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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Kartella (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Williams might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to LOVE SOSA REMIX. Kartella has chosen Real G's as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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182 cm
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200 lbs
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191 cm
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Carter Williams ! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Drake Kartella! The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Topper Green and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kartella misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams .
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kartella moves away. Williams throws a series of punches but Kartella avoids them all with ease. Williams slips under a jab. Williams cracks Kartella with a right hand to the side of the head. Kartella misses with a lunging right hand
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Williams loads up on a big right hand but Kartella slips the punch. Williams moves out of range as Kartella strikes. Kartella pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kartella throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem. Kartella 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. Williams throws the left hand but Kartella avoids the punch easily. Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Drake Kartella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Williams throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kartella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Kartella throws a head kick that misses. We've been told by Williams 's head coaches at Netherlands Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Nice shot lands for Kartella. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kartella is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Williams throws a looping overhand right but Kartella ducks down to avoid it. It seemed like Kartella was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Kartella throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily. Williams appears to be looking for a big counter. Kartella misses with a looping left. A jab from Williams finds it's way through Kartella's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round. A combination from Williams does no damage. Jab, jab by Kartella - just one landing. Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kartella moves away. Williams misses with a looping left. Williams takes one to the side of the head.
Williams cracks Kartella with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Williams throws a looping overhand right but Kartella ducks down to avoid it. Kartella uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Williams throws a shot from downtown. Kartella moves away and avoids it. Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
A nice combination there by Williams .
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kartella throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Kartella. A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target. Kartella dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Williams misses the jab. Williams throws a head kick that misses. Kartella throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Williams misses with a looping right. Kartella misses the shot to the body. Kartella 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. Kartella moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kartella. Kartella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kartella feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Williams s jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Kartella throws a hook to the side of Williams 's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Williams looks to land a combination but Kartella avoids it well. Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kartella. Kartella moves away from the strike by Williams . Kartella swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Jab from Williams . Kartella keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams . Kartella swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams misses with a looping right. A big left from Kartella misses. Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing. Sloppy strikes from Williams . Those never looked like landing. Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Kartella throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem. Kartella throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily. Kartella throws an overhand right that lands on Williams 's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot. Kartella walks into a left hand. Williams slips a jab from Kartella. Kartella swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Kartella misses the shot to the body. Kartella throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kartella blocks a jab. Kartella throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range. Williams throws out a loose jab but Kartella uses good head movement to avoid it. Kartella just misses with a punch to the body.
Kartella misses the body punch and Williams connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Donk. Kartella catches Williams right on the button with a cross. Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kartella was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kartella.
Williams misses the shot to the body. Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams misses the jab. Kartella dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Williams is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. A jab from Kartella does it's job there. Williams connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kartella's hands. Williams slips under a jab. Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Williams lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . Kartella does a little dance to reset his feet. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kartella lands a nice shot to the body.
Kartella staying out of range there. Kartella bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams 's head. Williams misses the jab. Williams takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Michael Carter Williams will probably get the nod. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams blocks a head kick by Kartella.
Williams slips a jab from Kartella. Michael Carter Williams is winning the standup battle so far. Williams misses the shot to the body. Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kartella. Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Good exchange - Kartella coming out on top. Williams 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Williams duly obliges. Williams scores with a three punch combo!
Williams lands a nice hook to Kartella's body. Kartella takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Williams throws the left hand but Kartella avoids the punch easily. Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. A head kick misses from Williams . Kartella tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams walks into a jab. Kartella misses with a body shot.
Kartella thows a left - swing and a miss! A head kick misses from Kartella. A jab from Williams misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kartella. Williams misses with a double jab.
Kartella swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams scores with a punch to the head. Kartella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kartella keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kartella throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Kartella swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams . Williams throws a nice looking combination but Kartella bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Kartella throws a right hand that misses
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Williams misses with a wild body shot. Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kartella uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react. Kartella throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it. Williams scores with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Kartella throws out a powerful jab. Kartella tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kartella swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Williams throws a head kick that misses. Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Williams takes a swing at Kartella's ribcage but misses. Williams lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Kartella tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Kartella paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. A jab from Kartella misses. Williams throwing a counter right hand but Kartella manages to avoid it. Williams moves out of range as Kartella strikes. Nice defenses there by Kartella. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kartella! But no joy. Kartella missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Kartella connects with a right hand. Williams shakes it off. A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target. Kartella raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick. Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Williams dips to his left and cracks Kartella with an uppercut! A decent looking cross lands there for Williams . Williams displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kartella scores with a punch to the head. Kartella throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it. Williams throwing a counter right hand but Kartella manages to avoid it. Kartella throws a head kick that misses. Williams scores with a jab. Kartella acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kartella. Williams moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromKartella. A jab from Williams misses. Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Williams throws a hook but Kartella blocks it. Kartella just misses with a punch to the body.
Kartella misses with a straight left. Williams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kartella missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. It looked like Williams was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kartella. Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot. Williams throws a hook but Kartella blocks it. Kartella misses with a straight left. Kartella stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Williams throws a lazy right hand but Kartella sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Williams throws out a loose jab but Kartella uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kartella lands with a straight right. Williams didn't see that one coming. Williams throws a series of strikes that have Kartella backpedaling.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Kartella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Kartella connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Kartella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kartella scores with a jab. Williams acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kartella. Kartella connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Kartella throws a head kick that misses. Kartella defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand. Kartella swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Williams . The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Kartella throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Nice cross by Kartella. A jab from Kartella does it's job there. Williams swings for the body but Kartella moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Drake Kartella will probably get the nod - 10:9. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice cross by Kartella. A shot to the liver by Williams . Beautiful body shot. Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Kartella connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kartella doesn't seem phased though. Kartella listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Kartella thows a body kick. Williams tries to catch it but that hurt him. Kartella fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Williams manages to avoid it. Kartella is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Williams 's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Kartella throws a sloppy head kick and Williams counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kartella avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kartella lands with a slapping head kick. Nice body punch from Kartella. A jab from Kartella misses. Williams avoids the head kick by Kartella.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target. Williams scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams digs a good hook to Kartella's body.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Kartella slips the punch. Kartella throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily. Williams throwing a counter right hand but Kartella manages to avoid it. Kartella throws a jab when Williams was well out of range. Williams is looking for a counter combo. Kartella throws an overhand right that lands on Williams 's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot. Williams looks to land a left hand but Kartella moved out of range nicely. Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Kartella was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Nice defenses there by Kartella. A big left from Williams misses. Kartella misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely. Nice defenses there by Williams . Kartella fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. A jab from Kartella misses. Williams tries a head kick but it misses.
Kartella takes a swing at Williams 's ribcage but misses. Kartella thows a left - swing and a miss! Kartella moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kartella gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Kartella slips the punch. Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kartella. Kartella has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Kartella throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams . 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! Williams works Kartella's body with a nice hook. Nice defenses there by Kartella. Kartella misses with a body punch
letting Williams counter with a right hand. Good shot there by Kartella. Kartella ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away. It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Williams there as he acknowledges the shot. A swing and a miss from Williams . Kartella throws a head kick that misses. Kartella throws a head kick that misses. Williams slips a jab from Kartella. Williams loads up on a big right hand but Kartella slips the punch. Kartella moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kartella was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams . Williams misses with a straight left. Kartella throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Williams . Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kartella manages to avoid it. Kartella throws a counter combo. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Kartella misses with a looping right. Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Williams looks to land a right hand but Kartella moved out of range. Kartella throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Kartella. A left and a right from Williams both land. Nice combination. Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Kartella throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem. Kartella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Williams misses with a looping right. Williams throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Williams throws a body shot but no joy. Williams blocks a jab. Kartella throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Williams moves forwards but Kartella connects with a nice, crisp jab. A head kick misses from Kartella. Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Kartella cracks Williams with a good jab. Kartella uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams . Williams throws a head kick that misses. Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Kartella scores with a punch to the head. Kartella slips a straight right by Williams . Kartella dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kartella doesn't seem bothered though. Williams with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kartella to score with a decent uppercut. Williams moves away from the strike by Kartella. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Kartella lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Williams tries to score with a low kick but Kartella moves his leg out of the way. Williams ducks under a wild hook from Kartella. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Drake Kartella just about did enough to take it. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kartella closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Kartella misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely. Kartella drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kartella manages to avoid it. Kartella misses with a straight right. Kartella blocks a jab. Williams misses with a wild combination.
Kartella looks like he wants to counter punch here. Kartella misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely. A head kick misses from Kartella. Kartella ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kartella. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Williams throws a lazy uppercut
and Kartella cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Kartella blocks a jab. Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kartella. Williams was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Williams lands a nice hook to Kartella's body. Kartella takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Kartella throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Williams slips under a jab. Williams throws a hook to the side of Kartella's head but Kartella sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Kartella tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Kartella smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Williams with a body punch. A glancing blow. Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kartella throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Kartella does it's job there. Kartella ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Kartella was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Williams misses with a hook. Williams blocks a head kick by Kartella.
Nice defenses there by Kartella.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A combination from Williams does no damage. It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Kartella ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Kartella misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams .
Kartella thuds his right hand into Williams 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kartella.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kartella has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Williams finds it's way round the side to connect with Kartella's head. Kartella blocks a jab. Kartella takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kartella bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams 's head backwards. Williams 's corner calls for a 1-2. Williams obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Kartella is just out of range. Kartella throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Kartella lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Williams misses with a hook. Kartella tests Williams 's chin there with a solid looking shot. Kartella loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch. Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Kartella's shoulder, as Kartella tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A jab from Williams misses. Nice defenses there by Williams . Williams moves into range and connects with a jab. Williams fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. No joy there for Williams , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams throws a body punch but Kartella moves out of range. Kartella plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Williams scores with a jab. Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kartella. Kartella displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab. A big right from Williams misses. Kartella misses with an uppercut. Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Kartella. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kartella! But no joy. Kartella misses with a hook. A big left from Williams misses. Kartella scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Some wild striking there from Kartella.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Williams is looking to clinch but Kartella is avoiding it.
Kartella misses with a wild body shot. Kartella uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams . Kartella misses with a left hand and Williams counters with a series of strikes. Kartella will be more careful next time no doubt. Williams throws a body punch but Kartella moves out of range. Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kartella throws a head kick that misses. Kartella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kartella tries a head kick but it misses.
Kartella moves away from the strike by Williams . Kartella gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Williams drops his hands momentarily and Kartella takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Kartella misses with an uppercut. Williams scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Carter Williams had his way with Drake Kartella in that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kartella drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Kartella takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Kartella. Williams was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit. Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kartella on the wrong end of a nice jab. Williams misses with a straight right. Kartella throws a big counter head kick but Williams avoids it with no problem. Williams connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kartella manages to avoid it. Kartella is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams . The fighters circling - Kartella throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Kartella walks into a left hand. Kartella scores with a jab. Williams slips a straight right by Kartella. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Williams throws a jab when Kartella was well out of range. Williams looks to land a combination but Kartella avoids it well. Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Kartella.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kartella tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Kartella just misses with a punch to the body.
Kartella misses with a low kick as Williams jumps back. Kartella swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Kartella misses with an uppercut
and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Williams slips under a jab from Kartella. An attempted straight right counter from Williams misses the target. Williams misses with an uppercut. Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kartella. Nice jab there from Kartella. Williams misses with a hook. Kartella scores with a kick to the midsection. Kartella misses with a head kick.
Williams is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Kartella throws a head kick that misses. Donk. Kartella catches Williams right on the button with a cross. Nice cross by Williams .
That's two minutes gone in the round. 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! Williams takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Kartella sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Kartella slips a straight right by Williams . Williams takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kartella avoids the head kick by Williams .
Kartella lands a nice looking body shot.
Kartella loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch. Kartella throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily. Williams throws a hook but Kartella avoids it easily. Kartella moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Kartella misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams .
Kartella slips a straight right by Williams . Kartella looks like he wants to counter punch here. A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target. Kartella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Williams slips under a jab from Kartella. Kartella scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kartella gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams . Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kartella. Kartella takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kartella throws a sloppy head kick and Williams moves out of range easily. Williams lands a head shot. Williams misses with a hook. Williams takes a swing at Kartella's ribcage but misses. Williams clobbers Kartella with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Kartella tries to move into range but Williams moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . Kartella does a little dance to reset his feet. Kartella pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Kartella blocks a jab. Kartella avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Kartella slips a jab from Williams . Williams blocks a head kick by Kartella.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kartella jabbing away but nothing is landing. It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Kartella moves out of range of the strikes. Kartella swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Kartella throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it. A telegraphed right hand from Kartella misses the target. Kartella dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Williams misses with a straight left. Williams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kartella waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams . Williams is looking for a counter combo. Kartella throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Kartella throws a sloppy head kick and Williams counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. A big left from Williams misses. A head kick misses from Williams . Kartella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Drake Kartella. I think Kartella has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ben Watson scores the fight 50:45 Judge Topper Green scores the fight 48:48 Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 47:48
The fight is ruled a draw! Michael Carter Williams retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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