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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Williams (ranked 18 p4p, 118 weight class) and Quân Lê (ranked 2 p4p, 7 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 13 - 4, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Quân Lê!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams jabs Lê right on the nose. Lê blinks but takes it well.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Lê throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Lê saw that one coming.
Lê jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lê looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Lê looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Lê's shoulder, as Lê tries to avoid the shot.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lê.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Lê misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lê takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lê looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Lê manages to avoid it.
Lê scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lê misses with a looping left.
Lê moves away from the strike by Williams.
Williams slips under a jab.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lê.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Lê keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Lê throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams slips a jab from Lê.
Williams moves away from the strike by Lê.
Williams has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Nice defenses there by Lê.
Lê 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.
Lê thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lê.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Williams, as that shot connected.
Williams avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lê tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lê throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams slips under a jab.
Lê uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Lê moved out of range nicely.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lê.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Lê.
Lê keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lê is looking to clinch.
Lê uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Lê is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lê.
Williams tests Lê's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lê looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Lê uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
Williams throws a good cross that connects.
A shot to the liver by Williams. Beautiful body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lê moves away.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Lê saw that one coming.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lê.
Lê blocks a jab.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lê.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams throws a hook but Lê blocks it.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lê.
Lê slips under a jab from Williams.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lê sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams slips under a jab from Lê.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams defending well as Lê loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Lê throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lê throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lê missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Lê moves away and avoids it.
Lê connects with a single shot there.
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lê walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williams throws a jab when Lê was well out of range.
A big right from Williams misses.
Lê throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams connects with a jab.
Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Lê misses.
Williams moves forwards but Lê connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lê displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Lê misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
Lê misses the jab.
A left lands for Lê.
Lê cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Williams slips under a jab from Lê.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lê.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lê.
Lê throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams moves out of range as Lê strikes.
Lê ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Lê moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lê avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lê.
Williams connects with the punch.
Williams slips under a jab from Lê.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Lê is just out of range.
Lê ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lê throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lê walks into a jab.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lê needs to keep his hands up - Williams had a free shot at his head there.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lê. Lê circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams moves away from the strike by Lê.
Lê misses with a hook.
Lê fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lê looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams digs a good hook to Lê's body.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Lê looks like he wants to counter punch here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Williams dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lê looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lê looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams misses with a hook. Lê ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Lê misses the target.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Lê manages to avoid it.
Lê throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams connects with a jab.
Williams defending well as Lê loads up on a big left hand.
Lê ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williams misses with a hook.
Lê moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Lê was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams moves away from the strike by Lê.
Lê scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Williams is rocked!
Lê misses with an uppercut.
Lê takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Williams throws a hook but Lê avoids it easily.
Lê ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Lê misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Williams finds it's target.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Lê is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lê! But no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lê.
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Williams connects with a jab.
Williams seems to have got his legs back now.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Lê.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Lê saw that one coming.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lê throws out the jab.
Lê missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wayne Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lê.
Lê shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A jab from Williams misses.
Williams moves away from the strike by Lê.
Williams staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lês jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Lê misses.
Good shot there by Williams.
Lê wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lê stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lê in his tracks.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lê takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Lê might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Williams has got the better of the exchanges.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Lê uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lê throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lê has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lê throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Lê misses the target.
Lê looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lê.
Williams staying out of range there.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Wayne Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lê in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lê defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Lê takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lê.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Lê moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lê doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lê under the eye.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Lê throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Lê takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lê moves forwards but Williams connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Williams sizes up Lê with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lê. Lê circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A slow jab from Lê misses its intended target.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Lê.
Lê looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lê blocks a jab.
Lê ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams slips under a jab from Lê.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lê takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lê ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lê swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Lê off the cage and back into range.
Lê moves out of range of the strikes.
Lê looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A jab from Williams misses.
A jab from Williams does it's job there.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams moves away from the strike by Lê.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Lê saw that one coming.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Lê's head back.
Good exchange - Lê coming out on top.
Lê on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lê keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Lê misses with a hook.
Lê staying out of range there.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lê connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Lê drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lê.
Lê misses with a punch on the inside.
Lê misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Lê tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Williams dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Lê throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Good shot there by Lê.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Lê uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lê scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Williams lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lê ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Lê looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Lê's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Williams connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lê scrambles back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Lê misses its intended target.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Williams lands with a right hand.
Williams throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lê on the side of the head.
Williams takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lê misses with a straight left.
Lê slips under a jab from Williams.
Lê throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good shot there by Williams.
Lê misses with a looping right.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lê looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lê thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lê defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Lê misses.
Lê walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Williams slips a jab from Lê.
A slow jab from Lê misses its intended target.
Lê takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lê gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lê moves away from the strike by Williams.
Lê misses with a looping left.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Lê's head but Lê sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lê throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
A jab from Williams misses.
A big left from Williams misses.
Nice straight punches there by Williams. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Williams.
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Lê. Lê maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lê misses with some punches.
Lê throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Quân Lê has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lê swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Lê swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lê is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lê misses with an uppercut.
Lê scores with a jab.
Lê slips under a jab.
Williams throws a jab when Lê was well out of range.
Williams throws a body punch but Lê moves out of range.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lê finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Lê misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Lê lands.
Nice defenses there by Lê.
Williams takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Williams throws a jab when Lê was well out of range.
Williams cracks Lê with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lê staying out of range there.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Williams works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A big right from Lê misses.
Lê swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lê ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Lê ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Lê keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lê! But no joy.
Lê thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams lands a glancing blow to the side of Lê's head.
Lê lands a jab to the nose.
Nice defenses there by Lê.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lê thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Williams misses.
Lê throws a jab when Williams was well out of range.
Williams digs a good body shot into Lê's ribs.
Lê throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Lê swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lê keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lê looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lê looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lê throws out the jab.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lê doesn't seem bothered though.
Lê throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lê throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
Williams jabs at Lê's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Lê misses the target.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lê staying out of range there.
The fighters circling - Williams throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lê.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice jab there from Williams.
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 Wayne Williams.
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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wayne Williams!
An out of breath Wayne Williams thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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