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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matt Carpenter (ranked 4896 p4p, 233 weight class) and Rodtang Sakda (ranked 6401 p4p, 270 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Prefers standup |
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Carpenter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rodtang Sakda!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Sakda tries to clinch up.
Sakda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sakda fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Sakda.
Sakda lands with a right hand.
It looks like Matt Carpenter has been cut.
Sakda is looking to clinch but Carpenter is avoiding it.
Sakda throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sakda tries to close the distance and clinch but Carpenter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sakda slips under a jab.
Sakda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carpenter lands with an overhand left.
Carpenter keeps the fight on the outside.
Sakda tries to clinch
enabling Carpenter to counter with a crisp jab.
Sakda tries to clinch there but Carpenter circles away.
Jab from Carpenter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sakda tries to clinch
and Carpenter counters with a straight right hand.
Sakda tries to clinch
and Sakda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rodtang Sakda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakda moves away from the strike by Carpenter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakda closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carpenter counters with a stiff right hand.
Carpenter lands with a straight right. Sakda didn't see that one coming.
Sakda misses with a combination
and Carpenter counters with a right hand to the body.
Sakda tries to clinch but Carpenter moves out of range.
Sakda scores with a sloppy right hand. Carpenter should have avoided that one.
Sakda is looking to clinch but Carpenter is avoiding it.
Carpenter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sakda wants to clinch but Carpenter slips to the side
and Sakda takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carpenter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carpenter looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Sakda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sakda darts in and clinches Carpenter up against the cage.
Sakda can't break the clinch.
Carpenter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sakda breaks the clinch.
Sakda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carpenter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakda tries to clinch
and Carpenter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sakda is rocked!
Sakda tries to clinch
and Carpenter counters with a huge left! Sakda is in big trouble! He's backing up but Carpenter isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Sakda from any more damage. A dominating finish by Carpenter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Carpenter!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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