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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Carlo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jim boyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). boyce has chosen three blind mice as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jacques Carlo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, jim boyce!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
boyce throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carlo looks to land a combination but boyce avoids it well.
jim boyce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Carlo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlo looking to control but boyce is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carlo has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of boyce's face.
boyce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carlo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. boyce can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
boyce is wriggling around trying to escape.
boyce tries to hold on but Carlo pushes him away.
Carlo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Carlo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… boyce is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by boyce and Carlo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlo misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlo throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
boyce regains half guard, as Carlo was trying to land strikes.
Carlo prevents boyce from standing back up.
boyce tries to roll over but Carlo keeps him under control.
Carlo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carlo with the ground and pound but boyce uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Carlo stopping the sweep attempt from boyce.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carlo clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carlo manages to break the clinch.
boyce dodges the punch combination from Carlo.
Carlo throws a leg kick but boyce checks it.
Carlo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but boyce avoids it really well and circles away.
boyce closes the distance and clinches.
Carlo prevents the takedown attempt.
Carlo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
boyce presses Carlo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carlo.
boyce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
boyce wants to clinch.
boyce lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlo blocks a leg kick.
Carlo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlo lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carlo lands a left and a right that send boyce crashing to the mat, dazed. Carlo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
boyce is rocked!
boyce throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
boyce lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
boyce looks gassed!
boyce looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
boyce doesn't manage to clinch there - Carlo circles away.
Carlo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
boyce misses with a takedown
and Carlo counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in boyce's guard now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
boyce is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carlo is controlling him.
Carlo looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlo works over boyce with some ground and pound from guard.
Carlo throwing strikes but missing.
boyce preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carlo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
boyce trying to control the position.
Carlo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carlo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
boyce has Carlo up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Carlo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carlo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. boyce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
boyce lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by boyce.
Carlo scores with a punch to the head.
Carlo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carlo wants it to stay on the feet.
Carlo misses with a jab, cross combination.
boyce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carlo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but boyce checks it well.
Carlo fails with a takedown attempt.
Carlo throws a left and a right that both miss
and boyce counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Carlo's guard now.
Carlo keeping moving, preventing boyce from controlling successfully.
boyce keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carlo's head.
Carlo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
boyce tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlo is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
boyce forces his way into half guard.
Carlo trying to control from the bottom.
boyce seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
boyce is trying to control the action in half guard but Carlo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
boyce stands up from half guard.
boyce with a poor takedown
and Carlo counters with a head kick. That will keep boyce thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Carlo is looking to clinch but boyce is avoiding it.
boyce lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlo circles away quickly and effectively.
boyce drives through and clinches with Carlo against the cage.
Carlo successfully pulls guard.
boyce wants to stand but Carlo is controlling his posture from full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as boyce accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carlo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Carlo tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
boyce decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Carlo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Carlo tries to clinch up but boyce circles away and keeps his distance.
boyce tries to clinch up but Carlo circles away and keeps his distance.
Carlo tries to clinch but boyce is having none of it.
Carlo darts in and clinches boyce up against the cage.
Carlo jumps guard but boyce stands there with Carlo around his waist. Carlo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Carlo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Carlo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlo goes for a takedown attempt but boyce pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
boyce is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from boyce.
Carlo has a takedown stuffed.
Carlo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carlo keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carlo takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on boyce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The referee calls for Carlo to work.
Carlo throws a punch but it's blocked by boyce.
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.
boyce tries for a takedown but Carlo manages to get underhooks.
Carlo successfully pulls guard.
boyce decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carlo, up you get!
Carlo moves into the clinch.
Carlo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carlo.
Carlo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of boyce backwards.
boyce looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
boyce has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Knees to the body from Carlo.
boyce is trying to break free.
Carlo pulls guard.
Carlo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carlo has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes boyce off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jim boyce showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
boyce instigates a clinch.
Carlo tries to pull guard but boyce holds him up against the cage and eventually Carlo drops back down to his feet.
Carlo missing with knees to the body.
Carlo tries for a takedown but boyce manages to get underhooks.
boyce lands a body shot.
boyce is trying to break free.
boyce tries to score a body lock takedown but Carlo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carlo tightens his grip and picks boyce up, before dumping him to the ground. boyce manages to land in guard.
Carlo looking to sit in guard and control but boyce gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jacques Carlo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
boyce passes Carlo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
boyce is keen to just control but Carlo is a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
boyce throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carlo is pressing down on boyce's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
boyce wants to control from the top but Carlo keeps moving.
boyce might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Carlo kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Carlo working a defensive guard here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
boyce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. boyce sprawls well initially but Carlo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. boyce defending well though.
Carlo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carlo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carlo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Carlo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. boyce defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlo wants to pass the guard but boyce is defending well.
Carlo wants to stand up but boyce is controlling the position.
boyce desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carlo throws a right and a left that both miss.
boyce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carlo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlo blocks a head kick by boyce.
boyce's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and boyce duly obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
boyce closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carlo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from boyce is defended easily by Carlo.
Carlo moves into the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for boyce.
boyce gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Carlo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Carlo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A frustrated look appears on boyce's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carlo wants to break the clinch but can't.
boyce breaks from the clinch.
boyce with a poor takedown
and Carlo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for boyce!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carlo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Carlo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Carlo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques Carlo!
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