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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the ring accompanied by Bob Dylan - Hurricane. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
25 - 10 - 1 |
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200 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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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
25 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rubin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brandon Walker!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Walker.
It looks like Rubin Carter has been cut.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Walker's head but Walker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Walker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carter. Carter obviously looking to wear him down.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carter sprawls well. Carter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Walker gets slowly back to his feet.
Walker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carter avoids the head kick by Walker.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Walker moved out of range nicely.
Walker scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carter doesn't seem bothered though.
Walker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carter counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Walker!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter working the ground and pound but Walker is defending the strikes.
Carter creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Walker sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Carter working the strikes but Walker uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Carter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carter wants to take a breather but Walker is having none of it.
Carter prevents Walker from improving his position.
Walker is trying to stand back up but Carter is controlling him
Carter is keen to just control but Walker is a slippery customer.
Walker controlling the position for now.
Carter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Walker wants to control but Carter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Carter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carter sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Walker defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Walker trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Walker throws a sloppy head kick and Carter moves out of range easily.
Carter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walker's head backwards.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Walker throws a leg kick
and Carter counters with a good low kick that Walker was not able to check.
Carter avoids the body shot from Walker.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Carter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carter looks to land a combination. Walker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A punch combination from Walker misses.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Brandon Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carter pinned against the ropes. Carter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carter lands a jab to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker walks into a straight right hand from Carter.
Walker walks into a left hand.
Walker wants to clinch up but Carter keeps it at a distance.
Carter throws out a leg kick but Walker moves out of range and Carter only half commits.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Walker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker rushes Carter and presses him up against the ropes.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carter scores with a hook to the body. Walker takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rubin Carter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carter tries to land a body kick
and Walker counters with a good low kick that Carter was not able to check.
That kick from Carter tenderised Walker's leg. Walker is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carter tries to keep at a distance but Walker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carter falls off balance throwing a combination
and Walker counters with a left to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carter.
Carter is looking to slow Walker down with leg kicks.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Carter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Walker shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carter as he avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rubin Carter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker avoids a kick to the body.
Carter throws a leg kick that misses.
Carter works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Brandon Walker has been cut.
Walker throws a solid leg kick but Carter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Walker.
Walker misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Carter slips a jab from Walker.
Walker throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Carter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter throws a combination. Walker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Walker plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Walker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carter.
Walker misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker working aggressively here.
Walker trying to land knees to the body.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walker misses with the head strike.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Walker is keeping busy.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walker shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carter but Carter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carter looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Walker tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carter defends well and Walker ends up having to push Carter into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
Carter tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Walker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Walker's defenses.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Carter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Carter.
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!
Walker tries to clinch but Carter moves out of range.
Walker shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Walker has time to react.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
Walker with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Walker misses with the combination.
Walker is looking to clinch but Carter is avoiding it.
Carter throws the kick towards the body but Walker avoids it.
Rubin Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker moves out of range of the strikes.
Walker misses with a head kick.
Walker is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Walker's shoulder, as Walker tries to avoid the shot.
Walker shoots in but no luck this time.
Rubin Carter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Walker.
Carter throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Carter connects with a nice looking jab.
Carter throws out a powerful jab.
Carter is looking to chop away at Walker's legs.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker sizes up Carter with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
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!
Carter fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walker.
Walker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carter looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Carter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Walker checks it well.
Carter scores with a kick to the body.
Carter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Walker throws a head kick that misses
and Carter counters with a nice body kick.
Carter tries to score with a low kick but Walker moves his leg out of the way.
Carter looks for the body kick but Walker saw that one coming.
Walker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carter jabs at Walker's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walker doesn't seem bothered though.
Carter throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Walker throws a leg kick but Carter sees it coming and moves out of range.
Walker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Carter misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walker tries to clinch
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter misses with an uppercut.
Walker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter connects with the punch.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Walker lands a jab-cross combination.
Carter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Walker.
Walker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Carter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carter turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Walker.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
Walker throws a one two combo.
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!
Carter punishes Walker's body with a nice straight punch.
Walker checks a leg kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker moves out of range of the body kick from Carter.
Walker throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Carter misses with a wild body shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carter, as that shot connected.
Carter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Walker throws a head kick that half lands.
Carter throws a leg kick which misses Walker's front leg but catches the back leg as Walker tries to avoid it.
Walker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rubin Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Carter looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooh a lovely combination from Carter sends Walker down but not out. Carter dives into side control looking to finish.
Walker is rocked!
Carter lands a strong strike to the head of Walker. That's dazed him! Carter looking to finish here. Walker is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Carter lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rubin Carter!
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hype
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