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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Vercetti (ranked 610 p4p, 944 weight class) and Jesus Christ Karter (ranked 93 p4p, 135 weight class). Vercetti comes to the cage accompanied by Vice City. 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tommy Vercetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 1, fighting out of New York, Jesus Christ Karter!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vercetti misses with a hook. Karter ducked under it nicely.
Karter lands a leg kick that knocks Vercetti off balance momentarily.
Karter moves out of range of the strikes.
Karter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A good leg kick by Karter.
We've been informed that Karter has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Vercetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Karter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vercetti misses with a double jab.
Karter throws out a counter right but Vercetti avoids it with no problem.
A punch combination from Vercetti misses.
Vercetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vercetti doesn't seem bothered though.
Karter goes for a double leg but Vercetti avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Vercetti continues to drive forward.
Karter is looking to chop away at Vercetti's legs.
Karter tries a head kick but it misses.
Karter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Vercetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Karter.
Karter jabs Vercetti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karter looks to land a body kick but Vercetti moved away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vercetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Karter with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Karter walks into a left hand.
Vercetti scores with a nice right hand.
Karter throws a lazy right hand but Vercetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Vercetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karter.
Karter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Vercetti defends it well.
Karter misses with a body shot
and Vercetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vercetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Finch Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Karter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vercetti moves out of range as Karter strikes.
Vercetti checks the leg kick.
Karter walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vercetti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Karter throws a leg kick but Vercetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karter misses with a body kick.
A combination from Vercetti does no damage.
Karter throws an overhand right that lands on Vercetti's shoulder, as Vercetti tries to avoid the shot.
Vercetti blocks a low kick nicely.
Karter throws a leg kick but Vercetti moved away.
Vercetti lunges at Karter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karter's hand.
Vercetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Karter stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vercetti cracks Karter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vercetti slips under a jab from Karter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter has closed the distance and engaged Vercetti in a clinch.
Karter blocking some punches.
Karter jumps guard but Vercetti stands there with Karter around his waist. Karter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Karter fails to land.
Karter lands a nice uppercut.
Karter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vercetti walks away with a smile on his face. Karter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tommy Vercetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ Karter.
Vercetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karter.
Vercetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A jab from Vercetti misses.
Karter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vercetti throws out the jab.
Vercetti misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Karter. That snapped Vercetti's head back.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
Vercetti scores with a jab.
Karter slips a jab from Vercetti.
Karter throws a shot from downtown. Vercetti moves away and avoids it.
Vercetti is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Karter misses with a body shot.
A big left from Karter misses.
Vercetti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Karter lands a glancing blow to the side of Vercetti's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter misses with the combination.
Vercetti throws out a loose jab but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vercetti misses with a hook. Karter ducked under it nicely.
Karter defending well as Vercetti loads up on a big left hand.
Vercetti throws the left hand but Karter avoids the punch easily.
Vercetti scores with a nice right hand.
Karter slips a jab and a cross from Vercetti.
Karter moves out of range as Vercetti strikes.
Vercetti throws a shot from downtown. Karter moves away and avoids it.
Vercetti misses with a body shot.
Karter tries to clinch but Vercetti moves out of range.
Vercetti throws out a loose jab but Karter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Karter slips under a jab.
Karter misses with a hook. Vercetti ducked under it nicely.
Vercetti throws a series of strikes that have Karter backpedaling.
Vercetti misses with a hook. Karter ducked under it nicely.
Karter shoots in but Vercetti avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tommy Vercetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vercetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vercetti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti avoids the body shot from Karter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vercetti misses with a looping right.
Karter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A combination from Vercetti does no damage.
Vercetti avoids the body shot from Karter.
Karter moves away from the strike by Vercetti.
Vercetti misses with a looping right.
Vercetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Karter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Karter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karter blocks a jab.
Karter lands with a good body shot.
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Vercetti.
Karter misses with an uppercut. Vercetti saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Karter.
Vercetti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karter throws a body punch but Vercetti moves out of range.
Good exchange - Vercetti coming out on top.
Vercetti misses with a looping left.
Karter was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vercetti throws a big shot that misses.
Karter darts in and clinches Vercetti up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Vercetti dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Karter throws a jab but it's blocked by Vercetti.
Vercetti misses with an uppercut.
Karter scoring well with a low kick there.
Karter gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Vercetti's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Karter controlling the position from side mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vercetti keeps working.
Karter with the ground and pound but Vercetti regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vercetti trying to control here.
Karter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vercetti keeps working.
Still in half guard, Karter seems content to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Karter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Karter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vercetti.
Karter avoids the body shot from Vercetti.
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.
Vercetti slips under a jab from Karter.
Vercetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
Karter tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Tommy Vercetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Karter moves out of range of the strikes.
Karter throws a low kick but Vercetti avoids it.
Vercetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Karter takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Karter lands a right hook to the body.
Vercetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karter.
Vercetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karter blocks a jab.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Vercetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vercetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karter was well out of range. Poor timing from Vercetti.
Karter is looking to land body kicks.
Karter takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Karter tries a low kick but Vercetti avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Karter.
Karter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vercetti.
Karter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vercetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karter.
Karter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vercetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti misses with an uppercut. Karter saw that one coming.
Karter tries to land a leg kick but Vercetti saw it coming and moves away.
Karter throws a hook to the side of Vercetti's head but Vercetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vercetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karter.
Vercetti throws an overhand right that lands on Karter's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
Karter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Karter's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vercetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Karter scrambles back to his feet.
Vercetti lands a jab to the nose.
Karter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Karter throws a quick inside leg kick.
Karter misses with a hook. Vercetti ducked under it nicely.
Vercetti checks the leg kick.
Vercetti 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.
Karter connects with a body shot that sends Vercetti's belly button to the back.
Vercetti works over Karter's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vercetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vercetti misses with a straight left.
Vercetti backing away here, and Karter unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Karter misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Karter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Karter lands with a nice body punch.
Karter throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Vercetti misses.
Vercetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Vercetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karter is trying to counter with his kicks.
Karter misses with an attempted mid kick.
Karter scores with a punch to the head.
Vercetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Vercetti takes a swing at Karter's ribcage but misses.
Vercetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vercetti.
Vercetti cracks Karter with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vercetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karter.
A head kick misses from Karter.
Vercetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A telegraphed right hand from Vercetti misses the target.
Karter slips under a jab.
Karter changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Karter misses with an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tommy Vercetti will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Karter shoots in looking for a takedown but Vercetti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Karter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Karter lands a head shot.
Vercetti misses with a hook. Karter ducked under it nicely.
Vercetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karter.
Vercetti throws a shot from downtown. Karter moves away and avoids it.
Vercetti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Karter finds it's way round the side to connect with Vercetti's head.
Vercetti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Karter's head backwards.
Karter lands with a shot to the body.
Karter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karter tries to land a front kick but Vercetti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Karter lands a jab to Vercetti's midsection.
Karter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vercetti throws out the jab.
Vercetti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Karter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Vercetti throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vercetti misses with a hook.
Karter tries a quick counter leg kick but Vercetti is wise to it.
Karter scores with a nice body kick.
Vercetti walks into a stiff left hand from Karter.
Karter tries to clinch up.
Karter looks to land a left hand but Vercetti moved out of range nicely.
Karter fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vercetti moves away from the strike by Karter.
Karter with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Karter connects with a body shot.
Karter scores with a jab. Vercetti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karter needs to keep his hands up - Vercetti had a free shot at his head there.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vercetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Karter in his tracks.
Karter throws a leg kick but Vercetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Karter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
Karter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vercetti.
Vercetti avoids the body shot from Karter.
Vercetti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karter throws a leg kick but Vercetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Vercetti misses with a series of wild punches.
Vercetti throws a series of strikes that have Karter backpedaling.
Jesus Christ Karter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vercetti as he jumps to the side.
Vercetti defending well as Karter loads up on a big left hand.
Vercetti is looking to counter punch.
Vercetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Karter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vercetti sizes up Karter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Vercetti throws an overhand right that lands on Karter's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
Karter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Vercetti looks to land a right hand but Karter moved out of range.
Karter misses with a low kick.
Vercetti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vercetti lands with an overhand left.
Vercetti cracks Karter with an open hand slap.
Karter misses the jab.
Karter clobbers Vercetti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vercetti dips to his left and cracks Karter with an uppercut!
Vercetti misses with an uppercut. Karter saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vercetti misses with the combination.
Vercetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vercetti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Vercetti throws the left hand but Karter avoids the punch easily.
Karter staying out of range there.
Karter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Karter throws a hook but Vercetti avoids it easily.
Karter defending well as Vercetti loads up on a big left hand.
Karter is trying to counter with his kicks.
Karter slips a straight right by Vercetti.
Vercetti scores with a punch to the head.
Karter misses with a takedown attempt
and Vercetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tommy Vercetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesus Christ Karter.
A jab from Karter misses.
Karter throws the left hand but Vercetti avoids the punch easily.
Vercetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Karter finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Vercetti misses with a looping right.
Karter thuds a left hand into Vercetti's body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vercetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karter.
Karter tries a low kick but Vercetti avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter moves out of range as Vercetti strikes.
Karter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A slow jab from Karter misses its intended target.
Karter tries a head kick but it misses.
Karter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karter misses with an uppercut. Vercetti saw that one coming.
Vercetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vercetti misses with a looping right.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
Karter is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Vercetti with a body shot.
Karter slips a straight right by Vercetti.
Karter ducks under a wild hook from Vercetti.
The fighters circling - Vercetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Karter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karter misses with a straight right.
Vercetti misses with an uppercut. Karter saw that one coming.
Vercetti moves into range and connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jesus Christ Karter.
I think Vercetti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jesus Christ Karter!
Jesus Christ Karter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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