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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Williams (ranked 6744 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gegard Shlemenko (ranked 4501 p4p, 0 weight class). Wayne Williams has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gegard Shlemenko!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Arvi Lind and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shlemenko drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Shlemenko misses with some punches.
Shlemenko misses with the head strike.
Shlemenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Shlemenko.
Williams tries to circle away but Shlemenko has him pinned against the cage.
Williams prevents a body shot from Shlemenko.
Williams pushes Shlemenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shlemenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Shlemenko.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shlemenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shlemenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Shlemenko lands with a right to the head.
Shlemenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Shlemenko.
Williams is trying to break free.
A shot in the inside from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko lands with a right to the head.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
A body shot lands from Shlemenko.
A right hook to the body lands for Shlemenko.
Shlemenko misses with a body punch.
Shlemenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shlemenko misses with the head strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shlemenko.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Shlemenko has him pressed against the cage.
Shlemenko misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shlemenko.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Shlemenko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shlemenko is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shlemenko prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Shlemenko manages to break the clinch.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams scores with a jab to the body.
Shlemenko closes the distance and clinches.
Williams is trying to push Shlemenko away but Shlemenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shlemenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shlemenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shlemenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shlemenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Shlemenko lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
The referee calls for Williams to work.
Shlemenko lands a body shot.
Shlemenko tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shlemenko lands a right hand.
Shlemenko pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shlemenko tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams prevents a body shot from Shlemenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Shlemenko controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Shlemenko pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Shlemenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shlemenko works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Williams tries to circle away but Shlemenko has him pinned against the cage.
Shlemenko lands a shoulder strike.
Shlemenko lands an uppercut.
Shlemenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Shlemenko presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short uppercut from Shlemenko.
Williams misses with a body punch.
A short uppercut from Shlemenko.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Shlemenko.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Shlemenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Shlemenko controls his hands.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Shlemenko dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Shlemenko rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Shlemenko lands a shot to the body.
Shlemenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shlemenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Shlemenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shlemenko lands a body punch.
Williams tries to break free but Shlemenko pushes him back against the cage.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Shlemenko controls the action.
Shlemenko lands an uppercut.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Shlemenko.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Shlemenko.
A short right from Shlemenko on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right handed body shot lands from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shlemenko prevents a body shot from Williams.
Shlemenko wants to take the fight to the mat but Williams manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Shlemenko is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Shlemenko.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shlemenko misses with some punches.
Shlemenko tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams blocking some punches.
Shlemenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Shlemenko lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Gegard Shlemenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Shlemenko lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Shlemenko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Shlemenko is controlling him.
Shlemenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams tries to break free but Shlemenko pushes him back against the cage.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Shlemenko is controlling the position.
Shlemenko prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Shlemenko is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Shlemenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shlemenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shlemenko.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko misses with a punch to the body.
Shlemenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shlemenko keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Shlemenko.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Shlemenko tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shlemenko gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries a body shot but Shlemenko blocks it.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Shlemenko has the dominant position.
Shlemenko scores with a hook to the body.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shlemenko cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Shlemenko lands a right hand.
Shlemenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shlemenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shlemenko lands with a left to the head.
Williams blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shlemenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Shlemenko breaks the clinch.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Shlemenko darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Shlemenko cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
Shlemenko working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shlemenko.
Shlemenko has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Shlemenko has the dominant position.
Shlemenko lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shlemenko gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shlemenko scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Shlemenko lands a body punch.
Good body shot from Shlemenko.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Shlemenko won't allow it.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Shlemenko.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gegard Shlemenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Shlemenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shlemenko scores with a jab.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shlemenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Shlemenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short left from Shlemenko.
Shlemenko is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Shlemenko digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Shlemenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shlemenko has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shlemenko is working Williams over against the cage.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Shlemenko won't allow it.
The referee calls for Shlemenko to work.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shlemenko lands a body punch in the clinch.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shlemenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko blocking some punches.
Shlemenko blocking some punches.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shlemenko lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko lands with a short shot to the head.
Shlemenko prevents a body shot from Williams.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Shlemenko backwards.
Shlemenko gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Shlemenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Shlemenko is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Shlemenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Shlemenko avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Shlemenko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Shlemenko lands with a right to the head.
Williams tries a body shot but Shlemenko blocks it.
Shlemenko lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Shlemenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shlemenko.
Shlemenko cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shlemenko blocking some punches.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Shlemenko avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Shlemenko lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Gegard Shlemenko is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shlemenko.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Shlemenko is controlling the position.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shlemenko has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A hook to the body from Shlemenko.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shlemenko lands a left hand.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams is looking to break free of the clinch but Shlemenko has double underhooks.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams stalling in the clinch but Shlemenko improves position.
Shlemenko keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams looking to stall.
Shlemenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Shlemenko.
Wayne Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shlemenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gegard Shlemenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Shlemenko 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gegard Shlemenko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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