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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthew Doucet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matthew Doucet!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinicius Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doucet shoots for a double leg takedown but Carvalho sprawls well. He's pushed Doucet's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
No joy there for Carvalho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carvalho looks to score with a jab to the body but Doucet is just out of range.
Carvalho is looking to score with low kicks.
Carvalho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doucet has a takedown stuffed.
Doucet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthew Doucet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Carvalho is looking to take a break and control but Doucet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Doucet can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doucet manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho wants to improve his position but Doucet is controlling well.
Carvalho gets back to full guard.
Carvalho looking for a sweep. Not yet Carvalho, not yet.
Doucet slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Doucet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carvalho on the ground.
Carvalho is trying to control Doucet's posture but Doucet avoids it.
Carvalho manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho 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.
Doucet is staying active underneath Carvalho, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Doucet trying to control from the bottom.
Doucet looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Doucet trying to control but Carvalho postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carvalho scores with a takedown into Doucet's guard.
Doucet working for a triangle but Carvalho defends it easily.
Doucet could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Doucet is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carvalho postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Carvalho dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Doucet gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carvalho counters with a takedown into side control.
Carvalho cracks Doucet with a big right hand but Doucet just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Doucet is not content to let Carvalho control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carvalho is chipping away with strikes.
Carvalho tries to move to mount but Doucet blocks the move with his legs.
Doucet throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Carvalho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Doucet knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doucet gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Carvalho is trying to control the action in half guard but Doucet is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Carvalho is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carvalho is working for a kimura but Doucet is defending it quite comfortably.
Carvalho is breathing heavily.
Doucet has a hand on Carvalho's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Carvalho takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carvalho looking to control but Doucet is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Doucet gets back to half guard.
Doucet tries to roll over but Carvalho keeps him under control.
Carvalho drops an elbow to the side of Doucet's head.
Doucet is not content to let Carvalho control the position.
Carvalho throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is working for a submission of some sort.
Doucet slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Carvalho trying to control but Doucet is working from the bottom.
Doucet has his foot on Carvalho's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carvalho works his way back into a safe position though.
Doucet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carvalho stands up over Doucet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carvalho is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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.
Carvalho working some strikes from top position.
Carvalho throwing strikes but missing.
Carvalho thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Carvalho trying to control but Doucet is working from the bottom.
Carvalho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carvalho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Doucet looking for a guillotine here but Carvalho defends easily.
Doucet trying to keep a closed guard but Carvalho is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Carvalho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action!
Doucet misses with a takedown attempt
and Carvalho counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Doucet shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carvalho counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Carvalho.
Doucet keeping full guard, as Carvalho tries to pass.
Doucet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carvalho trying to control the position from guard on top but Doucet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Doucet working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carvalho doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carvalho manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Carvalho wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Doucet, who protects the arm well.
Carvalho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carvalho misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Doucet is looking to regain half guard here but Carvalho keeps moving and retains side control.
Carvalho throws a strike aimed at the side of Doucet's head but Doucet avoids it well.
Carvalho cracks Doucet with a big right hand but Doucet just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Doucet tries to buck Carvalho off but Carvalho is having none of it.
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.
Doucet takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Carvalho in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Doucet 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.
Doucet wants to control but Carvalho postures up.
Carvalho is chipping away with strikes.
Carvalho trying to control the action but Doucet is working from the bottom.
Carvalho lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carvalho scores with punches from side control.
Carvalho trying to control the position but Doucet is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doucet is looking to reverse the position.
Carvalho working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Carvalho tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Doucet gets back to half guard.
Doucet trying to control but Carvalho postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carvalho 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.
Doucet tries to roll over but Carvalho keeps him under control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carvalho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carvalho is looking to take a break and control but Doucet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinicius Carvalho really dominated that round.
That's time! Doucet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice defenses there by Doucet.
Carvalho misses with a straight right.
Doucet misses with a takedown
and Carvalho counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Doucet!
Carvalho putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Doucet is looking to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Carvalho.
Doucet is trying to escape the mount.
Carvalho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carvalho landing strikes from the mount.
Doucet is rocked!
Doucet is working to get back to half guard.
Doucet is working hard here to advance position.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Carvalho with good strikes from the mount here!
Oh Doucet is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho breaks from Doucet's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Carvalho trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carvalho dominating with strikes here.
Carvalho controlling his opponent.
Doucet seems to have got his legs back now.
Doucet is trying to escape the mount.
Carvalho putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A big strike lands for Carvalho! That's really hurt Doucet and he's turned his back - Carvalho keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Carvalho Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinicius Carvalho! Vinicius Carvalho retains his heavyweight title!
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hype
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RATING
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