinsou fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yayi Zinsou!
Yayi Zinsou bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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