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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Westlake (ranked 3202 p4p, 3520 weight class) and Luiz Carboza (ranked 355 p4p, 374 weight class). Westlake's entrance music is Tek It (Sped Up). A fine choice. Tyler Westlake had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Westlake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Luiz Carboza!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Columbo Gatti and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Westlake misses with the combination.
Carboza is looking to clinch but Westlake is avoiding it.
Carboza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Westlake works over Carboza's head and body with a nice combination.
Carboza rushes Westlake and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carboza tries a knee to the head but Westlake blocks it.
Carboza using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Westlake avoids it.
Westlake managing to block the knees to the body from Carboza.
Westlake is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carboza trying to land knees to the body.
Carboza tries a knee to the head but Westlake blocks it.
Westlake working hard to break the clinch.
Carboza misses with a knee to the head.
Carboza throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the head but Westlake blocks with his arms.
Carboza misses with a knee strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Carboza.
Westlake is trying to push Carboza away but Carboza has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Carboza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Westlake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carboza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Westlake avoids it.
Westlake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Westlake managing to block the knees to the body from Carboza.
Westlake takes a knee right on the jaw!
Carboza scores with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Westlake takes an elbow to the temple.
Carboza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Westlake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carboza looking to throw knees to the head but Westlake is blocking nicely.
Westlake looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Carboza creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Carboza tries to land knees in the clinch but Westlake avoids the damage to the body.
Carboza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Westlake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carboza scores a nice knee to the body.
Carboza using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Westlake has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Westlake avoiding damage as Carboza throws knees to the body.
Carboza trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carboza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Westlake is defending well for now.
Westlake has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Carboza throws an elbow but it misses.
Westlake is trying to break the clinch but Carboza is controlling him.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the head but Westlake blocks with his arms.
Westlake can't break the clinch.
Carboza throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Westlake blocks it with crossed arms.
Westlake dodges an elbow strike from Carboza.
Westlake managing to block the knees to the body from Carboza.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Carboza dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Carboza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Westlake paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Westlake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Westlake moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCarboza.
Westlake feints a jab promting Carboza to slip. Westlake then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carboza slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Carboza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carboza tries to clinch up.
Westlake lands with a nice combination. Carboza backs away looking to recover.
Westlake fails to land with a series of punches.
Westlake keeps the fight on the outside.
Carboza tries to clinch but Westlake moves out of range.
Westlake closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Westlake has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carboza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Westlake avoiding damage as Carboza throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carboza utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Carboza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Westlake.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Carboza with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Westlake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carboza looking to throw knees to the head but Westlake is blocking nicely.
Carboza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Westlake is defending well for now.
Carboza lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carboza misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Westlake.
Westlake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carboza lands a knee to the head.
Westlake takes a knee to the side of the body.
Westlake is trying to break the clinch but Carboza has him pressed against the cage.
Carboza scores with a knee to the head.
Luiz Carboza seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Westlake avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Westlake managing to block the knees to the body from Carboza.
Carboza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Westlake in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carboza lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Carboza missing with knees to the body.
Carboza misses with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carboza obliges.
Carboza tries to land a knee to the head but Westlake blocks with his arms.
Carboza lands a knee to the body.
Carboza missing with knees to the body.
Carboza landing knees to the head.
Carboza lands an elbow that stopped Westlake in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Westlake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carboza scores with a knee to the head.
Westlake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Carboza.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carboza landing knees to the body.
Carboza is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Carboza pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Carboza is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Westlake is defending well for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Luiz Carboza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're 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.
Westlake swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carboza tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Westlake manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carboza tries to close the distance and clinch but Westlake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Westlake swats away the attempt to clinch by Carboza.
Westlake circles away from the clinch attempt.
Westlake misses with a two punch combination.
Carboza is looking to clinch.
Westlake looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carboza tries a quick counter leg kick but Westlake is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carboza tries to close the distance and clinch but Westlake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Westlake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carboza is looking to clinch.
Carboza is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Westlake fails to land with a series of punches.
Carboza pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Westlake, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Westlake misses with a series of wild punches.
Carboza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Westlake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carboza wants to clinch up but Westlake keeps it at a distance.
Carboza is looking to clinch.
Carboza looks to clinch
and Westlake counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Westlake swats away the attempt to clinch by Carboza.
Westlake fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Westlake circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Westlake was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carboza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carboza wants to clinch but Westlake slips to the side
and Westlake counters with a one-two to the body.
Westlake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carboza is looking to clinch but Westlake is avoiding it.
Carboza is looking to clinch.
Westlake is looking for a counter combo.
Carboza doesn't manage to clinch there - Westlake circles away.
Westlake swats away the attempt to clinch by Carboza.
Westlake misses with a jab, cross combination.
Westlake throws a series of punches but Carboza moves out of range.
Westlake throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyler Westlake is winning the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carboza dodges the punch combination from Westlake.
Carboza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Carboza wants to clinch.
Westlake swats away the attempt to clinch by Carboza.
Westlake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carboza doesn't manage to clinch there - Westlake circles away.
Carboza tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Carboza looks to move away, Westlake throws a big counter combo but Carboza just gets out of the way.
Carboza tries to close the distance and clinch but Westlake swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carboza tries to clinch up but Westlake circles away and keeps his distance.
Carboza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carboza lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Carboza tries to clinch but Westlake is having none of it.
Carboza wants to clinch up but Westlake keeps it at a distance.
Westlake keeps the fight on the outside.
Carboza tries to clinch there but Westlake circles away.
Carboza closes the distance looking to clinch
and Westlake counters with a three punch combo that has Carboza backing up. Carboza nods at Westlake to acknowledge the strikes.
Tyler Westlake is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carboza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Westlake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tyler Westlake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luiz Carboza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Westlake avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Westlake showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carboza has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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hype
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pop
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