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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Faraday (ranked 4932 p4p, 4380 weight class) and Guido Carosella (ranked 477 p4p, 451 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 cm 18 280 1 - 0 - 0 |
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200 cm 18 284 1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Solid boxing Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt Decent boxing Granite chin |
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Faraday! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guido Carosella! The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Faraday uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carosella. Carosella swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Faraday closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Faraday dodges the punch combination from Carosella.
A shot to the liver by Carosella. Beautiful body shot. Carosella stalks Faraday and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Faraday's face. Faraday staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Michael Faraday has been cut. Carosella is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Faraday. Carosella swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Faraday avoids the body shot from Carosella.
Carosella has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Faraday is landing a low percentage of strikes. A telegraphed right hand from Faraday misses the target. A shot to the liver by Carosella. Beautiful body shot. Carosella takes a shot right to the bread basket. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Carosella throws out a loose jab but Faraday uses good head movement to avoid it. Faraday lands the left hand. Carosella keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carosella is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Faraday keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carosella misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faraday.
An attempted straight right counter from Faraday misses the target. Carosella tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Faraday was well out of range. Poor timing from Carosella. As Carosella looks to move away, Faraday throws a big counter combo but Carosella just gets out of the way. Faraday comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Faraday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carosella moves away. Carosella takes one on the button. Faraday jabs Carosella to the body, keeping him at a distance. Carosella throws a body shot but no joy. Faraday takes a swing at Carosella's ribcage but misses. Faraday scores with a nice strike. Carosella misses the jab. It looked like Faraday was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit. Faraday misses with a wild body shot. A jab from Carosella does it's job there. Faraday is looking to wear down Carosella with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Faraday misses with a double jab.
A nice side step and Carosella releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Faraday pushing out the jab but it's not landing. A swing and a miss from Carosella. Faraday throws out a token jab with nothing on it. 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! Carosella misses with a combination
and Faraday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Faraday shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carosella eats them both and turns towards Faraday to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Guido Carosella has been cut. Faraday throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carosella throws a series of strikes that have Faraday backpedaling.
We've been told by Faraday's head coaches at Ludus Magnus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Faraday lands a jab to Carosella's midsection. Faraday looks to land a left hand but Carosella moved out of range nicely. Carosella appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Carosella misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Faraday was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carosella. Faraday misses with a series of wild punches.
Carosella lunges at Faraday with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Faraday's hand. Faraday lands a slapping body shot.
Faraday bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carosella's head. Faraday swings for the body but Carosella moves out of range.
Carosella jabs Faraday right on the nose. Faraday blinks but takes it well. Carosella misses the jab. Carosella waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Faraday. Carosella takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carosella missing with a left hand there. Faraday was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Faraday misses with an uppercut
and Carosella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Carosella uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faraday.
Faraday takes a swing at Carosella's ribcage but misses. Carosella misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Faraday.
A punch combination from Faraday misses. Carosella uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Faraday.
Faraday ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carosella moves away. Faraday lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carosella circles away quickly and effectively. Carosella takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Faraday swings for the body but Carosella moves out of range.
Faraday swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carosella ducks right into an uppercut from Faraday. Faraday scores with a hook to the body. Carosella takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Carosella looks to land a left hand but Faraday moved out of range nicely. Faraday stuns Carosella with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Carosella misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Carosella lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Faraday circles away quickly and effectively. Carosella pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Faraday swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect. Faraday looks to land a right hand but Carosella moved out of range. Carosella loads up on a big right hand but Faraday slips the punch. Carosella scores with a body shot.
Carosella with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Faraday to score with a decent uppercut. Faraday missing with a left hand there. Carosella was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Carosella misses with an uppercut. Faraday saw that one coming. Carosella misses with a shot to the body and Faraday counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Faraday throws a jab but it's blocked by Carosella. Faraday pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Carosella back to the cage. Faraday follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver. Faraday swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carosella counters with a lovely shot to the body. Carosella misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Carosella looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Faraday is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. A combination from Carosella does no damage. Carosella misses the shot to the body. 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 Michael Faraday will probably get the nod. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Carosella misses with a hook. Faraday ducked under it nicely. Faraday scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Faraday ducks under a wild hook from Carosella. Faraday throws a body shot but no joy. Carosella throws a right hand that Faraday ducks under and follows up with a left that Faraday also avoids with ease. Carosella lands a nice shot to the body.
Carosella misses the body punch and Faraday cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Guido Carosella is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Carosella misses with a looping right. Faraday is looking for a counter combo. Faraday misses with the combination.
Faraday works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Faraday misses the jab. Faraday cracks Carosella with a good jab. Carosella takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Michael Faraday is winning the standup battle so far. Faraday showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carosella.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Carosella throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round. Faraday fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faraday takes a swing at Carosella's ribcage but misses. Faraday misses with a body shot
and Carosella counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Faraday takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Faraday avoids the body shot from Carosella.
Carosella misses with a body shot.
As Carosella looks to move away, Faraday throws a big counter combo but Carosella just gets out of the way. A big left from Faraday misses. Carosella now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Faraday seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Carosella shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Faraday is backing up but Carosella catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Faraday covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Carosella Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guido Carosella!
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