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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Xavier McPherson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Xavier McPherson!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson throws a low kick, looking for McPherson's leg but McPherson calmly moves out of range.
McPherson blocks a jab.
Carson throws a shot to the body.
Carson misses with a hook.
Carson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McPherson avoids it really well and circles away.
McPherson blocks a jab.
McPherson takes one to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Carson.
A swing and a miss from Carson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carson motions for McPherson to come forward. Carson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carson misses the jab.
Carson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McPherson's head.
Carson looks to score with a jab to the body but McPherson is just out of range.
Carson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carson duly obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Carson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A swing and a miss from Carson.
Carson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carson throws a hook but McPherson avoids it easily.
McPherson moves out of range as Carson strikes.
McPherson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carson.
Carson catches McPherson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carson throws a jab but it's blocked by McPherson.
A low kick from Carson misses
and McPherson counters with an outside leg kick.
Carson misses with a low kick.
McPherson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carson.
McPherson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carson.
McPherson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McPherson as he jumps to the side.
Carson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carson misses with a jab to the body
and McPherson counters with a nice leg kick.
McPherson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McPherson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carson throws out the jab.
Carson lands with a right hand.
A low kick from Carson is predictable there
and McPherson counters with an inside leg kick.
Carson throws a sloppy head kick
and McPherson counters with a nice leg kick.
Carson throws a body punch but McPherson moves out of range.
Carson looks to throw the jab but McPherson is out of range.
Bill Carson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McPherson ducks under a wild hook from Carson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carson.
Carson misses with an uppercut. McPherson saw that one coming.
McPherson ducks under a wild hook from Carson.
Carson misses with an uppercut. McPherson saw that one coming.
Carson takes a swing at McPherson's ribcage but misses.
McPherson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carson.
Carson cracks McPherson with a good jab.
Carson scores with a nice strike.
McPherson staying out of range there.
McPherson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carson.
Carson will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Carson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
McPherson defending well as Carson loads up on a big left hand.
McPherson thumps Carson with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPherson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carson.
Carson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McPherson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carson.
Carson swings for the body but McPherson moves out of range.
Carson throws out a loose jab but McPherson uses good head movement to avoid it.
McPherson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carson.
Carson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Carson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Carson misses the target.
Carson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carson misses the body punch
and McPherson counters with a head kick.
McPherson walks into a left hand.
Carson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McPherson was well out of range. Poor timing from Carson.
Carson misses with a hook. McPherson ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier McPherson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McPherson drives through and clinches with Carson against the cage.
Carson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but McPherson has him pressed against the cage.
Carson takes a knee to the side of the body.
McPherson lands with a right to the head.
McPherson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
McPherson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McPherson tries to land a knee to the head but Carson blocks with his arms.
McPherson throws a punch but it's blocked by Carson.
Carson managing to block the knees to the body from McPherson.
Carson has had enough of the clinch but McPherson keeps him there for the moment.
McPherson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McPherson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carson backwards.
McPherson tries to land a knee to the head but Carson blocks with his arms.
McPherson throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short left from McPherson.
McPherson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carson falls off balance throwing a combination
letting McPherson counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McPherson counters with a nice leg kick.
Carson scores with a decent looking hook.
McPherson staying out of range there.
Xavier McPherson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and McPherson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carson's knee momentarily.
Carson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Carson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carson duly obliges.
Carson misses with a straight right.
Carson scores with a decent looking hook.
Carson throws a low kick but it's checked well by McPherson.
McPherson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Carson misses
and McPherson counters with a head kick.
McPherson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Carson misses its intended target.
Carson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. McPherson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Carson is in McPherson's guard.
Carson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McPherson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McPherson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carson is one step ahead there.
Carson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carson prevents McPherson from getting back to his feet.
Carson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Carson trying to control the position from guard on top but McPherson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McPherson controls Carson momentarily but Carson frees himself.
Carson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson looking for a guillotine here but Carson defends easily.
McPherson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carson is controlling him.
Carson working some strikes from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McPherson is trying to keep Carson in close.
Carson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McPherson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carson trying to control but McPherson is working from the bottom.
Carson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McPherson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McPherson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carson is controlling him.
That's four 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.
Carson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carson wants to control from the top but McPherson keeps moving.
McPherson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
McPherson has momentary wrist control but Carson slips an elbow through the middle.
Carson trying to control the position from guard on top but McPherson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carson is really struggling to control McPherson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McPherson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xavier McPherson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McPherson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carson throws a hook but McPherson avoids it easily.
Carson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McPherson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carson misses with a looping right.
McPherson throws a leg kick which misses Carson's front leg but catches the back leg as Carson tries to avoid it.
Carson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McPherson.
Carson looks to throw a body kick
and McPherson counters by clinching up.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
Carson is trying to force a seperation but McPherson has the dominant position.
McPherson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McPherson working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from McPherson.
Carson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McPherson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McPherson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McPherson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carson tries to pull guard but McPherson won't allow it.
McPherson scores with a knee to the head.
McPherson lands an elbow inside that Carson shrugs off.
McPherson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hand to the body from McPherson.
McPherson has Carson pressed against the cage, preventing Carson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carson wants to break the clinch but can't.
McPherson stalls.
McPherson tries a knee to the head but Carson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McPherson.
McPherson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
McPherson tries to land knees in the clinch but Carson avoids the damage to the body.
McPherson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McPherson working aggressively here.
McPherson missing with knees to the body.
Carson takes an elbow to the forehead.
McPherson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
McPherson lands a shoulder strike.
McPherson is leaning against Carson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carson tries to circle away but McPherson has him pinned against the cage.
Carson is trying to force a seperation but McPherson has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carson.
McPherson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carson or not.
McPherson looking to throw knees to the head but Carson is blocking nicely.
McPherson struggles to land a body shot inside as Carson controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McPherson misses with some punches.
McPherson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carson is looking to break free of the clinch but McPherson has double underhooks.
Carson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carson fails to pull guard.
Carson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McPherson misses with a knee strike.
McPherson throws a knee to the head but misses.
McPherson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McPherson lands a shoulder strike.
McPherson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bill Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice elbow from McPherson.
Still in the clinch, McPherson scores with a nice short uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Carson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McPherson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPherson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McPherson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McPherson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McPherson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McPherson misses with a knee strike.
Carson slowing the pace effectively.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McPherson.
Carson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as McPherson walks away with a smile on his face. Carson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Carson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carson wants to slow McPherson down by chopping away at his legs.
Carson throws a jab but it's blocked by McPherson.
Xavier McPherson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carson looks to land a left hand but McPherson moved out of range nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Xavier McPherson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McPherson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Xavier McPherson!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Xavier McPherson!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Xavier McPherson!
Xavier McPherson wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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