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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adam Carolla (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carolla comes to the cage accompanied by Gotta Get It On from Taboo 2. Eduardo has chosen Numb as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
42 - 34 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
42 - 34 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Carolla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Carlos Eduardo!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Mauricio Rocha and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carolla thows a body shot but no joy.
Carolla throws a nice looking combination but Eduardo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carolla clinches up with Eduardo and pushes him back against the cage.
Carolla looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carolla breaks the clinch.
Carolla lands with a right hand.
Eduardo slips a straight right by Carolla.
Carolla checks a leg kick.
Eduardo avoids the body shot from Carolla.
Carolla connects with the punch.
Eduardo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big right from Carolla misses.
Eduardo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Eduardo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carolla.
Carolla lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Eduardo circles away quickly and effectively.
A punch lands to the side of Eduardo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carolla misses the shot to the body.
Carolla avoids the head kick by Eduardo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eduardo instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eduardo letting Carolla take a breather here.
Carolla is looking to break free of the clinch but Eduardo has double underhooks.
Eduardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carolla manages to break the clinch.
Carolla falls off balance throwing a combination
and Eduardo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carolla really felt that one!
Carolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Eduardo.
Carolla throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carolla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carolla misses with a leg kick.
Eduardo throws a nice looking combination but Carolla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Eduardo wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carolla throws a series of punches but Eduardo moves out of range.
Eduardo slips a straight right by Carolla.
Carolla throws a hook but Eduardo avoids it easily.
Eduardo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Eduardo throws a head kick but Carolla moves out of range.
Carolla tries to bum rush Eduardo with a series of wild strikes but Eduardo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carolla pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Eduardo back to the cage. Carolla follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Carolla lands with a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carolla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carolla instigates a clinch.
Eduardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carolla lands with a light punch inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Carolla.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eduardo as Carolla tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eduardo stalling.
Eduardo misses with a body punch.
Carolla tries to circle away but Eduardo has him pinned against the cage.
Carolla has Eduardo pressed against the cage, preventing Eduardo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carolla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carolla scoring well with a low kick there.
Carolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carolla lands a really nice looking cross but Eduardo seems unphased.
Eduardo throws a sloppy head kick and Carolla moves out of range easily.
Eduardo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carolla's head.
It looks like Adam Carolla has been cut.
Carolla is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carolla throws a right and a left that Eduardo avoids nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carolla.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carolla jabs Eduardo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Eduardo tries to clinch there but Carolla circles away.
Carolla scores with a head kick. Eduardo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Eduardo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carolla blocks a leg kick.
Carolla swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Eduardo.
Carolla drives through and clinches with Eduardo against the cage.
Eduardo pushes off an throws an elbow but Carolla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Eduardo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eduardo missing with knees to the body.
Eduardo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Eduardo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eduardo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Carolla dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Carolla's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Eduardo throws a head kick but Carolla moves out of range.
Eduardo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eduardo missing with knees to the body.
Eduardo tries to land knees in the clinch but Carolla avoids the damage to the body.
Carolla wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Eduardo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Come on Carolla - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Carolla is trying to maintain a safe position but Eduardo gets an underhook and turns Carolla into the cage.
Carolla managing to block the knees to the body from Eduardo.
Carolla has Eduardo pressed against the cage, preventing Eduardo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Eduardo stalling against the cage.
Carolla manages to break the clinch.
Carolla fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Eduardo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo tries to clinch but Carolla is having none of it.
Carolla throws a one two combo.
It looks like Carlos Eduardo has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Eduardo.
Carolla throws a lazy right hand but Eduardo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carolla misses the shot to the body.
Eduardo checks a leg kick nicely.
Eduardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carolla throws a big shot that misses.
Carolla throws a good cross that connects.
Carolla with a nice cross.
Carolla cracks Eduardo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carolla slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carolla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eduardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Carolla.
Carolla connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Eduardo's hands.
Carolla fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carolla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Eduardo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo is looking to clinch.
Carolla swats away the attempt to clinch by Eduardo.
Carolla is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carolla misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carolla. Eduardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Eduardo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carolla misses with a double jab.
Carolla throws a jab but it's blocked by Eduardo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carolla.
Eduardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carolla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Eduardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Carolla.
Adam Carolla is winning the standup battle so far.
Carolla walks forward, straight into a front kick from Eduardo.
Eduardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carolla throws a good cross that connects.
Eduardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Eduardo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carolla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adam Carolla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Eduardo thows a body shot but no joy.
Carolla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Eduardo moves away from the strike by Carolla.
Carolla stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Eduardo.
Carolla throws a head kick that half lands.
Eduardo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carolla.
Carolla throws a poor cross that misses
and Eduardo counters with a left to the body.
Carolla moves into range and connects with a jab.
Eduardo slips a straight right by Carolla.
Eduardo connects with a looping right hand.
Eduardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Eduardo has closed the distance and engaged Carolla in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Eduardo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Carolla's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Eduardo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Eduardo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Carolla's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Eduardo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A knee to the head by Eduardo.
Eduardo slowing the pace effectively.
Carolla wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Eduardo has him pressed against the cage.
Eduardo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Carlos Eduardo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eduardo misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Eduardo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick misses from Eduardo.
Carolla looks to land a left hand but Eduardo moved out of range nicely.
Carolla misses with a body shot.
Carolla looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carolla misses with a double jab.
A big left from Carolla misses.
Horrible takedown by Carolla or perhaps it was just good defense by Eduardo which made him look bad.
Carolla walks forward, straight into a front kick from Eduardo.
Carlos Eduardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carolla thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carolla tries a low kick but Eduardo avoids it.
Eduardo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carolla finds it's way round the side to connect with Eduardo's head.
Carolla missing with a left hand there. Eduardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carolla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carolla tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Eduardo.
Eduardo clobbers Carolla with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carolla misses with the combination.
Eduardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Eduardo has Carolla up against the cage in a clinch.
Eduardo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eduardo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Eduardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carolla fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Eduardo.
Carolla swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Eduardo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Eduardo is looking to clinch but Carolla is avoiding it.
Eduardo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carolla throws a hook but Eduardo avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Carolla.
Carolla misses the shot to the body.
Carolla cracks Eduardo with a right hand to the side of the head.
A combination from Carolla does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Eduardo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Eduardo misses with a body shot.
Carolla throws a shot from downtown. Eduardo moves away and avoids it.
Eduardo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Eduardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carolla tries to clinch but Eduardo is having none of it.
Carolla misses with a series of wild punches.
Carolla avoids the head kick by Eduardo.
Carolla keeps the fight on the outside.
Eduardo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carolla stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carolla throws a lazy head kick
and Eduardo counters with a nice body kick.
Carlos Eduardo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eduardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Eduardo avoids the body shot from Carolla.
Carolla blocks a head kick by Eduardo.
Eduardo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eduardo delivers a nice body kick.
Eduardo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Eduardo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Eduardo tries to clinch but Carolla is having none of it.
Carolla moves out of range of the body kick from Eduardo.
Good leg kick by Eduardo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Eduardo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carolla at a distance.
Eduardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Carolla circles away.
Eduardo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carolla avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carolla tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eduardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eduardo moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eduardo misses with the head strike.
Carolla has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Eduardo after a bit of a struggle.
Eduardo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Carolla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carolla lands a nice hook to Eduardo's body. Eduardo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eduardo throws a body kick that misses.
Carolla connects with a body shot that sends Eduardo's belly button to the back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carolla throws a lazy uppercut
and Eduardo counters with a head kick.
Carolla avoids the head kick by Eduardo.
Eduardo tries to clinch up.
Carolla lands a right hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Eduardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Eduardo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 28:29
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Carlos Eduardo!
Carlos Eduardo decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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