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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anewt Gelato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Carter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 cm
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148 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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181 cm
19
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Anewt Gelato! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Shawn Carter! The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jorge Garcia and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Carter misses with a wild combination.
Gelato tries to clinch there but Carter circles away.
Carter dives in and grabs Gelato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gelato pushes down on Carter's head and hops out. Gelato shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. Gelato trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Gelato slips nicely into half guard. Gelato wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carter keeps working. Gelato slips a nice elbow through Carter's hands, connecting with Carter's forehead. Carter wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Gelato lands a nice short elbow. Carter trying to control but Gelato postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carter wants to improve his position but Gelato is controlling well.
Gelato seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense. Ground and pound from Gelato. Gelato wants to take a breather but Carter is having none of it. Carter manages to escape and get back to his feet! Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by Gelato. Carter with a lazy takedown attempt so Gelato counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. Gelato looking to sit in guard and control but Carter gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Gelato is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gelato looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carter is one step ahead there. Carter stops Gelato from standing up. Gelato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gelato keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass. Carter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position. Carter has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gelato is proving hard to escape from.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Gelato gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Gelato wants the takedown. Carter is fighting it off but Gelato persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Carter's guard against the ropes. Gelato is breathing heavily. Gelato sitting in guard, not really doing much. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gelato preventing the sweep. The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carter is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Gelato throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carter works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Gelato 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. Carter has his feet on Gelato's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. Carter fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter misses with a takedown attempt and Gelato counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carter won't be happy with that. Anewt Gelato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Carter. Gelato decides to stand up, so the ref orders Carter to his feet. Carter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carter lands in his opponent's guard. Gelato might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Gelato is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Carter looking to pass the guard. Gelato lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Carter! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Carter wants to hold on but Gelato pushes him away. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Carter is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anewt Gelato dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Carter with a poor takedown and Gelato decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carter's guard. Carter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gelato controls the pace. Carter is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gelato defends well. Gelato controls from within his opponent's guard. Gelato won't allow Carter to get back to his feet. Gelato passes Carter's left leg - he's now in half guard. Gelato moves nicely into side control. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gelato has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Carter! Anewt Gelato overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Carter'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. Carter tries to hold on but Gelato postures up. Gelato controlling the position easily from mount. Carter wants to control but Gelato is having none of it. Carter is bucking up trying to escape but Gelato cracks him with another couple of good strikes. Carter in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Gelato trying to control but he's not successful this time. The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring. Carter tries to reverse the position but Gelato maintains control. Gelato looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Gelato content just to control the position here. Gelato looking to finish Carter with some ground and pound. This is bad for Carter!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gelato is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Carter has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Gelato wants to control the pace but Carter is squirming around nicely. Carter manages to regain half guard. Good work. Carter has one foot on Gelato's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet. Carter shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Carter was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Gelato is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. Gelato tries to control Carter's body but Carter pushes him off. Gelato squirms to his side and now Carter has his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Carter's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Carter is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Carter tries to get the hooks in deep but Gelato pushed the leg off. Gelato breaks Carter's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Gelato in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. Gelato wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Carter shoots and misses and Gelato counters into the clinch. Nicely done. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anewt Gelato dominated that second round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Carter throws a low kick, looking for Gelato's leg but Gelato calmly moves out of range. Carter doesn't succeed with the takedown and Gelato counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carter's guard now. Gelato scoring with some ground and pound. Gelato scoring with punches to the head and body. Gelato stands and throws Carter's legs to the side, diving into side control. Carter is trying to buck Gelato off. Gelato trying to control the position but Carter is working away. Carter is pushing Gelato's head away, looking to escape. Gelato manages to hold on to the position though. Gelato passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Carter! Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gelato takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Gelato trying to control but he's not successful this time. Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Carter is trying to stand. Gelato looking to control but Carter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Carter tries to get back to half guard but can't. Gelato looking to control but Carter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Gelato with a couple of short strikes. Carter working to try and regain half guard.
Carter is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Carter wants to control but Gelato is having none of it. Carter wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gelato working away from the top, dropping strikes. Gelato tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Gelato looking to control but Carter is working nicely, looking to advance position himself. Gelato avoids the attempt from Carter to control. Carter is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action. Gelato is landing with some decent strikes but Carter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue. Carter keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Carter tries to lock up and control but Gelato gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Gelato landing strikes from the mount. Gelato moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Carter has worked his arm free - good work by Carter!
Carter is looking to regain half guard here but Gelato keeps moving and retains side control. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Gelato decides to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight! Anewt Gelato showed his dominance in that final round. Well Gelato 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Anewt Gelato!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
51% |
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