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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Carlos (ranked 2734 p4p, 2641 weight class) and Mickey Mfer (ranked 229 p4p, 218 weight class). Mickey Mfer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jack Carlos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mickey Mfer!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Eliza Hachem and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlos lunges at Mfer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mfer's hand.
Mfer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carlos working hard to break the clinch.
Mfer lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Carlos fails to land.
Mfer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carlos blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mfer.
Carlos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right from Mfer on the inside.
Carlos tries to circle away but Mfer has him pinned against the cage.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mfer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carlos backwards.
Carlos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carlos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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!
Mfer looking to pass the guard.
Mfer keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mfer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mfer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mfer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Carlos wants to sweep here but Mfer controlling him for the moment.
Carlos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Mfer passes into half guard.
Carlos is controlling Mfer's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carlos trying to hold on to Mfer's head to control him but Mfer postures up.
Carlos tries to roll over but Mfer keeps him under control.
Carlos strikes from the bottom but Mfer passes into mount!
Carlos bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Carlos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mfer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos throws a big elbow that misses.
Carlos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carlos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mfer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mfer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carlos controls the pace.
Carlos looking to sit in guard and control but Mfer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
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.
Mfer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Carlos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mfer is one step ahead there.
Carlos pulls Mfer in close to prevent any damage.
Carlos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey Mfer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carlos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Mfer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlos.
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carlos looking to pass the guard.
Mfer keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Mfer is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos throws a strike but Mfer rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos wants to sweep here but Mfer controlling him for the moment.
Carlos trying to control the position.
Carlos managing to control the position.
Carlos on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carlos tries to get out of the position.
Carlos controls Mfer momentarily but Mfer frees himself.
Carlos wants to sweep here but Mfer controlling him for the moment.
Mfer postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mfer controlling from the top position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Carlos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mfer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big right from Mfer misses.
Mfer slips under a jab from Carlos.
Mfer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carlos thuds his right hand into Mfer's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mfer just misses with a punch to the body.
Mfer misses with a shot to the body
and Carlos counters with a stiff right hand.
Mfer misses with a wild body shot.
Mfer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away.
Mfer throws a hook but Carlos avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Mfer. That snapped Carlos's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mfer moves into the clinch.
A short right from Carlos.
Nice body punch from Mfer.
Carlos swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlos lands a hook that snaps the head of Mfer backwards.
Mfer tries to throw a body punch but Carlos avoids it by throwing Mfer back against the cage.
Carlos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Mfer gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carlos misses with some punches.
Mfer gets through Carlos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carlos tries to pull guard but Mfer holds him up against the cage and eventually Carlos drops back down to his feet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mfer.
Carlos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carlos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mfer content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mfer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mfer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlos goes for a takedown attempt but Mfer pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Carlos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlos dips to his left and cracks Mfer with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mfer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carlos eats them both and turns towards Mfer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Carlos fails with the takedown.
Carlos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Mfer controlling the position well.
Mfer trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mickey Mfer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Mfer punishes Carlos's body with a nice straight punch.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Mfer throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carlos on the side of the head.
Carlos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mfer wants to clinch up but Carlos keeps it at a distance.
Carlos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mfer scores with a nice right hand.
Carlos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Mfer to the ground. Carlos is now in Mfer's guard.
Carlos postures up in Mfer's guard and throws a big left but Mfer blocks it.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Mfer is retaining full guard.
Mfer being controlled here, momentarily.
Carlos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlos looking to pass the guard.
Carlos is working hard here to advance position.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mfer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mfer trying to keep a closed guard but Carlos is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mfer was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Carlos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mfer looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Carlos tries to advance to mount but Mfer instead regains half guard.
Carlos is trying to control. Mfer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlos is looking to stall here but Mfer recovers full guard.
Mfer keeping full guard, as Carlos tries to pass.
Mfer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mfer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlos.
Mfer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carlos controls the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlos trying to control but Mfer is working from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carlos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mfer napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Mfer is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Mfer managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Carlos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mfer is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Carlos creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mfer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jack Carlos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mfer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mfer is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mfer's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Carlos.
I think Mfer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Mfer!
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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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