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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Carvalho (ranked 2619 p4p, 4005 weight class) and Reggie George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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
Counter fighter
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rodrigo Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Reggie George!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carvalho clinches with his opponent.
Carvalho scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
George wants to break free but Carvalho has control.
Carvalho looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carvalho tries a knee to the head but George blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning George up against the cage.
Carvalho is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Carvalho wants a takedown but no success here.
George looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carvalho swings wildly with an uppercut but George uses good head movement to avoid it.
George jumps into guard, dragging Carvalho to the mat.
George keeping full guard, as Carvalho tries to pass.
Carvalho prevents George from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
George seems keen to control Carvalho's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
George tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carvalho is standing up over George. George looks to escape but Carvalho dives into side control.
Carvalho takes a little break here. George wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Carvalho working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho working the head and body with strikes.
Carvalho controlling from side mount.
George is trying to get back to his feet.
George sneaks back into half guard.
Ground and pound from Carvalho.
Carvalho is pressing down on George's thigh, looking to free his foot. George is holding on for now.
Carvalho is nestled in close to George, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lands with a punch from half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
George wants to get back to his feet.
Carvalho is taking a breather. George says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Carvalho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
George is controlling Carvalho's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Carvalho prevents George from standing back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
George kicks off Carvalho and gets to his feet.
George misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Carvalho dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
George swinging wildly here.
George lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Rodrigo Carvalho has been cut.
Carvalho has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carvalho is leaning against George and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carvalho slowing the pace effectively.
Carvalho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carvalho lands an elbow inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carvalho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Our sources have told us that Carvalho has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Carvalho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho can't get the takedown.
Carvalho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carvalho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but George blocks it with crossed arms.
A frustrated look appears on George's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carvalho leaning against his opponent.
George tries to break free but Carvalho pushes him back against the cage.
Carvalho goes for a takedown attempt but George pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carvalho dodges the punch combination from George.
Carvalho wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Reggie George seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from George.
George throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
George fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck with that takedown attempt from George.
Carvalho tries to counter by clinching up but George breaks away and moves out of range.
Carvalho defends well against a solid takedown attempt from George.
George misses the jab.
George scores with a three punch combo!
George is breathing heavily.
Carvalho moves into range and clinches up with George.
Carvalho just leaning against George, taking a breather.
George is looking to break free of the clinch but Carvalho has double underhooks.
George has Carvalho pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Carvalho manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rodrigo Carvalho has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Reggie George.
Carvalho with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carvalho tries to land a knee to the head but George blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carvalho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from George.
Carvalho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but George blocks it with crossed arms.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carvalho.
George wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carvalho lands a takedown into guard.
Carvalho passes easily into side control. Nice work.
George is looking for a sweep.
Carvalho working the ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if George can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
George wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
George is not content to let Carvalho control the position.
George looks to move to half guard but instead Carvalho has passed into mount! Damn!
Carvalho working George over with strikes here.
Carvalho lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvalho breaks from George's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Carvalho dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rodrigo Carvalho's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Carvalho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. George manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
George keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Carvalho backs off George throws a huge counter combo but Carvalho manages to avoid it all.
Reggie George is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from George finds it's target.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown but George shows good takedown defense.
George misses with a few strikes there.
Carvalho fires out a quick counter leg kick but George just manages to avoid it.
George misses with a wild body shot.
George has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Carvalho is landing a low percentage of strikes.
George looks to land a left hand but Carvalho moved out of range nicely.
George misses with a looping left.
Carvalho moves away from the strike by George.
Reggie George seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from George misses.
Carvalho swings for the body but George moves out of range.
George avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carvalho slips a jab and a cross from George.
Carvalho is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from George.
Carvalho is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that George can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho looks for the body kick but George saw that one coming.
Carvalho shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Carvalho was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Carvalho scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at George to see if he's OK.
Carvalho lands a decent elbow from side control.
George wants to get back to his feet but Carvalho drags him back down.
Carvalho trying to control the position but George is working away.
Carvalho working the ground and pound.
George can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is working George over with some ground and pound from side control.
Carvalho cracks George with a big right hand but George just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carvalho is looking to take a break and control but George is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carvalho lands some shots froms side control.
Carvalho working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvalho trying to control the action but George is working from the bottom.
George is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
George is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Carvalho tries to advance to mount but can't.
George is letting Carvalho control him for a moment.
Carvalho wants to lay and pray for a moment but George keeps working.
Carvalho has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for George!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carvalho is landing with some decent strikes but George is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Carvalho is working for a guillotine from mount but George frees his head quite easily.
Carvalho sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Rodrigo Carvalho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
George keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
George in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Carvalho showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carvalho, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Carvalho!
In his post fight interview, Rodrigo Carvalho started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Reggie George stepped up to the mic, saying 'Next time'.
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