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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Martel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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143 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
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170 cm
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145 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Martel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martel needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Martel misses with a double jab.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Martel fails to land.
Martel cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Martel presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martel.
Martel lands with a right to the head.
Williams is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Martel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Martel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martel lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martel lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Martel has him pressed against the cage.
Martel lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martel.
Martel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martel gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Martel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Martel lands a knee to the body.
Martel cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martel.
Martel is working Williams over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Martel.
Martel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Martel lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Martel.
Martel lands with a right to the head.
Martel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martel digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A body shot lands from Martel.
Martel lands a body punch.
Martel lands a right hand.
Martel scores with a hook to the body.
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!
Martel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martel digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice left hand lands by Martel.
Martel lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Martel is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Martel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martel lands a left hand.
Martel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Martel lands a nice shot to the body.
Martel lands a body shot.
Martel lands with a short shot to the head.
Good body shot from Martel.
Martel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Martel lands a right hand.
Martel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Martel.
Martel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Martel.
A left hand lands to the body for Martel.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Martel.
Martel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Martel.
Martel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martel is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Martel lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Martel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martel stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martel cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Martel lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Martel.
A nice left hand lands by Martel.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martel.
Martel digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martel cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Martel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martel lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Martel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Martel digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martel lands with a right to the head.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martel works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Martel lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Martel.
Martel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A hook to the body from Martel.
Martel scores with a hook to the body.
Martel lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Martel lands a left hand.
Williams has Martel pressed against the cage.
Martel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams tries to stall but Martel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Martel misses with a punch on the inside.
Martel scores with a hook to the body.
Martel lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Martel as the two fighters clinch.
Martel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martel scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Martel.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to control Martel's arms but Martel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the cage.
Martel pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Martel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Martel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Martel controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martel.
Martel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martel lands a nice shot to the body.
Martel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martel presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A body shot lands from Martel.
A left hand lands to the body for Martel.
Martel lands with a left to the head.
Martel pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Good body shot from Martel.
Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Martel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Martel as the two fighters clinch.
Martel pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martel lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Martel.
Williams digs a right hand into Martel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Martel's gas tank.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Martel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Martel misses the shot to the body.
Martel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martel looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Martel works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Martel swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Martel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Martel's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Martel duly obliges.
Martel lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Martel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martel misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martel. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Martel throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Martel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Martel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams rushes Martel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martel throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two 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.
Martel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Martel dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martel.
Williams has managed to clinch.
Martel lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Williams.
Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Martel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martel can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Williams works on Martel's body with a couple of short punches.
Martel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Charles Martel seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Martel is breathing heavily.
Williams prevents a body shot from Martel.
Martel throws a head punch that misses.
Martel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Martel has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams blocks a body shot from Martel.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Martel.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Williams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams is leaning against Martel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
Martel letting Williams take a breather here.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams stalling against the cage.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Martel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Martel in a clinch.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams cracks Martel with an open hand slap.
Charles Martel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Martel thows a body shot but no joy.
Charles Martel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Martel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Martel in his tracks.
Williams doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martel dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martel misses with a body punch
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Martel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a two punch combo.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Martel misses with a body shot
and Martel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Martel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short left from Williams.
Martel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Martel tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Williams dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Martel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams scores with a nice hook to the head.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Martel misses with a punch on the inside.
Martel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Martel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Martel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martel.
Williams wants to stall.
Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Martel misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Martel as the two fighters clinch.
Martel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Nice body punch from Martel - that landed with a thud.
Martel scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martel lands a nice shot to the body.
Martel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martel cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Martel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams wants to stall.
Martel lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martel.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Martel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martel is working Williams over against the cage.
Martel lands with a short shot to the head.
Martel lands with a right to the head.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martel lands a body punch.
Martel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martel pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Martel.
Martel scores with a shoulder strike.
Martel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Martel presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Williams is looking to control Martel's arms but Martel gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the cage.
Martel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martel scores with a hook to the body.
Martel lands a nice uppercut.
Martel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Martel keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Martel presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martel scores with a hook to the body.
Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martel's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
A shot in the inside from Martel.
Martel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Martel.
Martel is working Williams over against the cage.
Martel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Williams tries to circle away but Martel has him pinned against the cage.
A short right from Martel.
Martel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Martel improves position.
Martel blocks an uppercut.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Martel.
Martel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Martel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Martel lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Martel.
Martel has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Martel avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Martel presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Martel scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
A short right from Martel.
Williams breaks the clinch.
A shot to the body from Martel misses
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martel.
Martel has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Martel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martel.
Martel swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Martel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Martel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martel swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Martel misses with a hook to the body
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Martel misses
and Williams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams slows down the pace here.
Martel works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Martel misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martel working aggressively here.
Martel lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Martel cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Martel is working Williams over against the cage.
Martel has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Martel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martel pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Martel - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Martel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Martel lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Martel.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Martel misses with a series of wild punches.
Martel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Williams.
Martel tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Martel back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Martel stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Martel swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Martel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams connects with a jab.
Martel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martel circles away quickly and effectively.
Martel swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Martel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martel misses with a combination
letting Williams counter with a right hand.
Martel misses with a body shot
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Martel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martel misses with a hook to the body
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Martel.
Martel misses with a body punch
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Martel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Williams counters with an inside leg kick.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the body from Martel misses
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Martel throws a predictable looking body shot
and Williams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Martel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Martel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martel lands with a left to the head.
Martel tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martel misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martel is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Williams is pushing Martel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martel lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martel pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Martel misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Martel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martel lands a body punch.
Martel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martel throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martel pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A shot in the inside from Martel.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Martel has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Martel misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Martel.
Martel lands with a right to the head.
Martel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martel scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Martel as the two fighters clinch.
Martel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Martel scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martel has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice body punch from Martel.
Martel lands a nice shot to the body.
Martel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Martel lands a left hand.
Williams tries to stall but Martel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Martel.
A left hand lands to the body for Martel.
A short uppercut from Martel.
Martel lands a nice uppercut.
Martel misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Martel lands with a short shot to the head.
Martel scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Martel - that landed with a thud.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Martel has him pressed against the cage.
Martel lands a left hand.
Martel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Williams misses with some punches.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martel.
A right hand to the body from Martel.
Nice body punch from Martel.
Martel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martel presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Williams breaks from the clinch.
Martel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martel misses with a body shot
and Williams holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Martel lands a body punch.
Williams misses with the head strike.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Martel lands a body punch in the clinch.
Martel lands a shoulder strike.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Martel is controlling the position.
Martel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
A right handed body shot lands from Martel.
Martel cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Martel lands an uppercut.
Martel prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
A short right from Martel.
A right handed body shot lands from Martel.
Martel throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Martel pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams cracks Martel with a nice body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martel.
Martel lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Martel.
Martel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Martel dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Martel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Martel works the jab nicely.
Martel misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Martel misses
and Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Martel controls the action.
Martel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Martel lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martel.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Martel lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Martel lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Martel.
Nice body punch from Martel - that landed with a thud.
Martel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Martel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martel presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Martel.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Martel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martel lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martel.
Martel lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Martel.
A right hand to the body from Martel.
Martel working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Martel softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Martel on the inside.
Martel misses with a body punch.
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Martel works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Martel is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martel gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Martel avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Martel digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Martel - that landed with a thud.
Williams working aggressively here.
Martel lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams prevents a body shot from Martel.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Martel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Martel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martel blocks a jab.
Martel lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Martel swings away with a body shot that misses
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Martel.
Martel misses with a jab to the body
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martel swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martel misses with a jab to the body
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Martel misses with a body shot
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Williams tries to clinch up but Martel circles away and keeps his distance.
Martel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Martel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martel throws a sloppy body shot
and Martel takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martel throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Williams to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martel.
Williams jabs Martel right on the nose. Martel blinks but takes it well.
Martel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Martel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams moves into the clinch.
Martel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martels head.
Come on Williams - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Martel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Martel misses with a body shot
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the body from Martel misses
and Williams counters with a big head kick but Martel shrugs it off.
Martel swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Martel is working Williams over against the cage.
Martel lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Martel.
Still in the clinch, Martel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Martel scores with a shoulder strike.
Martel lands with a right to the head.
Martel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Martel lands with a left to the head.
Martel lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Charles Martel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martel has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Martel prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams tries to work over Martel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martel lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Martel lands a left hand.
Williams lands a shot to the body.
Paul Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Martel as Williams tries to tie him up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Martel.
Martel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Martel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Martel has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:49
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:49
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Martel! Charles Martel retains his bantamweight title!
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