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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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170 lbs
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176 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Carlos Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Chuck Morris!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Morris as he avoids it easily.
Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
A body shot lands from Morris.
Morris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Morris jumps guard but Carter stands there with Morris around his waist. Morris gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Morris blocks a body shot from Carter.
Morris gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
Carter has had enough of the clinch but Morris keeps him there for the moment.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Morris controls his hands.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morris will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Carter up against the cage.
Morris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Morris's ribcage. Morris let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter is looking to break free of the clinch but Morris has double underhooks.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carter drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Morris letting Carter take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Morris holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carter is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Morris blocks a body shot from Carter.
Morris on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morris wants to break the clinch but can't.
Morris stalling.
Morris lands a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Morris.
Carter stalling against the cage.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Morris.
Morris misses with a knee strike.
Morris wants to stall.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Morris avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
The referee calls for Morris to work.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Morris won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carter looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carlos Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carter wants to get back to striking at distance but Morris won't allow it.
Morris creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Morris scoring well with a low kick there.
Carter is breathing heavily.
Morris misses with a wild body shot.
Morris uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Morris throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Morris rushes Carter and presses him up against the cage.
Morris prevents a body shot from Carter.
Morris gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter dodges an elbow strike from Morris.
Carter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carter wants to break free but Morris has control.
Morris tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Morris wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carter stalling in the clinch.
Morris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carter wants to break free but Morris has control.
Morris's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Carter.
Morris is trying to stall.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Morris lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Morris fails with the takedown.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Morris.
Morris throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morris shoots in for a double leg but Carter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Morris avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morris.
Carter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morris sprawls well initially but Carter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Carter tries to stand and escape but Morris is controlling the position.
Morris is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control from half guard but Morris is working away.
Carter is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Morris wants to control but Carter passes into side.
Carter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Morris's legs.
Morris taking a bit of punishment here - Carter scoring with strikes.
Carter tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Morris is not content to let Carter control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carter works to advance to full mount. Morris defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Carter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carter moves into range and clinches up with Morris.
Carter throws an elbow that misses.
Morris with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Morris is trying to break free.
Morris misses with a knee strike.
Morris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Morris tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Morris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Morris stalling in the clinch but Carter improves position.
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Morris tries for a takedown but Carter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Carter lands a nice shot to the head.
Morris is working to get back to half guard.
Morris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Morris is breathing heavily.
Carter sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Carter.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Morris taking shots to the head.
Carter lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Morris hang on?
Carter lands a heavy elbow.
Morris tries to hold on but Carter postures up.
Carter lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Morris is wriggling around trying to escape.
Carter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Carter pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Morris regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Carter prevents Morris from improving his position.
Carter working over Morris with some ground and pound. Morris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morris is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Carter working over Morris with some ground and pound. Morris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carter working the head and body with strikes.
Carter working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Carter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carter looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morris is rocked!
Nice strikes from Carter there.
Morris is still in real trouble! Can Carter finish him?
Morris is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Carter is looking to take a break and control but Morris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter working over Morris with some ground and pound. Morris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carter working over Morris with some ground and pound. Morris looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morris seems to have recovered his senses.
Morris wants to improve his position but Carter is controlling well.
Carter wants to control but Morris is keeping him busy.
Morris holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Morris is looking to control Carter's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Morris avoid being mounted?
Morris is trying to get back to full guard.
Carter thows a huge punch but Morris dodges it nicely.
Carter thows a huge punch but Morris dodges it nicely.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Morris tries a head kick but it misses.
Morris shoots for a takedown but Carter saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jab, jab by Morris - just one landing.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Morris trying to hold on to Carter's head to control him but Carter postures up.
Morris controlling the position well.
Morris actively working from the bottom here.
Carter is stalling here. Morris is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Carter seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Morris has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working.
Carter is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Carter dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Carter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Morris.
Carter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Morris gets a takedown into half guard.
Carter is looking to improve his position.
Carter wants to get back to his feet.
Morris looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Morris is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carter is just riding it out for now. Morris eventually gives up the hold.
Carter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Morris is working away from the top position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Morris sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carter defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter is trying to get back to full guard.
Morris controlling the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Morris counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Morris misses with a few strikes there.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Morris sprawls well initially but Carter persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Morris is not content to let Carter control the position.
Carter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Carlos Carter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carter decides to return to a standing position.
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter jumps guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is looking to stand up but Morris isn't so interested in that idea.
Carter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Morris's guard.
Carter tries to stand but Morris is controlling from the bottom.
Carter pushing down on Morris's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Carter is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morris!
Morris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter breaks from Morris's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Carter lands a nice shot to the head.
Carter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Morris looks a forlorn figure.
Carter cracks Morris with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Carter!
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energy
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hype
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