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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ric Sandoval (ranked 4995 p4p, 4799 weight class) and Christian Carter (ranked 356 p4p, 352 weight class). Sandoval comes to the cage accompanied by Dragostea Din Tei. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Christian Carter enters the cage!
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ric Sandoval!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Carter!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter scores with a hook.
Carter lands with an overhand left.
Sandoval waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Carter now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Carter connects with a body shot.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sandoval.
Carter misses with a hook
and Sandoval counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A left lands for Carter.
Carter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sandoval definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Carter misses with a straight right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sandoval gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carter.
Sandoval drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Christian Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sandoval uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Sandoval swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carter lands with a straight right. Sandoval didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nice shot by Carter.
Carter lands with a good body shot.
Carter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Sandoval pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Carter.
Sandoval takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sandoval throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
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!
Carter scores with a jab to the head.
Nice cross by Carter.
Nice jab there from Carter.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandoval manages to avoid it.
A big right from Sandoval misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter slips a straight right by Sandoval.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sandoval.
A little jabbing left from Carter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Sandoval keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Sandoval had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Carter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carter cracks Sandoval with an open hand slap.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Sandoval is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Carter takes a swing at Sandoval's ribcage but misses.
Sandoval moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sandoval.
Carter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carter lands a jab.
Carter sizes up Sandoval with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sandoval lands a jab to Carter's midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Carter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sandoval takes one to the side of the head.
Sandoval ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Carter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carter lands with a shot to the body.
Carter connects with a looping right hand.
A shot to the liver by Sandoval. Beautiful body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Carter lands a head shot.
Sandoval walks into a jab.
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!
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter scores with a body shot.
Sandoval takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sandoval misses with a straight left.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sandoval.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Carter lands with a right hand.
Carter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sandoval counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter connects with a body shot.
Carter misses with an uppercut
and Sandoval counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sandoval throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter dips to his left and cracks Sandoval with an uppercut!
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Carter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carter lands a jab to Sandoval's midsection.
Sandoval looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter swings widly with a right hand
and Sandoval counters with a stiff right hand.
Sandoval swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter cracks Sandoval with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sandoval on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Carter dominated that round.
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.
Carter with a jab.
A shot to the liver by Carter. Beautiful body shot.
Carter throws a body punch but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Sandoval works the jab nicely.
Sandoval uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Sandoval lands a head shot.
Carter moves out of range as Sandoval strikes.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sandoval swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Christian Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sandoval at a distance.
Carter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandoval counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter works Sandoval's body with a nice hook.
Sandoval loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Carter let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sandoval lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sandoval walks into a jab.
Good shot there by Carter.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Sandoval missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Sandoval does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sandoval at a distance.
Sandoval tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Sandoval.
Sandoval avoids the body shot from Carter.
Sandoval appears to be looking for a big counter.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Sandoval is just out of range.
Sandoval swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Carter swings for the body but Sandoval moves out of range.
Carter connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sandoval 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.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sandoval.
Sandoval on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sandoval takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter cracks Sandoval with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sandoval misses the shot to the body.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Sandoval might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Donk. Carter catches Sandoval right on the button with a cross.
Sandoval throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carter lands with an uppercut that bounces Sandoval off the cage and back into range.
Carter swings away with a body shot that misses
and Sandoval counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Good shot there by Carter.
Sandoval throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sandoval has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carter finds it's way round the side to connect with Sandoval's head.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sandoval stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sandoval throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Sandoval counters with a nice uppercut.
Sandoval gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carter.
Sandoval works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sandoval.
Sandoval is looking to counter punch.
Sandoval doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carter connects with a looping right hand.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Sandoval walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sandoval misses the jab.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Carter lands a body shot.
Sandoval scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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!
Sandoval lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Sandoval throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sandoval shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carter throws a body punch but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Carter connects with a body shot.
Sandoval throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Sandoval misses with a few strikes there.
Sandoval throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sandoval. Carter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice body punch from Carter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Carter finds it's way through Sandoval's defenses.
Carter's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sandoval under the eye.
Carter cracks Sandoval with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Sandoval's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sandoval swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sandoval walks into a left hand.
Carter misses with a body shot.
Carter avoids the body shot from Sandoval.
Carter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sandoval counters with a nice uppercut.
Sandoval bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carter's head backwards.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sandoval manages to avoid it.
Sandoval misses with a body shot.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sandoval takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carter throws a hook but Sandoval blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sandoval cracks a nice hook into Carter's ribs.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carter.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter lands a jab to the head.
Sandoval slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sandoval throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Sandoval.
Carter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carter lands a right hook to the body.
Carter walks into a stiff left hand from Sandoval.
Carter sizes up Sandoval with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sandoval ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sandoval is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Sandoval waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
Sandoval missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sandoval is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sandoval walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ric Sandoval has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Sandoval takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sandoval lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter jabs Sandoval to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Decent striking displayed by Carter there.
Sandoval looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Carter scores with a body shot.
Sandoval jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sandoval takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carter walks into a stiff left hand from Sandoval.
Nice shot lands for Carter.
Sandoval takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carter connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sandoval's hands.
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carter misses with a body punch
and Sandoval counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Sandoval does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter throws a shot to the body.
Sandoval loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Carter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sandoval doesn't seem bothered though.
Carter jabs at Sandoval's body.
Carter misses with a straight left.
Carter scores with a sloppy right hand. Sandoval should have avoided that one.
Carter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sandoval moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Sandoval on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sandoval throws a big shot that misses.
Sandoval just misses with a punch to the body.
Sandoval thuds a left hand into Carter's body.
Sandoval takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sandoval scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sandoval cracks Carter with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carter throws the left hand but Sandoval avoids the punch easily.
A lazy left from Carter finds it's target.
Carter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sandoval. Sandoval circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sandoval throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter throws a body punch but Sandoval moves out of range.
Sandoval appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Sandoval.
Carter cracks a nice hook into Sandoval's ribs.
Sandoval takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter lands a body shot.
Sandoval swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Sandoval lunges at Carter with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carter's hand.
Nice shot lands for Carter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Carter!
Christian Carter really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Bloodbath MMA Clothing logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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