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Event:
Ash Pres: The 3rd Aftermath
Date: Aug 31, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carpenter circles away quickly and effectively.
Young scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carpenter.
Young throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carpenter lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Young circles away quickly and effectively.
Carpenter takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Young takes a swing at Carpenter's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Carpenter misses its target.
Young scores with a sloppy right hand. Carpenter should have avoided that one.
Young tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carpenter was well out of range. Poor timing from Young.
Young fails with an attempt to clinch.
Young staying out of range there.
Young with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carpenter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Young moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Young scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#ROC2#Carpenter is rocked!
Carpenter walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Carpenter limp body while Young jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Might Y Young! |
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Event:
A&E: Rising Stars IV
Date: Aug 09, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Roberts.
Roberts looks to clinch
and Carpenter counters with a series of strikes. Roberts will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roberts misses with a double jab.
Roberts takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#CUT#It looks like William Roberts has been cut.
Roberts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roberts gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carpenter counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL#
Carpenter closes the distance and clinches.
Roberts blocks a body shot from Carpenter.
Roberts wants a takedown.
Roberts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carpenter misses with a body punch.
Carpenter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Robertss head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roberts tries to land a knee to the head but Carpenter blocks with his arms.
#T1##BC2#
Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carpenter bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Roberts's head backwards.
Carpenter misses the shot to the body.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Carpenter circles away.
Carpenter will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Roberts scores with a nice right hand.
Roberts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carpenter.
Carpenter stuffs the takedown.
Carpenter throws a big counter combination but Roberts scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Thomas Carpenter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Roberts.
Roberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roberts shoots in but Carpenter avoids the takedown attempt easily.#CL2#
Roberts closes the distance and clinches.#T2#
Carpenter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Roberts.
Carpenter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carpenter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Roberts up against the cage.
Carpenter lands a shot to the body.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roberts.
Roberts is looking to control Carpenter's arms but Carpenter gets an underhook and turns him. Now Roberts has his back to the cage.
Carpenter misses with a punch to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Carpenter.
#T3##BC#
Carpenter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts wants to clinch up but Carpenter keeps it at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Carpenter. Those never looked like landing.
Carpenter looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Carpenter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL#
Carpenter moves into the clinch.
Carpenter tries a body shot but Roberts blocks it.
Carpenter stalls. #BC#
Carpenter breaks the clinch.
Roberts jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Carpenter is avoiding it.
Carpenter could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Carpenter throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roberts tries to clinch there but Carpenter circles away.
#T4#
Carpenter avoids the body shot from Roberts.
Roberts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carpenter.
Roberts fails with the takedown.
Roberts shoots and misses
and Carpenter counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carpenter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carpenter wants it to stay on the feet.
Carpenter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Roberts 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carpenter closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Carpenter scores with a punch to the head.
Roberts wants to clinch up but Carpenter keeps it at a distance.
Roberts dodges the punch combination from Carpenter.
Carpenter buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Carpenter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Roberts's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##CL#
Carpenter closes the distance and clinches.
Carpenter pushes Roberts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Roberts blocking some punches.
Carpenter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Roberts is trying to pull guard but Carpenter has him pressed against the cage.
Carpenter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Roberts.
#BC#
Carpenter breaks from the clinch.
Roberts doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carpenter counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T1#
Carpenter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carpenter.
Carpenter letting Roberts take a breather here.
Roberts is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carpenter is keeping busy.
Carpenter is struggling to control the position.
Carpenter swings wildly with an uppercut but Roberts uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Carpenter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
William Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T2#
Roberts wants to clinch up but Carpenter keeps it at a distance.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Carpenter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carpenter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Roberts fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas Carpenter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Roberts.
Carpenter scores with the left hand. Roberts knows he should have avoided that one.
Carpenter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carpenter swings for the body but Roberts moves out of range.
Carpenter circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Carpenter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Roberts.
Roberts fails with the takedown
and Carpenter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Roberts digs a good hook to Carpenter's body.
Carpenter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
#T3#
Carpenter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Thomas Carpenter is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've been informed that Roberts has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Carpenter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
Roberts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carpenter throws a sloppy body shot
and Roberts makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#CL#
Carpenter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roberts, pushing him back against the cage.
Roberts blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Roberts tries a knee to the head but Carpenter blocks it.
Roberts pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carpenter misses with a hook from the clinch. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberts.
Carpenter leaning against his opponent.
#BC#
Carpenter breaks the clinch.
Carpenter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
Carpenter instigates a clinch.
Roberts misses with the head strike.
Carpenter avoiding damage.
Roberts blocks a body shot from Carpenter.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carpenter is working Roberts over against the cage.
Roberts being controlled against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carpenter tries to work over Roberts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Carpenter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Roberts's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Roberts tries to clinch but Carpenter moves out of range.
Carpenter throws a lazy right hand but Roberts sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Carpenter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Roberts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A low kick from Carpenter misses
and Roberts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Roberts looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roberts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Carpenter loads up on a big right hand but Roberts slips the punch.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Carpenter pushes him off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roberts showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carpenter.
Roberts fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Roberts tries to land a front kick but Carpenter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T1#
Roberts slips a jab from Carpenter.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Carpenter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carpenter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Thomas Carpenter has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Carpenter manages to break the clinch.
Carpenter misses with a few strikes there.
Carpenter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carpenter wants it to stay on the feet.
Thomas Carpenter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Roberts.
Carpenter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Roberts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roberts looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown. Carpenter tries to sprawl out of it but Roberts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carpenter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carpenter is looking to counter punch.#T2#
Roberts tries for a takedown but Carpenter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carpenter is looking to counter punch.
Thomas Carpenter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carpenter slaps away a takedown attempt from Roberts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carpenter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roberts is looking to clinch.
Roberts shoots in looking for a takedown. Carpenter tries to sprawl out of it but Roberts keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carpenter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carpenter throwing a counter right hand but Roberts manages to avoid it.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roberts moves away from the strike by Carpenter.
Carpenter throws a good cross that connects.
Roberts is looking to clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roberts wants to clinch.
William Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T3#
Carpenter stuns Roberts with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#CL2#
Roberts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carpenter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Carpenter pushes Roberts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Carpenter breaks the clinch.
Roberts throws a looping overhand right but Carpenter ducks down to avoid it.
Roberts moves to clinch but Carpenter breaks away
and Carpenter counters with a straight right hand.
William Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL#
Carpenter rushes Roberts and presses him up against the cage.#T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Roberts.
Roberts blocks an uppercut.
Roberts lands with a short shot to the head.
Carpenter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Roberts fails to pull guard.
Carpenter stalling in the clinch.
Thomas Carpenter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carpenter blocks an uppercut.
Carpenter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Roberts.
Carpenter takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roberts misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Carpenter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carpenter 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Carpenter!
Thomas Carpenter took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Concrete Clothing (Laundry Re Stock Coming Soon) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
In defeat, William Roberts stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was obviously not fully prepared, I will not make the same mistake, bring on a rematch if you are worth it.'. |
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Event:
Ash Pres: Bastard vs. Little
Date: Jul 20, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Roberts's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Roberts shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carpenter but Carpenter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A little feinted left hand from Carpenter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carpenter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roberts.
Roberts throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carpenter.
Carpenter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carpenter.
Roberts goes for a double leg but Carpenter avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Carpenter continues to drive forward.
Thomas Carpenter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Roberts.
Roberts lands an overhand right.
Roberts is looking to clinch but Carpenter is avoiding it.
Carpenter moves out of range as Roberts strikes.
Carpenter could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Roberts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carpenter throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpenter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carpenter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carpenter misses with the combination.
#CL2#
Roberts closes the distance and pushes Carpenter back into the cage.#T1#
The referee is keeping an eye on Carpenter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carpenter is leaning against Roberts and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roberts jumps guard but Carpenter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Carpenter struggles to land a body shot inside as Roberts controls his hands.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Roberts.
Roberts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carpenter misses with a punch to the body.
Carpenter works on Roberts's body with a couple of short punches.
Carpenter misses with the head strike.
Roberts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2##BC2#
Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carpenter throws an off balance right hand
and Roberts counters with a three punch combo that has Carpenter backing up. Carpenter nods at Roberts to acknowledge the strikes.
Carpenter misses with an uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Carpenter.
We've been informed that Roberts has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carpenter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carpenter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jab, jab by Carpenter - just one landing. #CUT#It looks like William Roberts has been cut.
Roberts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carpenter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carpenter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Roberts.
Roberts looks winded!
Carpenter looks to land a right hand but Roberts moved out of range.
Roberts moves out of range of the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Carpenter misses the target.
Roberts doesn't manage to clinch there - Carpenter circles away.
#T3##CL2#
Roberts drives through and clinches with Carpenter against the cage.
#BC2#
Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Roberts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Carpenter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Roberts somewhat.
Carpenter cracks Roberts with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Roberts dives in for a single leg takedown but Carpenter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A cross from Carpenter lands.
Roberts throws a right and a left that Carpenter avoids nicely.
Roberts needs to keep his hands up - Carpenter had a free shot at his head there.
Carpenter looks to land a left hand but Roberts moved out of range nicely.
Roberts takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T4#
Roberts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roberts throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL#
Carpenter moves into range and clinches up with Roberts.
Carpenter misses with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Roberts is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Carpenter to keep the fight standing.
Carpenter can't find room to land a body shot as Roberts controls the action.
Carpenter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Carpenter misses with a body punch.
Roberts throws a head punch that misses.
Carpenter lands a shot to the body.#BC2#
Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Carpenter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Roberts's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Roberts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carpenter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts wants to clinch.
Carpenter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Roberts.
Carpenter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Roberts sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carpenter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carpenter shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carpenter lands a leg kick that knocks Roberts off balance momentarily.
Roberts tries to clinch up.
Carpenter throwing a counter right hand but Roberts manages to avoid it.#CL#
Carpenter has closed the distance and engaged Roberts in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carpenter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Carpenter circles away and keeps his distance.
Carpenter is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thomas Carpenter is winning the standup battle so far.
Roberts avoids the body shot from Carpenter.
Thomas Carpenter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Carpenter swinging wildly here.
Roberts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Roberts misses with a takedown
and Carpenter counters with a low kick, right behind Roberts 's knee.
Roberts is breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roberts. Carpenter does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carpenter lands with a straight right. Roberts didn't see that one coming.
Carpenter slips under a jab from Roberts.
Carpenter connects with a jab.
Carpenter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carpenter throws a nice looking combination but Roberts bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Roberts on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carpenter swats away the attempt to clinch by Roberts.#T2#
Carpenter throws a jab when Roberts was well out of range.
Carpenter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carpenter is looking to counter punch.
Thomas Carpenter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Roberts.
Carpenter misses with a wild body shot.
Roberts throws out a counter right but Carpenter avoids it with no problem.
Roberts will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carpenter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Carpenter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carpenter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roberts can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from Carpenter. Roberts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carpenter lands a jab to Roberts's midsection.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carpenter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Carpenter fails to land. #T3#
Roberts blocks an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#BC2#
Roberts escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Carpenter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Roberts is defended easily by Carpenter.#T4#
Roberts scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carpenter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carpenter misses with a body shot.
Roberts throws out a counter right but Carpenter avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Carpenter clinches up against the cage.
Carpenter misses with a body punch.
Roberts is trying to pull guard but Carpenter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Roberts doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Roberts tries to pull guard but Carpenter won't allow it.
Carpenter just leaning against Roberts, taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Carpenter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on William Roberts's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Carpenter misses with a straight left.
William Roberts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Roberts moves in looking to clinch but Carpenter pushes him off.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Carpenter misses its target.#CL#
Carpenter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Roberts, pushing him back against the cage.
Carpenter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carpenter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A bit of stalling here from Carpenter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpenter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carpenter lunges at Roberts with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Roberts's hand.
Carpenter checks a leg kick. #T1#
Carpenter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roberts eats them both and turns towards Carpenter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Carpenter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
William Roberts is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roberts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carpenter.
Roberts throws a combination. Carpenter tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Carpenter throws a shot from downtown. Roberts moves away and avoids it.#CL2#
Roberts rushes Carpenter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. #BC2#
Roberts breaks from the clinch.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Carpenter circles away and keeps his distance.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carpenter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carpenter missing with a left hand there. Roberts was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carpenter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carpenter misses with a hook. Roberts ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Roberts has a takedown stuffed.
Roberts throws a half hearted mid kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Roberts displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carpenter throws out the jab.
Carpenter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Roberts has time to react.
Carpenter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roberts manages to avoid it.#CL#
Carpenter clinches up against the cage.
Carpenter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roberts being controlled against the cage.
Carpenter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#T3#
Carpenter avoiding damage.
Roberts blocks a body shot from Carpenter. #BC2#
Roberts breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Roberts keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carpenter.
Roberts unleashes a big counter combination but Carpenter bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Roberts scores with a punch to the head.
Carpenter connects with a nice looking jab.
Roberts uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carpenter.#CL#
Carpenter forces Roberts back against the cage and clinches.
William Roberts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carpenter lands with a left to the head. #T4#
Carpenter throws a head punch that misses.
Roberts blocking some punches.
Carpenter has a couple of punches blocked by Roberts.
A shot in the inside from Carpenter.
Carpenter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thomas Carpenter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#BC2#
Roberts breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roberts misses with a body kick.
Roberts misses with a takedown #CL#
and Carpenter counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
Roberts controlling the action here for a moment.
A short right from Carpenter on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Carpenter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carpenter 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Carpenter!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Thomas Carpenter made sure he mentioned Concrete Clothing (Laundry Re Stock Coming Soon), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
William Roberts was interviewed post fight and said 'I was obviously not fully prepared, I will not make the same mistake, bring on a rematch if you are worth it.'. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Carpenter slams his shin into Dubois's torso.
Carpenter swings for the body but Dubois moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Dubois misses the target.
Carpenter throws a head kick but Dubois moves out of range.
Carpenter connects with an inside leg kick.
Carpenter looks to throw the jab but Dubois is out of range.
Carpenter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dubois tries to land a body kick
and Carpenter counters with a two punch combo.
Carpenter misses with an uppercut. Dubois saw that one coming.
Dubois staying out of range there.
Carpenter looks to score with a jab to the body but Dubois is just out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Dubois misses its target.
Carpenter swings for the body but Dubois moves out of range.
A left lands for Dubois.
Carpenter lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Carpenter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dubois connects with the punch.#T1#
Dubois misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carpenter should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Carpenter takes one to the side of the head.
Dubois scores with a decent looking hook.
Dubois is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carpenter just misses with a punch to the body.
As Carpenter backs away, Dubois returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Dubois moves out of range as Carpenter throws a body kick.
Dubois avoids the head kick by Carpenter.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dubois.
Carpenter misses with a body kick.
Dubois lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carpenter circles away quickly and effectively.
Carpenter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Dubois throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Carpenter's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Dubois dives in looking to finish as Carpenter flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Dubois's strikes! Dubois is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Carpenter's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Carpenter was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lavelle Dubois!
In his post fight interview, Lavelle Dubois started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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