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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Barnett (ranked 503 p4p, 76 weight class) and Charles Hawtry (ranked 350 p4p, 52 weight class). Barnett comes to the cage accompanied by Move. Hawtry has chosen The Rain as his entrance music. Charles Hawtry has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Buddy Barnett's chin.
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179 lbs
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173 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, Buddy Barnett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Hawtry!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barnett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawtry with the counter takedown but Barnett avoids it easily.
Hawtry sizes up Barnett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Barnett is looking to clinch but Hawtry is avoiding it.
Barnett shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Barnett was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Barnett lands some shots froms side control.
Hawtry is trying to improve his position.
Hawtry sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawtry is looking to control Barnett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hawtry avoid being mounted?
Barnett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hawtry is holding on to half guard well.
Barnett working the head and body with strikes.
Hawtry keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Barnett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hawtry keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry is defending against the submission attempts here by Barnett.
Barnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Barnett not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Barnett trying to control the action but Hawtry is working from the bottom.
Hawtry keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Barnett slips a nice elbow through Hawtry's hands, connecting with Hawtry's forehead.
Hawtry is trying to get back to full guard.
Hawtry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Barnett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett is looking to take a break and control but Hawtry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hawtry wants to improve his position but Barnett is controlling well.
Hawtry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Barnett is working away from the top position though.
Barnett thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hawtry's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barnett moves into full mount! Hawtry won't be happy about that!
Hawtry has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Hawtry is in a horrible position here. Barnett smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hawtry is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barnett breaks from Hawtry's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hawtry tries to lock up and control but Barnett gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Hawtry regains half guard.
Barnett working over Hawtry with some ground and pound. Hawtry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Barnett there.
Barnett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hawtry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hawtry is trying to control but can't.
Hawtry wants to improve his position but Barnett is controlling well.
Hawtry keeps trying to improve his position.
Hawtry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barnett thows a huge punch but Hawtry dodges it nicely.
Barnett prevents Hawtry from improving his position.
Barnett trying to control from half guard but Hawtry is working away.
Barnett is stalling here. Hawtry is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Barnett seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Hawtry has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Barnett tries to bench press Hawtry off him but Hawtry keeps the position.
Barnett is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Triple XXX, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry trying to control the position but Barnett is working away.
Hawtry working the ground and pound.
Hawtry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hawtry connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Barnett some visible discomfort.
Hawtry working away.
Barnett manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hawtry's best efforts.
Barnett is looking for a sweep. Hawtry is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barnett is trying to control but can't.
Hawtry lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barnett actively working from the bottom here.
Barnett is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barnett feints and as Hawtry raises his hands in defense, Barnett changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hawtry is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hawtry looking for a guillotine here but Barnett defends easily.
Barnett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Barnett is working Hawtry over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hawtry trying to keep a closed guard but Barnett is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barnett passes into half guard.
Barnett scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hawtry trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnett is looking to take a break and control but Hawtry is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Barnett is thwarting Hawtry's attempts to control the position.
Barnett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hawtry can do to turn this around?
Barnett winds up and cracks Hawtry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barnett working over Hawtry with some ground and pound. Hawtry looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hawtry is looking to control Barnett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hawtry avoid being mounted?
Barnett seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hawtry does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Barnett lands with a punch from half guard.
Hawtry desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Barnett drops an elbow to the side of Hawtry's head.
Barnett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hawtry wants to get back to full guard.
Barnett scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawtry trying to control from the bottom.
Barnett looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Barnett wants to control but Hawtry is keeping him busy.
Hawtry gets full guard.
Hawtry trying to keep a closed guard but Barnett is proving a slippery customer.
Buddy Barnett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barnett scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnett stopping the sweep attempt from Hawtry.
Barnett scoring with punches to the head and body.
Barnett throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett throws a big elbow that misses.
Barnett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnett stands up over Hawtry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barnett stands up over Hawtry, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hawtry tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barnett throwing strikes but missing.
Barnett in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
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.
Hawtry controlling the action here.
Barnett wants to control but Hawtry is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hawtry is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barnett wants to get back to full guard.
Barnett taking some punishment here, with Hawtry in his half guard.
Hawtry is looking to take a break and control but Barnett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hawtry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barnett works his way to full guard. Good work.
Barnett working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hawtry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hawtry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barnett has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Hawtry is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Barnett.
Barnett takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawtry working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnett struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buddy Barnett dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hawtry lands with a short shot to the head.
Barnett gets control of Hawtry's arms and successfully pulls guard. Barnett will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hawtry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barnett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hawtry with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hawtry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hawtry throws a big elbow that misses.
Hawtry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawtry wants to control from the top but Barnett keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawtry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hawtry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawtry slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry with a nice head shot there.
Barnett manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hawtry manages to get himself to full guard.
Barnett trying to control but Hawtry is working from the bottom.
Hawtry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hawtry had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Barnett defends it easily.
Barnett chips away with some ground and pound.
Hawtry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hawtry is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Barnett working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Barnett throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hawtry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnett scoring with some ground and pound.
Barnett trying to control the position from guard on top but Hawtry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barnett is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barnett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barnett distracts Hawtry with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Barnett got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hawtry has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Barnett has managed to get both his arms back between Hawtry's legs - danger averted.
Barnett throws a strike but Hawtry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Barnett is trying to control the position but Hawtry postures up.
Barnett has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hawtry can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Barnett working for a triangle but Hawtry defends it easily.
Hawtry scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnett wants to sweep here but Hawtry controlling him for the moment.
Hawtry working some strikes from top position.
Charles Hawtry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barnett seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Barnett has momentary wrist control but Hawtry slips an elbow through the middle.
Barnett controls Hawtry momentarily but Hawtry frees himself.
Hawtry makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hawtry being controlled here momentarily.
Hawtry works over Barnett with some ground and pound from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hawtry cracks Barnett with a solid left hand.
Hawtry preventing the sweep.
Hawtry chips away with some ground and pound.
Barnett is rocked!
Barnett controls Hawtry momentarily but Hawtry frees himself.
Oh Barnett is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hawtry loads up on a big left hand. Barnett felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Hawtry looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Barnett can't hide his disappointment, as Hawtry celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Hawtry!
After the big win, Charles Hawtry made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Pit Bull Development and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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