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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cherry comes to the cage accompanied by Busters Back. Carwin has chosen Mama Said Knock You Out as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Buster Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Shane Carwin!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carwin throws a nice looking combination but Cherry bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cherry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carwin pinned against the cage. Carwin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carwin throws a series of strikes that have Cherry backpedaling.
Cherry takes one to the chin there.
Carwin lands with a hook. Cherry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Shane Carwin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cherry is just out of range.
Cherry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carwin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cherry is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Carwin lands a jab.
Carwin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cherry's sensitive parts.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Cherry moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carwin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carwin misses with a looping left.
Carwin wants to slow Cherry down by chopping away at his legs.
Cherry ducks under a wild hook from Carwin.
Nice defenses there by Carwin.
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shane Carwin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cherry.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cherry - that will leave a mark!
Carwin throws a lazy head kick
and Cherry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Cherry connects with a nice looking jab.
Cherry shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carwin as he jumps to the side.
Carwin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cherry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cherry manages to avoid it.
Cherry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Cherry moves out of range easily.
Nice shot by Cherry.
Carwin swinging wildly here.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Cherry moves out of range.
Cherry misses with a hook.
Cherry misses with a hook
and Carwin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big left from Cherry misses.
Cherry throws a hook but Carwin avoids it easily.
Carwin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cherry in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry throws a head kick but Carwin moves out of range.
A big left from Cherry misses.
Carwin scores with a one two! Cherry had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jab from Cherry.
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cherry misses with a few strikes there.
Carwin throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Carwin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cherry.
Cherry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cherry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cherry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cherry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carwin throws a lazy head kick
and Cherry counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Carwin.
Carwin lands a nice looking body shot.
Cherry stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carwin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Carwin is predictable there
so Cherry counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cherry is breathing heavily.
Cherry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carwin working a defensive guard but Cherry passes into half guard.
Cherry is trying to control. Carwin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carwin wants to control but Cherry is keeping busy.
Cherry throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carwin works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cherry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carwin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carwin keeping moving, preventing Cherry from controlling successfully.
Cherry preventing the sweep.
Carwin is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cherry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Carwin seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Shane Carwin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Carwin lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick misses from Carwin.
Cherry darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Carwin trying to control here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cherry seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carwin wants to improve his position but Cherry is controlling well.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cherry wants to control but Carwin is keeping him busy.
Carwin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carwin.
Cherry connects with a couple of short punches.
Carwin wants to sweep here but Cherry controlling him for the moment.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Carwin keeps moving.
Cherry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cherry trying to control the position from guard on top but Carwin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cherry stands up over Carwin, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cherry trying to control but Carwin is working from the bottom.
Cherry has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carwin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cherry is controlling him.
Cherry controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cherry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cherry wants to control from the top but Carwin keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Buster Cherry just wasn't active enough.
Carwin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cherry ducks under a wild hook from Carwin.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carwin looks to land a left hand but Cherry moved out of range nicely.
Cherry looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cherry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carwin.
Cherry throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cherry.
Cherry swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cherry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cherry scores with the left hand. Carwin knows he should have avoided that one.
Cherry is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carwin throws out a leg kick but Cherry moves out of range and Carwin only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cherry avoids the head kick by Carwin.
Carwin swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Cherry. Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cherry with a jab.
Cherry jabs Carwin right on the nose. Carwin blinks but takes it well.
Cherry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carwin misses with a head kick.
Carwin throws a leg kick that misses.
Cherry shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carwin but Carwin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cherry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carwin.
Carwin misses with an uppercut.
Cherry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carwin manages to avoid it.
Cherry misses with a jab to the body
and Carwin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carwin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cherry moves away.
Cherry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carwin finds it's way round the side to connect with Cherry's head.
Cherry bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carwin's head backwards.
Cherry throws a leg kick that is checked
and Carwin makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shane Carwin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No joy there for Cherry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cherry misses the jab.
Cherry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cherry looks to land a left hand but Carwin moved out of range nicely.
Carwin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carwin lands a head kick!
Carwin works Cherry's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Carwin.
Cherry closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Carwin's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carwin wants to get back to his feet but Cherry is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Carwin seems keen to control Cherry's posture.
Carwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cherry lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cherry is one step ahead there.
Carwin trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carwin is looking to sweep but instead, Cherry has passed into half guard.
Cherry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carwin is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cherry in particular looking to stall.
Cherry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cherry is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Carwin reverses the position - he's now on top in Cherry's guard.
Carwin is stalling in the full guard.
Cherry is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carwin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shane Carwin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Carwin throws a front kick aimed at Cherry's knee but Cherry avoids it well.
Good leg kick by Carwin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cherry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carwin scores with a one two! Cherry had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carwin throws a series of punches but Cherry moves out of range.
Carwin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cherry doesn't seem bothered though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Carwin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cherry throws a body punch but Carwin moves out of range.
Carwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carwin. Cherry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carwin tries to move into range but Cherry moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cherry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cherry shoots in but no luck this time.
Carwin scores with a jab. Cherry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carwin lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Carwin as Cherry shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carwin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carwin throws a body punch but Cherry moves out of range.
Carwin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carwin scores with the left hand. Cherry knows he should have avoided that one.
Carwin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cherry.
Cherry looks to throw the jab but Carwin is out of range.
Carwin throws a solid leg kick but Cherry takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carwin.
Cherry showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carwin.
Carwin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carwin wants it to stay on the feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Carwin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carwin lands with a kick to the temple. Cherry shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cherry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Cherry misses with a wild combination.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cherry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cherry lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice body kick there by Carwin.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Carwin scores with a four punch combination!
Carwin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cherry counters with an outside leg kick.
Carwin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carwin throws out a loose jab but Cherry uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Carwin misses its intended target.
Cherry slips under a jab from Carwin.
Cherry takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carwin walks into a left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cherry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carwin.
Cherry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carwin finds it's way round the side to connect with Cherry's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cherry scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shane Carwin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Carwin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cherry.
A shot to the body from Cherry misses
and Carwin counters with a right hand to the body.
Carwin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carwin throws out a loose jab but Cherry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carwin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cherry misses with an uppercut
letting Carwin counter with a right hand.
Cherry tries a head kick but it misses.
Cherry throws a nice looking combination but Carwin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cherry avoids the head kick by Carwin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carwin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cherry's calf.
Carwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry misses with a wild body shot.
Carwin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cherry. Cherry circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nice jab there from Carwin.
Carwin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cherry throws out the jab.
Carwin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cherry misses with a few strikes there.
Cherry tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carwin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cherry.
A clash of legs there as Cherry blocks the low kick.
Cherry blocks a leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Cherry there.
Carwin tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cherry.
Carwin thows a body shot but no joy.
Carwin avoids the body shot from Cherry.
Cherry looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carwin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cherry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carwin thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carwin ducks under a wild hook from Cherry.
Carwin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cherry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carwin swings for the body but Cherry moves out of range.
Cherry misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Cherry counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carwin thinking.
Cherry misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carwin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cherry lands a head shot.
Carwin cracks Cherry with an open hand slap.
Cherry shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carwin defends it nicely.
Carwin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carwin throws a head kick but Cherry moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin throws a head kick that misses.
Carwin moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carwin misses with a wild combination.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick
and Cherry counters with a single leg into guard. Carwin didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cherry engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Carwin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Buster Cherry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cherry is desperately trying to improve his position but Carwin has a good base and remains in mount.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carwin sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Cherry is squirming around, avoiding Carwin's attempts to control the action.
Carwin controlling the pace for now.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cherry really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cherry is working hard here to advance position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is squirming around, avoiding Carwin's attempts to control the action.
Carwin is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Shane Carwin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cherry blocks a low kick nicely.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cherry tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carwin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cherry somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Cherry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Carwin does it's job there.
Carwin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Buster Cherry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carwin tries to work over Cherry's front leg with a kick but Cherry checks it.
Carwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cherry misses with a body punch
and Carwin counters with a thumping low kick.
Carwin lands with a right hand.
Shane Carwin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carwin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cherry.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cherry. Carwin does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cherry misses with a series of wild punches.
Carwin throws a sloppy head kick and Cherry moves out of range easily.
Carwin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cherry shoots in but no luck this time.
Carwin connects with a leg kick. Cherry looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carwin is looking to land body kicks.
Carwin connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carwin scores with a three punch combo!
Cherry throws a leg kick but Carwin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cherry swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Carwin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carwin 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Shane Carwin!
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Shane Carwin!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Shane Carwin!
Shane Carwin wins by unanimous decision!
Shane Carwin very nearly forgot to thank Syndicate Nutrition (DUS) amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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