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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Freeman is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Real American. Glenn Carson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Matt Freeman's chin.
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202 lbs
20 - 10 - 1 |
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195 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
20 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Colin Fray and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freeman blocks a jab.
Carson throws a right hand that misses
and Freeman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carson tries to close the distance and clinch but Freeman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Freeman shoots in but no luck this time.
Carson fails to land with a series of punches.
Carson tries to clinch up.
Freeman misses the shot to the body.
Freeman shoots in and drives through. Carson sprawls well.
Freeman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carson as he avoids it easily.
Glenn Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Freeman.
Carson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Freeman eats them both and turns towards Carson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Freeman missing with a left hand there. Carson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Freeman moves away.
Freeman closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carson to the mat! Carson manages to get full guard.
Freeman is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freeman throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carson looking for a sweep. Not yet Carson, not yet.
Carson keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Freeman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Freeman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson has his hands on Freeman's head, controlling the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Carson leaves Freeman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Freeman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carson. That did some damage!
Carson slaps away a takedown attempt from Freeman, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Freeman. Carson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carson darts in and clinches Freeman up against the cage.
Carson is leaning against Freeman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Carson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson misses with the head strike.
Carson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carson lands a nice shot to the body.
Carson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Freeman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Freeman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Carson is defending well.
Carson can't find room to land a body shot as Freeman controls the action.
Freeman wants to take the fight to the mat but Carson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Carson misses with some punches.
Freeman pulls guard.
Freeman working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson wants to stand but Freeman is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Freeman has control of Carson's left arm, preventing Carson from doing any damage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Carson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Glenn Carson.
Freeman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carson swivels and escapes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Glenn Carson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carson lands with an uppercut that bounces Freeman off the cage and back into range.
Carson lands a jab to the head.
Freeman connects with a looping right hand.
No luck for Freeman with that takedown attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Carson. No joy for Freeman on that attempt.
Freeman shoots for a takedown but Carson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Glenn Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Freeman.
Carson throws out a powerful jab.
Carson misses with a straight right.
Carson scores with a sloppy right hand. Freeman should have avoided that one.
Freeman shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson cracks Freeman with a good jab.
Glenn Carson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freeman connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Freeman blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carson. Freeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freeman with a poor takedown
and Carson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Carson.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carson.
Freeman tries to score a body lock takedown but Carson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carson gets underhooks to prevent Freeman's takedown attempt.
Freeman tries for a takedown. No joy.
Freeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carson after a bit of a struggle.
Freeman has picked Carson up - he's going for a ride! Freeman dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Freeman prevents Carson from standing back up.
Freeman trying to control the action but Carson is working from the bottom.
Freeman not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Freeman is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carson tries to roll over but Freeman keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Freeman prevents Carson from improving his position.
Carson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Freeman manages to move to mount!
Carson tries to hold on but Freeman pushes him away.
Carson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carson tries to hold on but Freeman pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Freeman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Carson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Freeman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Carson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Freeman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Glenn Carson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Carson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carson lands with an uppercut that bounces Freeman off the cage and back into range.
Carson throws a body punch but Freeman moves out of range.
Carson punishes Freeman's body with a nice straight punch.
Freeman throws a big shot that misses.
Freeman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freeman throws a lazy right hand but Carson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carson. Freeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Freeman tries for a takedown but Carson circles away easily
and Carson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carson lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Freeman blocks a body shot from Carson.
Freeman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carson throws a head punch that misses.
Carson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Carson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carson stops a takedown attempt from Freeman.
Glenn Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Freeman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Freeman has Carson pressed against the cage.
Freeman breaks the clinch.
Carson dips to his left and cracks Freeman with an uppercut!
Freeman shoots for a double leg takedown but Carson sprawls well. He's pushed Freeman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Carson gets caught flat footed, as Freeman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Freeman looking to pass the guard.
Freeman is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman wants to control from the top but Carson keeps moving.
Carson is trying to control the position but Freeman postures up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Carson pulls Freeman in close to prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Glenn Carson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Carson enables Freeman to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Carson 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.
Freeman with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Freeman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Carson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carson working a defensive guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Glenn Carson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Freeman has his takedown stuffed
and Carson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Matt Freeman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Freeman is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Carson is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Glenn Carson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Carson!
Glenn Carson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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