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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Candido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Frye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frye has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Chris Candido has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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265 lbs
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272 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Candido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Frye!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candido shoots for a double leg takedown but Frye sprawls well. He's pushed Candido's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chris Candido seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frye looks gassed!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Candido is defended easily by Frye.
Candido shoots in looking for a takedown. Frye tries to sprawl out of it but Candido keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frye manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Candido. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Candido fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Frye keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Candido looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Frye is fending him off so far but Candido persists. Nope, Frye circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Candido shoots for a double leg takedown but Frye sprawls well. He's pushed Candido's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Candido tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Candido misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Candido tries to clinch but Frye is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candido misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Frye 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.
Candido fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Frye throws the left hand but Candido avoids the punch easily.
Candido on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Candido shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Frye pinned against the cage. Frye gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Candido is looking to clinch.
Frye stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Frye wants it to stay on the feet.
That's two 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.
Candido misses with a jab, cross combination.
Candido tries to close the distance and clinch up but Frye swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No joy there for Candido, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Candido closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frye circles away.
Frye lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Candido will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Candido misses with a wild combination.
Frye scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Candido is trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frye really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Candido. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Frye dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Candido throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Candido misses with a takedown attempt
and Frye counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Candido is trying to force a seperation but Frye has the dominant position.
Candido can't break the clinch.
Candido tries to break free but Frye pushes him back against the cage.
Candido is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Candido is trying to break the clinch but Frye is controlling him.
Candido tries to break the clinch but Frye is controlling the position.
Candido wants to get back to striking at distance but Frye won't allow it.
Candido tries to break the clinch but Frye is controlling the position.
Candido is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Candido is looking to break free of the clinch but Frye has double underhooks.
Candido takes an elbow to the temple.
Frye misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Candido.
Candido tries to break the clinch but Frye is controlling the position.
Frye is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Candido working hard to break the clinch.
Candido is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Frye has Candido pressed against the cage, preventing Candido from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Frye has eaten all the pies!
Frye prevents Candido from breaking the clinch.
Candido wants to break the clinch but can't.
Candido wants to get back to striking at distance but Frye won't allow it.
Candido tries to break the clinch but Frye is controlling the position.
Candido tries to break the clinch but Frye is controlling the position.
Candido has had enough of the clinch but Frye keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candido is trying to break the clinch but Frye has him pressed against the cage.
Frye misses with an elbow strike.
Frye misses with an elbow strike.
Candido looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Candido working hard to break the clinch.
Candido is trying to break the clinch but Frye is controlling him.
Candido is trying to force a seperation but Frye has the dominant position.
Candido wants to break free but Frye has control.
Candido is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Candido is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Candido wants to get back to striking at distance but Frye won't allow it.
Candido is trying to break the clinch but Frye has him pressed against the cage.
Candido is trying to break the clinch but Frye is controlling him.
Frye tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Frye misses with a knee to the head.
Candido wants to break free but Frye has control.
Candido wants to break free but Frye has control.
Candido looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Frye has Candido pressed against the cage, preventing Candido from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Candido wants to break the clinch but can't.
Candido wants to break free but Frye has control.
Candido is trying to break free.
Candido is trying to break the clinch but Frye has him pressed against the cage.
Candido wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Candido wants to break the clinch but can't.
Candido wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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.
Frye throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Candido is trying to break the clinch but Frye is controlling him.
Frye tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Candido wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frye trying to control the position but instead, Candido has worked for underhooks and has pushed Frye into the cage.
Candido wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frye has him pressed against the cage.
Candido is trying to force a seperation but Frye has the dominant position.
Frye throws an elbow but it misses.
Frye missing with knees to the body.
Candido is trying to force a seperation but Frye has the dominant position.
Candido is looking to break free of the clinch but Frye has double underhooks.
Candido wants to get back to striking at distance but Frye won't allow it.
Frye keeps control of Candido as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Candido wants to break free but Frye has control.
Frye with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Candido tries to break free but Frye pushes him back against the cage.
Candido is trying to force a seperation but Frye has the dominant position.
Frye keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Candido's efforts to push away.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Candido as Frye tries to tie him up.
Frye lands a damaging elbow.
Candido on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frye is looking to control Candido's arms but Candido gets an underhook and turns him. Now Frye has his back to the cage.
Frye has Candido pressed against the cage, preventing Candido from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Candido is trying to break free.
Frye keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Candido's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Candido's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Candido is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Candido wants to break the clinch but can't.
Candido is looking to break free of the clinch but Frye has double underhooks.
Frye lands a left hand.
Frye tries to land a knee to the head but Candido blocks with his arms.
Frye lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Candido is trying to break the clinch but Frye is controlling him.
Candido is trying to break the clinch but Frye is controlling him.
Candido tries to break free but Frye pushes him back against the cage.
Candido has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Candido is trying to break the clinch but Frye is controlling him.
Frye unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Frye lands a damaging elbow.
Candido wants to get back to striking at distance but Frye won't allow it.
Candido is trying to break free.
Candido wants to break free but Frye has control.
Frye lands an elbow inside.
Candido can't break the clinch.
Candido tries to break free but Frye pushes him back against the cage.
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.
Frye creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Candido's defenses.
Candido has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Candido tries to circle away but Frye has him pinned against the cage.
Nice elbow from Frye.
Frye lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Candido wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Frye has him pressed against the cage.
Candido is looking to break free of the clinch but Frye has double underhooks.
Frye prevents Candido from breaking the clinch.
Frye has Candido pressed against the cage, preventing Candido from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Frye missing with knees to the body.
Candido is looking to break free of the clinch but Frye has double underhooks.
Frye lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Frye lands an elbow that stopped Candido in his tracks for a moment.
Candido tries to break free but Frye pushes him back against the cage.
Frye is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Candido is defending well for now.
Frye keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Candido's efforts to push away.
Candido is trying to break the clinch but Frye has him pressed against the cage.
Frye crunches a lovely knee into Candido's ribcage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Candido on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Candido wants to break free but Frye has control.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frye obliges.
Candido tries to break free but Frye pushes him back against the cage.
Frye tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Candido is trying to break the clinch but Frye is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Frye showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Candido wants to clinch but Frye slips to the side
and Frye counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Frye.
Candido is trying to force a seperation but Frye has the dominant position.
Candido breaks from the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Candido.
Candido closes this distance looking for a takedown but Frye circles away.
Candido throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Frye counters by moving into the clinch.
Candido blocking some punches.
Candido is looking to break free of the clinch but Frye has double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frye.
Candido wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Candido's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Frye has Candido pressed against the cage, preventing Candido from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Candido wants to get back to striking at distance but Frye won't allow it.
Frye misses with an elbow strike.
Frye throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Candido is looking to break free of the clinch but Frye has double underhooks.
Candido tries to circle away but Frye has him pinned against the cage.
Frye lands an elbow that stopped Candido in his tracks for a moment.
Frye prevents Candido from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candido has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Candido wants to break the clinch but can't.
Candido working hard to break the clinch.
Candido wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Frye with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Frye lands an elbow inside.
Candido blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frye lands a nice elbow.
Candido wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Candido avoiding damage as Frye throws knees to the body.
Candido is trying to break the clinch but Frye is controlling him.
Candido's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chris Candido is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Candido.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Candido. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Candido fails to land the takedown.
Candido closes the distance but Frye moves to the side
and Frye counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Candido wants to break free but Frye has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Candido blocks the elbow strike.
Candido looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Candido can't break the clinch.
Frye keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Candido's efforts to push away.
Candido is trying to break the clinch but Frye is controlling him.
Candido working hard to break the clinch.
Frye keeps control of Candido as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Candido wants to break free but Frye has control.
Candido tries to circle away but Frye has him pinned against the cage.
Candido takes an elbow to the forehead.
Candido is looking to break free of the clinch but Frye has double underhooks.
Frye trying to land knees to the body.
Candido escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Candido shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Frye dodges the punch combination from Candido.
Frye looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Candido tries to kick Frye off but Frye keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candido trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's four 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Candido manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
David Frye comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Frye 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Frye!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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