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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carson Tully (ranked 2110 p4p, 3277 weight class) and Shoto Todoroki (ranked 311 p4p, 444 weight class). Shoto Todoroki has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carson Tully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Shoto Todoroki!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Todoroki shoots in for a takedown but Tully shows good takedown defense.
Todoroki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tully rushes Todoroki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Todoroki wants to take the fight to the mat but Tully manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Carson Tully has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shoto Todoroki.
Tully pushes Todoroki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Todoroki drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tully pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tully rushes Todoroki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tully is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Todoroki is working for takedown but Tully is calmly controlling the position for now.
Tully is struggling to control the position.
Todoroki is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tully gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todoroki goes for a takedown attempt but Tully pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tully instigates a clinch.
Tully is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Todoroki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tully after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully prevents a takedown attempt there.
Todoroki drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tully gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tully working Todoroki over with knees to the body.
Tully is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Todoroki looks winded!
Todoroki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tully after a bit of a struggle.
Tully stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tully taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tully seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Todoroki wants a takedown.
Todoroki goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tully prevents it.
Tully is pushing Todoroki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Tully landing knees to the body.
Tully dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Todoroki can't get the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tully lands a damaging elbow.
Todoroki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tully with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Tully.
Tully stalling in the clinch.
Tully using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tully gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Todoroki.
Tully gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tully uses his free foot to push down on Todoroki's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Todoroki.
Tully can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Todoroki is looking to escape.
Tully controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Todoroki is looking to get to half guard.
Tully takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tully tries to control but Todoroki wriggling away.
Todoroki is working to get back to half guard.
Tully connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tully looking to control and managing it successfully.
Todoroki is wriggling around trying to escape.
Tully controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tully prevents Todoroki from getting the reversal.
Tully with a couple of short strikes.
Tully is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Todoroki is surviving well by controlling Tully's body position as best he can.
Tully trying to control but Todoroki is having none of it.
Todoroki tries to reverse the position but Tully maintains control.
Tully controlling his opponent.
Todoroki is bucking up trying to escape but Tully cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carson Tully dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Todoroki shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tully as he jumps to the side.
Todoroki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tully has Todoroki up against the cage in a clinch.
Tully lands a nice elbow.
Tully gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tully works his way into side control.
Todoroki has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Tully trying to control the action but Todoroki is working from the bottom.
Todoroki tries to improve position but can't.
Todoroki trying to remain calm as Tully controls from the top position.
Tully is looking to take a break and control but Todoroki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tully is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Todoroki can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Todoroki is looking to regain half guard here but Tully keeps moving and retains side control.
Tully scores with punches from side control.
Tully trying to control the action but Todoroki is working from the bottom.
The referee asks Tully politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tully prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tully wants to control but Todoroki is keeping him busy.
Tully controlling the position.
Todoroki tries to bench press Tully off him but Tully keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Todoroki gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Tully tries to pass to full mount but Todoroki defends it.
Tully trying to control the action but Todoroki is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Todoroki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Todoroki looking for submissions off his back.
Tully content to control rather than advance.
Todoroki looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tully trying to control from half guard but Todoroki is working away.
Todoroki is looking for a sweep. Tully is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tully wants to stand up but Todoroki has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Tully perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Todoroki tries to roll over but Tully keeps him under control.
Tully is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tully passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Todoroki!
Tully sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carson Tully overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Todoroki working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tully scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Todoroki?
Todoroki is trying to escape the mount.
Todoroki prevents Tully from taking his back.
Tully sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tully with a couple of short strikes.
Todoroki is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tully looking to control and managing it successfully.
A nice elbow there by Tully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carson Tully dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Todoroki tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tully defends well and Todoroki ends up having to push Tully into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tully lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Todoroki shoots in looking for a takedown. Tully tries to sprawl out of it but Todoroki keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tully manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Todoroki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Todoroki slips a jab and a cross from Tully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tully feints and then cracks Todoroki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Todoroki down.
Todoroki slips a jab and a cross from Tully.
Tully connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tully pushes Todoroki up against the cage in a clinch.
Tully crunches a lovely knee into Todoroki's ribcage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tully landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tully lands a nice elbow.
Tully with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tully taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tully has Todoroki pushed against the cage.
Todoroki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tully avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carson Tully has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shoto Todoroki.
Todoroki takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tully lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tully lands an elbow inside that Todoroki shrugs off.
Todoroki takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tully gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Tully is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Tully is nestled in close to Todoroki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tully trying to mount his opponent but Todoroki defends it.
Todoroki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tully is trying to control. Todoroki wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Todoroki looking for submissions off his back.
Todoroki is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tully pulls his head out easily.
Todoroki is not content to let Tully control the position.
Todoroki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Todoroki is staying active underneath Tully, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tully stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Todoroki to get to his feet.
Tully fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tully is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Todoroki takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tully moves in looking to clinch but Todoroki pushes him off.
Nice takedown defense from Tully. No joy for Todoroki on that attempt.
Tully seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Todoroki shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tully sprawls well. Tully wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Todoroki gets slowly back to his feet.
Carson Tully is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tully instigates a clinch.
Carson Tully is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Todoroki has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tully after a bit of a struggle.
Tully's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Todoroki goes for a takedown attempt but Tully pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Todoroki avoids the head kick by Tully.
Tully tries to clinch but Todoroki moves out of range.
Todoroki gets caught napping as Tully dives in and scores a takedown. Todoroki manages to retain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tully not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Todoroki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tully stays in close to Todoroki's body and controls the position.
Tully got a little sloppy there for a moment and Todoroki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tully has managed to get both his arms back between Todoroki's legs - danger averted.
Tully showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carson Tully showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tully 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carson Tully!
After winning the bout, Carson Tully thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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