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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zaru Kayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver comes to the cage accompanied by Jay Z - Run this Town (Broken Halo Remix). Zaru Kayne is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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218 lbs
15 - 5 - 0 |
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210 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Solomon Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zaru Kayne!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kayne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carver throws out the jab.
Kayne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carver misses with an uppercut. Kayne saw that one coming.
Carver lands with a right hand.
Carver lands a nice hook to Kayne's body. Kayne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kayne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carver thows a body shot but no joy.
Carver checks the leg kick nicely there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carver. Kayne does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from Carver does no damage.
Carver lands an overhand right.
Kayne throws a head kick that misses.
Carver misses with a series of wild punches.
Carver misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A shot to de liver by Carver. Beautiful body shot.
Carver moves out of range of the strikes.
Carver swings for the body but Kayne moves out of range.
Carver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carver swings for the body but Kayne moves out of range.
Kayne is looking to clinch.
Kayne ducks under a wild hook from Carver.
Kayne wants to clinch.
Kayne throws the left hand but Carver avoids the punch easily.
Carver lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Zaru Kayne has been cut.
Carver uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kayne has time to react.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kayne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carver throws the left hand but Kayne avoids the punch easily.
Carver throws a lazy right hand but Kayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carver connects with a crisp jab.
Carver misses with a looping left.
Kayne misses with a double jab.
Kayne misses with a low kick.
A big right from Kayne misses.
Carver moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kayne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carver throws a jab but it's blocked by Kayne.
Carver swinging wildly here.
Kayne takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kayne throws out the jab.
Carver tests Kayne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kayne blocks a jab.
Kayne throws a jab but it's blocked by Carver.
Kayne is looking to clinch.
Carver scores with a jab.
Kayne throws a sloppy head kick and Carver moves out of range easily.
Carver lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carver.
Carver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kayne moves away.
Kayne takes a jab right on the kisser.
Carver slips under a jab.
Kayne misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayne misses with a looping left.
Kayne tries a head kick but it misses.
Kayne looks to land a left hand but Carver moved out of range nicely.
Carver thuds a left hand into Kayne's body.
Kayne throws a right hand that Carver ducks under and follows up with a left that Carver also avoids with ease.
Carver lands a nice shot to the body.
Carver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kayne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carver's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carver throws a hook but Kayne blocks it.
Carver checks a leg kick.
Kayne tries to clinch up but Carver circles away and keeps his distance.
Kayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kayne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carver checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kayne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kayne wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Carver dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zaru Kayne's cut.
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.
Kayne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carver scores with a punch to the head.
Carver misses with a shot to the body
and Kayne counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Carver digs a good hook to Kayne's body.
Carver tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kayne moves in looking to clinch but Carver pushes him off.
Carver throws a series of punches but Kayne moves out of range.
Solomon Carver is winning the standup battle so far.
Carver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kayne wants to clinch up but Carver keeps it at a distance.
Carver scores with a jab.
Carver scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Carver avoids the head kick by Kayne.
Kayne clinches up with Carver and pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayne missing with knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kayne trying to land knees to the body.
Carver managing to block the knees to the body from Kayne.
Carver lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kayne backwards.
Kayne pushes Carver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carver effectively controlling the action here.
Carver avoids the elbow strike from Kayne, against the cage.
Kayne prevents a body shot from Carver.
Carver blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kayne takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kayne tries to land knees in the clinch but Carver avoids the damage to the body.
Carver digs a right hand underneath Kayne's ribcage. Kayne let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kayne is breathing heavily.
Kayne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kayne throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carver blocks it with crossed arms.
Carver lands with a left to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kayne.
Carver breaks from the clinch.
Good work by Carver as he checks the leg kick.
Carver misses with a jab to the body
and Kayne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Carver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carver.
Carver throws a right hand that Kayne ducks under and follows up with a left that Kayne also avoids with ease.
Kayne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Kayne misses.
Carver takes a swing at Kayne's ribcage but misses.
Kayne lands with a nice body kick.
Kayne slips under a jab.
Carver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carver throws a body punch but Kayne moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Kayne.
Carver throws a shot from downtown. Kayne moves away and avoids it.
Kayne tries a head kick but it misses.
Carver throws an overhand right that lands on Kayne's shoulder, as Kayne tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kayne throws a head kick that misses.
Carver scores with a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Kayne.
Carver scores with a hook to the body. Kayne takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kayne.
Carver stuns Kayne with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kayne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carver.
Carver lands with a good body shot.
Kayne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carver jabs Kayne right on the nose. Kayne blinks but takes it well.
A left lands for Carver.
Carver throws a lazy right hand but Kayne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carver jabs at Kayne's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver slips a jab and a cross from Kayne.
Kayne throws a head kick but Carver moves out of range.
Kayne looks to land a left hand but Carver moved out of range nicely.
Carver looks to score with a jab to the body but Kayne is just out of range.
Kayne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carver misses with a double jab
and Kayne counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kayne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big right from Kayne misses.
Kayne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carver lands with a good body shot.
Carver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kayne throws a big shot that misses.
Carver looks to score with a jab to the body but Kayne is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Carver dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zaru Kayne's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Kayne is looking to slow Carver down with leg kicks.
Carver tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kayne connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carver scores with a jab to the body.
Kayne moves out of range as Carver strikes.
Carver loads up on a big right hand but Kayne slips the punch.
Kayne tries to clinch up but Carver circles away and keeps his distance.
Kayne clinches up with Carver and pushes him back against the cage.
Carver avoiding damage as Kayne throws knees to the body.
Kayne using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carver digs a right hand into Kayne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kayne's gas tank.
Carver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carver lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot by Carver.
Kayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carver slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kayne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carver sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayne is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carver.
Carver throws a series of punches but Kayne moves out of range.
Kayne is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kayne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carver.
Carver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kayne misses with a low kick as Carver jumps back.
Carver lands a head shot.
Kayne ducks under a wild hook from Carver.
Carver lands a nice hook to Kayne's body. Kayne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carver throws a body punch but Kayne moves out of range.
Carver goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kayne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Solomon Carver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a nice looking combination but Kayne bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kayne misses with a combination
and Carver counters with a left to the body.
Kayne is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carver.
Carver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kayne scores with a jab.
Carver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Carver scores with a four punch combination!
Kayne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kayne jabs Carver right on the nose. Carver blinks but takes it well.
Carver lands a slapping body shot.
Carver defending well as Kayne loads up on a big left hand.
Carver moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver misses with a body shot.
Carver is looking to wear down Kayne with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carver moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carver misses with a jab to the body
and Kayne counters with an inside leg kick.
Kayne goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kayne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kayne throws out a loose jab but Carver uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kayne looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carver stalks Kayne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kayne's face. Kayne staggers backwards, shaken.
Kayne closes the distance but Carver moves to the side
letting Carver counter with a right hand.
Kayne looks to clinch
and Carver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kayne manages to avoid it.
Carver misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver lands with a right hand.
Carver getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kayne tries to clinch up
and Carver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zaru Kayne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice shot by Carver.
Carver works the jab nicely.
Carver throws a combination that misses
and Kayne counters with a body kick.
Carver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kayne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kayne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kayne drives through and clinches with Carver against the cage.
Carver throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Carver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carver 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight for Solomon Carver!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Solomon Carver!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Solomon Carver!
Solomon Carver wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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