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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Hawtry (ranked 1600 p4p, 188 weight class) and Wutang Lee (ranked 1437 p4p, 173 weight class). Hawtry comes to the cage accompanied by The Rain. Charles Hawtry could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Wutang Lee's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Charles Hawtry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wutang Lee!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Columbo Gatti and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawtry throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lee misses with a looping right.
Hawtry throws a big shot that misses.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawtry off the cage and back into range.
Hawtry lands with a cross.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut there from Hawtry.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Hawtry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lee misses with a wild body shot.
Hawtry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lee moves into the clinch.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Hawtry avoiding damage as Lee throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee tries a body shot but Hawtry blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee controlling the action here for a moment.
Hawtry turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hawtry manages to end up in side control.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Hawtry cracks Lee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Sloppy strikes there by Hawtry.
Hawtry has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hawtry throwing strikes but Lee manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hawtry is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lee remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee working away.
Lee stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Hawtry misses with a looping right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hawtry sizes up Lee with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hawtry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lee.
Lee tries to clinch there but Hawtry circles away.
Lee lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee jabs Hawtry right on the nose. Hawtry blinks but takes it well.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick
and Hawtry counters with a shoot takedown. Lee fights it but they end up in guard.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
Hawtry scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is pulling down on Hawtry's head. It's preventing any offense from Hawtry, at least for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hawtry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hawtry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee is controlling Hawtry's posture.
Lee scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hawtry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee throws a head kick that half lands.
A big left from Lee misses.
Lee takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee takes one to the chin there.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hawtry.
Lee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Hawtry misses.
Lee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Hawtry off the cage and back into range.
Hawtry takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hawtry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawtry dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Hawtry feinted with a counter takedown.
Hawtry rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lee counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lee looks to land a combination but Hawtry avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Hawtry misses the target.
Lee tries to counter with a clinch but Hawtry shakes him off and moves away.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawtry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lee blocks a low kick nicely.
Hawtry misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wutang Lee dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hawtry with a hook.
Hawtry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee lands with a nice body kick.
Hawtry throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Hawtry takes a swing at Lee's ribcage but misses.
Lee tries to clinch but Hawtry moves out of range.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawtry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawtry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hawtry looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hawtry loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
Lee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hawtry appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hawtry swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hawtry throws a nice looking combination but Lee bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Lee lands with a short shot to the head.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hawtry misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lee is looking to clinch but Hawtry is avoiding it.
Nice defenses there by Lee.
Lee pushes Hawtry away with a front kick.
Lee tries to clinch up but Hawtry circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee fails to land with a series of punches.
Hawtry avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Hawtry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wutang Lee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hawtry clinches up against the cage.
Hawtry blocking some punches.
Hawtry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lee walks away with a smile on his face. Hawtry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hawtry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wutang Lee seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hawtry ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee throws a leg kick but Hawtry checks it.
Lee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Hawtry back into the cage.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Hawtry breaks from the clinch.
Lee bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hawtry takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hawtry. Lee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee tries to clinch up but Hawtry circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeps the fight on the outside.
Lee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hawtry manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hawtry paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hawtry tries to counter with a takedown but Lee is quick to defend against it.
Hawtry is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lee's half guard.
Lee kicks Hawtry off and gets back to his feet.
Hawtry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lee.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hawtry.
Lee darts in and clinches Hawtry up against the cage.
Lee has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee manages to break the clinch.
Hawtry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee throws a lazy right hand but Hawtry sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee moves out of range as Hawtry strikes.
Hawtry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Lee throws a big counter head kick but Hawtry avoids it with no problem.
Hawtry instigates a clinch.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Hawtry's corner calls for a 1-2. Hawtry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lee gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hawtry wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lee lands a good knee to the midsection. Hawtry won't want to take too many of those.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Hawtry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hawtry blocks a body shot from Lee.
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.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee walks into a stiff left hand from Hawtry.
Lee closes the distance and clinches.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lee is looking to clinch but Hawtry is avoiding it.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Lee misses with a hook. Hawtry ducked under it nicely.
Lee wants to clinch up but Hawtry keeps it at a distance.
Lee throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hawtry fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Hawtry decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lee's guard.
Lee managing to control the position.
Wutang Lee has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hawtry trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hawtry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hawtry trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Hawtry postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Lee tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hawtry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hawtry throwing strikes but missing.
Hawtry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hawtry stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
Lee is adopting a defensive guard.
Lee wants to stand but Hawtry is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Hawtry trying to keep a closed guard but Lee is proving a slippery customer.
Hawtry wants to sweep here but Lee controlling him for the moment.
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 is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hawtry can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lee controls the pace.
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.
Lee is continuing to stall.
Lee advances to half guard.
Lee takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Charles Hawtry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee prevents Hawtry from improving his position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hawtry circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee sizes up Hawtry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hawtry fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Hawtry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee closes the distance and pushes Hawtry back into the cage.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hawtry or not.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
Hawtry drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lee pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hawtry avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee looks to score with a jab to the body but Hawtry is just out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee tests Hawtry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hawtry throws a right hand that misses
and Lee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Wutang Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lee 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wutang Lee!
Wutang Lee is the new welterweight champion!
A victorious Wutang Lee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Charles Hawtry was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck you all, ya pricks!!'.
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