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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fabricio Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Dickens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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143 lbs
24 - 6 - 0 |
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145 lbs
6 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Fabricio Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richard Dickens!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dickens scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Fabricio Carvalho has been cut.
Dickens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carvalhos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Carvalho misses the target.
Dickens stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dickens wants it to stay on the feet.
Dickens works the jab nicely.
Dickens darts in and clinches Carvalho up against the cage.
Carvalho has had enough of the clinch but Dickens keeps him there for the moment.
Dickens pushes Carvalho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dickens working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dickens scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Dickens.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvalho drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dickens gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dickens landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carvalho trying to stall but Dickens improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickens lands with a light punch inside.
Dickens stalling the fight.
Dickens lands a body punch.
A short left from Dickens.
Dickens breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dickens.
Carvalho needs to keep his hands up - Dickens had a free shot at his head there.
Richard Dickens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Dickens.
Dickens moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dickens rushes Carvalho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickens lands with a left to the head.
Dickens prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fabricio Carvalho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carvalho is trying to break free.
Dickens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens lands a hook that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards.
Dickens lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Dickens.
A left hand lands to the body for Dickens.
Dickens digs a right hand underneath Carvalho's ribcage. Carvalho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carvalho is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dickens's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carvalho is defended easily by Dickens.
Dickens tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dickens scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carvalho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Dickens is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Carvalho shoots in but no luck this time.
Dickens lands a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dickens paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carvalho is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No luck for Carvalho with that takedown attempt.
Carvalho takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fabricio Carvalho's cut is getting worse.
Carvalho lands a jab.
Richard Dickens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carvalho on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dickens. Dickens obviously looking to wear him down.
Dickens fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Carvalho has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dickens.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Dickens and Carvalho goes tumbling to the canvas! Dickens follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Carvalho is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dickens keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nice strikes from Dickens there.
Dickens looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carvalho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dickens is nestled in close to Carvalho, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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. Dickens connects with a nice short shot to Carvalho's temple.
Oh Carvalho is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dickens throws a strike but Carvalho avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Carvalho seems to have got his legs back now.
Dickens throws a big elbow that misses.
Dickens is looking to work some ground and pound but Carvalho has wrist control.
Dickens content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dickens throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carvalho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Dickens dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabricio Carvalho's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dickens scores with a nice strike.
Dickens jabs Carvalho right on the nose. Carvalho blinks but takes it well.
Dickens drops his shoulder and cracks Carvalho with a huge uppercut! Carvalho goes down! Can Dickens finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dickens lands a couple of digs.
Dickens trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom.
Carvalho will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dickens trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dickens is looking to work some ground and pound but Carvalho has wrist control.
Carvalho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dickens is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dickens is looking to work some ground and pound but Carvalho has wrist control.
Dickens wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Dickens keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carvalho's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Dickens from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Richard Dickens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dickens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dickens scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carvalho in his tracks.
Dickens ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
Dickens lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fabricio Carvalho's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Carvalho looks to land a right hand but Dickens moved out of range.
Dickens drives through and clinches with Carvalho against the cage.
Dickens effectively controlling the action here.
Dickens digs a right hand underneath Carvalho's ribcage. Carvalho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carvalho can't get the takedown.
Dickens lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dickens lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dickens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carvalho looking for a takedown.
Dickens lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dickens stalls.
Dickens cracks Carvalho with a nice body shot.
Dickens lands an uppercut.
Dickens 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 Dickens can turn it around.
Dickens lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dickens content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dickens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dickens.
Dickens lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dickens!
Dickens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dickens rushes Carvalho and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dickens effectively controlling the action here.
Dickens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carvalho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dickens connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dickens connects with an inside leg kick.
Dickens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Dickens throws a nice outside leg kick.
Fabricio Carvalho is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheers as Carvalho lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dickens doesn't seem phased though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvalho takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dickens steps in with a hook that catches Carvalho right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Dickens follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Carvalho looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Dickens!
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hype
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