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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Keith Hunt will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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144 lbs
20 - 5 - 0 |
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174 cm
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140 lbs
5 - 13 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
20 - 5 - 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
5 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keith Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho scores with a body shot.
Carvalho misses with a takedown attempt - Hunt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carvalho sprawls well. Carvalho wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hunt gets slowly back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Carvalho. Those never looked like landing.
Hunt thinks about the counter body kick.
Hunt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carvalho.
Hunt scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hunt slaps away a takedown attempt from Carvalho, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho with a poor takedown
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Carvalho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carvalho throws a right and a left that Hunt avoids nicely.
Hunt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carvalho sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hunt somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Hunt both land. Nice combination.
Carvalho closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carvalho lands in his opponent's guard.
Hunt has his foot on Carvalho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carvalho works his way back into a safe position though.
Carvalho tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Carvalho pushes down on Hunt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hunt is trying to maintain the position but Carvalho is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to get back to full guard but Carvalho has mounted him!
Carvalho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Carvalho punishing his opponent with strikes.
Carvalho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Carvalho seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hunt for as long as he can get away with.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
BOOM! Carvalho connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Carvalho takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho has hold of Hunt's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hunt manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho with good strikes from the mount here!
Hunt wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunt is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Carvalho has good solid back control here.
Carvalho is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Hunt is defending well though. Carvalho let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Carvalho dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carvalho digs a good hook to Hunt's body.
Hunt stuffs the takedown attempt from Carvalho. Carvalho gets slowly back to his feet.
Carvalho looks to land a right hand but Hunt moved out of range.
Carvalho fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hunt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho checks the leg kick.
Carvalho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
Hunt pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carvalho is out of range and Hunt settles back down.
Hunt gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carvalho to score an easy takedown into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt looking for subs off his back but Carvalho has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hunt tries to roll over but Carvalho keeps him under control.
Well, if Carvalho is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carvalho moves into full mount! Hunt won't be happy about that!
Carvalho controlling his opponent.
Carvalho landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Carvalho.
Carvalho tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Carvalho with shots to the head and body - Hunt looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carvalho has hold of Hunt's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Hunt manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Carvalho working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho controlling the pace for now.
Carvalho's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Carvalho fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Carvalho is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hunt has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hunt is desperately trying to improve his position but Carvalho has a good base and remains in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fabricio Carvalho dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hunt has a takedown stuffed.
Carvalho drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hunt sprawls and moves away.
Carvalho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.
Carvalho stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carvalho wants it to stay on the feet.
No joy there for Hunt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carvalho fails with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Carvalho misses.
Carvalho misses with an uppercut. Hunt saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Carvalho - just one landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt tries to sprawl but Carvalho drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hunt is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Carvalho has latched onto it... Big trouble! Carvalho pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Hunt is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Carvalho!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fabricio Carvalho!
Fabricio Carvalho opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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