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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Larry Carnitine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Vanier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carnitine comes to the cage accompanied by Doro Pesch and Udo Dirkschneider covering Breaking the Law. Larry Carnitine could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adam Vanier's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Carnitine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adam Vanier!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnitine throws a big shot that misses.
Carnitine throws a front kick aimed at Vanier's knee but Vanier avoids it well.
Vanier fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carnitine, pushing him back against the cage.
Carnitine working hard to break the clinch.
Carnitine tries to break the clinch but Vanier is controlling the position.
Carnitine drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carnitine tries to circle away but Vanier has him pinned against the cage.
Carnitine fails to pull guard.
Vanier pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carnitine looks to clinch
and Vanier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Carnitine lands a body shot.
Carnitine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vanier stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vanier wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Larry Carnitine. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Vanier. No joy for Carnitine on that attempt.
Vanier cracks Carnitine with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vanier tries to clinch but Carnitine is having none of it.
Carnitine darts in trying to clinch
and Vanier counters by clinching up.
Vanier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanier moves into range and clinches up with Carnitine.
Vanier misses with an elbow strike.
Vanier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carnitine blocks it with crossed arms.
A knee to the head by Vanier.
Vanier gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carnitine.
Carnitine escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vanier moves in looking to clinch but Carnitine pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Carnitine misses the target.
Carnitine keeps the fight on the outside.
Vanier tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Carnitine counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vanier's guard now.
Carnitine is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Carnitine working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Carnitine passes into half guard.
Vanier is staying active underneath Carnitine, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vanier trying to control but Carnitine postures up.
Carnitine thows a huge punch but Vanier dodges it nicely.
Vanier holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Vanier missing with punches from the bottom.
Carnitine looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Carnitine thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vanier to regain full guard.
Vanier has his feet on Carnitine's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Vanier looks gassed!
Carnitine swats away the attempt to clinch by Vanier.
Carnitine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine looks to clinch
and Vanier counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carnitine moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Vanier stopping the sweep attempt from Carnitine.
Carnitine keeping full guard, as Vanier tries to pass.
Vanier drops back, looking for a kneebar! Carnitine looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Carnitine looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Carnitine!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vanier is not content to let Carnitine control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine lands a nice forearm strike.
Carnitine is looking to take a break and control but Vanier is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carnitine tries to move to mount but Vanier blocks the move with his legs.
Carnitine trying to control the action but Vanier is working from the bottom.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Vanier is trying to control Carnitine's posture but Carnitine avoids it.
Carnitine looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vanier is avoiding damage well.
Vanier tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Carnitine scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Carnitine tries to keep control of the position but Vanier is staying busy.
Carnitine throwing damaging strikes from the back! Vanier could be in trouble here!
That's six 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.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Vanier trying to control the hands but Carnitine breaks the grip.
Vanier prevents Carnitine from getting a body triangle.
Vanier tries to roll but Carnitine sticks to his back.
Carnitine is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Vanier up.
Carnitine lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Carnitine doesn't have the hooks in and Vanier manages to turn into his guard.
Carnitine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Vanier preventing the sweep.
Carnitine trying to control the position here.
Carnitine looking for a sweep. Not yet Carnitine, not yet.
Carnitine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carnitine holds on and takes a little breather.
Larry Carnitine has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Vanier clinches.
That's eight 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.
Vanier has Carnitine pressed against the cage, preventing Carnitine from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Carnitine works on Vanier's body with a couple of short punches.
Carnitine is looking to break free of the clinch but Vanier has double underhooks.
Vanier breaks from the clinch.
Carnitine darts in trying to clinch
and Vanier counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carnitine's guard now.
Carnitine is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vanier drops back looking for a leg! Carnitine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Carnitine manages to kick Vanier off! Vanier jumps back into Carnitine's guard.
Carnitine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Vanier is controlling him.
Carnitine is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Vanier trying to control the position from guard on top but Carnitine is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carnitine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carnitine trying to strike off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Adam Vanier will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Vanier. No joy for Carnitine on that attempt.
Carnitine clinches but Vanier breaks the clinch
so Vanier counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vanier not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vanier prevents Carnitine from getting back to his feet.
Vanier postures up.
Vanier cracks Carnitine with a solid left hand.
Carnitine wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Vanier is now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carnitine is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanier lands with a punch from half guard.
Vanier frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Vanier controlling his opponent.
Carnitine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's two 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.
Vanier prevents Carnitine from getting the reversal.
Carnitine swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Carnitine wants to hold on but Vanier pushes him away.
Vanier trying to control but Carnitine is having none of it.
Carnitine bucks up and throws Vanier to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Vanier tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carnitine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carnitine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Vanier counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vanier has him pressed against the cage.
Vanier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vanier displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carnitine.
Larry Carnitine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vanier rushes Carnitine and presses him up against the cage.
Vanier lands an elbow inside.
Carnitine is trying to break the clinch but Vanier has him pressed against the cage.
Vanier tries to throw a body punch but Carnitine avoids it by throwing Vanier back against the cage.
Carnitine jumps guard and drags Vanier to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Carnitine wants to stand up but Vanier is controlling him.
Vanier stands up and waves to Carnitine to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanier gets the takedown into side control.
Vanier working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Carnitine gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carnitine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Vanier not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carnitine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine wants to sweep but no luck.
Vanier missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carnitine not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Vanier passes into half guard.
Vanier controlling the action here.
Carnitine landing rabbit punches to the side of Vanier's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carnitine keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Carnitine moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Carnitine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carnitine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vanier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vanier blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carnitine.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine stalling.
Vanier trying to hold on to Carnitine's head to control him but Carnitine postures up.
Vanier looking for submissions off his back.
Carnitine controlling the action here.
Carnitine looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vanier with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carnitine wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vanier keeps working.
Carnitine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vanier's head.
Carnitine lands strikes from half guard.
Carnitine thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vanier to regain full guard.
Vanier looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Vanier looking for a guillotine here but Carnitine defends easily.
Carnitine wants to control from the top but Vanier keeps moving.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Vanier is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carnitine throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carnitine has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carnitine works over Vanier with some ground and pound from guard.
Carnitine passes into half guard.
Larry Carnitine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carnitine working over Vanier with some ground and pound. Vanier looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carnitine thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vanier to regain full guard.
Carnitine connects with a couple of short punches.
Carnitine scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Adam Vanier comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vanier has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 18:20
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 18:20
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 18:20
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Vanier!
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