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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joey Shabadoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carpio has chosen Rico Swave as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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168 cm
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141 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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165 cm
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136 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Joey Shabadoo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Carpio lands a high kick!
Shabadoo throws an overhand right that lands on Carpio's shoulder, as Carpio tries to avoid the shot. Carpio throws a wild body kick that Shabadoo sees coming a mile off. Carpio cracks Shabadoo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Shabadoo misses with a kick to the body and Carpio counters with a thumping low kick. Shabadoo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Carpio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Carpio postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. Shabadoo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carpio is one step ahead there. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carpio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Shabadoo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Carpio would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carpio. Shabadoo shrugs it off though. Carpio clinches up with Shabadoo and pushes him back against the cage. Shabadoo managing to block the knees to the body from Carpio.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carpio crunches a lovely knee into Shabadoo's ribcage. Carpio lands an elbow inside that Shabadoo shrugs off. Carpio lands a good knee to the midsection. Shabadoo won't want to take too many of those. A short left from Carpio. Carpio lands a damaging elbow. Shabadoo misses with some punches.
Shabadoo can't break the clinch.
Carpio throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shabadoo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shabadoo dodges an elbow strike from Carpio.
Carpio lands a nice knee to the body. Carpio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Carpio lands an elbow inside. Carpio lands an elbow inside. Carpio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Carpio jumps guard.
Shabadoo prevents Carpio from getting back to his feet. Shabadoo stands and throws Carpio's legs to the side, diving into side control. Carpio tries to improve position but can't. Carpio can't do much from the bottom here. Carpio taking a bit of punishment here - Shabadoo scoring with strikes. Carpio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carpio is not content to let Shabadoo control the position. Carpio wants to control but Shabadoo postures up. Shabadoo cracks Carpio with a big right hand but Carpio just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Shabadoo passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Carpio! Carpio keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Carpio's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up. Shabadoo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shabadoo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Carpio tries to get back to half guard but can't. Shabadoo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Carpio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shabadoo lands a big elbow. Shabadoo landing strikes, looking to finish! Carpio sneaks a leg under to get to half guard. Shabadoo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carpio sees it coming and defends easily. Carpio wants to control but Shabadoo is keeping busy and won't allow it. Shabadoo lands strikes from half guard. Shabadoo is controlling the pace.
Shabadoo prevents Carpio from improving his position. Shabadoo is looking to take a break and control but Carpio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Carpio actively working from the bottom here. Carpio is looking to escape. Carpio looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Shabadoo gets a takedown into half guard. Shabadoo drops an elbow to the side of Carpio's head. Carpio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shabadoo. Carpio keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Carpio makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! Carpio lands a front kick. Carpio connects with a crisp jab. Shabadoo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Shabadoo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carpio. Carpio feints and then cracks Shabadoo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shabadoo down. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Carpio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carpio fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Carpio fakes the leg kick and cracks Shabadoo in the body. That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shabadoo crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carpio - the referee stops the clock and Shabadoo gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carpio. Shabadoo manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Shabadoo feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dave Carpio will probably get the nod. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Carpio throws a combination that misses and Shabadoo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. Carpio has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Shabadoo off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. Carpio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shabadoo at a distance.
Carpio darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard. Carpio wants to pass the guard but Shabadoo is defending well. Carpio not throwing his punches with enough precision this time. Carpio stands up and beckons Shabadoo to join him on the feet. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Carpio moves forwards but Shabadoo connects with a nice, crisp jab. Carpio lands with an overhand left. Carpio lands with a kick to the temple. Shabadoo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Carpio is breathing heavily. Carpio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A slapping leg kick lands for Carpio.
Carpio lands with a kick to the temple. Shabadoo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's one minute gone in the round. Carpio gets in close and instigates a clinch. Carpio tries to pull guard but Shabadoo holds him up against the cage and eventually Carpio drops back down to his feet.
Shabadoo blocks an elbow strike from Carpio.
Carpio prevents Shabadoo from breaking the clinch. Carpio lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Carpio misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shabadoo.
Shabadoo avoids the elbow strike from Carpio, against the cage.
Carpio keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shabadoo's efforts to push away. Carpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shabadoo blocks it with crossed arms. Shabadoo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shabadoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Shabadoo swats away the attempt to clinch by Carpio. Carpio lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shabadoo at a distance.
Shabadoo looks to throw a body kick and Carpio counters with an inside leg kick. Carpio on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carpio checks a leg kick. Shabadoo misses the jab. Shabadoo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carpio momentarily.
Shabadoo gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carpio to score an easy takedown into full guard. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Shabadoo looking for a sweep. Not yet Shabadoo, not yet. Joey Shabadoo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carpio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shabadoo's head. Carpio postures up.
Shabadoo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Shabadoo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carpio's guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carpio is on top in guard.
Carpio tries to free his leg and advance position but Shabadoo is retaining full guard. Carpio is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Carpio has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Shabadoo is proving hard to escape from. Carpio throwing strikes from guard but Shabadoo blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shabadoo looking to sweep here. No luck so far. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shabadoo is on top in guard.
Shabadoo stands and throws Carpio's legs to the side, diving into side control. Carpio throws Shabadoo to one side and escapes! Carpio misses with a head kick.
Carpio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Good work by Carpio as he checks the leg kick. Carpio shoots in but Shabadoo avoids the takedown attempt easily. Carpio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! A big left from Shabadoo misses. Shabadoo throws a push kick but Carpio slaps the foot to one side. Shabadoo misses with a few strikes there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Carpio rushes Shabadoo and presses him up against the cage. Shabadoo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carpio backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Carpio lands an elbow inside. Shabadoo breaks from the clinch.
Shabadoo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carpio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Carpio takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice shot by Carpio. Carpio lands with a hook. Shabadoo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Shabadoo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. Carpio tries to get to full guard but Shabadoo has control of the leg. Shabadoo lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Shabadoo scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Shabadoo stops Carpio from getting back to his feet.
Shabadoo controlling the action here. Carpio makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Shabadoo misses with a hook. Carpio closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shabadoo did well to prevent Carpio getting side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joey Shabadoo will probably get the nod. That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Carpio throws a sloppy head kick and Shabadoo moves out of range easily. A slow jab from Carpio misses its intended target. Carpio moves out of range of the body kick. Carpio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Shabadoo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carpio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Shabadoo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carpio. Shabadoo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown and Carpio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Carpio lands a head kick. Shabadoo smiles back at him and beckons him forward. Carpio looking for a takedown here - he's got it. Carpio is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Shabadoo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carpio gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Shabadoo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Carpio connects with a couple of short punches. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Carpio landing with the ground and pound. Carpio throwing strikes from guard but Shabadoo blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Shabadoo looking to control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carpio accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Shabadoo trying to strike off his back.
Shabadoo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Shabadoo prevents Carpio from standing back up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carpio manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Shabadoo lands a couple of elbows. Shabadoo wants to control from the top but Carpio keeps moving. Carpio wants to stand up but Shabadoo is controlling him. Carpio looking for a guillotine here but Shabadoo defends easily.
Shabadoo passes Carpio's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Shabadoo scoring with strikes to the body and head. Shabadoo is looking to take a break and control but Carpio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Carpio tries to kick Shabadoo off but Shabadoo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Shabadoo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Shabadoo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Carpio is not content to let Shabadoo control the position. Carpio trying to control from the bottom.
Carpio pushes Shabadoo off looking to stand but Shabadoo dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up. Carpio ducks under a wild hook from Shabadoo. Shabadoo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Shabadoo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Shabadoo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carpio?
Carpio is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Shabadoo controlling from the full mount. Carpio is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Shabadoo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carpio hang on? Carpio bucks up and throws Shabadoo to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape! Carpio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carpio moves into range and clinches up with Shabadoo. Carpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shabadoo avoids it. Shabadoo breaks from the clinch.
A low kick from Shabadoo is predictable there and Carpio makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Shabadoo scores with a jab to the jaw. Carpio wants to clinch. Carpio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shabadoo. Nice defenses there by Carpio. Shabadoo throws a low kick but Carpio avoids it. A thudding body kick lands there by Carpio!
Carpio explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work. Carpio moves away from the strike by Shabadoo. Shabadoo misses with a wild combination.
Shabadoo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Carpio plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! Carpio moves into the clinch. Carpio tries a knee to the head but Shabadoo blocks it.
Carpio tries to land knees in the clinch but Shabadoo avoids the damage to the body. Carpio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shabadoo is defending well for now. Shabadoo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. Shabadoo prevents Carpio from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joey Shabadoo. I think Shabadoo 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30 Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28 Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Dave Carpio!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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