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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelius Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Aires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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214 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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205 lbs
16 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
11 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruno Aires!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carr needs to keep his hands up - Aires had a free shot at his head there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Aires 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.
Carr is looking to clinch.
Aires works Carr's body with a nice hook.
Carr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Aires counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aires scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carr has one foot on Aires's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aires bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carr's head backwards.
Carr throws a lazy uppercut
and Aires counters with a nice leg kick.
Carr scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aires fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Aires waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carr.
Aires cracks Carr with a right hand to the side of the head.
A clash of legs there as Carr blocks the low kick.
Aires misses the shot to the body.
Aires works the jab nicely.
Carr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Aires is able to avoid easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carr closes the distance and clinches.
Carr is trying to stall.
Aires blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Aires fails to land.
Carr stalls.
Aires swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Aires lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aires scores with a shot to the side of Carr's head.
A shot in the inside from Aires.
Aires has a couple of punches blocked by Carr.
Carr lands a hook that snaps the head of Aires backwards.
Aires tries for a takedown but Carr manages to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Aires fails to land.
Aires misses with a body punch.
Aires blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carr.
Carr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Carr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr can't find room to land a body shot as Aires controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Carr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carr has a couple of punches blocked by Aires.
Aires tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aires tries to throw a body punch but Carr avoids it by throwing Aires back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Aires.
Aires swings wildly with an uppercut but Carr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Aires.
Aires fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Aires lands a hook that snaps the head of Carr backwards.
Aires working aggressively here.
Aires doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aires manages to break the clinch.
Aires cracks a nice hook into Carr's ribs.
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.
Carr throws a body shot but no joy.
And Aires tries to counter it with a takedown but Carr pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Carr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aires swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aires on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aires moves away.
Aires misses with a left hand
and Carr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carr throws a hook but Aires blocks it.
Carr moves into the clinch.
Carr lands with a left to the head.
Carr prevents a body shot from Aires.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carr.
Carr tries to work over Aires's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carr pushes Aires back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Aires throws a punch but it's blocked by Carr.
Carr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aires backwards.
Aires breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aires motions for Carr to come forward. Aires throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aires throws a right hand that misses
and Carr counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aires throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carr digs a good hook to Aires's body.
Carr throws a shot from downtown. Aires moves away and avoids it.
Aires throws a hook to the side of Carr's head but Carr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carr misses with a wild combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aires! But no joy.
Aires throws a series of punches but Carr moves out of range.
Carr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aires swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cornelius Carr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aires takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carr scoring well with a low kick there.
Carr jabs Aires right on the nose. Aires blinks but takes it well.
Aires throws a lazy head kick
and Carr counters with a stiff right hand.
That kick from Carr tenderised Aires's leg. Aires is trying to keep his angry face on.
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 minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aires uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carr.
Carr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Aires is looking to score with low kicks.
Aires misses the shot to the body.
Carr works Aires's body with a nice hook.
Aires fails with a takedown attempt.
Carr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aires misses with a low kick.
Aires misses with the body kick
and Carr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carr throws a lazy uppercut
and Carr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aires avoids a kick to the body.
Carr connects with a crisp jab.
Carr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Aires ducks under a wild hook from Carr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carr checks a leg kick.
Carr cracks a nice hook into Aires's ribs.
Carr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aires tries to land a front kick but Carr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Aires, as that shot connected.
Carr throws a leg kick
and Carr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carr thuds a left hand into Aires's body.
Aires misses with a kick to the body.
Cornelius Carr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aires.
Aires scores with a jab. Carr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aires was well out of range. Poor timing from Carr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carr throws an overhand right that lands on Aires's shoulder, as Aires tries to avoid the shot.
Carr throws a hook but Aires avoids it easily.
Aires appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr misses with a looping right.
Aires throws an overhand right that lands on Carr's shoulder, as Carr tries to avoid the shot.
Carr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Aires lands a nice shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Aires.
Carr motions for Aires to come forward. Carr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Aires 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.
Aires misses with a kick to the body.
Carr checks a leg kick.
Aires connects with a high kick.
Aires throws a right and a left that Carr avoids nicely.
Aires throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carr tries a low kick but Aires avoids it.
Carr needs to keep his hands up - Aires had a free shot at his head there.
Aires fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carr misses with a hook
letting Aires counter with a right hand.
Bruno Aires seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Aires moves forwards but Carr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aires looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Aires lands a glancing blow to the side of Carr's head.
Carr checks a leg kick nicely.
Aires throws a right hand that misses
and Carr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carr misses with the combination.
Carr lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aires on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aires checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carr scores with a body shot.
Carr throws a body shot but no joy.
Aires buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carr pushes Aires up against the cage in a clinch.
Carr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carr tries to throw a body punch but Aires avoids it by throwing Carr back against the cage.
Aires misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aires fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carr presses Aires against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carr tries a body shot but Aires blocks it.
Aires lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Aires lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carr.
A short right from Aires.
Carr taking a breather.
Carr pushes Aires back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelius Carr dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aires.
Carr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Aires staying out of range there.
Carr throws a hook but Aires blocks it.
Carr walks into a stiff left hand from Aires.
Aires shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carr as he jumps to the side.
Nice straight punches there by Carr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carr.
Aires takes one to the side of the head.
Carr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aires.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Aires finds it's way through Carr's defenses.
Aires swings for the body but Carr moves out of range.
Carr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aires takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aires has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carr.
Aires throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Aires misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Carr to counter with a crisp jab.
Carr takes a swing at Aires's ribcage but misses.
Carr looks to throw the jab but Aires is out of range.
Carr blocks a jab.
Aires has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carr.
Aires takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Airess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aires's calf.
Aires's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carr connects with an inside leg kick.
Carr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aires in his tracks.
Carr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carr wants it to stay on the feet.
Aires misses with a left hand
and Aires takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aires is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aires on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Aires is still on wobbly legs! Can Carr finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carr fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Aires out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Cornelius Carr!
Cornelius Carr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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