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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Niko Clooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen Run this Town as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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220 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Lethal high kicks
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Clooten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clooten lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clooten goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carter prevents it.
Clooten avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Niko Clooten has been cut.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Clooten's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carter throws an elbow but misses.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Clooten has Carter pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carter manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Clooten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A frustrated look appears on Clooten's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Clooten jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carter walks away with a smile on his face. Clooten gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Clooten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter moves out of range as Clooten throws a body kick.
Clooten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clooten finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carter is looking to clinch but Clooten is avoiding it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter with a nice cross.
Clooten misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carter tries to clinch but Clooten moves out of range.
Carter tries to clinch there but Clooten circles away.
Carter lands with an overhand left.
Carter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carter tries a low kick but Clooten avoids it.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Clooten.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Clooten swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carter with a nice cross.
Carter takes a swing at Clooten's ribcage but misses.
Clooten is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clooten throws a body kick the misses
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Niko Clooten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter scores with a jab to the body.
Clooten is breathing heavily.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clooten swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Clooten throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Clooten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
Carter is looking to clinch but Clooten is avoiding it.
Clooten gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Clooten keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carter tries to clinch but Clooten is having none of it.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clooten on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Clooten misses.
Clooten closes the distance and clinches up with Carter, looking for a takedown. Clooten pushes Carter against the cage but Carter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clooten scores with a jab. Carter acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carter tries to clinch but Clooten moves out of range.
Clooten with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carter to score with a decent uppercut.
A head kick by Clooten misses
and Carter counters with a solid body kick.
A jab from Carter finds it's way through Clooten's defenses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A jab from Carter finds it's way through Clooten's defenses.
Carter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clooten circles away quickly and effectively.
Shawn Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clooten shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clooten showed some decent athleticism there.
Carter is trying to stand.
Carter is trying to control but can't.
Carter pushes Clooten off looking to stand but Clooten dives back in and keeps control.
Carter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Niko Clooten'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.
Carter misses the jab.
Clooten connects with a crisp jab.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Clooten circles away.
Clooten avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter throws a looping overhand right but Clooten ducks down to avoid it.
Clooten is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carter sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clooten.
Shawn Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clooten throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Clooten takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Carter tries to clinch up but Clooten circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter throws a jab when Clooten was well out of range.
Clooten loads up on a big right hand but Carter slips the punch.
Clooten throws a lazy head kick
and Carter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carter blocking some punches.
Clooten tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clooten takes an elbow to the temple.
Clooten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Clooten takes a knee to the side of the body.
Clooten can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Clooten tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Clooten back against the cage.
Clooten 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.
Clooten has Carter pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Clooten pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Carter tumbling to the mat - Clooten dives into Carter's guard.
Clooten stops Carter from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clooten postures up and lands a big shot to Carter's brow.
Clooten wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter wants to stand up but Clooten is controlling him.
Clooten postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Carter is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Clooten, into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Clooten throws a head kick that misses.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Carter 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carter misses with the combination.
Clooten blocks a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Clooten on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Clooten. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clooten throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Clooten on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice sprawl there from Carter as Clooten shoots in.
Carter is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clooten blocks a head kick by Carter.
A low kick from Carter misses
so Clooten counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Carter kicks Clooten off and gets to his feet.
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clooten, pushing him back against the cage.
Carter working aggressively here.
Clooten lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carter throws an elbow but misses.
A right hand to the body from Clooten.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Clooten controls the action.
Clooten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter stalling.
Clooten stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Clooten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clooten lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carter at a distance.
Clooten misses with a takedown
and Carter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Niko Clooten will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Niko Clooten's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Clooten misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carter wants to clinch
and Clooten counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Clooten takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carter lands a jab.
Carter tries to clinch
and Clooten counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Clooten misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Clooten throws a head punch that misses.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Clooten is trying to stall.
Carter manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Clooten lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a knee to the body.
Clooten has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter trying to stall but Clooten improves his position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carter throws an elbow but misses.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Clooten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Clooten.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Clooten takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Clooten is defending well for now.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Clooten's elbow.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter tries a body shot but Clooten blocks it.
Carter is pushing Clooten up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Clooten misses with some punches.
Clooten has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clooten goes for a takedown in the clinch but Carter prevents it.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Clooten backwards.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Clooten can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Clooten's efforts to push away.
Clooten softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
Carter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carter tries to stall but Clooten uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter lands a nice knee to the body.
Clooten blocks an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A head punch on the inside from Clooten fails to land.
Good body shot from Carter.
Carter lands a right hand.
Carter avoiding damage.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Clooten avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Clooten avoids the damage to the body.
Clooten avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Clooten misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Clooten controls the action.
Clooten letting Carter take a breather here.
Clooten swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clooten has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clooten backwards.
Shawn Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Clooten shrugs off.
Clooten on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Clooten working aggressively here.
Clooten blocks an elbow strike.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Clooten working aggressively here.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clooten misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clooten drags the fight down to the ground.
Carter controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Clooten working for a triangle but Carter defends it easily.
Carter trying to control but Clooten is working from the bottom.
Carter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Carter!
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hype
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