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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ian Carter (ranked 199 p4p, 763 weight class) and Leroy Brewer (ranked 21 p4p, 98 weight class). Carter kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is “Shipping up to Boston” Dropkick Murphy’s. Leroy Brewer told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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182 cm 25 184 14 - 5 - 0 |
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187 cm 25 190 6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ian Carter! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leroy Brewer! The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Brewer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Carter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Brewer to score with a decent uppercut. Brewer lands with a straight right. Carter didn't see that one coming. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Brewer. Carter throws a leg kick and Brewer counters with a straight right hand. Brewer misses with a low kick. Brewer keeps the fight on the outside. Nice defenses there by Carter. A low kick from Brewer misses and Carter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Leroy Brewer has been cut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brewer swats him away and circles back towards the center. Brewer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Brewer misses with the body kick and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Carter avoids a kick to the body.
Carter half committed to a counter leg kick. Carter misses with a leg kick. Brewer throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carter on the wrong end of a nice jab. Brewer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Carter looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit. Leroy Brewer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Carter avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Brewer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Brewer misses with a low kick. Carter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carter has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ironbound MMA in the buildup to the fight. A slow jab from Brewer misses its intended target. Brewer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Brewer misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a nice leg kick. A low kick from Carter misses and Brewer counters with a low kick, right behind Carter 's knee.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brewer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Brewer misses with a jab to the body
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Carter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Brewer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter misses with a combination
and Brewer counters with a nice leg kick. Brewer lands with a thumping leg kick.
Brewer misses with a looping right. A looping hook to the body misses from Brewer. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet. Carter is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brewer. Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing. Carter fails in his attempt to clinch. Brewer throws a lazy uppercut
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Brewer misses with the body kick and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Brewer has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Brewer there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Leroy Brewer's cut even more. Brewer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Brewer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Carter misses with an uppercut. Carter backing away here, and Brewer unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Carter takes a swing at Brewer's ribcage but misses. As Carter backs off Brewer throws a huge counter combo but Carter manages to avoid it all. Carter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Brewer throws a body shot but no joy. An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target. Brewer scores with a nice body kick.
Carter takes a body punch but keeps moving. Carter misses with an uppercut. Brewer saw that one coming. Brewer thows a left - swing and a miss! Brewer looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range. Brewer throws a leg kick that is checked and Brewer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brewer lands a lovely overhand right. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Brewer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter. Carter misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Brewer to counter with a crisp jab. Carter takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Brewer's shoulder, as Brewer tries to avoid the shot. Brewer explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Carter throws a chopping leg kick but Brewer manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Brewer's leg but Brewer calmly moves out of range. Brewer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Carter tries to move into range but Brewer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Brewer with the inside leg kick. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leroy Brewer dominated that round. The cut man is working on Leroy Brewer's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Brewer throws a shot from downtown. Carter moves away and avoids it. Brewer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carter in his tracks. Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Brewer counters with an inside leg kick. Leroy Brewer seems to be getting the better of the standup. Brewer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it. Carter looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger. Brewer pushes Carter away with a front kick. A bone on bone clash there as Carter blocks the leg kick.
Carter moves into range and connects with a jab. Carter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brewer can pounce on him.
Carter lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Brewer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Brewer looks to throw a body kick and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Carter rushes Brewer and presses him up against the cage. Brewer is trying to force a seperation but Carter has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. A hook to the body from Carter.
Carter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Brewer is looking to break free of the clinch but Carter has double underhooks. Brewer misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch. Brewer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Carter scores with a shot to the side of Brewer's head. A shot in the inside from Carter. Carter lands with a left to the head. A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
Carter gets through Brewer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The cut above Leroy Brewer's eye is starting to cause him problems now. A short right from Carter on the inside. Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Brewer backwards. Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Brewer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Brewer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Brewer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carter is able to avoid easily. Brewer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Brewer throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Carter counters with a crisp one two that drops Brewer! Carter thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Brewer to his feet! Brewer is in big trouble!
Brewer is rocked! Brewer moves out of range of the body kick from Carter.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brewer! But no joy. Brewer is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him? Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Brewer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter half committed to a counter leg kick. Carter misses with an uppercut. Brewer saw that one coming. Brewer seems to have recovered his senses. Brewer lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carter's sensitive parts. Carter moves into the clinch. A nice right hand lands inside from Carter. Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Brewer.
Carter lands with a light punch inside. Brewer swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it. Brewer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A hook to the body from Carter.
A short left from Carter. Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch. Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carter lands a hook to the side of the head. Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut. A short uppercut from Brewer. Ian Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far. Brewer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. A head punch on the inside from Brewer fails to land. A nice right hand lands inside from Carter. Brewer has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brewer's elbow. Brewer is looking to break free of the clinch but Carter has double underhooks. Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Brewer uses good head movement to avoid it. Carter throws a head punch that misses. Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter pushes Brewer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Carter lands with a short shot to the head. Carter throws a head punch that misses. Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brewer backwards.
Leroy Brewer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brewer tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Brewer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Brewer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards. Carter lands with a right to the head. Brewer misses with a punch on the inside.
Brewer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Brewer misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a left and a right that stings Brewer. Brewer scores with the left hand. Carter knows he should have avoided that one. Carter clinches up against the cage. Brewer misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leroy Brewer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ian Carter! Ian Carter retains his middleweight title! Ian Carter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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