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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilder (ranked 2756 p4p, 279 weight class) and Gustavo Carvalho (ranked 3153 p4p, 322 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Carvalho!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvalho defending well as Wilder loads up on a big left hand.
Carvalho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Wilder throws a shot from downtown. Carvalho moves away and avoids it.
Carvalho blocks the body kick.
Carvalho throws a chopping leg kick but Wilder manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Carvalho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilder.
Carvalho punishes Wilder's body with a nice straight punch.
Wilder throws a looping overhand right but Carvalho ducks down to avoid it.
We've been informed that Carvalho has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Carvalho misses with a takedown
and Wilder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho connects with a solid leg kick.
Wilder misses the shot to the body.
Carvalho lands a nice looking body shot.
Carvalho tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Carvalho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jack Wilder is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carvalho scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carvalho throws a right hand that misses
letting Wilder counter with a right hand.
Wilder swings for the body but Carvalho moves out of range.
Carvalho misses the shot to the body.
Wilder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carvalho connects with a single shot there.
Wilder ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilder swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carvalho is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Wilder rather than just go for the knockout.
Carvalho jabs Wilder right on the nose. Wilder blinks but takes it well.
Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilder.
Carvalho takes a swing at Wilder's ribcage but misses.
Wilder feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wilder shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wilder fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvalho lands a jab to Wilder's midsection.
Wilder throws a hook but Carvalho avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Carvalho.
Carvalho tests Wilder's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carvalho shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wilder counters with a straight right hand.
Carvalho gets a double leg takedown into Wilder's guard.
Wilder pushes Carvalho off and gets back to his feet.
Carvalho is looking to chop away at Wilder's legs.
Wilder throwing a counter right hand but Carvalho manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Carvalho misses
and Wilder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Carvalho throws out a loose jab but Wilder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilder.
Wilder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carvalho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho throws out a leg kick but Wilder moves out of range and Carvalho only half commits.
Carvalho throws out a loose jab but Wilder uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Carvalho.
Carvalho feints the counter takedown.
Wilder bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carvalho misses with an uppercut
letting Wilder counter with a right hand.
Carvalho swings widly with a right hand
letting Wilder counter with a right hand.
Carvalho throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Wilder misses.
Carvalho throws a big shot that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Wilder misses its target.
Wilder cracks Carvalho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carvalho wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wilder gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carvalho.
Carvalho misses with a lunging right hand
and Wilder counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Carvalho, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvalho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Wilder scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Wilder throws a hook to the side of Carvalho's head but Carvalho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carvalho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wilder under the eye.
Nice shot by Carvalho.
Wilder misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carvalho.
Gustavo Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho misses with a shot to the body
and Wilder counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carvalho misses with a low kick.
Carvalho chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilder can pounce on him.
Carvalho throws a shot from downtown. Wilder moves away and avoids it.
Carvalho slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Gustavo Carvalho will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wilder checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carvalho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilder was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carvalho throws a leg kick
and Wilder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gustavo Carvalho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Carvalho.
Carvalho throws the kick towards the body but Wilder avoids it.
Carvalho lands a nice shot that snaps Wilder's head back.
Wilder checks a leg kick.
Wilder moves out of range as Carvalho strikes.
Wilder cracks Carvalho with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilder manages to avoid it.
Carvalho connects with a looping right hand.
Carvalho cracks Wilder with a good jab.
Carvalho misses with a straight right.
Carvalho displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilder throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho misses with a wild body shot.
Carvalho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wilder's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carvalho under the eye.
Wilder checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carvalho cracks the inside of Wilder's front leg.
Carvalho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wilder takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Wilder looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carvalho moves out of range of the strikes.
Carvalho with the counter takedown but Wilder avoids it easily.
Carvalho connects with a single shot there.
Carvalho slips under a jab.
Carvalho with the counter takedown but Wilder avoids it easily.
Carvalho throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wilder appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carvalho lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carvalho.
Wilder throws a big shot that misses.
Carvalho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carvalho.
Carvalho defending well as Wilder loads up on a big left hand.
Carvalho misses the jab.
A quick step to the side and Wilder tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carvalho.
A little feinted left hand from Wilder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilder misses the target.
Carvalho swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wilder tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carvalho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carvalho tried to score with a low kick but Wilder checks it.
Carvalho misses with a low kick.
Carvalho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho closes the distance and clinches up with Wilder, looking for a takedown. Carvalho pushes Wilder against the cage but Wilder circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
As Carvalho looks to move away, Wilder throws a big counter combo but Carvalho just gets out of the way.
Carvalho staying out of range there.
Wilder throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carvalho fails with a takedown attempt.
Wilder swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jack Wilder has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gustavo Carvalho.
A big right from Carvalho misses.
Carvalho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carvalho dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilder punishes Carvalho's body with a nice straight punch.
Carvalho digs a good hook to Wilder's body.
Carvalho takes a swing at Wilder's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Wilder on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carvalho connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho moves out of range as Wilder throws a body kick.
Wilder with a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Wilder 's head but he takes it in his stride.
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!
Carvalho looks to score with a jab to the body but Wilder is just out of range.
Wilder lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Wilder misses its intended target.
Carvalho staying out of range there.
Wilder throws a hook but Carvalho blocks it.
Wilder loads up on a big right hand but Carvalho slips the punch.
Good leg kick by Carvalho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carvalho slips a straight right by Wilder.
Carvalho works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carvalho throws a leg kick
and Wilder counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Carvalho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Carvalho misses with an uppercut. Wilder saw that one coming.
And Wilder counters with a quick kick to the body but Carvalho blocks it.
Carvalho cracks Wilder with a good jab.
Wilder tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carvalho. Wilder does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wilder moves away from the strike by Carvalho.
Carvalho catches Wilder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wilder attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Wilder thuds a left hand into Carvalho's body.
Carvalho throws an off balance right hand
and Wilder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carvalho misses with a hook to the body
and Wilder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carvalho throws a low kick but Wilder avoids it.
Carvalho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilder ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho misses with an uppercut.
Carvalho does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Carvalho jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carvalho slips a jab from Wilder.
Wilder displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carvalho.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Wilder moves out of range of the leg kick from Carvalho.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carvalho.
Carvalho takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Carvalho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilder moves away.
Carvalho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wilder misses with an uppercut. Carvalho saw that one coming.
An inside leg kick lands from Carvalho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilder misses with an uppercut.
Wilder throws a shot from downtown. Carvalho moves away and avoids it.
Wilder swings for the body but Carvalho moves out of range.
Wilder misses with a hook. Carvalho ducked under it nicely.
Carvalho misses with a hook. Wilder ducked under it nicely.
Carvalho misses with a left hand
and Wilder counters with a low kick, right behind Carvalho 's knee.
Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Wilder.
Carvalho throws a leg kick
and Carvalho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilder on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carvalho. Carvalho obviously looking to wear him down.
Carvalho misses with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carvalho. That's going to slow Wilder down.
Wilder throws a leg kick that misses.
And Carvalho tries to counter it with a takedown but Wilder pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Carvalho does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Wilder swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Carvalho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wilder.
Wilder misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Carvalho. That snapped Wilder's head back.
Wilder swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carvalho is defended easily by Wilder.
Wilder thows a body kick. Carvalho tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carvalho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wilder throws out a loose jab but Carvalho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carvalho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carvalho throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wilder counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Carvalho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilder counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carvalho misses with a hook.
Carvalho misses with a leg kick
and Wilder cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Carvalho finds it's way through Wilder's defenses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carvalho attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Wilder looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A telegraphed right hand from Carvalho misses the target.
Carvalho throws an off balance right hand
and Wilder counters with a nice uppercut.
Jack Wilder has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wilder uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carvalho.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jack Wilder.
I think Carvalho 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gustavo Carvalho!
After the fight, Gustavo Carvalho was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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