PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samak Ruenroeng (ranked 80 p4p, 8 weight class) and Wayne Williams (ranked 379 p4p, 18 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ruenroeng
vs
Williams

170 cm
28
144 lbs
25 - 9 - 1

175 cm
26
145 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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 25 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Samak Ruenroeng!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Wayne Williams!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruenroeng comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruenroeng scores with a head kick. Williams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ruenroeng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Ruenroeng's head.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a left to the body.
Ruenroeng feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Williams throws a hook but Ruenroeng avoids it easily.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Ruenroeng sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams jabs at Ruenroeng's body.
Ruenroeng is looking to clinch.
Ruenroeng throws a body shot but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams misses with an uppercut. Ruenroeng saw that one coming.
Ruenroeng ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruenroeng counters with an inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
A clash of legs there as Williams blocks the low kick.
Ruenroeng slips a jab from Williams.
Ruenroeng tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Williams manages to circle out of the way.
Ruenroeng throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng cracks a nice hook into Williams's ribs.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Ruenroeng is looking to counter the offense by Williams and move into the clinch.
Ruenroeng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ruenroeng, as that shot connected.
Ruenroeng fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Williams is out of range.
Williams on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ruenroeng. Ruenroeng obviously looking to wear him down.
Ruenroeng takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ruenroeng fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Williams checks it well.
Ruenroeng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ruenroeng connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Ruenroeng. That's going to slow Williams down.
Ruenroeng jabs Williams to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ruenroeng is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ruenroeng slips a jab from Williams.
Ruenroeng fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Williams tries to keep at a distance but Ruenroeng has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Williams lands a left hand.
Ruenroeng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ruenroeng.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to work over Ruenroeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ruenroeng pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ruenroeng backwards.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Ruenroeng missing with knees to the body.
Williams jumps guard but Ruenroeng stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Ruenroeng.
A short right from Williams.
Williams tries to pull guard but Ruenroeng holds him up against the cage and eventually Williams drops back down to his feet.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ruenroeng.
Williams tries to pull guard but Ruenroeng holds him up against the cage and eventually Williams drops back down to his feet.
Samak Ruenroeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Williams.

Williams ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Williams no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.

Williams working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruenroeng doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ruenroeng manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruenroeng seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Ruenroeng got a little sloppy there for a moment and Williams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ruenroeng has managed to get both his arms back between Williams's legs - danger averted.
We've been hearing good reports from Ruenroeng's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Williams's guard.

Williams actively working from the bottom here.

Williams looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ruenroeng controlling the action here.
Ruenroeng's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Ruenroeng trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Williams looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Ruenroeng seems content to control.

Williams actively working from the bottom here.
Williams told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Ruenroeng sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Williams looking for submissions off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
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 Samak Ruenroeng will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

An inside leg kick lands from Ruenroeng.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams misses with a hook. Ruenroeng ducked under it nicely.
Ruenroeng wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Wayne Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruenroeng ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Ruenroeng throws a quick inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Ruenroeng scores with a hook to the body. Williams takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ruenroeng connects with a body shot.
A good leg kick by Ruenroeng.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams jabs at Ruenroeng's body.
Jab by Ruenroeng.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Ruenroeng lands with an overhand left.
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 fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ruenroeng moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Ruenroeng.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng throws a head kick that misses.
Ruenroeng lands with a right hand.
Ruenroeng with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruenroeng manages to avoid it.
Ruenroeng throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ruenroeng connects with a jab.
Williams 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 big left from Williams misses.
Williams keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Williams's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ruenroeng scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Ruenroeng slips the punch.
Williams 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.
Ruenroeng goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruenroeng bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Ruenroeng connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Samak Ruenroeng is winning the standup battle so far.
Ruenroeng drops his hands momentarily and Williams takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ruenroeng displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Ruenroeng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Ruenroeng ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
A combination from Williams does no damage.
That kick from Ruenroeng tenderised Williams's leg. Williams is trying to keep his angry face on.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice leg kick.
Ruenroeng keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruenroeng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruenroeng.
Williams 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.
Nice body punch from Ruenroeng.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng misses with a low kick.
Ruenroeng finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Ruenroeng - that will leave a mark!
Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Ruenroeng finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ruenroeng looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ruenroeng slips under a jab.
Ruenroeng scoring well with a low kick there.
Williams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.

Ruenroeng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ruenroeng swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Ruenroeng.
Williams taking a breather.
Williams tries to work over Ruenroeng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Ruenroeng avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to pull guard but Ruenroeng won't allow it.
Williams avoiding damage as Ruenroeng throws knees to the body.
Samak Ruenroeng has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Ruenroeng controls the action.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Ruenroeng lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams pushes Ruenroeng back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ruenroeng lands with a light punch inside.
Ruenroeng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ruenroeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ruenroeng walks away with a smile on his face. Williams gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A jab from Williams misses.
As Williams backs away, Ruenroeng returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Williams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ruenroeng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with an outside leg kick.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Ruenroeng scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ruenroeng takes one on the button.
Ruenroeng getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Ruenroeng dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Ruenroeng connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Williams's hands.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Ruenroeng slips a jab from Williams.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Ruenroeng cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams cracks Ruenroeng with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ruenroeng throws a nice inside leg kick.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruenroeng counters with a nice leg kick.
Ruenroeng throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Williams stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruenroeng.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it.
Ruenroeng feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williamss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ruenroeng thumps Williams with a low kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruenroeng can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams jabs Ruenroeng right on the nose. Ruenroeng blinks but takes it well.
Ruenroeng scores with a leg kick.
Ruenroeng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Ruenroeng appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Williams throws a hook but Ruenroeng avoids it easily.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range nicely.

Ruenroeng moves into the clinch.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams fails to pull guard.
Ruenroeng lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ruenroeng fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ruenroeng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ruenroeng swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams tries to pull guard but Ruenroeng won't allow it.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Ruenroeng trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Ruenroeng.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruenroeng throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Williams.
Ruenroeng lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Ruenroeng landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ruenroeng.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a nice uppercut.
Ruenroeng lands a nice uppercut.
Ruenroeng working Williams over with knees to the body.
Ruenroeng unloads a knee to the mid-section. Williams lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams is trying to stall.
Ruenroeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Ruenroeng lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Ruenroeng is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
Ruenroeng lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Williams backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Ruenroeng as the two fighters clinch.
Ruenroeng lands with a right to the head.
Ruenroeng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short body shot lands from Ruenroeng as the two fighters clinch.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruenroeng's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Ruenroeng.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruenroeng trying to land knees to the body.
Ruenroeng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Ruenroeng to keep the fight standing.
Samak Ruenroeng has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Williams.
Ruenroeng tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Ruenroeng trying to land knees to the body.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ruenroeng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Ruenroeng landing knees to the body.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Ruenroeng lands an elbow just above Williams 's eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams working aggressively here.
Ruenroeng lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Ruenroeng prevents a body shot from Williams.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Williams gets through Ruenroeng's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruenroeng smiles and moves away.
Williams misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ruenroeng scores with a leg kick.
Ruenroeng scores with a nice head shot.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a straight right hand.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruenroengs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ruenroeng scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samak Ruenroeng clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ruenroeng pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ruenroeng lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruenroeng makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it.
Williams throws a right hand that Ruenroeng ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruenroeng also avoids with ease.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Ruenroeng.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ruenroeng can pounce on him.
Ruenroeng throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ruenroeng is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams.
Williams connects with a right hand. Ruenroeng shakes it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruenroeng throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Ruenroeng only half commits.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Ruenroeng is out of range.
Ruenroeng is looking to counter punch.
Ruenroeng connects with an inside leg kick.
Ruenroeng lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Williams at a distance.
Nice jab there from Ruenroeng.
Williams lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ruenroeng throws out a leg kick but Williams moves out of range and Ruenroeng only half commits.

Ruenroeng gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ruenroeng.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams blocks a body shot from Ruenroeng.
A short right from Williams.
Williams lands a left hand.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Ruenroeng has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Williams blocks a body shot from Ruenroeng.
A head punch on the inside from Ruenroeng fails to land.
Williams lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ruenroeng's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Williams.
Williams on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Williams avoiding damage as Ruenroeng throws knees to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams works on Ruenroeng's body with a couple of short punches.
Ruenroeng tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Williams avoids it.
Williams leaning his opponent against the cage.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Williams.
Ruenroeng is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ruenroeng struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Williams tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Ruenroeng smiles and moves away.
Ruenroeng ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Ruenroeng throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ruenroeng stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab from Williams.
Ruenroeng fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ruenroeng.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ruenroeng's head.
Ruenroeng thumps Williams with a low kick.
Ruenroeng steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Ruenroeng throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Ruenroeng lands a front kick.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams misses with a hook. Ruenroeng ducked under it nicely.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Ruenroeng is out of range.
Ruenroeng half committed to a counter leg kick.
Ruenroeng is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Ruenroeng moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Ruenroeng on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ruenroeng thuds a left hand into Williams's body.
Ruenroeng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ruenroeng defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
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!
Ruenroeng is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng throws a body shot but no joy.
Ruenroeng slips a jab from Williams.
Ruenroeng tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Williams manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ruenroeng looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruenroeng throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Ruenroeng.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ruenroeng blocks a jab.
Ruenroeng takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ruenroeng misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Williams as he connects with a hook.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng lands with a kick to the temple. Williams shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wayne Williams dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Ruenroeng throws a front kick aimed at Williams's knee but Williams avoids it well.
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.
Ruenroeng bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ruenroeng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ruenroeng jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng lands with a nice combination. Williams backs away looking to recover.
Ruenroeng throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Ruenroeng changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ruenroeng throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily.
Williams scores with a hook to the body. Ruenroeng takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams throws the left hand but Ruenroeng avoids the punch easily.
Ruenroeng is looking to clinch.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ruenroeng tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Williams is able to avoid easily.
Ruenroeng fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Williams.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruenroeng comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ruenroeng misses the jab.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruenroeng.
Nice defenses there by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ruenroeng.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Ruenroeng turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ruenroeng misses the shot to the body.
Williams throws out a counter right but Ruenroeng avoids it with no problem.
Williams rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ruenroeng counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Ruenroeng ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Williams bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ruenroeng's head backwards.
Williams scores with a jab. Ruenroeng acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ruenroeng looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Williams misses with a straight right.
A big right from Williams misses.
Ruenroeng defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Ruenroeng lands a leg kick that knocks Williams off balance momentarily.
Williams throws a nice looking combination but Ruenroeng bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ruenroeng looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ruenroeng doesn't manage to clinch there - Williams circles away.
Nice body punch from Williams.
Ruenroeng scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range.
Ruenroeng lands a jab to Williams's midsection.
Ruenroeng misses with a low kick.
Williams lands a head shot.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Ruenroeng's shoulder, as Ruenroeng tries to avoid the shot.
Ruenroeng looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Ruenroeng moved out of range nicely.
Ruenroeng buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Ruenroeng uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams misses with a hook. Ruenroeng ducked under it nicely.
Ruenroeng scores with a push kick.
Williams avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big left from Ruenroeng misses.
Wayne Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ruenroeng connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ruenroeng avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ruenroeng connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ruenroeng wants to clinch.
Ruenroeng misses with a wild body shot.
Ruenroeng delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruenroeng takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ruenroeng connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams misses with an uppercut
and Ruenroeng counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ruenroeng feints and then cracks Williams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Williams down.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ruenroeng.
Samak Ruenroeng is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ruenroeng with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ruenroeng with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ruenroeng.
Nice defenses there by Ruenroeng.
Ruenroeng seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ruenroeng misses with a low kick.
Williams takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ruenroeng looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Ruenroeng takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Ruenroeng counters with an outside leg kick.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ruenroeng sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruenroeng was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Ruenroeng defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams misses with a left hand
and Ruenroeng counters with a good, hard body kick but Williams shrugs it off.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Samak Ruenroeng.
Well Ruenroeng has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 49:46
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samak Ruenroeng!
Samak Ruenroeng retains his bantamweight title!