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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wendell Oliveira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by All the Above- Maino ft. T-Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
32 - 19 - 2 |
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146 lbs
14 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
32 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wendell Oliveira!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Leandro Rodrigues and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Oliveira will feel that in the morning.
Oliveira walks into a jab.
A nice combination there by Williams.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Oliveira.
Oliveira pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paul Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Oliveira holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Oliveira.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Oliveira.
Oliveira lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oliveira is working Williams over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oliveira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliveira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
Williams really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Williams wants to break free but Oliveira has control.
Oliveira scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oliveira misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Oliveira keeps him there for the moment.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliveira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
Still in the clinch, Oliveira scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oliveira will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williams up against the cage.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Williams tries to stall but Oliveira uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliveira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Oliveira has the dominant position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira displaying some good clinch control by pressing Williams up against the cage.
Oliveira misses with the head strike.
Oliveira manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Oliveira.
Williams is trying to break free.
Oliveira dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Oliveira working aggressively here.
Oliveira stalls.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wendell Oliveira.
Oliveira missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams sizes up Oliveira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oliveira moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams throws a head kick that Oliveira semi-blocks.
Williams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oliveira misses with an uppercut.
Williams digs a good body shot into Oliveira's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Williams will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oliveira throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Oliveira moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams lands a nice looking body shot.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Oliveira slips the punch.
Williams avoids the body shot from Oliveira.
Oliveira on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Oliveira waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams defending well as Oliveira loads up on a big left hand.
Williams is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Oliveira looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Oliveira takes one on the button.
Nice shot by Williams.
Oliveira connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Williams momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams sizes up Oliveira with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Oliveira misses with a wild body shot.
Oliveira throws a poor cross that misses
and Williams counters with a left and a right that stings Oliveira.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oliveira counters by moving into the clinch.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Oliveira is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Oliveira is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Oliveira continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Oliveira lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Oliveira.
Oliveira keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oliveira misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oliveira is stalling here.
Oliveira lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Oliveira.
Oliveira is pushing Williams up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Oliveira has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira misses with some punches.
Wendell Oliveira seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Oliveira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Oliveira swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams working hard to break the clinch.
Oliveira stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A body shot lands from Oliveira.
Oliveira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliveira swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands with a right to the head.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Oliveira has him pressed against the cage.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Oliveira swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oliveira misses with the head strike.
Oliveira lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Oliveira won't allow it.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Oliveira is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliveira stalling.
Oliveira working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Oliveira scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wendell Oliveira will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oliveira misses with a straight left.
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 is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Williams cracks Oliveira with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Williams lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Oliveira tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Oliveira throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oliveira takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams throws a quick inside leg kick.
Williams lands a high kick!
Williams throws a head kick that Oliveira semi-blocks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Oliveira.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Oliveira staying out of range there.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oliveira moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands the left hand.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Oliveira missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Oliveira misses.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Oliveira saw that one coming.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oliveira takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Oliveira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams lands a nice looking kick to the body. Oliveira takes a step back to recover.
Williams scores with a one two! Oliveira had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliveira lands a jab.
Williams connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paul Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Oliveira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oliveira throws a big shot that misses.
Williams throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Williams lands a leg kick that knocks Oliveira off balance momentarily.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oliveira might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A solid leg kick lands there for Williams.
Williams connects with a single shot there.
Oliveira has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.
Oliveira on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oliveira counters with a straight right hand.
Oliveira misses with a straight right.
Oliveira has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Oliveira has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Williams.
Williams scores with a head kick.
Nice shot by Oliveira.
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good shot there by Oliveira.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Oliveira is just out of range.
Oliveira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Williams.
Williams lands with a cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oliveira throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Williams.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Oliveira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Oliveira throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Oliveira swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams with a nice cross.
Williams slips a jab from Oliveira.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oliveira connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The fighters circling - Oliveira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams takes a swing at Oliveira's ribcage but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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