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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Christian Carter (ranked 2301 p4p, 3216 weight class) and Immanuel Ali (ranked 247 p4p, 333 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Christian Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Immanuel Ali!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ali throws out the jab.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ali throws a series of strikes that have Carter backpedaling.
Ali takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carter works the jab nicely.
Carter scores with a punch to the head.
A jab lands there for Carter.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Ali.
Ali takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ali takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ali misses with a body punch
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ali.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter lands a nice hook to Ali's body. Ali takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carter defending well as Ali loads up on a big left hand.
Carter lands an overhand right.
Ali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali clinches.
Ali pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ali tries to break the clinch but Carter is controlling the position.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Ali is trying to break the clinch but Carter is controlling him.
Carter blocks a body shot from Ali.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali lands with a left to the head.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ali breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ali clinches.
Ali's coach down at BANZAI COMBAT ACADEMY LAS VEGAS was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ali's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ali's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ali misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Carter. That snapped Ali's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter connects with a right hand. Ali shakes it off.
Ali takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Carter scores with the left hand. Ali knows he should have avoided that one.
Ali avoids the body shot from Carter.
Carter throws a jab when Ali was well out of range.
Ali throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ali throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Ali closes the distance and clinches.
Carter lands a shoulder strike.
Carter tries to work over Ali's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ali tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Ali on the inside.
Ali breaks the clinch.
Ali scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter swings for the body but Ali moves out of range.
Ali avoids the body shot from Carter.
Ali closes the distance and clinches.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ali blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ali working aggressively here.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ali creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Ali breaks the clinch.
Carter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Ali closes the distance and clinches.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter misses with some punches.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Ali's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ali manages to break the clinch.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carter to score with a decent uppercut.
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ali throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big left from Carter misses.
Ali drives through and clinches with Carter against the cage.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Ali controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ali.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ali's elbow.
Ali lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ali throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Christian Carter will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ali on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carter cracks Ali with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ali gets a clinch.
Ali doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ali.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Ali controls the action.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter misses with some punches.
Ali blocks an uppercut.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter tries a body shot but Ali blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ali in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ali.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Ali.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Ali pushes Carter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carter misses with some punches.
Christian Carter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Ali avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Ali throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Ali working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ali misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ali escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ali misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Carter cracks Ali with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter clobbers Ali with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Ali misses.
Ali drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ali slips under a jab from Carter.
Ali dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ali scores with a hook.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ali.
Carter scores with a body shot.
Ali jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ali lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A slow jab from Carter misses its intended target.
Carter misses with a shot to the body
and Ali counters with a three punch combo that has Carter backing up. Carter nods at Ali to acknowledge the strikes.
Christian Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Carter tests Ali's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a hook.
Ali takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carter lands an overhand right.
A punch lands to the side of Ali 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ali throws the left hand but Carter avoids the punch easily.
Ali fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Ali throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ali throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
Carter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ali moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ali has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Ali's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ali scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ali gets a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ali breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Carter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A combination from Ali does no damage.
Ali takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ali misses with a straight left.
It looked like Carter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ali.
Ali throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter counters with a one-two to the body.
Ali misses with the combination.
Ali clinches up against the cage.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Ali is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Carter misses with the head strike.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Carter dominated that second round.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Ali seems to have recovered his senses.
Ali 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.
Immanuel Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ali.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Ali.
A counter left hand to the body from Carter misses its target.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Ali uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
Carter lands with a shot to the body.
Ali misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Carter avoids the body shot from Ali.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ali looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ali missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ali slips under a jab from Carter.
Carter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ali avoids the body shot from Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ali ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Ali staying out of range there.
A cross from Carter lands.
Ali looks to clinch
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Ali slips under a jab from Carter.
Carter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Christian Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Ali misses with the combination.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter avoids the body shot from Ali.
Ali works Carter's body with a nice hook.
Ali scores with a body shot.
Ali misses with a straight right.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Ali moved out of range.
Carter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carter misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ali drops his hands momentarily and Carter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ali moves away.
Ali throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter throwing a counter right hand but Ali manages to avoid it.
Ali swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Carter. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circling - Ali throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ali takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Ali misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Carter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ali takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Carter takes a swing at Ali's ribcage but misses.
Ali lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Ali avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carter changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ali misses with a body shot.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Ali.
Carter lands a jab to Ali's midsection.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carter.
Ali misses with a straight right.
Ali throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Ali throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Carter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter tries to bum rush Ali with a series of wild strikes but Ali uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ali ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Ali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Ali saw that one coming.
Ali throws a shot to the body.
Carter tries to keep at a distance but Ali has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Ali blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Ali uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ali is trying to push Carter away but Carter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Immanuel Ali has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carter has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
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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