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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rares Rusescu (ranked 4374 p4p, 5559 weight class) and Frank Carey (ranked 422 p4p, 484 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rares Rusescu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Frank Carey!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carey drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rusescu working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carey.
Carey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carey trying to control the position from guard on top but Rusescu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rusescu wants to stand up but Carey is controlling him.
Carey distracts Rusescu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carey sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Carey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rusescu wants to stand but Carey is controlling the position.
Carey postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carey postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carey scoring with some ground and pound.
Rusescu wants to stand but Carey is controlling the position.
Carey content to stall in guard here.
Carey cracks Rusescu with a solid left hand.
Carey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carey landing with the ground and pound.
Carey not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carey throws a big right hand that misses.
Rusescu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carey is stalling in the full guard.
Carey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rusescu's head.
Rusescu kicks Carey off and gets to his feet.
Carey throws a hook but Rusescu blocks it.
Carey misses with a hook. Rusescu ducked under it nicely.
Rusescu pushes Carey up against the cage in a clinch.
Carey swings wildly with an uppercut but Rusescu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey breaks the clinch.
Carey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rusescu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rusescu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rusescu scrambles back to his feet.
Carey bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rusescu is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carey scoring with punches and elbows.
Carey scoring with punches from side control.
Rusescu looking for a sweep but Carey has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Carey wants to control the pace but Rusescu is squirming around nicely.
Carey with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carey looking to finish Rusescu with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rusescu!
Carey tries to control but Rusescu wriggling away.
Carey lands a couple of good shots and Rusescu has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Rusescu covers up after that shot from Carey.
Rusescu is trying to remain composed but Carey is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Can Rusescu hold on?! Carey is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Carey scores with punches and elbows.
Rusescu is rocked!
Carey trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Carey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carey clinches up against the cage.
Carey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rusescu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carey lands a right hand.
Carey lands a takedown into guard.
Rusescu wants to stand but Carey is controlling the position.
Rusescu has momentary wrist control but Carey slips an elbow through the middle.
Carey landing with the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carey wants to control from the top but Rusescu keeps moving.
Carey with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rusescu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carey is controlling him.
Carey engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Rusescu is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carey is controlling him.
Carey connects with a couple of short punches.
Carey stands up over Rusescu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carey stands up over Rusescu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carey is looking to work some ground and pound but Rusescu has wrist control.
Rusescu is pulling down on Carey's head to control his posture.
Carey looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carey connects with a couple of short punches.
Carey cracks Rusescu with a solid left hand.
Carey working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rusescu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carey postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carey throwing strikes from guard but Rusescu blocks nicely.
Carey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carey is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carey throws a big right hand that misses.
Carey distracts Rusescu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Rusescu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rusescu tries to get out of the position.
Carey is in close to Rusescu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carey lands a couple of digs.
Carey distracts Rusescu with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carey stops Rusescu from standing up.
Carey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rusescu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carey controlling from the top position.
Carey landing with the ground and pound.
Rusescu being controlled here, momentarily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rusescu wants to stand up but Carey is controlling him.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Rusescu keeping moving, preventing Carey from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Carey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Carey gets a clinch.
Carey softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carey lands a nice uppercut.
Carey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carey throws a head punch that misses.
Carey has a couple of punches blocked by Rusescu.
Carey has Rusescu pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Carey pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Rusescu tumbling to the mat - Carey dives into Rusescu's guard.
Carey is in close to Rusescu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rusescu wants to stand but Carey is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carey throws a big elbow that misses.
Rusescu pushes Carey off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Rusescu gets a double leg takedown into Carey's guard.
Carey controlling Rusescu's posture.
Carey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rusescu working some strikes from top position.
Rusescu is fighting to break Carey's control of his arms but Carey is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carey has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Rusescu has passed into side control.
Carey tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Rusescu working away.
Carey tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Rusescu landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Carey wants to control but Rusescu postures up.
Carey is not content to let Rusescu control the position.
Carey wants to control but Rusescu postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rusescu is looking to take a break and control but Carey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carey struggling a bit here.
Carey is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Frank Carey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
You can see the frustration on Carey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rusescu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carey finds it's way round the side to connect with Rusescu's head.
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.
Nice takedown defense from Carey. No joy for Rusescu on that attempt.
The crowd cheers as Carey lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rusescu doesn't seem phased though.
Carey misses with a straight left.
Rusescu ducks under a wild hook from Carey.
Rusescu is looking to counter the offense by Carey and move into the clinch.
Carey throws a lazy right hand but Rusescu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rusescu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carey.
Rusescu shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Carey is trying to defend but Rusescu finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Carey throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Rusescu manages to pass to side control.
Carey has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carey isn't going anywhere.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Frank Carey.
Well Carey 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Carey!
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energy
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