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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carl Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dustin Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kingston comes to the cage accompanied by Creep - Radiohead . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Dustin Martin enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dustin Martin!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses the jab.
No joy there for Martin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kingston looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kingston has closed the distance and engaged Martin in a clinch.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kingston controls his hands.
Martin tries to break the clinch but Kingston is controlling the position.
Martin wants a takedown but no success here.
Kingston swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Martin is looking to control Kingston's arms but Kingston gets an underhook and turns him. Now Martin has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston pushes Martin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kingston throws a head punch that misses.
Kingston swings wildly with an uppercut but Martin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kingston is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Kingston.
Kingston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Kingston controls the action.
Martin struggles to land a body shot inside as Kingston controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martin.
Kingston lands with a left to the head.
Kingston blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kingston.
Kingston lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lands a body shot.
Kingston swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Martin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kingston prevents a body shot from Martin.
Kingston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin is trying to push Kingston away but Kingston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kingston.
Kingston is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kingston misses with a body punch.
Kingston lands a nice uppercut.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kingston is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kingston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martin or not.
Martin working aggressively here.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kingston's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston gets through Martin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martin stalling in the clinch but Kingston improves position.
A shot in the inside from Martin.
Kingston is pressed up against the cage. Martin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Kingston down to the mat. Kingston avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carl Kingston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dustin Martin.
Kingston throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martin lands with a cross.
Kingston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
Martin throws an overhand right that lands on Kingston's shoulder, as Kingston tries to avoid the shot.
Kingston moves into the clinch.
Kingston gets through Martin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Martin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Kingston.
Martin stalling in the clinch but Kingston improves position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries a body shot but Kingston blocks it.
Martin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kingston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Kingston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martin misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kingston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Kingston.
A shot in the inside from Kingston.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Kingston.
Kingston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Martin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kingston is keeping busy.
Kingston lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kingston dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kingston defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Kingston misses with a double jab
and Martin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kingston defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Kingston defending well as Martin loads up on a big left hand.
Martin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
A jab from Martin misses.
Nice defenses there by Kingston.
Kingston swings widly with a right hand
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Kingston.
Kingston digs a right hand underneath Martin's ribcage. Martin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Martin throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Martin's efforts to push away.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
Kingston is working Martin over against the cage.
Kingston 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.
Martin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Kingston.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kingston.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Martin looking to stall.
Martin takes a shot to the head.
Martin misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kingston - that landed with a thud.
Kingston cracks Martin with a nice body shot.
Kingston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Kingston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Martin can't break the clinch.
Martin swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingston uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
Kingston lands with a left to the head.
Kingston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martin or not.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston lands with a left to the head.
Kingston lands a right hand.
Martin has a couple of punches blocked by Kingston.
Martin misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston working aggressively here.
Kingston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kingston can't find room to land a body shot as Martin controls the action.
Kingston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martin tries to break free but Kingston pushes him back against the cage.
Martin lands a nice uppercut.
Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Kingston lands with a right to the head.
Martin wants to stall.
Kingston lands a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kingston.
Kingston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kingston lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Martin.
Martin is trying to push Kingston away but Kingston has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kingston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Kingston gets through Martin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Kingston.
Kingston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Kingston.
Kingston misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Kingston fails to land.
Kingston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kingston.
Martin blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Kingston.
Kingston lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kingston dominated that second round.
That's time! Kingston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Martin gets tackled into the cage by Kingston. Kingston maintains the clinch.
Martin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kingston presses Martin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kingston has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingston lands a hook that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Kingston lands an uppercut.
Kingston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Martin tries a body shot but Kingston blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Kingston scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kingston lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston keeps control of Martin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Martin working aggressively here.
Martin can't find room to land a body shot as Kingston controls the action.
Kingston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kingston.
Martin is trying to force a seperation but Kingston has the dominant position.
Kingston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kingston's elbow.
Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Kingston lands a nice uppercut.
Kingston blocks an uppercut.
Kingston throws a punch but it's blocked by Martin.
Kingston throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kingston creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kingston.
A short left from Kingston.
Kingston tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Martin's elbow.
Dustin Martin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kingston lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kingston has a couple of punches blocked by Martin.
Martin wants to break free but Kingston has control.
A short left from Kingston.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kingston pushes Martin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Martin.
Kingston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martin or not.
Kingston lands a nice uppercut.
Kingston makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kingston lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kingston scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Kingston.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston lands with a short shot to the head.
Martin misses with some punches.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Kingston.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Kingston as Martin tries to tie him up.
A short right from Martin on the inside.
Kingston lands a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kingston.
A right hook to the body lands for Martin.
Martin working hard to break the clinch.
Martin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kingston lands with a short shot to the head.
Kingston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Kingston.
Kingston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kingston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingston lands an uppercut.
Carl Kingston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Kingston.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kingston.
Kingston pushes Martin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kingston throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Martins head.
Kingston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kingston has Martin pressed against the cage, preventing Martin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right from Martin on the inside.
Kingston lands with a light punch inside.
Martin misses with the head strike.
Kingston is leaning against Martin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kingston blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that's the end of the fight!
Carl Kingston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kingston, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Kingston!
After winning the bout, Carl Kingston thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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