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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carter Wright (ranked 142 p4p, 323 weight class) and Mustafa Owens (ranked 15 p4p, 40 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carter Wright!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mustafa Owens!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Owens avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wright seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Wright throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Owens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Carter Wright has been cut.
Wright scores with a leg kick.
Owens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Owens saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Owens follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Owens misses with a hook.
Wright gets a clinch.
Wright misses with the head strike.
Wright content to slow the pace in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wright.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Owens throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Owens lands a right hand.
Owens lands a nice uppercut.
Wright swings wildly with an uppercut but Owens uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wright lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Wright dodges an elbow strike from Owens.
Wright pushes Owens back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Owens tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wright's elbow.
Owens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Wright fails to land.
Owens can't find room to land a body shot as Wright controls the action.
Wright working aggressively here.
Wright avoids a wild elbow strike from Owens.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a hook to the ribs.
Owens tries to work over Wright's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wright tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wright blocks the elbow strike.
Owens blocks a body shot from Wright.
Owens misses with some punches.
Owens looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wright doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wright fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Owens breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Owens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Owens moves out of range of the strikes.
Owens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wright walks into a left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens tests Wright's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wright swings for the body but Owens moves out of range.
Owens now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Owens scores with a decent looking hook.
Owens throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Owens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Owens buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Owens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wright was well out of range. Poor timing from Owens.
Wright was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Wright takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Owens.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wright misses with a left hand
and Owens counters with a nice kick to the body.
Owens misses with a wild body shot.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Owens uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Owens follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Owens. Wright does a little dance to reset his feet.
Owens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Owens throws a low kick but it's checked well by Wright.
Wright slips under a jab from Owens.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mustafa Owens will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Carter Wright's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wright swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Owens counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Owens. That one must have hurt.
Mustafa Owens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Wright.
A jab from Owens finds it's way through Wright's defenses.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Owens counters with a body kick.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wright throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright scores with a hook to the body. Owens takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Owens scores with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Wright misses.
Owens loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wright lands a nice looking body shot.
Owens connects with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Owens!
Owens has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Owens has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wright finds it's way round the side to connect with Owens's head.
Owens gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wright looks to land a right hand but Owens moved out of range.
Wright misses with a hook. Owens ducked under it nicely.
Owens is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Owens throws a front kick that sends Wright stumbling back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Owens.
Wright went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Owens keeps the fight on the outside.
Wright stalks Owens and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Owens's face. Owens staggers backwards, shaken.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright throws a shot to the body.
Owens scores with a kick to the body.
Owens lands a front kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Owens takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carter Wright's cut is getting worse.
Wright slips a straight right by Owens.
Owens moves out of range of the strikes.
Owens scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Owens catches Wright right on the button with a cross.
Owens scores with a kick to the body.
Wright misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Owens.
Owens lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wright tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Owens was well out of range. Poor timing from Wright.
Owens thumps Wright with a low kick.
Owens connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wright momentarily.
Carter Wright's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A jab from Owens finds it's way through Wright's defenses.
Wright moves out of range of the body kick.
Wright staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Owens looks to land a left hand but Wright moved out of range nicely.
Wright throws a poor cross that misses
and Owens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Owens swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Owens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Owens on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wright has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Wright ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Owens moves away.
Wright lands with a nice body punch.
Owens keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Owens. Beautiful body shot.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Owens checks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mustafa Owens showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carter Wright's cut.
That's time! Wright's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Owens has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Owens there as he acknowledges the shot.
Owens thuds his right hand into Wright's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wright slips a jab and a cross from Owens.
Owens connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wright. Wright circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Owens tries to clinch up.
Jab from Owens.
Jeez, Carter Wright's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Owens cracks a nice hook into Wright's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wright can't find room to land a body shot as Owens controls the action.
Wright tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wright lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright presses Owens against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wright misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Owens.
Nice elbow from Owens.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carter Wright's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mustafa Owens!
Mustafa Owens is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mustafa Owens thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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