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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tony Twister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Carter's choice of entrance music: Hurricane. Rubin Carter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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197 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tony Twister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Topper Green and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twister lands with a cross.
Twister bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter tries to sprawl but Twister drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Twister is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carter sees it coming and defends easily.
Twister is keen to just control but Carter is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter gets full guard.
Twister is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Carter is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Carter has escaped and now he's on top!
Twister is pulling down on Carter's head. It's preventing any offense from Carter, at least for the moment.
Carter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister looking for a sweep. Not yet Twister, not yet.
Carter slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Carter's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Twister seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Twister throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Twister sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Rubin Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Twister tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Twister shoots for a double leg takedown but Carter sprawls well. He's pushed Twister's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Twister just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Twister moved out of range.
Rubin Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter thows a body shot but no joy.
Twister uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Twister uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Twister manages to avoid it.
Twister shoots in for a double leg but Carter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Twister misses with a hook
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter sizes up Twister with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carter throws a hook but Twister blocks it.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter scores with a nice strike.
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!
Twister lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twister moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter tries a head kick but it misses.
Twister ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Twister uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carter.
Carter misses with a hook.
Twister scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carter trying to control from the bottom.
Twister is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Twister is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter wants to control but Twister is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rubin Carter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carter misses with a low kick as Twister jumps back.
Twister takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Twister.
Twister defending well as Carter loads up on a big left hand.
Twister misses with a few strikes there.
Carter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carter lands with a nice body punch.
Carter moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Twister connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Twister will feel that in the morning.
Carter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Twister doesn't seem bothered though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Twister connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter tries to clinch but Twister moves out of range.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rubin Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter throws the left hand but Twister avoids the punch easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carter.
Twister throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Carter throws a poor cross that misses
letting Twister counter with a right hand.
Carter takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Twister blocks a head kick by Carter.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Twister saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twister needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Carter slips a jab from Twister.
Carter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Twister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
Twister tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carter lands a shoulder strike.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter throws a jab when Twister was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Carter.
Nice straight punches there by Twister. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Twister.
Carter is looking to clinch but Twister is avoiding it.
Twister swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter thows a body kick. Twister tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Twister gets the takedown into side control.
Twister trying to control the action but Carter is working from the bottom.
Twister tries to move into full mount but can't pass Carter's legs.
Twister is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twister advances nicely into full mount.
Twister forces the positional change into back control.
Twister is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Carter knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Carter for a finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Twister is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter tries to roll but Twister sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Rubin Carter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Carter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter looks to throw the jab but Twister is out of range.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Twister moved out of range.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Twister shoots in but no luck this time.
A jab from Carter misses.
Carter tries to move into range but Twister moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carter moves out of range as Twister strikes.
A big right from Twister misses.
Twister keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
A punch combination from Carter misses.
Carter throws a good cross that connects.
Carter slips a jab from Twister.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Twister swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twister throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Twister tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Twister keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
A good leg kick by Carter.
Carter walks into a jab.
Carter throws a body kick that misses.
Carter slips under a jab.
Twister misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
Twister ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Twister thuds his right hand into Carter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carter swings for the body but Twister moves out of range.
Rubin Carter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Twister misses.
Twister misses with a body shot.
Twister is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Twister misses with a hook.
Twister misses with a few strikes there.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Twister slips a jab from Carter.
Twister throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter connects with a jab.
Carter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Twister closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carter counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Twister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A telegraphed right hand from Twister misses the target.
Twister throws a looping overhand right but Carter ducks down to avoid it.
Carter throws a head kick that half lands.
Twister needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Twister ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Twister uses good head movement to avoid it.
Twister fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Twister misses the shot to the body.
Carter listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Twister tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Twister somewhat.
Twister looks for a takedown but Carter sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tony Twister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Twister shoots in for a double leg but Carter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carter misses with a hook.
Twister avoids a punch combination nicely.
Twister shoots for a double leg takedown but Carter sprawls well. He's pushed Twister's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Twister misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Twister takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
Twister bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tony Twister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Twister takes one to the chin there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubin Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubin Carter!
A victorious Rubin Carter 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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