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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bismarck De Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Jager has chosen Afrikanerhart as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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185 cm
29
214 lbs
21 - 7 - 0 |
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189 cm
28
210 lbs
16 - 8 - 1 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 7 - 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 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bismarck De Jager! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Carr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. De Jager throws a shot from downtown. Carr moves away and avoids it. Carr is looking to counter with a shot to the body. Good standup being displayed there by Carr as he connects with a hook. De Jager shoots for a double leg takedown but Carr sprawls well. He's pushed De Jager's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily. Carr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by De Jager.
Carr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Carr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. De Jager dives in and grabs Carr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carr pushes down on De Jager's head and hops out. Carr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Jager manages to avoid it. De Jager throws a body shot but no joy. Carr jabs at De Jager's body. De Jager throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. De Jager bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carr's head. Bismarck De Jager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Carr misses with a straight right. De Jager throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carr's head. Carr throws a lazy right hand but De Jager sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. This has been an exciting period of action! De Jager throws a leg kick which misses Carr's front leg but catches the back leg as Carr tries to avoid it. De Jager throws the left hand but Carr avoids the punch easily. Carr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. De Jager avoids the body shot from Carr.
De Jager misses with a straight left. De Jager works the jab nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carr looks to land a right hand but De Jager moved out of range. Carr jabbing away but nothing is landing. Carr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Jager connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Carr scrambles back to his feet. De Jager slips under a jab. De Jager is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. A slapping leg kick lands for De Jager.
De Jager moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. De Jager lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
De Jager pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Jager throws the kick towards the body but Carr avoids it. Carr connects with a body shot. De Jager is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carr. Carr misses with a straight left. 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! Carr throws a hook but De Jager avoids it easily. De Jager takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Jager misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Jager lands a jab. De Jager lands a nice looking body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carr connects with a body shot. Carr avoids the body shot from De Jager.
De Jager throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. De Jager throws a nice outside leg kick. Carr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps De Jager's head backwards. Carr works De Jager's body with a nice hook. Carr slips under a jab from De Jager. De Jager fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. The fighters circle momentarily. Carr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Nice shot by De Jager. Carr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. De Jager tries a head kick but it misses.
De Jager catches Carr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! De Jager fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Carr throwing a counter right hand but De Jager manages to avoid it. Cornelius Carr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bismarck De Jager. De Jager uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carr. Carr jabbing away but nothing is landing. De Jager swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. De Jager throws a looping overhand right but Carr ducks down to avoid it. A little feinted left hand from Carr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carr lands a slapping body shot.
De Jager lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. De Jager misses with a looping left. Carr lands a leg kick that knocks De Jager off balance momentarily. Carr throws out a loose jab but De Jager uses good head movement to avoid it. De Jager uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carr. De Jager changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. De Jager is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. De Jager takes one on the button. De Jager throws a hook but Carr avoids it easily. Carr throws a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Carr. Carr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A slow jab from Carr misses its intended target. De Jager takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. A big right from De Jager misses. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! De Jager throws a nice looking combination but Carr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Carr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. A bone on bone clash there as De Jager blocks the leg kick.
De Jager throws a low kick but Carr avoids it. Carr cracks a nice hook into De Jager's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Carr throws an overhand right that lands on De Jager's shoulder, as De Jager tries to avoid the shot. De Jager shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. De Jager misses with a lunging right hand
and Carr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Bismarck De Jager has been cut. A left and a right from Carr both land. Nice combination. Carr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carr misses with a looping right. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from De Jager. Carr shrugs it off though. De Jager lands with an overhand left. De Jager shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carr pinned against the cage. Carr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Carr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. De Jager slips a jab from Carr. Carr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Jager.
Carr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Jager.
Cornelius Carr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Carr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carr moves into range and connects with a jab. De Jager staying out of range there. De Jager fails to land with a series of punches.
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 Bismarck De Jager's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Carr just misses with a punch to the body.
De Jager keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carr. Carr thows a left - swing and a miss! De Jager takes a swing at Carr's ribcage but misses. De Jager smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. De Jager scores with a leg kick.
De Jager pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A telegraphed right hand from De Jager misses the target. Carr moves out of range of the leg kick from De Jager. De Jager lands a jab to Carr's midsection. Carr ducks under a wild hook from De Jager. Carr slips a jab from De Jager. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A telegraphed right hand from De Jager misses the target. De Jager swings widly with a right hand
and Carr counters with a lovely straight right hand! De Jager takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
De Jager ducks under a wild hook from Carr. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. De Jager pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. De Jager throws a leg kick and Carr counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Jager throws a body kick despite being completely out of range and Carr counters with a stiff right hand. Carr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Carr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Jager throws an overhand right that lands on Carr's shoulder, as Carr tries to avoid the shot. Nice shot by Carr. Nice defenses there by De Jager. Carr ducks under a wild hook from De Jager. De Jager jabbing away but nothing is landing. A looping hook to the body misses from Carr. De Jager does a little dance to reset his feet. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carr, as that shot connected.
De Jager avoids the body shot from Carr.
Carr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the body from De Jager misses and Carr counters with a lovely straight right hand! Carr catches De Jager with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong! De Jager throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. 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! Carr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent De Jager stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. De Jager comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Carr throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carr wants it to stay on the feet. De Jager takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Jager does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. A low kick from De Jager is predictable there enabling Carr to counter with a crisp jab. De Jager paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Carr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. De Jager takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carr misses with an uppercut. De Jager saw that one coming. De Jager buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Jager is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
De Jager is rocked! De Jager misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
De Jager misses with a hook. Carr lands a nice shot to the body.
De Jager cracks Carr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Carr thows a left - swing and a miss! It seemed like De Jager was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Carr cracks De Jager with an open hand slap. Carr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Jager manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carr just misses with a punch to the body.
Carr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Jager. De Jager has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. De Jager throws a lazy uppercut
and Carr counters with a nice uppercut. De Jager bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carr's head backwards. Carr moves out of range as De Jager strikes. Nice uppercut there from Carr. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but De Jager might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carr has got the better of the exchanges. De Jager misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carr.
De Jager gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. De Jager misses with an uppercut
and Carr counters with a stiff right hand. De Jager is still on wobbly legs! Can Carr finish him? De Jager throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carr sees it coming and avoids it easily. Carr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that De Jager can do to turn this around? Carr slips a straight right by De Jager. De Jager seems to have recovered his senses. Carr throws the left hand but De Jager avoids the punch easily. De Jager lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. De Jager fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carr. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. De Jager throws a lazy uppercut
and Carr counters with a nice right hand that sends De Jager toppling to the canvas! De Jager scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Carr finish him?! Carr misses with an uppercut
and De Jager counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A slow jab from Carr misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Carr ducks under a wild hook from De Jager. Carr lands an overhand right. Cornelius Carr is winning the standup battle so far. Carr moves out of range as De Jager strikes. De Jager throws a body shot but no joy. De Jager slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. De Jager gets cracked there but stands up to it.
De Jager shoots in but Carr avoids the takedown attempt easily. Carr is looking for a counter combo. Carr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carr wants it to stay on the feet. Cornelius Carr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bismarck De Jager. De Jager throws a jab but it's blocked by Carr. Carr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. De Jager looks to score with a jab to the body but Carr is just out of range. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Carr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Carr looks to land a right hand but De Jager moved out of range. De Jager throws out a counter right but Carr avoids it with no problem. Carr walks into a straight right hand from De Jager. De Jager throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carr counters with a crisp right hand that drops De Jager! Carr lets De Jager back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
That has opened up Bismarck De Jager's cut even more. Carr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but De Jager was well out of range. Poor timing from Carr. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Carr dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Bismarck De Jager's cut. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Jager. Carr throws an off balance right hand
and Carr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. De Jager throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carr moves out of range of the strikes. Carr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Carr checks a low kick from De Jager. De Jager punishes Carr's body with a nice straight punch. Carr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Jager.
Carr lands a right hook to the body.
Carr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carr scores with a shot to the body.
Carr slips a straight right by De Jager. A jab lands there for De Jager. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Carr slips under a jab from De Jager. Carr fakes the leg kick and cracks De Jager in the body. De Jager keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carr lands a left and a right that send De Jager crashing to the mat, dazed. Carr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet! De Jager takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. De Jager keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
De Jager looks up at the clock. Bad move! Carr lands a right hand from hell, dropping De Jager. Carr pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelius Carr! A relieved looking Cornelius Carr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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