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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitchael Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dante Carver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes to the ring accompanied by Young Forever- Jay Z ft. Mr Hudson. Carver has chosen Machine Gun - Manu Chao as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mitchael Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Dante Carver!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young shoots and misses
and Carver counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carver scores with a jab.
Carver stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carver misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Young.
Young has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carver finds it's way round the side to connect with Young's head.
Young dodges the punch combination from Carver.
Carver ducks under a wild hook from Young.
Carver lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Young fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mitchael Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young shoots in for a double leg but Carver sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mitchael Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Young misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Young doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Young really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carver misses with a few strikes there.
Young slips a jab and a cross from Carver.
Carver misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carver darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carver stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carver wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice cross by Carver.
Carver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carver scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sloppy strikes from Carver. Those never looked like landing.
Carver throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Carver shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carver throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Carver throws a nice looking combination but Young bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carver misses with a few strikes there.
Carver scores with a three punch combo!
Young misses with a takedown
and Carver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dante Carver is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carver connects with a body shot that sends Young's belly button to the back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Young tries for a takedown but Carver sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carver scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Young has his takedown stuffed
and Carver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carver swinging wildly here.
Carver swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Carver.
Carver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Young.
Carver lands a nice looking body shot.
Carver is working the combinations to good effect here.
Carver misses with a wild combination.
Carver throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Carver throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Young gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Young takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Young dodges the punch combination from Carver.
Young with a lazy takedown attempt
and Carver counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carver but Carver pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carver throws a series of punches but Young avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Young or perhaps it was just good defense by Carver which made him look bad.
Young throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carver's waist but Carver gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Young off to one side.
Carver scores with a jab to the body.
Young takes one on the button.
Carver is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Young had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Carver lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Carver lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Young.
Young misses with a takedown
and Carver counters with a left and a right that stings Young.
Young fails with the takedown
and Carver counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Carver lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carver misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carver, as that shot connected.
Carver stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carver wants it to stay on the feet.
Carver lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Young is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Carver's half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carver works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carver looking for a triangle here. Young is fighting it but it looks tight! Carver pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Young is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Dante Carver!
Dante Carver decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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