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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between CM Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Carvalho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, CM Punk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bruno Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Stewart Dunkirk and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punk shoots in but Carvalho avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carvalho fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Punk avoids it really well and circles away.
Carvalho misses with a takedown attempt - Punk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Punk was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carvalho drives through with a takedown into guard.
Punk has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Punk throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Punk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Punk landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Punk thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carvalho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Punk working over Carvalho with some ground and pound. Carvalho looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Punk drops an elbow to the side of Carvalho's head.
Punk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Punk throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carvalho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carvalho is looking to improve his position.
Carvalho is trying to stand up here but Punk is controlling him well.
Carvalho blocking the ground and pound attempt from Punk.
Ground and pound from Punk.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Punk is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Punk takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Punk with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Punk postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Punk with a nice head shot there.
Punk working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Punk is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carvalho has momentary wrist control but Punk slips an elbow through the middle.
Punk postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Carvalho is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Punk, into his guard.
Punk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Carvalho looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carvalho looks like he's trying to stand up.
Punk working Carvalho over with strikes.
Punk thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carvalho's head.
Punk wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carvalho keeps working.
Carvalho taking some punishment here, with Punk in his half guard.
Punk lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Punk sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carvalho defending well though.
Punk trying to control the pace.
Punk looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Punk lands with a punch from half guard.
Punk has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Punk drops an elbow to the side of Carvalho's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Punk seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Punk throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Punk slips a nice elbow through Carvalho's hands, connecting with Carvalho's forehead.
Carvalho is trying to stand back up but Punk is controlling him
Punk working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Punk looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Carvalho with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Punk is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Punk seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Carvalho is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). CM Punk!
CM Punk thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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