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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between That Heart (ranked 1085 p4p, 2506 weight class) and Michael Carter (ranked 164 p4p, 339 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, That Heart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Carter!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heart.
Carter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Good exchange - Heart coming out on top.
Carter walks into a straight right hand from Heart.
Heart swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Donk. Heart catches Carter right on the button with a cross.
Heart throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heart on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A jab from Heart misses.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heart.
Carter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jab by Heart.
Heart throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Heart misses the jab.
Carter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
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!
Heart looks to land a left hand but Carter moved out of range nicely.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Heart's head but Heart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heart lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Heart is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Heart connects with the punch.
Heart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like That Heart has been cut.
Heart works the jab nicely.
Heart pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter feints a counter leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Heart as he connects with a hook.
Heart cracks a nice hook into Carter's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Carter.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Heart saw that one coming.
Heart has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Razor Sharp Training Systems in the buildup to the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heart misses with a left hand
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
Carter defending well as Heart loads up on a big left hand.
Good exchange - Heart coming out on top.
Carter slips under a jab.
And Carter responds with a good body kick, but Heart manages to step out the way in time.
Nice defenses there by Heart.
Carter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big left from Heart misses.
Heart rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heart feints and then cracks Carter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carter down.
Heart dips to his left and cracks Carter with an uppercut!
Carter takes one to the side of the head.
Heart swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter throws a counter combo.
Heart looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Heart throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Heart misses with a shot to the body
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
Heart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
A little jabbing left from Carter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Heart is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Heart misses with a hook.
Heart takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Heart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Heart misses with a looping right.
Carter replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Heart blocks it well.
Heart misses with a looping left.
Carter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Heart walks into a left hand.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heart looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
Heart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carter.
Heart throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Heart.
Carter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carter slips under a jab.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Heart.
Heart throws an off balance right hand
and Carter counters with a crisp one two that drops Heart! Carter thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Heart to his feet! Heart is in big trouble!
Heart is rocked!
That Heart's cut is getting worse.
Heart throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carter counters with a nice leg kick.
Oh Heart is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Heart throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Heart throws a leg kick that misses.
Carter throws out a counter right but Heart avoids it with no problem.
Carter fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Heart to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Heart looks to clinch but Carter throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Heart taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Michael Carter!
Michael Carter is the new middleweight champion!
Michael Carter decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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