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Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Carter (ranked 4520 p4p, 4416 weight class) and Jack Manion (ranked 363 p4p, 354 weight class). Manion has chosen Solid Rock as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Counter fighter
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Granite chin
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tommy Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Manion!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manion wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Manion fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manion has Carter up against the ropes in a clinch.
Manion blocking some punches.
Manion struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Manion misses with the head strike.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Manion swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Manion blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manion lands a nice uppercut.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Manion controls the action.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manion blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Manion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter prevents a body shot from Manion.
Manion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manion throws a head punch that misses.
Carter blocks a body shot from Manion.
Manion tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Manion avoids it by throwing Carter back against the ropes.
Manion working hard to break the clinch.
Manion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Manion closes the distance and clinches.
Manion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Manion lands a jab to Carter's midsection.
Manion changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Manion throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manion misses with an uppercut.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Manion throws a poor cross that misses
and Carter makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Carter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Manion misses.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Carter takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Manion misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Carter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jack Manion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manion jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Manion swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manion throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manion throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manion working aggressively here.
Manion misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manion lands a nice uppercut.
Manion lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manion can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Manion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Manion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Manion working aggressively here.
Manion tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manion's elbow.
Carter looking to stall.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manion throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
Manion is trying to push Carter away but Carter has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
It looks like Jack Manion has been cut.
Manion has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Manion.
A short right from Carter.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
Manion misses with the head strike.
Manion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manion.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Manion.
Manion tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Manion.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Manion fails to land.
Carter cracks Manion with a nice body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jack Manion will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Manion's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carter blocks a body shot from Manion.
Manion manages to break the clinch.
A big right from Manion misses.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Manion misses.
A jab from Manion misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manion misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Carter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carter defending well as Manion loads up on a big left hand.
Manion misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Manion misses
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Manion throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Manion thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter throwing a counter right hand but Manion manages to avoid it.
A big right from Manion misses.
Manion throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Carter misses the target.
Manion has closed the distance and engaged Carter in a clinch.
Manion throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Tommy Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Manion has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Manion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manion swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter prevents a body shot from Manion.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Manion avoids it by throwing Carter back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Manion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manion has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Manion throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Manion can't break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Manion fails to land.
Manion can't break the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter tries to work over Manion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manion misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Manion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carter.
A head punch on the inside from Manion fails to land.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Manion scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Manion tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Manion back against the ropes.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manion misses with a punch to the body.
Manion has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Manion struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Manion lands a shot to the body.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
Manion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carter lands a right hand.
Manion wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manion is trying to push Carter away but Carter has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Manion takes a shot to the head.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Manion misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Manion.
Manion is looking to break free of the clinch but Carter has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manion.
Manion gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Manion lands a hook to the side of the head.
Manion tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the ropes.
Manion scores with a shot to the side of Carter's head.
Carter pushes Manion back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Manion misses with some punches.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
Manion manages to break the clinch.
Manion throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Manion or not.
A body shot lands from Carter.
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 Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Manion's cut.
That's time! Carter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Manion connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carter's hands.
Manion scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
Carter moves out of range of the strikes.
Carter throwing a counter right hand but Manion manages to avoid it.
Manion missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Manion closes the distance and pushes Carter back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manion.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter cracks Manion with a nice body shot.
Manion blocks a body shot from Carter.
Manion tries to break free but Carter pushes him back against the ropes.
Manion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a right hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manion.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
Manion has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Manion as the two fighters clinch.
Manion gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Manion's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Manion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Manion misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Manion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter digs a right hand into Manion's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manion's gas tank.
Manion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manion wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carter has him pressed against the ropes.
Carter pushes Manion back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Manion controls his hands.
Manion fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Manion misses with the head strike.
Manion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Manion.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Carter.
Manion working aggressively here.
Carter tries to work over Manion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter tries a body shot but Manion blocks it.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manion goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manion is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Manion fails to land.
Carter keeps control of Manion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Manion working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manion swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Manion misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Manion.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manion backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter is working Manion over against the ropes.
Manion throws a head punch that misses.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter lands a body shot.
Manion lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter tries to stall but Manion uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter is leaning against Manion and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from Carter.
A short uppercut from Carter.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Manion avoids it by throwing Carter back against the ropes.
Manion has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Manion takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter pushes Manion back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carter.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Manion's head.
Jack Manion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A hook to the body from Carter.
Carter trying to stall but Manion improves his position.
Manion working aggressively here.
A body shot lands from Carter.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter tries to stall but Manion uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Manion gets an underhook and turns Carter into the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carter 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight for Tommy Carter!
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight for Tommy Carter!
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Tommy Carter!
Tommy Carter wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Tommy Carter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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