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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiago Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiago Carvalho will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danilo Leblanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tiago Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leblanc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Leblanc swinging wildly here.
As Leblanc backs off Carvalho throws a huge counter combo but Leblanc manages to avoid it all.
Tiago Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho misses with the combination.
Carvalho drives through with a takedown into guard.
Leblanc has his feet on Carvalho's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Carvalho instigates a clinch.
Carvalho breaks the clinch.
Leblanc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carvalho fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Leblanc to the ground. Carvalho is now in Leblanc's guard.
Carvalho preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
Leblanc pulls Carvalho in close to his closed guard and prevents Carvalho from doing any damage or advancing position.
Leblanc keeping moving, preventing Carvalho from controlling successfully.
Carvalho looking to sit in guard and control but Leblanc gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Leblanc stays in close to Carvalho's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Leblanc postures up.
Carvalho had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Leblanc defends it easily.
Leblanc looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carvalho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leblanc sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Carvalho is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leblanc escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carvalho is looking to land body kicks.
Carvalho closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carvalho lands in his opponent's guard.
Leblanc has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Carvalho has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Leblanc wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Leblanc trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Carvalho wants to control from the top but Leblanc keeps moving.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Leblanc is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danilo Leblanc dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carvalho moves into the clinch.
Carvalho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leblanc's efforts to push away.
Carvalho pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carvalho shoots in and gets a takedown into Leblanc's guard.
Leblanc is wriggling around but Carvalho manages to pass to half guard.
Leblanc might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Carvalho postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Leblanc to stand up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leblanc looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho is looking to get back to full guard here but Leblanc has managed to pass to side control instead.
Carvalho is trying to improve his position.
Leblanc taking a breather here.
That's two 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.
Carvalho is looking for a sweep.
Carvalho is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Leblanc decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Danilo Leblanc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carvalho misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Leblanc.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho wants to clinch.
Carvalho tries to clinch
and Leblanc decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carvalho's guard.
Carvalho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Leblanc controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Leblanc jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carvalho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Leblanc controls the pace.
Leblanc is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carvalho is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Leblanc.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danilo Leblanc dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Carvalho pushes Leblanc up against the cage in a clinch.
Leblanc breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leblanc gets a double leg takedown into Carvalho's guard.
Leblanc engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leblanc stopping the sweep attempt from Carvalho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc stays in close to Carvalho's body and controls the position.
Carvalho looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Leblanc content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Leblanc is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carvalho throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Leblanc tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Carvalho is in Leblanc's guard.
Carvalho wanted to stand there but Leblanc had control of the position.
Carvalho looking to sit in guard and control but Leblanc gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is trying to keep Leblanc in close.
Carvalho might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Leblanc haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Leblanc content to stall in guard here.
Carvalho looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leblanc prevents Carvalho from getting back to his feet.
Carvalho looking for a sweep. Not yet Carvalho, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Leblanc stands up over Carvalho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Leblanc slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Carvalho drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Leblanc's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Leblanc keeping his opponent close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Carvalho wants to stand but Leblanc has his arm trapped.
You can see the frustration on Leblanc's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Leblanc is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Leblanc manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that's the end of the fight!
Danilo Leblanc showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Leblanc, 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danilo Leblanc!
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hype
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