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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lemmy Krusic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Krusic comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lene Kosti - Warrior kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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146 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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170 cm
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145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabricio Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lemmy Krusic!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krusic shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Krusic was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carvalho is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Krusic lands a big elbow.
Krusic dominating with strikes here.
Carvalho trying desperately to get to his feet.
Carvalho is desperately trying to improve his position but Krusic has a good base and remains in mount.
Krusic looking to ground and pound but Carvalho is blocking nicely.
Carvalho is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krusic unloading with bombs!
Krusic lands with some strikes.
Krusic raining down hammerfists from mount.
Krusic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carvalho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carvalho really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krusic lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Krusic breaks from Carvalho's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Krusic scoring with strikes but Carvalho is staying in there.
Krusic is working for a guillotine from mount but Carvalho frees his head quite easily.
Krusic fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Carvalho manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Carvalho wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krusic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Krusic seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Carvalho is looking to control Krusic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carvalho avoid being mounted?
Carvalho is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvalho regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Krusic.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Krusic from controlling successfully.
Krusic drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Carvalho dives on top into guard.
Carvalho passes into half guard.
Carvalho content to control rather than advance.
Krusic trying to control but Carvalho postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Krusic keeps working.
Carvalho wants to work for an arm triangle but Krusic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Krusic tries to get to full guard but Carvalho has control of the leg.
Carvalho is trying to work for a kimura but Krusic is defending well.
Krusic is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carvalho wants to control but Krusic is keeping him busy.
Krusic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carvalho.
Nice strikes from Carvalho there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carvalho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Krusic tries to roll over but Carvalho keeps him under control.
Carvalho not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lemmy Krusic dominated that 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.
Krusic fails with the takedown.
Krusic tries for a takedown but Carvalho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Krusic dives in and grabs Carvalho's left leg, looking for a takedown. Carvalho pushes down on Krusic's head and hops out.
Fabricio Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lemmy Krusic.
Krusic shoots for a double leg takedown but Carvalho sprawls well. He's pushed Krusic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Krusic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carvalho dives in and scores a takedown into Krusic's guard.
Carvalho throws a big right hand that misses.
Carvalho forces his way into half guard.
Carvalho is just content to waste time from the top position. Krusic takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krusic is breathing heavily.
Carvalho is looking to work some ground and pound but Krusic has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho trying to control but Krusic is working from the bottom.
Carvalho wants to pass the guard but Krusic is keeping the position.
Carvalho's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Carvalho trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Krusic manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Krusic is fighting to break Carvalho's control of his arms but Carvalho is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fabricio Carvalho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabricio Carvalho has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Krusic.
Krusic leaves Carvalho with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carvalho leaves Krusic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Krusic stuffs the takedown attempt from Carvalho. Carvalho gets slowly back to his feet.
Lemmy Krusic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Krusic tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carvalho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Krusic somewhat.
Carvalho fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krusic misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carvalho drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carvalho throws a big elbow that misses.
Carvalho chips away with some ground and pound.
Krusic looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Carvalho has picked Krusic up and slammed him! Krusic can't keep hold of the triangle and Carvalho manages to pass to side control!
Carvalho lands a nice forearm strike.
Carvalho slows the pace down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is working Krusic over with some ground and pound from side control.
Krusic tries to bench press Carvalho off him but Carvalho keeps the position.
Krusic parries the strikes from Carvalho easily there. Carvalho is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Krusic to escape.
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!
Carvalho wants to control but Krusic is keeping him busy.
Carvalho lands a nice forearm strike.
Carvalho is looking to take a break and control but Krusic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carvalho just content to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Carvalho dominated that second round.
That's time! Carvalho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Carvalho or perhaps it was just good defense by Krusic which made him look bad.
Krusic moves in looking to clinch but Carvalho pushes him off.
No luck for Carvalho with that takedown attempt.
Carvalho looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Carvalho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carvalho fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Krusic sprawls well initially but Carvalho persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Krusic is trying to stand back up but Carvalho is controlling him
Carvalho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Krusic can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Krusic has hold of Carvalho's hands but Carvalho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carvalho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Krusic works his way to full guard. Good work.
Krusic takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Krusic trying to keep a closed guard but Carvalho is proving a slippery customer.
Carvalho postures up in Krusic's guard and throws a big left but Krusic blocks it.
Carvalho is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carvalho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carvalho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carvalho throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho postures up and lands a big shot to Krusic's brow.
Carvalho forces his way into half guard.
Krusic wants to improve his position but Carvalho is controlling well.
Carvalho drops an elbow to the side of Krusic's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krusic trying to control but Carvalho postures up.
Carvalho looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carvalho missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Carvalho.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carvalho performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Carvalho is looking for a kimura but Krusic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carvalho to get the leverage.
Carvalho landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carvalho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Krusic trying to hold on to Carvalho's head to control him but Carvalho postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Carvalho seems content to control.
Krusic has hold of Carvalho's hands but Carvalho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Carvalho trying to control from half guard but Krusic is working away.
Krusic tries to roll over but Carvalho keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carvalho lands strikes from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fabricio Carvalho showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carvalho has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fabricio Carvalho!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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