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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Williams (ranked 110 p4p, 188 weight class) and Obi Wan Kenobi (ranked 5 p4p, 11 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 9 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Obi Wan Kenobi!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenobi misses with a leg kick.
Kenobi throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kenobi.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Kenobi counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams avoids the head kick by Kenobi.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Kenobi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams scores with a jab. Kenobi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Kenobi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Williams on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kenobi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Kenobi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenobi throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Kenobi.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenobi manages to avoid it.
Kenobi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kenobi looks to land a body kick but Williams moved away.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Kenobi does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Kenobi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Kenobi only half commits.
Kenobi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Kenobi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kenobi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kenobi scrambles back to his feet.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A quick step to the side and Williams tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kenobi throws out the jab.
Kenobi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kenobi slips under a jab.
Williams throws a hook but Kenobi avoids it easily.
Kenobi attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Williams misses.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenobi throws a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Kenobi throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Kenobi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kenobi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kenobi scores with a decent looking hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Kenobi misses the target.
Williams throws a body punch but Kenobi moves out of range.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Kenobi moved out of range nicely.
Kenobi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams moves out of range as Kenobi throws a body kick.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams throws a hook but Kenobi blocks it.
Kenobi takes one on the button.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenobi moves away.
Williams keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
Kenobi walks into a jab.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kenobi looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kenobi can pounce on him.
Kenobi scores with a kick to the body.
Kenobi looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kenobi walks into a jab.
Kenobi misses with a kick to the body.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kenobi connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kenobi throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Kenobi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenobi avoids the body shot from Williams.
Kenobi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
A nice side step and Kenobi releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kenobi throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
A jab from Williams misses.
Kenobi steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kenobi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Kenobi finds it's target.
Kenobi misses with a low kick.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kenobi can pounce on him.
Williams takes a swing at Kenobi's ribcage but misses.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Kenobi moves away and avoids it.
Kenobi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Williams is able to avoid easily.
Kenobi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a hook but Kenobi avoids it easily.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Kenobi is just out of range.
Kenobi throws a leg kick but Williams checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
Kenobi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams blocks a head kick by Kenobi.
Kenobi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Williams is out of range and Kenobi settles back down.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kenobi scores with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Kenobi.
Kenobi misses with a low kick.
Kenobi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kenobi misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kenobi. That's going to slow Williams down.
A low kick lands for Kenobi.
Kenobi throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams misses with a hook. Kenobi ducked under it nicely.
Kenobi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Kenobi saw that one coming.
Kenobi connects with an inside leg kick.
Williams misses with a straight right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Obi Wan Kenobi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kenobi moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Kenobi throws a big shot that misses.
A cross from Williams lands.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Kenobi is out of range.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Kenobi throws a quick inside leg kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kenobi 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.
Kenobi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws a hook but Kenobi blocks it.
Kenobi jabs at Williams's body.
Williams misses the jab.
Kenobi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kenobi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Kenobi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Kenobi.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kenobi.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Kenobi manages to avoid it.
Kenobi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Williams. That did some damage!
Kenobi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Williams under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Kenobi swings widly with a right hand
and Williams counters with a right hand to the body.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Kenobi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kenobi! But no joy.
Kenobi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams throws a jab when Kenobi was well out of range.
Kenobi moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Williams misses.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenobi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kenobi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kenobi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kenobi.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kenobi throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Kenobi.
Obi Wan Kenobi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenobi staying out of range there.
Kenobi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenobi looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams checks a low kick from Kenobi.
A big left from Williams misses.
Kenobi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kenobi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
A slow jab from Kenobi misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Kenobi.
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
Kenobi connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Kenobi is out of range.
Williams lands a jab to Kenobi's midsection.
Williams moves out of range of the body kick from Kenobi.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kenobi manages to avoid it.
Williams misses with a straight right.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kenobi.
Kenobi throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams throws the left hand but Kenobi avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lunges at Kenobi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kenobi's hand.
Williams throws a hook but Kenobi blocks it.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams blocks the body kick.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Kenobi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenobi throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Kenobi moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kenobi misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Kenobi misses.
Williams is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kenobi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams jabs Kenobi right on the nose. Kenobi blinks but takes it well.
Jab, jab by Williams - just one landing.
Kenobi throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
Kenobi takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Kenobi lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kenobi slips a jab from Williams.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Kenobi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Kenobi ducks down to avoid it.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kenobi can pounce on him.
Kenobi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Kenobi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kenobi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Kenobi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Kenobi saw that one coming.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Kenobi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kenobi moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Kenobi is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Williams dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Williams takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kenobi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Kenobi connects with a leg kick.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenobi.
A jab from Williams misses.
And Kenobi responds with a good body kick, but Williams manages to step out the way in time.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenobi.
Kenobi flicks out a counter leg kick but Williams steps away.
Kenobi tries to land a leg kick but Williams saw it coming and moves away.
Kenobi thows a body kick. Williams tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Kenobi misses with a body shot.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Kenobi uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kenobi.
That kick from Kenobi tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kenobi drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kenobi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Kenobi saw that one coming.
Kenobi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenobi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Kenobi seems unphased.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kenobi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Kenobi takes one to the side of the head.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kenobi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kenobi.
Kenobi avoids the body shot from Williams.
Kenobi wants to slow Williams down by chopping away at his legs.
Kenobi tries to score with a low kick but Williams moves his leg out of the way.
Kenobi ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams misses with a hook. Kenobi ducked under it nicely.
Kenobi throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kenobi.
Kenobi throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Kenobi counters with a body kick.
Kenobi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Kenobi is out of range.
Kenobi misses with a looping right.
Williams appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams throws a hook but Kenobi blocks it.
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kenobi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A big right from Kenobi misses.
Kenobi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Williams's sensitive parts.
Kenobi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kenobi.
Kenobi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kenobi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kenobi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kenobi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Kenobi only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Kenobi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kenobi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That kick from Kenobi tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kenobi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenobi doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kenobi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kenobi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Williams misses.
Kenobi misses with a kick to the body.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams jabs Kenobi right on the nose. Kenobi blinks but takes it well.
Kenobi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kenobi misses with a body kick.
Kenobi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kenobi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kenobi tries a quick counter leg kick but Williams is wise to it.
Kenobi ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenobi.
Kenobi tries to score with a low kick but Williams moves his leg out of the way.
Kenobi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kenobi.
A good leg kick by Kenobi.
Kenobi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Kenobi tries a quick counter leg kick but Williams is wise to it.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Kenobi is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kenobi was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenobi moves out of range of the strikes.
Kenobi stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Williams.
Kenobi tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Kenobi throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Kenobi.
Kenobi lands with a nice body kick.
Kenobi moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kenobi.
Williams will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kenobi throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kenobi tries a quick counter leg kick but Williams is wise to it.
Kenobi tries to land a front kick but Williams steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Kenobi counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Kenobi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Kenobi throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kenobi.
A left lands for Williams.
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 Wayne Williams.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wayne Williams!
Wayne Williams seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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