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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eva Contonio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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195 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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182 cm
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198 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eva Contonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Carter Williams!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams lands a jab to Contonio's midsection.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Contonio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Contonio throws an elbow that misses.
Contonio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Contonio tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Contonios head.
Contonio tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contonio wants a takedown but no success here.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Contonio tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Contonio tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Contonio back against the cage.
Williams blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Contonio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eva Contonio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Contonio lands a shoulder strike.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Contonio.
Williams prevents a takedown attempt there.
Contonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contonio pushes off an throws an elbow but Williams leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Williams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Williams has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Williams fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Contonio on the side of the head.
Williams with a hook.
Contonio looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Contonio was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Contonio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams digs a good hook to Contonio's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Contonio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Contonio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a looping right.
It looked like Contonio wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams throws the left hand but Contonio avoids the punch easily.
Williams gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Contonio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Contonio has Williams pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Williams manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Contonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Contonio fails to land.
Contonio scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Contonio misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contonio blocks an uppercut.
Williams lands with a light punch inside.
Contonio blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Contonio as the two fighters clinch.
Williams throws a punch but it's blocked by Contonio.
Contonio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Contonio misses with an elbow strike.
Contonio tries to score a body lock takedown but Williams shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Contonio misses with an elbow over the top.
Contonio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Contonio has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Contonio taking a breather.
Williams lands a shoulder strike.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams scores with a punch to the head.
Contonio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams looks to land a left hand but Contonio moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Contonio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Williams.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Contonio appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams works over Contonio's head and body with a nice combination.
Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Williams works the jab nicely.
Contonio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams scores with a sloppy right hand. Contonio should have avoided that one.
Williams clinches.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Contonio creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williams wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Contonio fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Carter Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Contonio is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams rushes Contonio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Contonio misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Contonio.
A body shot lands from Williams.
A right handed body shot lands from Contonio.
Contonio blocking some punches.
Contonio is trying to drag Williams to the mat but Williams just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Contonio won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Contonio backwards.
Contonio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Contonio.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Contonio.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Contonio slips a straight right by Williams.
A jab from Williams misses.
Contonio tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
It seemed like Williams was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Contonio looking for a takedown.
Contonio is working for takedown but Williams is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eva Contonio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Contonio.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Contonio staying out of range there.
Contonio wants to clinch up but Williams keeps it at a distance.
Williams fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams checks a leg kick.
Ethan Carter Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Williams misses with a hook
and Contonio counters with a nice low kick that buckles Williams's knee momentarily.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Contonio's head but Contonio sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Contonio swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Contonio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
A short uppercut from Williams.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams scores with a hook to the body.
Williams doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Contonio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contonio working aggressively here.
Williams stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Contonio throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Contonio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Williams misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Contonio misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contonio misses with a punch to the body.
Williams lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Contonio backwards.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Contonio.
A short right from Williams on the inside.
Ethan Carter Williams seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams blocks the elbow strike.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Contonio in a clinch.
Williams misses with the head strike.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Contonio.
Contonio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Williams.
Contonio drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A body shot lands from Williams.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Williams blocks an elbow strike.
Williams wants to break the clinch but can't.
Williams lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Contonio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Williamss head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams can't break the clinch.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Contonio is controlling the position.
A short left from Williams.
With the fighters up against the cage, Contonio throws an elbow but misses.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Contonio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Williams drives through and clinches with Contonio against the cage.
Contonio tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams tries to work over Contonio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Williams.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Contonio tries for a takedown. No joy.
Contonio scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Carter Williams showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Contonio moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Williams lands a jab to Contonio's midsection.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Nice jab there from Williams.
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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Contonio staying out of range there.
Williams cracks Contonio with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Contonio slips under a jab from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Contonio attempts a counter takedown but Williams avoids it well and moves away.
Contonio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Contonio.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Contonio moves away.
Williams throws a series of punches but Contonio moves out of range.
And Contonio counters with a quick kick to the body but Williams blocks it.
Williams on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Contonio is out of range.
Contonio feinted with a counter takedown.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Contonio saw that one coming.
Contonio feints a jab promting Williams to slip. Contonio then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Williams slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Williams throws a jab when Contonio was well out of range.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Contonio counters with a nice uppercut.
Ethan Carter Williams is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Contonio counters with a left and a right that stings Williams.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
Williams drives through and clinches with Contonio against the cage.
Williams blocks a body shot from Contonio.
A left hand lands to the body for Contonio.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Contonio.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams misses with a body punch.
Contonio swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Contonio controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Contonio fails to land.
A short left from Contonio.
Williams misses with some punches.
Contonio misses with an elbow over the top.
Contonio prevents a body shot from Williams.
Contonio digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Williams takes an elbow to the forehead.
Contonio pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams wants to break free but Contonio has control.
Contonio tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Contonio working aggressively here.
Contonio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Contonio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a hook but Contonio blocks it.
Williams gets a clinch.
Williams stops a takedown attempt from Contonio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Contonio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Contonio is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eva Contonio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Contonio prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for Contonio.
Contonio misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Williams is leaning against Contonio and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Contonio has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Williams is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Contonio blocking some punches.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Contonio backwards.
Eva Contonio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Contonio throws a head punch that misses.
Williams blocks an elbow strike from Contonio.
Williams prevents a body shot from Contonio.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Contonio tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Carter Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Williams has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Carter Williams!
During a confident post fight interview, Ethan Carter Williams thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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