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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jetstream Sam (ranked 2308 p4p, 2709 weight class) and Hawk Williamson (ranked 255 p4p, 296 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Jetstream Sam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hawk Williamson!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sam moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sam slips a straight right by Williamson.
Williamson throws a looping overhand right but Sam ducks down to avoid it.
Sam slips a jab from Williamson.
Williamson misses with an uppercut.
Williamson swats away the attempt to clinch by Sam.
Williamson throws an overhand right that lands on Sam's shoulder, as Sam tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Sam was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Williamson misses with a hook to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Williamson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williamson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williamson throws a jab when Sam was well out of range.
Williamson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sam counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sam.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sam is looking to work some ground and pound but Williamson has wrist control.
Sam works over Williamson with some ground and pound from guard.
Williamson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Sam throwing strikes from guard but Williamson blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williamson keeping moving, preventing Sam from controlling successfully.
Sam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sam missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sam 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.
Sam trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sam distracts Williamson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Williamson has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at St Petersburg MMA Center. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
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.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Williamson holds on and takes a little breather.
Sam landing with the ground and pound.
Sam working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sam works over Williamson with some ground and pound from guard.
Sam is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sam in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sam controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Williamson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sam. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sam slips nicely into half guard.
Sam misses with a head shot. Williamson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Sam stands up over Williamson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sam content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Williamson can do anything to dispel that myth.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sam accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sam is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sam scoring with punches to the head and body.
Williamson has Sam pulled in close to control his posture.
Sam postures up in Williamson's guard and throws a big left but Williamson blocks it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sam throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sam postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sam working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Williamson's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jetstream Sam dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williamson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sam paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williamson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sam counters with a thumping low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williamson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sam is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Williamson misses with a right hand
and Sam counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sam closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sam blocks an uppercut.
Williamson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sam backwards.
Williamson working aggressively here.
Sam blocks an uppercut.
Sam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williamson has a couple of punches blocked by Sam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williamson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sam backwards.
Still in the clinch, Sam scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sam blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williamson misses with the head strike.
Williamson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sam backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson scores with a shoulder strike.
Sam blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Williamson fails to land.
Sam is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williamson can do to turn this around?
Williamson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williamson letting Sam take a breather here.
Still in the clinch, Williamson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williamson can't find room to land a body shot as Sam controls the action.
Williamson misses with some punches.
Williamson working aggressively here.
Sam blocks an uppercut.
Williamson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sam lands a shoulder strike.
Sam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williamson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williamson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sam backwards.
Williamson misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sam misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williamson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williamson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sam throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sam blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sam digs a right hand into Williamson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williamson's gas tank.
Williamson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sam can't find room to land a body shot as Williamson controls the action.
Williamson throws a head punch that misses.
Sam looking for a takedown.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williamson.
Williamson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sam's elbow.
Williamson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williamson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sam's elbow.
Sam misses with a body punch.
Hawk Williamson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sam struggles to land a body shot inside as Williamson controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williamson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williamson lands with a short shot to the head.
Williamson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williamson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sam's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Sam obliges.
Williamson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sam's elbow.
Williamson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williamson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sam is looking to control Williamson's arms but Williamson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sam has his back to the cage.
A short left from Williamson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williamson.
Williamson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sam.
Sam'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.
Sam prevents a body shot from Williamson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam blocks an uppercut.
Williamson tries to throw a body punch but Sam avoids it by throwing Williamson back against the cage.
Williamson throws a head punch that misses.
Williamson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sam gets through Williamson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williamson throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Williamson.
Sam swings wildly with an uppercut but Williamson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williamson misses with the head strike.
Williamson blocking some punches.
Williamson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williamson.
Sam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williamson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sam wants to stall.
Sam has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Williamson after a bit of a struggle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Hawk Williamson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Williamson misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Sam counter with a right hand.
Sam slips under a jab from Williamson.
Sam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williamson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williamson lands with a straight right. Sam didn't see that one coming.
Hawk Williamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williamson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williamson throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Williamson misses.
Williamson scores with a body shot.
Williamson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williamson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sam avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williamson tries to sprawl but Sam drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Williamson is looking to get back to is feet but Sam passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williamson is looking to regain half guard here but Sam keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williamson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sam lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sam is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sam passes into side control, despite Williamson's attempt to control the position.
Sam throws an elbow but Williamson slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sam working the body and head with strikes.
Sam wants to control but Williamson is keeping him busy.
Sam throws an elbow but Williamson slips to the side and avoids it well.
Sam working the ground and pound but Williamson is defending the strikes.
Sam working the ground and pound.
Sam throws a strike aimed at the side of Williamson's head but Williamson avoids it well.
Sam tries to score with some ground and pound. Williamson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Williamson wants to control but Sam postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sam lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Williamson down.
Williamson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Williamson taking a bit of punishment here - Sam scoring with strikes.
Jetstream Sam overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Williamson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sam connects with a decent elbow.
Sam working the ground and pound.
Sam working the head with strikes.
Williamson looking for a sweep but Sam has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Williamson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Sam.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sam looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sam scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williamson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sam throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Sam scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sam in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Williamson is bucking up trying to escape but Sam cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Sam working Williamson over with strikes here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jetstream Sam showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sam 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jetstream Sam!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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