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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Destin Craven (ranked 1491 p4p, 1482 weight class) and Gabriele Ghiotto (ranked 118 p4p, 115 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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33 - 35 - 2 |
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14 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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 33 - 35 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Destin Craven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gabriele Ghiotto!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghiotto connects with a body shot.
Craven lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Craven throws a right and a left that both miss.
Craven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ghiotto.
Craven shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ghiotto's guard.
Ghiotto kicks Craven off and gets to his feet.
Craven decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghiotto looking for submissions off his back.
Craven is thwarting Ghiotto's attempts to control the position.
Ghiotto regains full guard. Nicely done.
Ghiotto has Craven pulled in close to control his posture.
Craven is looking to work some ground and pound but Ghiotto has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craven is fighting to break Ghiotto's control of his arms but Ghiotto is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Craven throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ghiotto works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Craven missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ghiotto keeping full guard, as Craven tries to pass.
Craven is working hard here to advance position.
Ghiotto seems keen to control Craven's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Craven working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Craven lands a couple of digs.
Ghiotto has Craven pulled in close to control his posture.
Craven works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Craven is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Craven passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ghiotto!
Ghiotto is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Craven lands a big elbow.
Craven is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Craven trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ghiotto tries to hold on but Craven postures up.
Craven working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ghiotto tries to lock up and control but Craven gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craven landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghiotto tries to hold on but Craven pushes him away.
Craven goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Ghiotto is on top in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craven working a defensive guard here.
Craven is looking to stand up but Ghiotto isn't so interested in that idea.
Craven is looking to sweep but instead, Ghiotto has passed into half guard.
Ghiotto looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Craven looking for submissions off his back.
Ghiotto is controlling the pace.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Destin Craven dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ghiotto throws a hook but Craven blocks it.
Craven avoids the body shot from Ghiotto.
Craven is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ghiotto can do to turn this around?
Craven pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Craven throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Destin Craven is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ghiotto lands a glancing blow to the side of Craven's head.
Ghiotto clinches up with Craven and pushes him back against the cage.
Craven digs a right hand underneath Ghiotto's ribcage. Ghiotto let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Craven misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ghiotto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ghiotto can't find room to land a body shot as Craven controls the action.
Craven gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Craven takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Craven is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Craven is looking to take a break and control but Ghiotto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghiotto controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Craven thows a huge punch but Ghiotto dodges it nicely.
Craven trying to control the action but Ghiotto is working from the bottom.
Craven missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Craven working over Ghiotto with some ground and pound. Ghiotto looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
We've been hearing that Craven has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Craven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghiotto keeps working.
Craven is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ghiotto sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Ghiotto trying to control from the bottom.
Craven seems to be working for a kimura but Ghiotto defends the submission attempt.
Ghiotto is trying to maintain the position but Craven is very close to passing his half guard.
Ghiotto punching from the bottom.
Craven throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ghiotto keeping hold of Craven's head, controlling as best he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Craven wants to control but Ghiotto is keeping him busy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ghiotto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Craven scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ghiotto with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Craven to score with a decent uppercut.
Craven lands with a slapping head kick.
Ghiotto connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Ghiotto throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Craven stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sloppy strikes from Ghiotto. Those never looked like landing.
Ghiotto has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Craven thuds his right hand into Ghiotto's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ghiotto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Craven swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ghiotto.
Ghiotto throws a hook to the side of Craven's head but Craven sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gabriele Ghiotto seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Craven throws a body shot but no joy.
Craven steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ghiotto. That one must have hurt.
Craven with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ghiotto to score with a decent uppercut.
Craven misses with a body shot.
Craven is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghiotto misses with a hook.
Ghiotto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ghiotto lands with a right hand.
Ghiotto takes a swing at Craven's ribcage but misses.
Craven scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Craven is looking to take a break and control but Ghiotto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Craven working the strikes but Ghiotto uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Craven is looking for a kimura here.
Ghiotto is staying active underneath Craven, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Destin Craven will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Craven tries a head kick but it misses.
Craven fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ghiotto throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Craven throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Destin Craven seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Craven misses with a wild combination.
Ghiotto tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Craven lands a head shot.
Ghiotto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Craven.
Ghiotto scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ghiotto swings for the body but Craven moves out of range.
Craven lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ghiotto at a distance.
Craven throws a head kick but Ghiotto moves out of range.
Craven scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Craven tries to advance to mount but Ghiotto instead regains half guard.
Ghiotto controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghiotto has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Craven is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Craven trying to advance position but Ghiotto counters by regaining guard.
Craven lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Craven slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Craven wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ghiotto keeps working.
Craven has knee on belly momentarily but Ghiotto bucks him off and regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craven wants to pass the guard but Ghiotto is defending well.
Ghiotto desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Craven missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Craven sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ghiotto defending well though.
Ghiotto trying to control but Craven postures up.
Craven looking for a submission but Ghiotto manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craven wants to pass the guard but Ghiotto is keeping the position.
Craven trying to control but Ghiotto is working from the bottom.
Destin Craven overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ghiotto wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Ghiotto sizes up Craven with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ghiotto moves out of range of the strikes.
Destin Craven is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Craven avoids the head kick by Ghiotto.
Craven throws a head kick that misses.
A left and a right from Craven both land. Nice combination.
Ghiotto connects with a nice looking jab.
Ghiotto slips a jab and a cross from Craven.
Craven avoids the body shot from Ghiotto.
Craven was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ghiotto lands a nice hook to Craven's body. Craven takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Craven swings for the body but Ghiotto moves out of range.
Craven uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ghiotto.
Gabriele Ghiotto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ghiotto on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ghiotto connects with a body shot.
Craven fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ghiotto sprawls well initially but Craven persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ghiotto keeping hold of Craven's head, controlling as best he can.
Craven is looking to take a break and control but Ghiotto is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Destin Craven showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Craven, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Destin Craven!
Destin Craven decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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