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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sabastian Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Priest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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175 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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170 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sabastian Carter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Morgan Priest!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Priest rushes Carter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carter stops a takedown attempt from Priest.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Priest.
Carter with a knee to the head.
Priest pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter leaves Priest with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carter tries to clinch up but Priest circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter tries to clinch up but Priest circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Priest shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carter defends it nicely.
Sabastian Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Priest.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Priest shoots in but no luck this time.
Carter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Priest fails to land the takedown.
Priest looks gassed!
Priest 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 nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter has managed to clinch.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Priest changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest shoots in but no luck this time.
Carter forces Priest back against the cage and clinches.
Carter scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Morgan Priest has been cut.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Priest's face.
Carter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Priest.
Carter gets through Priest's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Priest backwards.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Priest can't get the takedown.
A short left from Carter.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter blocks a body shot from Priest.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Priest backwards.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Priest is working for takedown but Carter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Carter is pressed up against the cage. Priest has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Carter down to the mat. Carter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carter catches Priest with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Priest fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter throws a good cross that connects.
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Priest is working for takedown but Carter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Priest takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Priest tries to score a body lock takedown but Carter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Priest or not.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Priest wants a takedown but no success here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter with a knee to the head.
Carter lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Priest.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Priest works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Priest is trying to drag Carter to the mat but Carter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Priest's ribcage. Priest let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Priest blocks it.
Priest's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Priest darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Carter trying to control but Priest postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Priest is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Priest sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carter defending well though.
Priest not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Priest has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Priest.
Priest is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Priest cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carter holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Priest tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Carter can't escape the position.
Priest pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Carter tries to hold on but Priest postures up.
Priest throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabastian Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morgan Priest's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carter moves into the clinch.
Priest goes for a takedown attempt but Carter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carter cracks Priest with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Priest shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Priest throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Priest wants to take a breather but Carter is having none of it.
Priest is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Carter taking some punishment here, with Priest in his half guard.
Carter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Priest.
Priest is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest wants to get back to his feet.
Carter gets back to full guard.
Priest makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Priest tries to stand but Carter is controlling from the bottom.
Carter keeping moving, preventing Priest from controlling successfully.
Priest loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Priest thows a big elbow that misses.
Priest looking to pass the guard.
Priest loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Priest closes the distance and clinches up with Carter, looking for a takedown. Priest pushes Carter against the cage but Carter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carter lands a slapping body shot.
Carter lands with a cross.
Carter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Priest takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carter throws a right and a left that Priest avoids nicely.
Sabastian Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter lands a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Priest.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carter. Priest shrugs it off though.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carter. That's going to slow Priest down.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Priest takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carter lands a lovely overhand right.
Morgan Priest seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter scores with a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Carter - that will leave a mark!
Carter is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carter darts in and clinches Priest up against the cage.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Priest blocks it.
Priest is trying to trip Carter. He has hold of a leg but Carter is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Priest persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Priest postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Priest trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carter looking for a sweep. Not yet Carter, not yet.
Carter is trying to keep Priest in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Priest is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Priest wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Priest walks into a left hand.
Carter throws a combination. Priest tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Carter throws a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Priest on that attempt.
Sabastian Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Priest.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter forces Priest back against the cage and clinches.
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Priest drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carter gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Priest has Carter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabastian Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Morgan Priest's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Priest feints and as Carter raises his hands in defense, Priest changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Priest pushing down on Carter's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Carter trying to control but Priest postures up.
Priest passes to full mount!
Carter tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Priest has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carter's face.
Carter tries to hold on but Priest pushes him away.
Priest raining down shots from the mount!
Carter holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Priest tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter avoids a series of strikes thrown by Priest.
Priest throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Carter because Priest loaded up on that one.
Priest raining down shots from the mount!
Priest looking to finish with strikes here!
Morgan Priest has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carter is wriggling around trying to escape.
Priest unloading with bombs!
Priest looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Priest has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Carter's face.
Poor strikes thrown by Priest there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Priest cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Priest lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Priest avoids the attempt from Carter to control.
Carter sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Priest sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carter defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Priest is trying to control. Carter wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Priest throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Priest lands a nice short elbow.
Priest sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carter defending well though.
Carter wants to improve his position but Priest is controlling well.
Priest not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Carter has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Priest off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Carter lands a head kick. Priest smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Priest with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carter to score with a decent uppercut.
Priest shoots in and bounces Carter off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Priest throws a big right hand that misses.
Priest passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Priest wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
Priest working the body and head with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Morgan Priest really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Morgan Priest's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Priest throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Priest looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Priest paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter lands a glancing blow to the side of Priest's head.
Carter is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
No luck for Priest with that takedown attempt.
Nice straight punches there by Carter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carter.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter lands a nice looking body shot.
Carter throws a head kick that half lands.
A shot to de liver by Carter. Beautiful body shot.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Priest. That did some damage!
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Priest, pushing him back against the cage.
Priest goes for a takedown attempt but Carter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Priest takes a shot right to the bread basket.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Carter throws a good cross that connects.
Priest throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carter lands a head kick!
Carter pushes Priest up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Priest's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carter keeps Priest at a distance using the push kick.
Priest decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Priest missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carter is trying to control but can't.
Priest thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Priest not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Priest is working away from the top position though.
Priest missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carter wants to control but Priest is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Priest thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Priest shoots in looking for a takedown. Carter tries to sprawl out of it but Priest keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sabastian Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Priest.
A jab from Carter finds it's way through Priest's defenses.
Priest takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Priest throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Priest circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Priest fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Priest throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Carter was covering up waiting for the punch and Priest finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Carter has momentary wrist control but Priest slips an elbow through the middle.
Priest makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Priest lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Priest throws a big right hand that misses.
Priest working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Priest throws a strike but Carter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Priest bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carter's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carter holds on and takes a little breather.
Carter controls Priest momentarily but Priest frees himself.
Priest in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Priest defends it easily.
Priest stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carter swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabastian Carter had his way with Morgan Priest in that round.
The cut man is working on Morgan Priest's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Priest decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Priest thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carter to regain full guard.
Carter will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Priest is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Priest in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Priest wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Priest in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carter wants to stand but Priest is controlling the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Priest looking to pass the guard.
Priest gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Priest shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carter but Carter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carter stuffs the takedown attempt from Priest. Priest gets slowly back to his feet.
Carter connects with a body shot.
Carter scores with a jab to the body.
Carter lands a jab to Priest's midsection.
Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Priest looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carter works Priest's body with a nice hook.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Priest circles away.
Carter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Morgan Priest is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Priest fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carter avoids it really well and circles away.
Sabastian Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Priest.
Jab by Carter.
Priest gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Priest on that attempt.
Priest takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carter moves into the clinch.
Priest can't get the takedown.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Priests head.
Priest has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Carter on the inside.
A body shot lands from Carter.
Carter scores with a knee to the head.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Priest has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Priest has had enough of the clinch but Carter keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Carter.
Priest throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Priest.
Priest drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Carter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Carter pushes Priest back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Priest ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Priest no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Priest is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Priest not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Priest missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Priest looks to land a strike but Carter avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Priest postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carter keeping full guard, as Priest tries to pass.
Priest won't allow Carter to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Priest wants to pass the guard but Carter is keeping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Priest doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Priest throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Priest uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Priest's face.
Carter prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short left from Carter.
Sabastian Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Priest goes for a takedown attempt but Carter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Priest on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A punch lands to the side of Priest 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Morgan Priest has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Priest changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carter tries to avoid it but Priest manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carter to the ground. Carter escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carter has closed the distance and engaged Priest in a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sabastian 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sabastian Carter!
Sabastian Carter is the new welterweight champion!
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