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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sergei Petrov (ranked 18 p4p, 77 weight class) and Wayne Williams (ranked 1 p4p, 6 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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 22 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergei Petrov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Williams!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Percy O'Donnell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Petrov looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Petrov cracks Williams with a good jab.
Petrov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Williams throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Williams moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov takes one to the chin there.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Williams misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Petrov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov counters with a three punch combo that has Williams backing up. Williams nods at Petrov to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams lands a body shot.
Petrov defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Petrov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Williams throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Williams might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Petrov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Williams digs a good hook to Petrov's body.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Petrov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Petrov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Williams.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Petrov throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Petrov misses.
Petrov with a hook.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Williams moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Petrov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Williams misses with a hook.
A big left from Williams misses.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams tests Petrov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Petrov lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Williams defending well as Petrov loads up on a big left hand.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petrov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrov lands an overhand right.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Petrov throws out a powerful jab.
Petrov throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Petrov swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Petrov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Petrov.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrov.
Williams throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sergei Petrov will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams throws a body punch but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov slips a straight right by Williams.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
A slow jab from Petrov misses its intended target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Williams throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Williams takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov lands a slapping body shot.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Williams.
Williams misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Petrov scores with a jab to the head.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Petrov momentarily.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Petrov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams throws a jab when Petrov was well out of range.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Wayne Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrov looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov slips under a jab from Williams.
Petrov takes one on the button.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Petrov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Nice shot by Petrov.
Petrov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab from Williams.
Petrov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams throws out a counter right but Petrov avoids it with no problem.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams with a hook.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov lands a head shot.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams avoids the body shot from Petrov.
A telegraphed right hand from Petrov misses the target.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petrov takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Petrov counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrov misses with a hook.
Williams throws the left hand but Petrov avoids the punch easily.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Petrov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Petrov. Petrov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Petrov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Petrov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Petrov misses with a body shot.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
Petrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrov.
Petrov defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov misses with a straight left.
Petrov moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Petrov jabs at Williams's body.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wayne Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A big right from Williams misses.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Petrov tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Petrov to score with a decent uppercut.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrov doesn't seem bothered though.
A decent looking cross lands there for Petrov.
Petrov defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Petrov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Williams.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov counters with a right hand to the body.
Petrov slips a straight right by Williams.
Petrov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrov throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Petrov moves out of range as Williams strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Petrov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov lunges at Williams with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Williams's hand.
Petrov moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Petrov connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrov throws out the jab.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Petrov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petrov swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Petrov moved out of range.
A shot to the liver by Petrov. Beautiful body shot.
Williams checks a low kick from Petrov.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Petrov tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Petrov's head backwards.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams works Petrov's body with a nice hook.
Williams slips under a jab from Petrov.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Williams misses.
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Petrov counter with a right hand.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Williams misses with a body shot
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams punishes Petrov's body with a nice straight punch.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Petrov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Williams scores with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Petrov moves away and avoids it.
Petrov is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Petrov slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams connects with a right hand. Petrov shakes it off.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Petrov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Petrov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Petrov saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Wayne Williams just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Petrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Petrov slips a jab from Williams.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
A quick step to the side and Petrov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov connects with the punch.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrov moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrov throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov misses the jab.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrov doesn't seem phased though.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Petrov lands with a shot to the body.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Petrov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Petrov off the cage and back into range.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Petrov misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Petrov is out of range.
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Petrov misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Petrov scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a body shot that sends Petrov's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Petrov doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams throws a hook but Petrov avoids it easily.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams moves away from the strike by Petrov.
Wayne Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A jab from Williams misses.
Petrov's corner calls for a 1-2. Petrov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrov misses the target.
Petrov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrov connects with a crisp jab.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Petrov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Petrov throws a big counter combination but Williams scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Petrov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Petrov shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Williams eats them both and turns towards Petrov to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov misses the shot to the body.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrov.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Petrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams punishes Petrov's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nice straight punches there by Petrov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Petrov.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
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 uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Petrov jabs Williams right on the nose. Williams blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov misses with a right hand
and Williams cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Petrov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrov misses its target.
Petrov cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Petrov ducks down to avoid it.
Petrov just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Danga de danga de dang - Petrov scores with a four punch combination!
Petrov scores with a jab to the body.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Petrov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrov throws a big shot that misses.
Petrov finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrov.
Williams takes a swing at Petrov's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Sergei Petrov will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams misses with an uppercut
enabling Petrov to counter with a crisp jab.
Williams staying out of range there.
Petrov digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Williams walks into a stiff left hand from Petrov.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Petrov was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams connects with a right hand. Petrov shakes it off.
The fighters circling - Petrov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Petrov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Petrov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Petrov misses with a left hand
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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!
Petrov moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Petrov slips a straight right by Williams.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Petrov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Williams avoids the body shot from Petrov.
Petrov defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Petrov slips the punch.
Petrov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams slips a jab from Petrov.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Petrov.
Petrov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrov digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Petrov is looking to counter punch.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
A quick step to the side and Petrov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Petrov moved out of range nicely.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Petrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Williams misses with a hook. Petrov ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Petrov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrov walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
A combination from Petrov does no damage.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Petrov's head but Petrov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Williams misses.
Petrov moves away from the strike by Williams.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Petrov.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Petrov takes one to the chin there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov cracks Williams with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Petrov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Petrov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Petrov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams lands with a hook. Petrov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams swings for the body but Petrov moves out of range.
Petrov slips a jab from Williams.
Petrov slips a straight right by Williams.
Petrov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Petrov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petrov throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Petrov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petrov ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Petrov.
It looked like Petrov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrov counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov misses with a looping right.
Petrov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Petrov, as that shot connected.
Petrov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Petrov missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrov misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrov throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrov. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Petrov's shoulder, as Petrov tries to avoid the shot.
Petrov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrov throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Petrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
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 Sergei Petrov.
I think Petrov 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sergei Petrov!
Sergei Petrov retains his bantamweight title!
Sergei Petrov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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