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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ike Riddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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215 lbs
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202 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rubin Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ike Riddell!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter shoots for a takedown but Riddell saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Riddell throws a head kick that half lands.
Rubin Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Riddell.
It looks like Ike Riddell has been cut.
Riddell tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Riddell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Riddell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Riddell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A left lands for Carter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter throws a series of strikes that have Riddell backpedaling.
Carter tries to clinch but Riddell moves away
and Riddell counters with a head kick. That will keep Carter thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Carter lands a big shot that drops Riddell! Can he finish him?
Riddell is rocked!
Riddell wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Riddell is still in real trouble! Can Carter finish him?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Riddell is trying to keep Carter in close.
Riddell seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddell manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Riddell controlling his opponent.
Carter is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Riddell is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Carter is surviving well by controlling Riddell's body position as best he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Riddell unloading with bombs!
Riddell thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riddell tries to control but Carter wriggling away.
Carter holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Riddell tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Riddell punching from mount but Carter doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Riddell trying to control but Carter is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Riddell landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ike Riddell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ike Riddell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good shot there by Carter.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Carter rushes Riddell and presses him up against the cage.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Riddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riddell lands a head kick. Carter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Riddell throws a head kick that misses.
Riddell is looking to clinch.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riddell tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Riddell closes the distance and clinches up with Carter, looking for a takedown. Riddell pushes Carter against the cage but Carter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
Carter connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riddell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Riddell throws a head kick but Carter moves out of range.
Riddell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carter throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Riddell on the side of the head.
That has opened up Ike Riddell's cut even more.
Riddell misses with a head kick.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter misses with a combination
and Riddell counters with an outside leg kick.
Carter throws a nice looking combination but Riddell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Riddell looks for the body kick but Carter saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riddell tries to keep at a distance but Carter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Riddell blocks an uppercut.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Riddell pulls guard effortlessly.
Carter trying to stand up but can't free himself from Riddell's guard.
Riddell wants to sweep but no luck.
Riddell manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carter manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to stand up but Riddell is controlling him.
Riddell stays in close to Carter's body and controls the position.
Carter is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carter being controlled here, momentarily.
Riddell stands and steps away. Carter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Riddell misses with a wild body shot.
Riddell misses with a head kick.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Riddell pushes him off.
Riddell misses with a combination
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rubin Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ike Riddell's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Riddell misses with a hook to the body
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter swinging wilding here.
Riddell throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Riddell shoots for a double leg takedown but Carter sprawls well. He's pushed Riddell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Riddell.
Carter pushes Riddell up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Riddell avoiding damage.
Riddell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riddell swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Riddell doesn't manage to clinch there - Carter circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Riddell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riddell throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Carter stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Riddell follows into mount!
It looks like Rubin Carter has been cut.
You get the feeling that Carter really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Riddell sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Riddell wants to control the pace but Carter is squirming around nicely.
Riddell controlling from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Riddell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carter is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riddell won't let Carter get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Riddell controlling the position easily from mount.
Carter trying desperately to get to his feet.
Carter on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carter tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Riddell trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carter is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Riddell trying to control but Carter is having none of it.
Despite being in the dominant position, Ike Riddell just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Riddell slips a straight right by Carter.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ike Riddell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Riddell has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight for Ike Riddell!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Ike Riddell!
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight for Ike Riddell!
Ike Riddell wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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