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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeke McCabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cable Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zeke McCabe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cable Carson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson misses with an uppercut
and McCabe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCabe manages to avoid it.
Cable Carson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Carson misses.
Carson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McCabe napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McCabe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carson misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
McCabe is trying to improve his position.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carson lands a nice forearm strike.
McCabe regains half guard.
Carson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCabe's head.
McCabe looking for a kimura from the bottom but Carson passes into side control!
Carson cracks McCabe with a big right hand but McCabe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McCabe to see if he's OK.
Carson landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carson controls the position from side control.
McCabe is looking for a sweep.
Carson lands a few punches from side control.
Carson staying calm.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carson cracks McCabe with a big right hand but McCabe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCabe manages to work his way to half guard, despite Carson's best efforts.
Carson wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCabe keeps working.
Carson works his way into side control.
McCabe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Carson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Carson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Carson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McCabe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carson working McCabe over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carson trying to control the action but McCabe is working from the bottom.
Carson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McCabe trying to control from the bottom.
Carson slips a nice elbow through McCabe's hands, connecting with McCabe's forehead.
McCabe wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carson tries to pass the half guard into mount. McCabe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McCabe is staying active underneath Carson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cable Carson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Carson. McCabe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCabe.
McCabe defending well as Carson loads up on a big left hand.
McCabe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
McCabe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carson's waist but Carson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCabe off to one side.
Carson feints and as McCabe raises his hands in defense, Carson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carson passes into half guard.
McCabe wants to control but Carson is keeping busy.
McCabe looking for subs from the bottom but Carson mounts him!
McCabe is looking to improve his position but Carson isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCabe is working hard here to advance position.
McCabe tries to hold on but Carson postures up.
Carson landing strikes from the mount and McCabe is in trouble!
Carson controlling the pace for now.
McCabe regains half guard.
Carson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCabe is trying to control but can't.
Carson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McCabe does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McCabe tries to get to full guard but Carson has control of the leg.
Carson wants to take a breather but McCabe is having none of it.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Cable Carson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
McCabe moves out of range as Carson strikes.
McCabe displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carson throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Carson.
A big left from Carson misses.
McCabe slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson throws a right hand that misses
and McCabe counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carson!
Carson is trying to control McCabe's posture but McCabe avoids it.
McCabe has control of an arm but Carson manages to advance to McCabe's back!
McCabe is in bad spot here.
McCabe trying to control the action but Carson just sinks the hooks in.
Carson is landing with strikes. McCabe can't take much more of this.
McCabe is taking damage to the body and head.
Cable Carson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCabe tries to roll but Carson sticks to his back.
McCabe trying to control the position but Carson manages to sink in the hooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCabe is really stuck here.
Carson is riding his opponent, not letting McCabe buck him off.
McCabe tries to escape but Carson has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Carson has good solid back control here.
Will Carson go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCabe tries to roll but Carson sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cable Carson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Carson misses with a body shot.
McCabe ducks under a wild hook from Carson.
Carson feints and as McCabe raises his hands in defense, Carson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carson with a nice head shot there.
McCabe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carson is aware though and is defending well.
McCabe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carson slips nicely into half guard.
Carson stalling.
Carson wants to take a breather but McCabe is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carson winds up and cracks McCabe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McCabe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carson pulls his head out easily.
McCabe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McCabe has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carson is working away from the top position though.
Carson wants to control but McCabe is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCabe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carson scores with a couple of nice shots.
McCabe is not content to let Carson control the position.
McCabe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McCabe looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Carson pushes past his half guard into mount!
Carson controlling the pace for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCabe is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McCabe is looking to escape.
McCabe can't escape the position.
Carson lands a heavy elbow.
Carson content just to control the position here.
McCabe working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCabe taking shots to the head.
Carson looking to finish McCabe with some ground and pound. This is bad for McCabe!
Carson with shots to the head and body - McCabe looks very uncomfortable down there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
BOOM! Carson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McCabe in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McCabe is rocked!
Carson lands a big elbow - McCabe is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and McCabe is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cable Carson!
Cable Carson is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Cable Carson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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RATING
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