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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cung Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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155 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Carson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Cung Lau!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lau takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lau moves to clinch but Carson breaks away
and Carson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Lau.
Carson throws a jab but it's blocked by Lau.
Carson tries to move into range but Lau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lau falls off balance throwing a combination
so Carson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Carson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lau is trying to keep Carson in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Carson!
Carson can't escape the position.
That's two 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.
Carson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Carson tries to get to full guard but Lau has control of the leg.
Carson is looking to get back to full guard here but Lau has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carson is looking to improve his position.
Carson trying to control but Lau postures up.
That's four 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.
Lau is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Carson is looking for a sweep. Lau is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lau avoids the body shot from Carson.
Lau tries to clinch
and Carson counters with a left to the body.
Lau takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lau fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Carson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lau throws an off balance right hand
and Lau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lau moves to clinch but Carson breaks away
and Carson counters with a right hand to the body.
Lau throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lau misses the shot to the body.
Lau tries to clinch but Carson moves away
and Carson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lau leaves Carson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lau throws a head kick that half lands.
A punch lands to the side of Lau 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lau throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carson. Lau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lau falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cung Lau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau throws a right hand that misses
and Lau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lau looks to clinch
and Carson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lau walks into a jab.
Lau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carson. That did some damage!
A shot to the liver by Carson. Beautiful body shot.
Carson dips to his left and cracks Lau with an uppercut!
Cung Lau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lau throws a sloppy head kick and Carson moves out of range easily.
Carson lands a body shot.
Lau moves to clinch but Carson breaks away
letting Carson counter with a right hand.
Lau pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carson misses the shot to the body.
Carson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lau was well out of range. Poor timing from Carson.
Lau tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lau defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carson.
Carson scores with a jab to the head.
Lau fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carson is out of range.
Lau bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lau.
Cung Lau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carson misses the body punch
and Lau counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lau tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carson lands with a nice body punch.
Lau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lau darts in trying to clinch
and Carson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lau thinking.
Carson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lau on the side of the head.
Carson staying out of range there.
Lau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lau lands a nice hook to Carson's body. Carson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carson digs a good hook to Lau's body.
Lau tries to clinch up
and Carson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Lau, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lau punishes Carson's body with a nice straight punch.
Carson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lau was well out of range. Poor timing from Carson.
Lau looks to clinch
and Carson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carson is looking to wear down Lau with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lau takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carson thows a body shot but no joy.
Lau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carson.
Dylan Carson is winning the standup battle so far.
Lau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lau closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carson counters with a straight right hand.
Lau wants to clinch
and Carson counters with a nice body shot.
Carson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carson lands a jab to Lau's midsection.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lau wants to clinch
and Carson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carson digs a good body shot into Lau's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dylan Carson 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!
Lau tries to clinch
and Carson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lau's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lau scrambles back to his feet.
Carson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carson misses with a body shot.
Lau tries to close the distance and clinch but Carson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carson misses with a hook to the body
and Lau counters with a one-two to the body.
Lau tries to clinch up
and Carson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lau thinking.
Lau lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lau tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carson counters with a nice body shot.
Lau tries to clinch but Carson moves away
enabling Carson to counter with a crisp jab.
Lau buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lau throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Carson.
Carson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lau moves to clinch but Carson breaks away
and Carson counters with a nice body shot.
Lau takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lau moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lau wants to clinch
and Carson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lau takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lau tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lau throws a combination that misses
and Carson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lau moves to clinch but Carson breaks away
and Carson counters with a nice body shot.
Lau closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lau takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carson connects with a jab.
Carson misses with a wild body shot.
Carson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carson throws a right hand that Lau ducks under and follows up with a left that Lau also avoids with ease.
Lau swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Carson to counter with a crisp jab.
Carson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carson.
Lau is looking to score with low kicks.
Carson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Carson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lau throws a combination that misses
and Carson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Carson misses the target.
Carson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lau avoids the body shot from Carson.
Carson lands a jab to the head.
Lau closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau wants to clinch
and Carson counters with a nice body shot.
Carson throws a shot to the body.
Lau avoids the body shot from Carson.
Lau takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Lau.
Carson blocks a body shot from Lau.
Carson slows down the pace here.
Carson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lau lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lau gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lau misses with a knee strike.
Carson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Carson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dylan Carson!
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energy
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hype
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