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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chandra Rajnahn (ranked 2908 p4p, 2867 weight class) and Jonas Carvalho (ranked 346 p4p, 342 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chandra Rajnahn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Jorge Garcia and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rajnahn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carvalho.
Carvalho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carvalho misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carvalho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rajnahn.
Rajnahn pushes Carvalho up against the cage in a clinch.
Rajnahn pushes Carvalho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carvalho breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rajnahn shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Carvalho napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The strikes coming from Rajnahn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet but Rajnahn drags him back down.
Rajnahn throwing strikes but Carvalho manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Rajnahn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rajnahn manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rajnahn tries to get to full guard but Carvalho has control of the leg.
Rajnahn works his way to full guard. Good work.
Carvalho stands up from Rajnahn's guard - Carvalho perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho scores with a hook to the body. Rajnahn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rajnahn lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rajnahn looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Rajnahn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rajnahn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Rajnahn prevents Carvalho from standing back up.
Rajnahn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rajnahn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carvalho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carvalho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rajnahn.
Carvalho wants to get back to his feet.
Rajnahn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Rajnahn.
Rajnahn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carvalho keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rajnahn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rajnahn.
Rajnahn working Carvalho over with strikes.
Rajnahn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rajnahn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Carvalho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rajnahn throws a strike but Carvalho avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rajnahn throws an elbow that misses. Carvalho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rajnahn's guard. Nice move by Carvalho!
Rajnahn is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Rajnahn has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho won't allow Rajnahn to sweep him here.
Rajnahn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carvalho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rajnahn.
Rajnahn throws a strike but Carvalho avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Rajnahn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rajnahn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carvalho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rajnahn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rajnahn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carvalho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rajnahn working some strikes from top position.
Rajnahn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rajnahn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carvalho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajnahn is working Carvalho over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Rajnahn looking to pass the guard.
Carvalho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rajnahn.
Rajnahn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carvalho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carvalho is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rajnahn is controlling him.
Rajnahn throws a big right hand that misses.
Carvalho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rajnahn throws a big right hand that misses.
Rajnahn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rajnahn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rajnahn throwing strikes from guard but Carvalho blocks nicely.
Rajnahn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Chandra Rajnahn dominated that round.
That's time! Rajnahn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carvalho keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carvalho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rajnahn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good shot there by Carvalho.
Oooooh!!! Carvalho has knocked Rajnahn down with a huge combo! Carvalho steps away and waves a wobbly Rajnahn back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Chandra Rajnahn has been cut.
A punch combination from Carvalho misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rajnahn defending well as Carvalho loads up on a big left hand.
Rajnahn gets a double leg takedown into Carvalho's guard.
Rajnahn throws a strike but Carvalho rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Carvalho won't allow Rajnahn to sweep him here.
Rajnahn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carvalho regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rajnahn.
Carvalho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chandra Rajnahn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rajnahn won't allow Carvalho to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rajnahn throws a big right hand that misses.
Rajnahn throwing strikes but missing.
Rajnahn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carvalho avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Rajnahn throws a big right hand that misses.
Rajnahn throws a big right hand that misses.
Rajnahn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carvalho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rajnahn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rajnahn stops Carvalho from standing up.
Rajnahn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rajnahn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rajnahn is in close to Carvalho's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rajnahn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rajnahn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carvalho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rajnahn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rajnahn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rajnahn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carvalho wants to stand and escape but Rajnahn is having none of it.
Rajnahn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rajnahn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rajnahn throws a big right hand that misses.
Rajnahn throwing strikes from guard but Carvalho blocks nicely.
Rajnahn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carvalho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rajnahn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rajnahn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rajnahn throwing strikes from guard but Carvalho blocks nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rajnahn throwing strikes from guard but Carvalho blocks nicely.
Rajnahn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carvalho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rajnahn.
Rajnahn with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carvalho preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rajnahn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rajnahn chips away with some ground and pound.
Rajnahn stops Carvalho from standing up.
Rajnahn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rajnahn lands a couple of digs.
Carvalho working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rajnahn.
Rajnahn throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rajnahn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carvalho is looking to stand up but Rajnahn isn't so interested in that idea.
Rajnahn throws a big elbow that misses.
Rajnahn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carvalho wriggles free and stands up.
Carvalho misses with a double jab
and Rajnahn counters with a series of strikes. Carvalho will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rajnahn ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
Rajnahn clinches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Rajnahn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circle, before Rajnahn throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Carvalho's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Rajnahn lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Chandra Rajnahn!
After winning the bout, Chandra Rajnahn 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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