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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Williams (ranked 14 p4p, 102 weight class) and Elazar Shalit (ranked 1 p4p, 7 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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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 35 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Elazar Shalit!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shalit at a distance.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Shalit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williams thuds a left hand into Shalit's body.
Shalit throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Shalit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Shalit looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Shalit seems unphased.
We've been informed that Shalit has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Shalit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Shalit misses its intended target.
Shalit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Donk. Williams catches Shalit right on the button with a cross.
Shalit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Williams tests Shalit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
The fighters circling - Shalit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shalit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shalit.
Williams cracks Shalit with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shalit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shalit misses with a straight right.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Shalit scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Shalit does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shalit! But no joy.
A big left from Shalit misses.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Shalit moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Jab, jab by Shalit - just one landing.
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!
Shalit takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Shalit moved out of range.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shalit doesn't seem phased though.
Williams clobbers Shalit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shalit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shalit.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Shalit is out of range.
Shalit looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Shalit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Shalit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Shalit connects with a jab.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Williams misses.
A jab lands there for Williams.
Shalit misses with a wild body shot.
Shalit throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams needs to keep his hands up - Shalit had a free shot at his head there.
Shalit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Williams. Williams circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Shalit moved out of range.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shalit at a distance.
Shalit connects with a single shot there.
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice cross by Williams.
Shalit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A big right from Williams misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams slips a jab from Shalit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Shalit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Shalit manages to avoid it.
Shalit takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Shalit throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams with a jab.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shalit.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams clobbers Shalit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shalit throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Shalit ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Shalit takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Shalit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shalit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
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!
Shalit scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams slips a straight right by Shalit.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Shalit misses with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Shalit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams lands with a cross.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Shalit.
Shalit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Shalit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Shalit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice defenses there by Shalit.
Williams clobbers Shalit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shalit.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shalit misses with a straight right.
Shalit avoids the body shot from Williams.
Shalit throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Shalit misses with a looping left.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams misses with a hook.
Shalit throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams slips a straight right by Shalit.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Shalit's head but Shalit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Williams.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shalit.
Shalit misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Williams dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shalit throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams lands with a cross.
Shalit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Shalit misses the target.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shalit.
Wayne Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Shalit.
A lazy left from Shalit finds it's target.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Shalit might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Williams has got the better of the exchanges.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams slips a straight right by Shalit.
Shalit throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shalit ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Shalit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Shalit.
Shalit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams lunges at Shalit with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shalit's hand.
Shalit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Nice jab there from Williams.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Shalit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shalit slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shalit throws out the jab.
Shalit takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Shalit moves away and avoids it.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shalit throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Shalit's head but Shalit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shalit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Shalit staying out of range there.
Williams with a hook.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Shalit slips the punch.
Williams jabs at Shalit's body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Shalit in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shalit.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Shalit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shalit misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Shalit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Shalit moved out of range.
Shalit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws the left hand but Shalit avoids the punch easily.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Shalit.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shalit.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shalit.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Shalit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shalit takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Shalit moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shalit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Shalit slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Shalit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Shalit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shalit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Williams connects with a right hand. Shalit shakes it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalit looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams slips under a jab from Shalit.
Shalit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shalit lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Shalit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Shalit throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams scores with a body shot.
A jab from Shalit misses.
Shalit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Shalit moved out of range.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shalit.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shalit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Shalit throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams catches Shalit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shalit can do to turn this around?
Shalit with a jab.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Shalit moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams cracks Shalit with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Shalit throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Shalit throws a big shot that misses.
Shalit scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shalit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Shalit's head back.
Shalit connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Williams dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Williams moves away from the strike by Shalit.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Shalit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slow jab from Shalit misses its intended target.
Shalit misses with a straight right.
Shalit throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Shalit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams cracks Shalit with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Shalit.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shalit.
Shalit ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shalit.
Shalit feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shalit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Shalit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams scores with a jab.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shalit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A little jabbing left from Shalit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shalit loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams cracks Shalit with an open hand slap.
Jab from Williams.
Shalit moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Shalit saw that one coming.
Williams lands with a hook. Shalit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shalit moves out of range of the strikes.
Shalit with a nice cross.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shalit doesn't seem bothered though.
A big right from Williams misses.
Shalit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Williams misses.
Shalit looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Shalit's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shalit fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips a straight right by Shalit.
Shalit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shalit counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Shalit walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Shalit takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Williams was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Shalit.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Shalit ducks down to avoid it.
Shalit just misses with a punch to the body.
Shalit ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Shalit swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Shalit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Shalit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Shalit drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Shalit scores with a punch to the head.
Shalit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shalit.
Williams swings for the body but Shalit moves out of range.
A jab from Shalit misses.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Shalit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shalit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams blocks a jab.
Shalit takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Shalit connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Shalit is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shalit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams is rocked!
Shalit throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shalit takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Shalit should have avoided that one.
Williams scores with a jab.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Shalit is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
A big right from Shalit misses.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shalit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Shalit on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Shalit saw that one coming.
Shalit misses with a hook.
Shalit misses with a hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams slips under a jab.
Shalit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Williams with a nice cross.
Shalit moves away from the strike by Williams.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Williams clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Shalit slips a jab from Williams.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shalit! But no joy.
Shalit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shalit.
Shalit lands a head shot.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Shalit seems unphased.
Shalit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Shalit throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Shalit moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams misses with a straight right.
Nice uppercut there from Shalit.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Shalit walks into a left hand.
Jab by Williams.
Shalit misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shalit lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shalit.
Shalit loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Shalit blocks a jab.
Shalit is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Williams with a body shot.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shalit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shalit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shalit ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shalit was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Shalit misses with a straight left.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Shalit misses with a looping right.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shalit.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shalit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nice cross by Williams.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Shalit takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shalit throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Shalit moves away and avoids it.
Williams misses the jab.
Shalit slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Shalit moved out of range.
Shalit bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Shalit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Shalit blocks a jab.
Wayne Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams throws the left hand but Shalit avoids the punch easily.
Shalit drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fighters circling - Shalit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Shalit.
Williams takes a swing at Shalit's ribcage but misses.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shalit drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shalit walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Williams staying out of range there.
Shalit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shalit throws a big shot that misses.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shalit.
Nice jab there from Shalit.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shalit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shalit staying out of range there.
Williams throws a jab when Shalit was well out of range.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Williams throws the left hand but Shalit avoids the punch easily.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Shalit saw that one coming.
Shalit takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shalit takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalit on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Shalit's defenses.
Shalit lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Shalit misses the jab.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shalit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Shalit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Shalit walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shalit.
Shalit misses with a straight left.
Shalit with a hook.
Jab by Williams.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Williams misses.
Shalit looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shalit momentarily.
Shalit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Williams had his way with Elazar Shalit in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shalit.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shalit throws out the jab.
Williams moves away from the strike by Shalit.
Jab by Williams.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shalit.
Shalit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams scores with a hook.
Williams walks into a left hand.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Shalit throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Williams moves away from the strike by Shalit.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Williams.
Williams misses with a hook.
Shalit staying out of range there.
A jab from Williams misses.
Shalit throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams connects with the punch.
Shalit shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Shalit throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shalit moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shalit looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shalit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shalit gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Shalit is out of range.
Shalit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shalit lands an overhand right.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams connects with the punch.
Shalit throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shalit just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Elazar Shalit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Shalit misses the target.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Shalit moved out of range nicely.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shalit throws out the jab.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams lands with a cross.
Shalit looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Shalit misses the target.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Shalit.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Shalit slips under a jab.
Williams moves out of range as Shalit strikes.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Shalit moved out of range nicely.
Shalit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams scores with a jab. Shalit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams with a jab.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams jabs at Shalit's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shalit. Shalit circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Shalit's shoulder, as Shalit tries to avoid the shot.
Shalit looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Shalit misses the jab.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shalit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shalit.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Shalit moves away and avoids it.
Shalit cracks Williams with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shalit lands a jab to the nose.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Good shot there by Williams.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shalit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shalit blocks a jab.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Shalit moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from Williams misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shalit throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams takes one to the side of the head.
Shalit throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shalit on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams throws a jab when Shalit was well out of range.
Shalit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Shalit takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shalit throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shalit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams cracks Shalit with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Shalit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Shalit misses.
Williams takes a swing at Shalit's ribcage but misses.
Shalit has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Shalit's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shalit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shalit.
Williams misses with a hook. Shalit ducked under it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:45
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Williams!
Wayne Williams retains his bantamweight title!
A victorious Wayne Williams thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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