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Ryo Chonan vs. Roan Carneiro opens the show.
The building is pretty packed for so early in the night. Crowd popped big for Chonan so this seems to be a hot crowd. Chonan out kicking and jabbing. Chonan stuffed Carneiro's takedown and landed on top. Chonan moved him to the fence. Carneiro is trying a triangle from the bottom and now an uma plata. He used the uma plata to reverse and get on top. Carneiro punching form the top. Not much going on. Carneiro tried a guillotine. Chonan to his feet. They are punjching, Carneiro tried another takedown but Chonan blocked it. Chonan is cut. I don't mean he has abus. The cut is near the right eye. End of the round. Carneiro 10-9.
Nasty cut on the side of the right eye. Chonan threw a punch but Carneiro tripped and went down. Carneiro with elbows from the bottom. Chonan throwing punches while standing and a few weak body punches. Carneiro hit tow nasty up kicks while Chonan was standing. Chonan again bulled Carneiro into the cage. Carneiro tried to use the cage to sweep but has been unsuccessful at it. A lot of crwods would have been booing by now and this crowd is just quiet. Now they are booing because Herb Dean won't stand them up anda little is happening. Chonan's round 10-9. Some cheers and some boos at the end of the round.
Third round's main move was Carneiro getting a takedown off a kick and did enough to probably win the round. Crowd was slow to boo but it was a dull round and they did boo, but just as the booing started, Chonan got up. Chonan blocked a Carneiro takedown and landed on top, but didn't do enough in the last 50 seconds to take the round. I've got it 29-28 Carneiro.
Scores are Doug Crosby 29-28 Chonan, 29-28 Carneiro, Tony Mullinax 29-28 Chonan. A decent amount of booing the decision.
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