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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tron Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Dawson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Dogs Out- DMX. Dawson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cog - Run. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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155 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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163 lbs
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Great wrestler
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tron Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Dawson!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dawson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Carter misses with a right hand
and Dawson finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Carter keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carter swings for the body but Dawson moves out of range.
Dawson throws a low kick but Carter avoids it.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Dawson moves away and avoids it.
Dawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter throws a series of punches but Dawson avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dawson, as that shot connected.
Carter tries a low kick but Dawson avoids it.
Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Dawson misses with a punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Dawson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the cage.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Dawson's ribcage. Dawson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter digs a right hand into Dawson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dawson's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Carter drops an elbow to the side of Dawson's head.
Carter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carter seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carter takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Carter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is refusing to be controlled, as Carter sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Carter connects with a nice short shot to Dawson's temple.
Carter trying to control from half guard but Dawson is working away.
Dawson wants to get back to his feet.
Dawson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carter wants to control but Dawson is keeping him busy.
Dawson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carter's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carter's back!
You can see the frustration on Carter's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson is working the ground and pound. Can Carter escape?
Dawson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Carter to escape the position.
Dawson patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter tries to break free.
Dawson throwing sloppy strikes.
Carter 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.
Dawson not allowing Carter to control his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carter manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dawson's guard. Nice work there by Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tron Carter dominated that round.
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.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
Dawson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carter doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dawson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Dawson.
Dawson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carter to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Dawson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dawson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Carter manages to pass to side control.
Dawson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carter trying to control the action but Dawson is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.
Carter content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dawson looking for submissions off his back.
Carter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter working over Dawson with some ground and pound. Dawson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Dawson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dawson taking some punishment here, with Carter in his half guard.
Dawson looking for submissions off his back.
Carter content to control rather than advance.
Dawson taking some punishment here, with Carter in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter winds up and cracks Dawson with a swinging punch 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!
Carter works his way into full mount!
Carter working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dawson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carter is working for a guillotine from mount but Dawson frees his head quite easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dawson?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tron Carter dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dawson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by Carter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carter.
Dawson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter scores with a punch to the head.
Dawson is rocked!
Dawson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dawson throws a head kick that misses
and Carter counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carter moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dawson misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dawson.
Dawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dawson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dawson has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dawson tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Dawson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dawson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tony Dawson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter avoids the head kick by Dawson.
Dawson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dawson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carter somewhat.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice cross by Carter.
Tron Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter takes a swing at Dawson's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter has Dawson up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Dawson backwards.
Dawson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawson's elbow.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dawson can do to turn this around?
Carter lands a shoulder strike.
Carter is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dawson is defending well.
Dawson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dawson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dawson's elbow.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter is working Dawson over against the cage.
Dawson tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dawson lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter lands a left hand.
Dawson is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Dawson tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Dawson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dawson prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tron Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dawson lands a right hand.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Dawson misses with some punches.
Carter prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Dawson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dawson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carter takes a step back to recover.
Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tron Carter clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dawson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dawson seems to have recovered his senses.
Dawson throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Dawson throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dawson's calf.
Tron Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter lands with a cross.
Carter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dawson throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dawson circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dawson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dawson defends well and Carter ends up having to push Dawson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Dawson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dawson misses with some punches.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carter leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Dawson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson throws a head punch that misses.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dawson misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
Carter pushes Dawson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Dawson is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Dawson misses with a punch to the body.
Dawson lands a nice uppercut.
Dawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Tron Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
Carter digs a right hand into Dawson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dawson's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter lands a shoulder strike.
Dawson working aggressively here.
Carter creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Dawson's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Dawson drops to his knees and Carter pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tron Carter!
Tron Carter retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Tron Carter started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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