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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philli Juce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gina Carano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gina Carano acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philli Juce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gina Carano!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carano tries to clinch there but Juce circles away.
Juce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carano throws a half hearted mid kick.
Juce throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carano's waist but Carano gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Juce off to one side.
Juce wants to clinch.
Juce shoots in and bounces Carano off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Carano is looking to stand up but Juce isn't so interested in that idea.
Juce throwing strikes from guard but Carano blocks nicely.
Carano is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Juce trying to control but Carano is working from the bottom.
Carano 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.
Juce has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carano keeping full guard, as Juce tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juce trying to control the position from guard on top but Carano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Juce connects with a jab.
Carano misses with a takedown
enabling Juce to counter with a crisp jab.
Juce forces Carano back against the cage and clinches.
Juce goes for a takedown attempt but Carano pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Juce instigates a clinch.
Carano is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Juce gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carano tries to pull guard but Juce holds him up against the cage and eventually Carano drops back down to his feet.
Philli Juce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gina Carano.
Carano drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Carano has eaten all the pies!
Juce drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carano wants to break the clinch but can't.
The is referee keeping an eye on Juce - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Juce turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Juce manages to end up in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juce prevents Carano from escaping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juce is putting a hurting on Carano here, landing some big shots from side control.
Carano wants to get back to his feet.
Juce will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Carano looks gassed!
Juce cracks Carano with a big right hand but Carano just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carano is looking to regain half guard here but Juce keeps moving and retains side control.
Carano throws Juce to one side and escapes!
Carano misses with a head kick.
Juce closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Juce is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Juce knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carano on the ground.
Juce slips a nice elbow through Carano's hands, connecting with Carano's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Carano misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Juce stops Carano from getting back to his feet.
Juce slips a nice elbow through Carano's hands, connecting with Carano's forehead.
Carano tries to roll over but Juce keeps him under control.
Carano works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carano wants to sweep but no luck.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Carano lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Juce!
Carano looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carano connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carano prevents Juce from getting the reversal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carano putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Carano.
Carano is landing with some decent strikes but Juce is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Juce is trying desperately to improve position.
Carano is landing with some decent strikes but Juce is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
A nice elbow there by Carano.
Carano landing punches.
Carano working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Carano working for a submission but Juce is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juce is desperately trying to improve his position but Carano has a good base and remains in mount.
Carano wants to control the pace but Juce is squirming around nicely.
Juce is bucking up trying to escape but Carano cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Carano lands a heavy elbow.
Carano landing punches.
Carano unloading with bombs!
Carano lands a nice shot to the head.
Carano avoids the attempt from Juce to control.
Carano scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Juce?
Juce bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Carano looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juce trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carano manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Juce avoids the head kick by Carano.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Philli Juce will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carano throws a head kick that misses.
Juce tries for a takedown but Carano sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carano tries to bum rush Juce with a series of wild strikes but Juce uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carano swats away the attempt to clinch by Juce.
Juce clinches.
Juce is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carano is keeping busy.
Juce can't get the takedown.
Carano wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Juce drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philli Juce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carano wants to break the clinch but can't.
Carano is trying to break free.
Carano has Juce pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Juce manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Carano drops down looking for an ankle pick but Juce pulls his leg out and moves away.
Juce moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carano throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carano takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carano shoots and misses
and Juce counters with a nice uppercut.
Gina Carano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carano looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carano is breathing heavily.
Carano gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Juce wants to control from the top but Carano keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juce preventing the sweep.
Juce lands a couple of elbows.
Juce distracts Carano with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Juce stands up over Carano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juce's guard.
Juce is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Juce is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Juce wants to take a breather but Carano is having none of it.
Juce lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Juce is tying to control. Carano wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carano is looking to improve his position.
Juce is looking to advance position but Carano won't allow it.
Carano scores with a few weak punches.
Carano trying to control but Juce postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carano moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carano bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Juce's guard.
Carano wants to control from the top but Juce keeps moving.
Carano drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carano jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carano passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Carano stands up.
Gina Carano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Juce misses with an uppercut. Carano saw that one coming.
Carano stuffs the takedown.
Carano tries a head kick but it misses.
Juce moves into range and clinches up with Carano.
Carano tries a knee to the head but Juce blocks it.
Juce drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carano gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Juce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Juce counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Juce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carano keeping moving, preventing Juce from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Juce's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Juce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carano is keeping the position for now.
Juce trying to control but Carano is working from the bottom.
Juce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carano swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carano pushes Juce off and scrambles back to his feet.
Juce moves into range and clinches up with Carano.
Carano prevents a takedown attempt there.
Juce prevents Carano from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Juce is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Juce turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Juce manages to end up in side control.
Carano is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Juce asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Juce working the ground and pound.
Carano sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carano is pressing down on Juce's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carano striking off his back but it's not causing Juce any problems.
Carano throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Carano lands a good elbow from the bottom.
Carano has his feet on Juce's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Carano throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Juce has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Juce has closed the distance and engaged Carano in a clinch.
Carano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Juce turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Juce manages to end up in side control.
Carano has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Juce is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Carano has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carano is trying to control Juce's posture but Juce avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philli Juce dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Juce shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carano pinned against the cage. Carano gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Juce counters by moving into the clinch.
Juce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Juce clinches.
Carano tries a knee to the head but Juce blocks it.
Juce looking for a takedown.
Carano breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carano throws a head kick that misses
and Juce counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carano scores with a kick to the body.
Carano throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Juce counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Juce drives through and clinches with Carano against the cage.
Nice body punch from Juce.
Carano gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Juce regains guard.
Carano gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Carano throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carano throws a head kick but Juce moves out of range.
Juce takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carano swats away the attempt to clinch by Juce.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carano tries to clinch but Juce moves out of range.
Juce clinches.
Carano can't break the clinch.
Carano tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Juce just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carano manages to break the clinch.
Juce rushes Carano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carano wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Juce wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Philli Juce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carano wants to get back to striking at distance but Juce won't allow it.
Carano is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Juce tries to stall but Carano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carano manages to break the clinch.
Juce misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Juce clinches.
Juce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Juce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Juce pushes Carano up against the cage in a clinch.
Carano tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Juce.
Juce lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Juce has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Carano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Juce lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Juce scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carano makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carano.
Carano manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Juce manages to get himself to full guard.
Carano cracks Juce with a solid left hand.
Carano landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carano trying to control but Juce is working from the bottom.
Philli Juce overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Juce is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carano won't allow Juce to sweep him here.
Carano pushing down on Juce's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Carano working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Juce taking some punishment here, with Carano in his half guard.
Carano scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Juce is refusing to be controlled, as Carano sits in half guard.
Carano takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Juce punching from the bottom.
Carano drops an elbow to the side of Juce's head.
Carano uses his free foot to push down on Juce's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Juce.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juce tries to reverse the position but Carano maintains control.
Juce is working hard here to advance position.
Gina Carano has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juce regains half guard.
Juce flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Juce is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carano's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carano's back!
Juce loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Carano hold on?
Carano takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Carano is rocked!
Juce working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Carano is still in real trouble! Can Juce finish him?
Juce is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Carano knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Carano for a finish.
Carano turns into Juce and is now in his guard.
Carano seems to have recovered his senses.
Carano trying to control the position from guard on top but Juce is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carano landing with the ground and pound.
Carano content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carano gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Carano throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carano wants to clinch
and Juce counters with a shoot takedown. Carano fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carano not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carano is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Juce taking some punishment here, with Carano in his half guard.
Juce blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carano.
Juce has a hand on Carano's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Carano takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Juce bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Juce working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Carano's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Juce is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carano is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Juce looking to pass the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Philli Juce showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Juce, 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Philli Juce!
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