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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caio Carvalho (ranked 826 p4p, 727 weight class) and Jalo Ilmarinen (ranked 116 p4p, 101 weight class). Carvalho kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pentagono - É o Moio. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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181 cm 31 180 19 - 12 - 0 |
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178 cm 27 174 13 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt Excellent boxer KO power |
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Olympic wrestler World class boxer Good gas tank |
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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 19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caio Carvalho! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jalo Ilmarinen! The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Carvalho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ilmarinen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carvalho looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Ilmarinen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Carvalho wants to stall.
Carvalho is trying to break free. Ilmarinen lands with a left to the head. Carvalho misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Ilmarinen - that landed with a thud.
Carvalho is pushing Ilmarinen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Ilmarinen misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Carvalho struggles to land a body shot inside as Ilmarinen controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Ilmarinen. Ilmarinen tries a body shot but Carvalho blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Ilmarinen fails to land. Nice body punch from Ilmarinen. Carvalho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carvalho blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Ilmarinen. Carvalho misses with a short punch on the inside. Carvalho is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Ilmarinen is defending well. Carvalho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A short right from Ilmarinen. Ilmarinen lands with a left to the head. Ilmarinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Carvalho blocks a body shot from Ilmarinen. Ilmarinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Carvalho blocks an uppercut.
Ilmarinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carvalho can't find room to land a body shot as Ilmarinen controls the action.
Ilmarinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Ilmarinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ilmarinen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ilmarinen can't get the takedown.
Ilmarinen lands a hook that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards. Carvalho struggles to land a body shot inside as Ilmarinen controls his hands.
Ilmarinen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carvalho working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Carvalho's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Ilmarinen lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A hook to the body from Carvalho.
Ilmarinen misses with a punch to the body.
Ilmarinen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carvalho backwards. A head punch blocked on the inside by Ilmarinen. Carvalho gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ilmarinen.
Ilmarinen lands a body shot. Ilmarinen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Carvalho seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Ilmarinen can turn it around. Carvalho lands a body punch. Carvalho prevents a body shot from Ilmarinen. Ilmarinen misses with a hook from the clinch. A short body shot lands from Carvalho as the two fighters clinch.
Ilmarinen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ilmarinen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carvalho misses with a hook from the clinch. Carvalho has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ilmarinen after a bit of a struggle. Carvalho tries to work over Ilmarinen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ilmarinen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Carvalho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carvalho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ilmarinen's elbow. Ilmarinen throws a punch but it's blocked by Carvalho.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ilmarinen scores with a hook to the body. Carvalho lands with a short head shot on the inside. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ilmarinen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Ilmarinen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Ilmarinen digs a right hand underneath Carvalho's ribcage. Carvalho let out a lung full of air as it connected. Carvalho is breathing heavily. Carvalho misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ilmarinen misses with a body punch.
Ilmarinen misses with a punch on the inside.
Ilmarinen lands a body punch in the clinch. Ilmarinen tries to work over Carvalho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Ilmarinen struggles to land a body shot inside as Carvalho controls his hands.
Ilmarinen blocks a body shot from Carvalho. Carvalho takes a shot to the head. Ilmarinen misses with a short punch on the inside. Carvalho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carvalho throws a jab but it's blocked by Ilmarinen. Ilmarinen with the counter takedown but Carvalho avoids it easily. Ilmarinen digs a good hook to Carvalho's body.
Ilmarinen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carvalho on the side of the head. Jalo Ilmarinen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A jab from Carvalho misses. Carvalho tries to clinch but Ilmarinen moves away and Ilmarinen counters with a takedown into side control. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Carvalho is looking for a sweep. Ilmarinen lands a few punches from side control. Ilmarinen lands a decent elbow from side control. We've been hearing good reports from Carvalho's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today. Carvalho is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Ilmarinen is one step ahead and moves to full mount! The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Ilmarinen with the ground and pound from mount.
Carvalho is rocked! Ilmarinen is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Carvalho goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Ilmarinen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jalo Ilmarinen!
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hype
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