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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rosario Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Carlson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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178 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rosario Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Carlson!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlson tries to clinch but Pierce is having none of it.
Cain Carlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlson dives in and grabs Pierce's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pierce pushes down on Carlson's head and hops out.
Pierce tries to counter by clinching up but Carlson breaks away and moves out of range.
Carlson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierce.
Pierce wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pierce leaves Carlson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carlson tries to clinch there but Pierce circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Pierce. No joy for Carlson on that attempt.
Rosario Pierce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Carlson.
Carlson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carlson darts in trying to clinch
and Pierce counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce tries to stand but can't do so whilst Carlson controls his leg.
Carlson manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Pierce keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Pierce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pierce drags the fight down to the ground.
Pierce working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carlson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carlson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pierce has an active guard here but Carlson has managed to pass into half guard.
Pierce looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Carlson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pierce does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pierce is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carlson pulls his head out easily.
Carlson seems to be working for a kimura but Pierce defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson trying to control from Pierce's half guard. Pierce has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Carlson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Carlson shoots for a double leg takedown but Pierce sprawls well. He's pushed Carlson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pierce swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carlson cracks Pierce with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Carlson misses with a combination
and Pierce counters by moving into the clinch.
Pierce is trying to force a seperation but Carlson has the dominant position.
Pierce has had enough of the clinch but Carlson keeps him there for the moment.
Carlson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Pierce avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Carlson tries to pull guard but Pierce won't allow it.
Pierce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlson has his takedown stuffed
and Pierce decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carlson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosario Pierce dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierce paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierce feinted with a counter takedown.
Some wild striking there from Pierce.
Carlson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pierce.
Carlson misses with a takedown attempt - Pierce sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce avoids the head kick by Carlson.
Carlson shoots and misses
and Pierce counters with a shoot takedown. Carlson fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pierce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce lands a couple of digs.
Carlson is trying to keep Pierce in close.
Pierce would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pierce stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Carlson shoots in and drives through. Pierce sprawls well.
Rosario Pierce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Carlson.
Carlson tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlson shoots and misses
and Pierce counters with a shoot takedown. Carlson fights it but they end up in guard.
Carlson is breathing heavily.
Carlson working a defensive guard but Pierce passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Pierce has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Pierce is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Pierce connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pierce scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierce cracks Carlson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Pierce landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pierce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carlson can do to turn this around?
Pierce landing shots from mount.
Pierce with shots to the head and body - Carlson looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson tries to improve his position but instead Pierce has taken his back!
Pierce tightening his grip on Carlson, looking for the choke.
Carlson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Pierce has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Carlson has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Pierce 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.
You can see the frustration on Carlson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Carlson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Pierce is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Carlson is defending well though. Pierce let's go of the attempt for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierce keeps control of the position as Carlson tries to break free.
Pierce patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rosario Pierce dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Carlson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pierce's waist but Pierce gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carlson off to one side.
Pierce tries to counter by clinching up but Carlson breaks away and moves out of range.
Carlson tries to clinch but Pierce is having none of it.
Pierce tries to counter with a takedown but Carlson is quick to defend against it.
Carlson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Pierce counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carlson is looking to control Pierce's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carlson avoid being mounted?
Carlson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pierce is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carlson sees it coming and defends easily.
Carlson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson wants to improve his position but Pierce is controlling well.
Pierce is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Pierce seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carlson trying to control from the bottom.
Carlson scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Pierce manages to mount him!
Carlson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carlson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pierce looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pierce lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Carlson throws a sloppy head kick and Pierce moves out of range easily.
Pierce wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Carlson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rosario Pierce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cain Carlson.
Pierce dives in for a single leg takedown but Carlson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Rosario Pierce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab from Pierce finds it's way through Carlson's defenses.
Pierce keeps the fight on the outside.
Pierce is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Carlson.
Carlson throws a combination that misses
and Pierce counters by clinching up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pierce breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Pierce there.
Pierce is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Carlson is just riding it out for now. Pierce eventually gives up the hold.
Carlson is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Pierce has latched onto it... Big trouble! Pierce pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Carlson is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Pierce!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rosario Pierce!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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