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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Wright (ranked 181 p4p, 509 weight class) and Toby Keith Yrkje (ranked 33 p4p, 75 weight class). Yrkje has chosen As Good As I Once Was as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Red Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Carter Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Toby Keith Yrkje!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yrkje uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wright.
A countering left hand to the body from Yrkje misses.
Yrkje feints and then cracks Wright's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wright down.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Yrkje misses with a kick to the body.
Wright walks into a left hand.
Yrkje throws a half hearted mid kick.
Yrkje darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yrkje is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from Wright is predictable there
and Yrkje counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Yrkje lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wright looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright breaks the clinch.
Yrkje slips under a jab.
Yrkje looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yrkje thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wright lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wright misses with a right hand
and Yrkje counters with a two punch combo.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yrkje sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wright throws a jab when Yrkje was well out of range.
Yrkje now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Wright moves away from the strike by Yrkje.
Wright throws a lazy uppercut
and Yrkje counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wright checks a low kick from Yrkje.
Wright misses with an uppercut. Yrkje saw that one coming.
Wright doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Wright is predictable there
and Yrkje moves into the clinch.
Yrkje tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wright smiles and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yrkje with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Wright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wright motions for Yrkje to come forward. Wright throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yrkje misses with a wild body shot.
Yrkje throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Wright chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Toby Keith Yrkje has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yrkje sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Yrkje as he connects with a hook.
Wright misses with an uppercut
and Yrkje counters with a nice uppercut.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
and Yrkje cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright just misses with a punch to the body.
Yrkje with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Yrkje uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Yrkje saw it coming and moves away.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Yrkje counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yrkje tries to clinch up.
Wright throws a sloppy body shot
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje thumps Wright with a low kick.
Carter Wright seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yrkje avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wright is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Yrkje's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright swats away the attempt to clinch by Yrkje.
It looked like Wright wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yrkje moves into the clinch successfully.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yrkje has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wright throws a big shot that misses.
Yrkje tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wright manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yrkje takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Keith Yrkje dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yrkje.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wright takes a swing at Yrkje's ribcage but misses.
Yrkje throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Wright pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yrkje is out of range and Wright settles back down.
Yrkje is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yrkje counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yrkje has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Yrkje stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yrkje lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
Yrkje pushes Wright back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wright wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yrkje lands a left hand.
Wright has had enough of the clinch but Yrkje keeps him there for the moment.
Yrkje lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wright backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Yrkje pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yrkje takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Yrkje clinches up against the cage.
Wright is looking to break free of the clinch but Yrkje has double underhooks.
Wright escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wright fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yrkje manages to avoid it.
Yrkje with the inside leg kick.
Jab by Yrkje.
Wright is looking to land body kicks.
Yrkje tries to counter by closing the distance.
Some bone on bone action there as Yrkje checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Yrkje swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A little feinted left hand from Wright on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wright is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a right and a left that Yrkje avoids nicely.
Wright scores with the left hand. Yrkje knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yrkje scores with a three punch combo!
Toby Keith Yrkje seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yrkje moves away from the strike by Wright.
Yrkje stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wright throws out a loose jab but Yrkje uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yrkje ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Nice defenses there by Yrkje.
Wright throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Wright does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wright lands a nice leg kick that just misses Yrkje's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje connects with the punch.
Wright is looking to score with low kicks.
Wright scores with a jab.
Yrkje scores with a hook to the body. Wright takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wright throws a right hand that Yrkje ducks under and follows up with a left that Yrkje also avoids with ease.
Yrkje wants to counter with a clinch but Wright pushes him away.
Jab from Yrkje.
Nice cross by Wright.
Yrkje lands a nice shot to the body.
Yrkje has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wright fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Yrkje lands a leg kick that knocks Wright off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yrkje checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Yrkje scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Yrkje fakes the leg kick and cracks Wright in the body.
Yrkje keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright misses with a leg kick
and Yrkje makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Yrkje fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Wright.
Yrkje misses with a low kick.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Yrkje moves away and avoids it.
Wright misses with a low kick as Yrkje jumps back.
Yrkje misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Toby Keith Yrkje showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wright misses with a leg kick
and Yrkje counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright is looking to chop away at Yrkje's legs.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Yrkje uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Wright swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Yrkje counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wright throws a leg kick that is checked
and Yrkje counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wright's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yrkje thumps Wright with a low kick.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Wright scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Yrkje moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yrkje chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wright does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wright checks a low kick from Yrkje.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wright darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wright tries to land a leg kick but Yrkje saw it coming and moves away.
Yrkje steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Wright.
Yrkje moves out of range as Wright throws a body kick.
Yrkje is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Wright is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wright darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That has opened up Toby Keith Yrkje's cut even more.
Wright throws the left hand but Yrkje avoids the punch easily.
Yrkje is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wright misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yrkje ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Yrkje lands a nice shot that snaps Wright's head back.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wright misses with a hook.
Wright paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yrkje moves away from the strike by Wright.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yrkje on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Yrkje moves his leg out of the way.
Yrkje listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yrkje connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yrkje is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
A big left from Wright misses.
Yrkje throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Wright throws the left hand but Yrkje avoids the punch easily.
Yrkje throws out a powerful jab.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Yrkje counters with a low kick, right behind Wright 's knee.
Wright looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good work by Yrkje as he checks the leg kick.
Yrkje attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
As Yrkje backs away, Wright returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yrkje moves out of range as Wright strikes.
Wright scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wright throws a low kick but Yrkje moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright misses with a lunging right hand
and Yrkje counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yrkje throws out a powerful jab.
Yrkje takes the fight into the clinch.
Wright is trying to break the clinch but Yrkje has him pressed against the cage.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
A head kick from Wright lands but Yrkje takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yrkje ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wright moves away.
Yrkje uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wright.
A low kick lands for Yrkje.
Yrkje lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Yrkje lands the left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Carter Wright did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Toby Keith Yrkje's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Wright throws a shot from downtown. Yrkje moves away and avoids it.
Yrkje avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yrkje looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Yrkje throws an overhand right that lands on Wright's shoulder, as Wright tries to avoid the shot.
Wright misses with a few strikes there.
Wright with the inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Wright.
Wright backing away here, and Yrkje unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Wright throws a jab but it's blocked by Yrkje.
It seemed like Yrkje was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yrkje moves in looking to clinch but Wright pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright tests Yrkje's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yrkje keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yrkje swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wright uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yrkje.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yrkje.
Wright throws a lazy body kick
and Yrkje holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wright wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yrkje lands with a short shot to the head.
Yrkje stalling in the clinch but Wright improves position.
Wright breaks the clinch.
Yrkje throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yrkje with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Wright to score with a decent uppercut.
Donk. Wright catches Yrkje right on the button with a cross.
Wright lands a big head kick that sends Yrkje tumbling to the mat! Wright takes a step backwards and waves Yrkje back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Yrkje is rocked!
The cut above Toby Keith Yrkje's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yrkje is still on wobbly legs! Can Wright finish him?
Wright steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Yrkje is out on his feet! Wright sets himself and nearly takes Yrkje's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Carter Wright!
After winning the bout, Carter Wright thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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