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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenshi Zuko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Titan Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zuko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Styx - Mr. Roboto. Titan Carver is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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184 lbs
28 - 19 - 1 |
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34
185 lbs
15 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kenshi Zuko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Titan Carver!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver scores with a sloppy right hand. Zuko should have avoided that one.
It looks like Kenshi Zuko has been cut.
Carver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zuko throws out the jab.
Zuko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carver takes a swing at Zuko's ribcage but misses.
Zuko swinging wildly here.
Carver defending well as Zuko loads up on a big left hand.
Zuko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Zuko 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.
Zuko throws a lazy right hand but Carver sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zuko tries to clinch but Carver moves out of range.
Zuko misses with a low kick.
Zuko swings widly with a right hand
and Carver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carver walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A low kick from Zuko misses
and Carver counters with a good, hard body kick but Zuko shrugs it off.
Kenshi Zuko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zuko forces Carver back against the cage and clinches.
Carver breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver lands a slapping body shot.
Carver takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carver scores with a body shot.
Zuko ducks under a wild hook from Carver.
Zuko cracks Carver with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Zuko.
Zuko throws a shot from downtown. Carver moves away and avoids it.
Zuko doesn't manage to clinch there - Carver circles away.
Zuko just misses with a punch to the body.
Zuko throws out a leg kick but Carver moves out of range and Zuko only half commits.
Carver throws a head kick but Zuko moves out of range.
Carver lands a big head kick that sends Zuko tumbling to the mat! Carver takes a step backwards and waves Zuko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carver has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zuko.
Carver throws a head kick but Zuko moves out of range.
Carver walks into a straight right hand from Zuko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Zuko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carver lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Zuko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zuko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Zuko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Zuko scores with a shot to the body.
Zuko scores with a nice head shot.
Zuko tries to clinch but Carver is having none of it.
Zuko connects with a solid leg kick.
Zuko clinches up against the cage.
Zuko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko misses with a body punch.
Carver throws a punch but it's blocked by Zuko.
Zuko with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A body shot lands from Zuko.
Carver's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carver misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carver walks into a stiff left hand from Zuko.
Zuko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carver slips a straight right by Zuko.
Zuko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Carver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carver throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Zuko works Carver's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Zuko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carver scores with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver checks the leg kick.
Zuko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zuko using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carver has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right from Zuko.
Carver trying to stall but Zuko improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Zuko fails to land.
Zuko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carver tries to throw a body punch but Zuko avoids it by throwing Carver back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Carver's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Zuko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carver shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zuko.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zuko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carver fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zuko.
Zuko throws a nice looking combination but Carver bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Titan Carver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kenshi Zuko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zuko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carver.
Titan Carver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jab, jab by Carver - just one landing.
Carver lunges at Zuko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Zuko's hand.
Zuko looks to score with a jab to the body but Carver is just out of range.
Zuko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carver momentarily.
Zuko misses the shot to the body.
Carver looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carver throws a series of punches but Zuko moves out of range.
Carver misses with a body shot.
Carver blocks a head kick by Zuko.
Zuko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zuko stuns Carver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carver!
Zuko is rocked!
Carver 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.
Oh Zuko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zuko with a nice cross.
Zuko seems to have got his legs back now.
Zuko cracks the inside of Carver's front leg.
Carver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carver looks to throw the jab but Zuko is out of range.
Carver lands a big head kick that sends Zuko tumbling to the mat! Carver takes a step backwards and waves Zuko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Kenshi Zuko's cut is getting worse.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuko rushes Carver and presses him up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Zuko as Carver tries to tie him up.
Carver is working Zuko over against the cage.
Carver trying to stall but Zuko improves his position.
Carver breaks from the clinch.
Carver checks a low kick from Zuko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Zuko swings for the body but Carver moves out of range.
Carver takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carver misses with a body kick.
Zuko cracks Carver with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carver ducks under a wild hook from Zuko.
Zuko with a jab.
Zuko connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carver's hands.
Carver drops his hands momentarily and Zuko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Zuko.
Zuko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carver manages to avoid it.
Zuko clinches with his opponent.
Zuko misses with a punch to the body.
Zuko blocks a body shot from Carver.
Carver takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver breaks the clinch.
Carver throws a head kick that misses.
Zuko misses with a low kick.
Carver lands a leg kick that knocks Zuko off balance momentarily.
Carver throws a head kick that misses.
Zuko throws a leg kick but Carver sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carver lands a jab to Zuko's midsection.
Zuko tries to clinch up but Carver circles away and keeps his distance.
Zuko is looking to clinch.
Zuko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carver lands with a thumping leg kick.
Zuko misses with a leg kick
and Carver counters with a good low kick that Zuko was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zuko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carver.
Carver throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Zuko counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carver!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Zuko throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Carver struggling a bit here.
Zuko wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carver, who protects the arm well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zuko postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Carver showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kenshi Zuko's cut.
That's time! Zuko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zuko digs a good hook to Carver's body.
Carver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Zuko misses with a looping right.
Zuko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carver tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zuko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zuko loads up on a big right hand but Carver slips the punch.
A jab from Zuko misses.
Carver throws a leg kick which misses Zuko's front leg but catches the back leg as Zuko tries to avoid it.
Zuko lands with a right hand.
Zuko looks to score with a jab to the body but Carver is just out of range.
Carver swings for the body but Zuko moves out of range.
Carver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Zuko.
Zuko walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carver.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carver connects with a leg kick. Zuko looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carver doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Zuko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zuko loads up on a big right hand but Carver slips the punch.
Zuko throws a right and a left that Carver avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sloppy strikes from Zuko. Those never looked like landing.
Zuko has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carver.
Carver tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carver takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zuko misses with a hook.
Carver is looking to slow Zuko down with leg kicks.
Zuko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carver misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carver lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Carver moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Zuko misses with a hook. Carver ducked under it nicely.
Carver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zuko manages to avoid it.
Carver lands a big head kick that sends Zuko tumbling to the mat! Carver takes a step backwards and waves Zuko back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Carver lands a right hook to the body.
Carver tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zuko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carver misses with a straight left.
Carver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Zuko misses with a hook.
Carver dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Zuko. That did some damage!
Zuko pushes Carver up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zuko tries a knee to the head but Carver blocks it.
Zuko misses with the head strike.
Carver misses with a punch to the body.
Carver tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Zuko's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carver takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Zuko missing with knees to the body.
Zuko swings wildly with an uppercut but Carver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carver blocking some punches.
Carver wants to stall.
Carver breaks from the clinch.
Carver moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zuko throws a looping overhand right but Carver ducks down to avoid it.
Carver throws a leg kick but Zuko sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zuko looks to throw the jab but Carver is out of range.
Zuko jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carver throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zuko throws a shot from downtown. Carver moves away and avoids it.
Zuko misses with a straight left.
Zuko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zuko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Zuko connects with a right hand. Carver shakes it off.
Zuko fails in his attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zuko.
Carver connects with a body shot that sends Zuko's belly button to the back.
Zuko scores with a nice right hand.
Zuko throws a series of punches but Carver avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Carver really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenshi Zuko's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zuko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carver moves away.
Zuko throws an off balance right hand
and Carver counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zuko scores with a one two! Carver had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Zuko tests Carver's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carver throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carver lands a nice looking kick to the body. Zuko takes a step back to recover.
Zuko avoids the head kick by Carver.
Carver avoids the head kick by Zuko.
Zuko misses with an uppercut. Carver saw that one coming.
Carver has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The fight stays on the outside here - Zuko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carver looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver misses the shot to the body.
Zuko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carver finds it's way round the side to connect with Zuko's head.
Carver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Zuko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carver scrambles back to his feet.
Titan Carver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oooooh!!! Carver has knocked Zuko down with a huge combo! Carver steps away and waves a wobbly Zuko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zuko throws a shot from downtown. Carver moves away and avoids it.
Zuko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Zuko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Zuko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zuko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Zuko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Zuko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carver.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zuko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zuko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carver misses with a head kick.
Zuko has closed the distance and engaged Carver in a clinch.
Carver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zuko backwards.
Carver takes an elbow to the temple.
Carver pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Zuko walks into a straight right hand from Carver.
Kenshi Zuko's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Zuko cracks Carver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Carver 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Zuko misses the jab.
Carver misses with a looping right.
Carver misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver walks into a straight right hand from Zuko.
Zuko closes the distance and clinches.
Carver is trying to stall.
Carver blocks the elbow strike.
Kenshi Zuko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carver breaks the clinch.
Zuko is looking to clinch but Carver is avoiding it.
Carver misses with a head kick.
Zuko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Zuko swinging wildly here.
Zuko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zuko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver blocks a leg kick.
Carver fails with an attempt to clinch.
Zuko wants to clinch.
Zuko tries to clinch there but Carver circles away.
Zuko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carver drives through and clinches with Zuko against the cage.
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!
Zuko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carver tries a body shot but Zuko blocks it.
Carver is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Zuko is keeping busy.
Zuko working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Titan Carver dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Kenshi Zuko's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zuko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Zuko dips to his left and cracks Carver with an uppercut!
Zuko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carver is out of range and Zuko settles back down.
Zuko thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carver misses with a two punch combination.
Zuko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zuko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Zuko looks for the body kick but Carver saw that one coming.
Carver pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A bone on bone clash there as Carver blocks the leg kick.
Zuko throws a hook but Carver blocks it.
Zuko moves out of range of the strikes.
Carver cracks the inside of Zuko's front leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Zuko.
Carver looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Zuko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Zuko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carver manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Zuko.
Zuko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A combination from Zuko does no damage.
Zuko scores with a hook to the body. Carver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Zuko clinches with his opponent.
Carver tries to throw a body punch but Zuko avoids it by throwing Carver back against the cage.
Zuko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carver's elbow.
Zuko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zuko has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver blocks an uppercut.
Zuko has Carver pressed against the cage, preventing Carver from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Zuko lands with a left to the head.
Zuko throws a head punch that misses.
Zuko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kenshi Zuko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zuko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zuko throws the kick towards the body but Carver avoids it.
Zuko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carver.
Zuko scores with a nice strike.
Zuko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carver.
Zuko scores with a hook to the body. Carver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Zuko counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Zuko.
Carver is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Zuko landing with the ground and pound.
Carver utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carver manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carver working Zuko over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carver tries to control but Zuko wriggling away.
Zuko keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Zuko is working hard here to advance position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zuko is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zuko sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenshi Zuko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carver has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Titan Carver!
Titan Carver is the new welterweight champion!
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