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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Wally Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Lapierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into the arena with Safety Dance by Men Without Hats blaring out of the sound system. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wally Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean Lapierre!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Bruno Lombardi and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws a series of strikes that have Lapierre backpedaling.
Williams throws a series of punches but Lapierre moves out of range.
Williams keeps Lapierre at a distance using the push kick.
Lapierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Lapierre throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams fails in his attempt to clinch.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Lapierre.
Williams tries to clinch but Lapierre moves out of range.
Lapierre takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Williams blocks a head kick by Lapierre.
Lapierre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lapierre tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams has Lapierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. Lapierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lapierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams lands a head kick!
Jean Lapierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams lands with a kick to the ribs.
Lapierre looks gassed!
Lapierre throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with a nice uppercut.
Lapierre shoots for a takedown but Williams saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Williams moves out of range of the leg kick from Lapierre.
Williams scores with a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jean Lapierre has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Williams.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Williams working Lapierre over with knees to the body.
Williams working Lapierre over with knees to the body.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lapierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Williams fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wally Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Lapierre.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lapierre takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lapierre, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams trying to stall but Lapierre improves his position.
Williams working Lapierre over with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Williams takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lapierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Lapierre won't want to take too many of those.
Lapierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lapierre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Williams gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Williams avoiding damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lapierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lapierre is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Williams has Lapierre pressed against the cage, preventing Lapierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lapierre is trying to break free.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lapierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lapierre is trying to break free.
Williams looking to slow down the pace here.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lapierre.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lapierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams keeps control of Lapierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lapierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lapierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lapierre wants to break free but Williams has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Lapierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lapierre can't break the clinch.
Lapierre can't get the takedown.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Lapierre is blocking nicely.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Lapierre in his tracks for a moment.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lapierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lapierre managing to block the knees to the body from Williams.
Lapierre avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Lapierre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Williams gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams scores with a push kick.
Williams forces Lapierre back against the cage and clinches.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams looking to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Lapierre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lapierre's efforts to push away.
Lapierre wants to break free but Williams has control.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Lapierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lapierre has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lapierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lapierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lapierre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lapierre walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Lapierre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams scores with a kick to the body.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Lapierre takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lapierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams trying to land knees to the body.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lapierre's defenses.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams missing with knees to the body.
Williams prevents Lapierre from breaking the clinch.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Lapierre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Lapierre is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Lapierre breaks the clinch.
Lapierre takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lapierre throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lapierre lands a head kick. Williams smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Williams. Lapierre shrugs it off though.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Lapierre circles away.
Williams thumps Lapierre with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lapierre shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Williams is trying to defend but Lapierre finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Williams controlling the position well.
Williams is looking to improve his position.
Williams trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Williams is looking for a sweep. Lapierre is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lapierre seems to be looking for submissions.
Williams wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams punching from the bottom.
Lapierre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Williams defends it well.
Lapierre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Williams keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lapierre blocks a head kick by Williams.
A head kick by Lapierre misses
and Williams counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lapierre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lapierre throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a nice leg kick.
Lapierre has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Williams.
A slapping leg kick lands for Williams.
A solid body kick from Williams.
Williams throws a combination. Lapierre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Lapierre's torso.
Lapierre takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lapierre throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lapierre thinking.
Williams feints and then cracks Lapierre's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lapierre down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lapierre throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Williams gets a clinch.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lapierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lapierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lapierre misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Williams.
Lapierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Williams lands an elbow just above Lapierre 's eye.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lapierre's defenses.
Williams keeps control of Lapierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Williams keeps control of Lapierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lapierre is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lapierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lapierre wants a takedown but no success here.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lapierre is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Lapierre shrugs off.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Williams prevents Lapierre from breaking the clinch.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Williams is trying to stall.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wally Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams lands an elbow just above Lapierre 's eye.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Lapierre is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Lapierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lapierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Lapierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jean Lapierre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lapierre throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Williams counters by moving into the clinch.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Lapierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lapierre tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Lapierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Williams.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lapierre avoids it.
Lapierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams working Lapierre over with knees to the body.
Williams prevents Lapierre from breaking the clinch.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lapierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Lapierre tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Lapierre won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Lapierre tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. Lapierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lapierre's head.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lapierre misses with the combination.
Williams lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Williams is looking to clinch but Lapierre is avoiding it.
Lapierre throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williams is pressed up against the cage. Lapierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Williams down to the mat. Williams avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lapierre.
Lapierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Wally Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Lapierre.
Lapierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lapierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Williams's waist but Williams gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lapierre off to one side.
Williams throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Williams throws a head kick that Lapierre semi-blocks.
Williams clinches.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Lapierre shrugs off.
Williams has Lapierre pressed against the cage, preventing Lapierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams trying to stall but Lapierre improves his position.
Lapierre avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Williams.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams working Lapierre over with knees to the body.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lapierre.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Lapierre is blocking nicely.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Lapierre won't want to take too many of those.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Lapierre shrugs off.
Lapierre on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lapierre is trying to break free.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lapierre's defenses.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williams trying to control the position but instead, Lapierre has worked for underhooks and has pushed Williams into the cage.
Lapierre is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams has Lapierre pressed against the cage, preventing Lapierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Lapierre's ribcage.
Williams prevents Lapierre from breaking the clinch.
Lapierre is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lapierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lapierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lapierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lapierre breaks the clinch.
Williams scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lapierre can do to turn this around?
Lapierre throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Williams lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lapierre will feel that in the morning.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lapierre throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with an outside leg kick.
Crunch! Williams slams his shin into Lapierre's torso.
Williams throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Lapierre does no damage.
Williams stuffs the takedown attempt from Lapierre. Lapierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Lapierre keeps the fight on the outside.
Lapierre throws a sloppy head kick
and Williams counters with a solid body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Williams has Lapierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lapierre is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A frustrated look appears on Lapierre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lapierre can't get the takedown.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Lapierre won't want to take too many of those.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lapierre wants to break free but Williams has control.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lapierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lapierre goes for a takedown attempt but Williams pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lapierre tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lapierre throws a lazy head kick
and Williams counters with a good, hard body kick but Lapierre shrugs it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lapierre throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with a leg kick.
Lapierre walks forward, straight into a front kick from Williams.
Lapierre misses with the body kick
and Williams counters with a nice body kick.
Wally Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams clinches with his opponent.
Williams landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Williams clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Lapierre's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Williams throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lapierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Lapierre throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams lands an elbow just above Lapierre 's eye.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lapierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lapierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Lapierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
Williams taking a breather.
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lapierre is defending well for now.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lapierre tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lapierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams lands a nice knee to the body.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lapierre is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams prevents Lapierre from breaking the clinch.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Williams.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Lapierre's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Lapierre tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Lapierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lapierre is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Lapierre wants a takedown but no success here.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Lapierre in his tracks for a moment.
Lapierre is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Williams pressing his opponent against the cage.
Williams has Lapierre pressed against the cage, preventing Lapierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Wally Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Lapierre.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Lapierre working hard to break the clinch.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Lapierre won't want to take too many of those.
A frustrated look appears on Lapierre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Williams keeps control of Lapierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lapierre is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Lapierre is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Williams pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lapierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lapierre avoids it.
Lapierre is trying to break free.
Williams prevents Lapierre from breaking the clinch.
Williams lands a damaging elbow.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Lapierre won't want to take too many of those.
Williams landing knees to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lapierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Williams comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lapierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lapierre's defenses.
Lapierre is trying to break free.
Williams lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Lapierre shrugs off.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lapierre has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lapierre's efforts to push away.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Williams working Lapierre over with knees to the body.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams working Lapierre over with knees to the body.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lapierre tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Williams keeps control of Lapierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lapierre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lapierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
Lapierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Lapierre can't break the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Lapierre in his tracks for a moment.
Lapierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lapierre is trying to break the clinch but Williams is controlling him.
Lapierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams lands a knee to the head.
Williams prevents Lapierre from breaking the clinch.
Lapierre tries to circle away but Williams has him pinned against the cage.
Lapierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lapierre tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Lapierre in his tracks for a moment.
Williams prevents Lapierre from breaking the clinch.
Lapierre is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lapierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Williams lands a knee to the body.
Lapierre working hard to break the clinch.
Williams keeps control of Lapierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Williams prevents Lapierre from breaking the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Williams putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lapierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lapierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams avoids a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wally Williams had his way with Jean Lapierre in that round.
The cut man is working on Jean Lapierre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Lapierre misses with a few strikes there.
Williams gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Lapierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lapierre looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lapierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Lapierre won't want to take too many of those.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lapierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lapierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams has Lapierre pressed against the cage, preventing Lapierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lapierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Williams landing knees to the body.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lapierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lapierre is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
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.
Lapierre can't break the clinch.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Lapierre's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lapierre tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Lapierre is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Lapierre wants to break free but Williams has control.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lapierre's efforts to push away.
Williams lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Williams using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lapierre has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
A right hand to the body from Williams.
Lapierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lapierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Lapierre in his tracks for a moment.
Williams keeps control of Lapierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lapierre lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Williams lands an elbow inside.
Williams prevents Lapierre from breaking the clinch.
Lapierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lapierre working hard to break the clinch.
Lapierre has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Lapierre is trying to force a seperation but Williams has the dominant position.
Williams working Lapierre over with knees to the body.
That's two 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 prevents Lapierre from breaking the clinch.
Lapierre wants a takedown but no success here.
Lapierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Williams connects with a knee to the head.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lapierre's defenses.
Lapierre has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A knee to the head by Williams.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Lapierre.
Williams working Lapierre over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lapierre.
Williams is trying to stall.
Williams lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lapierre is trying to break the clinch but Williams has him pressed against the cage.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Lapierre won't want to take too many of those.
Williams keeps control of Lapierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lapierre wants to break free but Williams has control.
Lapierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Williams obliges.
Williams is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands an elbow inside that Lapierre shrugs off.
Williams keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lapierre's efforts to push away.
Williams has Lapierre pressed against the cage, preventing Lapierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Lapierre's ribcage.
Lapierre wants to get back to striking at distance but Williams won't allow it.
Lapierre can't break the clinch.
Williams lands a good knee to the midsection. Lapierre won't want to take too many of those.
Lapierre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wally Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams working Lapierre over with knees to the body.
Williams gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lapierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lapierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
Knees in the clinch landing for Williams.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams tries to stall but Lapierre uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Williams creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lapierre's defenses.
Lapierre tries to break free but Williams pushes him back against the cage.
Knees to the body from Williams.
Williams landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lapierre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Williams prevents Lapierre from breaking the clinch.
Lapierre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lapierre throws a head kick that misses
and Williams finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lapierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lapierre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a nice body kick.
Lapierre throws a head kick that misses
and Williams counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lapierre is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A right-left combo lands from Williams.
Williams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lapierre on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wally Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams lands a front kick.
Williams lands a high kick!
Lapierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
Wally Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Lapierre.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Williams scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Williams prevents the takedown attempt.
Lapierre has had enough of the clinch but Williams keeps him there for the moment.
Jean Lapierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Knees to the body from Williams.
Lapierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lapierre.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wally Williams showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 50:44
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 50:44
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wally Williams!
Wally Williams is the new lightweight champion!
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