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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Britt Carson (ranked 8224 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael McLachlan (ranked 4222 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael McLachlan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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151 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Britt Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael McLachlan!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Francis DeMontford and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McLachlan looks to clinch
and Carson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carson.
McLachlan is trying to control the position but Carson postures up.
Carson stops McLachlan from standing up.
Carson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McLachlan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McLachlan is trying to control the position but Carson postures up.
Carson landing with the ground and pound.
Carson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
McLachlan seems keen to control Carson's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McLachlan working for a triangle but Carson defends it easily.
McLachlan is trying to keep Carson in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLachlan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carson defends well.
Carson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carson works over McLachlan with some ground and pound from guard.
Carson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carson stops McLachlan from standing up.
Carson trying to control but McLachlan is working from the bottom.
Carson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carson postures up in McLachlan's guard and throws a big left but McLachlan blocks it.
McLachlan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carson lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carson is one step ahead there.
Carson cracks McLachlan with a solid left hand.
Carson chips away with some ground and pound.
Carson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of McLachlan's head.
Carson landing some decent shots from guard.
McLachlan trying to keep a closed guard but Carson is proving a slippery customer.
McLachlan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carson.
Carson is stalling in the full guard.
McLachlan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson stands up over McLachlan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carson trying to control but McLachlan is working from the bottom.
Carson working some strikes from top position.
Carson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carson landing some decent shots from guard.
McLachlan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McLachlan has momentary wrist control but Carson slips an elbow through the middle.
Carson trying to control the position from guard on top but McLachlan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carson tries to free his leg and advance position but McLachlan is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson scoring with some ground and pound.
Carson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Carson working some strikes from top position.
Carson trying to control but McLachlan is working from the bottom.
Carson throwing strikes from guard but McLachlan blocks nicely.
Carson wants to control from the top but McLachlan keeps moving.
McLachlan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carson content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Britt Carson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
McLachlan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carson counters with a left and a right that stings McLachlan.
McLachlan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carson quickly recovers to half guard.
Carson is looking for a sweep. McLachlan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McLachlan wants to control but Carson is keeping him busy.
Carson is looking for a sweep. McLachlan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carson trying to control here.
McLachlan is trying to control. Carson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carson is trying to stand back up but McLachlan is controlling him
McLachlan is trying to control the action in half guard but Carson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLachlan is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Carson reverses the position - he's now on top in McLachlan's guard.
Carson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Carson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McLachlan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carson's guard.
Carson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McLachlan won't allow Carson to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson looking for a sweep. Not yet Carson, not yet.
Carson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
McLachlan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carson kicks McLachlan off and gets to his feet.
McLachlan throws a body punch but Carson moves out of range.
Carson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carson is trying to force a seperation but McLachlan has the dominant position.
McLachlan turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Carson pushes McLachlan away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, McLachlan gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan decides to stand back up. McLachlan steps back and let's Carson get back to his feet.
McLachlan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carson looking to hit a scissor sweep but McLachlan is one step ahead there.
Britt Carson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McLachlan trying to control the position from guard on top but Carson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carson punching from the bottom.
McLachlan preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson striking off his back but it's not causing McLachlan any problems.
McLachlan looking to sit in guard and control but Carson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLachlan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carson is one step ahead there.
Carson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carson stops McLachlan from standing up.
Carson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
McLachlan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
McLachlan wants to stand and escape but Carson is having none of it.
Carson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Britt Carson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
McLachlan fails in his attempt to clinch.
McLachlan moves to clinch but Carson breaks away
and Carson counters with a two punch combo.
Carson drives through with a takedown into McLachlan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
McLachlan keeping moving, preventing Carson from controlling successfully.
McLachlan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLachlan looking to control but Carson passes into half guard.
Carson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carson lands with a punch from half guard.
Carson is looking for a kimura but McLachlan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carson to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLachlan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ground and pound from Carson.
Carson slips a nice elbow through McLachlan's hands, connecting with McLachlan's forehead.
Carson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carson prevents McLachlan from standing back up.
Carson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McLachlan pushes Carson off looking to stand but Carson dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLachlan trying to control here.
Carson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McLachlan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McLachlan tries to get to full guard but Carson has control of the leg.
McLachlan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McLachlan taking some punishment here, with Carson in his half guard.
Carson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McLachlan trying to hold on to Carson's head to control him but Carson postures up.
Carson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McLachlan missing with punches from the bottom.
Carson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson is nestled in close to McLachlan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McLachlan wants to control but Carson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carson prevents McLachlan from improving his position.
McLachlan is defending against the submission attempts here by Carson.
Carson working McLachlan over with strikes.
McLachlan is looking to control Carson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can McLachlan avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McLachlan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Carson prevents McLachlan from improving his position.
Carson working the head and body with strikes.
Carson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
McLachlan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
McLachlan wants to improve his position but Carson is controlling well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McLachlan trying to hold on to Carson's head to control him but Carson postures up.
Michael McLachlan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Britt Carson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carson passes the guard and advances to mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Britt Carson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:27
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:27
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Britt Carson!
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RATING
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