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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Tamad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tamad is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Joker. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of London, Juan Tamad!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamad thumps Williams with a low kick.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Tamad moves out of range easily.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tamad throws out the jab.
Tamad throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tamad.
Williams throws a right and a left that Tamad avoids nicely.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tamad wants to slow Williams down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Tamad off the cage and back into range.
Williams throws a low kick but Tamad avoids it.
Tamad blocks a head kick by Williams.
Tamad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams scoring well with a low kick there.
Jab from Williams.
Tamad throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Tamad lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tamad tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Tamad throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a low kick, looking for Tamad's leg but Tamad calmly moves out of range.
Tamad checks the leg kick.
Tamad misses with a hook.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tamad doesn't seem bothered though.
A chopping leg kick lands by Williams.
Tamad lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Williams tenderised Tamad's leg. Tamad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams checks a low kick from Tamad.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
Williams checks the leg kick.
Tamad lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
Williams looks for the body kick but Tamad saw that one coming.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Tamad takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Tamad.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Tamad moves out of range easily.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tamad has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Williams.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Tamad misses the shot to the body.
Tamad thows a leg kick but Williams checks it
and Williams counters with a low kick, right behind Tamad 's knee.
Tamad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut there from Tamad.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Tamad checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to slow Tamad down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A low kick from Tamad misses
and Williams makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tamad is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Williams fakes the leg kick and cracks Tamad in the body.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tamad is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Williams lands a nice looking kick to the body. Tamad takes a step back to recover.
Williams lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tamad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tamad takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams is looking to wear down Tamad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
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!
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Tamad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tamad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Tamad has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.
Williams moves forwards but Tamad connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tamad crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Williams - the referee stops the clock and Tamad gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Williams. Tamad manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tamad looks winded!
Tamad blocks the body kick.
Tamad lands a jab to the head.
Tamad throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters by clinching up.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tamad swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tamad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Tamad counters with a shoot takedown. Williams fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams has control of Tamad's left arm, preventing Tamad from doing any damage.
Tamad trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Williams is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Williams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tamad connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tamad works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
Tamad cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Tamad throws a leg kick that is checked
and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams is looking to control Tamad's arms but Tamad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the cage.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tamad's elbow.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Tamad digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamad is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamad misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tamad.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. Tamad has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Tamad's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Williams throws a leg kick but Tamad moved away.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tamad thows a body shot but no joy.
Tamad connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tamad, right into the meat.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tamad throws out a powerful jab.
Tamad throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Tamad slips the punch.
Williams cracks Tamad with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad connects with a body shot.
Williams misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tamad on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
Hector Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tamad just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams thows a body kick. Tamad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams throws a leg kick but Tamad sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tamad can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Williams.
Hector Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to chop away at Tamad's legs.
Tamad walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Williams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tamad throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tamad cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tamad. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for Tamad with that takedown attempt.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tamad throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Tamad throws a big shot that misses.
Williams scores with a jab.
Tamad lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Tamad scores with a head kick. Williams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Williams thows a leg kick but Tamad checks it
and Tamad counters with a nice double leg into side control. Williams won't be happy with that.
Tamad is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tamad wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Tamad.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams is looking to regain half guard here but Tamad keeps moving and retains side control.
Williams is not content to let Tamad control the position.
Tamad is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Williams is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Tamad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Williams regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tamad postures up.
Tamad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams pulls Tamad in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams working a defensive guard here.
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 Hector Williams will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Tamad throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Tamad misses with an uppercut
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tamad thinking.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tamad.
A good leg kick by Tamad.
Tamad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tamad.
Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tamad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tamad misses with a looping right.
Tamad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tamad slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tamad throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Tamad tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Williams defends well and Tamad ends up having to push Williams into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tamad takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tamad lands a body shot.
Tamad can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Tamad throws a head punch that misses.
Tamad changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Tamad takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Williams with a hook.
Williams slips under a jab from Tamad.
Good leg kick by Tamad there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tamad checks the leg kick.
Tamad misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tamad on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tamad throws a big shot that misses.
Tamad scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tamad throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Tamad wants to slow Williams down by chopping away at his legs.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tamads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams blocks a jab.
A solid body kick from Williams.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Tamad off balance momentarily.
Tamad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tamad dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
A bone on bone clash there as Tamad blocks the leg kick.
Tamad takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamad swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tamad momentarily.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tamad rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams is looking to slow Tamad down with leg kicks.
Williams misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tamad gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams tries to land a leg kick but Tamad saw it coming and moves away.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Tamad moves out of range easily.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Tamad sees coming a mile off.
Tamad misses with an uppercut.
Williams throws a head kick that misses.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamad checks a leg kick.
Tamad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Tamad's front leg but catches the back leg as Tamad tries to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tamad.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tamad.
Williams slips under a jab from Tamad.
Tamad digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Tamad moved away.
Tamad moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tamad takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Williams attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Tamad misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hector Williams clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams throws a combination that misses
and Tamad counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Williams's guard now.
Williams is trying to hold Tamad in close to prevent damage but Tamad has managed to pass into half guard.
Tamad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Williams controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Williams wants to control but Tamad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Tamad trying to pass the guard but Williams defending well.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tamad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hector Williams.
Tamad lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tamad looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams tests Tamad's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tamad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Tamad blocks a leg kick.
Tamad throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Tamad throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Tamad scores with a head kick.
Williams throws a leg kick but Tamad moved away.
Williams swings for the body but Tamad moves out of range.
Williams throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tamad is able to avoid easily.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamad slips a straight right by Williams.
Tamad connects with a jab.
Tamad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tamad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams sizes up Tamad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A solid body kick from Williams.
Williams is looking to score with low kicks.
Tamad on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Tamad with a hook.
Tamad has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Tamad tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
Tamad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tamad thuds his shin into the meat of Williams's side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Tamad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Tamad's front leg but catches the back leg as Tamad tries to avoid it.
Williams throws a head kick but Tamad moves out of range.
Tamad takes one to the side of the head.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams throws a front kick that sends Tamad stumbling back into the cage.
Tamad with a lazy takedown attempt
and Williams counters with a solid body kick.
Juan Tamad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tamad is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tamad looks to land a combination but Williams avoids it well.
Williams lands a nice looking body kick.
Tamad with a jab.
Tamad shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Williams but Williams pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tamad takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Tamad's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a jab to the nose.
Williams moves away from the strike by Tamad.
Tamad takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tamad misses with a wild body shot.
Williams connects with an inside leg kick.
Tamad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Williams misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Williams.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams connects with a high kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Tamad.
Williams lands a jab.
Tamad looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
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 Hector Williams.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 40:36
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 40:36
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 40:36
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Williams!
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