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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andy Carroll (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Jenkins Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carroll might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Horse Outside. Andy Carroll has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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179 lbs
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164 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Carroll!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Jenkins Jr!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins Jr moves forwards but Carroll connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carroll misses with a straight right.
Jenkins Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jenkins Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Jeremy Jenkins Jr has been cut.
Carroll throws a jab when Jenkins Jr was well out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Jenkins Jr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Jenkins Jr slips a straight right by Carroll.
Carroll throws a lazy uppercut
and Jenkins Jr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carroll prevents a takedown attempt there.
Jenkins Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Jenkins Jr fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carroll blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenkins Jr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Carroll gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Jenkins Jr misses with the head strike.
Jenkins Jr taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Jenkins Jr wants a takedown but no success here.
Andy Carroll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Jenkins Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Carroll controls his hands.
Jenkins Jr tries for a takedown. No joy.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carroll creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jenkins Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Carroll backwards.
Carroll lands a left hand.
Jenkins Jr working aggressively here.
Carroll breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Jenkins Jr.
Nice cross by Carroll.
Jenkins Jr ducks under a wild hook from Carroll.
A big right from Carroll misses.
Jenkins Jr let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big left from Jenkins Jr misses.
Jenkins Jr shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Carroll manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jenkins Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jenkins Jr wants to control from the top but Carroll keeps moving.
Carroll on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carroll tries to get out of the position.
Jenkins Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Carroll gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jenkins Jr is adopting a defensive guard.
Jenkins Jr is continuing to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins Jr's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Carroll got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jenkins Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carroll has managed to get both his arms back between Jenkins Jr's legs - danger averted.
Jenkins Jr trying to control the position.
Jenkins Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carroll defends well.
Carroll trying to control but Jenkins Jr is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jenkins Jr is looking for a triangle but Carroll pushes his legs off easily.
Jenkins Jr looking to control.
Carroll will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jenkins Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jenkins Jr is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carroll is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andy Carroll will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jeremy Jenkins Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carroll throws a looping overhand right but Jenkins Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Carroll throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Jenkins Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Jenkins Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carroll lands the left hand.
Jenkins Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carroll.
Jenkins Jr tries to move into range but Carroll moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jenkins Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Carroll counters with a good low kick that Jenkins Jr was not able to check.
Jenkins Jr slips a straight right by Carroll.
Carroll getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Jenkins Jr throws a hook but Carroll avoids it easily.
Carroll throwing a counter right hand but Jenkins Jr manages to avoid it.
Carroll lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carroll throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jenkins Jr is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carroll.
Carroll missing with a left hand there. Jenkins Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carroll sets himself, and Jenkins Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Carroll avoids it this time.
Jenkins Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A little jabbing left from Jenkins Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Andy Carroll is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carroll throws the left hand but Jenkins Jr avoids the punch easily.
We've been told by Carroll's head coaches at Diamond Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Jenkins Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carroll swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carroll throws a lazy uppercut
and Jenkins Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Jenkins Jr wants to clinch up but Carroll keeps it at a distance.
Jenkins Jr needs to keep his hands up - Carroll had a free shot at his head there.
Carroll loads up on a big right hand but Jenkins Jr slips the punch.
Carroll is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jenkins Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jenkins Jr! But no joy.
Andy Carroll seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carroll moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carroll misses with a hook. Jenkins Jr ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Carroll misses the target.
Carroll misses with a straight left.
Jenkins Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Jenkins Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carroll's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carroll misses with a right hand
and Jenkins Jr counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carroll thinking.
Carroll is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carroll waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jenkins Jr.
Andy Carroll is winning the standup battle so far.
Carroll avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jenkins Jr shoots in for a takedown but Carroll shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jenkins Jr misses with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Jenkins Jr scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carroll dips to his left and cracks Jenkins Jr with an uppercut!
A left lands for Carroll.
Jenkins Jr is rocked!
Carroll lands a big right hand that sends Jenkins Jr crashing to the mat! Carroll stays standing though and waves Jenkins Jr back to his feet!
Jenkins Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Carroll finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenkins Jr blocks a jab.
Carroll displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jenkins Jr.
Andy Carroll has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremy Jenkins Jr.
Carroll misses with a hook. Jenkins Jr ducked under it nicely.
Jenkins Jr throws out a counter right but Carroll avoids it with no problem.
Jenkins Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Jenkins Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carroll scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carroll feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Jenkins Jr sprawling to the canvas! Jenkins Jr rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Carroll finish him?!
That has opened up Jeremy Jenkins Jr's cut even more.
Carroll drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Jenkins Jr right on the button. Jenkins Jr goes down! Carroll follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Carroll gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andy Carroll!
Andy Carroll spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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