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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Hawtry (ranked 1937 p4p, 223 weight class) and Wutang Lee (ranked 2712 p4p, 289 weight class). Hawtry comes to the cage accompanied by The Rain. Charles Hawtry had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Hawtry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wutang Lee!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee throws a body kick that misses
and Hawtry counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
Lee struggling a bit here.
Lee tries to buck Hawtry off but Hawtry is having none of it.
Hawtry is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face as Hawtry controls the position.
Lee tries to improve position but can't.
Lee defending against the ground and pound.
Lee parries the strikes from Hawtry easily there. Hawtry is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lee to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hawtry wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hawtry tries to advance to mount but Lee denies him.
Hawtry working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
Hawtry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hawtry throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Lee avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hawtry.
Hawtry throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lee manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lee is thwarting Hawtry's attempts to control the position.
Hawtry tries to roll over but Lee keeps him under control.
Hawtry is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee trying to mount his opponent but Hawtry defends it.
Hawtry has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lee is working away from the top position though.
Lee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lee's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Hawtry is trying to control but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hawtry wants to improve his position but Lee is controlling well.
Hawtry is trying to control but Lee manages to pass to mount!
Lee tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee tries to control but Hawtry wriggling away.
Hawtry can't escape the position.
Hawtry tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee controlling the pace for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wutang Lee dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lee clinches up against the cage.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Hawtry pulls guard successfully.
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hawtry wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lee wants to pass the guard but Hawtry is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry is trying to control the position but Lee postures up.
Hawtry has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hawtry pulls Lee in to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lee walks into a jab.
Hawtry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wutang Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hawtry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hawtry changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lee throws a head kick but Hawtry moves out of range.
Hawtry attempts a counter takedown but Lee avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee gets tackled into the cage by Hawtry. Hawtry maintains the clinch.
Hawtry is trying to pull guard but Lee has him pressed against the cage.
Hawtry is trying to pull guard but Lee turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lee trying to land knees to the body.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hawtry has Lee pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lee manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Hawtry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Hawtry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hawtry goes for a takedown attempt but Lee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wutang Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hawtry is looking to clinch but Lee is avoiding it.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Hawtry scores with a three punch combo!
Lee darts in and clinches Hawtry up against the cage.
Hawtry decides to pull guard.
Hawtry being controlled here, momentarily.
Hawtry controlling Lee's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hawtry working a defensive guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lee sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wutang Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Hawtry.
Hawtry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hawtry wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Lee was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lee takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Hawtry pushes him off.
Hawtry throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hawtry off to one side.
Lee keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hawtry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee ducks under a wild hook from Hawtry.
Lee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee moves away from the strike by Hawtry.
Hawtry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Lee has Hawtry up against the cage in a clinch.
Hawtry managing to block the knees to the body from Lee.
Hawtry jumps guard but Lee turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Hawtry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawtry or not.
Stalling in the clinch from Lee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hawtry as Lee tries to tie him up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lee tries a body shot but Hawtry blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lee.
Hawtry prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Hawtry controls the action.
A short right from Lee.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee gets through Hawtry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee presses Hawtry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hawtry jumps into guard, dragging Lee to the mat.
Wutang Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry being controlled here, momentarily.
Hawtry can't keep his opponent in guard - Lee advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lee is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Charles Hawtry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hawtry is trying to control but can't.
Wutang Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lee stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hawtry is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lee with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hawtry trying to control from the bottom.
Lee sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hawtry works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wutang Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lee winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wutang Lee!
Wutang Lee seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Charles Hawtry had this to say: 'Fuck you all, ya pricks!!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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