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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Attila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cornelius Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johan Attila!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Johan Attila has been cut.
Attila looks to land a body kick but Carr moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Carr misses its target.
Carr misses with a low kick.
Attila misses the shot to the body.
Attila tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carr swivels and escapes.
Carr lands a body shot.
Carr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carr lands a nice shot that snaps Attila's head back.
Carr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Attila changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Attila takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carr throws a hook but Attila blocks it.
Attila bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Carr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Attila tries to clinch up.
Attila thows a body kick. Carr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Attila has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Attila tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Attila goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Attila scores with a punch to the head.
Carr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Attila manages to avoid it.
Attila rushes Carr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr swings wildly with an uppercut but Attila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Attila struggles to land a body shot inside as Carr controls his hands.
Carr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Attila.
Carr struggles to land a body shot inside as Attila controls his hands.
Attila blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carr.
Attila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Attila working aggressively here.
Attila lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Attila as the two fighters clinch.
Attila lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Carr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Attila doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carr prevents a body shot from Attila.
Carr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carr.
Carr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Attila can't find room to land a body shot as Carr controls the action.
Attila misses with a punch to the body.
Carr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Attila's elbow.
Carr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carr prevents a body shot from Attila.
Attila has a couple of punches blocked by Carr.
Carr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Carr.
Carr swings wildly with an uppercut but Attila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Attila tries a body shot but Carr blocks it.
Attila misses with a punch to the body.
Attila takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attila fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carr works on Attila's body with a couple of short punches.
Carr lands with a right to the head.
Attila tries a body shot but Carr blocks it.
Attila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Attila takes a shot to the head.
Attila prevents a body shot from Carr.
Attila lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carr or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Attila.
Attila misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carr lands a hook that snaps the head of Attila backwards.
Carr blocks a body shot from Attila.
A left hand lands to the body for Attila.
Attila gets through Carr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Attila misses with a hook from the clinch.
Attila lands a body shot.
Carr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Attila lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carr backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Attila is keeping busy.
Carr lands a body punch.
Carr blocks a body shot from Attila.
Attila misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Attila presses Carr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Attila.
Attila blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Attila lands a hook that snaps the head of Carr backwards.
Carr lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Attila.
Attila struggles to land a body shot inside as Carr controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Attila.
Carr throws a head punch that misses.
Carr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Carr's head coaches at Wild Card that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Attila gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carr slips under a jab.
Attila takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Cornelius Carr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johan Attila's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Attila is looking to land body kicks.
Johan Attila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carr swats away the attempt to clinch by Attila.
Attila cracks the inside of Carr's front leg.
Carr throws a hook to the side of Attila's head but Attila sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Attila.
Attila is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Attila.
Attila takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Attila misses.
A little feinted left hand from Carr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Attila takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carr moves out of range of the strikes.
Good work by Attila as he checks the leg kick.
Attila throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carr throws a jab but it's blocked by Attila.
Attila lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila throws a hook to the side of Carr's head but Carr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Attila moves into the clinch.
Attila tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carr connects with a body shot that sends Attila's belly button to the back.
Carr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Attila motions for Carr to come forward. Attila throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cornelius Carr is winning the standup battle so far.
Carr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Attila.
Cornelius Carr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Attila is looking to clinch but Carr is avoiding it.
Attila throws a leg kick
and Carr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carr misses with a body shot.
Carr lands a jab.
Carr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Attila looks for the body kick but Carr saw that one coming.
Attila lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr walks into a jab.
Carr checks a leg kick.
Carr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Attila feints and then cracks Carr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carr down.
Attila throws a lazy uppercut
and Carr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Attila connects with the punch.
Carr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Attila.
Attila misses with an uppercut. Carr saw that one coming.
Attila walks into a straight right hand from Carr.
Attila throws a hook but Carr blocks it.
Carr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Attila at a distance.
Carr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Attila moves away.
Carr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Attila in his tracks.
Attila feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carr's calf.
Carr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Attila's head backwards.
A swing and a miss from Attila.
Carr lands with a straight right. Attila didn't see that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attila connects with a looping right hand.
A swing and a miss from Carr.
Carr lands a nice leg kick that just misses Attila's sensitive parts.
Attila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carr moves away.
Carr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Carr misses with a wild body shot.
Carr walks into a left hand.
Attila misses with an uppercut
enabling Carr to counter with a crisp jab.
Attila avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little jabbing left from Attila on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Attila slips a jab from Carr.
Attila throws out a powerful jab.
Attila moves to clinch but Carr breaks away
and Carr counters with a left to the body.
Carr takes a swing at Attila's ribcage but misses.
Attila throws a jab but it's blocked by Carr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Attila.
Carr throws out a loose jab but Attila uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Attila was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carr blocks the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Carr misses the target.
Carr takes a swing at Attila's ribcage but misses.
Carr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Attila defending well as Carr loads up on a big left hand.
Carr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Attila.
Attila misses with a takedown
and Carr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Attila is breathing heavily.
Carr looks to score with a jab to the body but Attila is just out of range.
Nice body kick from Attila.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Attila loads up on a big right hand but Carr slips the punch.
Attila misses with an uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carr.
Carr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
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 Cornelius Carr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Johan Attila's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Carr lands a head shot.
Carr takes a swing at Attila's ribcage but misses.
Attila scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A jab from Attila misses.
Attila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Attila misses with a double jab
and Carr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Attila tries a head kick but it misses.
Carr scores with a jab to the head.
Attila tries to land a front kick but Carr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Attila misses.
Carr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carr lands a slapping body shot.
Attila takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Attila throws a jab when Carr was well out of range.
Carr lands a right hook to the body.
Attila misses with a straight right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carr misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Attila throws a hook but Carr avoids it easily.
Carr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Attila tries to clinch there but Carr circles away.
Carr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Carr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Attila looks to throw the jab but Carr is out of range.
It looked like Carr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Attila manages to avoid it.
Carr looks to land a left hand but Attila moved out of range nicely.
Attila misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carr ducks under a wild hook from Attila.
Attila scores with a hook to the body. Carr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Attila misses.
Carr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Attila.
Attila with a hook.
Carr scores with a nice strike.
Carr swats away the attempt to clinch by Attila.
A little feinted left hand from Carr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Attila's corner calls for a 1-2. Attila obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Johan Attila has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr takes a swing at Attila's ribcage but misses.
Carr throws a body punch but Attila moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Attila throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Attila misses with a kick to the body
and Carr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carr swings for the body but Attila moves out of range.
Attila is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Donk. Carr catches Attila right on the button with a cross.
That has opened up Johan Attila's cut even more.
Attila throws the kick towards the body but Carr avoids it.
Carr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Attila.
Carr with a nice cross.
Attila dives in and scores a takedown into Carr's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Attila throwing strikes but missing.
Attila trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Attila postures up in Carr's guard and throws a big left but Carr blocks it.
Attila postures up and lands a big shot to Carr's brow.
Attila with a flurry of punches that miss.
Attila trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Attila throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Attila throws a strike but Carr rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Attila looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Carr passes into half guard.
Attila is pressing down on Carr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Attila isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Carr stacks Attila on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Carr!
Attila tries to buck Carr off but Carr is having none of it.
Attila is not content to let Carr control the position.
You can see the frustration on Attila's face as Carr controls the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cornelius Carr.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cornelius Carr!
A very excited looking Cornelius Carr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Johan Attila spoke after the fight, saying 'Cant seem to get back another Titel. Well back to the drowing board and on to the next Opponent.'.
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