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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mateus Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carver is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Machine Gun - Manu Chao. Dante Carver will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mateus Allen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dante Carver!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Carver circles away.
Carver's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carver duly obliges.
Carver works Allen's body with a nice hook.
Carver swinging wildly here.
Allen tries to clinch up but Carver circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carver misses with a double jab
and Allen counters with a takedown into side control.
Allen decides to stand back up. Allen steps back and let's Carver get back to his feet.
Allen throws a series of punches but Carver moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carver thuds his right hand into Allen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carver throws a right hand that Allen ducks under and follows up with a left that Allen also avoids with ease.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Carver pushes him off.
Carver rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Allen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carver closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Carver circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Carver.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carver.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Allen slips a jab and a cross from Carver.
Allen looks to score with a jab to the body but Carver is just out of range.
Carver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Allen.
Allen throws a body punch but Carver moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Carver. Those never looked like landing.
Allen just misses with a punch to the body.
Carver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Allens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Allen tries to clinch up but Carver circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen wants to clinch.
Carver throws a combination. Allen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Allen circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch combination from Carver misses.
Carver with a hook.
Carver lands a lovely overhand right.
Allen is looking to clinch.
Carver throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
Allen looks to clinch
and Carver counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Allen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carver moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Allen is looking to clinch but Carver is avoiding it.
Allen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Allen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carver throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carver misses with a combination
and Carver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to clinch up but Carver keeps it at a distance.
Carver lands with a nice combination. Allen backs away looking to recover.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Carver tries to circle away but Allen has him pinned against the cage.
Allen manages to break the clinch.
Carver throws a hook to the side of Allen's head but Allen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Some wild striking there from Carver.
Allen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allen tries to clinch up but Carver circles away and keeps his distance.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Carver circles away.
Allen swings for the body but Carver moves out of range.
Allen drives through and clinches with Carver against the cage.
Allen tries to break free but Carver pushes him back against the cage.
Allen lands a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allen moves into the clinch.
Allen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carver is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Allen stalling against the cage.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carver lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Allen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Allen walks into a stiff left hand from Carver.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allen dodges the punch combination from Carver.
Allen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carver.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mateus Allen will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Carver circles away.
Allen wants to clinch up but Carver keeps it at a distance.
Carver tries to bum rush Allen with a series of wild strikes but Allen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dante Carver seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Allen darts in and clinches Carver up against the cage.
Allen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A combination from Carver does no damage.
Carver has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carver swinging wildly here.
Carver looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well.
Allen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carver missing with a left hand there. Allen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Allen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Carver lands the left hand.
Allen moves in looking to clinch but Carver pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Allen wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Carver.
Carver is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Carver throws a nice looking combination but Allen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dante Carver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carver ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Allen throws an overhand right that lands on Carver's shoulder, as Carver tries to avoid the shot.
Allen has closed the distance and engaged Carver in a clinch.
Allen breaks the clinch.
Allen thows a body shot but no joy.
Carver misses with a series of wild punches.
Allen fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allen moves away from the strike by Carver.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Carver.
Carver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Allen swings for the body but Carver moves out of range.
Carver keeps the fight on the outside.
Allen rushes Carver and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carver connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dante Carver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Allen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carver misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carver.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carver swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Carver does no damage.
Allen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carver circles away quickly and effectively.
Allen misses with a few strikes there.
Carver keeps the fight on the outside.
Carver misses with the combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carver.
Carver bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Allen's head.
Carver throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Allen is looking to clinch.
Allen tries to clinch up.
Carver throws a right and a left that Allen avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carver.
Carver works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carver fails to land with a series of punches.
Allen is looking to wear down Carver with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big right from Carver misses.
Carver looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carver moves away.
Carver swings for the body but Allen moves out of range.
Allen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carver tries to get to full guard but Allen has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Allen trying to control the action but Carver is working from the bottom.
Allen throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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 Mateus Allen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carver paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carver throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Allen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Carver, pushing him back against the cage.
Allen keeps control of Carver as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Allen looks to land a right hand but Carver moved out of range.
Allen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carver.
Carver looks to land a combination but Allen avoids it well.
Allen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carver manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Allen wants to clinch.
Carver keeps the fight on the outside.
Carver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carver circles away from the clinch attempt.
Allen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Allen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Allen scores with a jab to the body.
Allen gets a clinch.
Allen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carver will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Allen takes a swing at Carver's ribcage but misses.
Allen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Allen breaks from the clinch.
Allen throws a series of punches but Carver moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Carver. Those never looked like landing.
Allen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carver counters with a nice uppercut.
Carver goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Allen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carver gets tackled into the cage by Allen. Allen maintains the clinch.
Allen manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carver throws a right and a left that both miss.
Allen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carver tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Allen was well out of range. Poor timing from Carver.
Allen misses with a wild body shot.
Allen tries to clinch but Carver moves out of range.
Allen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carver manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carver feints a jab promting Allen to slip. Carver then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Allen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Allen swinging wildly here.
Allen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carver looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carver lands a lovely overhand right.
Carver avoids the body shot from Allen.
Carver misses with a double jab
and Allen counters with a left to the body.
Allen tries to close the distance and clinch but Carver swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carver fails to land with a series of punches.
Carver connects with a body shot.
Allen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carver misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allen misses with a wild combination.
Carver gets tackled into the cage by Allen. Allen maintains the clinch.
Allen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Allen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allen misses with a body shot.
Allen doesn't manage to clinch there - Carver circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carver uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Allen.
A lazy left from Carver finds it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mateus Allen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Allen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Seu Braga scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight for Mateus Allen!
Mateus Allen wins by unanimous decision!
After winning the bout, Mateus Allen thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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