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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Colt Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carmine Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed- Asylum. Colt Williams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Colt Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Carmine Hawkins!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams moves away from the strike by Hawkins.
Hawkins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Hawkins shows good takedown defense.
Hawkins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Williams will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colt Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams works over Hawkins's head and body with a nice combination.
Hawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Hawkins throws an overhand right that lands on Williams's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
Williams shoots in but Hawkins avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hawkins clinches.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Hawkins avoids the damage to the body.
Hawkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hawkins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hawkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawkins looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
Hawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
Hawkins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Hawkins throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins misses with a hook.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hawkins breaks from the clinch.
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Williams showed some decent athleticism there.
Hawkins is positioning himself well to prevent Williams advancing to mount.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet.
Hawkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Hawkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Williams.
Williams throwing shots but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Williams tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hawkins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hawkins keeping hold of Williams's head, controlling as best he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hawkins closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Williams blocking some punches.
Hawkins is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hawkins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawkins scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams misses with a few strikes there.
Williams throws a push kick but Hawkins slaps the foot to one side.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Hawkins clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Williams blocks a body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Williams wants to break free but Hawkins has control.
Williams pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Hawkins lands with a right to the head.
Hawkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Williams avoiding damage as Hawkins throws knees to the body.
Hawkins lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hawkins prevents it.
Hawkins throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Hawkins scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Colt Williams has been cut.
Hawkins manages to break the clinch.
Hawkins throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hawkins rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Hawkins working Williams over with knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Hawkins lands a shot to the body.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Hawkins looking to throw knees to the head but Williams is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins leaning against his opponent.
Hawkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Hawkins counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hawkins.
A short uppercut from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hawkins misses with some punches.
Williams blocks a body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins landing knees to the body.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hawkins is defending well for now.
Hawkins lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nice body punch from Hawkins - that landed with a thud.
Williams blocks a body shot from Hawkins.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawkins.
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams managing to block the knees to the body from Hawkins.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkins lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Hawkins tries a body shot but Williams blocks it.
A short right from Hawkins.
Williams wants a takedown.
A hook to the body from Hawkins.
Hawkins gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmine Hawkins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colt Williams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hawkins instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Hawkins has a couple of punches blocked by Williams.
Hawkins with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hawkins connects with a nasty looking knee right to Williams's face.
Hawkins tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Hawkins trying to land knees to the body.
Carmine Hawkins seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hawkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Hawkins stops a takedown attempt from Williams.
Hawkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Williams blocks an uppercut.
Hawkins struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Hawkins.
Hawkins stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.
Hawkins misses with a knee strike.
Hawkins misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawkins circles away.
Hawkins cracks Williams with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hawkins, pushing him back against the cage.
Hawkins stalling in the clinch.
Williams keeps control of Hawkins as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams avoiding damage as Hawkins throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Hawkins - that landed with a thud.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hawkins lands a body shot.
Hawkins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hawkins circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hawkins counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colt Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Hawkins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hawkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hawkins with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hawkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Williams avoids the damage to the body.
Hawkins misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawkins avoiding damage as Williams throws knees to the body.
Hawkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Hawkins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Williams's elbow.
Williams prevents a body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hawkins using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Williams has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Hawkins in his tracks for a moment.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hawkins finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams's head.
Hawkins missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Colt Williams is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hawkins manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Williams trying to stand up but can't free himself from Hawkins's guard.
Hawkins preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Williams in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Hawkins is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hawkins pulls Williams in close to prevent any damage.
Hawkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Williams walks into a left hand.
Williams throws a sloppy head kick and Hawkins moves out of range easily.
Williams fails with the takedown
and Hawkins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hawkins misses with the head strike.
Hawkins misses with some punches.
Williams avoiding damage as Hawkins throws knees to the body.
Williams tries to stall but Hawkins uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hawkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Williams looking for a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hawkins taking a breather.
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hawkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Hawkins tries a knee to the head but Williams blocks it.
Hawkins scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawkins swings wildly with an uppercut but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hawkins lands a body punch.
Hawkins lands a shot to the body.
Hawkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
A head punch on the inside from Hawkins fails to land.
Hawkins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams lands an elbow that stopped Hawkins in his tracks for a moment.
Hawkins landing knees to the head.
Hawkins is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hawkins down to the mat. Hawkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Williams slips a straight right by Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a looping right.
A decent looking cross lands there for Williams.
Hawkins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Hawkins.
Hawkins pushes Williams up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmine Hawkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Colt Williams's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hawkins lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Williams.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hawkins lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
Williams on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hawkins misses with a hook.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Hawkins sees coming a mile off.
Hawkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hawkins clinches up against the cage.
Hawkins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hawkins blocks it with crossed arms.
Hawkins is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hawkins lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hawkins is working Williams over against the cage.
A short left from Hawkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawkins lands a knee to the body.
Hawkins scores with a shoulder strike.
Hawkins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hawkins lands a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Hawkins.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Hawkins stalling.
Hawkins is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Williams is defending well for now.
Hawkins misses with the head strike.
Hawkins tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Hawkins back against the cage.
Hawkins missing with knees to the body.
Hawkins prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hawkins digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A right handed body shot lands from Hawkins.
Williams throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good body shot from Hawkins.
Knees to the body from Hawkins.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hawkins avoids it.
Hawkins throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Williams blocks it with crossed arms.
Hawkins landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins misses with a punch to the body.
Hawkins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Williams lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Williams changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hawkins fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colt Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Hawkins misses its intended target.
Carmine Hawkins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawkins misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hawkins circles away.
Hawkins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hawkins scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Williams throws a series of punches but Hawkins avoids them all with ease.
Williams slips under a jab.
Hawkins scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawkins instigates a clinch.
Hawkins putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Williams in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Hawkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hawkins wants to stall.
Hawkins works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
Hawkins works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hawkins scores a nice knee to the body.
Hawkins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hawkins scores with a hook to the body.
Hawkins pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Hawkins.
Williams has Hawkins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hawkins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Hawkins.
Williams unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hawkins lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hawkins tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hawkins landing knees to the body.
Williams throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Nice elbow from Williams.
Williams wants a takedown but no success here.
Hawkins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Williams.
Hawkins is working Williams over against the cage.
Hawkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawkins throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams scores with a jab. Hawkins acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins clinches up with Williams and pushes him back against the cage.
Hawkins tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hawkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Hawkins tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hawkins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hawkins moves into the clinch.
Hawkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Williams tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hawkins is pressed up against the cage. Williams has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hawkins down to the mat. Hawkins avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hawkins clinches with his opponent.
Hawkins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hawkins trying to land knees to the body.
Hawkins working Williams over with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Hawkins.
Hawkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
Williams works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Williams won't allow Hawkins to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmine Hawkins really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colt Williams's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hawkins throws out the jab.
Hawkins throws a jab but it's blocked by Williams.
Hawkins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Hawkins connects with a nice looking jab.
Hawkins fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hawkins sprawls well. Hawkins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Hawkins loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Hawkins misses with a hook.
Hawkins keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, jab by Hawkins - just one landing.
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Hawkins throws a series of strikes that have Williams backpedaling.
Hawkins catches Williams with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hawkins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hawkins stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colt Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hawkins clinches up against the cage.
Good body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins cracks Williams with a nice body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Hawkins connects with a knee to the head.
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Williams is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Williams looking to throw knees to the head but Hawkins is blocking nicely.
Hawkins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hawkins lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hawkins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hawkins lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hawkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Hawkins digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Williams crunches a lovely knee into Hawkins's ribcage.
Hawkins is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Hawkins.
Hawkins goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hawkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawkins tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Williams blocks a body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins misses with a punch on the inside.
Hawkins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hawkins scores a nice knee to the body.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Hawkins swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hawkins's guard.
Williams lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
Hawkins controlling the position.
Hawkins trying to control the position.
Williams is looking to work some ground and pound but Hawkins has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins wants to get back to his feet but Williams is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Williams thows a big elbow that misses.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hawkins tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a body kick.
Williams lands with a hook. Hawkins tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hawkins wants to clinch
so Williams counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Hawkins.
Williams is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams stopping the sweep attempt from Hawkins.
Hawkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams chips away with some ground and pound.
Williams postures up in Hawkins's guard and throws a big left but Hawkins blocks it.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hawkins closes the distance looking to clinch
and Williams counters with a head kick. That will keep Hawkins thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A jab from Hawkins misses.
Hawkins throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Williams.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Carmine Hawkins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Colt Williams's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Hawkins looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Hawkins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Colt Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hawkins.
Hawkins connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off.
Hawkins is looking to clinch but Williams is avoiding it.
Williams closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hawkins takes a shot to the head.
Williams tries for a takedown. No joy.
Williams can't get the takedown.
Hawkins pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hawkins prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colt Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hawkins scores with a shot to the side of Williams's head.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hawkins is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hawkins lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Hawkins with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Knees to the body from Hawkins.
A right hook to the body lands for Hawkins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Williams goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hawkins prevents it.
Hawkins tries to stall but Williams uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Hawkins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Hawkins.
Williams with a knee to the head.
Hawkins digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Williams blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hawkins.
Williams wants a takedown.
Hawkins stalls.
Williams prevents a body shot from Hawkins.
Hawkins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hawkins gets through Williams's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Williams breaks the clinch.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hawkins avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hawkins.
Hawkins will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Williams up against the cage.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hawkins landing knees to the head.
Hawkins breaks from the clinch.
Williams darts in trying to clinch
and Hawkins counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Williams drops down looking for an ankle pick but Hawkins pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hawkins blocks a leg kick.
Williams fails with the takedown
and Hawkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Hawkins looking to stall.
Williams is trying to drag Hawkins to the mat but Hawkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hawkins.
Hawkins tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hawkins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hawkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hawkins throws a left and a right that both miss
and Williams counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hawkins tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Hawkins is trying to control but can't.
Williams throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hawkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hawkins wants to control but Williams is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hawkins can do anything to dispel that myth.
Williams thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hawkins tries to get to full guard but Williams has control of the leg.
Colt Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hawkins smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Hawkins darts in and clinches Williams up against the cage.
Hawkins lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hawkins scores with a hook to the body.
Hawkins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Nice body punch from Hawkins.
Nice body punch from Hawkins.
Williams is trying to drag Hawkins to the mat but Hawkins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Hawkins.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carmine Hawkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hawkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 46:50
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carmine Hawkins!
Carmine Hawkins is the new welterweight champion!
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