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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Giles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm
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160 lbs
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178 cm
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157 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Johan Giles! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Carter! The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A good leg kick by Carter. Johan Giles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Giles misses the jab. Giles takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight moves into the clinch position. Carter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Giles gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Giles is trying to break free. Giles wants to break the clinch but can't.
Giles is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage. Carter is fighting off a takedown attempt but Giles is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Carter to the mat. Carter regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat. Giles working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Carter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carter trying to control but Giles is having none of it. Carter is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round. Giles slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Giles wants to get back to his feet.
Carter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Giles works his way to full guard. Good work. Carter throws a strike but Giles rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. Giles is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control. Giles wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving. Giles trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. Carter pulls Giles in to control the position. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Giles wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving. Giles working some strikes from top position. Giles throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Giles circles away.
Carter pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Giles pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Carter rushes Giles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Giles is trying to break free. Carter stops a takedown attempt from Giles.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Giles circles away from the clinch attempt.
Giles just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Giles looks for a takedown but Carter sprawls well. Giles fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Carter sprawls well initially but Giles persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Giles trying to control from Carter's half guard. Carter has other ideas though and has regained full guard. Carter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Carter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Giles trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Carter trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage. Giles trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Giles passes Carter's left leg - he's now in half guard. Giles is keen to just control but Carter is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Carter has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Giles is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Carter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carter tries to clinch and Giles counters with a left to the body. A big right from Giles misses. Carter tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Giles counters with a single leg into guard. Carter didn't expect that. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Carter looks gassed! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Giles landing with the ground and pound. Carter keeping full guard, as Giles tries to pass. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Giles 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.
Carter clinches but Giles breaks the clinch and Giles counters with a nice body shot. Giles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Giles misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Giles cracks Carter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Giles fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Carter cracks the inside of Giles's front leg. Giles swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Giles.
Carter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Johan Giles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Carter tries to clinch there but Giles circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carter, right into the meat.
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Giles, pushing him back against the cage. Giles is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Giles keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carter is trying to break free. Giles lands a shoulder strike. Giles breaks from the clinch.
Carter tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Giles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Nice shot lands for Giles.
Carter is rocked! Giles lands a brutal uppercut that launches Carter off his feet! Carter tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johan Giles!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
97% |
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