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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Carvalho (ranked 1931 p4p, 2558 weight class) and Leo Mcknight (ranked 182 p4p, 239 weight class). Eduardo Carvalho has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduardo Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Mcknight!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcknight throws the left hand but Carvalho avoids the punch easily.
Mcknight looks to land a left hand but Carvalho moved out of range nicely.
Mcknight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mcknight throws a body punch but Carvalho moves out of range.
Mcknight moves forwards but Carvalho connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mcknight closes the distance and clinches.
Carvalho breaks the clinch.
Mcknight misses with an uppercut. Carvalho saw that one coming.
Carvalho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mcknight ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carvalho moves away.
As Mcknight looks to move away, Carvalho throws a big counter combo but Mcknight just gets out of the way.
Mcknight takes a swing at Carvalho's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Carvalho catches Mcknight right on the button with a cross.
Mcknight throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carvalho counters with a shoot takedown. Mcknight fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mcknight looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carvalho is one step ahead there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvalho slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcknight wants to sweep here but Carvalho controlling him for the moment.
Carvalho slips nicely into half guard.
Mcknight tries to roll over but Carvalho keeps him under control.
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.
Mcknight tries to kick Carvalho off but Carvalho keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mcknight flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
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.
Mcknight won't allow Carvalho to pass to mount.
Mcknight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carvalho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carvalho is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mcknight is looking to get back to full guard here but Carvalho has managed to pass to side control instead.
Mcknight wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! Carvalho seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Mcknight is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Eduardo Carvalho!
Eduardo Carvalho seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
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