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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Will Frando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sabastian Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Will Frando has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Will Frando!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sabastian Carter!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frando avoids the head kick by Carter.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Frando takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Frando drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter is looking to reverse the position.
Frando knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carter on the ground.
Carter sneaks back into half guard.
Carter is trying to control but can't.
Carter is looking to improve his position.
Carter moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Frando is breathing heavily.
Carter striking off his back but it's not causing Frando any problems.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frando prevents Carter from getting back to his feet.
Frando won't allow Carter to sweep him here.
Frando throws and elbow that misses. Carter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Frando's guard. Nice move by Carter!
Frando wants to stand but Carter is controlling the position.
Carter is in close to Frando's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Frando keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Frando swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Carter clinches with his opponent.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter stuns Frando with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Frando tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carter counters with a low kick, right behind Frando 's knee.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Frando pushes him off.
Carter shoots for a takedown but Frando saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Will Frando seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Frando.
Carter rushes Frando and presses him up against the cage.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter connects with a knee to the head.
Carter is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a nice knee to the body.
Carter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frando in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frando lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Come on Carter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Frando takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Frando on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Carter.
Carter putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Frando in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Frando takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frando on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frando lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Frando takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Carter.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Frando avoids the damage to the body.
Carter lands a knee to the head.
Carter trying to land knees to the body.
Carter with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabastian Carter dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carter forces Frando back against the cage and clinches.
Carter with a knee to the head.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Frando swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a nice leg kick.
Carter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Frando will feel that in the morning.
Will Frando is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Frando avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Frando blocks it.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Frando avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter lands a high kick!
Frando swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter tries to clinch but Frando moves out of range.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Frando swats away the attempt to clinch by Carter.
Frando circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter has Frando up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carter working Frando over with knees to the body.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Frando managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Frando avoids it.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Frando blocks it.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Frando in his tracks for a moment.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frando takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Frando has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Carter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carter with a knee to the head.
Frando takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carter lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carter forces Frando back against the cage and clinches.
Nice elbow from Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is pushing Frando up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Frando.
Carter working Frando over with knees to the body.
Carter landing knees to the body.
Carter tries to score a body lock takedown but Frando shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carter crunches a lovely knee into Frando's ribcage.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter drags the fight down to the ground.
Frando thows a big elbow that misses.
Carter pushes Frando off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carter wants to clinch.
Carter tries to clinch there but Frando circles away.
Frando misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Frando circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter rushes Frando and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Frando avoids the damage to the body.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sabastian Carter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Frando misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a big head kick but Frando shrugs it off.
Nice uppercut there from Carter.
Carter tries to clinch up but Frando circles away and keeps his distance.
Carter moves into the clinch.
Carter unloads a knee to the mid-section. Frando lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Frando's face.
Carter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Frando stops a takedown attempt from Carter.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
Carter lands a knee to the body.
Frando takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter scores a nice knee to the body.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Carter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Frando pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Frando blocks the elbow strike.
Carter decides to pull guard.
Frando wants to get up but he can't break Carter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Carter working for a triangle but Frando defends it easily.
Frando throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frando wants to stand and escape but instead Carter has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Frando is working an open guard so Carter takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Frando throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters by moving into the clinch.
Carter connects with a nasty looking knee right to Frando's face.
Frando takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Frando blocks it with crossed arms.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Frando takes an elbow to the temple.
Carter jumps guard and drags Frando to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frando throwing strikes from guard but Carter blocks nicely.
Frando is looking to work some ground and pound but Carter has wrist control.
Frando wants to get up but he can't break Carter's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Carter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Frando manages to get himself to full guard.
Frando has momentary wrist control but Carter slips an elbow through the middle.
Frando wants to hit a switch here but Carter passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Frando there!
Carter tries to control but Frando wriggling away.
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.
Frando is working to get back to half guard.
Carter working Frando over with strikes here.
Carter is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Frando has a takedown stuffed.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch but Frando swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Will Frando has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sabastian Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carter closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sabastian Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carter has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sabastian Carter!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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