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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshi Gomi (ranked 2162 p4p, 741 weight class) and Wayne Williams (ranked 135 p4p, 58 weight class). Gomi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Only Thing They Fear is You- DOOM Eternal OST. 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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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hiroshi Gomi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wayne Williams!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Gomi fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gomi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gomi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Williams has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomi circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams digs a good body shot into Gomi's ribs.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Gomi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gomi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams connects with a body shot.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gomi looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams slips a jab from Gomi.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomi.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Williams slips a jab from Gomi.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gomi.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gomi throws out the jab.
Gomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Gomi seems unphased.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gomi throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Gomi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Williams lunges at Gomi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomi's hand.
Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams moves out of range as Gomi strikes.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gomi drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Gomi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams throws a right hand that Gomi ducks under and follows up with a left that Gomi also avoids with ease.
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Gomi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Gomi's corner calls for a 1-2. Gomi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Williams stuns Gomi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Gomi misses.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Gomi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Gomi ducks down to avoid it.
Williams lands with a cross.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gomi.
Williams avoids the body shot from Gomi.
Gomi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams lunges at Gomi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Gomi's hand.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams cracks Gomi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gomi misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams slips a jab from Gomi.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Williams looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gomi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gomi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams dips to his left and cracks Gomi with an uppercut!
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams lands a jab to Gomi's midsection.
Donk. Williams catches Gomi right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Williams cracks a nice hook into Gomi's ribs.
Gomi looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomi at a distance.
Gomi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gomi rather than just go for the knockout.
Gomi missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams with a jab.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomi at a distance.
Gomi 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 scores with a jab to the body.
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 takes one on the button.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Gomi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gomi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gomi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gomi moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Gomi throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Williams cracks Gomi with a right hand to the side of the head.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Gomi is looking to counter punch.
Williams tries to bum rush Gomi with a series of wild strikes but Gomi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It looked like Gomi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gomi.
It looked like Gomi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Williams dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gomi loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gomi.
Gomi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams takes one on the button.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Gomi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gomi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gomi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gomi might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Gomi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gomi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Gomi walks into a stiff left hand from Williams.
Wayne Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams scores with a jab.
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gomi circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi with a jab.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Gomi misses with a body shot.
Williams works Gomi's body with a nice hook.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Williams thuds a left hand into Gomi's body.
Gomi is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Gomi swinging wildly here.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Gomi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Gomi looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams catches Gomi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice combination there by Williams.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gomi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Gomi.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice uppercut there from Williams.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
A big left from Gomi misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams lands with a shot to the body.
Gomi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gomi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Gomi throwing a counter right hand but Williams manages to avoid it.
Gomi loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Gomi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gomi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gomi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Gomi misses with a body shot.
Gomi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gomi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gomi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Gomi.
Williams jabs Gomi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves away from the strike by Gomi.
Gomi lands with an overhand left.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomi manages to avoid it.
Gomi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gomi throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Williams avoids the body shot from Gomi.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Gomi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams's head.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomi at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
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.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams throws a body punch but Gomi moves out of range.
Gomi is looking to counter punch.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gomi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Gomi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gomi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gomi slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams works Gomi's body with a nice hook.
Gomi misses with a body shot.
Williams misses with a body punch
and Gomi counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams slips a jab from Gomi.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gomi doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gomi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Gomi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice straight punches there by Gomi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gomi.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gomi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Wayne Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Williams defending well as Gomi loads up on a big left hand.
Gomi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gomi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gomi slips a straight right by Williams.
The crowd cheers as Gomi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Williams doesn't seem phased though.
Williams moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gomi pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Williams back to the cage. Gomi follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Gomi is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gomi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Gomi throws a body shot but no joy.
Gomi throws a shot to the body.
Williams misses with the combination.
Gomi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Gomi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
A nice side step and Williams releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gomi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gomi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gomi throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Gomi throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gomi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gomi misses the shot to the body.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Gomi does no damage.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Williams connects with the punch.
Gomi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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 swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gomi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams lands a nice hook to Gomi's body. Gomi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomi misses the jab.
Williams jabs at Gomi's body.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gomi punishes Williams's body with a nice straight punch.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Good shot there by Gomi.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams lands with a hook. Gomi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Sloppy strikes from Gomi. Those never looked like landing.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Williams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Gomi misses with the combination.
A nice side step and Williams releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Williams scores with a jab. Gomi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Gomi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Gomi.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gomi was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Gomi throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Williams with a hook.
Williams takes a swing at Gomi's ribcage but misses.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams jabs at Gomi's body.
Gomi throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gomi at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gomi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Williams circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomi tries to bum rush Williams with a series of wild strikes but Williams uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
A quick step to the side and Gomi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gomi misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Williams! But no joy.
Gomi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Gomi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Gomi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Gomi misses the target.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Williams throws a hook but Gomi avoids it easily.
As Williams looks to move away, Gomi throws a big counter combo but Williams just gets out of the way.
Gomi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Hiroshi Gomi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gomi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wayne Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Williams!
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