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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyhma Saapas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carvalho's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, DOLLADREW smoking a blunt drinking a beer!!. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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199 cm
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270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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197 cm
27
250 lbs
5 - 2 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drew Carvalho! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of New York, Tyhma Saapas! The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Bruno Lombardi and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Saapas gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saapas misses with a looping left. Carvalho swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Saapas throws a sloppy head kick and Carvalho moves out of range easily. Carvalho tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Saapas manages to circle out of the way. Carvalho scores with a hook to the body. Saapas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Carvalho takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Drew Carvalho has been cut. Carvalho moves out of range as Saapas throws a body kick.
Carvalho lands a glancing blow to the side of Saapas's head. A low kick from Saapas misses and Carvalho counters by clinching up. Carvalho avoids a wild elbow strike from Saapas. A head punch blocked on the inside by Saapas. A left hand lands to the body for Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with a body punch.
Saapas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. 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! Carvalho has a couple of punches blocked by Saapas.
Saapas pushes off an throws an elbow but Carvalho leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes. Saapas is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes. A left hand lands to the body for Carvalho.
Saapas blocking some punches.
Carvalho lands a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carvalho scores with a shot to the side of Saapas's head. Saapas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Saapas misses with an elbow over the top. Saapas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carvalho. Saapas lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Carvalho misses with a body punch.
Carvalho lands a nice uppercut. Nice elbow from Saapas. Saapas is trying to maintain a safe position but Carvalho gets an underhook and turns Saapas into the ropes. Carvalho misses with a punch on the inside.
Carvalho takes an elbow to the temple. Saapas blocks an uppercut.
Saapas looking to stall.
Saapas lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Saapas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Carvalho takes an elbow to the temple. Carvalho avoids a wild elbow strike from Saapas. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Saapas tries to stall but Carvalho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saapas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Saapas misses with an elbow strike.
Carvalho lands a left hand.
Carvalho lands a right hand that snaps the head of Saapas backwards. Saapas is struggling to control the position. Carvalho has a couple of punches blocked by Saapas.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carvalho. Carvalho has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Saapas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Saapas is trying to maintain a safe position but Carvalho gets an underhook and turns Saapas into the ropes. Saapas lands a body shot in the clinch.
Saapas misses with an elbow strike.
Saapas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards. Saapas misses with a short punch on the inside. Saapas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Carvalho avoids it. Carvalho lands a shoulder strike. Carvalho avoids the elbow strike from Saapas, against the ropes.
Saapas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes. Carvalho misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Carvalho fails to land. Carvalho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saapas's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carvalho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saapas. Saapas tries to stall but Carvalho uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Saapas blocking some punches.
Carvalho throws a head punch that misses. Carvalho softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes. Carvalho takes an elbow to the forehead. Saapas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Saapas. Carvalho takes an elbow to the forehead.
Drew Carvalho's cut is getting worse. Carvalho tries to throw a body punch but Saapas avoids it by throwing Carvalho back against the ropes. Carvalho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carvalho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes. Saapas looks winded! Saapas stalling in the clinch but Carvalho improves position. Carvalho misses with a short punch on the inside. A short right from Carvalho on the inside. Carvalho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Saapas is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Saapas misses with an elbow strike.
Saapas is still on wobbly legs! Can Carvalho finish him? Carvalho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Saapas has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Carvalho seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Saapas can turn it around. Saapas looks to throw an elbow but misses. Saapas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carvalhos head. Saapas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saapas blocking some punches.
Saapas seems to have recovered his senses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Saapas lands an elbow inside. Carvalho creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Saapas with a big uppercut! Saapas tries to clinch up but Carvalho pushes him back against the ropes and lands another monster strike that crumples Saapas to the mat! Saapas covers up and Carvalho unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Drew Carvalho! Post fight, Drew Carvalho stared into the camera and said 'Im champ for a reason....im fucking untouchable'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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