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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carpio comes to the cage accompanied by Rico Swave. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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136 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
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140 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Paul Aken and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpio throws a head kick but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit tries to bum rush Carpio with a series of wild strikes but Carpio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carpio lands with a kick to the temple. Benoit shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carpio misses with a head kick.
Benoit tries to bum rush Carpio with a series of wild strikes but Carpio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carpio tries to clinch but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit swats away the attempt to clinch by Carpio.
Dave Carpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carpio throws a sloppy head kick and Benoit moves out of range easily.
Carpio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carpio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carpio throws a head kick that misses.
Benoit misses with a two punch combination.
Carpio scores with a head kick.
Carpio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benoit's head.
No joy there for Benoit, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carpio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carpio tries to close the distance and clinch but Benoit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carpio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benoit throws a right and a left that Carpio avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benoit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carpio throws a sloppy head kick and Benoit moves out of range easily.
Carpio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carpio tries to clinch there but Benoit circles away.
Benoit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carpio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benoit tries to bum rush Carpio with a series of wild strikes but Carpio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carpio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benoit circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benoit throws a right and a left that Carpio avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio moves in looking to clinch but Benoit pushes him off.
Benoit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carpio has Benoit up against the cage in a clinch.
Carpio crunches a lovely knee into Benoit's ribcage.
Carpio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carpio lands with a light punch inside.
Carpio digs a right hand underneath Benoit's ribcage. Benoit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carpio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Michael Benoit has been cut.
Benoit working hard to break the clinch.
Carpio lands a knee to the body.
Benoit looks gassed!
Carpio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Carpio.
A left hand lands to the body for Carpio.
Carpio crunches a lovely knee into Benoit's ribcage.
A short body shot lands from Carpio as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Benoit tries to break free but Carpio pushes him back against the cage.
Carpio lands an elbow that stopped Benoit in his tracks for a moment.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carpio obliges.
Benoit is trying to break the clinch but Carpio is controlling him.
Carpio lands an elbow that stopped Benoit in his tracks for a moment.
Carpio working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Carpio.
Benoit takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carpio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carpio scores a nice knee to the body.
Carpio prevents Benoit from breaking the clinch.
Carpio lands an elbow just above Benoit 's eye.
Carpio lands a damaging elbow.
Benoit is looking to control Carpio's arms but Carpio gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benoit has his back to the cage.
Carpio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Benoit wants to stall.
Carpio scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carpio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carpio obliges.
Benoit takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Carpio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Benoit's cut.
That's time! Carpio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carpio's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carpio duly obliges.
Benoit takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Michael Benoit is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carpio scoring well with a low kick there.
Carpio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benoit manages to avoid it.
Benoit misses with a combination
and Carpio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carpio wants to clinch up but Benoit keeps it at a distance.
Carpio looks to score with a jab to the body but Benoit is just out of range.
A slow jab from Carpio misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benoit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carpio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benoit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carpio counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Benoit is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Benoit is rocked!
Carpio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benoit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benoit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carpio counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Benoit is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Carpio.
A jab from Carpio misses.
A head kick misses from Carpio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benoit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carpio counters with a nice kick to the body.
Carpio wants to clinch up but Benoit keeps it at a distance.
Benoit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carpio.
Carpio scores with the left hand. Benoit knows he should have avoided that one.
Benoit moves out of range of the strikes.
Carpio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benoit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carpio counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses with a double jab
and Carpio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carpio misses with a straight left.
Carpio throws a sloppy head kick and Benoit moves out of range easily.
Benoit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carpio wants to clinch up but Benoit keeps it at a distance.
Carpio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benoit throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Carpio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benoit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carpio connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benoit's hands.
Benoit misses with a combination
and Carpio counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Benoit misses with a combination
and Carpio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carpio throws a sloppy head kick and Benoit moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benoit misses with a double jab
and Carpio counters with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Carpio dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Benoit's cut.
That's time! Carpio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Benoit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carpio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dave Carpio is winning the standup battle so far.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carpio.
Carpio throws a head kick but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carpio counters with a head kick.
Benoit is still on wobbly legs! Can Carpio finish him?
Carpio wants to clinch.
Carpio drops Benoit with a big left hand! Benoit is injured, injured bad! Carpio jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Carpio!
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hype
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