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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Carioca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabe Christianson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christianson has chosen Eminem - Legacy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Paulo Carioca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 8 - 2, fighting out of New York, Gabe Christianson!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christianson throws a poor cross that misses
and Carioca counters with a stiff right hand.
Carioca tries to clinch there but Christianson circles away.
Christianson lands a leg kick that knocks Carioca off balance momentarily.
Christianson blocks a leg kick.
Carioca tries to clinch but Christianson is having none of it.
A left lands for Christianson.
Carioca throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carioca is looking to clinch but Christianson is avoiding it.
Christianson thows a body shot but no joy.
Christianson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carioca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick misses from Christianson.
Christianson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gabe Christianson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christianson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Christianson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carioca throws a nice head kick!
Carioca moves out of range of the leg kick from Christianson.
Christianson scores with a hook to the body. Carioca takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carioca misses with a body kick.
Christianson with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Christianson tries to land a body kick
and Carioca moves into the clinch.
Carioca blocks an uppercut.
Christianson tries for a takedown but Carioca manages to get underhooks.
Christianson breaks the clinch.
Christianson throws a leg kick
and Carioca counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Christianson moves out of range of the strikes.
Christianson cracks the inside of Carioca's front leg.
Carioca closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Christianson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carioca takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Carioca tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Christianson takes a swing at Carioca's ribcage but misses.
Christianson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A clash of legs there as Carioca blocks the low kick.
Christianson misses with a wild body shot.
Christianson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Christianson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Christianson lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson throws a push kick but Carioca slaps the foot to one side.
Christianson throws a looping overhand right but Carioca ducks down to avoid it.
Carioca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christianson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carioca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christianson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carioca lands a high kick!
Carioca takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Carioca defending well as Christianson loads up on a big left hand.
Christianson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carioca wants to land a leg kick but Christianson is out of range.
Christianson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Christianson connects with a solid leg kick.
Christianson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Christianson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Christianson cracks Carioca with a good jab.
Good shot there by Christianson.
Christianson has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Christianson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carioca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christianson is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carioca had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Carioca slips a straight right by Christianson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carioca misses with an attempted mid kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Christianson misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carioca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Christianson connects with a single shot there.
Carioca throws a sloppy head kick and Christianson moves out of range easily.
Carioca is looking to slow Christianson down with leg kicks.
Carioca wants to clinch.
Carioca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christianson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Christianson cracks Carioca with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Christianson misses with a hook.
Christianson throws a wild body kick that Carioca sees coming a mile off.
Carioca tries to clinch up but Christianson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carioca looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carioca clinches with his opponent.
Christianson misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christianson lands a hook that snaps the head of Carioca backwards.
Christianson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Christianson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Christianson.
Carioca looking to stall.
Christianson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carioca has Christianson pressed against the cage, preventing Christianson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Christianson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christianson misses with the head strike.
Christianson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Carioca fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Carioca fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice uppercut there from Christianson.
Christianson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carioca's sensitive parts.
Christianson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Crunch! Christianson slams his shin into Carioca's torso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabe Christianson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carioca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christianson.
Christianson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carioca on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carioca tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Christianson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Christianson throws a hook but Carioca avoids it easily.
Carioca scores with a hook.
Carioca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christianson.
Some bone on bone action there as Carioca checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Christianson connects with a looping right hand.
Carioca clinches up with Christianson and pushes him back against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Carioca has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Carioca is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Christianson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carioca connects with a leg kick. Christianson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A swing and a miss from Christianson.
Christianson cracks Carioca with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carioca walks into a left hand.
Carioca looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Christianson thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice jab there from Carioca.
Carioca is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioca rushes Christianson and presses him up against the cage.
Carioca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Christianson avoids it.
Carioca tries to land knees in the clinch but Christianson avoids the damage to the body.
Carioca blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carioca.
Christianson working aggressively here.
Carioca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carioca trying to land knees to the body.
Christianson breaks from the clinch.
A head kick misses from Carioca.
Christianson looks to land a body kick but Carioca moved away.
Christianson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carioca tries to clinch up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Christianson digs a good hook to Carioca's body.
Christianson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Paulo Carioca is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Christianson just misses with a punch to the body.
Carioca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christianson.
Christianson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carioca stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carioca swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carioca rushes Christianson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Christianson swings wildly with an uppercut but Carioca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Christianson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Christianson lands with a left to the head.
Christianson has a couple of punches blocked by Carioca.
Carioca doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Christianson.
Christianson tries to score a body lock takedown but Carioca shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Carioca stalling in the clinch.
Christianson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carioca has him pressed against the cage.
Christianson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Carioca gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Christianson.
Christianson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Christianson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carioca after a bit of a struggle.
Paulo Carioca has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabe Christianson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carioca obliges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Christianson.
Christianson swings wildly with an uppercut but Carioca uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carioca is leaning against Christianson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carioca connects with a nasty looking knee right to Christianson's face.
Carioca is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Christianson working aggressively here.
Christianson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Carioca.
Christianson is breathing heavily.
Christianson breaks the clinch.
Carioca uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Christianson.
Carioca tries to clinch up but Christianson circles away and keeps his distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Christianson throws a push kick but Carioca slaps the foot to one side.
Carioca on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Christianson. Christianson obviously looking to wear him down.
Carioca bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carioca gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Christianson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carioca is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Christianson has a couple of punches blocked by Carioca.
Christianson misses with some punches.
Carioca takes a shot to the head.
Carioca lands an elbow just above Christianson 's eye.
Carioca will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Christianson up against the cage.
Carioca is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carioca.
Carioca blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Christianson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carioca scores with a nice right hand.
Carioca misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Christianson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carioca tries to bum rush Christianson with a series of wild strikes but Christianson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gabe Christianson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Carioca misses with a body shot.
Christianson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carioca on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Christianson misses with a wild body shot.
Christianson lands a jab to the head.
Carioca moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Christianson tried to score with a low kick but Carioca checks it.
Christianson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Christianson misses with a looping left.
Carioca wants to clinch
and Christianson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carioca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christianson.
Carioca drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Christianson connects with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Christianson swats away the attempt to clinch by Carioca.
A big right from Christianson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carioca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christianson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carioca checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carioca scores with a kick to the body.
Gabe Christianson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carioca fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carioca slips under a jab from Christianson.
Carioca ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carioca misses with a head kick.
Carioca looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Carioca fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carioca tries to close the distance and clinch up but Christianson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Christianson scoring well with a low kick there.
Carioca fails in his attempt to clinch.
An inside leg kick from Carioca misses.
Christianson misses with a body kick.
Carioca stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Christianson.
Carioca uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Christianson.
Carioca ducks under a wild hook from Christianson.
Carioca tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christianson was well out of range. Poor timing from Carioca.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Christianson scores with a sloppy right hand. Carioca should have avoided that one.
Christianson lands a leg kick that knocks Carioca off balance momentarily.
Christianson scores with the left hand. Carioca knows he should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Christianson tries a head kick but it misses.
Carioca throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Christianson's head.
Carioca steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christianson.
Christianson scoring well with a low kick there.
Carioca tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Christianson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carioca lands with a nice body kick.
Christianson scores with the left hand. Carioca knows he should have avoided that one.
Christianson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carioca walks into a stiff left hand from Christianson.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Christianson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carioca - the referee stops the clock and Christianson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carioca. Christianson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Christianson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carioca throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Christianson misses with a low kick.
Christianson tries to score with a low kick but Carioca moves his leg out of the way.
Carioca slips a jab from Christianson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christianson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carioca.
That kick from Christianson tenderised Carioca's leg. Carioca is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carioca wants to clinch up but Christianson keeps it at a distance.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carioca. Christianson shrugs it off though.
Christianson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carioca fails in his attempt to clinch.
Paulo Carioca has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carioca pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Christianson lands a lovely overhand right.
Christianson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Christianson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Christianson avoids a kick to the body.
Carioca rushes Christianson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Carioca lands a body shot.
Carioca blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Christianson as Carioca tries to tie him up.
Paulo Carioca has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Christianson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christianson misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Christianson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Christianson scores with a shot to the side of Carioca's head.
Christianson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Christianson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Christianson has had enough of the clinch but Carioca keeps him there for the moment.
Christianson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carioca lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Carioca.
Carioca lands a knee to the head.
Carioca tries to land knees in the clinch but Christianson avoids the damage to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Carioca.
Christianson is looking to break free of the clinch but Carioca has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Christianson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carioca tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Christianson avoids it.
Christianson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Carioca pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carioca misses with a two punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gabe Christianson.
I've got Christianson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabe Christianson!
Gabe Christianson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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