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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Filho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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240 lbs
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202 cm
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215 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Brandon Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Joao Filho!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter throws a low kick but Filho moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carter.
Filho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Filho feints a jab promting Carter to slip. Filho then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Filho misses with the combination.
Filho misses with a two punch combination.
Filho looks winded!
Filho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter misses with a head kick.
Filho throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carter gets a clinch.
Filho is pressed up against the cage. Carter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Filho down to the mat. Filho avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Filho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt - Filho sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filho misses with the combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Filho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Filho throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carter counters with a good, hard body kick but Filho shrugs it off.
Filho takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter has a takedown stuffed.
A right-left combo lands from Filho.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Filho pushes him off.
Filho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Joao Filho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Filho's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Filho duly obliges.
Carter lands a slapping body shot.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carter looks for a takedown but Filho sprawls well.
Carter avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filho takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Filho lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Carter tries for a takedown but Filho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carter tries to clinch up but Filho circles away and keeps his distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter slips a jab and a cross from Filho.
Filho misses with a few strikes there.
Carter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
No joy there for Filho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
Filho throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Carter looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Filho is fending him off so far but Carter persists. Nope, Filho circles away and we're back to standing.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Filho.
Joao Filho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Filho slips under a jab.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho lands a two punch combo.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
Filho scores with a one two! Carter had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Filho moves out of range as Carter throws a body kick.
Filho misses with a two punch combination.
Filho throws a series of punches but Carter moves out of range.
Carter tries for a takedown but Filho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown by Carter or perhaps it was just good defense by Filho which made him look bad.
Filho fails to land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Filho avoids it really well and circles away.
Filho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
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 Brandon Carter will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
No joy there for Filho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Filho but Filho pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Filho throws a nice looking combination but Carter bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carter takes a swing at Filho's ribcage but misses.
Carter is looking to clinch but Filho is avoiding it.
Filho throws a combination that misses
and Carter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Filho misses with a few strikes there.
Carter shoots in but Filho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown by Carter or perhaps it was just good defense by Filho which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A combination from Filho does no damage.
Carter shoots for a double leg takedown but Filho sprawls well. He's pushed Carter's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Filho.
Filho fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Filho misses with a few strikes there.
Carter shoots in but Filho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Filho feints a jab promting Carter to slip. Filho then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carter slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Filho misses with the combination.
No joy there for Filho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Joao Filho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Filho fails to land with a series of punches.
Brandon Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Filho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filho closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Some wild striking there from Filho.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filho.
A punch combination from Filho misses.
Carter shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Filho pinned against the cage. Filho gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Filho misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Filho.
Carter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter moves into the clinch.
Filho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Filho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carter moves in looking to clinch but Filho pushes him off.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Filho.
Filho misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Filho.
Filho steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carter. That one must have hurt.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Filho as he jumps to the side.
Filho's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Filho duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a two punch combination.
Filho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a body kick.
Filho lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Filho.
Carter misses with a body kick.
Filho works over Carter's head and body with a nice combination.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Filho.
Carter shoots in and drives through. Filho sprawls well.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Filho throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Carter darts in and clinches Filho up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Filho manages to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter tries for a takedown but Filho sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Filho. No joy for Carter on that attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joao Filho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Filho stalks Carter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carter's face. Carter staggers backwards, shaken.
Horrible takedown by Carter or perhaps it was just good defense by Filho which made him look bad.
Filho misses with the combination.
Carter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter looks to land a left hand but Filho moved out of range nicely.
Carter tries to clinch but Filho moves out of range.
Filho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Filho misses with a two punch combination.
Filho misses with a few strikes there.
Filho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A combination from Filho does no damage.
Filho will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Filho misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filho misses with a few strikes there.
Carter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Filho avoids it really well and circles away.
Filho throws a right and a left that both miss.
Filho throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Filho paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filho looks to land a combination but Carter avoids it well.
Carter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Filho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carter somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brandon Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filho throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Filho does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter tries to clinch up but Filho circles away and keeps his distance.
Filho lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Filho blocks a head kick by Carter.
Filho goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carter shoots in but no luck this time.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Filho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filho misses with a two punch combination.
Sloppy strikes from Carter. Those never looked like landing.
Filho circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Filho does no damage.
Filho stuffs the takedown.
Filho keeps the fight on the outside.
Filho is working the combinations to good effect here.
Filho swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filho slaps away a takedown attempt from Carter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Filho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt.
Filho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter shoots in for a double leg but Filho sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Filho throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Filho lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Filho tries to bum rush Carter with a series of wild strikes but Carter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Filho.
A combination from Filho does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filho throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carter shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Filho as he jumps to the side.
Filho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Filho looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown by Carter or perhaps it was just good defense by Filho which made him look bad.
No joy there for Filho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Filho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Filho rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Filho misses with a double jab
and Carter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Filho.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joao Filho comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Filho has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 28:29
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 28:29
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joao Filho!
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RATING
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