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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between AJ Carter (ranked 4073 p4p, 474 weight class) and Ricardo Miles (ranked 6439 p4p, 611 weight class). Ricardo Miles will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, AJ Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ricardo Miles!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Bruno Lombardi and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miles bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Miles cracks Carter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Miles scores with a couple of short elbows.
Miles lands some shots froms side control.
Miles scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Carter to see if he's OK.
Miles is putting a hurting on Carter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Carter is letting Miles control him for a moment.
Miles looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carter is avoiding damage well.
Miles working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miles lands a nice forearm strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter defending against the ground and pound.
Miles is putting a hurting on Carter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Miles grinds an elbow into Carter's temple.
Miles scores with a couple of short elbows.
Carter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Miles connects with a decent elbow.
Miles is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Miles working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Carter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Miles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miles is working Carter over with some ground and pound from side control.
You can see the frustration on Carter's face as Miles controls the position.
Check out the look on Miles's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Miles works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Miles grinds an elbow into Carter's temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miles just content to control the position.
Carter taking punishment in the form of punches.
Carter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Carter is working to avoid the ground and pound but Miles connects with a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles working the body and head with strikes.
Miles lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Carter down.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Miles's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We've been informed that Miles has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Miles is putting a hurting on Carter here, landing some big shots from side control.
The referee asks Miles politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Miles prefers to stall for the moment though.
Miles working the body and head with strikes.
Miles connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carter some visible discomfort.
Miles controlling from side mount.
Miles looks up at the clock and then as Carter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Miles smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is letting Miles control him for a moment.
Carter is trying to get back to his feet.
Miles cracks Carter with a big right hand but Carter just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Miles grinds an elbow into Carter's temple.
Miles lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Carter down.
Miles cracks Carter with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Carter looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Miles looks up at the clock and then as Carter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Miles smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Carter is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter is trying to escape the position but Miles is controlling the position.
Miles scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Carter to see if he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Miles dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miles shoots in looking for a takedown but Carter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Miles's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ricardo Miles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Miles with that takedown attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Miles closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Carter did well to prevent Miles getting side control.
Miles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miles working over Carter with some ground and pound. Carter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Well, if Miles is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Miles working over Carter with some ground and pound. Carter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miles slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles slips a nice elbow through Carter's hands, connecting with Carter's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Miles scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Miles looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miles winds up and cracks Carter with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter taking some punishment here, with Miles in his half guard.
Miles stops Carter from getting back to his feet.
Miles landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Miles lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ricardo Miles has got the better of the ground game so far.
Miles is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Miles is nestled in close to Carter, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miles passes to side control.
Miles connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carter some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miles in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Carter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Miles taking a breather here.
Carter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Carter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Carter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The referee asks Miles politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Miles prefers to stall for the moment though.
Carter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Miles looks up at the clock and then as Carter takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Miles smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Miles feints and as Carter raises his hands in defense, Miles changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Miles has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miles content to stall in guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Miles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carter's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Miles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Carter tries to clinch there but Miles circles away.
Miles with a poor takedown
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carter gets caught flat footed, as Miles shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Miles works over Carter with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Miles's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Miles is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Miles is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miles lands a couple of digs.
Miles's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Miles lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carter knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miles on the ground.
Miles connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miles keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carter's head.
Miles sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Miles gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Miles gets the takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to escape the position but Miles is controlling the position.
Miles working the ground and pound.
Miles lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Miles controls the position from side control.
Ricardo Miles 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.
Carter is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Miles controlling from side mount.
AJ Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Miles has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Miles decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricardo Miles comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miles 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricardo Miles!
Ricardo Miles seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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