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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dougie Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hurricane. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dougie Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Hugh Johnson and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Silva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A good leg kick by Carter.
Carter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Silva.
Carter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Silva moves out of range of the body kick.
Silva digs a good hook to Carter's body.
Carter throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Carter avoids the body shot from Silva.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Carter looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva feints and then cracks Carter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carter down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carter tries to work over Silva's front leg with a kick but Silva checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Silva looks to land a body kick but Carter moved away.
Rubin Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva throws a leg kick but Carter checks it.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Silva avoids the body shot from Carter.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Carter throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Carter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Carter tries to circle away but Silva has him pinned against the cage.
Carter blocking some punches.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Silva avoids the head kick by Carter.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Carter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Silva's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts.
Carter throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Silva blocks a head kick by Carter.
Carter looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Silva staying out of range there.
Carter lands with a nice combination. Silva backs away looking to recover.
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter wants to clinch up but Silva keeps it at a distance.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
Carter throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Carter throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts.
Silva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Silva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carter's calf.
Silva thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carter if he has to take too many more of those.
Silva lands with an overhand left.
Carter lands a two punch combo.
Carter lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carter looks winded!
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva lands a nice looking body kick.
Carter feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter scores with a nice head shot.
A solid body kick from Silva.
Carter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Silva gets a clinch.
I was talking to Silva's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Silva prevents Carter from breaking the clinch.
Carter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Silva just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva looks for the body kick but Carter saw that one coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter throws a jab when Silva was well out of range.
Silva ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Silva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carter.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rubin Carter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carter on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheers as Carter lands an impressive looking overhand right. Silva doesn't seem phased though.
Carter takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Silva has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Silva sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva misses with a head kick.
A jab lands there for Carter.
Carter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Silva drives through and clinches with Carter against the cage.
Silva tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Silva has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carter prevents Silva from breaking the clinch.
Silva pushes Carter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva has Carter pressed against the cage, preventing Carter from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carter prevents a body shot from Silva.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva presses Carter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Silva tries to circle away but Carter has him pinned against the cage.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Silva scoring well with a low kick there.
Carter looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
A swing and a miss from Silva.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Rubin Carter has been cut.
Silva lands with a slapping head kick.
Carter throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Silva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carter misses with a kick to the body.
Silva scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Silva connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Silva.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rubin Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carter duly obliges.
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Silva.
Carter throws a push kick but Silva slaps the foot to one side.
Silva feints and then cracks Carter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carter down.
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Silva avoids the head kick by Carter.
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Carter misses with a body kick.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Silva.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Silva was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Silva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carter lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carter tries to clinch there but Silva circles away.
Carter drops his hands momentarily and Silva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Carter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carter misses with a low kick.
Carter throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Silva throws a push kick but Carter slaps the foot to one side.
Silva looks to land a combination. Carter sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carter is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva throws a leg kick which misses Carter's front leg but catches the back leg as Carter tries to avoid it.
Carter is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
Silva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carter looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
Carter is holding his hands too far apart here. Silva throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Carter is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dougie Silva!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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