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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between William Hartwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Hartwell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 cm
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145 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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178 cm
23
164 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, William Hartwell! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Shields! The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Valeri Chadov and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hartwell cracks Shields with a right hand to the side of the head. Hartwell jabs at Shields's body. Hartwell moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Shields changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hartwell tries to avoid it but Shields manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hartwell to the ground. Hartwell escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. Shields tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hartwell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shields somewhat. Shields fails with the takedown. William Hartwell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Shields. Shields tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hartwell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shields somewhat. Shields fails with a takedown attempt. Hartwell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shields at a distance.
Hartwell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. 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! Hartwell lands a nice hook to Shields's body. Shields takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Shields shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hartwell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Shields avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hartwell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Shields tries for a takedown but Hartwell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Hartwell throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shields stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Shields walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Shields needs to keep his hands up - Hartwell had a free shot at his head there. Hartwell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hartwell lands a body shot.
Hartwell connects with a body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hartwell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Shields is rocked! Hartwell stalks Shields and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Shields's face. Shields staggers backwards, shaken. Shields is still on wobbly legs! Can Hartwell finish him? Hartwell drops Shields with a naaaaasty hook - Shields is in real trouble here! Hartwell dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). William Hartwell! An out of breath William Hartwell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
72% |
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