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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tofano Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carson's entrance music is Bow Down to Junction. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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230 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tofano Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Edson Gomes and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz throws a leg kick which misses Carson's front leg but catches the back leg as Carson tries to avoid it.
Cruz tries to clinch up but Carson circles away and keeps his distance.
Cruz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Carson.
Carson misses with a series of wild punches.
Cruz wants to clinch up but Carson keeps it at a distance.
Cruz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carson as he jumps to the side.
Carson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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. Carson connects with a nice short shot to Cruz's temple.
Cruz wants to control but Carson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cruz should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Carson prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Carson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cruz wants to improve his position but Carson is controlling well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carson is controlling the pace.
Carson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cruz tries to roll over but Carson keeps him under control.
Carson content to control rather than advance.
Cruz wants to control but Carson is keeping busy.
Carson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cruz looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cruz!
Carson stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Cruz gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carson counters by moving into the clinch.
Carson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carson lands in his opponent's guard.
Carson stands up over Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Carson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Carson preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cruz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cruz working a defensive guard but Carson passes into half guard.
Carson seems to be looking for submissions.
Carson slows the pace down in half guard.
Cruz wants to sweep but Carson has passed to side control!
Carson decides to stand back up. Carson steps back and let's Cruz get back to his feet.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Carson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Alex Carson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tofano Cruz.
Cruz trying to control from the bottom.
Carson stalling.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carson working over Cruz with some ground and pound. Cruz looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Carson sits in half guard.
Carson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cruz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carson's back!
Cruz has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Carson. Cruz is looking to control Carson but Carson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Cruz scores with punches from the back.
Carson tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Carson wants to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz tries to control but Carson wriggling away.
Cruz prevents Carson from getting the reversal.
Carson regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Carson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carson takes the fight into the clinch.
Cruz wants to break free but Carson has control.
Carson pulls guard.
Carson working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
Carson is pulling down on Cruz's head to control his posture.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carson is pulling down on Cruz's head. It's preventing any offense from Cruz, at least for the moment.
Carson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Carson controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson lands some strikes from the bottom.
Cruz trying to control but Carson is working from the bottom.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cruz looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carson is trying to control but can't.
Alex Carson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz wants to free his trapped foot but Carson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Carson manages to get to full guard.
Carson working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cruz's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cruz throwing strikes but missing.
Carson is trying to control the position but Cruz postures up.
Cruz passes Carson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Carson landing strikes from the bottom.
Cruz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Cruz wants to control the pace but Carson is squirming around nicely.
Carson gets back to half guard.
Cruz wants to take a breather but Carson is having none of it.
Cruz is just content to waste time from the top position. Carson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Carson trying to strike off his back.
Carson trying to control the position here.
Cruz trying to control the position from guard on top but Carson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carson looking to control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carson feints and as Cruz raises his hands in defense, Carson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carson trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but Carson is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz is looking for a triangle but Carson pushes his legs off easily.
Carson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Carson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson gets a clinch.
Carson pulls Cruz into guard.
Carson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz trying to control but Carson is working from the bottom.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carson controlling Cruz's posture.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Carson dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Carson gets the takedown into side control.
Cruz tries to improve position but can't.
Carson tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cruz is looking to reverse the position.
Cruz stops Carson from passing to mount.
Cruz sneaks back into half guard.
Cruz is trying to get back to full guard.
Cruz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cruz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cruz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Carson wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carson pushing down on Cruz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cruz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cruz.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Carson postures up.
Carson is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cruz can't keep his opponent in guard - Carson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Carson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Carson from controlling successfully.
Cruz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cruz striking off his back but it's not causing Carson any problems.
Cruz tries to strike from the bottom.
Carson advances position into side control!
Carson decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cruz to his feet.
Carson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Carson lands some shots froms side control.
Carson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cruz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cruz sneaks back into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Carson pulls his head out easily.
Well, if Carson 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.
Cruz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carson's back!
Cruz doesn't have the hooks in and Carson manages to turn into his guard.
Carson advances position into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Carson lands some shots froms side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson decides to stand back up.
Carson shoots and misses
and Cruz decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carson's guard.
Carson keeping moving, preventing Cruz from controlling successfully.
Carson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cruz's guard.
Cruz looking for a sweep. Not yet Cruz, not yet.
Carson wants to control from the top but Cruz keeps moving.
Tofano Cruz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cruz wants to sweep here but Carson controlling him for the moment.
Cruz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carson passes into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carson is tying to control. Cruz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carson seems to be looking for submissions.
Cruz throws some strikes from the bottom but Carson isn't bothered - he's working on a kimura... it looks tight... it is! Cruz is tapping and screaming like a little girl! Ouch, that looks painful! Good win for Carson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Alex Carson!
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hype
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RATING
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