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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Carol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendall Carol has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
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190 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kendall Carol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Lin!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lin walks into a stiff left hand from Carol.
Lin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lin misses with an uppercut. Carol saw that one coming.
Lin misses with a combination
and Carol connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carol manages to avoid it.
Carol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lin.
Nice shot lands for Lin.
Carol misses with a wild body shot.
Lin tests Carol's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Kendall Carol has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carol ducks under a wild hook from Lin.
Lin scores with a jab to the body.
Carol lands a jab to Lin's midsection.
Lin misses with an uppercut.
Lin looks to land a body kick but Carol moved away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carol bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lin throws a hook but Carol avoids it easily.
Lin lands a nice shot that snaps Carol's head back.
Lin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carol.
Carol moves out of range as Lin strikes.
Carol slips under a jab from Lin.
Lin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jeremy Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carol walks into a jab.
Carol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lin misses with a looping left.
Lin connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin keeps the fight on the outside.
Lin swinging wildly here.
Lin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Carol. Those never looked like landing.
A slow jab from Lin misses its intended target.
A combination from Carol does no damage.
Lin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carol's head.
Kendall Carol's cut is getting worse.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carol moves away.
Carol uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lin.
No joy there for Carol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carol tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Lin misses.
Carol drops his hands momentarily and Lin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lin throws out a loose jab but Carol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carol had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carol displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lin throws out the jab.
Carol tries a low kick but Lin avoids it.
Carol showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lin.
Lin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carol counters with a left to the body.
Carol keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lin swings for the body but Carol moves out of range.
Carol fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lin missing with a left hand there. Carol was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carol uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lin.
Carol staying out of range there.
Carol lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carol misses with a wild combination.
Lin swings for the body but Carol moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carol takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kendall Carol's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Carol slips a jab and a cross from Lin.
Lin is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lin. Carol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin throws a poor cross that misses
and Carol counters with a series of strikes. Lin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carol fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lin misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lin. Carol does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carol comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carol tries to clinch there but Lin circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carol swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carol is looking to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Lin. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Lin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kendall Carol's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carol displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
An inside leg kick from Lin misses.
Lin throws a jab but it's blocked by Carol.
Carol goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carol clinches up against the cage.
Carol working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Lin on the inside.
Lin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Carol's efforts to push away.
Carol has Lin pressed against the cage, preventing Lin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carol is looking to control Lin's arms but Lin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carol has his back to the cage.
Lin tries to work over Carol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carol keeps control of Lin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carol misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carol throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carol looks to land a combination but Lin avoids it well.
Lin lands a body shot.
Lin misses with a straight right.
Lin misses with a hook
and Carol counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carol slips a straight right by Lin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carol darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lin thuds his right hand into Carol's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lin wants to land a leg kick but Carol is out of range.
Carol uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lin.
Sloppy strikes from Lin. Those never looked like landing.
Carol scores with a body shot.
Lin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carol counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lin thinking.
Lin misses with a wild combination.
Lin is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carol backs up against the cage.
Carol ducks under a wild hook from Lin.
Carol throws a series of punches but Lin avoids them all with ease.
Lin feints a jab promting Carol to slip. Lin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carol slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Jeez, Kendall Carol's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kendall Carol's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jeremy Lin!
Jeremy Lin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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