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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shalako Carlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe has chosen Noah Gundersen - Oh Death as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shalako Carlin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slim Crowe!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carlin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crowe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Crowe wants to land a leg kick but Carlin is out of range.
Carlin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Carlin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crowe gets through Carlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crowe tries to break the clinch but Carlin is controlling the position.
Carlin tries a knee to the head but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Carlin avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Crowe looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Crowe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crowe throws a wild body kick that Carlin sees coming a mile off.
Carlin looks to land a right hand but Crowe moved out of range.
Crowe tries to work over Carlin's front leg with a kick but Carlin checks it.
Crowe bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Crowe lands a nice looking body shot.
Crowe circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Danga de danga de dang - Carlin scores with a four punch combination!
Carlin throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Carlin.
Carlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crowe throws a head kick but Carlin moves out of range.
Carlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crowe throws a low kick but Carlin avoids it.
Carlin tries to clinch up.
Crowe fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carlin is out of range.
Carlin tries to clinch up but Crowe circles away and keeps his distance.
Crowe throws a leg kick but Carlin moved away.
Carlin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crowe counters with a good, hard body kick but Carlin shrugs it off.
A combination from Carlin does no damage.
Carlin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crowe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Carlin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crowe counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Crowe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carlin doesn't manage to clinch there - Crowe circles away.
Carlin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carlin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crowe connects with a right hand. Carlin shakes it off.
Crowe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carlin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlin moves in looking to clinch but Crowe pushes him off.
Carlin moves in looking to clinch but Crowe pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carlin tries to clinch up but Crowe circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlin drives through and clinches with Crowe against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crowe.
Crowe dodges an elbow strike from Carlin.
Carlin missing with knees to the body.
Crowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carlin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crowe's elbow.
Carlin misses with an elbow strike.
Crowe tries to work over Carlin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Crowe manages to break the clinch.
Carlin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crowe.
Carlin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crowe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carlin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Crowe.
Carlin darts in trying to clinch
and Carlin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crowe, pushing him back against the cage.
Crowe tries to circle away but Carlin has him pinned against the cage.
Carlin looking to throw knees to the head but Crowe is blocking nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Crowe avoids the damage to the body.
Crowe misses with the head strike.
Carlin working aggressively here.
Crowe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Crowe is trying to break the clinch but Carlin is controlling him.
Crowe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carlin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carlin lands a nice elbow.
Crowe misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carlin working Crowe over with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Crowe.
Carlin missing with knees to the body.
Carlin taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Shalako Carlin will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carlin wants to clinch up but Crowe keeps it at a distance.
Carlin tries to clinch up but Crowe circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Crowe.
Carlin tries to clinch but Crowe is having none of it.
Carlin misses with a wild body shot.
Crowe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carlin closes the distance and pushes Crowe back into the cage.
Carlin tries to land a knee to the head but Crowe blocks with his arms.
Carlin misses with a knee to the head.
Crowe throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Crowe.
Carlin misses with a knee strike.
Carlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Crowe avoids the damage to the body.
Carlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Crowe manages to break the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Carlin, right into the meat.
Carlin misses with a hook.
Crowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlin feints a jab promting Crowe to slip. Carlin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Crowe slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Crowe misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crowe pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carlin tries to clinch up.
Carlin avoids a kick to the body.
Carlin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlin 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.
Carlin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Shalako Carlin is winning the standup battle so far.
Carlin closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crowe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crowe lands a leg kick that knocks Carlin off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws a head kick that misses.
Carlin tries to clinch
and Crowe counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe throws out a powerful jab.
Carlin walks into a straight right hand from Crowe.
Carlin takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Shalako Carlin has been cut.
Carlin misses with the combination.
Crowe delivers a nice body kick.
Carlin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crowe.
Carlin gets a clinch.
Carlin lands an elbow inside that Crowe shrugs off.
Crowe lands with a left to the head.
Carlin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carlin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crowe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carlin has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe avoids a wild elbow strike from Carlin.
Carlin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carlin wants to stall.
Crowe avoids a wild elbow strike from Carlin.
Carlin working Crowe over with knees to the body.
Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Knees to the body from Carlin.
Crowe lands a shot to the body.
Carlin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Crowe pushes Carlin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carlin tries to land knees in the clinch but Crowe avoids the damage to the body.
Carlin lands a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Crowe fails to land.
Carlin misses with an elbow strike.
Crowe misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carlin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlin misses with a body punch.
Carlin tries to land a knee to the head but Crowe blocks with his arms.
Carlin tries to land a knee to the head but Crowe blocks with his arms.
Carlin tries a knee to the head but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe breaks from the clinch.
Carlin closes the distance but Crowe moves to the side
letting Crowe counter with a right hand.
Carlin throws a right hand that Crowe ducks under and follows up with a left that Crowe also avoids with ease.
Carlin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crowe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crowe.
Shalako Carlin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe looks to throw the jab but Carlin is out of range.
Crowe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carlin misses with a few strikes there.
Carlin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
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 Shalako Carlin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shalako Carlin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Carlin throws a series of punches but Crowe moves out of range.
A head kick by Carlin misses
and Crowe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Crowe is looking to chop away at Carlin's legs.
Crowe tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlin throws a nice looking combination but Crowe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carlin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carlin!
Crowe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Crowe fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carlin checks it well.
Crowe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Crowe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carlin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crowe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carlin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Crowe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe looks to land a body kick but Carlin moved away.
Carlin clinches up against the cage.
Crowe lands a right hand.
Nice elbow from Carlin.
Carlin scores a nice knee to the body.
Carlin misses with a knee strike.
Crowe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crowe blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carlin misses with a knee to the head.
Carlin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crowe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crowe lands a nice looking body kick.
Carlin tries to clinch there but Crowe circles away.
Crowe misses with a head kick.
Carlin tries to clinch up but Crowe circles away and keeps his distance.
Crowe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carlin under the eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carlin.
Carlin pushes Crowe up against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Crowe.
Crowe blocks an elbow strike from Carlin.
Carlin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crowe blocks it with crossed arms.
Carlin throws an elbow that misses.
Crowe managing to block the knees to the body from Carlin.
Crowe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crowe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carlin blocks an uppercut.
Crowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Crowe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Slim Crowe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlin misses with a wild body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Crowe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crowe is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Crowe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carlin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crowe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe connects with an inside leg kick.
Carlin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crowe throws a solid leg kick but Carlin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Crowe.
Carlin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Carlin avoids a kick to the body.
Crowe smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Crowe, right into the meat.
Crowe on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Crowe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carlin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carlin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowe attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carlin avoids the body shot from Crowe.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Crowe is looking to land body kicks.
Carlin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlin fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crowe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shalako Carlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carlin's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carlin duly obliges.
Crowe misses with a low kick.
Carlin throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crowe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carlin misses with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Crowe.
A solid leg kick lands there for Crowe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Slim Crowe comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carlin 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shalako Carlin!
A victorious Shalako Carlin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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