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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ham Burger (ranked 1482 p4p, 1155 weight class) and Caio Carvalho (ranked 205 p4p, 164 weight class). Carvalho comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Pentagono - É o Moio kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ham Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caio Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger throws a body kick that misses.
Burger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Carvalho enables Burger to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Carvalho manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Burger got a little sloppy there for a moment and Carvalho has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Burger has managed to get both his arms back between Carvalho's legs - danger averted.
Carvalho throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carvalho manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Burger manages to get himself to full guard.
Carvalho advances to half guard.
Burger blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carvalho.
Burger is looking to improve his position.
Burger's coaches at Vancouver Island Fight Club have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Carvalho seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Burger does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Burger keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burger is trying to maintain the position but Carvalho is very close to passing his half guard.
Carvalho is looking to advance position but Burger won't allow it.
Burger actively working from the bottom here.
Carvalho prevents Burger from improving his position.
Carvalho thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burger's head.
Burger wants to get back to full guard.
Carvalho looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Burger is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two 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.
Burger wants to control but Carvalho is keeping busy.
Carvalho is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Burger defends it well.
Carvalho wants to pass the guard but Burger is defending well.
Burger slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Burger has his foot on Carvalho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carvalho works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho postures up in Burger's guard and throws a big left but Burger blocks it.
My spies in Glory 4 Boxing inform me that Carvalho has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Carvalho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burger is keeping the position for now.
Carvalho preventing the sweep.
Carvalho postures up.
Carvalho with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carvalho is pushing down on Burger's leg trying to pass to half guard. Burger is fighting to maintain full guard but Carvalho has managed to sneak the leg through.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Carvalho in particular looking to stall.
Carvalho is working for a kimura but Burger is defending it quite comfortably.
Burger wants to get back to full guard but Carvalho has passed into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burger can't do much from the bottom here.
Burger misses with a strike from the bottom.
Carvalho misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Carvalho.
Burger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carvalho is looking to take a break and control but Burger is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Burger is trying to control Carvalho's posture but Carvalho avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Carvalho dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Burger throws a series of punches but Carvalho avoids them all with ease.
And Carvalho tries to counter it with a takedown but Burger pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Burger just misses with a punch to the body.
Burger scores with a hook to the body. Carvalho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carvalho lunges at Burger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Burger's hand.
Burger jabs Carvalho to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Burger looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carvalho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burger sitting in guard here, content to control.
Burger lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvalho looking for a guillotine here but Burger defends easily.
Burger missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Burger is working Carvalho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carvalho trying to keep a closed guard but Burger is proving a slippery customer.
Carvalho has his foot on Burger's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Burger works his way back into a safe position though.
Burger wants to control from the top but Carvalho keeps moving.
Carvalho wants to sweep but no luck.
Carvalho has momentary wrist control but Burger slips an elbow through the middle.
Burger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Burger preventing the sweep.
Carvalho has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Burger can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Caio Carvalho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burger trying to control the position from guard on top but Carvalho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burger throwing strikes but missing.
Carvalho looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carvalho is on top in guard.
Carvalho looking to pass the guard.
Burger keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
Burger throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho looking to pass the guard.
Carvalho won't allow Burger to sweep him here.
Carvalho in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carvalho engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Burger looking to control.
Carvalho forces his way into half guard.
Burger tries to roll over but Carvalho keeps him under control.
Burger is working hard here to advance position.
That's four 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.
Carvalho looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Carvalho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burger wants to get back to full guard.
Carvalho blocks the strikes from Burger.
Burger is not content to let Carvalho control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carvalho wants to pass to mount but Burger is defending the 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 Ham Burger will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Burger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carvalho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burger scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burger misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carvalho.
Burger throws a hook but Carvalho avoids it easily.
Burger fails to land with a series of punches.
Burger misses with a hook.
Burger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Burger misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho throws a hook but Burger avoids it easily.
Burger fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carvalho manages to avoid it.
Carvalho changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Carvalho moves out of range of the strikes.
Carvalho drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Burger defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Burger lands.
Burger throws a good cross that connects.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Carvalho was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carvalho is trying to get an arm triangle but Burger is defending well.
Burger tries to improve position but can't.
Carvalho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burger keeps working.
Carvalho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burger has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burger tries to buck Carvalho off but Carvalho is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Burger is trying to escape and Carvalho transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Burger is forced to tap! Nice work there by Carvalho! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caio Carvalho!
An out of breath Caio Carvalho thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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