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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheals is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Whoa is Me. Frank Micheals is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Carwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Micheals!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good exchange - Carwin coming out on top.
Micheals chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Micheals moves into the clinch.
Micheals throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carwin is looking to break free of the clinch but Micheals has double underhooks.
Micheals will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carwin up against the cage.
Carwin blocks an elbow strike from Micheals.
Carwin takes an elbow to the temple.
Carwin avoids the elbow strike from Micheals, against the cage.
Micheals lands a nice uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Micheals throws an elbow but misses.
Micheals throws an elbow that misses.
Carwin avoiding damage as Micheals throws knees to the body.
Carwin letting Micheals take a breather here.
Micheals throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Micheals has Carwin pushed against the cage.
Micheals looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Micheals lands an elbow just above Carwin 's eye.
Carwin letting Micheals take a breather here.
Micheals misses with an elbow over the top.
Micheals lands with a left to the head.
Micheals has Carwin pressed against the cage, preventing Carwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Micheals has Carwin pressed against the cage, preventing Carwin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Micheals blocks an uppercut.
Micheals lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carwin backwards.
Nice elbow from Micheals.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin can't break the clinch.
Micheals lands with a right to the head.
Micheals lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Micheals lands an elbow inside that Carwin shrugs off.
Carwin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Micheals is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carwin tries to break free but Micheals pushes him back against the cage.
Micheals lands a body shot.
Carwin avoids the elbow strike from Micheals, against the cage.
Carwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Micheals leaning his opponent against the cage.
Micheals looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Micheals is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carwin is defending well for now.
Carwin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Micheals unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carwin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carwin wants to break free but Micheals has control.
Carwin working aggressively here.
Carwin avoids a wild elbow strike from Micheals.
Stalling in the clinch from Micheals.
Micheals lands a damaging elbow.
Micheals throws a punch but it's blocked by Carwin.
Carwin dodges an elbow strike from Micheals.
Carwin avoids the elbow strike from Micheals, against the cage.
Carwin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Micheals lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Micheals tries to land knees in the clinch but Carwin avoids the damage to the body.
Micheals swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheals throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carwin has had enough of the clinch but Micheals keeps him there for the moment.
Micheals throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carwins head.
Carwin blocking some punches.
Micheals pressing his opponent against the cage.
Carwin breaks the clinch.
Carwin slips a jab and a cross from Micheals.
Micheals misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Micheals throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Micheals looks gassed!
Micheals tries to clinch up but Carwin circles away and keeps his distance.
Carwin throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Micheals slaps away a takedown attempt from Carwin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Micheals looks to land a combination but Carwin avoids it well.
Carwin scores with a three punch combo!
Micheals misses with a head kick.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Micheals but Micheals pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Micheals is looking to clinch but Carwin is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Micheals both land. Nice combination.
Carwin lands a jab to the head.
Carwin sizes up Micheals with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Micheals scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carwin!
Carwin lands with a shot to the body.
Carwin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Frank Micheals seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Micheals.
Micheals misses with a double jab
and Carwin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carwin escapes and gets back to his feet.
Carwin throws a good cross that connects.
Carwin works Micheals's body with a nice hook.
Micheals takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Carwin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Micheals's guard.
Micheals looking for a sweep. Not yet Micheals, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Micheals, up you get!
Carwin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Micheals kicks Carwin off and gets to his feet.
Micheals misses with a head kick.
Micheals takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Micheals throws a sloppy head kick and Carwin moves out of range easily.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
It looks like Carwin is going to stand back up.
Micheals kicks off Carwin and gets to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Micheals stuns Carwin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Micheals lands a head kick!
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Carwin dominated that round.
That's time! Carwin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carwin moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Micheals misses with a low kick.
Micheals throws a nice head kick!
Micheals tries to close the distance and clinch but Carwin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carwin tries a low kick but Micheals avoids it.
Micheals misses with a head kick.
Micheals defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carwin.
Carwin scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Micheals trying to control but Carwin postures up.
Micheals is looking for a sweep. Carwin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
It looks like Carwin is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carwin stops Micheals from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Micheals trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like Carwin is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Micheals scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the liver by Carwin. Beautiful body shot.
Carwin blocks a head kick by Micheals.
Carwin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Micheals throws a combination that misses
and Carwin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jab, jab by Carwin - just one landing.
Carwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carwin digs a good hook to Micheals's body.
Frank Micheals is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Micheals misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carwin.
Carwin moves out of range of the body kick from Micheals.
Carwin lands a jab.
Carwin digs a good body shot into Micheals's ribs.
Micheals walks into a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Micheals clinches.
Micheals tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Micheals throws an elbow but misses.
A short uppercut from Micheals.
Carwin dodges an elbow strike from Micheals.
Carwin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carwin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Micheals lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carwin backwards.
Micheals has a couple of punches blocked by Carwin.
Carwin is trying to break the clinch but Micheals has him pressed against the cage.
Micheals taking a breather.
Carwin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carwin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Micheals swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carwin steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Micheals. That one must have hurt.
Carwin lands with a right hand.
Micheals throws a leg kick but Carwin sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Micheals throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carwin.
Charles Carwin is winning the standup battle so far.
Micheals throws a hook but Carwin blocks it.
Micheals takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carwin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carwin decides to stand back up. Carwin steps back and let's Micheals get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin cracks Micheals with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Micheals is looking to clinch but Carwin is avoiding it.
Carwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carwin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Micheals.
Carwin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Micheals circles away quickly and effectively.
Carwin walks into a stiff left hand from Micheals.
Carwin blocks a head kick by Micheals.
Carwin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Micheals throws a sloppy head kick and Carwin moves out of range easily.
Carwin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Micheals throws a head kick but Carwin moves out of range.
Carwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Micheals in his tracks.
Micheals is looking to clinch.
Carwin lands a jab to Micheals's midsection.
Danga de danga de dang - Carwin scores with a four punch combination!
Carwin lands a two punch combo.
Micheals is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Carwin rather than just go for the knockout.
A head kick misses from Micheals.
Micheals walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheals pushes Carwin up against the cage in a clinch.
Micheals throws a head punch that misses.
Carwin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Micheals trying to control the position but instead, Carwin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Micheals into the cage.
Micheals has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carwin is trying to break free.
Carwin tries to break the clinch but Micheals is controlling the position.
Carwin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Micheals has him pressed against the cage.
Micheals has a couple of punches blocked by Carwin.
Carwin avoids a wild elbow strike from Micheals.
Carwin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Micheals lands an elbow that stopped Carwin in his tracks for a moment.
Carwin can't break the clinch.
Carwin is looking to break free of the clinch but Micheals has double underhooks.
Micheals lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Micheals lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carwin can't break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Micheals obliges.
Micheals lands a nice elbow.
Micheals scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carwin blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Micheals throws an elbow but misses.
Carwin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Carwin dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Micheals throws a combination that misses
and Carwin counters with a straight right hand.
Micheals stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Micheals wants it to stay on the feet.
Charles Carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Micheals tries a head kick but it misses.
Carwin lands a head shot.
Micheals moves in looking to clinch but Carwin pushes him off.
Carwin misses with a few strikes there.
Carwin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carwin tries to stand and escape but Micheals is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Micheals misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Micheals is trying to maintain the position but Carwin is very close to passing his half guard.
Micheals wants to get back to his feet.
Micheals regains full guard. Nicely done.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carwin stands up and waves to Micheals to follow him.
Carwin moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A nice combination there by Carwin.
Carwin checks a leg kick nicely.
Micheals takes one on the button.
Carwin lands a nice shot that snaps Micheals's head back.
Carwin moves out of range as Micheals strikes.
Carwin misses with a body kick.
Micheals is looking to score with low kicks.
Micheals avoids the body shot from Carwin.
Micheals throws a body punch but Carwin moves out of range.
Micheals lands with a kick to the temple. Carwin shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Micheals throws a sloppy head kick and Carwin moves out of range easily.
Micheals misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carwin lands an overhand right.
Nice body punch from Carwin.
Carwin throws a right and a left that Micheals avoids nicely.
Carwin lands with an uppercut that bounces Micheals off the cage and back into rage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Micheals's half guard.
Carwin decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Micheals walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carwin checks the leg kick.
Micheals looks to land a combination but Carwin avoids it well.
Carwin wants to slow Micheals down by chopping away at his legs.
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carwin cracks Micheals with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carwin scores with a punch to the head.
Carwin lands a nice looking body shot.
Micheals takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carwin closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Carwin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Carwin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carwin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Micheals is looking to escape.
Frank Micheals has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Carwin seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Micheals works his way to full guard. Good work.
Micheals has his feet on Carwin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Carwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Micheals.
Micheals misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Micheals misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carwin.
Carwin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Micheals throws an overhand right that lands on Carwin's shoulder, as Carwin tries to avoid the shot.
Micheals goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carwin connects with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carwin.
Micheals misses with a head kick.
Carwin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Micheals takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Micheals swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carwin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carwin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Micheals takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carwin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Micheals tries a head kick but it misses.
Carwin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Carwin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Micheals looks for the body kick but Carwin saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Micheals misses with a hook. Carwin ducked under it nicely.
Micheals throws a combination that misses
and Micheals takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A head kick misses from Carwin.
Charles Carwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carwin scores with a takedown into Micheals's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Carwin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carwin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Carwin!
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