Carter Williams

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| birthname = Carter Lee Williams
| nickname = The Beast
| nationality = {{flagicon|USA}} [[the USA|American]]
| dateofbirth = {{Birth date and age|1980|3|30|mf=y}}
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| fightingoutof = [[Modesto]], [[California]]
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| weightkg = 113
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| style = [[Muaythai]]
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| team = Team VooDoo
| trainer = Gene Fields
| yearsactive = 11 (1998-''present'')
| boxingwins = 2
| boxingkowins = 1
| boxinglosses = 0
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'''Carter "The Beast" Williams''' (born [[30 March]], [[1980]]) is a professional [[United States|American]] [[kickboxing|kickboxer]], [[boxer]] and [[mixed martial artist]], fighting out of Team VooDoo, [[Modesto, California]]. He is a former North American [[Muaythai]] champion and K-1 World GP in Las Vegas tournament champion.<ref name=k1lasvegas>{{cite news
| title = Passing the Torch -- K-1's New Stars Shine in Las Vegas
| url = http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/btop.htm
| publisher = k-1.co.jp
| author = DiPietro, Monty
| date =
| accessdate = 2009-05-06}}</ref>

==Titles==
* K-1 World GP in Las Vegas champion: '''1''' (2003)
* W.K.A. North America Super Heavyweight champion: '''1''' (2001)
* I.K.F. US Amateur Super Heavyweight Muaythai champion: '''1''' (2001)

==Fighting style==
Williams is known for his constant pushing, attacking and KO focused style.<ref name=cartersigns>{{cite news
| title = Carter Williams Signs with PureCombat
| url = http://www.sherdog.com/news/pressreleases/Carter-Williams-Signs-with-PureCombat-15625
| publisher = sherdog.com
| author =
| date = 29-12-2008
| accessdate = 2009-05-06}}</ref> He is capable to use his high kick attacks and boxing, especially his right hook to overwhelm his opponents.<ref name=k1lasvegas /><ref name=iikfkickbox>{{cite news
| title = K-1, If It Glitters…Is it Gold?
| url = http://www.ikfkickboxing.com/JDK1.htm
| publisher = ikfkickboxing.com
| author = Johnny "the Superfoot" Davis
| date = 05-05-2003
| accessdate = 2009-05-06}}</ref> This aggressive style led him to acquire notable wins against other quality K-1 participants such as [[Chalid Arrab]], [[Bjorn Bregy]], [[Gary Goodridge]], [[Dewey Cooper]], and [[Michael McDonald]].

==Controversy==
In 2007 Williams was suspended by California State Atletic Commission for testing positive of [...].<ref name=kingofthecage>{{cite news
| title = Williams and Bennett scheduled to fight for King of the Cage
| url = http://fiveouncesofpain.wordpress.com/category/carter-williams/
| publisher = fiveouncesofpain.wordpress.com
| author =
| date = 2005-11-15
| accessdate = 2007-07-12}}</ref>

==Kickboxing record==

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:85%"
|-
|style="text-align: center" colspan= 8| '''33 Wins''' (16 (T)KO's, 17 Decisions), ''' 15 Losses''', ''' 2 Draws'''
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Date'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Result'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Opponent'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Event'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Method'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Round'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Time'''
|-
| [[2006-08-12]]
| {{no2}}Loss
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Stefan Leko]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas II]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
| KO
| 1
| 2:40
|-
| [[2006-08-12]]
| {{yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Gary Goodridge]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas II]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| [[2006-04-29]]
| {{yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Chalid Arrab]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
| Decision (Split)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| [[2006-04-29]]
| {{yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yusuke Fujimoto]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Las Vegas]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| [[2006-03-03]]
| {{no2}}Loss
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Gary Turner]]
| Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic 2006, [[Columbus, Ohio]]
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| [[2005-07-29]]
| {{no2}}Loss
| {{flagicon|TRI}} [[Gary Goodridge]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii]], [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]]
| KO (Right hooks)
| 1
| 1:15
|-
| [[2005-07-29]]
| {{yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Nobu Hayashi]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Hawaii]], [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]]
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| [[2005-04-30]]
| {{no2}}Loss
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Glaube Feitosa]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
| TKO (Ref stop/three knockdowns)
| 2
| 2:56
|-
| [[2005-04-30]]
| style="background: #c5d2ea" |NC
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yusuke Fujimoto]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
| No contest (Head butt)
| 1
|
|-
| [[2005-03-19]]
| {{No2}}Loss
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Peter Aerts]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Seoul]], [[Seoul]], [[South Korea]]
| Ext.R. Decision (Unanimous)
| 4
| 3:00
|-
| [[2004-08-07]]
| {{No2}}Loss
| {{flagicon|BEL}} [[Brecht Wallis]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
| KO (High kick)
| 3
| 0:55
|-
| [[2004-06-06]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|CZE}} [[Petr Vondracek]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Nagoya]], [[Nagoya]], [[Japan]]
| TKO
| 2
| 1:57
|-
| [[2004-04-30]]
| {{No2}}Loss
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mighty Mo (kickboxer)|Mighty Mo]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
| TKO
| 3
| 1:52
|-
| [[2004-03-27]]
| {{No2}}Loss
| {{flagicon|BLR}} [[Alexey Ignashov]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Saitama]], [[Saitama]], [[Japan]]
| KO (Knee strike)
| 2
| 2:42
|-
| [[2003-12-06]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Bjorn Bregy]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2003|K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final]], [[Tokyo]], [[Japan]]
| TKO (Three knockdowns)
| 2
| 2:50
|-
| [[2003-10-11]]
| {{No2}}Loss
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Ray Sefo]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Final Elimination]], [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]
| Decision
| 2
| 3:00
|-
| [[2003-08-15]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dewey Cooper]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas II]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| [[2003-06-28]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|POL}} [[Tomasz Kucharzewski]]
| Tales of Pain tournament final, [[Chicago, IL]]
| TKO (Doctor stoppage)
| 1
|
|-
| [[2003-06-28]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Ford]]
| Tales of Pain tournament semi-final, [[Chicago, IL]]
| TKO (Corner stoppage)
| 2
|
|-
| [[2003-06-28]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kelly Leo]]
| Tales of Pain tournament quarter-final, [[Chicago, IL]]
| TKO (Ref stop/two knockdowns)
| 2
|
|-
| [[2003-05-02]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Rick Roufus]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
| KO (Right hook)
| 1
| 2:24
|-
| [[2003-05-02]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Yusuke Fujimoto]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
| KO (Punches)
| 2
| 2:26
|-
| [[2003-05-02]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Michael McDonald (kickboxer)|Michael McDonald]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Las Vegas]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
| Decision (Split)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| [[2002-12-00]]
| style="background: #c5d2ea" |Draw
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Pedro Fernandez (kickboxer)|Pedro Fernandez]]
| [[Mexico City, Mexico]]
| Decison draw
| 5
| 3:00
|-
| [[2002-07-27]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jeff Ford]]
| Kickboxing tournament in [[South Carolina]]
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| [[2002-07-27]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|GEO}} [[Ramaz Kikalishvili]]
| Kickboxing tournament in [[South Carolina]]
| KO
| 2
|
|-
| [[2002-05-03]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Manuel Quezada]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary USA]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas]], [[Nevada]]
| KO
| 2
| 1:02
|-
| [[2002-02-09]]
| {{no2}}Loss
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Giuseppe DeNatale]]
| [[K-1 North American GP 2002]], [[Milwaukee, WI]]
| TKO (Ref stop/two knockdowns)
| 2
|
|-
| [[2002-02-09]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Lucas (kickboxer)|Dan Lucas]]
| [[K-1 North American GP 2002]], [[Milwaukee, WI]]
| TKO (Referee stoppage)
| 1
| 1:36
|-
| [[2001-11-03]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Andre Beaulieu]]
| Night of Warriors, Amateur North American Super Heavyweight Title, [[Canada]]
| KO (Punches)
| 2
| 1:42
|-
| [[2001-09-09]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kurt Hasely]]
| IKF Super Heavyweight title (+215.1 lbs), [[Kansas City, KS]]
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| [[2001-09-09]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[John Grantham]]
| 2001 IKF National Amateur Kickboxing Championships, [[Kansas City, KS]]
| Decision (Split)
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| [[2001-08-11]]
| {{no2}}Loss
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Andre Walker (kickboxer)|Andre Walker]]
| [[K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 in Las Vegas]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada|Las Vegas, NV]]
| TKO (Referee stoppage)
| 2
|
|-
| [[2000-12-02]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Scott Lighty]]
| Muaythai & Kickboxing show in [[Monterey, California]]
| KO (High kick)
| 1
|
|-
| [[1999-08-28]]
| {{no2}}Loss
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Keith Crawford]]
| [[Calgary, Alberta]]
| Decision
| 3
| 3:00
|-
| [[1998-12-09]]
| style="background: #c5d2ea" |Draw
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Bunyan (kickboxer)|Paul Bunyan]]
| Championship Kickboxing and Muay Thai event, [[Sacramento, CA]]
| Majority draw
| 3
| 3:00
|-
{{End box}}

==MMA record==

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:85%"
|-
|style="text-align: center" colspan= 8| ''' 3 Wins''' ( 1 (T)KO's, 2 Submissions), ''' 3 Losses'''
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Date'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Result'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Record'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Opponent'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Event'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Method'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Round'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Time'''
|-
| [[2009-03-07]]
| {{No2}}Loss
| 3-3
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Mike Cook (Fighter)|Mike Cook]]
| Pure Combat 7 - Backyard Brawl
| Submission (Punches)
| 2
| 2:33
|-
| [[2007-06-22]]
| {{No2}}Loss
| 3-2
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Paul Buentello]]
| StrikeForce-[[EliteXC]] - Shamrock vs. Baroni
| KO (Punches)
| 2
| 0:10
|-
| [[2004-11-20]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| 3-1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Tom Howard]]
| ROTR 6 - Rumble on the Rock 6, [[Honolulu]], [[Hawaii]]
| KO (Punches)
| 1
| 2:26
|-
|-
| [[2003-02-09]]
| {{No2}}Loss
| 2-1
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jaime Jara]]
| GC 13 - Gladiator Challenge 13
| TKO
| 1
| 0:23
|-
| [[2003-02-09]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| 2-0
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dan Quinn (Fighter)|Dan Quinn]]
| GC 13 - Gladiator Challenge 13
| Submission (Strikes)
| 2
| 1:30
|-
| [[2002-07-12]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| 1-0
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Gary Marshall (Fighter)|Gary Marshall]]
| IFC WC 17 - Warriors Challenge 17
| Submission (Armbar)
| 1
| 4:46
|-
{{End box}}

==Boxing record==

{| class="wikitable" style="margin:0.5em auto; font-size:85%"
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|style="text-align: center" colspan= 8| ''' 2 Wins''' ( 1 (T)KO's, 1 Decision), ''' 0 Losses'''
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Date'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Result'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Record'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Opponent'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Event'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Method'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Round'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #f0f0f0"|'''Time'''
|-
| [[2002-11-30]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| 2-0
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[James Monroe (boxer)|James Monroe]]
| Hyatt Hotel, [[Monterey, CA]]
| Decision (Unanimous)
| 4
| 3:00
|-
| [[2002-10-18]]
| {{Yes2}}Win
| 1-0
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Jermaine Johnson (boxer)|Jermaine Johnson]]
| Concourse, [[San Francisco, CA]]
| TKO
| 2
|
|-
{{End box}}

== See also ==
*[[List of K-1 events]]
*[[List of K-1 champions]]
*[[List of male kickboxers]]
*[[List of kickboxing organizations]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.myspace.com/412494591 Williams] on [[MySpace]]
* [http://www.k-1.co.jp/k-1gp/fighter/carter_williams.htm Official K-1 Webpage Profile]
* [http://www.sherdog.com/fighter/Carter-Williams-4877 Sherdog Profile]

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