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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Walt William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudy Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walt William has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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180 lbs
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164 lbs
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Walt William!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rudy Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fernandez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and William moves into the clinch.
William has Fernandez pressed against the cage, preventing Fernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fernandez is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but William is defending well.
Fernandez misses with an elbow over the top.
William leaning against his opponent.
Fernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
William missing with knees to the body.
Fernandez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Walt William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Fernandez.
William is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Fernandez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables William to keep the fight standing.
William working aggressively here.
Fernandez tries to pull guard but William forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
William manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. William is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
William stalling.
Fernandez blocks an elbow strike.
Fernandez tries to pull guard but William holds him up against the cage and eventually Fernandez drops back down to his feet.
William working aggressively here.
William throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fernandez tries to score a body lock takedown but William shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Fernandez has had enough of the clinch but William keeps him there for the moment.
William tries to land knees in the clinch but Fernandez avoids the damage to the body.
Fernandez wants a takedown but no success here.
William blocks a punch to the side of the head.
William misses with the head strike.
Fernandez jumps guard but William turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fernandez is trying to break the clinch but William has him pressed against the cage.
William gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fernandez.
Fernandez pulls guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William trying to control but Fernandez is working from the bottom.
Fernandez wants to sweep here but William controlling him for the moment.
Fernandez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
William working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fernandez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William content to stall in guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fernandez stalks William and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into William's face. William staggers backwards, shaken.
William wants to clinch but Fernandez slips to the side
and Fernandez counters with a left and a right that stings William.
Fernandez misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and William counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
William tries to work over Fernandez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fernandez managing to block the knees to the body from William.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fernandez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fernandez is looking to break free of the clinch but William has double underhooks.
William taking a breather.
William doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
William dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Fernandez tries for a takedown but William manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William has Fernandez pressed against the cage.
William seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Walt William.
Fernandez misses with a takedown attempt
and William counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fernandez wants to take the fight to the mat but William manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
William missing with knees to the body.
Fernandez blocking some punches.
Fernandez dodges an elbow strike from William.
William stops a takedown attempt from Fernandez.
William is stalling here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
William misses with a knee strike.
Fernandez blocks an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. William fights it off and pushes away nicely.
William wants to clinch up but Fernandez keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walt William dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fernandez tries for a takedown but William circles away easily
and William counters by moving into the clinch.
William stalling the fight.
Fernandez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. William avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
William tries a body shot but Fernandez blocks it.
William throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernandez.
Fernandez wants to break free but William has control.
Fernandez drops down looking for an ankle pick but William pulls his leg out and moves away.
Walt William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Fernandez.
Fernandez misses with a two punch combination.
William fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fernandez tries for a takedown but William circles away easily
and William counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
William prevents the takedown attempt.
Fernandez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
William swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
William with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fernandez wants a takedown.
Fernandez tries to pull guard but William holds him up against the cage and eventually Fernandez drops back down to his feet.
William tries to throw a body punch but Fernandez avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.
William is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fernandez is defending well for now.
William tries to throw a body punch but Fernandez avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.
William misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fernandez.
Fernandez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. William fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - William looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
William tries to clinch there but Fernandez circles away.
Rudy Fernandez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fernandez was well out of range. Poor timing from William.
Fernandez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and William counters by moving into the clinch.
William tries to throw a body punch but Fernandez avoids it by throwing William back against the cage.
William prevents Fernandez from breaking the clinch.
Fernandez goes for a takedown attempt but William pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Fernandez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from William.
William moves into range and clinches up with Fernandez.
Fernandez avoids the elbow strike from William, against the cage.
Fernandez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but William pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fernandez jumps guard but William turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Fernandez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
William throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fernandez blocks it with crossed arms.
William is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
William swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fernandez managing to block the knees to the body from William.
William displaying some good clinch control by pressing Fernandez up against the cage.
Fernandez manages to break the clinch.
A big left from William misses.
Fernandez gets tackled into the cage by William. William maintains the clinch.
William stalling.
Fernandez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but William gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
William pushes off an throws an elbow but Fernandez leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fernandez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
William leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fernandez goes for a takedown in the clinch but William prevents it.
William tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
William stalling against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
William misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fernandez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
William swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fernandez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Walt William dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Fernandez with a poor takedown
and William counters by clinching up.
Stalling in the clinch from William.
Fernandez is trying to push William away but William has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
William trying to land knees to the body.
Fernandez prevents a body shot from William.
Fernandez blocking some punches.
Fernandez avoiding damage as William throws knees to the body.
Fernandez goes for a takedown in the clinch but William prevents it.
Walt William has scored more points in the clinch so far.
William misses with the head strike.
Fernandez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Walt William has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudy Fernandez.
William stalls.
William with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fernandez is working for takedown but William is calmly controlling the position for now.
William looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
William tries a knee to the head but Fernandez blocks it.
William trying to land knees to the body.
William prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fernandez tries to pull guard but William holds him up against the cage and eventually Fernandez drops back down to his feet.
William taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
William gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fernandez.
William can't find room to land a body shot as Fernandez controls the action.
William gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Fernandez.
William is pushing Fernandez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Fernandez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. William is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
William effectively controlling the action here.
Fernandez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. William fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Fernandez shoots and misses
and William counters by moving into the clinch.
Fernandez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
William goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for William to work.
William gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
William misses with a knee to the head.
William has Fernandez pressed against the cage, preventing Fernandez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
William misses with a hook to the ribs.
William misses with an elbow over the top.
Rudy Fernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fernandez.
William taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
William scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fernandez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but William pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Fernandez tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez working hard to break the clinch.
The referee calls for William to work.
Fernandez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. William gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
William misses with the head strike.
Fernandez wants to get back to striking at distance but William won't allow it.
William stalling against the cage.
William tries a body shot but Fernandez blocks it.
Fernandez drops down looking for an ankle pick but William pulls his leg out and moves away.
William moves into range and clinches up with Fernandez.
With the fighters up against the cage, William throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables William to keep the fight standing.
William is pushing Fernandez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William misses with a shot to the kidneys.
William trying to land knees to the body.
Fernandez blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from William.
William working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from William fails to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. William avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fernandez misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandez avoids the elbow strike from William, against the cage.
Fernandez jumps guard but William turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
William has a couple of punches blocked by Fernandez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Walt William showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for William, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Walt William!
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight for Walt William!
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight for Walt William!
Walt William wins by unanimous decision!
Walt William retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Walt William thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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