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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Run this Town. Charles has chosen Muddy Waters- Hoochie Coochie Man as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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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
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Charles!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carter throws a shot to the body.
Carter clinches up with Charles and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter wants to break the clinch but can't.
Charles misses with the head strike.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charles fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Charles to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Charles wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Charles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles postures up in Carter's guard and throws a big left but Carter blocks it.
Charles trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Charles with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carter managing to control the position.
Charles pushing down on Carter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Charles prevents Carter from standing back up.
Carter is looking to control Charles's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carter avoid being mounted?
Charles is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control from the bottom.
Carter controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Carter trying to control from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Shawn Carter just wasn't active enough.
Charles checks the leg kick nicely there.
Charles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter jabs at Charles's body.
Carter fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Charles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Charles fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Charles's calf.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Charles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Charles jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Charles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Charles.
Carter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carter rushes Charles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Charles working aggressively here.
Knees to the body from Carter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charles working aggressively here.
Carter is trying to break the clinch but Charles is controlling him.
Carter prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Charles throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Carter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Charles.
Carter pushes Charles up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
It looks like Shawn Carter has been cut.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charles tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Charles doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter gets caught napping as Charles dives in and scores a takedown. Carter manages to retain guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ray Charles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shawn Carter's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Charles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Charles throws out a loose jab but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles clinches with his opponent.
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles scores with a shoulder strike.
Charles misses with the head strike.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter wants to stall.
Charles swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Charles letting Carter take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is working for takedown but Carter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Charles stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carter tries a body shot but Charles blocks it.
Charles digs a right hand underneath Carter's ribcage. Carter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter keeps control of Charles as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Charles lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charles throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter wants to break free but Charles has control.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter prevents a body shot from Charles.
Carter pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Charles tries to score a body lock takedown but Carter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Charles gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter throws an elbow that misses.
Charles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Charles blocks it.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter prevents a body shot from Charles.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shawn Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter pushes Charles up against the cage in a clinch.
Charles is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Charles lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Ray Charles seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
Charles lands a left hand.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Charles blocking some punches.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ray Charles has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Charles.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter has Charles pushed against the cage.
Charles misses with the head strike.
Charles tightens his grip and picks Carter up, before dumping him to the ground. Carter manages to land in guard.
Charles wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Charles is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Charles working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Carter has control of Charles's left arm, preventing Charles from doing any damage.
Carter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carter is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Shawn Carter just wasn't active enough.
Charles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Charles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carter throws a body punch but Charles moves out of range.
Carter misses with a low kick as Charles jumps back.
Charles throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Charles checks a leg kick nicely.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Charles has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carter.
Charles throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Charles lands an uppercut.
Charles misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter looking to slow down the pace here.
Carter pushes off an throws an elbow but Charles leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Charles blocks a body shot from Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Charles's defenses.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Charles working aggressively here.
Charles prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Charles misses with a punch on the inside.
Charles throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
Charles has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter manages to break the clinch.
Carter is looking to wear down Charles with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carter scoring well with a low kick there.
Carter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carter has closed the distance and engaged Charles in a clinch.
Shawn Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ray Charles is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Carter.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Charles scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Carter is looking for a sweep.
Charles is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Carter is trying to control Charles's posture but Charles avoids it.
Carter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carter tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to bench press Charles off him but Charles keeps the position.
Charles trying to control the position but Carter is working away.
Carter can't do much from the bottom here.
Charles has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Charles controlling the position from side mount.
Carter is looking to regain half guard here but Charles keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shawn Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Charles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Charles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Charles is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Charles shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carter is trying to defend but Charles finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Charles is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Shawn Carter.
I think Charles 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ray Charles!
Ray Charles made sure to mention his sponsor, Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps in his post fight interview.
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hype
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