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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Evan Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Willie Nelson - Whiskey River . Stanfield is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Call To Greatness. Marlo Stanfield told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Evan Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanfield throws a wild body kick that Williams sees coming a mile off.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stanfield stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stanfield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanfield manages to avoid it.
Williams rushes Stanfield and presses him up against the cage.
Williams prevents Stanfield from breaking the clinch.
Stanfield blocks an elbow strike.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Stanfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams walks into a jab.
Stanfield avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Williams cracks Stanfield with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams avoids the body shot from Stanfield.
Evan Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanfield avoids the body shot from Williams.
Stanfield throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stanfield scores with a push kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stanfield buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Stanfield checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Stanfield scores with a crisp jab that stopped Williams in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield works the jab nicely.
Williams jabs Stanfield to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Stanfield. Those never looked like landing.
Stanfield throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
Stanfield avoids a kick to the body.
Stanfield pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stanfield's calf.
Stanfield works Williams's body with a nice hook.
Stanfield misses with a few strikes there.
Stanfield throws a solid leg kick but Williams takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Stanfield.
Stanfield lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stanfield.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stanfield.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Stanfield cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
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!
Stanfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
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 lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams is looking to wear down Stanfield with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Stanfield fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.
Williams 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 throws a sloppy head kick and Stanfield moves out of range easily.
Stanfield lets loose with a powerful body kick. Williams will feel that in the morning.
Williams fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stanfield is out of range.
Stanfield finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stanfield goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Stanfield throws a shot to the body.
Stanfield is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Williams looks to land a body kick but Stanfield moved away.
Stanfield keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stanfield ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Stanfield throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Stanfield moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams.
Williams throws out a leg kick but Stanfield moves out of range and Williams only half commits.
A jab from Stanfield misses.
Williams cracks Stanfield with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stanfield. That's going to slow Williams down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Stanfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Stanfield moves out of range easily.
Stanfield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stanfield is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Stanfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Stanfield jabs at Williams's body.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stanfield.
Williams scores with a head kick. Stanfield tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stanfield scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stanfield lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
Nice straight punches there by Stanfield. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Stanfield.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab by Stanfield.
Stanfield throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Stanfield throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Stanfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stanfield throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanfield lands a body shot.
Williams misses with a body kick.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams darts in and clinches Stanfield up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marlo Stanfield dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stanfield digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Stanfield misses with a leg kick
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Williams keeps Stanfield at a distance using the push kick.
Williams takes a swing at Stanfield's ribcage but misses.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stanfield moves away.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Stanfield moved out of range.
Stanfield avoids the head kick by Williams.
Stanfield displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Williams stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stanfield.
Williams misses with the body kick
and Stanfield counters with a low kick, right behind Williams 's knee.
Williams explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Williams clinches up with Stanfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams throws an elbow that misses.
A short uppercut from Stanfield.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stanfield is defending well for now.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Stanfield gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to break free.
Stanfield prevents a body shot from Williams.
Stanfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stanfield.
Stanfield pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stanfield tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stanfield utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stanfield breaks the clinch.
Williams avoids the body shot from Stanfield.
Stanfield lands a nice shot to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Williams.
Marlo Stanfield seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams is looking to chop away at Stanfield's legs.
Stanfield scores with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanfield bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stanfield misses with a wild body shot.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield lands a head kick!
Stanfield misses with a body kick.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
Williams lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Stanfield moves away and avoids it.
Stanfield with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stanfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Stanfield pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A solid body kick from Williams.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Stanfield checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Stanfield.
Williams wants to clinch up but Stanfield keeps it at a distance.
Stanfield throws a body kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Stanfield stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Stanfield throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Stanfield takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Stanfield.
Stanfield lands a shoulder strike.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stanfield working aggressively here.
Stanfield tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Stanfield back against the cage.
Stanfield lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Williams presses Stanfield against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stanfield blocks an uppercut.
Stanfield has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Stanfield misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stanfield gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams blocking some punches.
Stanfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Stanfield misses with a knee strike.
Stanfield tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Williams is trying to stall.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A telegraphed right hand from Stanfield misses the target.
Stanfield throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stanfield throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stanfield with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams staying out of range there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanfield misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stanfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams lands with a kick to the temple. Stanfield shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Marlo Stanfield has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marlo Stanfield will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Marlo Stanfield's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stanfield circles away quickly and effectively.
Williams thows a body shot but no joy.
Stanfield fakes the leg kick and cracks Williams in the body.
Stanfield swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams connects with a right hand. Stanfield shakes it off.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Stanfield fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.
Stanfield misses with an attempted mid kick.
Williams throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stanfield counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams scores with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Williams.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stanfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stanfield throws a head kick that misses.
Williams checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stanfield's calf.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Stanfield throws a nice outside leg kick.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stanfield lands with a shot to the body.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice body kick there by Williams.
Williams lands a nice leg kick that just misses Stanfield's sensitive parts.
Williams lands a nice hook to Stanfield's body. Stanfield takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stanfield throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams throws a right hand that Stanfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanfield also avoids with ease.
Stanfield lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Stanfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Stanfield tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Williams digs a good body shot into Stanfield's ribs.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stanfield, pushing him back against the cage.
A short right from Stanfield on the inside.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Stanfield avoids the damage to the body.
Stanfield misses with some punches.
Stanfield blocks a body shot from Williams.
Williams blocks a body shot from Stanfield.
Stanfield has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.
Stanfield blocks an elbow strike.
Stanfield lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Stanfield.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Stanfield misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stanfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stanfield tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stanfield is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Stanfield is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Williams prevents a body shot from Stanfield.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Stanfield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Stanfield takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stanfield breaks the clinch.
Stanfield fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
Williams dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stanfield. That did some damage!
Stanfield looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams thumps Stanfield with a low kick.
Stanfield tries to work over Williams's front leg with a kick but Williams checks it.
Stanfield misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Williams checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stanfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams clinches up with Stanfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
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.
Stanfield avoids the head kick by Williams.
Williams is looking to clinch.
Stanfield misses the jab.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
Williams throws a hook but Stanfield blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams tries to clinch but Stanfield is having none of it.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams slips under a jab from Stanfield.
Williams throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evan Williams clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Marlo Stanfield's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Stanfield explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Stanfield missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams clinches up with Stanfield and pushes him back against the cage.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stanfield backwards.
Stanfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stanfield wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams pushes off an throws an elbow but Stanfield leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stanfield lands a shot to the body.
Stanfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stanfield's defenses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stanfield throws an elbow but misses.
Stanfield misses with a punch to the body.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stanfield is defending well for now.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stanfield.
Stanfield swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stanfield avoids it.
Stanfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams blocking some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Williams.
Williams tries a body shot but Stanfield blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams prevents a body shot from Stanfield.
Stanfield pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stanfield tries to score with a low kick but Williams moves his leg out of the way.
Stanfield scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stanfield ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Stanfield throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.
Stanfield keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams slips a straight right by Stanfield.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Stanfield slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoids the body shot from Stanfield.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Stanfield ducks down to avoid it.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stanfield was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Stanfield misses with an uppercut.
Stanfield on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Williams. Williams obviously looking to wear him down.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stanfield is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Stanfield ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams 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 finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Stanfield fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanfield manages to avoid it.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Stanfield avoids a wild elbow strike from Williams.
Stanfield's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stanfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Stanfield as the two fighters clinch.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Stanfield tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marlo Stanfield seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stanfield is working Williams over against the cage.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Stanfield has double underhooks.
Stanfield scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Stanfield.
Stanfield can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Stanfield.
Stanfield lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Stanfield.
Stanfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stanfield managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Stanfield can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Stanfield controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stanfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stanfield lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Stanfield on the inside.
Williams looking to stall.
Stanfield lands a shot to the body.
Stanfield lands with a light punch inside.
Stanfield swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stanfield dodges an elbow strike from Williams.
Stanfield misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stanfield lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Stanfield lands a knee to the head.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stanfield.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marlo Stanfield dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Marlo Stanfield's cut.
That's time! Williams's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Williams takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stanfield scores with a leg kick.
Williams throws a leg kick
and Stanfield counters with an inside leg kick.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice leg kick lands there from Stanfield.
Williams misses with a jab to the body
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot by Williams.
Stanfield on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Williams moves to clinch but Stanfield breaks away
letting Stanfield counter with a right hand.
Stanfield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good shot there by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stanfield manages to avoid it.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Stanfield is out of range.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stanfield moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stanfield swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Stanfield jabs at Williams's body.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stanfield.
Stanfield lands with a nice body kick.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stanfield.
Stanfield scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
A body shot lands from Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stanfield scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stanfield tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Stanfield tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Stanfield back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stanfield working aggressively here.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams is struggling to control the position.
Stanfield misses with a body punch.
Stanfield misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Williams.
Stanfield lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Stanfield scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Williams tries a body shot but Stanfield blocks it.
Stanfield breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stanfield blocks a head kick by Williams.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves out of range as Stanfield throws a body kick.
Williams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Stanfield throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
Stanfield blocks a head kick by Williams.
Williams throws a low kick but Stanfield moves out of range easily.
Stanfield thumps Williams with a low kick.
Stanfield avoids the body shot from Williams.
Evan Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stanfield cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Williams throws a leg kick but Stanfield sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Stanfield lands with a right hand.
Stanfield tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stanfield lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Williams motions for Stanfield to come forward. Williams throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Stanfield throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Marlo Stanfield is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Stanfield lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Stanfield connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Williams swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Stanfield feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
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 takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stanfield connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stanfield connects with a body shot that sends Williams's belly button to the back.
Stanfield blocks a head kick by Williams.
Stanfield looking to land some kicks to the body here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams misses with a hook to the body
and Stanfield counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Stanfield getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams throws a body kick that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marlo Stanfield comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stanfield 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marlo Stanfield! Marlo Stanfield retains his bantamweight title!
Marlo Stanfield was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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