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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Carnera (ranked 3641 p4p, 451 weight class) and Steve Roach (ranked 8681 p4p, 757 weight class). Carnera's entrance music is Bad Religion - Infected. A fine choice. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mauro Carnera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steve Roach!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Paulo Santos and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnera avoids a kick to the body.
Carnera works Roach's body with a nice hook.
Roach throws an overhand right that lands on Carnera's shoulder, as Carnera tries to avoid the shot.
We've been told by Carnera's head coaches at Invictus MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Carnera throws a lazy right hand but Roach sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Carnera.
Roach drops his hands momentarily and Carnera takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carnera throws a jab when Roach was well out of range.
Carnera looks to score with a jab to the body but Roach is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Roach on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mauro Carnera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roach scores with a sloppy right hand. Carnera should have avoided that one.
It looks like Mauro Carnera has been cut.
Carnera tests Roach's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Carnera. Those never looked like landing.
Carnera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Roach throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Roach throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carnera lands with a nice combination. Roach backs away looking to recover.
Roach tries to move into range but Carnera moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Roach slips under a jab.
A swing and a miss from Roach.
Carnera misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera drives through and clinches with Roach against the cage.
Carnera swings wildly with an uppercut but Roach uses good head movement to avoid it.
A hook to the body from Carnera.
Roach breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carnera moves into the clinch.
Carnera lands a nice uppercut.
Carnera misses with some punches.
Carnera tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Roach's elbow.
Roach tries to break the clinch but Carnera is controlling the position.
Roach wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roach scores with a nice hook to the head.
Roach lands a hook that snaps the head of Carnera backwards.
Roach is looking to break free of the clinch but Carnera has double underhooks.
Carnera lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carnera can't find room to land a body shot as Roach controls the action.
Roach breaks the clinch.
Carnera has Roach up against the cage in a clinch.
Roach tries to break the clinch but Carnera is controlling the position.
Roach is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Carnera - just one landing.
Roach has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Roach there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carnera misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Roach. Carnera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carnera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carnera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carnera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roach.
A solid leg kick lands there for Roach.
Roach swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carnera scores with a one two! Roach had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carnera slips under a jab from Roach.
Roach fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Roach's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Carnera connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roach scrambles back to his feet.
Roach throws a hook but Carnera avoids it easily.
Carnera tries to clinch up but Roach circles away and keeps his distance.
A slow jab from Roach misses its intended target.
Carnera fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach ducks right into an uppercut from Carnera.
Carnera tries to clinch up but Roach circles away and keeps his distance.
Carnera moves away from the strike by Roach.
Roach slips a jab and a cross from Carnera.
Roach throws a wild body kick that Carnera sees coming a mile off.
Carnera lands a jab to Roach's midsection.
Roach misses with a body shot.
Roach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carnera misses the shot to the body.
Carnera moves in looking to clinch but Roach pushes him off.
Carnera defending well as Roach loads up on a big left hand.
Roach gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Carnera lands a really nice looking cross but Roach seems unphased.
Roach is looking to land body kicks.
Carnera connects with the punch.
Carnera lands a jab to Roach's midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carnera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Roach throws out the jab.
Nice body punch from Carnera.
Roach walks into a straight right hand from Carnera.
Carnera avoids a kick to the body.
Roach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carnera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carnera misses with an uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carnera.
Roach lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Roach throws a low kick but Carnera avoids it.
Roach throws a front kick aimed at Carnera's knee but Carnera avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carnera lands a glancing blow to the side of Roach's head.
Carnera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carnera is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Roach.
Carnera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roach.
Roach looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mauro Carnera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauro Carnera'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.
Carnera defending well as Roach loads up on a big left hand.
Roach misses with a looping right.
Carnera thuds his right hand into Roach's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Roach misses with a body kick.
Carnera throwing a counter right hand but Roach manages to avoid it.
Carnera connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Roach takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Roach throws a push kick but Carnera slaps the foot to one side.
Carnera drops his hands momentarily and Roach takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Roach misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carnera wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carnera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Roach manages to avoid it.
Carnera throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carnera moves out of range as Roach strikes.
Carnera cracks Roach with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Roach throws a body kick that misses.
Carnera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Roach paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Roach has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Carnera gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carnera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Roach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carnera lands a really nice looking cross but Roach seems unphased.
Carnera is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Carnera misses its intended target.
Carnera cracks Roach with a good jab.
Sloppy strikes from Carnera. Those never looked like landing.
Roach tries to land a front kick but Carnera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roach.
A leg kick checked by Carnera.
Carnera pushes Roach up against the cage in a clinch.
Roach breaks the clinch.
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!
Carnera defending well as Roach loads up on a big left hand.
Carnera moves out of range as Roach throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roach moves away from the strike by Carnera.
Carnera throws a body shot but no joy.
Roach avoids the body shot from Carnera.
Roach misses with a body kick.
Roach throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Roach takes a swing at Carnera's ribcage but misses.
Carnera lands with a hook. Roach tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Roach throws a looping overhand right but Carnera ducks down to avoid it.
Roach uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carnera.
An inside leg kick lands from Roach.
Carnera is looking to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Carnera.
Carnera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roach.
Carnera misses with an uppercut. Roach saw that one coming.
Carnera tries to clinch up but Roach circles away and keeps his distance.
Roach cracks a nice hook into Carnera's ribs.
Carnera scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roach looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Roach is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carnera.
Carnera jabs Roach right on the nose. Roach blinks but takes it well.
A left and a right from Carnera both land. Nice combination.
Carnera misses with a right hand
and Roach counters with a good, hard body kick but Carnera shrugs it off.
Carnera tries to clinch but Roach moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Roach! But no joy.
Roach avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mauro Carnera is winning the standup battle so far.
Roach throws out a leg kick but Carnera moves out of range and Roach only half commits.
Carnera was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Roach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carnera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carnera tries to clinch but Roach moves out of range.
Carnera throws out a loose jab but Roach uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carnera slips under a jab from Roach.
Carnera is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roach can do to turn this around?
Carnera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carnera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Roach throws a looping overhand right but Carnera ducks down to avoid it.
Carnera forces Roach back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roach's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carnera tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carnera connects with a single shot there.
Roach waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carnera.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Roach.
Roach with a hook.
A jab from Roach misses.
Roach throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roach misses with a looping right.
Roach buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carnera slips under a jab from Roach.
Carnera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Roach throws a leg kick
enabling Carnera to counter with a crisp jab.
Carnera lands with a nice combination. Roach backs away looking to recover.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carnera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roach swings widly with a right hand
and Carnera counters with a nice body shot.
A nice combination there by Carnera.
Roach is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mauro Carnera will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mauro Carnera's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Carnera takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Steve Roach has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roach is still on wobbly legs! Can Carnera finish him?
Roach throws a quick inside leg kick.
Roach seems to have recovered his senses.
Roach walks into a left hand.
Carnera blocks the body kick.
Carnera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Roach.
Carnera pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carnera throws a jab but it's blocked by Roach.
Carnera comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carnera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Roach misses the shot to the body.
Carnera scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carnera scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
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!
Roach misses with a low kick.
Roach defending well as Carnera loads up on a big left hand.
Roach swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carnera dips to his left and cracks Roach with an uppercut!
Roach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Roach takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera misses with a jab, cross combination.
Roach on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Carnera lands.
Roach defending well as Carnera loads up on a big left hand.
Carnera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Roach's hands.
Carnera checks the leg kick.
Carnera thows a left - swing and a miss!
A countering left hand to the body from Roach misses.
Carnera lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carnera tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Roach manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Roach throws the kick towards the body but Carnera avoids it.
Nice uppercut there from Carnera.
Roach gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Roach tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carnera is able to avoid easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roach walks straight into a right hand from Carnera - that's dropped him! Carnera jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Roach from any more punishment! Roach complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mauro Carnera!
A very excited looking Mauro Carnera made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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