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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mister Vengeance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vengeance comes into the arena with Melt-Banana - Shield For Your Eyes, A Beast in the Well on Your Hand blaring out of the sound system. Williams is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Paul Williams was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 cm
24
146 lbs
11 - 6 - 1 |
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185 cm
34
140 lbs
26 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mister Vengeance! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Seu Braga and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Williams goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Vengeance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vengeance on the side of the head. Williams takes a swing at Vengeance's ribcage but misses. Vengeance on the wrong end of a nice hook. Vengeance takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Vengeance moved out of range nicely. Vengeance fails in his attempt to clinch. Vengeance moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab. Williams misses with a double jab.
Vengeance throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams. Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Vengeance gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Williams is looking to slow Vengeance down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vengeance misses with a head kick.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Vengeance sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Williams throws the kick towards the body but Vengeance avoids it. Vengeance uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams. Paul Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Vengeance walks into a straight right hand from Williams. Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Vengeance bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Vengeance fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Williams thows a body shot but no joy. Williams scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Vengeance. Vengeance is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. This has been an exciting period of action! Vengeance connects with a leg kick. Williams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Williams lands with a shot to the body. Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Williams throws a right hand that Vengeance ducks under and follows up with a left that Vengeance also avoids with ease. Vengeance misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams misses the shot to the body. Vengeance looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Vengeance misses with a head kick.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Vengeance momentarily.
Williams thows a body kick. Vengeance tries to catch it but that hurt him. Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A swing and a miss from Williams. Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Williams feints a jab promting Vengeance to slip. Williams then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Vengeance slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Williams blocks a head kick by Vengeance.
Williams is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Vengeance had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Vengeance throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams misses with a low kick as Vengeance jumps back. Williams is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. Williams throws a low kick but Vengeance moves out of range easily. Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Vengeance takes a jab right on the kisser.
Vengeance throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Vengeance avoids the body shot from Williams.
Vengeance tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Williams misses the shot to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Vengeance tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook. Vengeance tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Williams paws at him with a jab and circles away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Williams dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vengeance's head. Williams lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Paul Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup. Vengeance misses with a head kick.
Vengeance takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Vengeance finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body. Jab by Williams. Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target. Williams sizes up Vengeance with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Williams looks to land a right hand but Vengeance moved out of range. Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Vengeance misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vengeance is out of range and Williams settles back down. Jab from Williams. Williams misses with a straight left. Williams has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. 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.
Vengeance throws a sloppy head kick and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Good exchange - Williams coming out on top. Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vengeance to score with a decent uppercut. Williams throws a lazy head kick and Vengeance counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Williams is lucky that one didn't land flush. Vengeance throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Vengeance takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vengeance moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Vengeance's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Vengeance scrambles back to his feet. Williams lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vengeance circles away quickly and effectively. Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vengeance. Vengeance walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Williams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Vengeance avoids the head kick by Williams.
A clash of legs there as Vengeance blocks the low kick. A low kick from Williams is predictable there and Vengeance counters with a head kick. That will keep Williams thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Vengeance does a little dance to reset his feet. Vengeance defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand. Williams throws a body kick, spinning off balance and Vengeance counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Williams is rocked! Vengeance tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Vengeance finish him? Williams cracks Vengeance with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Vengeance lands with an uppercut that bounces Williams off the cage and back into range. Vengeance slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Williams connects with a crisp jab. Vengeance tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Nice body kick from Vengeance. Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Vengeance counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Williams is lucky that one didn't land flush. Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vengeance pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vengeance tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Vengeance slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Vengeance takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vengeance throws a sloppy head kick and Williams counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
A jab from Williams misses. Vengeance throws a head kick that misses. A head kick misses from Vengeance. Williams throws a body punch but Vengeance moves out of range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Vengeance shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Vengeance tries a head kick but it misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Williams connects with a crisp jab. Vengeance 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 works Vengeance's body with a nice hook. Good shot there by Williams. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Williams throws a low kick but Vengeance avoids it. Williams throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Vengeance misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Williams lunges at Vengeance with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Vengeance's hand. Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Vengeance looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Vengeance bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Vengeance throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily. Vengeance misses with a head kick.
Vengeance tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Vengeance takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vengeance 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. Vengeance throws a head kick that misses. Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Vengeance should have avoided that one. Vengeance avoids the body shot from Williams.
Vengeance throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination! A head kick by Vengeance misses and Williams counters with a flying knee. Nice. Mister Vengeance has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams connects with the punch. Williams misses with a leg kick and Vengeance counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Vengeance throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Jab from Williams. Williams lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. Vengeance doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vengeance blocks a leg kick. Vengeance uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams. Vengeance is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Vengeance's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Vengeance on the side of the head. Vengeance takes a shot right to the bread basket. Williams thumps Vengeance with a low kick. Good shot there by Williams. Vengeance looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Williams throws a leg kick which misses Vengeance's front leg but catches the back leg as Vengeance tries to avoid it. Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vengeance moves away. Vengeance throws a head kick that misses. Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Vengeance might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Nice cross by Williams. Vengeance chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Williams can pounce on him.
Vengeance is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Vengeance throws a head kick that misses. Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Williams lands with a slapping head kick. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Williams wants to slow Vengeance down by chopping away at his legs. Vengeance rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage. Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Williams lands with a straight right. Vengeance didn't see that one coming. Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight! Paul Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Williams winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30 Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30 Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Williams! An out of breath Paul Williams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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