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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hawk (ranked 550 p4p, 243 weight class) and Carter Wright (ranked 72 p4p, 33 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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180 cm
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ethan Hawk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carter Wright!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright takes a swing at Hawk's ribcage but misses.
Hawk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Hawk throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wright 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.
A nice combination there by Hawk.
Hawk misses with a right hand
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
Hawk misses with a hook
and Wright counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wright misses with an uppercut
enabling Hawk to counter with a crisp jab.
Hawk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawk looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright tries a quick counter leg kick but Hawk is wise to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Hawk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hawk ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hawk pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Hawk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wright looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wright slips a jab from Hawk.
Jab, jab by Wright - just one landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Hawk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Hawk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Hawk counters with a stiff right hand.
That kick from Wright tenderised Hawk's leg. Hawk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carter Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hawk misses with a low kick as Wright jumps back.
Nice shot by Wright.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Wright throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wright misses with a looping right.
Hawk takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright scores with a hook to the body. Hawk takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wright on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawk moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Hawk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wright dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hawk. That did some damage!
Hawk throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawk. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wright misses the jab.
Wright drops his hands momentarily and Hawk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a lazy right hand but Hawk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wright misses with a kick to the body
and Hawk counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright moves away from the strike by Hawk.
Hawk takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hawk misses with a leg kick
and Wright counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wright throws a hook but Hawk avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Hawk is predictable there
and Wright counters with a right hand to the body.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawk misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hawk misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Carter Wright will probably get the nod.
That's time! Hawk's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hawk scores with a push kick.
Hawk throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Hawk counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Hawk makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hawk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hawk misses with a hook to the body
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawk was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Hawk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wright manages to avoid it.
Wright only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hawk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawk lands with a thumping leg kick.
A low kick from Hawk is predictable there
letting Wright counter with a right hand.
A big right from Wright misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawk misses the target.
Hawk misses with a head kick.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hawk misses with a left hand
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hawk staying out of range there.
Hawk pivots, looking for a leg kick but Wright is out of range and Hawk settles back down.
Wright with a nice calf kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Hawk counters with a low kick, right behind Wright 's knee.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hawk.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawk was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Hawk throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Good exchange - Hawk coming out on top.
Hawk thows a leg kick but Wright checks it
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wright.
Hawk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hawk.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hawk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wright on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hawk is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wright.
Wright appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Hawk moves his leg out of the way.
A lazy left from Hawk finds it's target.
Ethan Hawk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hawk was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Hawk thinks about countering with a body kick.
Hawk dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wright. That did some damage!
A chopping leg kick lands by Wright.
Wright misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawk misses the target.
Hawk slips under a jab.
Hawk throws a looping overhand right but Wright ducks down to avoid it.
It seemed like Wright was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hawk avoids the body shot from Wright.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Hawk moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Hawk wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A combination from Hawk does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carter Wright will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hawk scores with a nice right hand.
Hawk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
Hawk throws a quick counter kick to the body but Wright avoids it.
Hawk drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wright staying out of range there.
Hawk backing away here, and Wright unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Hawk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
Wright looks to throw the jab but Hawk is out of range.
Hawk is looking to counter with a body kick.
Hawk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawk ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Hawk was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wright throws a jab when Hawk was well out of range.
Hawk throws a big counter combination but Wright scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hawk.
Wright swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Wright swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hawk counters with a good low kick that Wright was not able to check.
Hawk staying out of range there.
Wright throws an off balance right hand
and Hawk counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Carter Wright has been cut.
Wright misses with an uppercut
enabling Hawk to counter with a crisp jab.
Wright misses with a hook
and Hawk counters with a straight right hand.
Wright misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hawk.
Hawk slips a straight right by Wright.
Wright walks into a left hand.
Hawk tries to clinch
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawk misses with an uppercut
and Wright counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wright's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Wright misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Hawk on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hawk misses with a left hand
and Wright counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hawk counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter Wright seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawk connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hawk swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hawk.
Hawk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hawk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wright has time to react.
Hawk throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wright counters with a nice uppercut.
Hawk throws a leg kick but Wright checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawk misses with a lunging right hand
and Wright counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright misses with a low kick.
Hawk throws a leg kick
and Wright counters with a nice body shot.
Wright motions for Hawk to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
An attempted straight right counter from Hawk misses the target.
Hawk throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A low kick from Hawk misses
and Wright counters with a left to the body.
Hawk lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wright's sensitive parts.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Hawk moved out of range.
It looked like Hawk was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Wright.
Hawk works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Carter Wright.
Well Wright 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Carter Wright!
A relieved looking Carter Wright thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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