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RISE 8: Phillipe v Carter PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Francis Ngannou (ranked 6083 p4p, 6211 weight class) and Michel Berger (ranked 568 p4p, 579 weight class). Francis Ngannou has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Francis Ngannou !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Michel Berger!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ngannou throws out the jab.
Ngannou cracks Berger with an open hand slap.
Ngannou keeps the fight on the outside.
Ngannou slaps away a takedown attempt from Berger, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ngannou defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Berger.
Francis Ngannou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michel Berger.
Berger walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Berger on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ngannou lands with a shot to the body.
Berger tries to clinch there but Ngannou circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Ngannou catches Berger right on the button with a cross.
Berger shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ngannou as he avoids it easily.
Ngannou really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Berger tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Ngannou defends well and Berger ends up having to push Ngannou into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Ngannou lands a jab to Berger's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Berger has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Berger there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Ngannou as Berger shoots in.
Berger looks winded!
Berger works over Ngannou 's head and body with a nice combination.
Berger looks to score with a jab to the body but Ngannou is just out of range.
Ngannou cracks Berger with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ngannou connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ngannou is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Berger fails with a takedown attempt.
Francis Ngannou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ngannou scores with a jab. Berger acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
 Berger is rocked!
Ngannou connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Berger out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Francis Ngannou !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Lepisto (ranked 5976 p4p, 4641 weight class) and Matvey Aslanov (ranked 613 p4p, 532 weight class). Timo Lepisto has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Timo Lepisto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matvey Aslanov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Aslanov.
Aslanov wants to clinch.
Lepisto wants to clinch but Aslanov slips to the side
and Aslanov counters with a shoot takedown. Lepisto fights it but they end up in guard.
Aslanov controlling from the top position.
Aslanov chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lepisto throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Aslanov escapes and throws Lepisto's legs to the side, diving into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aslanov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lepisto down.
Lepisto tries to improve position but can't.
Lepisto wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Aslanov has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Lepisto's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Lepisto is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Aslanov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Matvey Aslanov!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Watson (ranked 21042 p4p, 6099 weight class) and Gordon Plant (ranked 188 p4p, 108 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Watson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Gordon Plant!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Plant.
Plant lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Watson at a distance.
Plant misses with a hook.
Plant throws a nice outside leg kick.
Watson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Plant.
Plant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plant looks to land a left hand but Watson moved out of range nicely.
Watson swats away the attempt to clinch by Plant.
Plant lands a nice shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watson attempts a counter takedown but Plant avoids it well and moves away.
Plant connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Watson momentarily.
A big left from Plant misses.
Watson feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plant with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Plant connects with a body shot that sends Watson's belly button to the back.
Plant tries to clinch up but Watson circles away and keeps his distance.
Plant looking to score a takedown here. Watson is defending well but Plant drives through and ends up in Watson's guard.
Plant trying to control the position from guard on top but Watson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Plant forces his way into half guard.
Watson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Plant pulls his head out easily.
Plant perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Watson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Plant wants to control but Watson is keeping him busy.
Watson tries to get to full guard but Plant has control of the leg.
Plant throwing shots but Watson is blocking nicely.
Watson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Plant pulls his head out easily.
Watson looking for submissions off his back.
Watson is staying active underneath Plant, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Plant looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Watson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Watson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Watson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Watson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Watson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Watson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plant tries to pass to full mount but Watson defends it.
Plant is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Watson is just riding it out for now. Plant eventually gives up the hold.
Watson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Watson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Watson looking for submissions off his back.
Watson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Watson is not content to let Plant control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Watson gets full guard.
Watson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Plant can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Watson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Watson keeping moving, preventing Plant from controlling successfully.
Watson working for submissions but it's allowed Plant to get to half guard.
Watson is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Plant pulls his head out easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Plant wants to take a breather but Watson is having none of it.
Watson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Plant dominated that round.
That's time! Watson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Plant scores with a nice strike.
Plant misses the shot to the body.
Watson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Plant waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Watson.
Watson attempts a counter takedown but Plant avoids it well and moves away.
Plant shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Watson actively working from the bottom here.
Plant throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Plant moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Watson.
Watson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Plant is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Watson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson is looking for a sweep.
Watson is working hard here to advance position.
Watson is not content to let Plant control the position.
Watson tries to buck Plant off but Plant is having none of it.
Watson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Plant is pressing down on Watson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Watson is holding on for now.
Watson looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plant is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Plant wants to pass the guard but Watson is defending well.
Watson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Watson.
Watson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Plant defends well.
Watson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Plant defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gordon Plant has got the better of the ground game so far.
Plant wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Plant has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Plant tries to free his leg and advance position but Watson is retaining full guard.
Plant keeps trying to improve his position.
Watson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Plant defends it easily.
Plant wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Plant controlling from the top position.
Watson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Plant trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
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.
Watson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Plant defends it easily.
Watson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Watson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Plant got a little sloppy there for a moment and Watson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Plant has managed to get both his arms back between Watson's legs - danger averted.
Watson wants to sweep here but Plant controlling him for the moment.
Watson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Watson has his foot on Plant's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Plant works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Watson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Plant wants to pass the guard but Watson is keeping the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Plant showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Watson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Plant throws a right and a left that Watson avoids nicely.
Watson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Plant throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Plant misses with a jab, cross combination.
Plant throws the left hand but Watson avoids the punch easily.
Watson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Plant throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Plant scores with a punch to the head.
Gordon Plant seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Plant throws a hook to the side of Watson's head but Watson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Watson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Plant throws a lazy right hand but Watson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Watson drops down looking for a counter takedown but Plant sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plant misses with a leg kick
and Watson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Plant's guard.
Plant pulls Watson in close to prevent any damage.
Watson distracts Plant with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Plant is rocked!
Plant working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watson.
Plant is still in real trouble! Can Watson finish him?
Watson gets to his feet and stands over Plant, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Plant felt that one! Watson unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Plant from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Watson!
Dave Watson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Biggus Dickus (ranked 4702 p4p, 5360 weight class) and Sakor Wos (ranked 515 p4p, 557 weight class). Biggus Dickus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Biggus Dickus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sakor Wos!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dickus throws a front kick aimed at Wos's knee but Wos avoids it well.
Dickus lands with a nice body punch.
Wos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dickus.
Wos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dickus slips under a jab from Wos.
Dickus jabs Wos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wos looks for a takedown but Dickus sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Dickus. No joy for Wos on that attempt.
Biggus Dickus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakor Wos.
Nice shot by Dickus.
Dickus scores with a decent looking hook.
Dickus lunges at Wos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Wos's hand.
Dickus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Dickus misses with a body shot
and Wos counters with a series of strikes. Dickus will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wos showed some decent athleticism there.
Dickus makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Dickus misses.
Dickus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Dickus misses
enabling Wos to counter with a crisp jab.
Dickus lands with a hook. Wos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good shot there by Dickus.
Wos has closed the distance and engaged Dickus in a clinch.
Wos taking a breather.
Wos tries to pull guard but Dickus forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wos prevents Dickus from breaking the clinch.
Wos breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickus lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dickus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wos clinches up with Dickus and pushes him back against the cage.
Wos decides to pull guard.
Wos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dickus defends well.
Dickus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dickus being controlled here momentarily.
Dickus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wos trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wos keeping full guard, as Dickus tries to pass.
Wos is pulling down on Dickus's head. It's preventing any offense from Dickus, at least for the moment.
Dickus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wos pulls Dickus in to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dickus swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wos.
Dickus connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wos's hands.
Wos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Dickus on his heels. He'll look to pass Dickus's guard now, I'm sure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickus working a defensive guard but Wos passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickus is trying to control but can't.
Wos trying to pass the guard but Dickus defending well.
Dickus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dickus tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Wos has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Dickus working to try and regain half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Biggus Dickus dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wos is leaning against Dickus and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wos wants a takedown but no success here.
Wos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Dickus walks away with a smile on his face. Wos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sakor Wos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dickus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wos takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dickus is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dickus digs a good hook to Wos's body.
Wos misses with a series of wild punches.
Dickus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wos.
Wos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dickus's guard.
Wos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Wos stops Dickus from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickus looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wos puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Dickus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wos on the ground.
Wos is thwarting Dickus's attempts to control the position.
Wos is taking a breather. Dickus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wos looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wos prevents Dickus from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wos is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dickus is looking to get back to full guard here but Wos has managed to pass to side control instead.
Wos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Dickus's legs.
Dickus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Dickus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Dickus's face as Wos controls the position.
Dickus is trying to control Wos's posture but Wos avoids it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Nice body punch from Dickus.
Wos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Biggus Dickus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakor Wos.
That's four 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.
Wos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wos is stalling here.
Wos manages to break the clinch.
Dickus misses with a combination
and Wos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dickus punishes Wos's body with a nice straight punch.
Wos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wos fails with a takedown attempt.
Dickus looks to land a combination but Wos avoids it well.
A lazy left from Dickus finds it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sakor Wos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Wos misses with a takedown attempt - Dickus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wos fails with a takedown attempt.
Dickus throws a good cross that connects.
Dickus just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickus moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dickus moves into the clinch.
Wos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dickus swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Wos counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Dickus wants to stall.
Wos decides to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickus trying to control the position from guard on top but Wos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickus won't allow Wos to sweep him here.
Wos throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Sakor Wos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wos throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Wos has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dickus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Dickus avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Wos pulls Dickus in close to prevent any damage.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
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.
Dickus looking to sit in guard and control but Wos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wos won't allow Dickus to sweep him here.
Wos throwing strikes from guard but Dickus blocks nicely.
Wos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wos stopping the sweep attempt from Dickus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickus is working hard here to advance position.
Wos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Wos slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Biggus Dickus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wos clinches with his opponent.
Dickus takes a shot to the head.
Wos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Biggus Dickus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sakor Wos.
Dickus tries to circle away but Wos has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dickus up against the cage.
Dickus leaning against his opponent.
Wos pulls guard.
Dickus trying to control but Wos is working from the bottom.
Wos pulls Dickus in close to prevent any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dickus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dickus looking to sit in guard and control but Wos gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sakor Wos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wos has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Sakor Wos!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lion Heart (ranked 3775 p4p, 6066 weight class) and Tapani Kangas (ranked 436 p4p, 565 weight class). Tapani Kangas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lion Heart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tapani Kangas!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kangas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kangas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kangas misses with a shot to the body
and Heart counters with a takedown into side control.
Heart fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Heart tries to score with some ground and pound. Kangas controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kangas felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Heart decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Heart is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Kangas jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kangas bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Heart's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Heart shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kangas is trying to defend but Heart finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Heart has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Heart performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heart has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Heart is trying for a kimura here. Kangas looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Heart wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lion Heart!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kosami Akagawa (ranked 2987 p4p, 4548 weight class) and Sugar Ray Karter (ranked 404 p4p, 540 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kosami Akagawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sugar Ray Karter !
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akagawa drops his hands momentarily and Karter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A leg kick checked by Akagawa.
Akagawa clinches.
Karter tries a knee to the head but Akagawa blocks it.
Karter throws a punch but it's blocked by Akagawa.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Karter misses with a punch to the body.
Akagawa managing to block the knees to the body from Karter .
Akagawa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Karter after a bit of a struggle.
Akagawa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Akagawa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Karter must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Akagawa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Akagawa trying to keep a closed guard but Karter is proving a slippery customer.
Karter trying to control the position from guard on top but Akagawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagawa will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Karter preventing the sweep.
Akagawa being controlled here, momentarily.
Akagawa keeping moving, preventing Karter from controlling successfully.
Akagawa looking to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Karter misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Akagawa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A punch lands to the side of Akagawa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A telegraphed right hand from Akagawa misses the target.
A little jabbing left from Karter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A head kick by Karter misses
and Akagawa counters with a low kick, right behind Karter 's knee.
Akagawa ducks under a wild hook from Karter .
Karter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akagawa checks it well.
Akagawa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Karter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Karter jabs at Akagawa's body.
Akagawa delivers a nice body kick.
A head kick misses from Akagawa.
Akagawa tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Karter defends well and Akagawa ends up having to push Karter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kosami Akagawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karter missing with knees to the body.
Karter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Akagawa has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Akagawa wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter stops a takedown attempt from Akagawa.
Akagawa is trying to pull guard but Karter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Akagawa blocks a body shot from Karter .
Karter scores with a shot to the side of Akagawa's head.
Akagawa goes for a takedown in the clinch but Karter prevents it.
Karter stops a takedown attempt from Akagawa.
A short right from Karter on the inside.
Karter 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Karter scores with a nice right hand.
A jab from Karter finds it's way through Akagawa's defenses.
Akagawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karter .
Akagawa lands with a kick to the temple. Karter shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Karter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Akagawa misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter connects with a good right hand that stumbles Akagawa. Akagawa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Karter will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Karter moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Karter misses.
Akagawa is looking to counter with a body kick.
Akagawa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Akagawa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Akagawa fails to land the takedown.
Karter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Akagawa eats them both and turns towards Karter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Karter lands a high kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Karter . Akagawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karter lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sugar Ray Karter dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Akagawa instigates a clinch.
Akagawa manages to pull guard.
Akagawa tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Karter trying to control the position from guard on top but Akagawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Akagawa 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Akagawa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akagawa lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Akagawa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Akagawa throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akagawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Karter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Akagawa.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Akagawa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akagawa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Akagawa throws a big elbow that misses.
Karter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akagawa makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Akagawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Akagawa throws a big right hand that misses.
Karter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Karter keeping full guard, as Akagawa tries to pass.
Akagawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Akagawa with a flurry of punches that miss.
Karter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Karter looking to control.
Akagawa postures up and lands a big shot to Karter 's brow.
Akagawa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Karter is pulling down on Akagawa's head to control his posture.
Akagawa throwing strikes but missing.
Akagawa pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Karter is keeping the position for now.
Akagawa works over Karter with some ground and pound from guard.
Akagawa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Akagawa postures up and lands a big shot to Karter 's brow.
Karter is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa throwing strikes but missing.
Karter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Akagawa.
Akagawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Akagawa postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Akagawa missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Akagawa accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Akagawa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Akagawa loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Akagawa with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Akagawa throwing strikes from guard but Karter blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akagawa throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Akagawa landing with the ground and pound.
Karter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karter keeping full guard, as Akagawa tries to pass.
Akagawa working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Akagawa tries to free his leg and advance position but Karter is retaining full guard.
Akagawa advances to half guard.
Akagawa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Akagawa drops an elbow to the side of Karter 's head.
Akagawa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Karter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Akagawa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kosami Akagawa dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Akagawa slips under a jab.
Akagawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Karter cracks a nice hook into Akagawa's ribs.
Sugar Ray Karter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karter scores with a head kick.
Karter cracks Akagawa with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Karter has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A punch lands to the side of Akagawa 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slapping leg kick lands for Akagawa.
Karter lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Akagawa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karter scores with the left hand. Akagawa knows he should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akagawa feints and then cracks Karter 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karter down.
Akagawa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Karter . That did some damage!
Akagawa avoids a punch combination nicely.
Karter misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karter moves out of range as Akagawa throws a body kick.
Akagawa with a poor takedown
and Karter counters with a nice body shot.
Karter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Karter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Akagawa circles away quickly and effectively.
Karter swats away the attempt to clinch by Akagawa.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Akagawa. Karter shrugs it off though.
Karter thuds his right hand into Akagawa's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Akagawa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Akagawa takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Akagawa avoids the head kick by Karter .
Akagawa bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Akagawa moves away.
Karter lands a jab-cross combination.
Karter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A chopping leg kick lands by Akagawa.
Karter throws a head kick that misses.
Akagawa ducks under a wild hook from Karter .
Sugar Ray Karter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akagawa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Akagawa closes the distance and clinches.
Akagawa blocks a body shot from Karter .
Akagawa jumps guard.
Akagawa doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Akagawa wants to sweep here but Karter controlling him for the moment.
Kosami Akagawa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akagawa lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Akagawa has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Karter has passed into side control.
Akagawa sneaks back into half guard.
Akagawa is trying to get back to full guard.
Akagawa is pressing down on Karter 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four 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.
Akagawa is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Karter is looking to improve his position.
Akagawa tries to pass to full mount but Karter defends it.
Akagawa lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Akagawa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Karter trying to control but Akagawa postures up.
Akagawa not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Akagawa thows a huge punch but Karter dodges it nicely.
Karter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Akagawa scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sugar Ray Karter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Karter has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 28:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Amery (ranked 1427 p4p, 2341 weight class) and Radoslav Petrov (ranked 45 p4p, 62 weight class). John Amery is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Amery!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Radoslav Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Amery back to the cage. Petrov follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Petrov connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice shot by Amery.
A combination from Amery does no damage.
Amery throws a right hand that misses
and Petrov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Amery wants to clinch up but Petrov keeps it at a distance.
Petrov connects with a leg kick.
Amery throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Petrov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Amery with a poor takedown
and Petrov counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Petrov defending well as Amery loads up on a big left hand.
Horrible takedown attempt by Amery or perhaps it was just good defense by Petrov, which made it look bad.
Amery shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Petrov defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Amery. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrov bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Petrov lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Amery darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Petrov is rocked!
A head kick misses from Petrov.
Petrov is still on wobbly legs! Can Amery finish him?
Amery plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Petrov swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Petrov face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Amery!
A victorious John Amery thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Desi Kraag (ranked 1854 p4p, 1953 weight class) and Roman Ship (ranked 59 p4p, 63 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Desi Kraag!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Roman Ship!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ship avoids the body shot from Kraag.
Kraag looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ship throws a low kick but Kraag moves out of range easily.
Ship shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kraag manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ship pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kraag is keeping the position for now.
Kraag is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kraag keeping full guard, as Ship tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ship is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ship got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kraag has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ship has managed to get both his arms back between Kraag's legs - danger averted.
Ship slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ship looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ship is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kraag is trying to control but can't.
Ship is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kraag defends it well.
Kraag looking for submissions off his back.
Ship is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ship looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ship is looking for a kimura here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kraag is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ship pulls his head out easily.
Ship seems to be looking for submissions.
Ship is working for a submission of some sort.
Kraag looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ship is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kraag doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ship.
Ship is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kraag sees it coming and defends easily.
Kraag looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ship seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kraag is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Roman Ship!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peguero Jean Philippe (ranked 1077 p4p, 1280 weight class) and Jason Carter (ranked 27 p4p, 34 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Philippe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Chant vaudou haitien. 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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12 - 6 - 0 |
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190 cm
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10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Peguero Jean Philippe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jason Carter!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philippe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Philippe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carter lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Philippe moves out of range as Carter strikes.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Philippe misses the target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
A jab from Philippe misses.
Sloppy strikes from Carter. Those never looked like landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Philippe.
Carter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Philippe's shoulder, as Philippe tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter with a nice calf kick.
Carter with a jab.
A punch combination from Philippe misses.
Carter misses with the combination.
Philippe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philippe keeps the fight on the outside.
Philippe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carter walks into a jab.
Philippe misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Carter has managed to clinch.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Philippe can't find room to land a body shot as Carter controls the action.
Philippe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Philippe manages to avoid it.
Philippe throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Philippe.
Philippe just misses with a punch to the body.
Philippe moves out of range of the strikes.
Philippe was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Philippe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A big right from Philippe misses.
Philippe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carter has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Carter.
Philippe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Philippe gets tackled into the cage by Carter. Carter maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Philippe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Philippe digs a right hand underneath Carter's ribcage. Carter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Philippe.
Philippe tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Philippe.
A head punch on the inside from Philippe fails to land.
Carter digs a right hand into Philippe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Philippe's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Philippe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Philippe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Philippe on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Philippe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter lands a right hand.
Philippe throws a punch but it's blocked by Carter.
Philippe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carter's elbow.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Philippe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Carter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Philippe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Philippe throws a head punch that misses.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
Philippe lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Philippe misses with some punches.
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!
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Philippe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Philippe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to clinch there but Philippe circles away.
Philippe throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Philippe throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Carter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Philippe looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Philippe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
No joy there for Philippe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Philippe blocks an uppercut.
Philippe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Philippe prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter digs a right hand into Philippe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Philippe's gas tank.
Philippe is breathing heavily.
Philippe misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Philippe.
Philippe swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Philippe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jason Carter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Philippe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carter feints and then cracks Philippe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Philippe down.
Carter takes a swing at Philippe's ribcage but misses.
Carter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Philippe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Philippe walks into a straight right hand from Carter.
Jason Carter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carter clinches with his opponent.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Philippe tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Philippe back against the cage.
A short right from Carter.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Philippe's elbow.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Philippe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Philippe.
A hook to the body from Carter.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Jason Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter tries a body shot but Philippe blocks it.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Philippe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Philippe lands with a short shot to the head.
Philippe lands with a light punch inside.
Philippe lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Philippe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carter lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter cracks Philippe with a nice body shot.
A short right from Carter.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Philippe misses with the head strike.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Philippe's ribcage. Philippe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter works on Philippe's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Philippe backwards.
Philippe swings wildly with an uppercut but Carter uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
A body shot lands from Carter.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter lands a right hand.
A hook to the body from Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Philippe controls the action.
Philippe has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Carter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Philippe or not.
Carter works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Philippe avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Carter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carter.
Jason Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philippe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Philippe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Carter lands.
 Philippe is rocked!
 It looks like Peguero Jean Philippe has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Philippe like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Philippe from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Carter!
Jason Carter thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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