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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Drew Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghazala Hussein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carpenter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Let The Sunshine In. Hussein has chosen Enae Volare Mezzo as his entrance music. 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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155 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great low kicks
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Drew Carpenter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ghazala Hussein!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick from Carpenter.
Carpenter walks into a jab.
Carpenter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hussein checks the leg kick.
Hussein feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carpenters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carpenter slips under a jab.
Hussein throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hussein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hussein throws a lazy right hand but Carpenter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hussein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carpenter.
Carpenter scores with a kick to the body.
Carpenter misses with a body kick.
Hussein just misses with a punch to the body.
Carpenter throws a chopping leg kick but Hussein manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good work by Hussein as he checks the leg kick.
Hussein lands the left hand.
Carpenter looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Hussein!
Carpenter with a couple of short strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter with a couple of short strikes.
Carpenter throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carpenter fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Carpenter goes for an armbar but Hussein turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Hussein.
Hussein wants to stand but Carpenter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hussein is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carpenter manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hussein manages to get himself to full guard.
Carpenter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein looking to control.
Carpenter throws a strike but Hussein rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hussein wants to control from the top but Carpenter keeps moving.
Hussein stopping the sweep attempt from Carpenter.
Carpenter working for a triangle but Hussein defends it easily.
Carpenter working for a triangle but Hussein defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter wants to sweep here but Hussein controlling him for the moment.
Hussein drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hussein jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carpenter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hussein wants to stand but Carpenter has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hussein stopping the sweep attempt from Carpenter.
That's four 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.
Hussein being controlled here momentarily.
Carpenter is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carpenter wants to sweep here but Hussein controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carpenter is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Carpenter dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carpenter on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hussein walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carpenter.
Hussein blocks a low kick nicely.
Carpenter avoids the head kick by Hussein.
Hussein blocks a low kick nicely.
Hussein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carpenter lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hussein will feel that in the morning.
Hussein checks a leg kick nicely.
Carpenter is looking to slow Hussein down with leg kicks.
Hussein has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carpenter shoots in looking for a takedown. Hussein tries to sprawl out of it but Carpenter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hussein manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carpenter does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hussein takes a swing at Carpenter's ribcage but misses.
Hussein misses with a kick to the body.
Carpenter throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hussein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hussein scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carpenter throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Carpenter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carpenter slips under a jab.
Carpenter checks a leg kick.
Drew Carpenter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Carpenter misses
and Hussein counters with a nice body shot.
Ghazala Hussein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hussein throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hussein on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carpenter. Carpenter obviously looking to wear him down.
Carpenter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carpenter throws a leg kick which misses Hussein's front leg but catches the back leg as Hussein tries to avoid it.
Carpenter dodges the punch combination from Hussein.
Hussein takes a swing at Carpenter's ribcage but misses.
Carpenter throws a leg kick
and Carpenter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good leg kick by Carpenter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carpenter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hussein thows a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hussein avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carpenter explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Carpenter tries to work over Hussein's front leg with a kick but Hussein checks it.
Hussein is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Carpenter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hussein checks a low kick from Carpenter.
Hussein misses with the combination.
Carpenter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Hussein counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carpenter is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hussein's half guard.
Carpenter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hussein knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hussein looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter is looking to take a break and control but Hussein is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carpenter tries to pass the half guard into mount. Hussein knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Carpenter moves nicely into side control.
Hussein tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carpenter misses with the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
An elbow from Carpenter crashes against the mat.
Hussein can't do much from the bottom here.
Hussein is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Hussein is breathing heavily.
Carpenter trying to control the position but Hussein is working away.
Carpenter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Hussein's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drew Carpenter dominated that second round.
That's time! Carpenter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Carpenter closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carpenter lands in his opponent's guard.
Carpenter tries to free his leg and advance position but Hussein is retaining full guard.
Carpenter is working hard here to advance position.
Hussein is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hussein might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Carpenter kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Carpenter wants to control from the top but Hussein keeps moving.
Carpenter wants to pass the guard but Hussein is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Carpenter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carpenter wants to control from the top but Hussein keeps moving.
Carpenter throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hussein works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hussein preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carpenter pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hussein is keeping the position for now.
Carpenter won't allow Hussein to sweep him here.
Hussein takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carpenter trying to move into half guard but instead Hussein has managed to sweep!
Carpenter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hussein's guard.
Carpenter wants to pass the guard but Hussein is keeping the position.
Carpenter stops Hussein from standing up.
Carpenter slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ghazala Hussein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carpenter has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hussein!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carpenter cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carpenter working Hussein over with strikes here.
Hussein is bucking up trying to escape but Carpenter cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hussein's face.
Carpenter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hussein is rocked!
BOOM! Carpenter connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hussein is still in real trouble! Can Carpenter finish him?
Carpenter lands a heavy elbow.
Hussein working to try and regain half guard.
Drew Carpenter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carpenter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Carpenter lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Carpenter trying to control but Hussein is having none of it.
Carpenter is landing with some decent strikes but Hussein is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hussein taking shots to the head.
Carpenter working Hussein over with strikes here.
Carpenter looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Hussein covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drew Carpenter!
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