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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugene Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shorty Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shorty Carter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Eugene Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Shorty Carter!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moss is looking to clinch.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Moss fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carter just manages to avoid it.
Carter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Eugene Moss has been cut.
Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
Moss wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
Moss jumps guard but Carter stands there with Moss around his waist. Moss gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Moss is trying to break the clinch but Carter has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moss slaps away a takedown attempt from Carter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Carter shoots in but Moss avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Moss thinks about countering with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carter.
Eugene Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shorty Carter.
Moss shoots in and gets a takedown into Carter's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Moss could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Carter is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carter seems keen to control Moss's posture.
Moss throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carter trying to keep a closed guard but Moss is proving a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moss distracts Carter with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carter wants to sweep here but Moss controlling him for the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Carter tries for a takedown but Moss sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carter swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Moss moves into the clinch.
Moss fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Moss walks away with a smile on his face. Carter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carter scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moss is controlling Carter's trapped leg to prevent Carter from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shorty Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Eugene Moss's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Moss sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carter darts in and clinches Moss up against the cage.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter manages to break the clinch.
Shorty Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter shoots in for a takedown but Moss shows good takedown defense.
Moss looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Moss on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moss was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss fails in his attempt to clinch.
Moss moves into the clinch successfully.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter works over Moss's head and body with a nice combination.
Moss closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carter counters with a three punch combo that has Moss backing up. Moss nods at Carter to acknowledge the strikes.
Moss clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carter walks away with a smile on his face. Moss gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Moss blocks a head kick by Carter.
Carter thows a body kick. Moss tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Moss.
It looked like Moss was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter throws a head kick that misses.
Moss feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Carter closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Moss did well to prevent Carter getting side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss has his hands clasped together around Carter's back. He's all about the action.
Moss keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carter is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Moss still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Moss has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Moss is dominant here and he's now got Carter's back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss is hanging on to Carter's back as he tries to escape.
Moss is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Carter is defending well though. Moss let's go of the attempt for now.
Moss is looking for the choke from the back position but Carter is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shorty Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Eugene Moss's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Carter fails to land the takedown.
Carter closes the distance and clinches up with Moss, looking for a takedown. Carter pushes Moss against the cage but Moss circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Moss is looking to counter punch.
Carter throws a right and a left that Moss avoids nicely.
Carter lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Moss counters by clinching up.
Eugene Moss has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shorty Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss trying to land knees to the body.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Moss is pressed up against the cage. Carter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Moss down to the mat. Moss avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carter closes the distance and pushes Moss back into the cage.
Carter is pressed up against the cage. Moss has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Carter down to the mat. Carter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Eugene Moss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
Carter can't break the clinch.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Moss jumps into guard, dragging Carter to the mat.
Carter preventing the sweep.
Carter drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Moss manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Carter has Moss in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss lands a couple of digs.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carter wants to stand and escape but Moss is having none of it.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Moss.
Carter wants to stand and escape but Moss is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Eugene Moss overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Moss loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Moss working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moss was well out of range. Poor timing from Carter.
Moss is looking to counter the offense by Carter and move into the clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Moss moves out of range as Carter throws a body kick.
It looked like Moss was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Moss's sensitive parts.
Moss tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carter defends well and Moss ends up having to push Carter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carter follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a wild combination.
Moss dives in for a single leg takedown but Carter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Carter fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Moss to the ground. Carter is now in Moss's guard.
Eugene Moss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shorty Carter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moss lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Shorty Carter.
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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shorty Carter!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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