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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Afro Ninja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ninja's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, On To The Next One. Glenn Carson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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202 lbs
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Afro Ninja!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Carson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ninja pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carson is out of range and Ninja settles back down.
Carson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ninja.
Carson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ninjas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carson looks to land a right hand but Ninja moved out of range.
Carson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ninja swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ninja is fending him off so far but Carson persists. Nope, Ninja circles away and we're back to standing.
Carson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carson scores with a jab to the body.
Carson has Ninja up against the cage in a clinch.
Ninja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from Ninja.
Ninja throws a head punch that misses.
Ninja stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carson tries to circle away but Ninja has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja is looking to control Carson's arms but Carson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ninja has his back to the cage.
Ninja can't find room to land a body shot as Carson controls the action.
Ninja breaks the clinch.
Ninja lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carson's sensitive parts.
Carson blocks a head kick by Ninja.
Carson cracks Ninja with a good jab.
Ninja buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ninja shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carson misses with a body shot.
Ninja lands a head kick. Carson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Glenn Carson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carson misses with a looping left.
Ninja keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carson moves out of range of the strikes.
Ninja pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carson is out of range and Ninja settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ninja moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carson checks a leg kick nicely.
Carson doesn't manage to clinch there - Ninja circles away.
Carson tests Ninja's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ninja swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ninja moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ninja staying out of range there.
Ninja connects with a solid leg kick.
Ninja throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carson drops his hands momentarily and Ninja takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ninja misses with a right hand
and Ninja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Afro Ninja is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson misses with a hook.
A combination from Ninja does no damage.
Ninja thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ninja dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carson. That did some damage!
Ninja throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carson counters with a straight right hand.
Carson throws a hook to the side of Ninja's head but Ninja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ninja lands with a hook. Carson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carson throws a hook to the side of Ninja's head but Ninja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carson scores with a nice head shot.
Carson checks a leg kick nicely.
Ninja misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson misses with a hook.
Ninja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carson.
Carson moves out of range as Ninja throws a body kick.
Carson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Carson.
Ninja steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carson.
Carson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carson throws out a loose jab but Ninja uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carson blocks a head kick by Ninja.
Carson throws the left hand but Ninja avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Afro Ninja dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Carson'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.
Ninja finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carson blocks a low kick nicely.
Ninja throws a low kick but Carson moves out of range easily.
Carson moves in looking to clinch but Ninja pushes him off.
Jab from Carson.
Carson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Afro Ninja is winning the standup battle so far.
Ninja takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carson lands a body shot.
Carson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ninja takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ninja misses with a leg kick.
Ninja lands with a kick to the temple. Carson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ninja throws out a leg kick but Carson moves out of range and Ninja only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ninja misses with a low kick.
Carson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ninja throws a wild body kick that Carson sees coming a mile off.
Ninja scores with the left hand. Carson knows he should have avoided that one.
Carson slips under a jab.
Ninja pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ninja avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ninja throws a sloppy head kick and Carson moves out of range easily.
Carson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja avoids the body shot from Carson.
Nice defenses there by Ninja.
Carson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carson avoids a kick to the body.
Ninja walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice uppercut there from Carson.
Carson throws a shot from downtown. Ninja moves away and avoids it.
Carson blocks a jab.
Carson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carson lands the left hand.
Ninja throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ninja pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carson is out of range and Ninja settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja throws a low kick but Carson moves out of range easily.
Carson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ninja misses with a body kick.
Ninja scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ninja lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Carson drives through with a takedown into Ninja's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Carson wants to control from the top but Ninja keeps moving.
Carson passes into half guard.
Ninja regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson postures up.
Ninja keeping full guard, as Carson tries to pass.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ninja wants to control the position but Carson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ninja won't allow Carson to pass to mount.
Carson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ninja is not content to let Carson control the position.
Ninja moves into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carson tries to free his leg and advance position but Ninja is retaining full guard.
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 Afro Ninja will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glenn Carson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carson gets a takedown into half guard.
Carson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Carson avoids the attempt from Ninja to control.
Ninja just holding on.
Carson takes Ninja's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Ninja is in trouble.
Ninja rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja is not content to let Carson control the position.
Carson wants to pass to mount but Ninja is defending the position.
Ninja is controlling Carson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Carson trying to control from Ninja's half guard. Ninja has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson looking to pass the guard.
Ninja is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ninja manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Carson slips under a jab.
Ninja misses with a low kick.
Carson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ninja, pushing him back against the cage.
Ninja lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carson tries to break free but Ninja pushes him back against the cage.
Carson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ninja swings wildly with an uppercut but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ninja misses with the head strike.
Ninja wants to stall.
Ninja has a couple of punches blocked by Carson.
Carson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ninja has double underhooks.
Ninja misses with the head strike.
Ninja content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carson tightens his grip and picks Ninja up, before dumping him to the ground. Ninja manages to land in guard.
Ninja tries to land a sweep but no joy.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Ninja holds on and takes a little breather.
Carson won't allow Ninja to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja keeping full guard, as Carson tries to pass.
Ninja seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Carson preventing the sweep.
Ninja lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Carson!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carson looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Glenn Carson just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Glenn Carson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Good work by Carson as he checks the leg kick.
Ninja takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ninja connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carson scrambles back to his feet.
Ninja throws a leg kick but Carson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Ninja tries a head kick but it misses.
Ninja falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Carson tries to clinch but Ninja is having none of it.
Ninja lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carson takes a step back to recover.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ninja.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ninja throws out a leg kick but Carson moves out of range and Ninja only half commits.
Carson cracks Ninja with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carson just misses with a punch to the body.
Carson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ninja throws a lazy right hand but Carson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ninja.
Ninja is looking to land body kicks.
Carson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ninja moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An inside leg kick from Ninja misses.
Ninja keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson tries for a takedown but Ninja sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ninja throws a good cross that connects.
Carson moves out of range of the leg kick from Ninja.
A bone on bone clash there as Carson blocks the leg kick.
Ninja misses with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ninja.
A big left from Carson misses.
Carson throws a hook but Ninja blocks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carson misses with a wild body shot.
Carson checks the leg kick.
Carson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson is keen to just control but Ninja is a slippery customer.
Carson trying to pass the guard but Ninja defending well.
Carson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Ninja defends it well.
Ninja is pressing down on Carson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Ninja is pulling down on Carson's head. It's preventing any offense from Carson, at least for the moment.
Ninja controls Carson momentarily but Carson frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ninja is pulling down on Carson's head to control his posture.
Carson passes into half guard.
Carson controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carson is working for an americana but Ninja has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Carson was thinking about the submission.
Glenn Carson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ninja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Afro Ninja will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glenn Carson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
A swing and a miss from Carson.
Ninja throws a body kick that misses.
Carson throws a jab when Ninja was well out of range.
Carson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Good leg kick by Ninja there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Ninja throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carson moves out of range as Ninja throws a body kick.
Carson avoids a kick to the body.
Ninja cracks Carson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson moves into the clinch successfully.
Ninja keeps control of Carson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Good body shot from Ninja.
Carson is trying to break the clinch but Ninja has him pressed against the cage.
Ninja can't find room to land a body shot as Carson controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carson breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Ninja misses.
A bone on bone clash there as Carson blocks the leg kick.
Ninja throws the kick towards the body but Carson avoids it.
Carson fails with the takedown.
No joy there for Carson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Afro Ninja is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ninja fakes the leg kick and cracks Carson in the body.
Ninja misses with a looping right.
Ninja fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carson.
Carson throws a hook to the side of Ninja's head but Ninja sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ninja sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Afro Ninja has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Carson.
Carson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carson moves away from the strike by Ninja.
Ninja throws a lazy right hand but Carson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Glenn Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carson throws a shot from downtown. Ninja moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ninja pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carson is out of range and Ninja settles back down.
Ninja throws out a loose jab but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carson throws a hook but Ninja blocks it.
Carson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ninja just misses with a punch to the body.
Ninja wants to slow Carson down by chopping away at his legs.
Ninja pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ninja showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carson.
Ninja misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson loads up on a big right hand but Ninja slips the punch.
Carson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ninja lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ninja throws a leg kick which misses Carson's front leg but catches the back leg as Carson tries to avoid it.
Ninja attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carson closes the distance and pushes Ninja back into the cage.
Carson is trying to break the clinch but Ninja is controlling him.
Carson is trying to break the clinch but Ninja is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ninja.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ninja.
Carson tries to throw a body punch but Ninja avoids it by throwing Carson back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Afro Ninja showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ninja 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:47
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Afro Ninja!
Afro Ninja is the new middleweight champion!
A victorious Afro Ninja thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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