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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Latka Gravas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glenn Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Good wrestling
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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
30 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Latka Gravas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Carson!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravas scores with a jab.
Carson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Gravas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gravas paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gravas fakes the leg kick and cracks Carson in the body.
Gravas scores with a sloppy right hand. Carson should have avoided that one.
Carson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Carson misses the target.
Gravas takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gravas.
Gravas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carson with a nice cross.
Gravas missing with a left hand there. Carson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gravas moves into range and clinches up with Carson.
Carson blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravas stalling the fight.
Carson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gravas has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Carson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gravas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carson's brow.
Carson tightens his grip and picks Gravas up, before dumping him to the ground. Gravas manages to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gravas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gravas can't keep his opponent in guard - Carson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Still in half guard, Carson seems content to control.
Gravas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carson is working away from the top position though.
Carson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Gravas reverses the position - he's now on top in Carson's guard.
Carson wants to sweep here but Gravas controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson trying to keep a closed guard but Gravas is proving a slippery customer.
Gravas wants to pass the guard but Carson is keeping the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gravas sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carson's guard.
Gravas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson wants to improve his position but Gravas is controlling well.
Carson is staying active underneath Gravas, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carson wants to get back to full guard.
Carson gets full guard.
Gravas trying to control but Carson is working from the bottom.
Carson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Gravas has picked Carson up and slammed him! Carson can't keep hold of the triangle and Gravas manages to pass to side control!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carson can't do much from the bottom here.
Carson is trying to escape the position but Gravas is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson is looking for a sweep.
Gravas wants to control but Carson is keeping him busy.
Gravas working away.
You can see the frustration on Carson's face as Gravas controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gravas stands up and beckons Carson to his feet.
Carson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carson. That did some damage!
Carson doesn't manage to clinch there - Gravas circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carson takes one to the chin there.
Gravas scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Glenn Carson has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Gravas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Latka Gravas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Glenn Carson's cut.
That's time! Gravas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gravas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Carson gets tackled into the cage by Gravas. Gravas maintains the clinch.
Carson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carson.
Gravas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carson takes an elbow to the temple.
Carson blocks an elbow strike from Gravas.
Gravas throws a punch but it's blocked by Carson.
Gravas lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carson blocks an elbow strike.
Carson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Gravas after a bit of a struggle.
Carson scores with a shot to the side of Gravas's head.
Gravas throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carson.
Carson misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carson.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Carson as Gravas tries to tie him up.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gravas lands a right hand.
Gravas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carson lands a shoulder strike.
Carson scores with a shot to the side of Gravas's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gravas is looking to break free of the clinch but Carson has double underhooks.
Carson swings wildly with an uppercut but Gravas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gravas tries to throw a body punch but Carson avoids it by throwing Gravas back against the cage.
Carson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gravas looking to slow down the pace here.
Gravas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gravas scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gravas throws a wild body kick that Carson sees coming a mile off.
Carson defending well as Gravas loads up on a big left hand.
Gravas misses with a hook
and Carson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carson.
Carson wants to control from the top but Gravas keeps moving.
Gravas looking to control but Carson passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas is in trouble now - Carson has advanced to mount!
Gravas is squirming around, avoiding Carson's attempts to control the action.
Carson wants to take Gravas's back but he can't do it this time.
Glenn Carson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gravas tries to hold on but Carson pushes him away.
Gravas is looking to improve his position but Carson isn't that keen on the idea.
Gravas is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Gravas is holding on tight.
Carson avoids the attempt from Gravas to control.
Carson forces the positional change into back control.
My spies in Ballas Only inform me that Carson has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Carson looking to hold on to the position here but Gravas rolls and ends up regaining guard.
Gravas 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 wants to control from the top but Gravas keeps moving.
Gravas has his foot on Carson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carson works his way back into a safe position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gravas is looking for a triangle but Carson pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carson trying to control the position from guard on top but Gravas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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 Latka Gravas will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glenn Carson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick from Gravas misses.
Gravas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gravas connects with an inside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carson blocks the elbow strike.
Gravas lands an elbow inside that Carson shrugs off.
Carson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gravas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson goes for a takedown attempt but Gravas pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carson blocks a low kick nicely.
Carson lands a really nice looking cross but Gravas seems unphased.
Gravas swats away the attempt to clinch by Carson.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gravas.
Carson shoots in for a double leg but Gravas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Latka Gravas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glenn Carson.
Gravas connects with a right hand. Carson shakes it off.
Gravas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gravas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gravas lands with a short shot to the head.
Gravas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Gravas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gravas!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carson tries to move to mount but Gravas blocks the move with his legs.
Gravas can't do much from the bottom here.
Gravas tries to buck Carson off but Carson is having none of it.
Glenn Carson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carson advances nicely into full mount.
Carson trying to control but Gravas is having none of it.
Gravas slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravas wants to get back to full guard.
Carson trying to control the action but Gravas is working from the bottom.
Carson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Carson wants to pass to mount but Gravas is defending the position.
Carson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Carson wants to take Gravas's back here but Gravas is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Gravas has given up his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gravas is defending well though. Carson let's go of the attempt for now.
Carson is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Gravas is defending well though. Carson let's go of the attempt for now.
Latka Gravas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gravas is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Carson gets his way!
Gravas covering up well under a series of strikes from Carson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gravas is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Gravas tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Glenn Carson.
I think Gravas has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Glenn Carson!
After winning the bout, Glenn Carson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Latka Gravas spoke after the fight, saying 'I think it is time to go back to my camp and reflect on my career. Louie keeps saying I gots all this god given talent and a 2 cent head that cant put it to use!'.
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