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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vinicius Tonioli (ranked 1042 p4p, 1732 weight class) and Joey Williams (ranked 146 p4p, 234 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vinicius Tonioli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Joey Williams!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonioli cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tonioli has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy Rio in the buildup to the fight.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Tonioli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tonioli 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.
Tonioli throws out a powerful jab.
Tonioli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams feints the counter takedown.
Tonioli looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams unleashes a big counter combination but Tonioli bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tonioli throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Tonioli defends it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonioli rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Williams moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonioli moves away.
Williams takes a swing at Tonioli's ribcage but misses.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tonioli in his tracks.
Tonioli walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Tonioli bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tonioli scores with a jab.
Tonioli throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tonioli takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tonioli moves away.
Tonioli is looking to counter punch.
Tonioli with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tonioli connects with a single shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Tonioli throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Tonioli.
Tonioli misses with a right hand
and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Williams takes a swing at Tonioli's ribcage but misses.
Tonioli feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Tonioli takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tonioli was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tonioli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Tonioli is out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Tonioli lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Tonioli 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.
Tonioli goes for a small jab and connects. Now Tonioli goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Williams stumbles back but Tonioli runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Williams to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Williams will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Vinicius Tonioli!
Vinicius Tonioli is the new middleweight champion!
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