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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Hawtry (ranked 1177 p4p, 144 weight class) and Turbo Epicity (ranked 1090 p4p, 133 weight class). Hawtry comes to the cage accompanied by The Rain. Epicity is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Semi Charmed Life. Turbo Epicity has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 lbs
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177 lbs
27 - 12 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Hawtry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Turbo Epicity!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epicity misses with a hook. Hawtry ducked under it nicely.
Hawtry tries to counter with a takedown but Epicity is quick to defend against it.
Epicity will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Epicity uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawtry.
Hawtry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Epicity takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawtry blocks the body kick.
Hawtry looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Epicity missing with a left hand there. Hawtry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Epicity thows a leg kick but Hawtry checks it
so Hawtry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hawtry connects with a couple of short punches.
Epicity utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawtry wants to control from the top but Epicity keeps moving.
Epicity pulls Hawtry in close to his closed guard and prevents Hawtry from doing any damage or advancing position.
Hawtry looking to sit in guard and control but Epicity gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Epicity wants to control but Hawtry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hawtry is trying to control. Epicity wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Epicity keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hawtry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hawtry is trying to control. Epicity wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hawtry sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Epicity defending well though.
Hawtry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Epicity has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hawtry is working away from the top position though.
Epicity works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hawtry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Epicity wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Epicity is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Epicity holds on and takes a little breather.
Hawtry postures up and lands a big shot to Epicity's brow.
Epicity not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Epicity avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawtry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Epicity controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A big right from Epicity misses.
Hawtry lands a lovely overhand right.
Hawtry has his takedown stuffed
and Hawtry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry moves out of range as Epicity strikes.
Nice cross by Epicity.
Epicity cracks the inside of Hawtry's front leg.
Epicity has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hawtry punishes Epicity's body with a nice straight punch.
Hawtry fails with the takedown.
Epicity throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawtry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Epicity.
Hawtry lands a jab to Epicity's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hawtry connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Hawtry ducks under a wild hook from Epicity.
Epicity avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawtry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Hawtry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Epicity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawtry.
Epicity misses with an uppercut
and Hawtry counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hawtry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Epicity scores with a nice body kick.
Hawtry uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Epicity has time to react.
Hawtry tries to move into range but Epicity moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hawtry scores with a hook to the body. Epicity takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Epicity takes one to the chin there.
Hawtry fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Epicity avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawtry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hawtry throws a body punch but Epicity moves out of range.
Epicity uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hawtry.
Hawtry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Epicity can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity slips a jab from Hawtry.
Epicity thows a left - swing and a miss!
Epicity is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hawtry.
Hawtry throws a body shot but no joy.
Hawtry misses with a right hand
and Epicity counters with a left to the body.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Epicity - that will leave a mark!
Epicity bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hawtry ducks under a wild hook from Epicity.
Hawtry uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Epicity.
Epicity throws a jab but it's blocked by Hawtry.
Hawtry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hawtry misses with a wild body shot.
Hawtry is looking to wear down Epicity with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hawtry throws a right hand that misses
and Hawtry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Epicity swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hawtry in his tracks.
Turbo Epicity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawtry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Epicity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawtry.
Hawtry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hawtry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epicity manages to avoid it.
Hawtry throws a jab but it's blocked by Epicity.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Epicity.
Hawtry misses the shot to the body.
Hawtry lands a slapping body shot.
Turbo Epicity seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawtry lands a head shot.
Epicity cracks Hawtry with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Epicity.
Hawtry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epicity manages to avoid it.
That kick from Epicity tenderised Hawtry's leg. Hawtry is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry misses the shot to the body.
Donk. Epicity catches Hawtry right on the button with a cross.
Hawtry misses with a takedown
and Epicity counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Hawtry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Epicity lands a nice shot to the body.
Epicity misses with a hook.
Epicity throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hawtry counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hawtry is trying to control the action in half guard but Epicity is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Epicity trying to control but Hawtry postures up.
Epicity really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hawtry. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hawtry not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hawtry lands with a punch from half guard.
Epicity keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry throwing shots but Epicity is blocking nicely.
Hawtry working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Epicity avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hawtry.
Hawtry winds up and cracks Epicity with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Epicity wants to improve his position but Hawtry is controlling well.
Charles Hawtry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Epicity is staying active underneath Hawtry, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Epicity keeping control of the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hawtry lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Turbo Epicity will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawtry throws a body punch but Epicity moves out of range.
Epicity throws a leg kick that misses.
Hawtry attempts a counter takedown but Epicity avoids it well and moves away.
Hawtry walks into a stiff left hand from Epicity.
Epicity ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hawtry moves away.
Hawtry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Epicity walks into a jab.
Epicity tries to keep at a distance but Hawtry has taken the fight into the clinch.
The referee calls for Hawtry to work.
Epicity breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Epicity tries to move into range but Hawtry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Epicity takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hawtry tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Epicity counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hawtry thinking.
Epicity swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hawtry connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity throws the left hand but Hawtry avoids the punch easily.
Epicity throws a push kick but Hawtry slaps the foot to one side.
Donk. Epicity catches Hawtry right on the button with a cross.
Hawtry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Epicity manages to avoid it.
Epicity misses with a body shot.
Epicity misses with a right hand
and Hawtry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Epicity thinking.
Hawtry doesn't manage to clinch there - Epicity circles away.
Epicity punishes Hawtry's body with a nice straight punch.
Epicity takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Epicity defending well as Hawtry loads up on a big left hand.
Epicity throws a right hand that misses
and Hawtry counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Epicity!
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!
An elbow from Hawtry crashes against the mat.
Hawtry working the body and head with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry scoring with punches and elbows.
Epicity wants to control but Hawtry postures up.
Hawtry grinds an elbow into Epicity's temple.
Hawtry has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Epicity is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hawtry yanks on the arm and Epicity is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hawtry.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Charles Hawtry!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Charles Hawtry made sure he mentioned Pit Bull Development, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
The defeated Turbo Epicity had this to say: 'Good job on you to get through these skills.'.
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hype
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