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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Goose (ranked 2977 p4p, 926 weight class) and Darren McCarty (ranked 316 p4p, 110 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kyle Goose !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Darren McCarty!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Goose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCarty sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goose goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Goose lands a big right hand that sends McCarty crashing to the mat! Goose stays standing though and waves McCarty back to his feet!
It looks like Darren McCarty has been cut.
Goose just misses with a punch to the body.
McCarty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Goose defends it well.
Goose looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCarty with the counter takedown but Goose avoids it easily.
Goose is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And McCarty tries to counter it with a takedown but Goose pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goose misses with an uppercut.
Goose throws the left hand but McCarty avoids the punch easily.
And McCarty tries to counter it with a takedown but Goose pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kyle Goose seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCarty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goose .
Goose connects with a single shot there.
Goose throws a body punch but McCarty moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Goose .
Goose has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A big left from Goose misses.
Goose throws a hook to the side of McCarty's head but McCarty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCarty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Goose defends it well.
Goose tries to clinch up.
McCarty slips a straight right by Goose .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goose throws a head kick but McCarty moves out of range.
Goose throws a lazy body kick
and McCarty counters with a shoot takedown. Goose fights it but they end up in guard.
McCarty postures up in Goose 's guard and throws a big left but Goose blocks it.
McCarty passes Goose 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Goose works his way to full guard. Good work.
McCarty trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCarty is looking to pass into half guard but Goose pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Goose is in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarty looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Goose passes into side control.
McCarty is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
McCarty is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Goose stands up and beckons McCarty to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCarty keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goose .
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Goose dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darren McCarty's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A looping hook to the body misses from Goose . McCarty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goose throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McCarty with the counter takedown but Goose avoids it easily.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Goose lands a big head kick that sends McCarty tumbling to the mat! Goose takes a step backwards and waves McCarty back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Goose throws out a loose jab but McCarty uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goose throws a lazy right hand but McCarty sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McCarty swats away the attempt to clinch by Goose .
And McCarty tries to counter it with a takedown but Goose pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Goose throws a head kick that misses.
Goose throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCarty tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Goose lands a big uppercut and McCarty crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McCarty looks OK. Goose waves McCarty back to his feet!
That has opened up Darren McCarty's cut even more.
Goose throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Goose .
The cut above Darren McCarty's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goose tries to clinch but McCarty is having none of it.
Goose throws a sloppy head kick and McCarty moves out of range easily.
Goose looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCarty is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Goose wants to clinch.
And McCarty tries to counter it with a takedown but Goose pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goose lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McCarty circles away quickly and effectively.
McCarty with the counter takedown but Goose avoids it easily.
Goose throws a hook to the side of McCarty's head but McCarty sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Goose throws a jab but it's blocked by McCarty.
Nice defenses there by McCarty.
McCarty changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Goose lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goose throws a jab when McCarty was well out of range.
McCarty with the counter takedown but Goose avoids it easily.
McCarty steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Goose .
McCarty with the counter takedown but Goose avoids it easily.
Goose moves into range and clinches up with McCarty.
McCarty jumps guard but Goose stands there with McCarty around his waist. McCarty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Goose fails to land.
Goose misses with a hook from the clinch.
McCarty jumps guard but Goose stands there with McCarty around his waist. McCarty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Goose dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Darren McCarty's cut.
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.
McCarty blocks the body kick.
McCarty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Goose defends it well.
Goose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCarty takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Goose is looking to clinch.
McCarty feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarty defending well as Goose loads up on a big left hand.
Goose tries to bum rush McCarty with a series of wild strikes but McCarty uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCarty with the counter takedown but Goose avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goose misses with a straight right.
Goose looks to land a body kick but McCarty moved away.
McCarty feints the counter takedown.
Goose pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCarty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Goose defends it well.
Goose tries to clinch there but McCarty circles away.
Goose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCarty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goose misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two 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.
Goose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCarty uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Goose .
McCarty changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Goose missing with a left hand there. McCarty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
McCarty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Goose defends it well.
Nice jab there from Goose .
McCarty moves out of range as Goose strikes.
Goose fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCarty manages to avoid it.
McCarty changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goose wants to clinch.
Kyle Goose is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goose swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCarty feints the counter takedown.
Goose misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goose . McCarty does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goose tries to clinch but fails miserably
and McCarty counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
McCarty is pressing down on Goose 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Goose is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCarty is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Goose is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McCarty can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCarty wants to pass to mount but Goose is defending the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Goose clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Darren McCarty's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Goose swings for the body but McCarty moves out of range.
Goose throws a sloppy head kick and McCarty moves out of range easily.
Goose misses with a double jab.
McCarty tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
McCarty defending well as Goose loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goose misses with a hook.
Goose just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goose throws a wild body kick that McCarty sees coming a mile off.
McCarty keeps the fight on the outside.
Goose misses the shot to the body.
McCarty tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Goose throws a right and a left that McCarty avoids nicely.
McCarty changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McCarty blocks the body kick.
McCarty changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Goose throws a body punch but McCarty moves out of range.
McCarty feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goose . McCarty does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCarty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Goose defends it well.
Goose misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McCarty with the counter takedown but Goose avoids it easily.
Goose ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCarty moves away.
McCarty tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Goose misses with an uppercut. McCarty saw that one coming.
McCarty changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A swing and a miss from Goose .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarty showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goose .
And McCarty tries to counter it with a takedown but Goose pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Goose throws a body shot but no joy.
McCarty with the counter takedown but Goose avoids it easily.
A jab from Goose misses.
Goose wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Goose misses with a body shot.
McCarty with the counter takedown but Goose avoids it easily.
Goose throws a head kick but McCarty moves out of range.
McCarty feints the counter takedown.
Goose takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A telegraphed right hand from Goose misses the target.
McCarty tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Goose waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCarty.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Goose had his way with Darren McCarty in that round.
The cut man is working on Darren McCarty's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Goose misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCarty.
McCarty changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Goose tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCarty manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Goose wants to clinch up but McCarty keeps it at a distance.
McCarty with the counter takedown but Goose avoids it easily.
Goose throws a body shot but no joy.
McCarty with the counter takedown but Goose avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCarty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goose missing with a left hand there. McCarty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goose missing with a left hand there. McCarty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goose moves in looking to clinch but McCarty pushes him off.
McCarty changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Goose closes the distance and pushes McCarty back into the cage.
Goose breaks the clinch.
Goose tries to clinch up but McCarty circles away and keeps his distance.
Darren McCarty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle Goose is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goose misses with a looping left.
McCarty feints the counter takedown.
The fighters circling - Goose throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goose misses with a wild body shot.
McCarty tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Goose missing with a left hand there. McCarty was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And McCarty tries to counter it with a takedown but Goose pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Goose is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McCarty.
Goose throws a sloppy head kick and McCarty moves out of range easily.
McCarty tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goose misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCarty drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Goose defends it well.
Goose throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCarty feints the counter takedown.
Goose has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kyle Goose is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McCarty jumps guard but Goose stands there with McCarty around his waist. McCarty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
McCarty tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Goose just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarty jumps guard but Goose stands there with McCarty around his waist. McCarty gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kyle Goose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darren McCarty.
McCarty fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Goose managing to block the knees to the body from McCarty.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Goose showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Goose , 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 50:43
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 50:43
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Goose !
Kyle Goose seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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