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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gustavo Carvalho (ranked 1687 p4p, 210 weight class) and Matt Lethal (ranked 1837 p4p, 225 weight class). Lethal has chosen we're off to see the wizard as his entrance music. Matt Lethal will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 lbs
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179 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gustavo Carvalho! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Matt Lethal! The judges for this bout are George Francis, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Carvalho throws a jab when Lethal was well out of range. Lethal throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carvalho on the side of the head. Good shot there by Carvalho. Lethal has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carvalho. Carvalho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Carvalho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Lethal lands a nice looking body kick. Carvalho punishes Lethal's body with a nice straight punch. Carvalho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lethal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. We've been informed that Lethal 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 throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. Nice shot lands for Lethal. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lethal tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carvalho is able to avoid easily. Lethal slips under a jab. Good leg kick by Carvalho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lethal throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lethal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Carvalho misses. And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lethal! But no joy. Lethal slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. A looping hook to the body misses from Carvalho. Lethal does a little dance to reset his feet. Lethal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Lethal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lethal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carvalho. Lethal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carvalho misses the jab. Carvalho looks to land a left hand but Lethal moved out of range nicely. Carvalho throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Carvalho scores with a leg kick.
Lethal lands a head kick!
Carvalho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lethal counters with a nice uppercut. Carvalho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A leg kick checked by Lethal. Lethal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Lethal misses the shot to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Lethal misses with a kick to the body.
Carvalho walks into a straight right hand from Lethal. Lethal lands a leg kick that knocks Carvalho off balance momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carvalho lands a leg kick that knocks Lethal off balance momentarily. Lethal takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The fighters circling - Lethal throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Lethal throws a hook but Carvalho blocks it. Lethal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Lethal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carvalho doesn't seem bothered though. Carvalho misses with a hook. Lethal ducked under it nicely. Lethal throws a push kick but Carvalho slaps the foot to one side. Carvalho throws the left hand but Lethal avoids the punch easily. Lethal throws out a loose jab but Carvalho uses good head movement to avoid it. Carvalho thows a left - swing and a miss! A jab from Carvalho finds it's way through Lethal's defenses. Carvalho lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carvalho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lethal. Carvalho scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Carvalho. Carvalho doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Lethal scores with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carvalho tries to land a leg kick but Lethal saw it coming and moves away.
Lethal keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lethal throws a looping overhand right but Carvalho ducks down to avoid it. Lethal throws a leg kick but Carvalho moved away. Lethal misses with a body shot.
Carvalho misses with a body shot.
Carvalho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Carvalho throws a leg kick but Lethal sees it coming and moves out of range. Carvalho throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Lethal to counter with a crisp jab. Lethal takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Lethal. Carvalho swings away with a leg kick that misses. Lethal lands with a nice body punch. Carvalho misses with a looping left. Carvalho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lethal. Carvalho throws a shot from downtown. Lethal moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lethal lands a really nice looking cross but Carvalho seems unphased.
Lethal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carvalho is out of range and Lethal settles back down. Carvalho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lethal moves away. Carvalho throws a lazy right hand but Lethal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Lethal flicks out a counter leg kick but Carvalho steps away. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lethal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Gustavo Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Carvalho throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lethal on the side of the head. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lethal, as that shot connected.
Lethal thumps Carvalho with a low kick. Carvalho avoids the body shot from Lethal.
Lethal misses with an uppercut. Carvalho saw that one coming. Carvalho misses with an uppercut. Lethal saw that one coming. Lethal looks like he wants to counter punch here. Lethal scores with a nice right hand.
Lethal is looking to score with low kicks. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lethal throws a lazy right hand but Carvalho sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Lethal tries a head kick but it misses.
Lethal is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carvalho had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Lethal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Carvalho avoids a lazy jab quite easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Lethal will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Carvalho bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lethal's head. Carvalho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Lethal lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carvalho circles away quickly and effectively. Lethal looks to throw the jab but Carvalho is out of range. Nice body kick from Lethal. Carvalho needs to keep his hands up - Lethal had a free shot at his head there. Carvalho takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Lethal fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carvalho manages to avoid it. Carvalho avoids the body shot from Lethal.
Lethal thows a left - swing and a miss! A big left from Lethal misses. This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Carvalho might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far. Carvalho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lethal. That did some damage! Lethal checks a leg kick. Carvalho getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Carvalho throws a right hand that misses
and Lethal counters with a nice body shot. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Carvalho throws a nice outside leg kick. Carvalho throws a low kick but Lethal avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Carvalho thows a left - swing and a miss! Lethal looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matt Lethal seems to be getting the better of the standup. Carvalho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. Carvalho slips under a jab. Carvalho throws a nice inside leg kick. Carvalho dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lethal. That did some damage! Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Carvalho lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lethal has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lethal and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Carvalho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lethal checks it well. Lethal throws a leg kick but Carvalho sees it coming and checks it nicely. Carvalho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Carvalho swings away with a leg kick that misses. Carvalho swings away with a leg kick that misses. Lethal looks like he wants to counter punch here. Carvalho throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Despite the aggression on Lethal's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Good leg kick by Carvalho there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Carvalho misses with an uppercut. Lethal saw that one coming. Lethal connects with an inside leg kick. Lethal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lethal there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carvalho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lethal throws a right hand that misses
and Carvalho counters with a leg kick. This has been an exciting period of action! Lethal bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Carvalho takes a kick to the side of the head. A swing and a miss from Lethal. Carvalho throws the left hand but Lethal avoids the punch easily. A shot to the body from Carvalho misses and Lethal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Carvalho misses with a hook. Carvalho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lethal. Lethal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Lethal slips under a jab from Carvalho. Carvalho misses with a leg kick and Lethal counters with a lovely straight right hand! Carvalho's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carvalho duly obliges. Carvalho cracks Lethal with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Carvalho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lethal has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Carvalho listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Lethal throws an overhand right that lands on Carvalho's shoulder, as Carvalho tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carvalho takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Carvalho throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Carvalho backing away here, and Lethal unleashes a leg kick that just misses. Lethal moves out of range as Carvalho strikes. Lethal checks a low kick from Carvalho. Carvalho misses with an uppercut. Lethal saw that one coming. Carvalho lands with an uppercut that bounces Lethal off the cage and back into range. Lethal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lethal blocks a jab. Carvalho throws the left hand but Lethal avoids the punch easily. Carvalho ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Carvalho scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Carvalho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Carvalho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Lethal 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. Good leg kick by Lethal there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lethal scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Carvalho blocks the body kick.
Lethal checks a low kick from Carvalho. Lethal on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Lethal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carvalho. The fighters circling - Carvalho throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Lethal connects with a leg kick. Carvalho looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Lethal ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A chopping leg kick lands by Carvalho. Lethal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Carvalho takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Carvalho misses with a hook. Lethal ducked under it nicely. Carvalho misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lethal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Lethal moves away from the strike by Carvalho. A big left from Carvalho misses. Carvalho lands the left hand. Nice jab there from Lethal. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Carvalho dominated that second round. That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Carvalho missing with a left hand there. Lethal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Carvalho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lethal. Lethal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carvalho. Lethal missing with a left hand there. Carvalho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Lethal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carvalho throws out the jab. Lethal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. A slapping leg kick lands for Carvalho.
Carvalho missing with a left hand there. Lethal was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Lethal counters with a body kick. A good leg kick by Carvalho. Carvalho swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lethal. Carvalho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lethal's calf. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lethal lands a nice shot to the body.
Carvalho throws a front kick aimed at Lethal's knee but Lethal avoids it well. Lethal looks like he wants to counter punch here. Carvalho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carvalho is looking to slow Lethal down with leg kicks. Carvalho misses with a low kick.
Lethal works Carvalho's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lethal slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. A swing and a miss from Carvalho. Carvalho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lethal's calf. Lethal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carvalho. A big left from Carvalho misses. Carvalho throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Lethal just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lethal. Those never looked like landing. Carvalho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Carvalho throws a body punch but Lethal moves out of range. Carvalho misses with a low kick as Lethal jumps back. Carvalho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lethal drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Carvalho throws a low kick, looking for Lethal's leg but Lethal calmly moves out of range. Lethal thinks about the counter body kick. A jab from Carvalho misses. Lethal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Carvalho misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Carvalho gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. Lethal tries to land a front kick but Carvalho steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. Lethal uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carvalho. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lethal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carvalho.
Lethal ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carvalho moves away. Carvalho scores with a body shot.
Carvalho moves out of range as Lethal strikes. It looked like Carvalho wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Lethal checks the leg kick. Carvalho throws a big shot that misses. Lethal ducks under a wild hook from Carvalho. Lethal scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carvalho in his tracks. A leg kick checked by Lethal. A little jabbing left from Lethal on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Lethal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Carvalho fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lethal just manages to avoid it. Carvalho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Lethal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Carvalho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Lethal throws a fast counter high kick but Carvalho manages to duck under it in time. Lethal looks to land a right hand but Carvalho moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Carvalho is looking to score with low kicks. Lethal looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carvalho scores with a slapping inside leg kick. A big left from Lethal misses. Carvalho connects with an inside leg kick. Lethal throws the left hand but Carvalho avoids the punch easily. Lethal missing with a left hand there. Carvalho was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Lethal avoids the body shot from Carvalho.
Lethal scores with a hook. Lethal lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Carvalho throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Carvalho moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLethal. Carvalho takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carvalho takes one to the chin there. Lethal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carvalho. Lethal lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lethal plants his feet and lands a nice head kick! 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 fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Carvalho looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Carvalho avoids a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Carvalho misses its target. Lethal throws a sloppy head kick and Carvalho moves out of range easily. Carvalho punishes Lethal's body with a nice straight punch. Carvalho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carvalho walks into a straight right hand from Lethal. Carvalho throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Lethal motions for Carvalho to come forward. Lethal throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. Nice straight punches there by Lethal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lethal. Carvalho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lethal. Lethal misses with a hook. Carvalho ducked under it nicely. Carvalho moves out of range of the strikes. Carvalho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lethal misses the shot to the body. Lethal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
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 Gustavo Carvalho. Well Carvalho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:29 Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29 Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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