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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Wiggin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Carnitine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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154 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
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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
23 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrew Wiggin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Larry Carnitine!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnitine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiggin manages to avoid it.
Wiggin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiggin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carnitine looks to throw the jab but Wiggin is out of range.
Wiggin wants to clinch.
Carnitine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carnitine swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiggin.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Carnitine is having none of it.
Carnitine keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiggin darts in trying to clinch
and Carnitine counters with a takedown into side control.
Wiggin manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Carnitine tries to get to full guard but Wiggin has control of the leg.
Carnitine trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Carnitine to regain full guard.
Wiggin stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wiggin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carnitine.
Carnitine circles away from the clinch attempt
so Carnitine counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Carnitine pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wiggin is keeping the position for now.
Carnitine wants to control from the top but Wiggin keeps moving.
Carnitine is in close to Wiggin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carnitine throws a strike but Wiggin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Carnitine wants to improve his position but instead Wiggin has moved into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carnitine is looking for a sweep. Wiggin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wiggin is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Carnitine sees it coming and defends easily.
Wiggin stops Carnitine from getting back to his feet.
Wiggin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wiggin stands up from half guard.
Wiggin wants to clinch.
Wiggin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carnitine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Wiggin is able to avoid easily.
Carnitine is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wiggin's half guard.
Carnitine is working for a kimura but Wiggin is defending it quite comfortably.
Wiggin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Carnitine misses with a head shot. Wiggin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Carnitine is looking to advance position but Wiggin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin wants to control the pace but Carnitine is squirming around nicely.
Wiggin throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Carnitine because Wiggin loaded up on that one.
Carnitine sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Wiggin trying to mount his opponent but Carnitine defends it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiggin trying to control from half guard but Carnitine is working away.
Carnitine is trying is best to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Carnitine dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carnitine jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carnitine throws a jab when Wiggin was well out of range.
Carnitine misses with a body shot.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Carnitine. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Wiggin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carnitine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carnitine dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wiggin. That did some damage!
Wiggin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wiggin prevents a body shot from Carnitine.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiggin looking to throw knees to the head but Carnitine is blocking nicely.
Wiggin misses with an elbow strike.
Carnitine pushes off an throws an elbow but Wiggin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wiggin gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiggin misses with a knee strike.
Carnitine can't get the takedown.
Wiggin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carnitine's defenses.
Wiggin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Carnitine is defending well for now.
Wiggin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Wiggin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Carnitine's face.
Wiggin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wiggin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wiggin throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wiggin connects with a knee to the head.
Carnitine avoiding damage as Wiggin throws knees to the body.
Wiggin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Carnitine avoiding damage as Wiggin throws knees to the body.
Wiggin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carnitine manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carnitine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wiggin won't allow Carnitine to sweep him here.
Carnitine looking to control.
Wiggin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiggin throwing strikes from guard but Carnitine blocks nicely.
Wiggin tries to stand but Carnitine is controlling from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wiggin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Carnitine punching from mount but Wiggin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Wiggin working to try and regain half guard.
Carnitine can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wiggin is looking to escape.
Wiggin really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Wiggin takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carnitine putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Carnitine throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carnitine landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carnitine postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Wiggin looks a forlorn figure.
Carnitine punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Larry Carnitine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Carnitine connects with a right hand. Wiggin shakes it off.
Wiggin moves out of range of the strikes.
Andrew Wiggin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wiggin is looking to clinch.
Carnitine shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wiggin pinned against the cage. Wiggin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Carnitine moves out of range.
Carnitine misses with a straight left.
Carnitine just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carnitine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wiggin tries to clinch there but Carnitine circles away.
Carnitine misses with a looping left.
Carnitine looks to land a left hand but Wiggin moved out of range nicely.
Wiggin doesn't manage to clinch there - Carnitine circles away.
Carnitine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carnitine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carnitine.
Wiggin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wiggin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wiggin fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiggin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiggin wants to clinch up but Carnitine keeps it at a distance.
Wiggin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiggin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiggin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiggin tries to clinch but Carnitine moves away
and Carnitine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carnitine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Carnitine scores with a jab to the body.
Wiggin wants to clinch up but Carnitine keeps it at a distance.
Carnitine works Wiggin's body with a nice hook.
Wiggin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carnitine scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine just misses with a punch to the body.
Wiggin wants to clinch.
Carnitine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carnitine throws a shot to the body.
Wiggin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carnitine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carnitine lands a nice looking body shot.
Wiggin wants to clinch but Carnitine slips to the side
and Carnitine counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wiggin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carnitine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wiggin is looking to clinch.
Wiggin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carnitine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Andrew Wiggin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wiggin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiggin moves to clinch but Carnitine breaks away
enabling Carnitine to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine throws out a loose jab but Wiggin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wiggin wants to clinch
and Carnitine counters with a left to the body.
Wiggin darts in trying to clinch
letting Carnitine counter with a right hand.
Wiggin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wiggin wants it to stay on the feet.
Wiggin tries to clinch up.
Wiggin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wiggin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wiggin tries to clinch there but Carnitine circles away.
Wiggin closes the distance but Carnitine moves to the side
and Carnitine connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carnitine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carnitine circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carnitine counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wiggin tries to clinch up but Carnitine circles away and keeps his distance.
Carnitine misses with a straight left.
Carnitine swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiggin.
Larry Carnitine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carnitine throws a right and a left that Wiggin avoids nicely.
Carnitine thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wiggin is looking to clinch.
Wiggin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wiggin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Carnitine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carnitine throws a nice outside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carnitine lands a jab to Wiggin's midsection.
Andrew Wiggin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carnitine keeps the fight on the outside.
Wiggin throws a wild body kick that Carnitine sees coming a mile off.
Wiggin wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Larry Carnitine.
I've got Carnitine winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Larry Carnitine!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Larry Carnitine waved his t-shirt featuring Hardcore Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
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hype
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