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Roan Carneiro vs. Ryo Chonan
Round 1
Chonan starts the bout by kicking Roan to the body. Carneiro shoots and Chonan stuffs the shot. Ryo lands in Carneiro's guard. Carneiro frames up a triangle and transitions to an omaplata. He uses the attempt to sweep and takes side-control on the Pride veteran. Chonan gets half-guard. Roan pushes Chonan up against the fence and lands a few shots to the head. Still on the floor with two minutes remaining in the opening round. Canreiro stands and looks for a guillotine. On the feet, Roan throws an overhand right that grazes Chonan. He shoots off of the punch, and the two clinch before the round ends. 10-9 Carneiro.
Round 2
Chonan throws a body kick that is blocked. The fight hits the floor with Ryo in Roan's closed-guard. Off of his back, the Brazilin throws a few elbows to Chonan’s head. Chonan stacks and throws a few punches. Chonan stands and kicks his opponent’s legs. Ryo then fires an elbow down and lands in Roan's guard. Carneiro is playing defense with his back up against the cage. Carneiro swivels his hips for an armbar but nothing is there. Carneiro again looks for a arm, but Chonan has none of it. The round expires with Chonan on top.
Round 3
The final frame begins with the two welterweights feinting jabs. Carneiro shoots but the Japanese fighter stuffs it. Sprawled out, Ryo grabs a front face lock the two men stand and disengage. Carneiro executes a takedown and lands in Ryo's half-guard. With 3 minutes left in the bout, the Brazilian looks to work, pushing Chonan against the cage. From an open-guard, Carneiro fires a few body shots. Roan passes to half-guard as the Atlanta crowd grows restless. Chonan gets back to his feet and Carneiro shoots again. This time, Chonan gets on top and finds himself in Roan's guard.with 10 seconds left. Chonan fires a few punches, none of which are very effective.
The judges score the contest 29-28 (Carneiro) and 29-28 (twice) for the winner by split-decision, Ryo Chonan.
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