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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charles Carlyle (ranked 3707 p4p, 395 weight class) and Louis Paterson (ranked 8223 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carlyle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Ladies and Gentlemen. Paterson has chosen Ce Fait Mal - La Founine as his entrance music. Charles Carlyle had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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153 lbs
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159 lbs
12 - 10 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Carlyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Louis Paterson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paterson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carlyle seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Carlyle uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Paterson has time to react.
A jab from Paterson misses.
Paterson misses the jab.
Carlyle is looking to counter the offense by Paterson and move into the clinch.
Carlyle tries to clinch but Paterson moves out of range.
Paterson tries to work over Carlyle's front leg with a kick but Carlyle checks it.
Paterson throws a hook but Carlyle blocks it.
Carlyle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carlyle tries to clinch up
and Paterson counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlyle takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carlyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paterson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body punch from Paterson.
Paterson instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Carlyle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Paterson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Paterson blocks a body shot from Carlyle.
Carlyle turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Carlyle manages to end up in side control.
Paterson tries to bench press Carlyle off him but Carlyle keeps the position.
A lull in the action here.
Paterson is looking to regain half guard here but Carlyle keeps moving and retains side control.
Paterson is not content to let Carlyle control the position.
Carlyle fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paterson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Carlyle working away.
Carlyle is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Paterson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carlyle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Paterson, who protects the arm well.
Carlyle is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Paterson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
A lull in the action here as Carlyle stalls from top position.
Carlyle is looking to take a break and control but Paterson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carlyle wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Paterson, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Paterson is not content to let Carlyle control the position.
Paterson is trying to control Carlyle's posture but Carlyle avoids it.
Carlyle trying to control the action but Paterson is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Carlyle dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Paterson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Paterson misses the jab.
Carlyle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Paterson counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Carlyle.
Donk. Paterson catches Carlyle right on the button with a cross.
Paterson tries to clinch up.
Paterson misses with a straight left.
An attempted straight right counter from Carlyle misses the target.
A jab from Carlyle misses.
Carlyle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlyle misses with a body shot
and Paterson moves into the clinch.
Paterson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Still in the clinch, Carlyle scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paterson scores with a hook to the body.
Paterson looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paterson throws a punch but it's blocked by Carlyle.
Carlyle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paterson.
Paterson lands a shoulder strike.
Paterson stalling the fight.
Carlyle blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carlyle.
Carlyle tries to break free but Paterson pushes him back against the cage.
Carlyle letting Paterson take a breather here.
Paterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carlyle.
Carlyle misses with the head strike.
Carlyle is trying to maintain a safe position but Paterson gets an underhook and turns Carlyle into the cage.
Carlyle breaks from the clinch.
Carlyle tries to score a power double leg takedown but Paterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carlyle somewhat.
Carlyle blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Paterson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Paterson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A cross from Paterson lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paterson keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlyle tries to close the distance and clinch but Paterson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Paterson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Carlyle avoids the body shot from Paterson.
Paterson missing with a left hand there. Carlyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carlyle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Paterson! But no joy.
Paterson gets a takedown into half guard.
Carlyle works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle wants to sweep here but Paterson controlling him for the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carlyle holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paterson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Paterson is working Carlyle over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Charles Carlyle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Paterson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carlyle is keeping the position for now.
Carlyle managing to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carlyle is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carlyle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carlyle wants to improve his position but instead Paterson has moved into half guard.
Carlyle is trying to get back to full guard.
Carlyle gets full guard.
Carlyle wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Louis Paterson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jab from Carlyle.
Paterson connects with a single shot there.
Paterson cracks Carlyle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carlyle tries to clinch there but Paterson circles away.
Carlyle lands the left hand.
Paterson fails with the takedown.
Carlyle checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carlyle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Paterson. Paterson obviously looking to wear him down.
Carlyle has his takedown stuffed
and Paterson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Paterson misses.
Paterson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carlyle is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Paterson.
Carlyle fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Paterson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlyle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carlyle looks for a takedown but Paterson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Carlyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlyle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Louis Paterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paterson lands a leg kick that knocks Carlyle off balance momentarily.
Louis Paterson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlyle shoots in for a takedown but Paterson shows good takedown defense.
A swing and a miss from Carlyle.
Carlyle takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carlyle dives in for a single leg takedown but Paterson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Carlyle shoots in for a takedown but Paterson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carlyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carlyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Paterson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Carlyle sprawls well initially but Paterson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Carlyle pushes Paterson off but Paterson dives into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlyle wants to control but Paterson postures up.
Paterson is looking to take a break and control but Carlyle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carlyle is looking to regain half guard here but Paterson keeps moving and retains side control.
Paterson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Paterson lands a nice forearm strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlyle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carlyle is working hard here to advance position.
The strikes coming from Paterson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Carlyle sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carlyle is doing well to control the position and prevent Paterson from advancing to side control.
Carlyle trying to control here.
Paterson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carlyle tries to get to full guard but Paterson has control of the leg.
Paterson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carlyle tries to roll over but Paterson keeps him under control.
Paterson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Paterson lands with a punch from half guard.
Paterson prevents Carlyle from improving his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Louis Paterson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Paterson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Louis Paterson!
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energy
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hype
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