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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Carvallo (ranked 1766 p4p, 207 weight class) and Ben Seimens (ranked 1540 p4p, 187 weight class). Ben Seimens told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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156 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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170 cm
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155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ernesto Carvallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Seimens!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carvallo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carvallo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Seimens throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carvallo counters with a straight right hand.
Seimens doesn't manage to clinch there - Carvallo circles away.
That kick from Carvallo tenderised Seimens's leg. Seimens is trying to keep his angry face on.
Seimens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carvallo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carvallo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carvallo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carvallo.
Carvallo walks into a jab.
Ben Seimens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seimens tests Carvallo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Seimens scores with a jab. Carvallo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Seimens thuds a left hand into Carvallo's body.
Seimens has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvallo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Seimens lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Seimens looks to land a right hand but Carvallo moved out of range.
Seimens throws a poor cross that misses
and Carvallo counters with an inside leg kick.
Seimens throws an off balance right hand
and Carvallo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Seimens connects with a right hand. Carvallo shakes it off.
Seimens is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Carvallo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Carvallo ducks under a wild hook from Seimens.
Good exchange - Seimens coming out on top.
Seimens is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Seimens smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seimens misses with an uppercut
and Carvallo counters with an inside leg kick.
Seimens sizes up Carvallo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seimens scores with a nice strike.
Seimens scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Seimens rushes Carvallo and presses him up against the cage.
Seimens fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carvallo manages to break the clinch.
Seimens tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carvallo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carvallo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Seimens just manages to avoid it.
A jab from Seimens misses.
Seimens misses with a hook.
It looked like Carvallo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Seimens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carvallo.
Carvallo throws a body punch but Seimens moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seimens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carvallo just misses with a punch to the body.
Seimens clinches up against the cage.
Seimens misses with the head strike.
Carvallo has Seimens pressed against the cage.
Carvallo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seimens scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Seimens throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carvallo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Seimens feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carvallos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carvallo takes a swing at Seimens's ribcage but misses.
Seimens looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carvallo. Seimens shrugs it off though.
Seimens tries to clinch but Carvallo is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Seimens.
Carvallo scores with a spinning back kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seimens throws a lazy right hand but Carvallo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Seimens closes the distance but Carvallo moves to the side
and Carvallo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carvallo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seimens's sensitive parts.
Carvallo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carvallo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Carvallo throws a body punch but Seimens moves out of range.
Carvallo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Seimens let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Seimens blocks the body kick.
Seimens lands a body shot.
Nice jab there from Seimens.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Seimens dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Seimens getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Seimens tries to clinch but Carvallo moves away
and Carvallo counters with a nice leg kick.
Nice cross by Seimens.
A jab from Seimens misses.
Carvallo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Seimens's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Seimens misses with a lunging right hand
and Carvallo counters with a nice leg kick.
Seimens punishes Carvallo's body with a nice straight punch.
Carvallo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carvallo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seimens scores with a decent looking hook.
Seimens might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Seimens uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Seimens tries to clinch
and Carvallo counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Seimens scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Seimens takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Seimens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Seimens misses with a body shot
and Carvallo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Seimens misses with a body punch
and Carvallo counters with a leg kick.
Seimens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carvallo counters with a leg kick.
Seimens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seimens swings widly with a right hand
and Carvallo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Seimens's knee momentarily.
Seimens has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carvallo.
Seimens swings widly with a right hand
and Carvallo counters with a good, hard body kick but Seimens shrugs it off.
Crunch! Carvallo slams his shin into Seimens's torso.
Seimens throws a right hand that misses
and Carvallo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Seimens misses with an uppercut
and Carvallo counters with a left to the body.
Carvallo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seimens scores with a nice head shot.
Carvallo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carvallo is looking to wear down Seimens with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The fighters circling - Seimens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carvallo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Seimens was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Seimens scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carvallo. Seimens shrugs it off though.
Seimens throws a lazy right hand but Carvallo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carvallo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Seimens throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Carvallo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Seimens was well out of range. Poor timing from Carvallo.
Carvallo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Seimens throws a sloppy body shot
and Carvallo counters with an inside leg kick.
Seimens scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvallo walks into a stiff left hand from Seimens.
Carvallo scoring well with a low kick there.
Carvallo feints and then cracks Seimens's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Seimens down.
Seimens swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carvallo counters with an inside leg kick.
Carvallo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Seimens fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carvallo manages to avoid it.
Carvallo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Carvallo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Seimens if he has to take too many more of those.
Seimens thows a left - swing and a miss!
Seimens lands a head shot.
Carvallo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Seimens misses with a right hand
and Carvallo counters with a good low kick that Seimens was not able to check.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seimens misses with a left hand
and Carvallo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Seimens's knee momentarily.
Seimens fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carvallo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seimens misses with an uppercut
and Carvallo counters with a nice body kick.
Carvallo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Seimens tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Seimens lands with an overhand left.
Seimens throws out a powerful jab.
Carvallo misses with a looping right.
Seimens misses with a hook
and Carvallo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Seimens misses with a lunging right hand
and Carvallo counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Carvallo dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Seimens lands an overhand right.
Seimens throws a jab but it's blocked by Carvallo.
Seimens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Seimens works the jab nicely.
Seimens stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carvallo.
Carvallo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Carvallo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seimens throws a right hand that misses
and Carvallo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Seimens throws an overhand right that lands on Carvallo's shoulder, as Carvallo tries to avoid the shot.
Seimens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carvallo.
Carvallo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ben Seimens seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crunch! Carvallo slams his shin into Seimens's torso.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvallo walks into a stiff left hand from Seimens.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carvallo.
Seimens connects with a body shot that sends Carvallo's belly button to the back.
Seimens misses the body punch
and Carvallo counters with a good low kick that Seimens was not able to check.
Seimens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carvallo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
An inside leg kick lands from Carvallo.
Carvallo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Seimens throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Seimens scores with a nice right hand.
Seimens misses with a shot to the body
and Carvallo counters with a nice body kick.
Seimens takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carvallo moves out of range as Seimens strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seimens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carvallo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Carvallo. That's going to slow Seimens down.
Carvallo moves away from the strike by Seimens.
Seimens jabs at Carvallo's body.
Carvallo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Carvallo throws an off balance right hand
and Seimens counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carvallo.
Seimens misses with a hook.
Seimens misses with a body shot
and Carvallo counters with a thumping low kick.
Carvallo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carvallo feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Seimens misses.
Seimens throws a hook but Carvallo avoids it easily.
Carvallo lands a leg kick that knocks Seimens off balance momentarily.
Seimens looks to score with a jab to the body but Carvallo is just out of range.
Seimens jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Carvallo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Seimens if he has to take too many more of those.
Seimens throws the left hand but Carvallo avoids the punch easily.
Seimens gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice shot lands for Seimens.
Seimens cracks Carvallo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carvallo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seimens throws a big shot that misses.
Carvallo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carvallo thumps Seimens with a low kick.
Carvallo lands with a nice body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carvallo connects with a leg kick. Seimens looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carvallo thumps Seimens with a low kick.
Carvallo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A left lands for Seimens.
Seimens misses with a hook
and Carvallo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Carvallo keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Carvallo misses the target.
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 Ernesto Carvallo.
I think Carvallo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ernesto Carvallo!
Our winner, Ernesto Carvallo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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