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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fran Carrasco (ranked 3722 p4p, 4608 weight class) and Mikey Seniora (ranked 380 p4p, 428 weight class). Carrasco comes to the ring accompanied by Airbourne - Runnin' Wild. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Fran Carrasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mikey Seniora!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seniora fails to land the takedown.
Carrasco tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Seniora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seniora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carrasco manages to avoid it.
Carrasco appears to be looking for a big counter.
Seniora wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Seniora jabs Carrasco to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Carrasco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Seniora swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Seniora doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Carrasco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carrasco slips under a jab.
Carrasco appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seniora lands with a cross.
Carrasco tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Seniora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Seniora.
Carrasco moves to clinch but Seniora breaks away
and Seniora counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrasco wants to clinch
enabling Seniora to counter with a crisp jab.
Carrasco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carrasco doesn't manage to clinch there - Seniora circles away.
Carrasco tries to clinch up
and Seniora counters with a right hand to the body.
Seniora avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carrasco wants to clinch but Seniora slips to the side
and Seniora counters with a straight right hand.
Carrasco darts in trying to clinch
and Seniora counters with a stiff right hand.
Carrasco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seniora.
Carrasco is looking to clinch but Seniora is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carrasco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Seniora.
Seniora looks to land a right hand but Carrasco moved out of range.
It appears Carrasco was looking to counter with a kick there.
Carrasco is looking to clinch but Seniora is avoiding it.
Seniora now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Seniora looks to land a combination but Carrasco avoids it well.
Carrasco tries to clinch but Seniora is having none of it.
Seniora just misses with a punch to the body.
Seniora fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carrasco manages to avoid it.
Carrasco tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Seniora manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carrasco tries to clinch but Seniora moves out of range.
Carrasco is looking to clinch but Seniora is avoiding it.
Seniora throws an overhand right that lands on Carrasco's shoulder, as Carrasco tries to avoid the shot.
A slow jab from Seniora misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carrasco tries to clinch but Seniora is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carrasco forces Seniora back against the ropes and clinches.
Carrasco throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carrasco looking to stall.
Seniora tries to circle away but Carrasco has him pinned against the ropes.
Carrasco has Seniora pushed against the ropes.
Carrasco is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carrasco slowing the pace effectively.
Seniora is trying to push Carrasco away but Carrasco has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Seniora wants to get back to striking at distance but Carrasco won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carrasco's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Seniora as Carrasco tries to tie him up.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fran Carrasco.
Seniora keeps the fight on the outside.
Seniora throws a lazy uppercut
and Seniora takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carrasco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Seniora.
Seniora scores with a body shot.
Carrasco moves in looking to clinch but Seniora pushes him off.
Carrasco is looking to clinch.
Carrasco moves into the clinch.
Carrasco with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carrasco misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carrasco connects with a nasty looking knee right to Seniora's face.
Seniora tries to break the clinch but Carrasco is controlling the position.
Carrasco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seniora's efforts to push away.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carrasco.
Carrasco landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carrasco trying to control the position but instead, Seniora has worked for underhooks and has pushed Carrasco into the ropes.
Carrasco looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Carrasco looking to throw knees to the head but Seniora is blocking nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Carrasco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seniora changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carrasco fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Seniora keeps the fight on the outside.
Seniora throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carrasco pushes Seniora up against the ropes in a clinch.
Seniora's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carrasco stalling.
Carrasco unloads a knee to the mid-section. Seniora lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Seniora wants to get back to striking at distance but Carrasco won't allow it.
Carrasco blocks an uppercut.
Carrasco lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Seniora or not.
Seniora looks winded!
Seniora doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carrasco blocking some punches.
Carrasco misses with the head strike.
Carrasco is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Seniora is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carrasco keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Seniora's efforts to push away.
Carrasco will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Seniora up against the ropes.
Carrasco wants to stall.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carrasco lands with a right to the head.
Carrasco misses with some punches.
Carrasco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Seniora is keeping busy.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carrasco.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Fran Carrasco.
Seniora lands with a straight right. Carrasco didn't see that one coming.
Carrasco clinches up against the ropes.
Knees to the body from Carrasco.
Seniora trying to land knees to the body.
Carrasco is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carrasco prevents Seniora from breaking the clinch.
Carrasco has a couple of punches blocked by Seniora.
Carrasco landing knees to the head.
Carrasco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Seniora is keeping busy.
Carrasco just leaning against Seniora, taking a breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carrasco lands a nice elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carrasco - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carrasco tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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 Fran Carrasco.
I think Carrasco 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 10:9
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 10:9
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fran Carrasco!
After the fight, Fran Carrasco was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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FIGHT
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