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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tonie Carrol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ground Pounder (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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270 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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230 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tonie Carrol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ground Pounder!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Carrol, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A big right from Carrol misses.
A combination from Carrol does no damage.
Pounder moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carrol looks to land a right hand but Pounder moved out of range.
Carrol takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carrol lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carrol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pounder waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carrol.
Carrol thows a body shot but no joy.
Carrol swings for the body but Pounder moves out of range.
Pounder dodges the punch combination from Carrol.
Carrol misses the shot to the body.
Carrol throws a body punch but Pounder moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder defending well as Carrol loads up on a big left hand.
Tonie Carrol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pounder with a hook.
Carrol throws a body punch but Pounder moves out of range.
Pounder slips under a jab from Carrol.
A big left from Pounder misses.
Pounder misses with a looping left.
Carrol slips a straight right by Pounder.
Pounder keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carrol.
Carrol slips under a jab.
Pounder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carrol throws a hook but Pounder avoids it easily.
Carrol throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pounder counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Pounder 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pounder missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carrol is trying to stand up here but Pounder is controlling him well.
Carrol trying to control but Pounder postures up.
Carrol tries to get to full guard but Pounder has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pounder working Carrol over with strikes.
Carrol on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carrol tries to get out of the position.
Pounder sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carrol defending well though.
Pounder with the ground and pound but Carrol uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Carrol knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pounder on the ground.
Carrol is trying to keep Pounder in close.
Pounder trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pounder content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pounder throwing strikes from guard but Carrol blocks nicely.
Pounder postures up.
Pounder trying to control the position from guard on top but Carrol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pounder working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carrol's head.
Pounder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carrol looking to control but Pounder passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground Pounder dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Some wild striking there from Carrol.
Pounder closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pounder lands in his opponent's guard.
Pounder looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carrol keeping moving, preventing Pounder from controlling successfully.
Carrol controls Pounder momentarily but Pounder frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pounder thows a big elbow that misses.
Pounder works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pounder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carrol is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pounder not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pounder is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pounder scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carrol is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrol avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Pounder.
Pounder is looking to advance position but Carrol won't allow it.
Carrol tries to roll over but Pounder keeps him under control.
Pounder throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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.
Carrol wants to improve his position but Pounder is controlling well.
Pounder trying to control the action but Carrol is working from the bottom.
Pounder passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Carrol!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pounder. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Carrol is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ground Pounder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Pounder lands the left hand.
Pounder tries for a takedown but Carrol sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carrol throws an overhand right that lands on Pounder's shoulder, as Pounder tries to avoid the shot.
Pounder uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carrol.
Carrol throws the left hand but Pounder avoids the punch easily.
Pounder throws a hook but Carrol blocks it.
Carrol throws a body punch but Pounder moves out of range.
Carrol misses the jab.
Carrol swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carrol misses with an uppercut.
Carrol tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pounder was well out of range. Poor timing from Carrol.
Carrol throws a hook but Pounder blocks it.
Carrol misses with a body shot.
Carrol is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Pounder's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Pounder.
Pounder scores a takedown into full mount!
Pounder scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carrol wants to hold on but Pounder pushes him away.
Carrol is trying to escape the mount.
Pounder scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carrol?
It looks like Tonie Carrol has been cut.
Pounder is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Carrol can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tonie Carrol's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pounder looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Tonie Carrol's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tonie Carrol's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ground Pounder!
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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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