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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walt William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goran Spaten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Spaten has chosen Knockin Boots by Candyman as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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168 lbs
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Great wrestler
Counter striker
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walt William!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Goran Spaten!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spaten connects with a high kick.
William has managed to clinch.
William misses with a punch to the body.
Spaten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Spaten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from William.
William just leaning against Spaten, taking a breather.
William tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spaten.
Spaten trying to land knees to the body.
Spaten lands a knee to the body.
William keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Spaten's efforts to push away.
Spaten prevents a body shot from William.
William misses with an elbow over the top.
Spaten tries a knee to the head but William blocks it.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spaten lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spaten is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but William is keeping busy.
William misses with some punches.
Spaten tries to land knees in the clinch but William avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William misses with a knee strike.
William throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
William lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Spaten managing to block the knees to the body from William.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, William just misses with a elbow thrown towards Spaten's brow.
William missing with knees to the body.
Spaten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. William is defending well for now.
A right hook to the body lands for William.
William is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
William managing to block the knees to the body from Spaten.
Spaten managing to block the knees to the body from William.
Spaten can't find room to land a body shot as William controls the action.
William throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spaten blocks it with crossed arms.
William prevents Spaten from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from William fails to land.
Spaten looking to slow down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Spaten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Spaten landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
William tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Spaten avoids it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spaten avoids a wild elbow strike from William.
William takes a knee to the side of the body.
William swings away with an uppercut that misses.
William is stalling here.
Spaten with a knee to the head.
William keeps control of Spaten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spaten is looking to break free of the clinch but William has double underhooks.
Spaten tries to break free but William pushes him back against the cage.
William using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Spaten has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Spaten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but William blocks it with crossed arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spaten struggles to land a body shot inside as William controls his hands.
Spaten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spaten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Spaten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spaten taking a breather.
William swings wildly with an uppercut but Spaten uses good head movement to avoid it.
William holding his opponent close, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, William throws an elbow but misses.
Spaten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from William.
William throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Spaten blocks it with crossed arms.
Spaten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Spaten blocks the elbow strike.
Spaten managing to block the knees to the body from William.
Spaten being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William tries a body shot but Spaten blocks it.
Spaten is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Spaten manages to break the clinch.
William darts in and clinches Spaten up against the cage.
Spaten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
William is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Spaten trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as William takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with William for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spaten tries a knee to the head but William blocks it.
William is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Spaten throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Goran Spaten will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Spaten misses with a looping left.
William closes the distance and clinches.
William avoiding damage.
Spaten lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
William throws an elbow that misses.
Spaten trying to land knees to the body.
William missing with knees to the body.
William misses with the head strike.
William will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Spaten up against the cage.
Spaten misses with a knee strike.
Spaten is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but William is keeping busy.
William tries a body shot but Spaten blocks it.
Spaten avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
Spaten manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spaten keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
William throws a sloppy head kick
and Spaten finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
William keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Spaten feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to William's calf.
Spaten displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as William throws out the jab.
Spaten throws an uppercut from half a mile away. William sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goran Spaten is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
William pushes Spaten up against the cage in a clinch.
Spaten wants to get back to striking at distance but William won't allow it.
William misses with some punches.
William trying to land knees to the body.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William misses with a hook from the clinch.
William misses with a body punch.
Spaten with an attempt at a knee that misses.
William tries to throw a body punch but Spaten avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.
William blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spaten working hard to break the clinch.
William misses with a punch to the body.
William missing with knees to the body.
Spaten displaying some good clinch control by pressing William up against the cage.
William looks to throw an elbow but misses.
William tries a body shot but Spaten blocks it.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spaten.
Spaten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
William is struggling to control the position.
Spaten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. William is defending well for now.
A bit of stalling here from William.
Walt William has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Spaten misses with a knee strike.
William struggles to land a body shot inside as Spaten controls his hands.
Spaten is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spaten's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Spaten works the jab nicely.
Spaten tries to keep at a distance but William has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spaten breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Spaten misses its intended target.
Spaten rushes William and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
William effectively controlling the action here.
Spaten trying to stall but William improves his position.
Spaten is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Spaten tries a knee to the head but William blocks it.
Spaten blocks the elbow strike.
Spaten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. William is defending well for now.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as William takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spaten tried to land a shot to the body but connects with William's elbow.
Spaten misses with a knee to the head.
William prevents a body shot from Spaten.
William is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spaten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
William keeps control of Spaten as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
William misses with a knee strike.
Spaten tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
William is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
William tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Spaten's elbow.
Spaten tries to land knees in the clinch but William avoids the damage to the body.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Spaten.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Walt William will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Spaten ducks down and throws a hook to the body but William moves away.
William gets tackled into the cage by Spaten. Spaten maintains the clinch.
Spaten tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and William avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Spaten scores with a nice short uppercut.
William pushes Spaten back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
William avoiding damage.
William tries to work over Spaten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Spaten is trying to break the clinch but William has him pressed against the cage.
William effectively controlling the action here.
Spaten tries to break the clinch but William is controlling the position.
William is pushing Spaten up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Spaten wants to get back to striking at distance but William won't allow it.
Spaten is trying to break the clinch but William is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William throws an elbow that misses.
William just leaning against Spaten, taking a breather.
Spaten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Spaten avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Spaten is trying to break the clinch but William is controlling him.
William is pushing Spaten up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Spaten connects with a knee to the head.
William looks to throw an elbow but misses.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William missing with knees to the body.
William makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Spaten tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
William misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Spaten avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
Spaten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from William.
William with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Spaten can't break the clinch.
William leaning his opponent against the cage.
Spaten blocking some punches.
Spaten crunches a lovely knee into William's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spaten blocks an uppercut.
Spaten creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on William - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
William with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Spaten is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. William is defending well for now.
Spaten connects with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spaten misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from William.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Spaten is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
William tries to work over Spaten's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
William misses with a body punch.
William taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
William misses with a punch on the inside.
William pressing his opponent against the cage.
Spaten tries to circle away but William has him pinned against the cage.
William misses with a knee to the head.
Spaten throws a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Spaten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
William leaning against his opponent.
Spaten throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but William blocks it with crossed arms.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spaten looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spaten.
Spaten tries to break the clinch but William is controlling the position.
William has Spaten pressed against the cage, preventing Spaten from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
William throws an elbow but it misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as William takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spaten lands a good knee to the midsection. William won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Spaten is trying to break the clinch but William has him pressed against the cage.
Spaten trying to land knees to the body.
William misses with an elbow over the top.
Spaten blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 Walt William.
I think William 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 Steven Brown scores the fight for Goran Spaten!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight as a draw!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Goran Spaten!
Goran Spaten wins by majority decision!
Goran Spaten really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Crushed Designs (90% return on laundry service) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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