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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bonifacio Martial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Jay Z - Run this Town (Broken Halo Remix). Bonifacio Martial has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
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210 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Solomon Carver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bonifacio Martial!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carver throws a hook but Martial avoids it easily.
Nice straight punches there by Martial. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Martial.
Carver digs a good hook to Martial's body.
Bonifacio Martial seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martial jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Martial swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carver wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Martial looks gassed!
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Carver.
Carver moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carver misses with a wild body shot.
Carver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martial sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martial takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver throws a leg kick but Martial moved away.
Carver thuds a left hand into Martial's body.
Danga de danga de dang - Carver scores with a four punch combination!
Carver looks to score with a jab to the body but Martial is just out of range.
Carver throws a lazy right hand but Martial sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carver misses with a body punch
and Martial counters with a stiff right hand.
Martial throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Martial slips a jab and a cross from Carver.
Carver throws a leg kick but Martial moved away.
Martial throws a sloppy body shot
and Carver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martial pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big right from Carver misses.
Martial throws a body punch but Carver moves out of range.
Martial misses with a hook to the body
and Carver counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carver lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carver moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carver missing with a left hand there. Martial was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martial takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Martial steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver throws a low kick but it's checked well by Martial.
Martial misses with a leg kick
and Carver counters with a straight right hand.
Carver connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carver waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Martial.
Martial bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Carver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carver throws a leg kick
and Martial counters with a nice body kick.
Carver drops Martial with a beautiful combination! Martial stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Carver is looking for the KO!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carver throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carver scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carver just misses with a punch to the body.
Carver looks to land a combination. Martial sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carver fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Martial looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Martial slips under a jab from Carver.
Carver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martial.
Carver swings for the body but Martial moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Martial uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carver.
Martial uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Carver dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Carver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Martial sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Martial swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carver misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Martial.
Martial misses with a straight left.
Martial throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carver chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Martial can pounce on him.
Carver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martial.
Carver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martial.
Martial misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martial fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carver checks it well.
Martial throws a hook but Carver avoids it easily.
Martial avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carver throws a hook but Martial blocks it.
Carver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martial looks to land a right hand but Carver moved out of range.
Martial moves away from the strike by Carver.
Carver moves out of range as Martial throws a body kick.
A head kick misses from Martial.
Carver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martial circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick from Martial lands but Carver takes it in his stride.
Carver feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Martial's calf.
Martial is breathing heavily.
Nice shot by Carver.
Solomon Carver is winning the standup battle so far.
Martial throws a head kick that half lands.
Martial throws a leg kick but Carver moved away.
Carver throws a shot from downtown. Martial moves away and avoids it.
Martial misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carver counters with a nice uppercut.
Martial moves away from the strike by Carver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Martial wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carver throws a series of punches but Martial avoids them all with ease.
Carver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Martial counters with an inside leg kick.
Carver misses with a body shot.
Martial throws a right and a left that Carver avoids nicely.
Carver misses with the combination.
Carver changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martial with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carver throws out a loose jab but Martial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martial looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A low kick from Martial misses
and Carver counters with a nice uppercut.
A slow jab from Carver misses its intended target.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Martial counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Martial scores with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Solomon Carver dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Martial moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Martial smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carver throws an overhand right that lands on Martial's shoulder, as Martial tries to avoid the shot.
Martial swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Martial. That's going to slow Carver down.
Carver misses the body punch
and Martial counters with a leg kick.
Carver lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carver slips a jab from Martial.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martial throws a leg kick but Carver sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martial misses with a body shot
and Carver counters with a nice uppercut.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carver is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carver ducks under a wild hook from Martial.
Carver throws a leg kick
and Martial counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Martial thows a leg kick but Carver checks it
and Carver counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carver throws a jab when Martial was well out of range.
Carver misses with a looping right.
Carver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bonifacio Martial has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carver was well out of range. Poor timing from Martial.
Martial throws a nice inside leg kick.
Martial throws a body punch but Carver moves out of range.
Carver cracks Martial with a good jab.
Martial moves away from the strike by Carver.
Carver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carver lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carver misses the shot to the body.
Martial tries to bum rush Carver with a series of wild strikes but Carver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martial throws a push kick but Carver slaps the foot to one side.
No joy there for Carver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carver avoids a kick to the body.
Martial misses the body punch
and Carver counters with a nice body shot.
Carver throws a body punch but Martial moves out of range.
Martial takes a swing at Carver's ribcage but misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carver checks a leg kick.
Carver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martial counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carver misses with a combination
and Martial counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martial lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carver's sensitive parts.
Carver is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Martial throws a low kick, looking for Carver's leg but Carver calmly moves out of range.
Martial moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Martial takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carver swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Martial.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Martial.
Martial tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carver was well out of range. Poor timing from Martial.
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 Solomon Carver.
Well Carver has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight for Solomon Carver!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Solomon Carver!
Judge George Francis scores the fight for Solomon Carver!
Solomon Carver wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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