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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between CHUCCK Lidell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julian Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen Oh Lets Do it as his entrance music. Julian Carter looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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210 lbs
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190 cm
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CHUCCK Lidell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julian Carter!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lidell tries to clinch up but Carter circles away and keeps his distance.
Lidell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lidell misses with a head kick.
Lidell swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Lidell doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lidell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lidell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lidell gets a clinch.
Lidell looking for a takedown.
Carter tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lidell smiles and moves away.
CHUCCK Lidell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lidell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lidell instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Lidell.
Carter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lidell drags the fight down to the ground.
Lidell wants to stand and escape but Carter is having none of it.
Carter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Carter looks gassed!
Lidell trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lidell controlling the position.
Lidell trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lidell scrambles and gets back to his feet.
CHUCCK Lidell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Lidell.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell scores with a leg kick.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lidell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lidell looks to clinch
and Carter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lidell pulls guard effortlessly.
Lidell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carter throwing strikes but missing.
Lidell is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lidell throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lidell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lidell controls Carter momentarily but Carter frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Lidell circles away.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carter. Lidell shrugs it off though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lidell tries to clinch up
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
CHUCCK Lidell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lidell takes the fight into the clinch.
Carter gets control of Lidell's arms and successfully pulls guard. Carter will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lidell stands up and waves to Carter to follow him.
Lidell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lidell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Lidell tries to clinch but Carter moves away
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lidell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Lidell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lidell.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lidell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lidell misses with the combination.
Lidell lands a really nice looking cross but Carter seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lidell tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lidell clinches.
Lidell decides to pull guard.
Lidell is trying to keep Carter in close.
Carter thows a big elbow that misses.
Lidell is looking for a triangle but Carter pushes his legs off easily.
Lidell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lidell has momentary wrist control but Carter slips an elbow through the middle.
Lidell trying to keep a closed guard but Carter is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lidell walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lidell misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lidell!
Carter throwing strikes here but Lidell is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lidell keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell tries to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Carter in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Carter lands with some strikes.
Lidell wants to control but Carter is having none of it.
Lidell is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Carter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Carter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lidell?
Carter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Carter cracks Lidell with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Carter looking to ground and pound but Lidell is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julian Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lidell tries to clinch
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
Lidell misses with a combination
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
Lidell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lidell closes the distance but Carter moves to the side
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter tries to clinch but Lidell moves out of range.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses
and Carter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lidell walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lidell.
Lidell tries to clinch but Carter moves away
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lidell throws a head kick that misses.
Lidell throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Lidell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lidell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lidell darts in trying to clinch
and Carter counters with a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lidell staying out of range there.
Lidell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
Lidell cracks Carter with an open hand slap.
Carter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lidell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lidell throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Lidell throws a lazy head kick
and Carter counters with a three punch combo that has Lidell backing up. Lidell nods at Carter to acknowledge the strikes.
Lidell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a two punch combo.
Lidell wants to clinch
and Carter counters with a series of strikes. Lidell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lidell wants to clinch but Carter slips to the side
and Carter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lidell manages to break the clinch.
Lidell tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lidell breaks from the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lidell. That's going to slow Carter down.
Lidell misses with the combination.
Lidell tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lidell wants to clinch
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Lidell.
And that's the end of the fight!
Julian Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julian Carter!
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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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