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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carmine Chavez (ranked 7099 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Anthony (ranked 5153 p4p, 0 weight class). Carmine Chavez has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carmine Chavez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Alex Anthony!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anthony closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Chavez to the mat! Chavez manages to get full guard.
Chavez manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Anthony gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Chavez manages to escape and get back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anthony tries to clinch there but Chavez circles away.
As Anthony tries to get set, Chavez tries to push him back and clinch up but Anthony manages to avoid the attempt.
Chavez could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Chavez keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown but Anthony shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Anthony lands a head kick. Chavez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Anthony changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Chavez looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Anthony wants to control but Chavez is keeping him busy.
Chavez gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anthony missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anthony tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chavez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chavez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Anthony.
Anthony is trying to control. Chavez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Chavez is looking to control Anthony's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chavez avoid being mounted?
Anthony wants to get back to his feet.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anthony. Chavez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Anthony lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Chavez has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Chavez and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Chavez seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Chavez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anthony to the mat! Anthony manages to get full guard.
Anthony pushes Chavez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Chavez drives through with a takedown into Anthony's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Anthony pushes Chavez off and scrambles back to his feet.
Anthony throws a lazy head kick
so Chavez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anthony is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Chavez stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Anthony taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Anthony uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anthony swings wildly with an uppercut but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anthony is stalling here.
Anthony tries to break free but Chavez pushes him back against the cage.
Anthony is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Chavez can't fight it off and eventually Anthony manages to take the fight to the floor. Chavez looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Chavez has his feet on Anthony's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony dives in and scores a takedown into Chavez's guard.
Anthony trying to control but Chavez is working from the bottom.
Anthony wants to stand but Chavez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Anthony wants to stand and escape but instead Chavez has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Alex Anthony will probably get the nod.
That's time! Chavez's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anthony scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Chavez throws Anthony to one side and escapes!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Anthony enables Chavez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Anthony manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chavez postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Chavez postures up in Anthony's guard and throws a big left but Anthony blocks it.
Anthony utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chavez stopping the sweep attempt from Anthony.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chavez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chavez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carmine Chavez overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chavez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Anthony wants to sweep here but Chavez controlling him for the moment.
Anthony throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chavez with a nice head shot there.
Chavez has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anthony trying to control the position.
Chavez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chavez is in close to Anthony's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Chavez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chavez with a nice head shot there.
Anthony preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chavez connects with a couple of short punches.
Chavez throwing strikes but missing.
Anthony avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chavez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Anthony looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Chavez throws a big elbow that misses.
Chavez gets to his feet. Anthony looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Chavez closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Anthony's guard.
Anthony escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Chavez gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Anthony is breathing heavily.
Chavez stands up over Anthony, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chavez with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Chavez missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anthony is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Chavez working some strikes from top position.
Chavez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chavez stands up from guard. Let's bang!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Anthony uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Chavez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Anthony avoiding damage as Chavez throws knees to the body.
Chavez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chavez pulls guard effortlessly.
Anthony would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Chavez trying to keep a closed guard but Anthony is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anthony is controlling him.
Chavez pulls Anthony in close to prevent any damage.
Anthony trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anthony is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carmine Chavez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Anthony feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Chavez has his feet on Anthony's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Chavez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Anthony to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chavez controlling the position.
Anthony missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Anthony works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chavez wants to control but Anthony is keeping busy.
Chavez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anthony is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Chavez avoids a series of strikes thrown by Anthony.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chavez is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Anthony controlling the position easily from mount.
Anthony lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Anthony with the ground and pound from mount.
Anthony trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anthony stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Anthony drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Anthony gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Anthony tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anthony shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Anthony showed some decent athleticism there.
Chavez pushes Anthony off and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anthony clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez jumps into guard, dragging Anthony to the mat.
Anthony controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anthony trying to control the position from guard on top but Chavez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Anthony comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Anthony has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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