Carter Williams

Carter Williams
Born Carter Lee Williams
(1980-03-30) March 30, 1980
Other names The Beast, American Hurricane
Nationality American
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 113 kg (249 lb; 17.8 st)
Division Super Heavyweight
Style Kickboxing, Boxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Modesto, California, U.S.
Team Modesto Power
Thrive
Trainer Chewy Ybarra
Ganyao Fairtex
Years active 1998–present
Professional boxing record
Total 2
Wins 2
By knockout 1
Losses 0
Kickboxing record
Total 60
Wins 34
By knockout 17
Losses 23
By knockout 12
Draws 2
No contests 1
Mixed martial arts record
Total 9
Wins 4
By knockout 2
By submission 2
Losses 5
By knockout 3
By submission 2
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
last updated on: May 1, 2014

Carter Lee Williams[1] (born 30 March 1980) is an American kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist, who fights out of Modesto Power in Modesto, California. He is a former North American Muay Thai Champion and K-1 World GP in Las Vegas Tournament Champion.[2]

Williams is known for his constant pushing, attacking and knockout-focused style.[3] He has good high kick attacks and boxing, especially his right hook which he uses to overwhelm his opponents.[2][4]

Career

Early career (1998-2001)

Williams began his kickboxing career in 1998. On September 9, 2001 in Kansas City, Kansas, United States, he defeated John Grantham and Kurt Hasely at the 2001 IKF National Amateur Kickboxing Championships to win the IKF Amateur US Super Heavyweight (+215.1 lbs) Muay Thai Championship.

On November 3, 2001, Williams knocked out Andre Beaulieu in the second round to win the WKA Amateur North American Super Heavyweight Championship in Canada.

American prospect (2002–2003)

He made his K-1 debut in the eight-man tournament at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary North America in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on February 9, 2002. He defeated Dan Lucas with low kicks in the quarter-finals, before losing to Giuseppe DeNatale via doctor stoppage in the semifinals.[5]

He bounced back by winning a four-man tournament in South Carolina on July 27, 2002, knocking out Ramaz Kikalishvili in the semi-finals and beating Jeff Ford by decision in the final.

Following a draw with Pedro Fernandez in Mexico City, Mexico in December 2002, he was invited to the K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas on May 2, 2003. He defeated Michael McDonald by split decision the semi-finals, and knocked out Yusuke Fujimoto in the semis. In the final, he faced American Rick Roufus, and knocked him out with a right hook in the first round to become the 2003 Las Vegas Grand Prix Champion.[6][7]

On June 28, 2003, Williams won another one-night tournament, albeit one of less prestige. At the Tales of Pain event in Chicago, Illinois, he beat Kelly Leo, Jeff Ford and Tomasz Kucharzewski, all by stoppage. Then, on August 15, 2003, Williams defeated Dewey Cooper by unanimous decision in a superfight at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas II.

Winning the Las Vegas tournament qualified Williams for the 2003 K-1 World Grand Prix, where he faced veteran New Zealander Ray Sefo in the opening round. At the K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final Elimination in Osaka, Japan on October 11, 2003, Sefo beat Williams by technical decision at the end of the second round. Williams injured Sefo with an elbow strike, which is illegal under K-1 rules, which meant that Sefo could not continue and a decision was made based on the first two rounds.[8]

Williams finished the year by knocking out Swiss fighter Björn Bregy in the second round in a reserve bout at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final in Tokyo, Japan on December 6, 2003.[9]

Career slump (2004-2006)

Over the next two years, Williams would lose the majority of his fights (some by violent knockout), while defeating only low-level fighters. Weight-gain and facing many top-class opponents at a young age meant that he would never live up to his expected potential.

In his first fight of the year on March 27, 2004, Williams was knocked out with a knee strike by Alexey Ignashov at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama.[10] He then returned to Las Vegas for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas I on April 30, 2004, where he lost via TKO to Samoan slugger Mighty Mo.[11] After beating Petr Vondracek by second round TKO at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Nagoya on June 6, 2004,[12] Williams compted in the Las Vegas tournament for a third time. On August 7, 2004 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II, he was eliminated in the quarter-finals as he suffered a violent high kick KO against Brecht Wallis.[13]

Following this devastating loss, Williams did not compete for seven months. He returned against Peter Aerts on March 19, 2005 in a superfight at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Seoul. Williams surprised most by taking the Dutch legend into an extra round, after which lost by unanimous decision.[14]

On April 30, 2005 at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas, Williams' fourth venture into the Las Vegas GP, he reached the second round. In the quarter-finals, he faced Yusuke Fujimoto for a second time. The match ended in a no contest in the first round when Williams headbutted Fujimoto. However, Fujimoto suffered an injury and was unable to continue, so Williams continued to the semis where he faced Brazilian karate fighter Glaube Feitosa. Feitosa defeated him via TKO (referee stoppage) in the second round.[15]

Three months later, he entered the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii. He beat Nobu Hayashi by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals before being knocked out by Gary Goodridge in the semis.[16]

Williams would return eight months later to face Gary Turner at the Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic 2006 in Columbus, Ohio on March 3, 2006. He lost via unanimous decision after five rounds. On April 29, 2006, he had a rubber match with Yusuke Fujimoto in the quarter-finals of the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas. He was able to defeat Fujimoto by decision, and then beat Chalid Arrab by the same method in the semis. However, he received an injury and could not continue to the final.

On August 12, 2006, Williams was able to avenge his earlier loss to Gary Goodridge by beating the Trinidadian brawler by unanimous decision in the first round of the K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas II. In the semis, he was stopped with a spinning heel kick to the liver by Stefan Leko. This would be his last kickboxing match for almost four years.[17]

Kickboxing hiatus and shift to MMA (2007-2009)

Between 2007 and 2009, Williams did not compete in kickboxing. Although he had already amassed a record of 3-1 in mixed martial arts bouts between 2002 and 2004, with wins over Dan Quinn and Tom Howard, he returned to MMA in 2007.

On June 22, 2007, he lost by knockout ten seconds into the second round against Paul Buentello at Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni in San Jose, California. Williams tested positive for cocaine following the bout, and was suspended until December 19, 2007 and fined $1,000 by the California State Athletic Commission.[18]

In December 2008, he signed a contract to fight for the PureCombat promotion.[19] He made his promotional debut on March 7, 2009 at PureCombat 7: Backyard Brawl where he lost by submission to Mike Cook.

Return to kickboxing (2010-present)

After nearly four years away from the sport, Williams returned to kickboxing in 2010. In his first match back, he lost via TKO due to low kicks against Alain Ngalani at Planet Battle V in Wan Chai, Hong Kong on March 26, 2010.

On May 21, 2010, he lost by round one KO to Raul Cătinaş in a superfight at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Bucharest.[20] He was then TKO'd by Paul Slowinski in the second round at Kings of Kombat 2 in Melbourne, Australia on December 15, 2010.[21]

He returned to Australia on April 2, 2011 to face Ben Edwards at Kings of Kombat 3, and lost by majority decision.[22]

On July 16, 2011, he ended his five-fight losing streak when he TKO'd Marian Iordan in round three at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix II 2011 in Constanța, Romania. Iordan was dominating the fight, having won the first two rounds before Williams stopped him with a low kick.[23]

However, he returned to the losing column in his next bout, dropping a decision to Michael Siebert at Kings of Kombat 4 in Keysborough, Australia on August 20, 2011.[24]

He was next expected to fight against Benjamin Adegbuyi in a reserve fight at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2011 Final in Darmstadt, Germany on November 19. However, he was replaced by Jairzinho Rozenstruik.[25]

He lost to Cătălin Moroşanu by unanimous decision on November 10 in Craiova, Romania in a non-tournament bout at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final Elimination.[26][27]

He faced Hesdy Gerges in a non-tournament bout at the SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix 2012 Final in Bucharest, Romania on December 22, and lost via knockout in the third round, though it was considered by many Carter's best display since his return to the ring.[28]

He lost to Steve Banks via split decision in the semi-finals of a four man tournament at WCK Muay Thai: Beauty and the Beast in Lemoore, California on May 1, 2014.[29]

Titles

Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest

Mixed martial arts record

Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 4–5 Dave Huckaba Submission (punches) WFC 4: Huckaba vs. Williams January 18, 2013 2 1:01 Sacramento, California, United States
Win 4–4 Ruben Villareal TKO (punches) Twilight Fight Night: Numero Uno September 10, 2011 1 0:13 Woodlake, California, United States
Loss 3–4 Peter Graham TKO (liver kick and punches) Xtreame MMA 2: Australia July 31, 2010 1 4:10 Sydney, Australia
Loss 3–3 Mike Cook Submission (punches) Pure Combat 7: Backyard Brawl March 7, 2009 2 2:33 Tulare, California, United States
Loss 3–2 Paul Buentello KO (punches) Strikeforce: Shamrock vs. Baroni June 22, 2007 2 0:10 San Jose, California, United States
Win 3–1 Tom Howard KO (punches) ROTR: Rumble on the Rock 6 November 20, 2004 1 2:26 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Loss 2–1 Jaime Jara TKO (punches) Gladiator Challenge 13 February 9, 2003 1 0:23 Kenya, Africa Gladiator Challenge Tournament semi-finals.
Win 2–0 Dan Quinn Submission (punches) Gladiator Challenge 13 February 9, 2003 1 6:30 Kenya, Africa Gladiator Challenge Tournament quarter-finals.
Win 1–0 Gary Marshall Submission (armbar) IFC WC 17: Warriors Challenge 17 July 12, 2002 1 4:46 Porterville, California, United States

Boxing record

2 Wins ( 1 (T)KO's, 1 Decision), 0 Losses
Date Result Record Opponent Event Method Round Time
2002-11-30 Win 2-0 United States James Monroe Hyatt Hotel, Monterey, CA Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2002-10-18 Win 1-0 United States Jermaine Johnson Concourse, San Francisco, CA TKO 2 0:17

See also

References

  1. ↑ NSAC report of K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas
  2. 1 2 DiPietro, Monty. "Passing the Torch -- K-1's New Stars Shine in Las Vegas". k-1.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  3. ↑ "Carter Williams Signs with PureCombat". sherdog.com. 2008-12-29. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  4. ↑ Johnny "the Superfoot" Davis (2003-05-05). "K-1, If It Glitters…Is it Gold?". ikfkickboxing.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
  5. ↑ "K-1 North America Grand Prix 2002 Results". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1.
  6. ↑ K-1 USA: Enter the Beast
  7. ↑ "K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas Results". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1.
  8. ↑ "K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final Elimination Results". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1.
  9. ↑ "K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final Results". K-1 Official Website.
  10. ↑ "K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama Results". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1.
  11. ↑ "K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas I Results". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1.
  12. ↑ "K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Nagoya Results". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1.
  13. ↑ "Mo Better at the Bellagio". K-1 Official Website.
  14. ↑ "K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Seoul Results". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1.
  15. ↑ "K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas Results". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1.
  16. ↑ "Goodridge & Penn Win at K-1 World GP in Hawaii". K-1 Official Website.
  17. ↑ "K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas II Results". K-1sport.de - Your Source for Everything K-1.
  18. ↑ Carter Williams tests positive for cocaine
  19. ↑ Carter Williams Signs with PureCombat
  20. ↑ K-1 WORLD GP 2010 IN BUCHAREST
  21. ↑ Paul Slowinski Versus Carter Williams
  22. ↑
  23. ↑ "Super Kombat World Grand Prix II Results".
  24. ↑ Kings of Kombat 4 - Slowinski Takes ISKA Heavyweight Title
  25. ↑ "SuperKombat's November is shaping up to be awesome".
  26. ↑ SuperKombat Final Elimination, November 10: Fight Card
  27. ↑ Superkombat Final Elimination: Live Results
  28. ↑ SuperKombat WGP Final: Live Results, Watch Here
  29. ↑ WCK Muay Thai Beauty and the Beast Results

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