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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Agam Levi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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210 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Agam Levi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Justin Carter!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Joseph Jones and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Levi as he jumps to the side.
Levi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carter is fending him off so far but Levi persists. Nope, Carter circles away and we're back to standing.
Levi is looking to clinch.
Levi defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carter.
Levi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carter shoots in looking for a takedown but Levi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Agam Levi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Carter.
Carter with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Justin Carter has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levi misses with a takedown attempt - Carter sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carter feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Carter controls from within his opponent's guard.
Levi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Levi.
Levi has a takedown stuffed.
Carter misses with a lunging right hand
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carter gets tackled into the cage by Levi. Levi maintains the clinch.
Carter tries to break free but Levi pushes him back against the cage.
Carter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Levi pulls his leg out and moves away.
Levi clinches.
Levi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Levi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter looks winded!
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter dives in and grabs Levi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Levi pushes down on Carter's head and hops out.
Levi pushes Carter up against the cage in a clinch.
Levi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
Levi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Levi works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Carter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Levi.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Levi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Levi decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carter, up you get!
Levi tries for a takedown but Carter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Levi moves into the clinch successfully.
Carter should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Levi gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Carter regains guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levi is looking to stand up but Carter won't let him.
Levi throws a big elbow that misses.
Levi wants to get up but he can't break Carter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Levi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Levi scoring with some ground and pound.
Levi with a nice head shot there.
Levi stands up from Carter's guard - Levi perhaps looking for a knockout.
Levi drives through with a takedown into Carter's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carter can do anything to dispel that myth.
Levi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
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!
Levi throws an elbow that misses. Carter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Levi's guard. Nice move by Carter!
Levi is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Carter dives into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter decides to stand back up.
Justin Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Levi counters with a right hand to the body.
Levi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Carter is trying to get back to full guard.
Ground and pound from Levi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Levi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agam Levi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Carter's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Levi has managed to clinch.
Levi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carter stops a takedown attempt from Levi.
Carter is pressed up against the cage. Levi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Carter down to the mat. Carter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Levi gets the takedown into side control.
Levi looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Carter is avoiding damage well.
Carter wants to control but Levi postures up.
Levi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Carter takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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!
Levi working away.
Levi tries to score with some ground and pound. Carter controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Levi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Carter sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Levi lands a few punches from side control.
Levi working the ground and pound from side control.
Carter on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Levi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Levi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Levi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Levi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Levi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Carter down.
Levi connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carter some visible discomfort.
Levi throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levi in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Levi in side control, throwing shots but Carter defends.
Levi in side control lands a decent elbow.
Levi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carter has escaped the position, nice work there.
Levi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Levi working the ground and pound from side control.
Levi tries for a kimura but Carter is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Levi is putting a hurting on Carter here, landing some big shots from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Levi cracks Carter with a big elbow.
Levi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Carter is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Carter is trying to improve his position.
Agam Levi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Levi creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Levi is putting a hurting on Carter here, landing some big shots from side control.
Carter is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levi scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Carter to see if he's OK.
Levi stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Levi throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Carter tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Levi is in Carter's guard.
Levi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carter can do to turn this around?
Levi lands a couple of elbows.
Levi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Levi works over Carter with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Levi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Levi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Levi with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Agam Levi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Carter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Levi stalks Carter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carter's face. Carter staggers backwards, shaken.
Levi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter with a lazy takedown attempt
letting Levi counter with a right hand.
Levi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Levi.
Carter forces Levi back against the cage and clinches.
Carter is trying to pull guard but Levi turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carter tries to break the clinch but Levi is controlling the position.
Levi blocks an elbow strike.
Carter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Levi is leaning against Carter and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Levi wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levi lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Levi seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Carter is trying to maintain the position but Levi is very close to passing his half guard.
Carter regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Levi.
Levi sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carter's guard.
Carter wants to get back to full guard.
Levi working over Carter with some ground and pound. Carter looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Levi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Levi drops an elbow to the side of Carter's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Levi lands strikes from half guard.
Levi tries to pass to full mount but Carter defends it.
Levi throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
Carter taking some punishment here, with Levi in his half guard.
Levi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nice strikes from Levi there.
Nice strikes from Levi there.
Levi looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carter with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Levi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carter has managed to free his arm - good work.
Levi drops an elbow to the side of Carter's head.
Ground and pound from Levi.
Levi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Levi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Levi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Levi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Levi is thwarting Carter's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Levi lands a nice short elbow.
Levi working Carter over with strikes.
Levi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Levi is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Levi working the head and body with strikes.
Levi throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
Levi working the head and body with strikes.
Levi throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levi throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
Carter gets back to full guard.
Justin Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Agam Levi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Levi landing some decent shots from guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Agam Levi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Levi 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:26
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:26
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Agam Levi!
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energy
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hype
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