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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carson Wood (ranked 6691 p4p, 4864 weight class) and Liger Justin (ranked 644 p4p, 575 weight class). The key to victory for Carson Wood has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carson Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liger Justin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood gets caught napping as Justin dives in and scores a takedown. Wood manages to retain guard.
Wood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Justin with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wood wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.
Wood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Justin is looking to work some ground and pound but Wood has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justin with a nice head shot there.
Wood is looking to stand up but Justin isn't so interested in that idea.
Justin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin lands a couple of elbows.
Wood has momentary wrist control but Justin slips an elbow through the middle.
Wood controls Justin momentarily but Justin frees himself.
Justin looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Justin lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wood looking to control but Justin passes into half guard.
Wood trying to control from the bottom.
Justin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wood trying to hold on to Justin's head to control him but Justin postures up.
Justin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin lands with a punch from half guard.
Justin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Justin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wood blocking the ground and pound attempt from Justin.
Justin wants to take a breather but Wood is having none of it.
Wood trying to hold on to Justin's head to control him but Justin postures up.
Wood has hold of Justin's hands but Justin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Justin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Justin connects with a nice short shot to Wood's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood has hold of Justin's hands but Justin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justin perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wood is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Justin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Justin wants to take a breather but Wood is having none of it.
Justin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Justin stalling.
Justin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Justin 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.
Justin is nestled in close to Wood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Justin trying to control the pace.
Justin wants to control but Wood is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justin is nestled in close to Wood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Justin is looking to take a break and control but Wood is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wood wants to get back to full guard.
Justin 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.
Wood taking some punishment here, with Justin in his half guard.
Justin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Justin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wood trying to hold on to Justin's head to control him but Justin postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Justin drops an elbow to the side of Wood's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liger Justin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Justin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wood moves away.
Justin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Justin showed some decent athleticism there.
Wood has hold of Justin's hands but Justin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Wood tries to get to full guard but Justin has control of the leg.
Wood trying to control but Justin postures up.
Justin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justin working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin working Wood over with strikes.
Wood moves into full guard.
Justin pushes down on Wood's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Justin performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Justin lands a nice short elbow.
Wood wants to control but Justin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Justin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wood has hold of Justin's hands but Justin slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ground and pound from Justin.
Wood missing with punches from the bottom.
Wood throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nice strikes from Justin there.
Justin slips a nice elbow through Wood's hands, connecting with Wood's forehead.
Justin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Justin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wood keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wood with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ground and pound from Justin.
Justin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Justin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Justin is nestled in close to Wood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wood is rocked!
Wood is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Justin pulls his head out easily.
Justin stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Justin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Justin is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Justin is controlling the pace.
Justin working the head and body with strikes.
Justin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Justin is nestled in close to Wood, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood tries to roll over but Justin keeps him under control.
Justin wants to control but Wood is keeping him busy.
Wood is looking to control Justin's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wood avoid being mounted?
Justin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Justin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Justin landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wood throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wood wants to control but Justin is keeping busy.
Justin prevents Wood from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liger Justin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Justin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justin scores with a takedown into Wood's guard.
Wood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wood looking to control.
Wood looking for a sweep. Not yet Wood, not yet.
Justin lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin landing with the ground and pound.
Wood has his foot on Justin's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Justin works his way back into a safe position though.
Justin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Justin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justin lands a couple of digs.
Justin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wood not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wood keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully.
Justin is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Justin working some strikes from top position.
Justin scoring with punches to the head and body.
Justin passes Wood's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Justin looks to land a strike but Wood avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin content to stall in guard here.
Justin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Justin is looking to pass into half guard but Wood pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Wood is in guard.
Justin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wood slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Justin.
Wood throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Justin tries to get to full guard but Wood has control of the leg.
Justin is pressing down on Wood's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Justin controlling the position.
Justin wants to sweep here but Wood controlling him for the moment.
Wood wants to get up but he can't break Justin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Justin lands a decent shot there.
Justin trying to keep a closed guard but Wood is proving a slippery customer.
Justin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wood is one step ahead there.
Wood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Justin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wood controls the pace.
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.
Justin wants to sweep but no luck.
Justin thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Justin circles away.
Wood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Justin.
Justin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Liger Justin has been cut.
Wood moves to clinch but Justin breaks away
and Justin counters with a single leg into guard. Wood didn't expect that.
Wood trying to strike off his back.
Wood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Justin.
Justin with a nice head shot there.
Wood preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin landing with the ground and pound.
Carson Wood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Justin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liger Justin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Justin 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liger Justin!
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