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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Terry Silver (ranked 733 p4p, 1018 weight class) and Caio Carvalho (ranked 103 p4p, 148 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! Terry Silver is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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27 - 23 - 0 |
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17 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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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 27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Terry Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caio Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silver misses with a straight left.
Silver throws a big shot that misses.
Silver lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Silver misses with a wild combination.
Silver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Silver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carvalho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silver won't be happy with that.
Silver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silver is trying to buck Carvalho off.
Silver wants to control but Carvalho postures up.
Carvalho throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silver can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Carvalho seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Silver tries to buck Carvalho off but Carvalho is having none of it.
Silver is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Silver on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Silver tries to get out of the position.
Carvalho seems to be working for a kimura but Silver defends the submission attempt.
My spies in Marquis Training Center inform me that Carvalho has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Silver won't allow Carvalho to pass to mount.
Carvalho seems to be working for a kimura but Silver defends the submission attempt.
Silver is trying to control but can't.
Carvalho trying to mount his opponent but Silver defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver wants to control but Carvalho is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carvalho is working for a submission of some sort.
Carvalho not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Silver is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silver is pressing down on Carvalho's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Carvalho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silver is keeping the position for now.
Silver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carvalho looking to pass the guard.
Carvalho forces his way into half guard.
Carvalho seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Silver does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Silver knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carvalho on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver trying to control but Carvalho postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carvalho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carvalho wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silver keeps working.
Carvalho prevents Silver from improving his position.
Carvalho stops Silver from getting back to his feet.
Silver is looking to improve his position.
Carvalho with the ground and pound but Silver uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Carvalho postures up.
Carvalho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carvalho throws a big elbow that misses.
Carvalho trying to control but Silver is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carvalho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silver is keeping the position for now.
Carvalho keeps trying to improve his position.
Carvalho stops Silver from standing up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Silver keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
Carvalho with a nice head shot there.
Carvalho throws a big right hand that misses.
Silver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carvalho manages to get himself to full guard.
Silver showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silver is looking to stand up but Carvalho won't let him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Caio Carvalho will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silver misses the jab.
Carvalho bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Carvalho looks up at the clock and then as Silver takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Carvalho smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Silver is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Carvalho seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Carvalho wants to control but Silver is keeping him busy.
Carvalho fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Silver is looking for a sweep.
Carvalho misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Carvalho is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Silver has escaped the position, nice work there.
Silver is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carvalho slows the pace down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Silver, who protects the arm well.
Silver tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carvalho wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Carvalho tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carvalho has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Caio Carvalho has got the better of the ground game so far.
Silver wants to control but Carvalho postures up.
Carvalho working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Silver is looking to reverse the position.
Silver is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Carvalho asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Carvalho in side control, throwing shots but Silver defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver is not content to let Carvalho control the position.
Carvalho tries to score with some ground and pound. Silver controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Silver takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Silver is trying to get back to half guard.
Carvalho tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Silver gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Carvalho trying to mount his opponent but Silver defends it.
Carvalho is looking for a kimura here.
Silver desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Carvalho thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Carvalho prevents Silver from getting the reversal.
Carvalho throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silver because Carvalho loaded up on that one.
Silver is wriggling around trying to escape.
Carvalho scoring with strikes but Silver is staying in there.
Silver is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Carvalho prevents Silver from getting the reversal.
Carvalho misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Carvalho throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silver because Carvalho loaded up on that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver can't escape the position.
Carvalho unloads with some shots from mount but Silver bucks and avoids them well.
Carvalho looking to control but Silver is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Silver is wriggling around trying to escape.
Carvalho sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carvalho thowing shots but they're missing.
Carvalho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carvalho throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Carvalho is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Silver is surviving well by controlling Carvalho's body position as best he can.
Silver is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Carvalho throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Silver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Silver avoids a series of strikes thrown by Carvalho.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Carvalho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Silver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Carvalho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Carvalho throws a series of punches but Silver avoids them all with ease.
Silver throws a big counter combination but Carvalho scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Silver lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carvalho at a distance.
Silver looks for the body kick but Carvalho saw that one coming.
And Carvalho tries to counter it with a takedown but Silver pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Carvalho looks to land a combination but Silver avoids it well.
As Carvalho looks to move away, Silver throws a big counter combo but Carvalho just gets out of the way.
Carvalho scores with a hook to the body. Silver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Silver misses with a straight left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silver stuns Carvalho with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carvalho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Terry Silver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carvalho is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho scores with a punch to the head.
Carvalho throws out a loose jab but Silver uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silver throws a chopping leg kick but Carvalho manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carvalho feints the counter takedown.
Silver looks to score with a jab to the body but Carvalho is just out of range.
And Carvalho tries to counter it with a takedown but Silver pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Silver misses.
Carvalho drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Silver defends it well.
A low kick from Silver misses
and Carvalho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silver won't be happy with that.
Carvalho working away.
Carvalho tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver prevents Carvalho from improving position.
Carvalho working away.
Carvalho misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Carvalho tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Carvalho cracks Silver with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Carvalho looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver is looking for a sweep.
Silver is working hard here to advance position.
Carvalho goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Silver rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Carvalho's guard! Nice work there by Silver!
Terry Silver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carvalho is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver is sitting in close to Carvalho's body. Carvalho has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Silver is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Silver is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Carvalho.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Caio Carvalho!
A relieved looking Caio Carvalho thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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