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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick James has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James avoids the head kick by Charles.
Charles tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but James defends well and Charles ends up having to push James into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Charles avoids the body shot from James.
A combination from Charles does no damage.
James cracks the inside of Charles's front leg.
James tries to clinch there but Charles circles away.
James swings away with a body shot that misses
and Charles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
James misses with a two punch combination.
Charles cracks James with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
James throws out a loose jab but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice cross by James.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Charles circles away.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles misses with a body kick.
James moves into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by James.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
James scores with a hook to the body.
Our sources have told us that Charles has been working on his elbows in the gym.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James scores with a nice hook to the head.
James blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Charles as James tries to tie him up.
Charles scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Charles managing to block the knees to the body from James.
James lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
James told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
James looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from James.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from James.
A knee to the head by James.
It looks like David Charles has been cut.
James misses with a punch to the body.
James avoiding damage as Charles throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Charles throws an elbow that misses.
James misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charles lands a nice shot to the body.
James doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles has a couple of punches blocked by James.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Charles blocks with his arms.
A right hand to the body from Charles.
Charles tries a body shot but James blocks it.
Charles misses with some punches.
A short right from James on the inside.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Charles just misses with a elbow thrown towards James's brow.
Charles presses James against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
James looks winded!
Charles lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
James misses with a knee strike.
Charles avoiding damage as James throws knees to the body.
Charles gets through James's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Charles misses with the head strike.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
A short uppercut from Charles.
Charles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James misses with a knee to the head.
James with a knee to the head.
James blocks an elbow strike.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Charles.
James dodges an elbow strike from Charles.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
Charles misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from James.
James misses with a knee to the head.
Charles tries a body shot but James blocks it.
James blocks an uppercut.
Charles lands a body shot.
Charles working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James dodges an elbow strike from Charles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from James.
James throws an elbow but it misses.
Charles takes a knee right on the jaw!
Charles blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Charles.
Charles tries to throw a body punch but James avoids it by throwing Charles back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Charles as James tries to tie him up.
James on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Charles blocks a body shot from James.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Charles creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Charles.
A nice left hand lands by Charles.
Charles prevents a body shot from James.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
James pushes Charles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charles missing with knees to the body.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick James will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Charles's cut.
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.
Charles just misses with a punch to the body.
Charles misses with a head kick.
James lands a nice looking kick to the body. Charles takes a step back to recover.
Charles throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
James avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
James instigates a clinch.
Charles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from James fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charles.
James is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
James missing with knees to the body.
James putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Charles in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
James throws an elbow but it misses.
James misses with some punches.
Charles pushes off an throws an elbow but James leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
James looking to stall.
Charles swings wildly with an uppercut but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Charles comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Charles.
It looks like Rick James has been cut.
James using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Charles takes an elbow to the temple.
James managing to block the knees to the body from Charles.
Charles lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
James lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles lands with a short shot to the head.
Charles struggles to land a body shot inside as James controls his hands.
James pushes Charles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles tries to work over James's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
James gets through Charles's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Charles.
James throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Charless head.
Charles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
Charles misses with the head strike.
Charles throws a head punch that misses.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Charles scores with a shoulder strike.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Charles works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Charles obliges.
James is breathing heavily.
Charles lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Charles.
Charles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Charles lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Charles scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Charles fails to land.
Charles tries for a takedown. No joy.
James trying to stall but Charles improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
James blocks an elbow strike.
James avoids a wild elbow strike from Charles.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Charles.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
James pushes Charles back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Charles lands with a light punch inside.
James tries to stall but Charles uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Charles misses with a punch to the body.
James missing with knees to the body.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Charles controls the action.
Charles lands an uppercut.
James throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
James trying to land knees to the body.
Charles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Charles misses with an elbow over the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Charles managing to block the knees to the body from James.
James trying to control the position but instead, Charles has worked for underhooks and has pushed James into the cage.
Charles throws an elbow but it misses.
Charles lands with a short shot to the head.
Charles lands an elbow inside that James shrugs off.
Charles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Charles lands a right hand.
Charles trying to land knees to the body.
Charles landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
With the fighters up against the cage, Charles throws an elbow but misses.
Charles misses with a short punch on the inside.
Charles lands an elbow that stopped James in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Charles dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Charles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
James is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
James has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from James there as he acknowledges the shot.
James lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Charles throws a jab when James was well out of range.
James unleashes a big counter combination but Charles bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Charles fails with an attempt to clinch.
James throws a lazy head kick
and Charles counters with a solid body kick.
Rick James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Charles throws out the jab.
James throws an overhand right that lands on Charles's shoulder, as Charles tries to avoid the shot.
A quick step to the side and Charles tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Charles avoids the head kick by James.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James looks to score with a jab to the body but Charles is just out of range.
Charles defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
Charles half committed to a counter leg kick.
Charles throws a shot to the body.
James tries to score with a low kick but Charles moves his leg out of the way.
Charles fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging James to the ground. Charles is now in James's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
James looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Charles looking to pass the guard.
James keeping moving, preventing Charles from controlling successfully.
James looking to hit a scissor sweep but Charles is one step ahead there.
James wants to get back to his feet but Charles is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Charles content to stall in guard here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Charles won't allow James to get back to his feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Charles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Charles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Charles throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
James tries to clinch but Charles is having none of it.
Charles throws a sloppy head kick and James moves out of range easily.
James takes the fight into the clinch.
Charles lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws an elbow but it's blocked.
James working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Charles blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Charles prevents a body shot from James.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
David Charles has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charles.
James throws an elbow but it misses.
Charles throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Charles has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charles makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Charles lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
James misses with a hook from the clinch.
James takes an elbow to the temple.
James trying to stall but Charles improves his position.
James misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Charles looks to throw an elbow but misses.
James stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Charles letting James take a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Charles.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
James working aggressively here.
James is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
James blocks an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Charles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James blocks a body shot from Charles.
A body shot lands from Charles.
Charles works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
James is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charles is defending well for now.
Charles lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Charles lands a left hand that snaps the head of James backwards.
Charles lands with a light punch inside.
Charles lands an elbow inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Charles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Charles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Charles!
David Charles decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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energy
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hype
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