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QFC Tournament 947 Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mamed Ramzanov (ranked 4374 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Karasik (ranked 4379 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Karasik is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mamed Ramzanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Karasik!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karasik sizes up Ramzanov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ramzanov thuds a left hand into Karasik's body.
Karasik misses with a straight right.
Karasik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Karasik.
Jab, jab by Ramzanov - just one landing.
Ramzanov throws a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Karasik misses the target.
Ramzanov misses with a left hand
and Karasik counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karasik swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karasik. Ramzanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from Karasik misses.
Karasik lands with an uppercut that bounces Ramzanov off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karasik throws the left hand but Ramzanov avoids the punch easily.
Ramzanov lands with a hook. Karasik tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Karasik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good shot there by Ramzanov.
The fighters circling - Ramzanov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karasik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karasik throws a body shot but no joy.
Karasik throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ramzanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ramzanov takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Karasik throws a hook but Ramzanov blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Ramzanov misses the target.
Ramzanov cracks Karasik with a good jab.
A big left from Karasik misses.
Ramzanov misses the jab.
Mamed Ramzanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Karasik throws a hook but Ramzanov avoids it easily.
Karasik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karasik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Karasik throws out a counter right but Ramzanov avoids it with no problem.
Ramzanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karasik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Karasik is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ramzanov with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Ramzanov. Beautiful body shot.
Karasik throws a lazy right hand but Ramzanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Karasik lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Donk. Ramzanov catches Karasik right on the button with a cross.
Karasik moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramzanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Karasik throws out the jab.
Ramzanov throws a jab when Karasik was well out of range.
Karasik swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ramzanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karasik manages to avoid it.
Ramzanov connects with a body shot that sends Karasik's belly button to the back.
A shot to the liver by Ramzanov. Beautiful body shot.
Karasik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Ramzanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karasik.
Ramzanov throws an overhand right that lands on Karasik's shoulder, as Karasik tries to avoid the shot.
Ramzanov moves out of range as Karasik strikes.
Ramzanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramzanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Karasik gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ramzanov.
Ramzanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramzanov cracks Karasik with a right hand to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Karasik.
A left lands for Ramzanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karasik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramzanov.
Karasik scores with a jab.
Karasik keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramzanov lands with an overhand left.
Karasik might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Karasik throws a body shot but no joy.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Karasik.
Ramzanov misses with a looping right.
Ramzanov is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ramzanov's corner calls for a 1-2. Ramzanov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Karasik lunges at Ramzanov with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ramzanov's hand.
The fighters circling - Karasik throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ramzanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karasik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It seemed like Karasik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ramzanov tries to clinch but Karasik moves out of range.
A jab from Karasik misses.
Ramzanov jabs Karasik right on the nose. Karasik blinks but takes it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Karasik on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramzanov scores with a jab.
Ramzanov digs a good body shot into Karasik's ribs.
Karasik throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ramzanov lands with a nice body punch.
Karasik on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karasik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ramzanov.
Ramzanov misses with a body shot
enabling Karasik to counter with a crisp jab.
Karasik ducks under a wild hook from Ramzanov.
A slow jab from Karasik misses its intended target.
Karasik throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ramzanov avoids the body shot from Karasik.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karasik bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramzanov lands with a right hand.
Ramzanov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Karasik on the side of the head.
Ramzanov stuns Karasik with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
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 Mamed Ramzanov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ramzanov cracks Karasik with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ramzanov avoids the body shot from Karasik.
Ramzanov misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Karasik to counter with a crisp jab.
Ramzanov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karasik counters with a straight right hand.
Ramzanov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karasik was well out of range. Poor timing from Ramzanov.
Ramzanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karasik.
A little feinted left hand from Ramzanov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karasik throws a hook to the side of Ramzanov's head but Ramzanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramzanov throws a looping overhand right but Karasik ducks down to avoid it.
Karasik doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Karasik misses the shot to the body.
Ramzanov tries to clinch but Karasik is having none of it.
Ramzanov digs a good body shot into Karasik's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramzanov slips a straight right by Karasik.
Karasik walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A shot to the body from Karasik misses
and Ramzanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Karasik looks to land a left hand but Ramzanov moved out of range nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karasik uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ramzanov.
Ramzanov connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramzanov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Good standup being displayed there by Ramzanov as he connects with a hook.
Karasik has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Karasik takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mamed Ramzanov is winning the standup battle so far.
Karasik misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot by Ramzanov.
Ramzanov lands with a nice body punch.
Karasik misses with a hook
and Karasik takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Karasik misses with a looping right.
Ramzanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karasik missing with a left hand there. Ramzanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ramzanov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ramzanov connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karasik momentarily.
Karasik moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Ramzanov throws an overhand right that lands on Karasik's shoulder, as Karasik tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ramzanov cracks Karasik with a good jab.
Ramzanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karasik is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ramzanov.
Ramzanov lands a lovely overhand right.
Karasik uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ramzanov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Karasik on the side of the head.
Karasik takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Ramzanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karasik.
Ramzanov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A big left from Karasik misses.
Ramzanov throws a body punch but Karasik moves out of range.
Ramzanov with a hook.
Karasik lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karasik loads up on a big right hand but Ramzanov slips the punch.
Ramzanov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Karasik is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Ramzanov slips under a jab from Karasik.
Ramzanov appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ramzanov closes the distance but Karasik moves to the side
and Karasik makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karasik thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ramzanov lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramzanov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Karasik swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ramzanov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Karasik slips a jab from Ramzanov.
It seemed like Karasik was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ramzanov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ramzanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karasik misses with a straight left.
Ramzanov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Ramzanov moves out of range of the strikes.
Karasik throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramzanov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ramzanov throws a hook but Karasik blocks it.
Ramzanov misses the shot to the body.
Karasik takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ramzanov lands a nice looking body shot.
Ramzanov swings for the body but Karasik moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramzanov throws a right hand that misses
and Karasik counters with a nice uppercut.
Ramzanov looks to score with a jab to the body but Karasik is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Karasik moves away from the strike by Ramzanov.
Karasik looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Alex Karasik has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Karasik avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Karasik misses.
Ramzanov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Karasik can do to turn this around?
Ramzanov slips a straight right by Karasik.
Ramzanov is looking to counter the offense by Karasik and move into the clinch.
Ramzanov cracks Karasik with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ramzanov cracks Karasik with a right hand to the side of the head.
Karasik with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ramzanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Ramzanov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ramzanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Karasik.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Karasik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ramzanov slips a jab from Karasik.
Ramzanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Karasik circles away.
Karasik throws a shot from downtown. Ramzanov moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mamed Ramzanov 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!
Karasik looks to land a left hand but Ramzanov moved out of range nicely.
Karasik throws an overhand right that lands on Ramzanov's shoulder, as Ramzanov tries to avoid the shot.
Ramzanov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Karasik connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ramzanov scrambles back to his feet.
Karasik uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Karasik throws a big shot that misses.
Ramzanov lands a jab to the nose.
Ramzanov connects with a jab.
Karasik with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Karasik drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ramzanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karasik.
Karasik gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ramzanov scores with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Karasik scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ramzanov digs a good body shot into Karasik's ribs.
Ramzanov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ramzanov punishes Karasik's body with a nice straight punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramzanov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ramzanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ramzanov is rocked!
Ramzanov tries to clinch up.
Oh Ramzanov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ramzanov throws a hook to the side of Karasik's head but Karasik sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ramzanov seems to have got his legs back now.
Ramzanov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Karasik manages to avoid it.
Ramzanov swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Karasik counter with a right hand.
Ramzanov lands a jab to the nose.
Ramzanov slips a straight right by Karasik.
Ramzanov throwing a counter right hand but Karasik manages to avoid it.
Ramzanov throws a hook but Karasik avoids it easily.
Ramzanov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Karasik throws a hook but Ramzanov blocks it.
Karasik slips under a jab.
Ramzanov catches Karasik with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Karasik throws a big shot that misses.
Karasik scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Karasik throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Karasik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch lands to the side of Karasik 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Ramzanov throws a body shot but no joy.
Ramzanov connects with a body shot.
Ramzanov tries to clinch up but Karasik circles away and keeps his distance.
A little jabbing left from Karasik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ramzanov throws a body punch but Karasik moves out of range.
Karasik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Karasik blocks a jab.
Ramzanov throws a jab when Karasik was well out of range.
Ramzanov lunges at Karasik with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Karasik's hand.
Karasik takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ramzanov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ramzanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Karasik.
Sloppy strikes from Karasik. Those never looked like landing.
Ramzanov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Karasik manages to circle out of the way.
Ramzanov connects with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Ramzanov.
Ramzanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Karasik.
Karasik slips a jab from Ramzanov.
Ramzanov thuds a left hand into Karasik's body.
Ramzanov just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karasik. Ramzanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Ramzanov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karasik walks into a stiff left hand from Ramzanov.
Ramzanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ramzanov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ramzanov scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karasik. Ramzanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ramzanov.
Karasik jabs Ramzanov right on the nose. Ramzanov blinks but takes it well.
Ramzanov ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karasik bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ramzanov's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramzanov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Karasik doesn't seem bothered though.
Ramzanov misses the shot to the body.
Ramzanov misses with a hook
letting Karasik counter with a right hand.
Ramzanov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Karasik counters with a left to the body.
Ramzanov lands a slapping body shot.
Karasik takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ramzanov slips under a jab.
Ramzanov scores with a hook to the body. Karasik takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Karasik circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramzanov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ramzanov avoids the body shot from Karasik.
Ramzanov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mamed Ramzanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramzanov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Dean scores the fight for Mamed Ramzanov!
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight for Mamed Ramzanov!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Mamed Ramzanov!
Mamed Ramzanov wins by unanimous decision!
Mamed Ramzanov decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Emilio (ranked 4373 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourney Guy (ranked 4370 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Paulo Emilio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tourney Guy!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Ron Honeybunn.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy works the jab nicely.
Guy avoids the body shot from Emilio.
Guy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Guy scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Guy on the inside.
Guy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Guy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Emilio has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Guy lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
Guy lands a hook that snaps the head of Emilio backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emilio backwards.
Guy lands a shoulder strike.
Guy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Guy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Emilio jumps guard but Guy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Emilio is trying to drag Guy to the mat but Guy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Emilio misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Emilio throws a head punch that misses.
Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Emilio backwards.
Guy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Emilio is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paulo Emilio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Guy is working Emilio over against the cage.
Guy lands with a right to the head.
Guy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Guy digs a right hand into Emilio's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Emilio's gas tank.
Guy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Emilio misses with a hook to the ribs.
Emilio fails to pull guard.
Guy lands with a short shot to the head.
Emilio takes a shot to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guy lands a left hand.
Emilio is rocked!
Emilio throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Emilio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guy creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Emilio's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Emilio drops to his knees and Guy pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tourney Guy!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Itoshi Nakamura (ranked 4367 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Dixie (ranked 4377 p4p, 0 weight class). Itoshi Nakamura has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Itoshi Nakamura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Dixie!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura moves into the clinch.
Dixie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nakamura's elbow.
Dixie managing to block the knees to the body from Nakamura.
Dixie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nakamura stalling against the cage.
Nakamura has Dixie pushed against the cage.
Nakamura working aggressively here.
Dixie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nakamura jumps guard and drags Dixie to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Nakamura keeping full guard, as Dixie tries to pass.
Nakamura is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Dixie defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dixie trying to control but Nakamura is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura keeping full guard, as Dixie tries to pass.
Dixie really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nakamura. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dixie drops back looking for a leg! Nakamura is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nakamura manages to kick Dixie off! Dixie jumps back into Nakamura's guard.
Dixie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Nakamura managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dixie looking to pass the guard.
Dixie postures up.
Nakamura throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nakamura keeping full guard, as Dixie tries to pass.
Nakamura pulls Dixie in to control the position.
Dixie is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Dixie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dixie is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Dixie wants to control from the top but Nakamura keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nakamura doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Dixie to counter with a crisp jab.
Dixie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dixie looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nakamura tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dixie sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nakamura somewhat.
Dixie now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nice takedown defense from Dixie. No joy for Nakamura on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Itoshi Nakamura. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nakamura misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dixie.
Nakamura fails to land the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nakamura tries to clinch up but Dixie circles away and keeps his distance.
Nakamura does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dixie unleashes a big counter combination but Nakamura bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
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 Itoshi Nakamura will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dixie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nakamura tries to clinch but Dixie moves out of range.
Nakamura misses with a looping right.
Nakamura fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dixie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nakamura.
Nakamura drops down looking for a counter takedown but Dixie sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakamura closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dixie's guard.
Nakamura is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dixie can do to turn this around?
Nakamura avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nakamura stands and throws Dixie's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakamura is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dixie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Nakamura is trying to get an arm triangle but Dixie is defending well.
Dixie gets back to half guard.
Dixie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dixie is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nakamura tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dixie knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Dixie looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Nakamura pushes past his half guard into mount!
Dixie tries to hold on but Nakamura postures up.
Nakamura tries to control but Dixie wriggling away.
Dixie has given up his back. Will we see Nakamura going for some submissions?
Dixie tries to escape but Nakamura has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Nakamura looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Dixie is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Nakamura has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Dixie taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Itoshi Nakamura!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Carpenter (ranked 4369 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyago Da Souza (ranked 5089 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Carpenter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Carpenter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyago Da Souza!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Chris Dean and Ben Hemmingworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Da Souza's head.
A cross from Carpenter lands.
BOOM! Carpenter lands a beautiful left hook that drops Da Souza. Da Souza tries to recover but Carpenter is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Da Souza lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Carpenter!
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