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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Axel Whitecoat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whitecoat comes to the cage accompanied by Seven Nation Army. Carter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hurricane. Rubin Carter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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27 - 33 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
27 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Axel Whitecoat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rubin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Chris Dean and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
Whitecoat throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
I was talking to Whitecoat's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Whitecoat effectively controlling the action here.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Whitecoat.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Whitecoat lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Whitecoat backwards.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Whitecoat tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Carter just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carter taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Carter leaning against his opponent.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitecoat.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Whitecoat seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Carter can turn it around.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Whitecoat keeps control of Carter as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carter lands a hook that snaps the head of Whitecoat backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Whitecoat.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carter blocks a body shot from Whitecoat.
Carter pushes Whitecoat back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Whitecoat misses with the combination.
Carter walks into a stiff left hand from Whitecoat.
A left lands for Whitecoat.
Carter moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to break free but Whitecoat pushes him back against the cage.
Whitecoat's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitecoat misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitecoat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whitecoat works on Carter's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
Whitecoat jumps into guard, dragging Carter to the mat.
Whitecoat wants to sweep but no luck.
Whitecoat is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carter stopping the sweep attempt from Whitecoat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Whitecoat wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carter has closed the distance and engaged Whitecoat in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whitecoat creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Whitecoat.
A frustrated look appears on Carter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Whitecoat misses with a punch to the body.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter throws a right hand that Whitecoat ducks under and follows up with a left that Whitecoat also avoids with ease.
Carter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carter darts in and clinches Whitecoat up against the cage.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whitecoat backwards.
Carter jumps guard but Whitecoat stands there with Carter around his waist. Carter gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Whitecoat throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat lands a body punch.
Whitecoat gets control of Carter's arms and successfully pulls guard. Whitecoat will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Whitecoat is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Whitecoat has control of Carter's left arm, preventing Carter from doing any damage.
Whitecoat lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but Whitecoat is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Whitecoat is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitecoat missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Whitecoat won't allow Carter to get back to his feet.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rubin Carter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Whitecoat looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitecoat.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carter has Whitecoat up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whitecoat digs a right hand underneath Carter's ribcage. Carter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Whitecoat throws a body punch but Carter moves out of range.
Whitecoat closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carter to the mat! Carter manages to get full guard.
Carter kicks Whitecoat off and gets to his feet.
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!
Whitecoat tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitecoat.
Carter wants to counter the offense by Whitecoat and move into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitecoat moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carter tries to clinch but Whitecoat moves out of range.
Carter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Whitecoat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carter has Whitecoat up against the cage in a clinch.
Whitecoat digs a right hand into Carter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carter's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitecoat lands with a right to the head.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitecoat throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitecoat keeps the fight on the outside.
Whitecoat scores with a body shot.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Whitecoat drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carter sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carter eats them both and turns towards Whitecoat to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter clinches up with Whitecoat and pushes him back against the cage.
Carter breaks from the clinch.
Carter tries to clinch up.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Axel Whitecoat has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rubin Carter.
Carter dives in and grabs Whitecoat's left leg, looking for a takedown. Whitecoat pushes down on Carter's head and hops out.
Whitecoat's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carter under the eye.
Whitecoat lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carter wants to clinch.
Carter has a takedown stuffed.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Whitecoat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter misses with some punches.
Whitecoat fails to pull guard.
A frustrated look appears on Carter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carter holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Whitecoat pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Whitecoat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whitecoat working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Whitecoat blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Whitecoat fails to land.
Whitecoat tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Whitecoat scores with a hook to the body.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitecoat looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Whitecoat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter tries to clinch up but Whitecoat circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
Whitecoat is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Whitecoat into the cage.
Whitecoat tries to pull guard but Carter won't allow it.
Whitecoat blocking some punches.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whitecoat keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter avoids the body shot from Whitecoat.
Whitecoat throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Whitecoat.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Axel Whitecoat dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
Whitecoat tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Rubin Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter tries to clinch but Whitecoat moves out of range.
Carter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Whitecoat sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carter clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
A head punch on the inside from Carter fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Carter working aggressively here.
Carter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Whitecoat's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Whitecoat tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Whitecoat doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitecoat can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitecoat.
Whitecoat lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Whitecoat swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat blocks an uppercut.
Carter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Whitecoat tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Whitecoat back against the cage.
Whitecoat is trying to pull guard but Carter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Whitecoat is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Whitecoat into the cage.
Whitecoat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter prevents a body shot from Whitecoat.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whitecoat can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Carter tries to stall but Whitecoat uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Whitecoat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitecoat lands a body punch.
Rubin Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whitecoat lands a body punch.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Whitecoat.
Whitecoat struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whitecoat has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Whitecoat struggles to land a body shot inside as Carter controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Whitecoat misses with a body punch.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Whitecoat.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Whitecoat tries to pull guard but Carter won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter prevents a body shot from Whitecoat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Whitecoat backwards.
Still in the clinch, Whitecoat scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whitecoat.
Whitecoat blocks an uppercut.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Whitecoat misses with a hook from the clinch.
Whitecoat is trying to maintain a safe position but Carter gets an underhook and turns Whitecoat into the cage.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Whitecoat.
Whitecoat lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
Whitecoat tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Whitecoat blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter letting Whitecoat take a breather here.
Whitecoat fails to pull the fight into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rubin Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carter 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 Topper Green scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rubin Carter!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rubin Carter waved his t-shirt featuring Fury Nutrition Inc.'s logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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pop
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