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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oil Slick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slick's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Careful With That Axe Eugene. Carter has chosen 99 Problems Remix as his entrance music. Oil Slick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
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177 cm
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182 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Oil Slick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shawn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slick swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Slick gets a takedown into half guard.
Carter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Slick.
Slick tries to pass to full mount but Carter defends it.
Slick is working hard here to advance position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slick lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Slick is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carter preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carter defending well though.
Slick thows a huge punch but Carter dodges it nicely.
Slick works his way into full mount!
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
Slick lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter is trying desperately to improve position.
Slick with shots to the head and body - Carter looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter can't escape the position.
Slick wants to finish this one by submission but Carter is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Slick.
Slick with shots to the head and body - Carter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Slick has control of Carter's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Carter regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Slick landing shots from mount.
Carter is looking to improve his position but Slick isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to hold on but Slick postures up.
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Slick with good strikes from the mount here!
Slick working Carter over with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Carter really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The referee warns Carter that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Slick unloads with some shots from mount but Carter bucks and avoids them well.
Slick punching from mount but Carter doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Slick is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Carter has managed to escape the submission attempt.
A nice elbow there by Slick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Carter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Carter tries to get to full guard but Slick has control of the leg.
Slick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
Slick trying to advance position but Carter counters by regaining guard.
Slick trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Slick looking to pass the guard.
Slick postures up and lands a big shot to Carter's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oil Slick dominated that 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.
Slick tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carter swivels and escapes.
Slick gets a takedown into half guard.
Slick uses his free foot to push down on Carter's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Carter.
You get the feeling that Carter really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Carter is trying desperately to improve position.
Slick sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Carter is bucking up trying to escape but Slick cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Slick cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carter blocking the ground and pound.
Slick misses with a head shot.
Slick thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Carter bucks up and throws Slick to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Slick fails with the takedown.
Slick ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Shawn Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter slaps away a takedown attempt from Slick, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oil Slick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter scores with a shot to the body.
Carter scores with a punch to the head.
Carter throws a right hand that Slick ducks under and follows up with a left that Slick also avoids with ease.
Carter misses with a shot to the body
and Slick counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Slickis looking to pass into half guard but Carter pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Carter is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slick is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Slick throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Carter preventing the sweep.
Slick has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Slick throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Carter escapes and throws Slick's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Carter trying to control the action but Slick is working from the bottom.
Slick trying to remain calm as Carter controls from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Slick is looking for a sweep.
Carter decides to stand back up. Carter steps back and let's Slick get back to his feet.
Carter throws a hook but Slick avoids it easily.
Carter throws a jab when Slick was well out of range.
Slick ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oil Slick dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Carter blocks a leg kick.
Slick fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carter attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Slick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Carter throws a leg kick
and Slick counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carter won't be happy with that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slick creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Carter sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Carter can't do much from the bottom here.
Carter regains half guard, as Slick was trying to land strikes.
Slick lands strikes from half guard.
Slick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
Slick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Slick throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Slick not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Slick tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carter is looking to escape.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Slick decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Carter is trying to stand.
Slick thows a huge punch but Carter dodges it nicely.
Slick works his way into full mount!
Carter tries to hold on but Slick pushes him away.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Slick scoring with strikes but Carter is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Slick unloading with bombs!
Slick fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! Slick connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Oil Slick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Slick lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carter hang on?
Carter manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Slick content to control rather than advance.
Carter is refusing to be controlled, as Slick sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slick thows a huge punch but Carter dodges it nicely.
Carter is trying to control but can't.
Slick passes the guard and advances to mount!
Shawn Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter is squirming around, avoiding Slick's attempts to control the action.
Slick landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that's the end of the fight!
Oil Slick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Slick, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Oil Slick!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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