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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Irving Carney (ranked 7669 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertram Hobson (ranked 8555 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Irving Carney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bertram Hobson !
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carney forces Hobson back against the cage and clinches.
Hobson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Carney tries to land knees in the clinch but Hobson avoids the damage to the body.
Hobson jumps guard but Carney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Carney keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hobson 's efforts to push away.
Hobson jumps guard but Carney stands there with Hobson around his waist. Hobson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Carney pulls guard.
Carney lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carney cracks Hobson with a solid left hand.
Hobson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carney has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carney drops back looking for a leg! Hobson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hobson manages to kick Carney off! Carney jumps back into Hobson 's guard.
Carney controlling from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carney throws a big right hand that misses.
Carney engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Carney drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carney jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hobson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Carney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Carney missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two 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.
Carney thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carney throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hobson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carney keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hobson 's head.
Carney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Carney trying to control but Hobson is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Hobson as Carney shoots in.
Hobson tries to keep at a distance but Carney has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hobson is trying to break the clinch but Carney has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobson breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hobson is defended easily by Carney.
Irving Carney has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bertram Hobson .
No luck for Carney with that takedown attempt.
A lazy body kick from Hobson
and Carney counters with a stiff right hand.
Carney fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carney closes the distance and clinches up with Hobson , looking for a takedown. Carney pushes Hobson against the cage but Hobson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carney dives in and grabs Hobson 's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hobson pushes down on Carney's head and hops out.
Carney darts in and clinches Hobson up against the cage.
Hobson fails to pull guard.
Carney throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hobson s head.
Carney struggles to land a body shot inside as Hobson controls his hands.
Carney has Hobson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hobson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hobson jumps guard but Carney turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hobson is trying to pull guard but Carney has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irving Carney dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carney gets a clinch.
Carney successfully pulls guard.
Carney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hobson looking to pass the guard.
Carney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carney will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carney has control of Hobson 's left arm, preventing Hobson from doing any damage.
Hobson trying to control but Carney is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hobson is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carney pulls Hobson in close to his closed guard and prevents Hobson from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Carney pulls Hobson in close to his closed guard and prevents Hobson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carney lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Carney sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carney scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carney engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Carney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carney slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Carney with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Bertram Hobson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carney moves into range and clinches up with Hobson .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carney tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hobson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Hobson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Carney to keep the fight standing.
Carney is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hobson can do to turn this around?
Hobson jumps guard but Carney stands there with Hobson around his waist. Hobson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Carney has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hobson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carney wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irving Carney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hobson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carney walks away with a smile on his face. Hobson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carney shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hobson sprawls well. Hobson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carney gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four 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.
Hobson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carney moves into the clinch successfully.
Carney changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hobson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hobson stuffs the takedown attempt from Carney. Carney gets slowly back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hobson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carney manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Hobson keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Irving Carney dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Carney keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bertram Hobson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carney shoots in for a double leg but Hobson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carney has a takedown stuffed.
Carney tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hobson throws out a counter right but Carney avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carney wants to clinch up but Hobson keeps it at a distance.
Hobson with the counter takedown but Carney avoids it easily.
Carney shoots for a double leg takedown but Hobson sprawls well. He's pushed Carney's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Irving Carney. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carney closes the distance and clinches up with Hobson , looking for a takedown. Carney pushes Hobson against the cage but Hobson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carney shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hobson as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hobson is defended easily by Carney.
Carney misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hobson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carney sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to the liver by Carney. Beautiful body shot.
Carney shoots in for a double leg but Hobson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobson misses with a takedown attempt - Carney sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carney fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hobson shoots in but no luck this time.
Carney appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carney shoots for a takedown but Hobson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hobson dives in for a single leg takedown but Carney sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Carney is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hobson .
Nice takedown defense from Hobson . No joy for Carney on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carney counters with a shoot takedown. Hobson fights it but they end up in guard.
Hobson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Carney is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Hobson pulls guard effortlessly.
Hobson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hobson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Carney landing some decent shots from guard.
Hobson is trying to keep Carney in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carney stopping the sweep attempt from Hobson .
Carney stands up over Hobson , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hobson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hobson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No luck for Carney with that takedown attempt.
Bertram Hobson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Irving Carney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hobson shoots for a takedown but Carney saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bertram Hobson .
I think Carney has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Irving Carney!
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energy
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RATING
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