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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrea Carnevale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aapo Ik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carnevale might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrea Carnevale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aapo Ik!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnevale throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ik stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carnevale moves in looking to clinch but Ik pushes him off.
Ik uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carnevale.
Carnevale loads up on a big right hand but Ik slips the punch.
Carnevale seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Carnevale misses with a right hand
and Ik counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ik working the ground and pound but Carnevale is defending the strikes.
You can see the frustration on Carnevale's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ik has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carnevale takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ik wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carnevale keeps working.
Carnevale takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ik happy to just control the position for now.
Carnevale prevents Ik from moving into mount.
Carnevale struggling a bit here.
Carnevale tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ik wants to control but Carnevale is keeping him busy.
Carnevale striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Carnevale tries to bench press Ik off him but Ik keeps the position.
Ik trying to control the position but Carnevale is working away.
Ik scores with punches from side control.
Ik scoring with punches from side control.
Ik cracks Carnevale with a big right hand but Carnevale just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carnevale struggling a bit here.
Carnevale is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ik connects with a decent elbow.
Ik just content to control the position.
Carnevale knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ik on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ik trying to control the action but Carnevale is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnevale tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ik is chipping away with strikes.
Ik wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Carnevale, who protects the arm well.
Ik working away.
Carnevale might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ik is putting a hurting on Carnevale here, landing some big shots from side control.
Ik tries to move to mount but Carnevale blocks the move with his legs.
Carnevale struggling a bit here.
Carnevale takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ik working the body and head with strikes.
Ik scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ik is putting a hurting on Carnevale here, landing some big shots from side control.
Carnevale is trying to control Ik's posture but Ik avoids it.
Ik connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Carnevale some visible discomfort.
Carnevale struggling a bit here.
Carnevale takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Carnevale is rocked!
It looks like Andrea Carnevale has been cut.
A big shot lands for Ik! That's hurt Carnevale! Will he recover? Ik fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aapo Ik!
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hype
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