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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Carter Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harland Sanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Sanders's choice of entrance music: My Prerogative by Bobby Brown. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Carter Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harland Sanders!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanders takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams scores with a decent looking hook.
Williams thuds a left hand into Sanders's body.
Sanders has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Sanders misses with some punches.
Williams working aggressively here.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanders swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Williams is looking to counter punch.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanders misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
Williams with a nice cross.
Sanders gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams blocks a leg kick.
Sanders takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sanders slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanders.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanders.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Sanders was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanders throws a leg kick but Williams sees it coming and moves out of range.
Sanders lands a slapping body shot.
Williams misses with a hook. Sanders ducked under it nicely.
Williams throws a looping overhand right but Sanders ducks down to avoid it.
Williams moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sanders looks to land a left hand but Williams moved out of range nicely.
Sanders throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Sanders's shoulder, as Sanders tries to avoid the shot.
Sanders lands with a nice body kick.
Williams is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanders was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Sanders circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanders walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Williams checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Williams has closed the distance and engaged Sanders in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
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!
Sanders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Williams misses.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanders manages to avoid it.
Sanders looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sanders misses with a head kick.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Sanders moves away and avoids it.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams lands a head shot.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Sanders throws a counter combo.
Sanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Sanders works Williams's body with a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanders sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Sanders releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sanders throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sanders ducks under a wild hook from Williams.
Williams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams tests Sanders's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams cracks Sanders with an open hand slap.
A jab lands there for Sanders.
Sanders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Williams moves away.
Williams misses with a wild body shot.
Ethan Carter Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Sanders.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanders tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanders scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanders is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Williams rather than just go for the knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanders tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Sanders.
A little feinted left hand from Williams on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sanders throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Williams moves into the clinch successfully.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanders blocks a body shot from Williams.
Sanders blocking some punches.
Sanders misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanders misses with a punch to the body.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanders slips a jab from Williams.
Sanders doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Carter Williams dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Sanders tries to score with a low kick but Williams moves his leg out of the way.
Sanders gets a clinch.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanders blocking some punches.
Williams blocks a body shot from Sanders.
Sanders tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sanders can do to turn this around?
Sanders working aggressively here.
Williams has a couple of punches blocked by Sanders.
Williams working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sanders can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Williams pushes Sanders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams lands with a right to the head.
Williams takes a shot to the head.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
Williams gets through Sanders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sanders backwards.
A shot in the inside from Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanders takes a shot to the head.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams is trying to force a seperation but Sanders has the dominant position.
Williams lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sanders can't find room to land a body shot as Williams controls the action.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams tries to clinch up but Sanders circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanders has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sanders takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanders is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Williams misses the jab.
Williams lands a head shot.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Sanders is looking for the big counter here.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Sanders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanders misses with an uppercut.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Sanders moves away and avoids it.
Williams throws a jab but it's blocked by Sanders.
A big right from Williams misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanders counters with a nice body shot.
Sanders lands a nice shot to the body.
Sanders takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sanders takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sanders feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Williams jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Williams throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ethan Carter Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Sanders slips the punch.
Sanders looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sanders defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Sanders takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanders tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanders.
A combination from Sanders does no damage.
Williams wants to clinch.
Sanders has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sanders blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanders misses with some punches.
Williams working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sanders misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sanders creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Williams.
Williams blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanders lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanders misses with a body punch.
Sanders lands with a short shot to the head.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanders uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams scores with a shoulder strike.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Sanders avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanders.
Sanders struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Sanders throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Sanders scores with a nice short uppercut.
Williams lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanders misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanders throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Sanders digs a right hand underneath Williams's ribcage. Williams let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Williams tries to circle away but Sanders has him pinned against the cage.
Sanders fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Carter Williams dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Williams darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanders looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sanders misses with a wild body shot.
Williams was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanders swings for the body but Williams moves out of range.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Sanders's head but Sanders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sanders misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Williams throwing a counter right hand but Sanders manages to avoid it.
Sanders throws a leg kick which misses Williams's front leg but catches the back leg as Williams tries to avoid it.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams throws a shot from downtown. Sanders moves away and avoids it.
Williams tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Williams throws a hook but Sanders blocks it.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Sanders displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Sanders is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Williams with a body shot.
Sanders misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Sanders is looking for the big counter here.
Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sanders tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Sanders misses with a straight right.
It looked like Williams wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Williams throws a hook but Sanders avoids it easily.
Williams tries to keep at a distance but Sanders has taken the fight into the clinch.
Sanders misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sanders.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Williams lands a left hand.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harland Sanders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams working aggressively here.
Sanders misses with some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanders lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Sanders, against the cage.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanders blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Williams.
Sanders swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sanders tries to throw a body punch but Williams avoids it by throwing Sanders back against the cage.
Williams lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
A short uppercut from Sanders.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Sanders's head but Sanders sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanders paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Sanders 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Sanders slips the punch.
Sanders steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Sanders keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Sanders slips the punch.
Sanders uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
A big left from Williams misses.
Sanders uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Sanders throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams moves into the clinch.
Williams makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sanders lands a body shot.
Sanders lands a nice elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sanders.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanders tries to work over Williams's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanders scores with a shoulder strike.
Ethan Carter Williams has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Sanders.
Williams blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Sanders fails to land.
Sanders lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Sanders looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanders works on Williams's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Williams.
Williams is working Sanders over against the cage.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanders lands a left hand that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
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 Ethan Carter Williams.
Well Williams has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Carter Williams!
Ethan Carter Williams decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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