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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tom Williams (ranked 3870 p4p, 3679 weight class) and Stand Nbang (ranked 426 p4p, 406 weight class). Nbang has chosen Bangarang - Skrillex as his entrance music. Tom Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Good elbows
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tom Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Stand Nbang!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Nbang's head but Nbang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nbang instigates a clinch.
Nbang escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nbang slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Nbang takes the fight into the clinch.
Nbang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a right and a left that Nbang avoids nicely.
Nbang moves out of range of the strikes.
Nbang let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams punishes Nbang's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams lands a nice hook to Nbang's body. Nbang takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nbang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Nbang will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nbang doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Nbang pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nbang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nbang stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nbang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nbang throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Nbang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nbang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stand Nbang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Nbang.
Williams definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nbang tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
Nbang forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
Williams tries to break free but Nbang pushes him back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Nbang.
Williams is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nbang pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nbang.
Nbang breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nbang misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nbang gets a clinch.
Nbang breaks the clinch.
Nbang misses with a looping left.
Williams is looking for a counter combo.
Nbang pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
Nbang digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nbang fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Nbang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nbang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams jabs at Nbang's body.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nbang moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Stand Nbang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nbang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams is looking to wear down Nbang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nbang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Nbang looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Nbang back to the cage. Williams follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Nbang backpedaling.
Nbang is rocked!
Nbang misses the shot to the body.
Nbang is still on wobbly legs! Can Williams finish him?
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams connects with a combination that backs up Nbang into the cage. Williams lands a flurry of punches that gets past Nbang's guard. Nbang is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Williams bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Williams!
Stand Nbang spoke after the fight, saying 'At least we banged!'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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