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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Carr (ranked 116 p4p, 11 weight class) and Happy Forclit (ranked 265 p4p, 35 weight class). Carr comes into the arena with Bang Bang blaring out of the sound system. Happy Forclit told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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214 lbs
29 - 10 - 1 |
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211 lbs
30 - 19 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cornelius Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Happy Forclit!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carr stuffs the takedown.
Forclit lands with a shot to the body.
A big left from Carr misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Carr blocks the leg kick.
Carr checks a low kick from Forclit.
It looked like Carr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carr walks into a straight right hand from Forclit.
Forclit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carr throws a body shot but no joy.
Carr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Forclit. That did some damage!
Carr scores with a jab.
It looks like Happy Forclit has been cut.
Forclit throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Carr to counter with a crisp jab.
Carr missing with a left hand there. Forclit was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carr throws a jab when Forclit was well out of range.
Carr misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Forclit missing with a left hand there. Carr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Forclit.
Forclit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carr.
Carr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Forclit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Forclit takes a swing at Carr's ribcage but misses.
Carr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Forclit connects with a body shot.
Carr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Forclit.
Carr tries to close the distance and clinch but Forclit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Forclit moves out of range of the strikes.
Forclit misses with a hook
and Carr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Forclit throws a hook but Carr avoids it easily.
Forclit slips under a jab.
Carr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Forclit.
Forclit throws a body shot but no joy.
Carr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Forclit catches Carr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Forclit tries to score with a low kick but Carr moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr defending well as Forclit loads up on a big left hand.
Forclit misses with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forclit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Forclit thuds his right hand into Carr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Forclit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carr throws a hook to the side of Forclit's head but Forclit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Forclit.
Forclit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carr momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Forclit.
Carr slips a jab from Forclit.
Carr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
No luck for Forclit with that takedown attempt.
Carr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Carr sprawls well initially but Forclit persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Carr is refusing to be controlled, as Forclit sits in half guard.
Carr avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Forclit.
Carr is staying active underneath Forclit, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Forclit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carr is not content to let Forclit control the position.
Carr keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Forclit is looking for a kimura here.
Forclit missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Forclit keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Forclit takes a shot to the head.
Forclit tries a body shot but Carr blocks it.
Carr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Forclit.
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!
Forclit manages to break the clinch.
Carr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Forclit manages to avoid it.
Forclit with the counter takedown but Carr avoids it easily.
Carr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Forclit.
Forclit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Forclit thows a left - swing and a miss!
Forclit misses with a straight right.
Forclit tried to score with a low kick but Carr checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Forclit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Forclit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carr ducks under a wild hook from Forclit.
A punch combination from Carr misses.
It seemed like Forclit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carr misses with an uppercut. Forclit saw that one coming.
Carr misses with a right hand
enabling Forclit to counter with a crisp jab.
Forclit throws a body punch but Carr moves out of range.
Forclit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Forclit ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Forclit to score with a decent uppercut.
Carr lands a head shot.
Forclit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carr.
Carr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr misses with a low kick.
Forclit looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carr misses the shot to the body.
Forclit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carr misses with a lunging right hand
and Carr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Forclit misses with a looping left.
Forclit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carr.
Forclit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carr was well out of range. Poor timing from Forclit.
A quick step to the side and Carr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Happy Forclit seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carr misses with a hook
and Forclit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carr misses with a hook
and Forclit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Forclit.
Forclit throws an overhand right that lands on Carr's shoulder, as Carr tries to avoid the shot.
Forclit has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Forclit swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carr counters with a straight right hand.
Carr throws a lazy right hand but Forclit sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Forclit.
Carr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Forclit is out of range.
A nice side step and Forclit releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Forclit looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit looks to throw the jab but Carr is out of range.
Carr motions for Forclit to come forward. Carr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A swing and a miss from Forclit.
A combination from Carr does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Forclit throws a right hand that misses
and Carr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Forclit.
Carr misses the jab.
Carr misses with a body shot
and Forclit counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Forclit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A swing and a miss from Forclit.
Carr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carr with a jab.
Carr throws a hook but Forclit avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Forclit moves out of range of the strikes.
Carr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carr throws a jab when Forclit was well out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Forclit.
Carr gets caught napping as Forclit dives in and scores a takedown. Carr manages to retain guard.
Forclit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Forclit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Forclit is looking to work some ground and pound but Carr has wrist control.
Forclit trying to control but Carr is working from the bottom.
Forclit is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Forclit passes Carr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Forclit not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carr has a hand on Forclit's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Forclit takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Forclit looking to control but Carr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
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!
Forclit punching from mount but Carr doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Carr is looking to get to half guard.
Forclit lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Happy Forclit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Happy Forclit's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Carr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Carr.
Forclit throws a push kick but Carr slaps the foot to one side.
Forclit displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carr throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Forclit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carr lands with a straight right. Forclit didn't see that one coming.
Forclit ducks under a wild hook from Carr.
Forclit is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Forclit throws a jab when Carr was well out of range.
Carr ducks under a wild hook from Forclit.
Forclit smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carr moves away from the strike by Forclit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Forclit sizes up Carr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Forclit connects with a crisp jab.
Carr throws a leg kick
and Forclit decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carr's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Forclit wants to control from the top but Carr keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr controlling the position.
Forclit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Forclit looking to sit in guard and control but Carr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Forclit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Forclit is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Forclit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Forclit is nestled in close to Carr, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Forclit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carr defending well though.
Forclit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cornelius Carr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Forclit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carr is looking for a sweep. Forclit is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Forclit wants to control but Carr is keeping him busy.
Forclit slips a nice elbow through Carr's hands, connecting with Carr's forehead.
Forclit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Forclit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Forclit wants to control but Carr is keeping him busy.
Forclit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Happy Forclit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Forclit is just content to waste time from the top position. Carr takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Forclit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Happy Forclit is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Forclit in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Forclit wants to control from the top but Carr keeps moving.
Forclit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Forclit throws an elbow that misses. Carr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Forclit's guard. Nice move by Carr!
Carr has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Forclit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Forclit pulls Carr in to control the position.
Forclit has his foot on Carr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carr works his way back into a safe position though.
Forclit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carr is aware though and is defending well.
Forclit is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Forclit wants to sweep here but Carr controlling him for the moment.
Forclit pulls Carr in to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Forclit uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carr.
Carr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Forclit misses with a combination
and Carr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Happy Forclit comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Forclit has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Happy Forclit!
Happy Forclit thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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