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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carter Wright (ranked 525 p4p, 876 weight class) and Masutatsu Oyama (ranked 70 p4p, 112 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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 34 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Carter Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masutatsu Oyama!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oyama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wright lands a nice shot that snaps Oyama's head back.
It looks like Masutatsu Oyama has been cut.
Oyama throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wright sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oyama is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wright definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Oyama connects with a looping right hand.
Oyama looks to score with a jab to the body but Wright is just out of range.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright 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.
Masutatsu Oyama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wright throws out a leg kick but Oyama moves out of range and Wright only half commits.
Oyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oyama throws out a counter right but Wright avoids it with no problem.
Wright wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama defending well as Wright loads up on a big left hand.
Oyama is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wright with a body shot.
Oyama works Wright's body with a nice hook.
Oyama keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wright.
Wright misses with a wild body shot.
Oyama missing with a left hand there. Wright was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Oyama steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wright.
Oyama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Oyama is looking to clinch.
Wright throws a quick counter kick to the body but Oyama avoids it.
Wright swings for the body but Oyama moves out of range.
Wright lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wright swings widly with a right hand
and Oyama counters with a nice uppercut.
Oyama takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oyama.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright dodges the punch combination from Oyama.
Wright throws the kick towards the body but Oyama avoids it.
A right-left combo lands from Wright.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oyama misses with a wild combination.
Wright tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Oyama tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wright gets tackled into the cage by Oyama. Oyama maintains the clinch.
Oyama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oyama stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A right-left combo lands from Wright.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oyama lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
Oyama has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Oyama manages to break the clinch.
Oyama throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Wright stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wright slips a straight right by Oyama.
Oyama has managed to clinch.
Oyama breaks from the clinch.
Wright thuds a left hand into Oyama's body.
Wright ducks under a wild hook from Oyama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wright rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oyama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wright throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wright throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oyama sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oyama ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright connects with a solid leg kick.
Oyama takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oyama throws a body punch but Wright moves out of range.
Wright throws a head kick but Oyama moves out of range.
Oyama ducks under a wild hook from Wright.
Oyama looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oyama moves out of range as Wright strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carter Wright will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Masutatsu Oyama's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Oyama loads up on a big right hand but Wright slips the punch.
Wright waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oyama.
Oyama throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
As Oyama backs away, Wright returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Oyama looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Wright moves out of range as Oyama strikes.
Oyama looks to land a right hand but Wright moved out of range.
Wright half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wright throws a right and a left that Oyama avoids nicely.
Wright takes a swing at Oyama's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oyama just misses with a punch to the body.
Oyama swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wright counters with a slapping leg kick.
Oyama bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter Wright is winning the standup battle so far.
Wright tries to score with a low kick but Oyama moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wright throws a body shot but no joy.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oyama fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oyama throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
Wright misses with a body punch
and Wright takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oyama has Wright up against the cage in a clinch.
Oyama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oyama misses with an uppercut.
Wright bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wright went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Oyama scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyama throws a hook to the side of Wright's head but Wright sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oyama misses with a straight left.
Wright misses with a series of wild punches.
Oyama doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wright fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Oyama checks it well.
Wright throws a right hand that misses
and Oyama counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Oyama fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oyama.
Wright swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Oyama misses with a straight left.
Wright scoring well with a low kick there.
Oyama throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyama uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wright.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oyama! But no joy.
Wright buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wright defending well as Oyama loads up on a big left hand.
Oyama moves forwards but Wright connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Oyama misses with a wild body shot.
Oyama looks to throw the jab but Wright is out of range.
Oyama dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oyama takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Oyama misses with a straight left.
As Oyama looks to move away, Wright throws a big counter combo but Oyama just gets out of the way.
A swing and a miss from Oyama.
An attempted straight right counter from Wright misses the target.
Oyama displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wright throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Oyama misses the target.
Wright pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oyama getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Oyama darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oyama pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oyama avoids the head kick by Wright.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wright swinging wildly here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Oyama darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Masutatsu Oyama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Masutatsu Oyama's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Oyama avoids the head kick by Wright.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oyama! But no joy.
Wright scores with a jab to the head.
A big right from Oyama misses.
Oyama moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
Wright manages to break the clinch.
Oyama throws a jab but it's blocked by Wright.
Oyama misses with an uppercut. Wright saw that one coming.
Wright feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A shot to the body from Wright misses
and Oyama cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wright uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Oyama.
It looked like Wright was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Oyama takes a swing at Wright's ribcage but misses.
Wright slips a straight right by Oyama.
A shot to the body from Wright misses
and Oyama counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyama fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wright rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Oyama moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wright fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oyama checks a low kick from Wright.
Oyama clinches with his opponent.
Oyama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wright lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wright slips a jab from Oyama.
It appears Wright was looking to counter with a kick there.
Oyama throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wright counters with a straight right hand.
Wright walks into a left hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wright.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyama avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big left from Wright misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oyama! But no joy.
Oyama throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Oyama throws a lazy uppercut
and Wright connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Oyama is just out of range.
Wright swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Oyama counters with a stiff right hand.
Oyama tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Wright tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wright throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oyama looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wright misses with a hook to the body
and Oyama counters with a stiff right hand.
Wright misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wright takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Oyama swings for the body but Wright moves out of range.
Wright looks to land a body kick but Oyama moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Oyama! But no joy.
Oyama misses with a hook.
Oyama waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wright.
Wright throwing a counter right hand but Oyama manages to avoid it.
Oyama throws a hook but Wright avoids it easily.
Wright scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Oyama doesn't seem bothered though.
Oyama throws a right and a left that Wright avoids nicely.
Oyama lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wright throws a hook but Oyama avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oyama cracks Wright with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oyama lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright swinging wildly here.
Wright misses with a body shot.
Oyama digs a good body shot into Wright's ribs.
Oyama gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oyama breaks the clinch.
Oyama throws a big shot that misses.
Oyama misses with an uppercut.
Wright looks to score with a jab to the body but Oyama is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Masutatsu Oyama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oyama has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Masutatsu Oyama!
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hype
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RATING
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