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Event:
NAFL 11
Date: Dec 06, 2025 |
#R1#
Carlisle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
#CUT2#It looks like Chad Tarman has been cut.
Carlisle lands with a right hand.
Tarman leaves his chin hanging out and Carlisle seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Tarman crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donny Carlisle!
After the fight, Donny Carlisle was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. |
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Event:
KUMITE #20
Date: Sep 16, 2025 |
#R1#
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd cheers as Carlisle lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sanchez doesn't seem phased though.
Donny Carlisle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlisle tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlisle connects with an inside leg kick.
Carlisle cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Carlisle's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carlisle duly obliges.
Carlisle fails with an attempt to clinch.
And Sanchez tries to counter it with a takedown but Carlisle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Carlisle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlisle pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sanchez is out of range and Carlisle settles back down.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL#
Carlisle forces Sanchez back against the ropes and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlisle lands an elbow inside. #CUT#It looks like Paul Sanchez has been cut.#T1#
Carlisle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#TD2#
Sanchez has picked Carlisle up - he's going for a ride! Sanchez dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Sanchez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Sanchez drops an elbow to the side of Carlisle's head.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Carlisle trying to control here.
Sanchez trying to control from half guard but Carlisle is working away.
Sanchez is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carlisle looks like he's trying to stand up.
Carlisle is looking to improve his position.
Sanchez is looking to take a break and control but Carlisle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carlisle trying to control from the bottom.
#T2#
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carlisle defending well though.
Carlisle wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Sanchez wants to take a breather but Carlisle is having none of it.
Nice strikes from Sanchez there.
Sanchez not doing much here.
Carlisle is trying to maintain the position but Sanchez is very close to passing his half guard.
Carlisle is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carlisle trying to hold on to Sanchez's head to control him but Sanchez postures up.
Sanchez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlisle keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlisle is looking to escape.#T3#
Carlisle wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carlisle is looking for a sweep. Sanchez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Sanchez lands a nice short elbow.
Sanchez prevents Carlisle from improving his position.
Sanchez working the head and body with strikes.
Sanchez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sanchez slips a nice elbow through Carlisle's hands, connecting with Carlisle's forehead.
Carlisle is trying to get back to full guard.#ES#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carlisle kicks off Sanchez and gets to his feet.
Carlisle misses with a jab to the body
#TD2#
and Sanchez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sanchez won't allow Carlisle to get back to his feet.
Sanchez works over Carlisle with some ground and pound from guard.
Carlisle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanchez is one step ahead there. #T4#
Carlisle utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez scoring with some ground and pound.
Carlisle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carlisle tries to get out of the position.
Carlisle tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but Carlisle gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Sanchez controls Carlisle momentarily but Carlisle frees himself.
Carlisle trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sanchez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#SUB2#
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T5##SUB2#
Sanchez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carlisle defends well.#SUB2#
Carlisle got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sanchez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carlisle has managed to get both his arms back between Sanchez's legs - danger averted.
Carlisle content to stall in guard here. #SUB2#
Carlisle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB2#
Sanchez throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carlisle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Carlisle is stalling in the full guard. #T6#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.#SUB2#
Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carlisle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Carlisle wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Carlisle wants to control from the top but Sanchez keeps moving. #SUB2#
Carlisle is sitting in close to Sanchez's body. Sanchez has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Carlisle is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Carlisle is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Sanchez.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paul Sanchez!
After winning the bout, Paul Sanchez thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
KUMITE #6
Date: Jul 29, 2025 |
#R1#
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich throws a right and a left that Carlisle avoids nicely.
Donny Carlisle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlisle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Carlisle's waist but Carlisle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich off to one side.
Carlisle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich avoids a kick to the body.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carlisle sprawls and moves away.
Carlisle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlisle is looking to land body kicks.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Carlisle missing with knees to the body.
Carlisle is trying to maintain a safe position but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich gets an underhook and turns Carlisle into the ropes.
Carlisle lands an elbow inside that Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich shrugs off. #T1#
Carlisle struggles to land a body shot inside as Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich controls his hands.
Carlisle tries to land knees in the clinch but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich avoids the damage to the body.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Carlisle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carlisle lands an elbow that stopped Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich in his tracks for a moment. #CUT2#It looks like Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich has been cut.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carlisle blocks a body shot from Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carlisle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich backwards.
Carlisle lands an elbow just above Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich 's eye.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carlisle tries to throw a body punch but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich avoids it by throwing Carlisle back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carlisle.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich takes a knee to the side of the body.
Carlisle lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carlisle.
A short uppercut from Carlisle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlisle lands a nice elbow.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carlisle has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Carlisle can turn it around.#T2#
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich looking to stall.
Carlisle lands an elbow that stopped Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich in his tracks for a moment.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich has Carlisle pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Carlisle manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Carlisle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carlisle lands with a right to the head. #ROC2#Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is rocked!
Carlisle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich's defenses.
Oh Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is trying to drag Carlisle to the mat but Carlisle just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Carlisle digs a right hand underneath Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich's ribcage. Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carlisle tries to stall but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich seems to have got his legs back now.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlisle blocks a body shot from Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich throws a head punch that misses.
Carlisle lands a left hand.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich working aggressively here.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich tries for a takedown. No joy.
A right hand to the body from Carlisle.
Carlisle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is breathing heavily.#T3#
Carlisle lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carlisle lands a shoulder strike.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich can't get the takedown.
Carlisle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich backwards.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carlisle has Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich pressed against the ropes.
Carlisle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carlisle scores with a shot to the side of Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich's head.
Carlisle lands an elbow inside.
Carlisle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich's defenses.
Carlisle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carlisle lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlisle lands a damaging elbow.
Carlisle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Carlisle blocking some punches.
Carlisle using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Carlisle lands a nice elbow.
Carlisle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #T4#
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Carlisle comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Carlisle pushes Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carlisle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich's elbow.
Carlisle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carlisle.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich tries a body shot but Carlisle blocks it.
Carlisle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich's defenses.
Carlisle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich.
Carlisle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carlisle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich wants a takedown but no success here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Carlisle gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carlisle lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T5#
Carlisle gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich.
Carlisle manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carlisle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Carlisle is defending well.
Carlisle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Carlisle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice elbow from Carlisle. #TD#
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Carlisle tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich manages to move to mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich avoids the attempt from Carlisle to control.#T6#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich working the ground and pound effectively.
Carlisle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Carlisle is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich!
Kabob Magomedabdulmanapsharipovich managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, BANZAI NUTRITION, into his post fight interview. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 11, 2025 |
#R1##CL2#
Stanton clinches.
Carlisle is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stanton is keeping busy.#BC#
Carlisle breaks the clinch.
Stanton takes a swing at Carlisle's ribcage but misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Stanton as he connects with a hook.#CL#
Carlisle moves into the clinch.
Stanton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlisle's elbow.
Carlisle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stanton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carlisle lands an elbow that stopped Stanton in his tracks for a moment. #ROC#Stanton is rocked!
Carlisle pushes Stanton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stanton is still on wobbly legs! Can Carlisle finish him?
Carlisle leaning his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from Carlisle.
Carlisle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlisle lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Stanton backwards.
The referee calls for Carlisle to work.
Stanton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Carlisle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
#BC#
Carlisle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stanton misses with a two punch combination.
Carlisle is looking to counter the offense by Stanton and move into the clinch.#T1##CL#
Carlisle gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stanton seems to have recovered his senses.
Carlisle tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carlisle will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stanton up against the cage.
Stanton is working Carlisle over against the cage.#BC#
Carlisle manages to break the clinch.
#CL#
Carlisle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carlisle looking to stall.
Carlisle lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Carlisle.
The referee calls for Carlisle to work.
#BC#
Carlisle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stanton loads up on a big right hand but Carlisle slips the punch.
Carlisle appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stanton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stanton tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carlisle is able to avoid easily.#T2#
Carlisle moves out of range as Stanton strikes.
Carlisle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stanton.
Stanton misses with a low kick.
Carlisle slips a jab and a cross from Stanton.
Carlisle fails with the takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#CL#
Carlisle moves into the clinch.
Stanton wants to break free but Carlisle has control.
A knee to the head by Carlisle.
Stanton lands an uppercut.
Carlisle lands a nice elbow.
Carlisle misses with a knee strike.
A body shot lands from Carlisle.
Stanton takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short right from Carlisle on the inside. #T3#
Carlisle putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stanton in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Carlisle dodges an elbow strike from Stanton.
Carlisle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stanton is trying to force a seperation but Carlisle has the dominant position.
Stanton wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stanton throws an elbow but misses.
Carlisle wants to take the fight to the mat but Stanton manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stanton throws an elbow that misses.
Stanton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stanton is trying to stall.
Carlisle can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donny Carlisle. That's going to take a lot out of him.#BC#
Carlisle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stanton, as that shot connected.
Carlisle has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stanton finds it's way round the side to connect with Carlisle's head. #CL#
Carlisle moves into the clinch.
Carlisle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
#T4##BC#
Carlisle breaks the clinch.
Junior Stanton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stanton throws the left hand but Carlisle avoids the punch easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlisle misses with a series of wild punches.
Carlisle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL2#
Stanton closes the distance and clinches.
Carlisle gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stanton misses with an elbow over the top.
Stanton stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Stanton lands a nice uppercut.
Carlisle lands an uppercut.
Stanton throws an elbow that misses.
Carlisle lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carlisle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stanton's defenses. #BC2#
Stanton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Carlisle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Stanton lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stanton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CUT2#It looks like Donny Carlisle has been cut.
Stanton tries to clinch
and Carlisle counters with a one-two to the body.
Stanton misses with a looping left.
Stanton swats away the attempt to clinch by Carlisle.
Carlisle is looking to clinch.
Carlisle dodges the punch combination from Stanton.
Stanton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carlisle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carlisle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stanton throws a leg kick #CL#
and Carlisle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.#T1#
Carlisle landing knees to the body.
Carlisle keeps control of Stanton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carlisle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Stanton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carlisle slows down the pace here.
Donny Carlisle has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carlisle blocks an elbow strike.
Carlisle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stanton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice left hand lands by Carlisle.
Carlisle wants a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Carlisle - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stanton wants to get back to striking at distance but Carlisle won't allow it.
#T2#
Carlisle landing knees to the body.
Carlisle trying to stall but Stanton improves his position.
Stanton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carlisle tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carlisle with a knee to the head.
Stanton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlisle blocks an elbow strike.
Carlisle crunches a lovely knee into Stanton's ribcage.
Carlisle blocking some punches.
Stanton misses with a punch on the inside.
Carlisle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stanton's defenses.
Carlisle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stanton is breathing heavily.
Carlisle avoids the elbow strike from Stanton, against the cage.
Stanton scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carlisle scores with a shoulder strike. #T3##BC2#
Stanton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlisle avoids the body shot from Stanton.
Stanton scores with a nice strike.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carlisle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Donny Carlisle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stanton catches Carlisle with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carlisle throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Carlisle walks into a jab.
A low kick from Stanton misses
and Stanton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stanton wants to clinch up but Carlisle keeps it at a distance.
Carlisle half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A big right from Stanton misses. #CL2#
Stanton pushes Carlisle up against the cage in a clinch.#T4#
Stanton swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlisle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlisle is trying to pull guard but Stanton turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stanton wants to take the fight to the mat but Carlisle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stanton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Carlisle takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stanton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Stanton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlisle creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Stanton's defenses. #BC#
Carlisle breaks from the clinch.
Carlisle throws a sloppy head kick and Stanton moves out of range easily.
Stanton cracks Carlisle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stanton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carlisle avoids the body shot from Stanton.
Stanton throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Junior Stanton will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donny Carlisle's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Carlisle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Stanton shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Carlisle pinned against the cage. Carlisle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Carlisle shoots in for a takedown but Stanton shows good takedown defense.
Carlisle tries to close the distance and clinch but Stanton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Donny Carlisle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stanton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carlisle on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stanton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL#
Carlisle rushes Stanton and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stanton is looking for a takedown.
Stanton looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stanton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carlisle lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Stanton gets underhooks to prevent Carlisle's takedown attempt.
Stanton scores with a shot to the side of Carlisle's head.
Stanton stalling.
Stanton misses with an elbow strike.
Stanton tries to score a body lock takedown but Carlisle shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Donny Carlisle has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Stanton.
Carlisle lands a nice elbow.
Carlisle blocks the elbow strike.
Stanton wants to break free but Carlisle has control.
Stanton throws an elbow that misses.
Carlisle with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stanton takes an elbow to the forehead.
Carlisle lands a nice elbow.
Carlisle blocks the elbow strike.
Carlisle stalling against the cage.
Carlisle content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stanton tries to break the clinch but Carlisle is controlling the position.
Carlisle lands a knee to the head.
#T2#
Stanton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Carlisle.
Carlisle blocks a body shot from Stanton.
Carlisle stalling in the clinch but Stanton improves position.
Carlisle stalls.
Carlisle taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stanton takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stanton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carlisle scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carlisle lands a nice elbow.
Stanton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A right handed body shot lands from Stanton.
Stanton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carlisle is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Stanton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carlisle blocking some punches.
Carlisle lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #T3#
Carlisle lands an elbow inside that Stanton shrugs off.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stanton as Carlisle tries to tie him up.
Carlisle working the clinch nicely. Stanton is working for position but Carlisle cracks him with a big knee to the head! Stanton crumples up against the cage and Carlisle lands two more shots before the ref can save Stanton! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Donny Carlisle! |
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