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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dave Carpio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carpio's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Derezzed. Dunn has chosen Diary of a Madman as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Dave Carpio!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Dunn.
Carpio throws a solid leg kick but Dunn takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Carpio.
Dunn connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Carpio closes the distance and pushes Dunn back into the cage.
Dunn lands a body punch.
Carpio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dunn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carpio misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dunn tries a body shot but Carpio blocks it.
Nice elbow from Carpio.
Carpio throws a head punch that misses.
Dunn can't break the clinch.
Carpio blocks an uppercut.
Carpio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Carpio.
Carpio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carpio works on Dunn's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carpio throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dunn blocks it with crossed arms.
Carpio missing with knees to the body.
Dunn blocks the elbow strike.
Carpio using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dunn has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carpio.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn scores a nice knee to the body.
Dunn blocks an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carpio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dunn's brow.
Carpio misses with a knee strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Carpio just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dunn's brow.
Carpio landing knees to the head.
Dunn has picked Carpio up - he's going for a ride! Dunn dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dunn trying to control the action but Carpio is working from the bottom.
Dunn controlling the pace.
Dunn working Carpio over with strikes.
Dunn trying to control from half guard but Carpio is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dunn trying to mount his opponent but Carpio defends it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dunn connects with a nice short shot to Carpio's temple.
Carpio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dunn.
Dunn trying to control the action but Carpio is working from the bottom.
Dunn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carpio is looking to improve his position.
Carpio is defending against the submission attempts here by Dunn.
Carpio trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carpio does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carpio wants to control but Dunn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carpio is trying to get back to full guard.
Dunn is looking to stall here but Carpio recovers full guard.
Dunn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carpio keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carpio swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dunn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carpio utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Carpio keeps moving.
Carpio wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dunn throws a strike but Carpio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunn looking to control.
Dunn wriggles free and stands up.
Carpio throws a looping overhand right but Dunn ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carpio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dunn lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice cross by Dunn.
Dave Carpio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Carpio misses.
Carpio throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A left lands for Carpio.
Carpio misses with a low kick.
Dunn has closed the distance and engaged Carpio in a clinch.
Carpio blocks a body shot from Dunn.
Carpio looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carpio pushes off an throws an elbow but Dunn leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dunn blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dunn obliges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carpio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dunn avoids it.
Dunn managing to block the knees to the body from Carpio.
Dunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Dunn.
A low kick from Carpio misses
and Dunn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carpio is looking to chop away at Dunn's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dunn scoring well with a low kick there.
Dunn stalks Carpio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carpio's face. Carpio staggers backwards, shaken.
Carpio connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dunn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dunn connects with a leg kick. Carpio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dunn blocks a low kick nicely.
Dunn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dunn scores with a push kick.
Dunn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carpio thows a body shot but no joy.
A left lands for Carpio.
Mark Dunn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dunn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A low kick from Carpio is predictable there
and Dunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dunn tests Carpio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carpio lands a nice shot to the body.
Dunn throws a good cross that connects.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dunn has Carpio up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Dunn - that landed with a thud.
Dunn lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunn.
Dunn dodges an elbow strike from Carpio.
Dunn lands a knee to the body.
Carpio lands an elbow inside.
Dunn blocks an elbow strike from Carpio.
Carpio prevents a body shot from Dunn.
Dunn blocks an elbow strike.
Dunn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carpio misses with a punch on the inside.
Carpio swings wildly with an uppercut but Dunn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dunn misses with a punch to the body.
Dunn lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Carpio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Dunn breaks from the clinch.
Dunn looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dunn can't find room to land a body shot as Carpio controls the action.
Carpio prevents a body shot from Dunn.
Dunn manages to break the clinch.
Dunn darts in and clinches Carpio up against the cage.
Dunn takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dunn blocks the elbow strike.
Dunn turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Dunn postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Dunn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dunn throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Carpio works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dunn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dunn is working away from the top position though.
Dunn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dunn is trying to control the action in half guard but Carpio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dunn is nestled in close to Carpio, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mark Dunn has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dunn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dunn is trying to control the action in half guard but Carpio is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dunn is looking for a kimura but Carpio is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Dunn to get the leverage.
Dunn lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dunn throws a head kick that half lands.
Carpio throws an overhand right that lands on Dunn's shoulder, as Dunn tries to avoid the shot.
Dunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Carpio finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Carpio shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dunn.
An elbow from Dunn crashes against the mat.
Carpio struggling a bit here.
Dunn throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dunn is trying to get an arm triangle but Carpio is defending well.
Sloppy strikes there by Dunn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpio is looking to reverse the position.
Dunn postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The strikes coming from Dunn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Dunn is looking to take a break and control but Carpio is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dunn advances to mount.
Carpio defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dunn.
Carpio manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Carpio, under a barage of strikes from Dunn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dunn.
Carpio regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Dunn.
Dunn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dunn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carpio working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dunn.
Dunn looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn lands a couple of digs.
Dunn throws a big right hand that misses.
Carpio avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dunn postures up and lands a big shot to Carpio's brow.
Dunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dunn trying to control but Carpio is working from the bottom.
Dunn throwing strikes but missing.
Dunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn throwing strikes from guard but Carpio blocks nicely.
Dunn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Dunn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carpio keeping moving, preventing Dunn from controlling successfully.
Carpio wants to sweep here but Dunn controlling him for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunn throws a strike but Carpio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Carpio trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dunn ducks under a wild hook from Carpio.
Carpio throws a leg kick but Dunn moved away.
Carpio tries to sprawl but Dunn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Dunn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carpio defending well though.
Dunn looks to land a strike but Carpio avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Carpio keeping full guard, as Dunn tries to pass.
Dunn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dunn throwing strikes but missing.
Dunn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carpio is trying to control the position but Dunn postures up.
Dunn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dunn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carpio is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carpio's guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dunn connects with a nice short shot to Carpio's temple.
Dunn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carpio's head.
Dunn wants to pass to mount but Carpio is defending the position.
Dunn trying to control from half guard but Carpio is working away.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carpio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dunn.
Dunn working over Carpio with some ground and pound. Carpio looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpio moves into full guard.
Dunn throws a strike but Carpio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Carpio throwing strikes from guard but Dunn blocks nicely.
Dunn seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Carpio loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dunn is on top in guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Carpio keeps moving.
Dunn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dunn trying to control but Carpio is working from the bottom.
Dunn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carpio trying to control the position.
Carpio is controlling Dunn's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dunn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Carpio keeps moving.
Dunn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carpio wants to sweep here but Dunn controlling him for the moment.
Dunn tries to free his leg and advance position but Carpio is retaining full guard.
Dunn wants to control from the top but Carpio keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dunn looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Dunn dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dunn shoots in looking for a takedown. Carpio tries to sprawl out of it but Dunn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carpio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dunn connects with a nice looking jab.
Dunn misses with an uppercut. Carpio saw that one coming.
Dunn blocks a low kick nicely.
Dunn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carpio as he jumps to the side.
Dunn slips a jab from Carpio.
Dunn tries to score with a low kick but Carpio moves his leg out of the way.
Dunn throws out a powerful jab.
Dunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A cross from Dunn lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Carpio misses the target.
Carpio throws a leg kick but Dunn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Carpio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunn displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carpio.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nice jab there from Dunn.
Carpio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dunn connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carpio.
Dunn lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dunn misses with a straight right.
Dunn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carpio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dave Carpio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Dunn.
Carpio throws a push kick but Dunn slaps the foot to one side.
Dunn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carpio.
Carpio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carpio throws a low kick but Dunn avoids it.
Carpio needs to keep his hands up - Dunn had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Carpio.
Carpio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carpio.
Mark Dunn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carpio takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carpio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carpio throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dunn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carpio.
Carpio looks to land a right hand but Dunn moved out of range.
Dunn misses with a wild combination.
Carpio misses the jab.
Carpio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carpio wants to land a leg kick but Dunn is out of range.
Dunn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carpio is looking to land body kicks.
Dunn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpio moves in looking to clinch but Dunn pushes him off.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dunn.
A bone on bone clash there as Dunn blocks the leg kick.
Dunn jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dunn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carpio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carpio. That's going to slow Dunn down.
Dunn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carpio circles away.
Carpio tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dunn misses with a hook. Carpio ducked under it nicely.
Carpio connects with the punch.
Dunn blocks a jab.
Carpio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dunn.
Dunn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carpios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carpio misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carpio on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dunn thuds his right hand into Carpio's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dunn slips under a jab from Carpio.
Carpio connects with a leg kick. Dunn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carpio on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carpio throws a leg kick that misses.
Dunn connects with a body shot.
Dunn gets caught napping as Carpio dives in and scores a takedown. Dunn manages to retain guard.
Carpio with a flurry of punches that miss.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dunn is on top in guard.
Dunn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carpio trying to control the position.
Dave Carpio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dunn looking to sit in guard and control but Carpio gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dave Carpio.
Well Dunn 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 46:49
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Dunn! Mark Dunn retains his bantamweight title!
Mark Dunn very nearly forgot to thank BLKOUT CLothing 93% Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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