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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shonie Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel delos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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156 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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153 lbs
5 - 7 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Shonie Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Miguel delos Santos!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
delos Santos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by delos Santos.
delos Santos defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carter.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from delos Santos.
delos Santos lands with a nice body punch.
delos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
delos Santos scores with a jab.
delos Santos throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
delos Santos throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
delos Santos circles away from the clinch attempt.
delos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carter avoids the body shot from delos Santos.
Carter wants to clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carter.
delos Santos scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Miguel delos Santos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
delos Santos throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
delos Santos pushes Carter off looking to stand but Carter dives back in and keeps control.
delos Santos is looking to get back to is feet but Carter passes into side control.
delos Santos wants to get back to his feet.
delos Santos taking punishment in the form of punches.
delos Santos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Carter wants to lay and pray for a moment but delos Santos keeps working.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if delos Santos can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carter landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter prevents delos Santos from escaping the position.
Carter lands some shots froms side control.
Carter 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.
delos Santos is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
delos Santos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
delos Santos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
delos Santos looks gassed!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but delos Santos is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Carter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
delos Santos is not content to let Carter control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
delos Santos pushes Carter away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carter gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
delos Santos on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter decides to stand back up.
delos Santos misses with a hook.
Carter is looking to clinch.
A punch combination from delos Santos misses.
delos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shonie Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Good exchange - Carter coming out on top.
delos Santos throws a right and a left that both miss.
delos Santos misses with a wild combination.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from delos Santos.
delos Santos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shonie Carter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
delos Santos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
delos Santos throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
delos Santos thows a body shot but no joy.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from delos Santos does no damage.
Some wild striking there from delos Santos.
Sloppy strikes from delos Santos. Those never looked like landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
delos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
delos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
delos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
delos Santos tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
delos Santos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
delos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
delos Santos misses with a jab, cross combination.
delos Santos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carter under the eye.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
delos Santos tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from delos Santos.
Carter dodges the punch combination from delos Santos.
Shonie Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
delos Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
delos Santos misses with a two punch combination.
delos Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
delos Santos throws a series of strikes that have Carter backpedaling.
A big left from delos Santos misses.
Donk. delos Santos catches Carter right on the button with a cross.
Carter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shonie Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
delos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
delos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
delos Santos throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
delos Santos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
delos Santos lands a jab to the head.
Carter dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Miguel delos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
delos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
delos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
delos Santos throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but delos Santos shows good takedown defense.
delos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
delos Santos misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
delos Santos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
Carter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carter breaks the clinch.
delos Santos swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
delos Santos scores with a one two! Carter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by delos Santos.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
delos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Carter trying to pass the guard but delos Santos defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel delos Santos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
delos Santos lands with a straight right. Carter didn't see that one coming.
delos Santos swinging wildly here.
delos Santos misses with a series of wild punches.
delos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
delos Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
delos Santos misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter tries to clinch but delos Santos is having none of it.
A jab from Carter misses.
delos Santos scores with a jab.
Carter scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
delos Santos fails to land with a series of punches.
delos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
delos Santos keeps the fight on the outside.
Carter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
delos Santos throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
delos Santos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
delos Santos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A momentary lapse in concentration from delos Santos enables Carter to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. delos Santos manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
delos Santos wants to get back to his feet but Carter is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
delos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter postures up and lands a big shot to delos Santos's brow.
delos Santos wants to stand up but Carter is controlling him.
delos Santos really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carter. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carter is working delos Santos over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carter advances position into side control!
Carter stands up.
delos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
delos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
delos Santos swinging wildly here.
delos Santos misses with the combination.
delos Santos misses with a few strikes there.
delos Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
delos Santos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from delos Santos.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
delos Santos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter looks for a takedown but delos Santos sprawls well.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shonie Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
delos Santos jabs Carter to the body, keeping him at a distance.
delos Santos slaps away a takedown attempt from Carter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
delos Santos throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a single leg into guard. delos Santos didn't expect that.
Carter prevents delos Santos from getting back to his feet.
Carter is pushing down on delos Santos's leg trying to pass to half guard. delos Santos is fighting to maintain full guard but Carter has managed to sneak the leg through.
delos Santos looks like he's trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shonie 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shonie Carter!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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