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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). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by LOVE SOSA REMIX. Kartella has chosen Real G's as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Michael Carter Williams has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michael Carter Williams seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class 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 - 1, 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 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Drake Kartella!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Ben Watson and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kartella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kartella looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
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 scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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.
A big left from Kartella misses.
Kartella uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kartella throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kartella.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Williams takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A slow jab from Kartella misses its intended target.
Kartella looks to throw the jab but Williams is out of range.
Williams is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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 doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A punch lands to the side of Williams 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Kartella.
Williams misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Kartella's head but Kartella sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Kartella throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
No joy there for Williams , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big left from Kartella misses.
Kartella slips under a jab from Williams .
Williams throws a hook but Kartella blocks it.
Williams has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Sydney Fight Team in the buildup to the fight.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Kartella.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams connects with a right hand. Kartella shakes it off.
Williams throws the left hand but Kartella avoids the punch easily.
Kartella loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kartella.
Williams scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kartella throws out the jab.
Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kartella bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Kartella saw that one coming.
Kartella swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Kartella misses with a looping left.
Kartella connects with a jab.
Williams throws a shot to the body.
Kartella moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kartella throws a big shot that misses.
Kartella steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams .
Kartella swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kartella misses the jab.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kartella was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
Kartella uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
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 scores with a hook.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kartella.
Kartella bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Kartella.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Kartella moves away and avoids it.
Kartella throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Williams throws a series of punches but Kartella avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Kartella saw that one coming.
Kartella tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kartella throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kartella lands an overhand right.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Kartella's shoulder, as Kartella tries to avoid the shot.
Kartella defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Kartella avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams misses with a looping right.
Kartella looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kartella's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kartella misses with an uppercut. Williams saw that one coming.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kartella darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Kartella's head but Kartella sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Kartella was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kartella finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams 's head.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kartella throws out the jab.
Kartella throws out a powerful jab.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kartella throws an overhand right that lands on Williams 's shoulder, as Williams tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartella avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kartella ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Drake Kartella seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Williams defending well as Kartella loads up on a big left hand.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Kartella works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kartella throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams throws a right and a left that Kartella avoids nicely.
Williams misses with a looping right.
A jab from Williams misses.
A nice combination there by Williams .
Williams slips under a jab from Kartella.
Kartella loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
A slow jab from Kartella misses its intended target.
Kartella missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kartella throws a big shot that misses.
Kartella fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Williams on the side of the head.
Kartella scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Kartella uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kartella.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Drake Kartella will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kartella loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Kartella misses with a looping left.
Kartella ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Kartella takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kartella jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kartella jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Williams ducks right into an uppercut from Kartella.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kartella jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kartella throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kartella stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kartella moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kartella.
Williams lands a nice hook to Kartella's body. Kartella takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Kartella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kartella tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for Williams , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kartella looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartella missing with a left hand there. Williams was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams avoids the body shot from Kartella.
Kartella on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kartella throws a lazy uppercut
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Kartella slips a jab from Williams .
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kartella.
Kartella displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Kartella throws a looping overhand right but Williams ducks down to avoid it.
Kartella ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams moves away from the strike by Kartella.
A jab from Kartella misses.
Jab by Williams .
Kartella takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kartella throws the kick towards the body but Williams avoids it.
Kartella looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Williams moves away from the strike by Kartella.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kartella.
Williams avoids the body shot from Kartella.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . Kartella does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kartella is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Williams .
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kartella keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kartella throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Williams throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kartella lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
Williams shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kartella throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Kartella stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Kartella as he connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Kartella misses its intended target.
Nice cross by Williams .
Kartella bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams 's head.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kartella.
Kartella slips under a jab.
Williams looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Williams lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Kartella slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A telegraphed right hand from Kartella misses the target.
A cross from Williams lands.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Kartella.
Michael Carter Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Kartella with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kartella ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Kartella moves out of range of the strikes.
Kartella lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
Williams moves away from the strike by Kartella.
Nice uppercut there from Kartella.
Kartella misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams .
Kartella lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kartella.
Kartella lands a body shot.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Kartella slips the punch.
Williams defending well as Kartella loads up on a big left hand.
Williams looks to land a combination but Kartella avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kartella cracks Williams with an open hand slap.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Kartella ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Kartella will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Kartella.
A big left from Kartella misses.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kartella.
It looked like Williams was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Williams connects with a jab.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kartella manages to avoid it.
Williams moves away from the strike by Kartella.
Kartella misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kartella walks into a left hand.
Kartella dodges the punch combination from Williams .
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Kartella is out of range.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kartella was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
Williams throws a series of punches but Kartella moves out of range.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kartella.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Michael Carter Williams will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kartella sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kartella scores with a head kick. Williams tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kartella misses with a looping right.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kartella sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kartella misses the jab.
Williams steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kartella.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kartella lands a really nice looking cross but Williams seems unphased.
Williams throws a right hand that Kartella ducks under and follows up with a left that Kartella also avoids with ease.
Kartella dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Williams looks to throw the jab but Kartella is out of range.
Kartella with a nice cross.
Kartella tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kartella uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kartella.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Kartella.
Kartella ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
It seemed like Kartella was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kartella moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kartella throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kartella.
Kartella swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kartella finds it's way round the side to connect with Williams 's head.
Williams throws a hook but Kartella blocks it.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Kartella.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams slips under a jab from Kartella.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kartella.
Williams blocks a head kick by Kartella.
A counter left hand to the body from Williams misses its target.
Good shot there by Kartella.
Williams scores with a jab to the head.
Kartella looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kartella lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kartella counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kartella moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kartella sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kartella uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams .
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kartella sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Williams pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kartella is out of range and Williams settles back down.
Kartella misses with a hook.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kartella.
Kartella throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Williams lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kartella scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Kartella defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Kartella waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams .
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kartella moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kartella connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kartella misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams . Kartella does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kartella lands with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Williams .
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kartella doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kartella darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kartella slips under a jab from Williams .
Kartella swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kartella.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kartella.
Williams takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kartella bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Williams 's head.
Kartella scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kartella throws a big shot that misses.
Kartella moves out of range as Williams strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kartella! But no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Kartella there.
Williams swinging wildly here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Williams gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kartella.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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!
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
Kartella throws a head kick that misses.
Kartella scores with a sloppy right hand. Williams should have avoided that one.
Kartella staying out of range there.
Williams uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kartella.
Kartella scores with the left hand. Williams knows he should have avoided that one.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kartella.
Williams moves out of range as Kartella strikes.
Kartella misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Williams throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams moves out of range as Kartella strikes.
Kartella keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kartella! But no joy.
Kartella takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Williams throws out a loose jab but Kartella uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Kartella really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kartella connects with a crisp jab.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Kartella.
Kartella misses with a straight left.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Kartella sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little jabbing left from Kartella on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Williams scores with a three punch combo!
Williams looks to land a left hand but Kartella moved out of range nicely.
Williams blocks a jab.
Kartella slips a jab from Williams .
Williams throws a right hand that Kartella ducks under and follows up with a left that Kartella also avoids with ease.
Kartella takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kartella lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kartella uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams .
Kartella pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Williams misses.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kartella uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Williams has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kartella was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams .
Kartella misses with a hook.
Williams misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams 's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kartella connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Williams scrambles back to his feet.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams lands a nice shot that snaps Kartella's head back.
Kartella connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kartella with a nice cross.
Nice uppercut there from Kartella.
Kartella looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Williams .
Kartella uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kartella.
Williams scores with a body shot.
Kartella dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kartella keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kartella misses with a head kick.
Kartella throws a hook but Williams avoids it easily.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kartella.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kartella lands a nice shot that snaps Williams 's head back.
Williams moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kartella scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Kartella misses its intended target.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kartella.
Williams blocks a jab.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Kartella loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Kartella.
A jab from Williams misses.
Kartella swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kartella displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Kartella looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
Kartella throws out a loose jab but Williams uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Williams was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Williams needs to keep his hands up - Kartella had a free shot at his head there.
A jab from Kartella misses.
Donk. Williams catches Kartella right on the button with a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kartella ducks under a wild hook from Williams .
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kartella manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Kartella on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kartella uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams .
Kartella jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kartella scores with a jab to the body.
Williams scores with a jab. Kartella acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kartella throws a hook to the side of Williams 's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams thows a left - swing and a miss!
Williams defending well as Kartella loads up on a big left hand.
Williams half committed to a counter leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kartella.
Kartella moves out of range as Williams strikes.
A jab from Kartella misses.
Kartella scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kartella looks to land a right hand but Williams moved out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kartella.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kartella misses with a looping left.
Williams gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a really nice looking cross but Kartella seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Kartella slips the punch.
Kartella scores with a jab to the body.
Kartella misses with a body shot.
Kartella blocks a jab.
Kartella swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Williams scores with a nice right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Williams lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kartella has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kartella and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
A jab lands there for Williams .
Kartella slips under a jab from Williams .
A telegraphed right hand from Kartella misses the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kartella slips under a jab from Williams .
Williams is looking to slow Kartella down with leg kicks.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Drake Kartella will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kartella avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Williams stalks Kartella and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kartella's face. Kartella staggers backwards, shaken.
A combination from Kartella does no damage.
Kartella staying out of range there.
Danga de danga de dang - Williams scores with a four punch combination!
Kartella tests Williams 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams tests Kartella's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kartella misses the jab.
Kartella uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams .
Williams takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kartella looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Kartella lands with a shot to the body.
Good exchange - Kartella coming out on top.
Nice defenses there by Williams .
Williams takes one to the side of the head.
A big left from Williams misses.
Kartella takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kartella uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams .
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kartella throws out the jab.
Williams uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kartella.
Williams digs a good hook to Kartella's body.
Kartella throws a hook but Williams blocks it.
Kartella has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kartella there as he acknowledges the shot.
Williams tries a low kick but Kartella avoids it.
Kartella loads up on a big right hand but Williams slips the punch.
Kartella ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kartella jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kartella darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kartella.
Williams scores with a jab. Kartella acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kartella looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Williams swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kartella connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kartella slips a straight right by Williams .
Williams scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Drake Kartella is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kartella.
Kartella throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
A big left from Williams misses.
Kartella throws out a counter right but Williams avoids it with no problem.
Kartella misses with a hook
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Kartella looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Kartella scores with a nice strike.
Williams slips under a jab from Kartella.
Kartella is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kartella's corner calls for a 1-2. Kartella obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kartella blocks a jab.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Kartella saw that one coming.
Kartella misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams .
Williams thuds his right hand into Kartella's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kartella throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Kartella misses with an uppercut.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Kartella's head but Kartella sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kartella on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kartella.
Nice straight punches there by Kartella. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kartella.
Kartella throws a low kick but Williams moves out of range easily.
Kartella cracks a nice hook into Williams 's ribs.
Kartella throws a head kick that misses.
Kartella uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams .
Kartella misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams defending well as Kartella loads up on a big left hand.
Kartella misses with an uppercut.
Williams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Williams moves away from the strike by Kartella.
Kartella bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Williams 's head backwards.
Kartella takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kartella throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams slips a jab from Kartella.
Kartella walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kartella throws a head kick but Williams moves out of range.
Michael Carter Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Williams throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kartella swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Kartella is out of range.
Kartella is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Williams .
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Kartella.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kartella throws a shot from downtown. Williams moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kartella jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kartella misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kartella defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
enabling Kartella to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Carter Williams .
Well Kartella 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 49:46
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 48:48
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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