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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aslanbek Akhtankhanov (ranked 625 p4p, 851 weight class) and Wayne Williams (ranked 50 p4p, 64 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145
21 - 14 - 0 |
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135
40 - 23 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aslanbek Akhtankhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 40 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wayne Williams!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams checks a leg kick nicely.
Akhtankhanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akhtankhanov sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Akhtankhanov is just out of range.
Akhtankhanov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.
Akhtankhanov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Akhtankhanov throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Williams lands a jab to Akhtankhanov's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Akhtankhanov throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Akhtankhanov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Akhtankhanov off to one side.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Akhtankhanov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Akhtankhanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams tests Akhtankhanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams cracks Akhtankhanov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Akhtankhanov fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Akhtankhanov swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Akhtankhanov's head.
Williams jabs Akhtankhanov right on the nose. Akhtankhanov blinks but takes it well.
Akhtankhanov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Akhtankhanov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Williams works Akhtankhanov's body with a nice hook.
Williams has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Akhtankhanov throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akhtankhanov walks into a left hand.
Akhtankhanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Williams cracks Akhtankhanov with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Akhtankhanov. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Akhtankhanov looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams slips a jab from Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akhtankhanov.
Williams keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams lands a jab to Akhtankhanov's midsection.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Akhtankhanov.
Akhtankhanov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Akhtankhanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Akhtankhanov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Akhtankhanov.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akhtankhanov moves away.
Akhtankhanov throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A jab from Williams finds it's way through Akhtankhanov's defenses.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Akhtankhanovs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wayne Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Williams is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Akhtankhanov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Williams catches Akhtankhanov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Akhtankhanov's head back.
Williams throws the left hand but Akhtankhanov avoids the punch easily.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Akhtankhanov missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akhtankhanov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams digs a good hook to Akhtankhanov's body.
Akhtankhanov misses with a hook.
Williams sizes up Akhtankhanov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akhtankhanov at a distance.
Akhtankhanov wants to clinch.
Akhtankhanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov misses the jab.
Williams takes one on the button.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Akhtankhanov on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Akhtankhanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Williams.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akhtankhanov moves away.
Williams moves out of range as Akhtankhanov throws a body kick.
Williams works Akhtankhanov's body with a nice hook.
Akhtankhanov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams scores with a nice head shot.
Akhtankhanov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Akhtankhanov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Williams dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A punch lands to the side of Akhtankhanov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Akhtankhanov.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Akhtankhanov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Akhtankhanov's head.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams catches Akhtankhanov with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akhtankhanov.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Akhtankhanov misses with the combination.
Williams punishes Akhtankhanov's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Williams.
Williams works Akhtankhanov's body with a nice hook.
Wayne Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhtankhanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams works Akhtankhanov's body with a nice hook.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Williams works Akhtankhanov's body with a nice hook.
Akhtankhanov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Akhtankhanov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Akhtankhanov scores with a head kick.
Akhtankhanov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Akhtankhanov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams stuns Akhtankhanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Akhtankhanov throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Akhtankhanov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Akhtankhanov at a distance.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Akhtankhanov's ribs.
Akhtankhanov drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams lands with a hook. Akhtankhanov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Akhtankhanov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Akhtankhanov is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Akhtankhanov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Williams on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Akhtankhanov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Akhtankhanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Akhtankhanov.
Williams let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Akhtankhanov finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Akhtankhanov drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Williams gets control of Akhtankhanov's arms and successfully pulls guard. Williams will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Akhtankhanov throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Akhtankhanov stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Williams throws up his legs and catches Akhtankhanov in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Akhtankhanov tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Williams! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Wayne Williams!
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hype
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