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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bryan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Flight of the Valkyries kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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203 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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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
29 - 16 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Glenn Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Daniel Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Carson.
Carson lands with an uppercut that bounces Bryan off the cage and back into range.
A jab from Carson misses.
Bryan clinches.
Bryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bryan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bryan tries to keep at a distance but Carson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carson lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Carson.
Carson 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 goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bryan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bryan blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carson.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bryan.
Bryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bryan gets through Carson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bryan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short body shot lands from Carson as the two fighters clinch.
Carson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bryan can't find room to land a body shot as Carson controls the action.
Bryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bryan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bryan works on Carson's body with a couple of short punches.
Bryan breaks from the clinch.
Bryan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bryan lands a leg kick that knocks Carson off balance momentarily.
Carson darts in and clinches Bryan up against the cage.
Bryan looking to stall.
Carson misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson works on Bryan's body with a couple of short punches.
Bryan breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carson clinches up with Bryan and pushes him back against the cage.
Bryan prevents a body shot from Carson.
Bryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carson.
Carson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carson misses with the head strike.
Carson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryan.
Carson digs a right hand underneath Bryan's ribcage. Bryan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carson backwards.
Bryan tries to stall but Carson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bryan misses with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bryan can't find room to land a body shot as Carson controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan is trying to break the clinch but Carson is controlling him.
Bryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Bryan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carson gets through Bryan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryan.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bryan.
Carson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryan.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bryan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Carson's brow.
Bryan misses with a punch to the body.
Carson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bryan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Carson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson tries to work over Bryan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bryan misses with some punches.
Bryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bryan blocks a body shot from Carson.
Carson avoiding damage as Bryan throws knees to the body.
Bryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Carson is just out of range.
Carson scores with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bryan has closed the distance and engaged Carson in a clinch.
Bryan misses with some punches.
Bryan taking a breather.
Carson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bryan controls his hands.
Carson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carson misses with a hook from the clinch.
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.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bryan throws a jab when Carson was well out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carson.
Bryan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Glenn Carson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bryan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bryan trying to stall but Carson improves his position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bryan obliges.
Carson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bryan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Carson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bryan backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carsons head.
Carson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carson blocks an elbow strike.
Bryan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carsons head.
It looks like Glenn Carson has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carson tries to throw a body punch but Bryan avoids it by throwing Carson back against the cage.
Bryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan trying to land knees to the body.
Bryan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bryan.
Bryan lands a knee to the body.
Carson throws a head punch that misses.
Bryan with a knee to the head.
Bryan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bryan lands with a short shot to the head.
Carson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bryan misses with some punches.
Bryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bryan drives through and clinches with Carson against the cage.
Carson misses with some punches.
Bryan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson can't find room to land a body shot as Bryan controls the action.
Carson scores with a shot to the side of Bryan's head.
Carson misses with a punch to the body.
Bryan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bryan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carson blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bryan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carson pushes Bryan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bryan working aggressively here.
Carson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Carson fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bryan digs a right hand underneath Carson's ribcage. Carson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bryan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bryan.
Bryan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Carson controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bryan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carson blocking some punches.
A short right from Carson on the inside.
Carson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bryan working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan blocking some punches.
Bryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big right from Bryan misses.
Bryan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carson looks to land a left hand but Bryan moved out of range nicely.
Carson lands a nice hook to Bryan's body. Bryan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bryan misses with a looping right.
Daniel Bryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bryan misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carson. Bryan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carson lands a right hook to the body.
Carson cracks Bryan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carson misses with a series of wild punches.
Bryan moves out of range as Carson strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Bryan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Glenn Carson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bryan throws a sloppy head kick and Carson moves out of range easily.
Bryan throws a shot to the body.
Bryan misses the jab.
Carson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryan.
Bryan moves into the clinch successfully.
Carson lands a nice uppercut.
Bryan is looking to break free of the clinch but Carson has double underhooks.
Carson working aggressively here.
Bryan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carson backwards.
Carson managing to block the knees to the body from Bryan.
Bryan lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bryan throws an elbow but misses.
Bryan wants to get back to striking at distance but Carson won't allow it.
Bryan takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan misses with the head strike.
Carson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carson misses with some punches.
Bryan working hard to break the clinch.
Carson digs a right hand underneath Bryan's ribcage. Bryan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bryan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carson throws a head punch that misses.
Bryan lands a body shot.
Bryan blocking some punches.
Bryan just leaning against Carson, taking a breather.
Bryan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carson backwards.
Carson prevents Bryan from breaking the clinch.
Carson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan working aggressively here.
Bryan blocking some punches.
Bryan taking a breather.
Carson prevents Bryan from breaking the clinch.
Carson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bryan backwards.
Bryan tries a knee to the head but Carson blocks it.
Carson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carson throws a head punch that misses.
Carson tries a body shot but Bryan blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carson.
Bryan trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bryan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Carson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carson prevents a body shot from Bryan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carson.
Bryan lands a damaging elbow.
Bryan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carson takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Carson.
A nice left hand lands by Carson.
Carson blocks a body shot from Bryan.
Carson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bryan.
Bryan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Glenn Carson is winning the standup battle so far.
Carson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bryan has time to react.
Bryan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bryan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bryan misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carson tries a body shot but Bryan blocks it.
Bryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Bryan misses with a punch to the body.
A short right from Carson on the inside.
Carson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bryan struggles to land a body shot inside as Carson controls his hands.
Bryan swings wildly with an uppercut but Carson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bryan tries to land a knee to the head but Carson blocks with his arms.
Bryan is trying to maintain a safe position but Carson gets an underhook and turns Bryan into the cage.
Bryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short left from Carson.
Carson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bryan is rocked!
Carson lands with a right to the head.
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.
I think Carson 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous 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.
Daniel Bryan spoke after the fight, saying 'NO! NO! NO! NO!'.
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hype
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