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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Guerrero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Carter looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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220 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Guerrero!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a combination. Guerrero tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Guerrero closes the distance and pushes Carter back into the cage.
Guerrero wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carter is trying to drag Guerrero to the mat but Guerrero just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Guerrero fails to pull guard.
Guerrero is working for takedown but Carter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Guerrero is defending well for now.
Carter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guerrero tries to pull guard but Carter holds him up against the cage and eventually Guerrero drops back down to his feet.
Kyle Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Guerrero.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Guerrero.
Carter gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carter landing knees to the head.
Guerrero stalling.
Guerrero pulls guard effortlessly.
Carter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Guerrero trying to control the position.
Guerrero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Guerrero is trying to keep Carter in close.
Carter trying to control but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero tries to strike from the bottom.
Guerrero controlling the position.
Guerrero is continuing to stall.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Guerrero is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carter defends well.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Guerrero leaves Carter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carter sets himself, and Guerrero steps forward looking for the clinch! Carter avoids it this time.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Carter scores with a jab. Guerrero acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Guerrero fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carter wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Carter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Carter closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Guerrero is controlling Carter's trapped leg to prevent Carter from advancing to side control.
Guerrero is trying to get back to full guard.
Guerrero wants to control but Carter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Guerrero is not content to let Carter control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero looking for submissions off his back.
Carter trying to control the action but Guerrero is working from the bottom.
Guerrero trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carter shoots in for a double leg but Guerrero sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Guerrero tries to clinch but Carter is having none of it.
Guerrero goes for a double leg but Carter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Carter continues to drive forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Carter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Guerrero fails with a takedown attempt.
Carter shoots in and bounces Guerrero off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Guerrero kicks Carter off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guerrero shoots in looking for a takedown but Carter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Guerrero's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Guerrero is defended easily by Carter.
Kyle Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Guerrero.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guerrero is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Guerrero on that attempt.
Kyle Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carter.
Carter throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Guerrero's waist but Guerrero gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carter off to one side.
Carter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guerrero throws out a counter right but Carter avoids it with no problem.
Kyle Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carter as he jumps to the side.
Carter keeps Guerrero at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter looks for a takedown but Guerrero sprawls well.
Guerrero lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nice takedown defense from Guerrero. No joy for Carter on that attempt.
Guerrero is looking for the big counter here.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carter as he avoids it easily.
Carter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Guerrero.
Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Guerrero is fending him off so far but Carter persists. Nope, Guerrero circles away and we're back to standing.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guerrero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Guerrero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guerrero is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Guerrero gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
Guerrero fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Guerrero is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Carter to keep the fight standing.
Guerrero tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guerrero shoots in looking for a takedown. Carter tries to sprawl out of it but Guerrero keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guerrero is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Guerrero is looking for the big counter here.
Guerrero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carter scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Carter dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Carter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carter wants it to stay on the feet.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Guerrero thinking.
Guerrero shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carter pinned against the cage. Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guerrero pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guerrero wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries for a takedown but Guerrero sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Guerrero defends well and Carter ends up having to push Guerrero into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carter shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Guerrero defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guerrero shoots in for a takedown but Carter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guerrero throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carter tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Guerrero swivels and escapes.
Guerrero clinches up against the cage.
Guerrero goes for a takedown attempt but Carter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Guerrero darts in looking for a takedown but Carter gets double underhooks and turns Guerrero into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Guerrero.
Carter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carter keeps the fight on the outside.
Guerrero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carter circles away.
Carter scores with a head kick.
Carter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guerrero pushes Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter letting Guerrero take a breather here.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Guerrero throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Guerrero looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Guerrero throws Carter to one side and escapes!
Carter lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Guerrero shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Guerrero tries to counter by closing the distance.
Guerrero misses with a takedown attempt - Carter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Guerrero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guerrero will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As Guerrero tries to get set, Carter tries to push him back and clinch up but Guerrero manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter clinches with his opponent.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carter lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Guerrero shoots in and drives through. Carter sprawls well.
Carter connects with a solid leg kick.
Carter lands a nice looking body kick.
Guerrero misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Guerrero misses with a double jab.
Daniel Guerrero has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guerrero can do to turn this around?
Guerrero fails with the takedown
and Carter counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Carter!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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