Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: GAMMA#1086 Bond v Matthew
Date: Aug 17, 2024

#R1#
Carlos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McDonnell.
The fighters circling - Carlos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonnell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
McDonnell sizes up Carlos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carlos throws a jab when McDonnell was well out of range.
McDonnell fails to land with a series of punches.
McDonnell cracks Carlos with a right hand to the side of the head.
McDonnell feints and then cracks Carlos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carlos down.
Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McDonnell circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlos throws a body shot but no joy.
Carlos misses with a low kick.
McDonnell falls off balance throwing a combination #TD2#
and Carlos counters with a shoot takedown. McDonnell fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlos is fighting to break McDonnell's control of his arms but McDonnell is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carlos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McDonnell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carlos is stalling in the full guard. #T1#
McDonnell managing to control the position.
Carlos preventing the sweep.
McDonnell is pulling down on Carlos's head. It's preventing any offense from Carlos, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos stays in close to McDonnell's body and controls the position. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McDonnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos.
McDonnell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carlos slips under a jab.
McDonnell just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell looks to land a right hand but Carlos moved out of range.
Carlos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carlos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonnell.
Carlos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McDonnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlos was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonnell.
Carlos moves out of range of the leg kick from McDonnell.
Carlos shapes to counter with a head kick.
The fighters circling - McDonnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A slow jab from McDonnell misses its intended target.
Carlos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McDonnell throws a hook but Carlos avoids it easily.
McDonnell lands a jab to the head.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos ducks under a wild hook from McDonnell.
Carlos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.#TD2#
Carlos scores with a takedown into McDonnell's guard.#T3#
McDonnell working a defensive guard here.
McDonnell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McDonnell has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
McDonnell can't keep his opponent in guard - Carlos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
McDonnell is refusing to be controlled, as Carlos sits in half guard.
McDonnell is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McDonnell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carlos.
Carlos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McDonnell tries to get to full guard but Carlos has control of the leg.
McDonnell is refusing to be controlled, as Carlos sits in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos throwing shots but McDonnell is blocking nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juan Carlos will probably get the nod.
That's time! McDonnell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Carlos lands an overhand right.
A cross from Carlos lands.
McDonnell 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.
McDonnell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carlos takes a swing at McDonnell's ribcage but misses.
McDonnell swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
McDonnell with a nice calf kick.
McDonnell lands a nice looking body shot.
McDonnell feints a jab promting Carlos to slip. McDonnell then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carlos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Carlos connects with a right hand. McDonnell shakes it off.
McDonnell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by McDonnell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McDonnell.
McDonnell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses.
Carlos takes one on the button.
Carlos shoots in looking for a takedown but McDonnell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carlos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#T1#
McDonnell defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carlos.
Carlos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carlos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
McDonnell misses with a looping right.
McDonnell moves away from the strike by Carlos.
McDonnell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carlos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ger McDonnell is winning the standup battle so far.
McDonnell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A punch combination from McDonnell misses.
McDonnell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlos.
McDonnell connects with a looping right hand.
Nice shot lands for McDonnell.
McDonnell works the jab nicely.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McDonnell but McDonnell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ger McDonnell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonnell throwing a counter right hand but Carlos manages to avoid it.
Carlos defending well as McDonnell loads up on a big left hand.
McDonnell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Carlos looks to land a body kick but McDonnell moved away.
Carlos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McDonnell manages to avoid it.
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!
McDonnell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carlos lands a nice hook to McDonnell's body. McDonnell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carlos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sloppy strikes from McDonnell. Those never looked like landing.
McDonnell blocks a jab.
It looked like McDonnell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carlos.
The fighters circling - Carlos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carlos throws a sloppy head kick and McDonnell moves out of range easily.
Carlos throws a wild body kick that McDonnell sees coming a mile off.
The fighters circling - McDonnell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Carlos.
McDonnell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McDonnell with the inside leg kick.
Carlos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McDonnell sizes up Carlos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T3#
McDonnell lands a slapping body shot.
Carlos jabs McDonnell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McDonnell misses with a lunging right hand
and Carlos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlos tries a low kick but McDonnell avoids it.
McDonnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McDonnell.
Carlos scores with a kick to the midsection.
McDonnell blocks a head kick by Carlos.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses
and McDonnell counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
McDonnell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carlos has time to react.
McDonnell misses with a hook. Carlos ducked under it nicely.
McDonnell looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from McDonnell misses the target.
Carlos misses with a left hand
and McDonnell makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
McDonnell misses with a right hand
and McDonnell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from McDonnell misses. #T4#
McDonnell avoids a punch combination nicely.
McDonnell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlos was well out of range. Poor timing from McDonnell.
McDonnell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carlos throws a sloppy head kick and McDonnell moves out of range easily.
Nice uppercut lands for McDonnell. That snapped Carlos's head back.
Carlos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McDonnell misses the shot to the body.
McDonnell jabs Carlos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McDonnell lands with a straight right. Carlos didn't see that one coming.
McDonnell takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses.
McDonnell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlos just misses with a punch to the body.
McDonnell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carlos looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McDonnell throws a poor cross that misses
and Carlos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
McDonnell misses with an uppercut
and Carlos counters with a left to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Ger McDonnell dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Sloppy strikes from McDonnell. Those never looked like landing.
McDonnell throws a leg kick which misses Carlos's front leg but catches the back leg as Carlos tries to avoid it.
Carlos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McDonnell misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carlos.
McDonnell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlos.
McDonnell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carlos.
McDonnell stalks Carlos and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carlos's face. Carlos staggers backwards, shaken.
Carlos slips a jab from McDonnell.
Carlos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McDonnell lands a body shot.
McDonnell needs to keep his hands up - Carlos had a free shot at his head there.
Carlos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
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!
Carlos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
McDonnell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T1#
McDonnell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ger McDonnell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McDonnell bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carlos's head.
A jab from McDonnell misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for McDonnell.
McDonnell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
McDonnell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carlos.
Carlos displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carlos blocks a jab.
McDonnell blocks a jab.
McDonnell lands a jab to the nose.
McDonnell with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McDonnell throws a right hand that misses
and Carlos counters with a series of strikes. McDonnell will be more careful next time no doubt.
Carlos slips under a jab.
McDonnell throws a series of punches but Carlos moves out of range. #T2#
McDonnell cracks a nice hook into Carlos's ribs.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos misses with a double jab
enabling McDonnell to counter with a crisp jab.
McDonnell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McDonnell works over Carlos's head and body with a nice combination.
McDonnell misses with a looping right.
McDonnell takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses.
Carlos just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos defending well as McDonnell loads up on a big left hand.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McDonnell as he jumps to the side. #TD2#
Carlos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Carlos trying to control the action but McDonnell is working from the bottom. #T3#
Carlos tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but McDonnell keeps working.
McDonnell can't do much from the bottom here.
Carlos working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Carlos throws a strike aimed at the side of McDonnell's head but McDonnell avoids it well.
Carlos tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McDonnell struggling a bit here.
An elbow from Carlos crashes against the mat.
Carlos trying to control the position but McDonnell is working away. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McDonnell takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McDonnell works the jab nicely.
Carlos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

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 Ger McDonnell.
I think McDonnell 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 James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ger McDonnell!
Ger McDonnell thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: GAMMA#1080 Milo v Janko
Date: Jul 20, 2024

#R1#
Carlos misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Hunter was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carlos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos throws a looping overhand right but Hunter ducks down to avoid it.
Carlos throws a hook but Hunter avoids it easily.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hunter as he avoids it easily.
A combination from Carlos does no damage.
Hunter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Carlos misses with a right hand
and Hunter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Hunter on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carlos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carlos lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #KD2#
Hunter feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Carlos sprawling to the canvas! Carlos rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Hunter finish him?! #ROC2#Carlos is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Carlos square on the jaw! Damn, Carlos is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Deer Hunter!
After winning the bout, Deer Hunter thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: GAMMA#1071 Robson v Coloradas
Date: Jun 22, 2024

#R1#
Martola swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carlos throws a front kick that sends Martola stumbling back into the cage.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martola.
Martola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Martola fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carlos checks it well.
We've been hearing reports that Martola has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Carlos misses with an uppercut. Martola saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Martola. Carlos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlos is trying to counter with his kicks.
A big left from Martola misses.
Carlos throws a body kick that misses.
Martola will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Martola misses with an uppercut.
Martola stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martola closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carlos circles away.
Martola misses with a straight right.
Carlos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Carlos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carlos lands a jab.
Carlos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#T1#
A slow jab from Martola misses its intended target.
Jab by Carlos.
Carlos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A jab lands there for Martola.
Martola misses with a body shot.
Martola motions for Carlos to come forward. Martola throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martola is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carlos.
Martola lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martola lands an overhand right.
Martola loads up on a big right hand but Carlos slips the punch.
Carlos throws a leg kick but Martola sees it coming and moves out of range.
Martola doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Martola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carlos appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Carlos misses with a head kick. #TD2#
Carlos gets the takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlos controls the position from side control.
Martola takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well. #T2#
Carlos in side control lands a decent elbow.
Carlos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martola is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Martola wants to control but Carlos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carlos is looking to take a break and control but Martola is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #T3##SUB#
Martola looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carlos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Martola is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Martola looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Carlos pushes past his half guard into mount!
Martola regains half guard.
Carlos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Carlos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carlos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Martola does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. #T4#
Martola works his way to full guard. Good work.
Martola utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Martola keeping full guard, as Carlos tries to pass. #SUB#
Martola looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Carlos passes into half guard.
Carlos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carlos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Martola is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Carlos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Carlos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Martola fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab lands there for Carlos.
Carlos throws out a loose jab but Martola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martola lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlos circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlos shoots in looking for a takedown but Martola manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carlos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carlos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carlos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carlos blocks a jab.
Carlos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martola attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos misses with a body shot.
Carlos scores with a jab. Martola acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos throws a series of punches but Martola avoids them all with ease.
Carlos throws a sloppy head kick and Martola moves out of range easily. #T1#
Carlos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Martola.
Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carlos tries to move into range but Martola moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Martola finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Carlos stalks Martola and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Martola's face. Martola staggers backwards, shaken.
Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martola circles away quickly and effectively.
Martola lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Martola moves away from the strike by Carlos.
Martola is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Martola throws a leg kick but Carlos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carlos throws a fast counter high kick but Martola manages to duck under it in time.
Carlos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlos throws a lazy head kick
and Martola counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Carlos.
Carlos thows a body kick. Martola tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A big left from Martola misses.
Despite the aggression on Carlos's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Carlos looks to land a right hand but Martola moved out of range.
Carlos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martola.#T2#
Martola looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown but Martola shows good takedown defense.
Carlos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martola 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 Carlos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carlos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carlos walks into a stiff left hand from Martola.
A slow jab from Martola misses its intended target.
Martola lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martola throws a body kick, spinning off balance#TD2#
and Carlos counters with a takedown into side control.
Carlos cracks Martola with a big right hand but Martola just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carlos controls the position.
Carlos misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Carlos.
Martola stops Carlos from passing to mount.
Carlos is working Martola over with some ground and pound from side control. #T3#
Carlos throws a strike aimed at the side of Martola's head but Martola avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Martola is avoiding damage well.
Martola is looking to reverse the position.
Carlos wants to control but Martola is keeping him busy.
Martola taking a bit of punishment here - Carlos scoring with strikes.
The referee asks Carlos politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Carlos prefers to stall for the moment though.
Carlos cracks Martola with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Martola tries to improve position but can't. #T4#
Martola is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Carlos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Martola won't allow Carlos to pass to mount.
Carlos slows the pace down in half guard.
Carlos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carlos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Carlos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Martola defending well though.
Carlos is looking to stall here but Martola recovers full guard.
Martola keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Martola misses with an uppercut. Carlos saw that one coming.
Marski Martola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martola throws a hook to the side of Carlos's head but Carlos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jab by Carlos.
Martola lands a nice shot to the body.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses.
Carlos throws out a loose jab but Martola uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martola throws a low kick but it's checked well by Carlos.
A head kick misses from Martola.
Carlos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martola.
Carlos misses with a body kick.
Martola throws a shot from downtown. Carlos moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carlos.
Carlos moves out of range of the strikes.
Carlos dives in for a single leg takedown but Martola sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
An inside leg kick lands from Carlos.
Carlos lands with a good body shot.
Martola keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab. #T1#
Carlos throws a nice looking combination but Martola bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martola takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Martola takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martola looks to land a body kick but Carlos moved away.
Martola takes one on the button.
Carlos blocks a low kick nicely.
A left lands for Carlos.
Carlos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martola misses with a body shot.
Martola misses with an uppercut. Carlos saw that one coming.
Carlos checks the leg kick.
A jab from Martola misses.
Carlos feints a counter leg kick.
Carlos scores with a hook to the body. Martola takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carlos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Martola throws a looping overhand right but Carlos ducks down to avoid it. #T2#
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!
That kick from Martola tenderised Carlos's leg. Carlos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carlos works Martola's body with a nice hook.
Good exchange - Martola coming out on top.
Carlos throws a right and a left that Martola avoids nicely.
Carlos scores with a nice strike.
Martola punishes Carlos's body with a nice straight punch.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Martola misses with a low kick.
Carlos jabs at Martola's body.
Martola misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice body punch from Carlos.
Martola throws a leg kick but Carlos checks it.
Carlos lets loose with a powerful body kick. Martola will feel that in the morning.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Martola throws a looping overhand right but Carlos ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Carlos tenderised Martola's leg. Martola is trying to keep his angry face on.
Martola has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Martola connects with a good right hand that stumbles Carlos. Carlos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T3#
Martola connects with a right hand. Carlos shakes it off.
Good standup being displayed there by Carlos as he connects with a hook.
Martola lands a leg kick that knocks Carlos off balance momentarily.
Carlos misses with a few strikes there.
Martola pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carlos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martola moves away.
Carlos slips under a jab from Martola.
Martola walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Martola misses.
Martola lands with a straight right. Carlos didn't see that one coming.
Carlos swings for the body but Martola moves out of range.
Martola checks a leg kick.
Carlos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martola keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T4#
Nice shot lands for Carlos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martola is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carlos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Martola wants to slow Carlos down by chopping away at his legs.
Martola shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carlos as he avoids it easily. #TD2#
Carlos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Martola was covering up waiting for the punch and Carlos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Carlos chips away with some ground and pound.
Martola has momentary wrist control but Carlos slips an elbow through the middle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlos is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Carlos pushes down on Martola's leg and manages to get into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carlos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Our winner, Juan Carlos, 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.

Event: GAMMA#1063 Giant v Jarrod
Date: May 18, 2024

#R1#
Carlos misses with a straight left. #TD2#
Carlos feints and as Martola raises his hands in defense, Carlos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#SUB#
Carlos avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Martola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos won't allow Martola to sweep him here. #SUB#
Martola has his foot on Carlos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carlos works his way back into a safe position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Carlos trying to control the action but Martola is working from the bottom.
Carlos misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards. #T1#
Martola is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Carlos tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Carlos happy to just control the position for now.
Martola tries to improve position but can't. #T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Martola managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Carlos.
Martola sneaks back into half guard.
Carlos tries to pass to full mount but Martola defends it.
Carlos wants to take a breather but Martola is having none of it.
Carlos content to control rather than advance.
Martola wants to improve his position but Carlos is controlling well.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#T3#
Carlos is just content to waste time from the top position. Martola takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Martola is retaining full guard.
Carlos advances to half guard.
Martola is refusing to be controlled, as Carlos sits in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos moves nicely into side control.
Martola is trying to work for a sweep but Carlos has mounted him!
Carlos lands with some strikes.#T4#
Martola is wriggling around trying to escape.
Poor strikes thrown by Carlos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Carlos unloading with bombs!
Carlos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Carlos throwing strikes here but Martola is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Carlos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carlos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Martola's face.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos trying to control but Martola is having none of it.
Martola is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Martola walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carlos.
Martola throws a hook but Carlos blocks it.
Carlos moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carlos! But no joy.
Carlos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Martola is looking to counter with head kicks.#TD2#
Carlos feints and as Martola raises his hands in defense, Carlos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carlos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Martola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Martola working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carlos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carlos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1#
Carlos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Martola's guard.
Martola manages to get to full guard.
Carlos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #SUB#
Martola working for a triangle but Carlos defends it easily.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carlos sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Carlos preventing the sweep.
Martola pulls Carlos in to control the position.
Carlos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. #SUB#
Martola looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening. #T3#
Carlos throws a strike but Martola rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Martola is looking to work some ground and pound but Carlos has wrist control.
Carlos throwing strikes off his back to little effect. #SUB2#
Carlos isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Martola stacks Carlos on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Martola!
Carlos stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Martola tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Carlos is looking to reverse the position.#T4#
Martola wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlos keeps working.
Carlos defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from Martola seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Martola works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Martola trying to control the position but Carlos is working away.
Martola working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlos keeps Martola under control for a moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Marski Martola dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Carlos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martola.
A head kick by Carlos misses
and Martola counters with a stiff right hand.
Carlos throws a right hand that misses
and Martola counters with a nice uppercut.
Carlos shoots in for a double leg but Martola sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Martola is looking for a counter combo.
Carlos tries to land a body kick
and Martola counters with a nice uppercut.
Carlos avoids the head kick by Martola.
And Carlos tries to counter it with a takedown but Martola pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Martola throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A clash of legs there as Carlos blocks the low kick.
Martola misses with a takedown attempt - Carlos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martola looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Martola throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Carlos lands a nice hook to Martola's body. Martola takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice shot lands for Carlos.
Carlos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A low kick from Carlos is predictable there
and Martola cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martola scores with a jab to the head.
Carlos throws a body punch but Martola moves out of range.
As Carlos looks to move away, Martola throws a big counter combo but Carlos just gets out of the way.
Marski Martola is winning the standup battle so far.
Carlos scores with a nice body kick.
Carlos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Martola's hands.
Nice uppercut there from Martola.
Some wild striking there from Martola. #T2##TD2#
Carlos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Martola manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Martola looking for a guillotine here but Carlos defends easily.
Martola keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Carlos is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carlos 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. #T3#
Carlos chips away with some ground and pound.
Carlos content to stall in guard here.
Martola working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlos.
Carlos looking to sit in guard and control but Martola gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Carlos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carlos is trying to keep Martola in close. #T4#
Martola postures up in Carlos's guard and throws a big left but Carlos blocks it.
Carlos is pulling down on Martola's head to control his posture.
Carlos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carlos is trying to control the position but Martola postures up.
Carlos pulls Martola in close to prevent any damage.
Martola preventing the sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd cheers as Carlos lands an impressive looking overhand right. Martola doesn't seem phased though.

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 Marski Martola.
I think Martola 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!

Event: GAMMA#1056 Nuufo v Giant
Date: Apr 20, 2024

#R1##CL2#
Ryan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Ryan.
Ryan blocks an elbow strike from Carlos.
Carlos tries to score a body lock takedown but Ryan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ryan lands a hook that snaps the head of Carlos backwards.
Ryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carlos's elbow.
Ryan stops a takedown attempt from Carlos.
Ryan prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Carlos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlos tries to throw a body punch but Ryan avoids it by throwing Carlos back against the cage.
Ryan lands with a short shot to the head.
Carlos lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD2#
Ryan pulls Carlos into guard.
Carlos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Ryan blocks nicely. #SUB2#
Ryan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carlos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carlos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1##SUB2#
Ryan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carlos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Carlos wants to pass the guard but Ryan is keeping the position.
Ryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #SUB2#
Ryan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carlos passes Ryan's right leg, so he's now in half guard. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carlos thows a huge punch but Ryan dodges it nicely.
Carlos not doing much here.
Carlos is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Ryan reverses the position - he's now on top in Carlos's guard.
Ryan won't allow Carlos to sweep him here.
Carlos looking to control.
Carlos has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ryan has passed into side control.
Carlos is looking for a sweep.#T3#
Carlos sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos is holding on to half guard well.
Carlos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ryan is working away from the top position though.
Carlos is trying to stand up here but Ryan is controlling him well. #SUB2#
Carlos is trying to control Ryan's posture. Ryan takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Carlos! Ryan is rotating here... this could be the end... Carlos is out! Ryan has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eddie Ryan!
After winning the bout, Eddie Ryan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: GAMMA#1048 Milo v Oscar
Date: Mar 23, 2024

#R1#
Fritz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carlos throws a combination that misses
and Fritz counters with a stiff right hand.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses
letting Fritz counter with a right hand.
Carlos avoids the body shot from Fritz.
We've been informed that Fritz 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.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fritz was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carlos.
Fritz looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fritz throws a jab when Carlos was well out of range.
Carlos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Fritz stuns Carlos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Carlos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fritz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carlos throws a body kick that misses.
Fritz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fritz takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fritz misses with a hook. Carlos ducked under it nicely.
Fritz tests Carlos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fritz scoring well with a low kick there.
Carlos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fritz swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carlos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T1#
Carlos scores with a jab to the head.
Carlos connects with a single shot there.
Carlos lands a slapping body shot.
Fritz throws a sloppy head kick and Carlos moves out of range easily.
Carlos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fritz.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos. Fritz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos scores with a punch to the head.
That kick from Fritz tenderised Carlos's leg. Carlos is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carlos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Fritz misses with a hook. Carlos ducked under it nicely.
Carlos shoots for a takedown but Fritz saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fritz looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#TD#
Carlos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fritz is looking to regain half guard here but Carlos keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. #T2#
Carlos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Carlos working away.
Carlos controls the position.
Carlos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Fritz tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Carlos with shots to the head and body - Fritz looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carlos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fritz tries to hold on but Carlos pushes him away. #T3#
Carlos fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fritz taking shots to the head.
Fritz is desperately trying to improve his position but Carlos has a good base and remains in mount.
Carlos trying to control but Fritz is having none of it.
Carlos lands with some strikes.
Carlos trying to control but Fritz is having none of it.
A nice elbow there by Carlos.
Fritz wants to control but Carlos is having none of it.#T4#
Fritz is squirming around, avoiding Carlos's attempts to control the action.
Fritz can't escape the position.
Carlos content just to control the position here.
Carlos landing punches.
Carlos controlling the pace for now.
Carlos raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
That's time! Carlos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Carlos digs a good hook to Fritz's body.
Fritz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlos throws a quick counter head kick but Fritz was just out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fritz 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 Carlos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carlos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carlos misses with a two punch combination.
Fritz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carlos counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fritz thinking.
Carlos looks to land a combination but Fritz avoids it well.
Fritz stuffs the takedown.
Nice defenses there by Carlos.
Fritz throws a body shot but no joy.
Carlos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fritz can do to turn this around?
Fritz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carlos counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos connects with a body shot.
Carlos throws the left hand but Fritz avoids the punch easily.
Carlos tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown but Fritz shows good takedown defense.
Carlos tries to land a front kick but Fritz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T1#
Carlos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fritz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fritz misses with a body kick.
Carlos 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.
Some wild striking there from Fritz.
Carlos lands a right hook to the body.
Carlos digs a good hook to Fritz's body.
Carlos takes a swing at Fritz's ribcage but misses.
Carlos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fritz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fritz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carlos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Carlos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Carlos.
A head kick misses from Fritz. #T2#
Fritz misses with an uppercut
and Carlos counters with a nice uppercut.
Carlos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carlos looks to score with a jab to the body but Fritz is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fritz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carlos throws a series of punches but Fritz moves out of range.
Fritz gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fritz's corner calls for a 1-2. Fritz obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carlos lands with an overhand left.
Fritz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A slow jab from Fritz misses its intended target.
Carlos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Carlos connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice shot lands for Fritz.
Carlos lands a nice looking body kick.
Fritz throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos. #T3#
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
Fritz blocks a jab.
Fritz fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carlos on the side of the head.
Fritz chopping away at his opponent's legs. #TD#
Carlos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Fritz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Fritz is looking for a sweep. Carlos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carlos slips a nice elbow through Fritz's hands, connecting with Fritz's forehead.
Carlos drops an elbow to the side of Fritz's head.
Fritz is trying to maintain the position but Carlos is very close to passing his half guard.
Fritz is refusing to be controlled, as Carlos sits in half guard. #T4#
Carlos controlling the action here.
Carlos is looking to take a break and control but Fritz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fritz trying to control from the bottom.
Fritz tries to roll over but Carlos keeps him under control.
Juan Carlos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carlos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Carlos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlos looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Fritz as he avoids it easily.
It looks like Carlos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Carlos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fritz throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Fritz misses the target.
Carlos misses with a looping left.
Fritz is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carlos with a body shot.
Fritz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fritz throws a right and a left that Carlos avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Carlos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fritz avoids the body shot from Carlos.
Fritz on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carlos misses with a combination
and Fritz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fritz with a nice cross.
Fritz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fritz lands with a shot to the body.
Fritz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.#T1#
Fritz throws a series of punches but Carlos avoids them all with ease.
Fritz avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fritz moves out of range of the body kick from Carlos.
Fritz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fritz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carlos's head.
Carlos lunges at Fritz with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fritz's hand.
Fritz throws a low kick, looking for Carlos's leg but Carlos calmly moves out of range.
Carlos throws a sloppy head kick and Fritz moves out of range easily.
Fritz throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Carlos misses its target.
Carlos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlos backing away here, and Fritz unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Fritz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fritz looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
Fritz throws a head kick but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Carlos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fritz.
Carlos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carlos there as he acknowledges the shot.#T2#
Fritz looks to throw the jab but Carlos is out of range.
Fritz walks forward, straight into a front kick from Carlos.
Carlos lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlos connects with a looping right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Fritz. No joy for Carlos on that attempt.
Matthew Fritz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fritz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos scores with a jab to the head.
Fritz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlos blocks a head kick by Fritz.
Fritz misses with a wild body shot.
Fritz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carlos blocks a jab.
Fritz misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos throws a jab when Fritz was well out of range.#T3#
Fritz tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlos lands a glancing blow to the side of Fritz's head.
Fritz loads up on a big right hand but Carlos slips the punch.
Matthew Fritz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fritz throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carlos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fritz misses with an attempted mid kick.
Carlos tries a head kick but it misses.
Fritz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carlos connects with a single shot there.
Fritz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matthew Fritz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fritz blocks a head kick by Carlos.
Carlos misses with an uppercut. Fritz saw that one coming.
Carlos moves out of range as Fritz strikes.
Carlos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fritz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fritz lands a jab to the head. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlos looks to score with a jab to the body but Fritz is just out of range.
Fritz misses with a right hand
and Fritz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fritz misses with a body shot.
Fritz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Fritz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carlos scores with a jab. Fritz acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fritz has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carlos.
Fritz throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Carlos counter with a right hand.
Fritz displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fritz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Carlos takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carlos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carlos blocks a jab.
Carlos misses with a wild combination.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fritz takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

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 Juan Carlos.
Well Carlos 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WVT 221: Minoru v Godwin
Date: Feb 09, 2024

#R1#
Carlos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Blikstein tried to counter with a leg kick but Carlos avoided it.
Carlos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blikstein fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blikstein throws a head kick but Carlos moves out of range.
It seemed like Carlos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Blikstein 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.
Carlos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carlos's corner calls for a 1-2. Carlos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carlos feints a jab promting Blikstein to slip. Carlos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Blikstein slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#TD#
Blikstein looking to score a takedown here. Carlos is defending well but Blikstein drives through and ends up in Carlos's guard.
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!
Carlos trying to keep a closed guard but Blikstein is proving a slippery customer.
Carlos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blikstein is one step ahead there. #T1#
Blikstein with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos has his hands on Blikstein's head, controlling the position.
Blikstein will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Blikstein keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carlos's head.
Blikstein in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carlos wants to sweep but no luck.
Blikstein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carlos wants to sweep here but Blikstein controlling him for the moment.
Carlos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment. #T2#
Blikstein preventing the sweep.
Blikstein postures up in Carlos's guard and throws a big left but Carlos blocks it.
Blikstein loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blikstein postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Carlos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blikstein postures up in Carlos's guard and throws a big left but Carlos blocks it.
Blikstein throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Carlos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Blikstein wants to control from the top but Carlos keeps moving.
Blikstein postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Carlos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Carlos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Blikstein drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carlos sprawls and moves away.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses. #T3#
Nice sprawl there from Carlos as Blikstein shoots in.
Carlos shoots in but Blikstein avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A quick step to the side and Blikstein tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blikstein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carlos throws a body shot but no joy.
Blikstein is looking to counter punch.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos avoids the body shot from Blikstein.
Carlos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlos throws out a powerful jab.
Blikstein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.#T4#
Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blikstein circles away quickly and effectively.
Blikstein throws a body shot but no joy.
Carlos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Blikstein seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Carlos digs a good body shot into Blikstein's ribs.
Blikstein blocks a jab.
Blikstein seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Carlos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too. #TD#
Blikstein looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Carlos!
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!
Carlos can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Carlos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blikstein throws a big counter combination but Carlos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Blikstein ducks under a wild hook from Carlos.
Carlos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Carlos as he connects with a hook.
Blikstein takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Carlos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Carlos pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Blikstein back to the cage. Carlos follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Carlos throws a series of punches but Blikstein avoids them all with ease.
Blikstein fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Carlos misses.
A slow jab from Blikstein misses its intended target.
Carlos tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Carlos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Carlos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carlos has his takedown stuffed
and Blikstein counters with a leg kick.
Carlos is looking to score with low kicks.#KD#
Blikstein lands a big head kick that sends Carlos tumbling to the mat! Blikstein takes a step backwards and waves Carlos back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Blikstein misses with a combination
and Carlos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blikstein walks into a stiff left hand from Carlos.#TD2#
Carlos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Carlos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T2#
Carlos stalling.
Carlos wants to take a breather but Blikstein is having none of it.
Carlos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carlos throwing shots but Blikstein is blocking nicely.
Carlos lands strikes from half guard.
Blikstein is trying to get back to full guard.
Blikstein is refusing to be controlled, as Carlos sits in half guard. #T3#
The fighters are battling for position here. Blikstein manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carlos preventing the sweep.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Blikstein is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carlos.#TD2#
Carlos gets a double leg takedown into Blikstein's guard.
Carlos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blikstein is keeping the position for now.
Carlos trying to control but Blikstein is working from the bottom. #T4#
Blikstein looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Carlos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blikstein swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carlos throws a big elbow that misses.
Carlos trying to control but Blikstein is working from the bottom.
Blikstein wants to sweep here but Carlos controlling him for the moment.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Carlos misses with a body kick.
Blikstein half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Carlos misses with a body shot.
It looked like Blikstein was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carlos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blikstein avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carlos misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos checks a leg kick.
Carlos lands with a good body shot.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos shoots in looking for a takedown but Blikstein manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carlos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#TD#
Blikstein looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Carlos!#T1#
Blikstein in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Blikstein working the head with strikes.
Carlos defending against the ground and pound.
Blikstein trying to control the action but Carlos is working from the bottom.
Blikstein tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Carlos tries to bench press Blikstein off him but Blikstein keeps the position.
Carlos is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Blikstein working the ground and pound.
Blikstein creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Carlos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Paulo Blikstein has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Blikstein looks up at the clock and then as Carlos takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Blikstein smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Carlos dodges the ground and pound from Blikstein.
You can see the frustration on Carlos's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Paulo Blikstein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Blikstein scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Carlos to see if he's OK.
Carlos is looking to regain half guard here but Blikstein keeps moving and retains side control.
Carlos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Blikstein seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carlos does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blikstein is nestled in close to Carlos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.#ROC#Carlos is rocked!
Blikstein slips a nice elbow through Carlos's hands, connecting with Carlos's forehead.
Carlos is still in real trouble! Can Blikstein finish him?
Carlos misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Blikstein scores with a big shot! Carlos's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Carlos! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paulo Blikstein!

Event: WVT 212: Mahogany v Simone 2
Date: Jan 19, 2024

#R1#
Thuta has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Carlos.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carlos.
Thuta takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carlos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thuta.
Thuta throws a head kick but Carlos moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Carlos. Those never looked like landing.
Carlos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thutas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carlos misses with a head kick.
Thuta thinks about countering with a head kick.
Thuta throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carlos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thuta.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carlos fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thuta.
A big left from Carlos misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thuta takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses.
A jab from Carlos misses. #T1#
Carlos has a takedown stuffed.#TD2#
Carlos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Carlos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Thuta takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Thuta wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thuta tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carlos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Thuta prevents Carlos from moving into mount.
Carlos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Thuta is trying to control Carlos's posture but Carlos avoids it.
Thuta is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T2#
Thuta is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#SUB2#
Carlos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thuta is trying to buck Carlos off.
Carlos throws a strike aimed at the side of Thuta's head but Thuta avoids it well.#T3##SUB2#
Carlos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Carlos throws a strike aimed at the side of Thuta's head but Thuta avoids it well.
Thuta struggling a bit here.
Thuta is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Carlos is controlling him well.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carlos trying to control the position but Thuta is working away.
Thuta tries to bench press Carlos off him but Carlos keeps the position. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carlos scoring with punches and elbows.
Thuta is trying to buck Carlos off.
Carlos throws an elbow but Thuta slips to the side and avoids it well.
Thuta is trying to control Carlos's posture but Carlos avoids it. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Thuta avoids a punch combination nicely. #TD2#
Carlos scores with a takedown into Thuta's guard.
Thuta working a defensive guard here.
Thuta keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Thuta blocks the body kick.
Thuta feints and then cracks Carlos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carlos down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thuta.
A low kick lands for Thuta.
Carlos looks for the body kick but Thuta saw that one coming.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thuta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thuta takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section. #TD2#
Carlos changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thuta looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Thuta sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carlos thows a huge punch but Thuta dodges it nicely.
Thuta wants to get back to his feet.
Thuta is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos is trying to control. Thuta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. #T1#
Carlos moves nicely into side control.
Carlos is working Thuta over with some ground and pound from side control.
Thuta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thuta is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Carlos has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Carlos throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Carlos trying to control the position but Thuta is working away.
Thuta wants to control but Carlos postures up.
Thuta is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Carlos has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Carlos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Carlos wants to control but Thuta is keeping him busy.
Carlos in side control, throwing shots but Thuta defends.
Thuta is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Hare of the Dog Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.#T2#
Carlos is looking to take a break and control but Thuta is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Carlos tries to advance to mount but Thuta instead regains half guard.
Thuta is pressing down on Carlos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Thuta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carlos prevents Thuta from getting back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#T3#
Carlos fails with a takedown attempt.
Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlos throws the left hand but Thuta avoids the punch easily.
Carlos takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thuta looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pyay Thuta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Thuta tried to score with a low kick but Carlos checks it.
Carlos throws a lazy body kick
and Thuta counters with a good low kick that Carlos was not able to check.
A combination from Thuta does no damage.
Carlos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carlos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thuta's head backwards.
Thuta walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Carlos checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thuta uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T4#
Thuta fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carlos is out of range.
Carlos fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thuta avoids it really well and circles away.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Carlos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Thuta is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Carlos landing strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pyay Thuta will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Carlos misses with a body shot.
Carlos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carlos.
Thuta throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos.
Thuta throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Carlos. Those never looked like landing.
Thuta attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carlos throws a body punch but Thuta moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos throws a lazy right hand but Thuta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Carlos misses.
Thuta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carlos.
Carlos looks to score with a jab to the body but Thuta is just out of range.#T1#
Carlos slips under a jab from Thuta.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos. Thuta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carlos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carlos works Thuta's body with a nice hook.
Carlos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pyay Thuta has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos moves away from the strike by Thuta.
Carlos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Thuta tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thuta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carlos is out of range and Thuta settles back down.
Thuta blocks a head kick by Carlos.
Thuta half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thuta will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thuta throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #T2#
Carlos scores with a nice right hand.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Thuta uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carlos has time to react.
Carlos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carlos just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromThuta.
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!
Thuta moves out of range as Carlos throws a body kick.
Carlos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thuta tried to counter with a leg kick but Carlos avoided it.
Carlos avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Carlos moves out of range of the body kick from Thuta.
Carlos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carlos scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Thuta.#T3#
Carlos stalks Thuta and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Thuta's face. Thuta staggers backwards, shaken.
Carlos dives in for a single leg takedown but Thuta sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Thuta misses its target.
Thuta misses with a low kick.
Carlos throws a push kick but Thuta slaps the foot to one side.
Thuta ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Carlos throws a body punch but Thuta moves out of range.
Carlos keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Carlos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thuta moves away.
Thuta thows a body kick. Carlos tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Carlos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thuta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Sloppy strikes from Carlos. Those never looked like landing.
Carlos throws a head kick but Thuta moves out of range. #T4#
Carlos checks a leg kick.
Carlos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carlos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thuta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Carlos throws a shot to the body.
Thuta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos misses with a two punch combination.
Thuta appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Thuta scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thuta fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carlos on the side of the head.#CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Carlos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carlos blocks a jab.
Thuta moves out of range as Carlos strikes.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos fails with the takedown
and Thuta counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Carlos is out cold! A devastating KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pyay Thuta!
Our winner, Pyay Thuta, 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.

Event: WVT 204: Dracul v Steve
Date: Dec 30, 2023

#R1#
Crawley slips a jab from Carlos.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crawley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlos was well out of range. Poor timing from Crawley.
Crawley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carlos doesn't seem bothered though.
Crawley takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A head kick misses from Carlos.
Carlos throws a shot to the body.
Crawley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carlos throws a low kick but Crawley avoids it.
Crawley half committed to a counter leg kick.
Carlos takes one to the side of the head. #CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Crawley missing with a left hand there. Carlos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carlos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crawley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Crawley wants to clinch.#T1#
Carlos moves out of range of the body kick from Crawley.
Carlos misses with an uppercut. Crawley saw that one coming.
Jab, jab by Carlos - just one landing.
Crawley misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlos.
Billy Crawley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Carlos shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Carlos showed some decent athleticism there.
Nice strikes from Carlos there.
Crawley won't allow Carlos to pass to mount.
Crawley looks like he's trying to stand up. #SUB#
Crawley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carlos pulls his head out easily. #T2##SUB#
Crawley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carlos pulls his head out easily.
Carlos stops Crawley from getting back to his feet.
Carlos wants to take a breather but Crawley is having none of it.
Crawley is trying to stand.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Crawley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Carlos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crawley throws out the jab.
Carlos is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Carlos lands a high kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos misses with a head kick.
Crawley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carlos just manages to avoid it.#T3#
Carlos throws a head kick but Crawley moves out of range.
Carlos with the inside leg kick.
Crawley checks a low kick from Carlos.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crawley.
Crawley looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
Carlos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A quick step to the side and Crawley tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Crawley takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carlos connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carlos lands a jab-cross combination.
Carlos clobbers Crawley with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carlos wants to slow Crawley down by chopping away at his legs.
Crawley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carlos just manages to avoid it.
Carlos keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crawley. #T4#
Carlos throws a hook but Crawley avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crawley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. #CL#
Crawley rushes Carlos and presses him up against the cage.
Crawley pushes Carlos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Crawley breaks the clinch.
Crawley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Carlos drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crawley defends it well.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses.
Carlos moves out of range as Crawley strikes.
Carlos works Crawley's body with a nice hook.
Carlos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Carlos just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Crawley tries to score with a low kick but Carlos moves his leg out of the way.
Crawley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carlos throws a nice looking combination but Crawley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crawley went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carlos looks to throw a body kick
and Crawley counters with a thumping low kick.
Carlos checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Carlos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carlos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crawley, as that shot connected.
Carlos throws a leg kick which misses Crawley's front leg but catches the back leg as Crawley tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crawley avoids the head kick by Carlos.
Crawley was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Carlos misses the target.
It looked like Crawley was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carlos.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Crawley effectively controlling the action here.#T1#
Crawley looking to slow down the pace here.
Carlos misses with the head strike.
Crawley swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlos misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crawley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Crawley lands with a short shot to the head.
Carlos cracks Crawley with a nice body shot.
Carlos lands a right hand.
Crawley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carloss head.
Crawley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crawley struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlos controls his hands.
Carlos blocks a body shot from Crawley. #BC2#
Carlos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking. #TD2#
Crawley gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Carlos is standing up over Crawley. Crawley looks to escape but Carlos dives into side control. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#REVR#
Crawley is looking to reverse the position.
Crawley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Crawley tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Carlos prevents Crawley from getting the reversal.
Crawley is in a horrible position here. Carlos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position. #T3#
Crawley is bucking up trying to escape but Carlos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Crawley is in all sorts of trouble here. #SUB2#
Carlos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Crawley has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Crawley!
Crawley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#SUB2#
Carlos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carlos trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Crawley tries to stand but Carlos is controlling from the bottom.
Carlos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Carlos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Crawley's head.#T4#
Crawley is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carlos is controlling him.
Crawley looking for a sweep. Not yet Crawley, not yet.
Crawley is looking to stand up but Carlos isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crawley looking for a sweep. Not yet Crawley, not yet.
Carlos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Crawley keeps moving.
Crawley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Juan Carlos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Carlos lands a nice shot to the body.
A cross from Carlos lands.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Crawley enables Carlos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Crawley manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Crawley bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carlos's guard. #REVR#
Crawley has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carlos is proving hard to escape from.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Crawley trying to control but Carlos is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crawley manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Crawley wants to stand but Carlos is controlling the position. #T1##SUB#
Crawley has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Carlos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Crawley.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Crawley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Carlos wants to control but Crawley is keeping him busy.
Crawley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Carlos has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Carlos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Carlos trying to control the position but Crawley is working away. #T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carlos slows the pace down.
Crawley is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Crawley wants to get back to his feet but Carlos drags him back down.
Carlos working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Crawley wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Carlos remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Carlos.
Billy Crawley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
You can see the frustration on Crawley's face as Carlos controls the position.
Crawley pushes Carlos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carlos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Crawley regains half guard.
Carlos works his way into side control.
Carlos working the head with strikes.
Crawley is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carlos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Carlos working the ground and pound.
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Crawley keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos cracks Crawley with an elbow. That is naaassty.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carlos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WVT 195: Hagger v Zakharov
Date: Dec 09, 2023

#R1##TD2#
Carlos shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ruttu avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruttu looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carlos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carlos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Ruttu keeps moving.
Carlos passes Ruttu's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Carlos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Carlos looks to land a strike but Ruttu avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruttu being controlled here, momentarily.
Carlos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ruttu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ruttu keeping full guard, as Carlos tries to pass.
Carlos showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ruttu looking to control. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carlos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Good standup being displayed there by Ruttu as he connects with a hook.
Carlos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Ruttu blocks a leg kick.
Ruttu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carlos swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ruttu counters with a straight right hand.
Ruttu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carlos throws a hook but Ruttu avoids it easily.
It looked like Ruttu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carlos throws a hook but Ruttu avoids it easily.
Carlos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carlos.
Carlos misses with a right hand
and Ruttu counters with a stiff right hand.
Ruttu throws a hook but Carlos avoids it easily.
Carlos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T3#
Ruttu misses with a straight right.
Carlos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carlos moves out of range as Ruttu throws a body kick.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruttu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Carlos checks a leg kick.
Carlos misses with a looping left.
Carlos throws the kick towards the body but Ruttu avoids it.
Ruttu swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos. Ruttu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ruttu looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ruttu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ruttu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carlos.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carlos.
Carlos looks to throw the jab but Ruttu is out of range.
Carlos throws a body kick that misses. #T4#
Carlos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ruttu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruttu has time to react.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice sprawl there from Ruttu as Carlos shoots in.
An attempted straight right counter from Ruttu misses the target.
Ruttu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ruttu looks to throw the jab but Carlos is out of range.
Carlos replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Ruttu blocks it well.
Carlos looks to throw a body kick
and Ruttu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carlos thinking.
Carlos misses the body punch
and Ruttu counters with a left to the body.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ruttu was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Carlos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Ruttu misses with a low kick.
Carlos with a poor takedown
letting Ruttu counter with a right hand.
Carlos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Carlos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ruttu momentarily.
Carlos swings for the body but Ruttu moves out of range.
Ruttu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ruttu throws a jab when Carlos was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juan Carlos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Ruttu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Ruttu throws an overhand right that lands on Carlos's shoulder, as Carlos tries to avoid the shot.
Ruttu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Carlos.
Carlos looks to land a right hand but Ruttu moved out of range.#TD2#
Carlos feints and as Ruttu raises his hands in defense, Carlos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carlos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ruttu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlos is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ruttu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T1#
Carlos pushing down on Ruttu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Carlos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ruttu on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carlos controlling the action here.
Ruttu wants to control but Carlos is keeping busy.
Carlos wants to pass to mount but Ruttu is defending the position. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ruttu is looking to control Carlos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ruttu avoid being mounted?
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ruttu circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carlos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ruttu avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Carlos misses.
Ruttu tried to counter with a leg kick but Carlos avoided it.
Carlos checks a leg kick nicely.
Carlos looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ruttu throws a lazy right hand but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T3#
A swing and a miss from Ruttu.
Carlos ducks under a wild hook from Ruttu.
Reino Ruttu is winning the standup battle so far.
Carlos tries to score with a low kick but Ruttu moves his leg out of the way.
Ruttu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Ruttu.
Ruttu misses with an uppercut. Carlos saw that one coming.
Carlos checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ruttu.
Carlos throws a right hand that Ruttu ducks under and follows up with a left that Ruttu also avoids with ease.
Carlos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruttu.
Ruttu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carlos throws the left hand but Ruttu avoids the punch easily.
A big right from Carlos misses.
The fighters circling - Ruttu throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4##TD2#
Carlos dives in and scores a takedown into Ruttu's guard.
Ruttu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carlos on the ground.
Ruttu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Ruttu blocks nicely.
Ruttu trying to control the position.
Carlos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos keeps trying to improve his position.
Carlos trying to control but Ruttu is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Ruttu uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Carlos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ruttu slips a jab and a cross from Carlos.
Ruttu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice body kick there by Carlos.
Ruttu throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Carlos misses its intended target.
Decent striking displayed by Ruttu there.
Nice shot lands for Carlos.
Carlos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ruttu manages to avoid it.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ruttu.
Carlos moves out of range of the strikes.
A clash of legs there as Carlos blocks the low kick.
Ruttu looks to throw the jab but Carlos is out of range.
Ruttu loads up on a big right hand but Carlos slips the punch.#T1##TD2#
Carlos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Ruttu is retaining full guard.
Ruttu wants to get back to his feet but Carlos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Ruttu blocks nicely.
Ruttu trying to keep a closed guard but Carlos is proving a slippery customer.
Carlos 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.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carlos is pushing down on Ruttu's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ruttu is fighting to maintain full guard but Carlos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Reino Ruttu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Carlos is trying to control. Ruttu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carlos working the head and body with strikes.
Carlos works his foot free and advances to mount.
Carlos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Ruttu can't escape the position.
Carlos controlling from mount.
Carlos with good strikes from the mount here!#T3#
Carlos content just to control the position here.
Carlos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
You get the feeling that Ruttu really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Carlos wants to control the pace but Ruttu is squirming around nicely.
The referee warns Ruttu that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head. #T4#
Ruttu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Carlos prevents Ruttu from improving his position.
Ruttu won't allow Carlos to pass to mount.
Carlos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carlos is trying to control. Ruttu wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Carlos connects with a nice short shot to Ruttu's temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos is nestled in close to Ruttu, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carlos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ruttu looks like he's trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carlos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Our winner, Juan Carlos, 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.

Event: WVT 173: Halsti v Mahogany
Date: Oct 20, 2023

#R1#
Carlos lands with a shot to the body.
Carlos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tragedy tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlos throws a jab when Tragedy was well out of range.
Carlos misses with a body kick.
Tragedy appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tragedy scores with a jab to the head.
Tragedy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Carlos back to the cage. Tragedy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Tragedy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carlos dodges the punch combination from Tragedy.
Carlos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tragedy defends well and Carlos ends up having to push Tragedy into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carlos avoids the body shot from Tragedy.
Carlos with the inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tragedy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Carlos swinging wildly here. #KD#
Tragedy drops Carlos with a beautiful combination! Carlos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tragedy is looking for the KO!#ROC#Carlos is rocked!#T1#
BOOM! Tragedy lands a beautiful left hook that drops Carlos. Carlos tries to recover but Tragedy is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Carlos lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trage Tragedy!
Trage Tragedy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WVT 169: Fabinho v Rutger
Date: Oct 07, 2023

#R1#
Carlos tests Nti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nti dodges the punch combination from Carlos.
Carlos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily #TD#
and Nti counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Carlos trying to control here.
Nti is taking a breather. Carlos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos wants to improve his position but Nti is controlling well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nti trying to pass the guard but Carlos defending well.
Carlos is looking to control Nti's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carlos avoid being mounted?#T1##SUB2#
Carlos actively working from the bottom here.
Nti controlling the pace.
Carlos is looking for a sweep. Nti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carlos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nti is taking a breather. Carlos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Carlos missing with punches from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nti perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carlos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nti shoots in for a takedown but Carlos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nti moves forwards but Carlos connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Carlos.
Carlos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nti.#TD2#
Carlos scores with a takedown into Nti's guard.
Carlos distracts Nti with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.#T3#
Carlos stopping the sweep attempt from Nti.
Carlos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Nti wants to improve his position but instead Carlos has moved into half guard.
Carlos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Carlos trying to control from half guard but Nti is working away.
Nti controlling the position for now.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nti is looking for a sweep. Carlos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carlos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Well, if Carlos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Carlos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nti defending well though.
Nti is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carlos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carlos's back!
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Nti.
Good control from Nti.
Carlos looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos tries to roll but Nti sticks to his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Nti ducks right into an uppercut from Carlos.
Nti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlos.
Carlos misses with a few strikes there.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses.
Nti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nti fails to land the takedown.
It seemed like Carlos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#CL#
Carlos tries to keep at a distance but Nti has taken the fight into the clinch.
Carlos misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos leaning against his opponent.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlos tries for a takedown but Nti manages to get underhooks.
Carlos misses with an elbow strike.
Carlos blocks a body shot from Nti.
Nti lands a left hand.
Carlos is working for takedown but Nti is calmly controlling the position for now.#T1#
Nti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carlos blocks an uppercut.
Nti doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #TD2#
Carlos has Nti pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Carlos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Nti tumbling to the mat - Carlos dives into Nti's guard.
Nti is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T2#
Nti keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Nti bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carlos's guard. #REVR#
Carlos pulls Nti in close to his closed guard and prevents Nti from doing any damage or advancing position.
Nti stays in close to Carlos's body and controls the position.
Nti trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nti showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Carlos looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlos, not yet. #T3#
Carlos trying to control the position.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Carlos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nti stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Nti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nti defending well as Carlos loads up on a big left hand.
Nti walks into a left hand. #T4#
Carlos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carlos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kwame Nti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.#TD2#
Carlos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Carlos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kwame Nti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Nti defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos wants to control but Nti is keeping him busy.
Nti trying to control from the bottom.
Carlos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Carlos fails with the takedown.
Carlos's corner calls for a 1-2. Carlos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carlos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carlos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nti throws a looping overhand right but Carlos ducks down to avoid it.
Carlos lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Carlos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nti's hands.
Carlos has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nti avoids the head kick by Carlos.
Nti feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos throws the kick towards the body but Nti avoids it.
Nti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Carlos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by Nti.
It seemed like Carlos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T1#
Carlos with a jab.#CL#
Nti has closed the distance and engaged Carlos in a clinch.
Carlos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Carlos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Nti pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Carlos misses with the head strike.
Carlos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Nti.
Nti tries to work over Carlos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carlos stalling in the clinch but Nti improves position.
Carlos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carlos jumps guard but Nti stands there with Carlos around his waist. Carlos gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kwame Nti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.#TD2#
Carlos pulls guard successfully.
Nti is stalling in the full guard. #T2#
Carlos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nti preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Carlos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nti wants to get back to full guard.
Carlos is looking to advance position but Nti won't allow it.
Carlos with the ground and pound but Nti uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Nti looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T3#
Nti working a defensive guard here.
Nti has his hands on Carlos's head, controlling the position.
Carlos won't allow Nti to sweep him here.
Nti trying to control the position here.
Nti keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
No joy there for Carlos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circling - Carlos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nti tries to clinch up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Carlos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nti on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlos.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carlos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carlos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
An out of breath Juan Carlos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: WVT 158: Mathieu v Seanoa
Date: Sep 15, 2023

#R1#
Carlos throws a head kick but Dickons moves out of range.
Dickons is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Dickons has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Carlos throws an overhand right that lands on Dickons's shoulder, as Dickons tries to avoid the shot.
Dickons connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carlos misses with a straight left.
Dickons takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses.
Dickons swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dickons.
Dickons lands a head shot.
Carlos swings widly with a right hand
and Dickons counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dickons lands with a good body shot.#TD2#
Carlos gets a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB#
Dickons actively working from the bottom here.
Dickons is trying to control but can't. #T1#
Dickons is looking for a sweep. Carlos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dickons is working hard here to advance position.
Carlos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. #SUB#
Dickons actively working from the bottom here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carlos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SUB#
Dickons looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carlos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dickons is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carlos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carlos's back!
Dickons is looking to control Carlos but Carlos is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Carlos wants to control his opponent's hands but Dickons gets his hands free.
Carlos is really stuck here. #SUB#
Carlos is trying to control his opponent's hands. Eventually Dickons gets his hands free and sinks in a rear naked choke. For a while it looks like Carlos is going to survive but after struggling valiantly, he eventually has to tap out! Dickons is your winner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jovan Dickons!

Event: WVT 148: Mathieu v Hightower
Date: Aug 25, 2023

#R1#
Carlos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carlos fails to land with a series of punches.
Abdul Karim sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Carlos's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Carlos duly obliges.
Carlos with a jab.
Abdul Karim slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Abdul Karim takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carlos lands with a nice combination. Abdul Karim backs away looking to recover.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos scores with a nice body kick.
Abdul Karim digs a good hook to Carlos's body.
Carlos scores with a jab to the head.
Abdul Karim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlos.
Abdul Karim misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Carlos does no damage.
An attempted straight right counter from Abdul Karim misses the target.#T1#
Carlos stalks Abdul Karim and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Abdul Karim's face. Abdul Karim staggers backwards, shaken.
Abdul Karim looks to land a left hand but Carlos moved out of range nicely.
We've been told by Abdul Karim's head coaches at Gentleman's Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Abdul Karim drops his hands momentarily and Carlos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Carlos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Abdul Karim on the side of the head.
Carlos misses with a body shot.
Abdul Karim seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Abdul Karim avoids the body shot from Carlos.
Abdul Karim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away.
Carlos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #TD2#
Carlos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abdul Karim is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abdul Karim keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Abdul Karim tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carlos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. #T2#
Abdul Karim struggling a bit here.
Abdul Karim dodges the ground and pound from Carlos.
Carlos tries to move into full mount but can't pass Abdul Karim's legs.
Abdul Karim is looking for a sweep.
Abdul Karim manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Abdul Karim keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carlos is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Carlos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Abdul Karim is working away from the top position though.#T3#
Carlos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carlos has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Carlos wants to control but Abdul Karim is keeping busy.
Carlos is controlling Abdul Karim's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Carlos wants to improve his position but Abdul Karim is controlling well.
Carlos is still trying to improve position.
Carlos trying to control here. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carlos wants to get back to full guard.
Abdul Karim trying to pass the guard but Carlos defending well.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Abdul Karim perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Abdul Karim throws a lazy right hand but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdul Karim lands a glancing blow to the side of Carlos's head.
Abdul Karim takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Abdul Karim takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Carlos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Abdul Karim finds it's way round the side to connect with Carlos's head. #ROC#Carlos is rocked!
Carlos swings for the body but Abdul Karim moves out of range.
Carlos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Carlos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Abdul Karim but Abdul Karim pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carlos catches Abdul Karim with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carlos cracks Abdul Karim with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carlos shoots in looking for a takedown. Abdul Karim tries to sprawl out of it but Carlos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abdul Karim manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Carlos there.
Carlos throws a shot from downtown. Abdul Karim moves away and avoids it.
Abdul Karim throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range. #T1#
Abdul Karim on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carlos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carlos throws a nice looking combination but Abdul Karim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdul Karim swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carlos shoots in for a double leg but Abdul Karim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Khadem Abdul Karim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Abdul Karim throws a good cross that connects.
Abdul Karim is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.#TD2#
Carlos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carlos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Abdul Karim preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Carlos not landing any meaningful shots this time. #T2#
Abdul Karim won't allow Carlos to pass to mount.
Abdul Karim is concentrating on defense, preventing Carlos from advancing position.
Abdul Karim is looking for a sweep. Carlos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carlos is thwarting Abdul Karim's attempts to control the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Carlos connects with a nice short shot to Abdul Karim's temple.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Abdul Karim trying to control here.
Carlos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Abdul Karim is staying active underneath Carlos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Abdul Karim looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Carlos is looking to advance position but Abdul Karim won't allow it. #T3#
Carlos not landing any meaningful shots this time. #SUB#
Abdul Karim is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carlos pulls his head out easily. #SUB#
Abdul Karim looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carlos thows a huge punch but Abdul Karim dodges it nicely. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice jab there from Carlos.
Abdul Karim throws the left hand but Carlos avoids the punch easily.
Abdul Karim bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Carlos's head.#T4#
Carlos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Carlos misses.
Abdul Karim swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Abdul Karim dodges the punch combination from Carlos.
Abdul Karim is looking to counter punch.
Carlos moves out of range of the strikes.
Carlos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Abdul Karim doesn't seem bothered though.
Carlos lands a really nice looking cross but Abdul Karim seems unphased.
Carlos swings away with a body shot that misses
and Abdul Karim counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carlos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlos misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Carlos is defended easily by Abdul Karim.
It looked like Abdul Karim wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Abdul Karim uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carlos.
Abdul Karim avoids the body shot from Carlos.
Carlos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carlos works over Abdul Karim's head and body with a nice combination.
Carlos lands a body shot.
Carlos lands a nice looking body kick.
Abdul Karim wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Donk. Carlos catches Abdul Karim right on the button with a cross.
Carlos throws a hook to the side of Abdul Karim's head but Abdul Karim sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carlos lands the left hand.
Carlos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abdul Karim swivels and escapes.#T1#
Carlos takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Carlos shoots in but no luck this time.
Abdul Karim takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carlos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carlos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Abdul Karim pinned against the cage. Abdul Karim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Khadem Abdul Karim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos misses with an uppercut. Abdul Karim saw that one coming.
Carlos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abdul Karim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carlos somewhat.#T2#
Abdul Karim takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carlos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A lazy body kick from Carlos
and Abdul Karim counters with a left to the body.
Abdul Karim throws a lazy right hand but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlos throws a lazy right hand but Abdul Karim sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Abdul Karim throwing a counter right hand but Carlos manages to avoid it.
Carlos throws a right hand that misses
and Abdul Karim counters with a straight that turns Carlos's legs to rubber! Abdul Karim pushes forward with more strikes and Carlos goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khadem Abdul Karim!
A very excited looking Khadem Abdul Karim made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: WVT 135: Machado v Mahogany
Date: Jul 28, 2023

#R1#
Dunham smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Carlos misses with a looping left.
Carlos's corner calls for a 1-2. Carlos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carlos lands a head shot.
Dunham has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cope's in the buildup to the fight.
Dunham throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos.
Carlos works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Carlos jabs Dunham to the body, keeping him at a distance.#TD2#
Carlos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Dunham's half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Dunham!
Poor strikes thrown by Carlos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dunham wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Carlos.
Carlos lands a nice shot to the head.
Carlos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T1#
Dunham wants to control but Carlos is having none of it.
Carlos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Carlos working away from the top, dropping strikes.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carlos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dunham hang on?
Carlos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Carlos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carlos landing punches.
Carlos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dunham has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Carlos's lack of action.
Dunham wants to control but Carlos is keeping busy.
Carlos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carlos throws a strike but Dunham avoids it easily and moves to full guard.#T3#
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dunham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dunham tries to get out of the position.
Carlos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carlos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carlos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carlos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dunham defending well though.
Carlos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dunham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carlos on the ground.
Carlos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Carlos trying to control the action but Dunham is working from the bottom. #T4#
Carlos throwing shots but Dunham is blocking nicely.
Carlos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carlos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Carlos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dunham on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunham keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos stops Dunham from getting back to his feet.
Carlos performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Carlos doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Carlos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carlos scores with a nice head shot.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dunham.
Dunham takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Dunham misses the jab.
Carlos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dunham avoids a kick to the body.
Dunham misses with a hook to the body
and Carlos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dunham moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dunham avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunham leaves Carlos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T1#
Carlos works Dunham's body with a nice hook.
Pete Dunham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#TD2#
Carlos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dunham is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Dunham prevents Carlos from moving into mount.
Dunham is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Dunham gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there! #T2#
Carlos tries to control but Dunham wriggling away.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carlos lands a nice shot to the head.
Carlos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Dunham that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Carlos wants to control the pace but Dunham is squirming around nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage. #T3#
Dunham avoids a series of strikes thrown by Carlos.
Carlos tries to control but Dunham wriggling away.
Dunham is looking to improve his position but Carlos isn't that keen on the idea.
Dunham wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Carlos.
Carlos scoring with strikes but Dunham is staying in there.
Carlos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Carlos lands a big shot there that rocks Dunham but he's holding on and managing to survive for now. #T4#
Carlos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Carlos is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Dunham can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Carlos dominating with strikes here.
Carlos controlling from the full mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Carlos there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Dunham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlos manages to avoid it.
Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlos scores with a jab. Dunham acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dunham blocks a head kick by Carlos.
Dunham looks to land a left hand but Carlos moved out of range nicely.
Carlos lands a head kick. Dunham smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carlos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carlos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dunham.
Carlos throws a jab when Dunham was well out of range.
Dunham fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carlos just manages to avoid it.
Carlos tries to bum rush Dunham with a series of wild strikes but Dunham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Carlos throws a body kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dunham's head backwards.
Carlos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carlos tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlos has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Carlos pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
Carlos digs a good hook to Dunham's body.
Carlos slips a jab and a cross from Dunham.
Carlos connects with the punch.
Carlos swats away the attempt to clinch by Dunham.
Carlos misses with a body kick.
Carlos misses with the body kick
letting Dunham counter with a right hand.
Carlos misses with a kick to the body.
Dunham scoring well with a low kick there.
Carlos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dunham misses with an uppercut.
Carlos throws a poor cross that misses
and Dunham counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carlos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dunham.#T2#
Carlos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#TD2#
Carlos scores with a takedown into Dunham's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunham is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Carlos dives into side control.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlos works to advance to full mount. Dunham defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Carlos misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Carlos thowing shots but they're missing.
Carlos throws some wild stikes that Dunham manages to avoid easily.
Carlos looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here. #T3#
Carlos controlling from mount.
Carlos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dunham is looking to escape.
Carlos breaks from Dunham's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Carlos throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Carlos thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Carlos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T4#
Carlos throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Carlos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Dunham is bucking up trying to escape but Carlos cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Carlos controlling the pace for now.
Let's hope that Carlos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pete Dunham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carlos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dunham's face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carlos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
A very excited looking Juan Carlos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: WVT 124: West v Souza
Date: Jul 01, 2023

#R1#
Carlos looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL#
Gomes has managed to clinch. #BC2#
Carlos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carlos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carlos looks for the body kick but Gomes saw that one coming.
Carlos misses with an uppercut.
Gomes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gomes walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gomes blocks a head kick by Carlos.
Carlos misses with a wild combination.
Gomes tries to clinch there but Carlos circles away.
A little jabbing left from Carlos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos is looking to land body kicks.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Carlos works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. #T1#
Carlos looking to sit in guard and control but Gomes gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Gomes has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carlos is proving hard to escape from.
Carlos looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlos, not yet.
Carlos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gomes would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gomes won't allow Carlos to sweep him here.
Carlos is adopting a defensive guard.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Gomes wants to stand but Carlos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Carlos looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlos, not yet.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Carlos is controlling Gomes's posture.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Carlos misses with a looping left.#CL#
Carlos gets tackled into the cage by Gomes. Gomes maintains the clinch.
Carlos misses with a punch on the inside.
Carlos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gomess head.
The referee calls for Carlos to work. #T3#
Carlos tries to break the clinch but Gomes is controlling the position. #BC2#
Carlos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carlos moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#TD2#
Carlos gets a takedown into half guard.
Gomes tries to kick Carlos off but Carlos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Gomes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carlos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
We've been hearing good reports from Gomes's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomes keeps working. #T4#
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Carlos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gomes lands with a nice combination. Carlos backs away looking to recover.#CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Gomes takes one on the button.
Gomes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlos.
Gomes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos slips a jab from Gomes.
Carlos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Gomes scores with a punch to the head.#TD2#
Carlos shoots in and gets a takedown into Gomes's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos trying to control but Gomes is working from the bottom.
Gomes avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carlos stops Gomes from standing up.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Carlos. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes is looking to stand up but Carlos isn't so interested in that idea.
Carlos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Gomes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gomes wants to stand but Carlos is controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.#T1##REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carlos throws the left hand but Gomes avoids the punch easily.
Gomes throws a right hand that Carlos ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlos also avoids with ease.
Carlos follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Carlos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Carlos swings widly with a right hand
and Gomes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlos catches Gomes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#CL#
Gomes moves into range and clinches up with Carlos.
Carlos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gomes or not.
Carlos tries to break the clinch but Gomes is controlling the position.
Carlos throws a punch but it's blocked by Gomes. #T2#
Gomes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carlos is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Gomes to keep the fight standing.
Carlos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gomes backwards.
Carlos can't find room to land a body shot as Gomes controls the action.
A short uppercut from Carlos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gomes prevents a body shot from Carlos.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Carlos is trying to force a seperation but Gomes has the dominant position.
Carlos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gomes scores with an uppercut up the middle.#T3#
Carlos is trying to drag Gomes to the mat but Gomes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ronaldo Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos misses with the head strike.
Gomes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carlos is trying to maintain a safe position but Gomes gets an underhook and turns Carlos into the cage.
Come on Carlos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gomes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carlos tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlos is looking to control Gomes's arms but Gomes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carlos has his back to the cage.
Gomes swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carlos is trying to maintain a safe position but Gomes gets an underhook and turns Carlos into the cage.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlos misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carlos lands an uppercut.
Juan Carlos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Carlos looking to throw knees to the head but Gomes is blocking nicely.
Carlos is working for takedown but Gomes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Carlos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carlos goes for a takedown attempt but Gomes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Carlos just misses with a punch to the body.
Ronaldo Gomes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gomes shoots in for a double leg but Carlos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomes tries to clinch up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Gomes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlos.
Carlos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Gomes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carlos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gomes walks away with a smile on his face. Carlos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Carlos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carlos lands with a kick to the temple. Gomes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Carlos throws a good cross that connects.
Carlos throws an overhand right that lands on Gomes's shoulder, as Gomes tries to avoid the shot.
Carlos throws a big shot that misses.
Nice shot by Carlos.
Gomes shoots in and drives through. Carlos sprawls well.
Carlos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomes throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL#
Gomes has managed to clinch. #T1#
Carlos blocks a body shot from Gomes.
Gomes has a couple of punches blocked by Carlos.
Gomes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carlos is trying to break the clinch but Gomes is controlling him.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gomes.
Carlos misses with the head strike.
Gomes misses with some punches.
Carlos tries to pull guard but Gomes holds him up against the cage and eventually Carlos drops back down to his feet.
Carlos looking for a takedown.
Ronaldo Gomes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
The referee calls for Carlos to work.
Gomes can't find room to land a body shot as Carlos controls the action. #T2#
Carlos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gomes smiles and moves away.
Gomes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gomes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #TD2#
Carlos gets a double leg takedown into Gomes's guard.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carlos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Gomes blocks nicely.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Gomes keeps moving.
Gomes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T3#
Carlos throws a big elbow that misses.
Carlos won't allow Gomes to get back to his feet.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ronaldo Gomes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice defenses there by Gomes.
Gomes takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Carlos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gomess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carlos looks to land a combination but Gomes avoids it well.
That kick from Carlos tenderised Gomes's leg. Gomes is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carlos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gomes's hands.
Gomes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlos.#T4#
Carlos misses with the combination.
Gomes wants to clinch up but Carlos keeps it at a distance.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses.
Carlos has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gomes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice jab there from Carlos.
Carlos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gomes missing with a left hand there. Carlos was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carlos swinging wildly here.
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!
Gomes avoids the head kick by Carlos.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gomes tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carlos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
A relieved looking Juan Carlos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: WVT 112: Custer v Heights
Date: Jun 03, 2023

#R1#
Steve avoids the head kick by Carlos.
Steve was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.#TD2#
Carlos shoots in and gets a takedown into Steve's guard.
Carlos looking to sit in guard and control but Steve gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Carlos is looking to sweep but instead, Steve has passed into half guard.
Steve has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Carlos keeping control of the position.
Carlos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#T1#
Carlos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Carlos is concentrating on defense, preventing Steve from advancing position.
Carlos moves into full guard.
Steve pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carlos is keeping the position for now.
Carlos is looking to sweep but instead, Steve has passed into half guard.
Steve not doing much here.
Carlos moves into full guard. #T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carlos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Steve's guard. #REVB#
Steve is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Steve keeping full guard, as Carlos tries to pass.
Steve has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Carlos throws a big elbow that misses. #T3#
Steve keeping full guard, as Carlos tries to pass.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Steve keeps moving.
Carlos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Steve haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Steve working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlos.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Carlos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steve keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Steve.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos with a hook.#T4#
A nice combination there by Carlos.
Carlos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Steve momentarily.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stoner Steve is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Steve throws the left hand but Carlos avoids the punch easily.
Carlos walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.#TD2#
Carlos shoots in and bounces Steve off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve wants to sweep here but Carlos controlling him for the moment.
Carlos trying to control but Steve is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos stands and throws Steve's legs to the side, diving into side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
A big left from Carlos misses.
Carlos sizes up Steve with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Steve lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A jab from Steve misses.
Carlos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Steve with a body shot.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlos tries for a takedown but Steve sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlos lands a right hook to the body.
Steve misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steve throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos.
Carlos misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve blocks a head kick by Carlos.
Carlos throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Steve cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Carlos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve doesn't seem bothered though. #T1#
A head kick misses from Carlos.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Steve but Steve pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Carlos avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve blocks the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Steve on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carlos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve.
Nice defenses there by Carlos.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlos let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carlos clobbers Steve with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steve throws an overhand right that lands on Carlos's shoulder, as Carlos tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Carlos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carlos. Steve shrugs it off though.
Carlos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Carlos darts in looking for a takedown but Steve gets double underhooks and turns Carlos into the cage.
A counter left hand to the body from Steve misses its target.
Stoner Steve has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.#T2#
Carlos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Carlos.
Steve has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Carlos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steve lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve lands a lovely overhand right.#ROC#Carlos is rocked!
Carlos moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Carlos is still on wobbly legs! Can Steve finish him?
Carlos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Steve closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Carlos out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stoner Steve!
During a confident post fight interview, Stoner Steve thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: WVT 102: Okongwu v Ihantala
Date: May 12, 2023

#R1#
No luck for Carlos with that takedown attempt.
Carlos throws a leg kick but Nimoy sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Nimoy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carlos misses with a body kick.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nimoy.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses.
It looked like Nimoy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carlos.
Nimoy misses with an uppercut
and Carlos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nice takedown defense from Nimoy. No joy for Carlos on that attempt.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nimoy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
We've been told by Nimoy's head coaches at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy throws a right hand that Carlos ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlos also avoids with ease.
Nimoy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carlos counters with a one-two to the body.
Carlos fails with a takedown attempt.
Nimoy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Leonard Nimoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.#T1#
Carlos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
An attempted straight right counter from Nimoy misses the target.
Carlos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nimoy. #TD2#
Nimoy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Carlos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Nimoy is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Carlos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nimoy's head.
Carlos controlling from the top position.
Carlos looking to sit in guard and control but Nimoy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR##T2#
Carlos wants to sweep but no luck.
Carlos is still trying to improve position.
Carlos doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Carlos wants to sweep here but Nimoy controlling him for the moment.
Nimoy tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlos is retaining full guard.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Carlos is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nimoy defends well.
Carlos keeping moving, preventing Nimoy from controlling successfully.
Nimoy looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nimoy has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3#
Carlos is adopting a defensive guard.
Let's hope that Carlos has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nimoy preventing the sweep.
Carlos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nimoy manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Carlos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nimoy's head.#T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carlos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nimoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carlos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Carlos throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Nimoy keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
A combination from Nimoy does no damage.
Jab from Carlos.
Carlos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#TD2#
Carlos looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nimoy!
The ground and pound from Carlos seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
I wouldn't like to be where Nimoy is right now.
Carlos throwing shots but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nimoy is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carlos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.#T1##SUB2#
Carlos tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Carlos has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nimoy avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Carlos.
Carlos is looking to take a break and control but Nimoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carlos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nimoy down. #SUB2#
Carlos is working to tighten his grip on Nimoy's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Nimoy has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Carlos is really squeezing tight and eventually Nimoy passes out! Carlos breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Juan Carlos!
Our winner, Juan Carlos, 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.

Event: WVT 94: Motts v Thompson
Date: Apr 21, 2023

#R1#
Carlos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jarvinen's head.
Jarvinen throws out a loose jab but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jarvinen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carlos counters with a left and a right that stings Jarvinen.
Jarvinen loads up on a big right hand but Carlos slips the punch.
Carlos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carlos scores with a nice right hand.
Jarvinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlos was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarvinen.
A nice side step and Carlos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Carlos lands a leg kick that knocks Jarvinen off balance momentarily.
A slow jab from Jarvinen misses its intended target.
Jarvinen just misses with a punch to the body.
Jarvinen misses with a hook.
Jarvinen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Carlos lands with a nice combination. Jarvinen backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#TD2#
Carlos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Jarvinen on his heels. He'll look to pass Jarvinen's guard now, I'm sure.#T1#
Carlos looking to pass the guard.
Carlos is still trying to improve position.
Jarvinen keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Carlos throws a big right hand that misses.
Jarvinen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Jarvinen keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jarvinen is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Jarvinen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carlos slips a straight right by Jarvinen.
Jarvinen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Arto Jarvinen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jarvinen swings for the body but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos lands a head kick. Jarvinen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jarvinen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jarvinen throws a sloppy body shot
and Carlos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Carlos throws a left and a right that both miss #CL#
and Jarvinen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jarvinen. #BC2#
Carlos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jarvinen throws a jab when Carlos was well out of range.
Jarvinen lands a head shot.
Carlos needs to keep his hands up - Jarvinen had a free shot at his head there.
Jarvinen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carlos.
Jarvinen throws out a loose jab but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carlos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carlos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jarvinen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlos was well out of range. Poor timing from Jarvinen.
Carlos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jarvinens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T4#
Jarvinen lands a glancing blow to the side of Carlos's head.
Jarvinen slips a jab from Carlos.
Carlos lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jarvinen.
Carlos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jarvinen steps in with a hook that catches Carlos right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Jarvinen follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Carlos looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arto Jarvinen!
Arto Jarvinen decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: WVT 89: Ihantala v Machado 2
Date: Apr 07, 2023

#R1#
Crunch! Carlos slams his shin into Larkin's torso.
Larkin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos.
Carlos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Carlos misses with a straight right.
Larkin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Larkin has his takedown stuffed
and Carlos counters with a right hand to the body.
Larkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Larkin shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Carlos defends it nicely.
It looked like Carlos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Larkin clinches with his opponent.
Carlos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Larkin's elbow.
Larkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlos backwards. #T1#
Carlos looking to stall.
Larkin swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlos misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carlos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carlos blocking some punches. #BC#
Carlos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Larkin throws a head kick that misses
and Carlos counters with a one-two to the body.
Carlos throws a leg kick but Larkin moved away.
Larkin throws an off balance right hand
and Carlos counters with a straight right hand.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Larkin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Carlos is working hard here to advance position.#T2#
Carlos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carlos is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Larkin is working for a submission of some sort.
Carlos trying to control from the bottom.
Larkin working over Carlos with some ground and pound. Carlos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.#SUB2#
Larkin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Larkin trying to mount his opponent but Carlos defends it. #T3#
Carlos is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Larkin's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Larkin's back!
Larkin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Carlos trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carlos has the hooks in. Larkin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Carlos loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Larkin hold on?
Larkin rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Carlos is keen to just control but Larkin is a slippery customer.#T4#
Larkin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Carlos controlling the action here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos trying to control the action but Larkin is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Carlos is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Larkin defends it well. #SUB2#
Larkin looking for submissions off his back.
Carlos working over Larkin with some ground and pound. Larkin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Larkin is not content to let Carlos control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
That's time! Carlos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Larkin shoots in but Carlos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carlos but Carlos pushes him off and we're back to square one.#TD#
Carlos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Larkin's guard.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Larkin keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Carlos missing with the ground and pound from half guard. #SUB2#
Larkin looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Carlos pushes past his half guard into mount!
Carlos scores with a couple of good head shots there. #T1#
Carlos looking to control but Larkin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Larkin is trying desperately to improve position.
Carlos tries to control but Larkin wriggling away.
Carlos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Larkin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Carlos is really struggling to control Larkin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Larkin is trying desperately to improve position.#T2#
Carlos lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Larkin hang on?
Larkin is squirming around, avoiding Carlos's attempts to control the action.
Larkin is working to get back to half guard.
Larkin bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carlos is on top in guard. #REVR##SUB2#
Carlos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Larkin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carlos has managed to get both his arms back between Larkin's legs - danger averted.
Carlos preventing the sweep.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Larkin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Juan Carlos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#T3##SUB2#
Larkin is looking for a triangle but Carlos pushes his legs off easily.
Carlos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Larkin's head.
Carlos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carlos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Larkin keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Larkin looking for a sweep. Not yet Larkin, not yet.
Carlos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Carlos trying to control but Larkin is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Larkin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carlos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carlos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Larkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T4#
Carlos trying to control but Larkin is working from the bottom.
Carlos working some strikes from top position.
Larkin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Larkin keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#SUB2#
Larkin is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carlos defends well.
Carlos trying to control but Larkin is working from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Larkin walks into a left hand.
Larkin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Donnie Larkin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlos on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carlos leaves Larkin with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Carlos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Larkin fails with a takedown attempt.
Carlos half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.#T1#
Larkin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carlos counters with a nice uppercut.
Juan Carlos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donnie Larkin.
A low kick from Larkin is predictable there
and Carlos counters with a left and a right that stings Larkin.
Larkin has his takedown stuffed
letting Carlos counter with a right hand.
Juan Carlos is winning the standup battle so far.
Carlos throws a push kick but Larkin slaps the foot to one side.
Larkin fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carlos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Larkin can do to turn this around?
Larkin misses with a takedown
and Carlos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Carlos has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Carlos throws a hook but Larkin blocks it.
Carlos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2#
Nice cross by Carlos.
Larkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlos lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Larkin moves out of range as Carlos throws a body kick.
Carlos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Larkin finds it's way round the side to connect with Carlos's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larkin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Carlos to score with a decent uppercut.
Larkin goes for a double leg but Carlos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Carlos continues to drive forward.
Larkin fails with the takedown
and Carlos counters with a leg kick.
Carlos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Larkin has time to react.
Larkin with a poor takedown
and Carlos counters with a nice uppercut.
Carlos throws an overhand right that lands on Larkin's shoulder, as Larkin tries to avoid the shot. #T3#
Larkin shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carlos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Larkin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sloppy strikes from Carlos. Those never looked like landing.
Carlos throws a big shot that misses.
Carlos blocks a head kick by Larkin.
As Larkin looks to move away, Carlos throws a big counter combo but Larkin just gets out of the way.
Donnie Larkin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carlos throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Larkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Larkin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carlos but Carlos pushes him off and we're back to square one.#T4#
Larkin throws a head kick that misses.
As Larkin looks to move away, Carlos throws a big counter combo but Larkin just gets out of the way.
Larkin tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carlos counters with a head kick. That will keep Larkin thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Carlos lands with a nice body kick.
Carlos scores with a spinning back kick!
Larkin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carlos thuds his right hand into Larkin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Carlos misses with a hook to the body
and Larkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Larkin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Carlos checks it well.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carlos, as that shot connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carlos, 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
After winning the bout, Juan Carlos thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

Event: WVT 80: Ihantala v Kersikov
Date: Mar 11, 2023

#R1#
Dunham tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An inside leg kick lands from Carlos.
Carlos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice leg kick from Dunham, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dunham with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carlos lands with a shot to the body.
Dunham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlos scores with a push kick.
Dunham on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carlos has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dunham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carlos dodges the punch combination from Dunham.
Dunham lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carlos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carlos lands a really nice looking cross but Dunham seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dunham circles away quickly and effectively.
Dunham fails to land with a series of punches.
Carlos shoots in looking for a takedown but Dunham manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carlos's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.#T1#
Dunham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carlos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carlos lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice shot by Dunham.
Dunham connects with a crisp jab.
Dunham ducks under a wild hook from Carlos.
Carlos lands with a shot to the body.
Dunham throws a leg kick but Carlos sees it coming and moves out of range.
Carlos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Carlos checks a leg kick.
Dunham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dunham takes one on the button.
Carlos checks a leg kick.
Carlos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dunham.
Dunham takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dunham.
Dunham looks to clinch
and Carlos counters with a one-two to the body.
Carlos swings for the body but Dunham moves out of range.
Carlos throws a big shot that misses.#T2#
Carlos misses with a looping right.
Carlos throws a wild body kick that Dunham sees coming a mile off.
Carlos throws a push kick but Dunham slaps the foot to one side.
Dunham misses with a hook.
Dunham doesn't manage to clinch there - Carlos circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Dunham. Those never looked like landing.
Carlos tests Dunham's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carlos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dunham.
Carlos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dunham lands with a right hand.
Dunham slips under a jab.#TD2#
Carlos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Carlos in particular looking to stall.#T3#
Carlos wants to free his trapped foot but Dunham is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dunham is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carlos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Carlos trying to control the action but Dunham is working from the bottom.
Carlos slows the pace down in half guard.
Nice strikes from Carlos there.
Carlos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carlos trying to control from half guard but Dunham is working away.
Dunham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carlos.
Carlos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Carlos prevents Dunham from standing back up. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Carlos gets a takedown into half guard.
Carlos wants to pass the guard but Dunham is defending well.
Carlos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dunham does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Carlos jabs Dunham right on the nose. Dunham blinks but takes it well.#TD2#
Dunham gets caught flat footed, as Carlos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Carlos trying to control but Dunham is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Dunham keeps moving.
Carlos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos advances position into side control!
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T1#
Carlos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Carlos throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Carlos wants to control but Dunham is keeping him busy.
Carlos content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dunham can't do much from the bottom here. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dunham is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dunham stops Carlos from passing to mount.
Carlos trying to control the action but Dunham is working from the bottom.
Dunham regains half guard, as Carlos was trying to land strikes.
Dunham is not content to let Carlos control the position.#T3#
Carlos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Dunham's head. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Carlos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pete Dunham is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Dunham.
Carlos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #TD2#
Carlos closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Dunham's guard.
Carlos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carlos trying to control but Dunham is working from the bottom.
Dunham on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dunham tries to get out of the position.
Carlos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dunham works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.#T4#
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Dunham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos throws a big elbow that misses.
Carlos trying to move into half guard but instead Dunham has managed to sweep!#REVR#
Carlos pulls Dunham in close to his closed guard and prevents Dunham from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carlos is trying to keep Dunham in close.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlos tries to strike from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Carlos clobbers Dunham with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A telegraphed right hand from Dunham misses the target.
Dunham catches Carlos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carlos moves out of range as Dunham strikes.#CL#
Carlos gets tackled into the cage by Dunham. Dunham maintains the clinch.
Carlos blocking some punches.
Dunham blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carlos can't find room to land a body shot as Dunham controls the action.
Carlos blocking some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dunham lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carlos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dunham just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dunham has a couple of punches blocked by Carlos.
Dunham misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Carlos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carlos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dunham.
Dunham throws a hook but Carlos avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Carlos throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dunham 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 Carlos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carlos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little jabbing left from Carlos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dunham slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Dunham as Carlos shoots in.
Jab from Carlos.
Carlos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Carlos catches Dunham right on the button with a cross.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dunham.
Dunham keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Carlos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dunham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carlos. That did some damage!
Dunham on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carlos looks to land a combination. Dunham sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dunham slips under a jab from Carlos.
Dunham slips a jab from Carlos.
Carlos throws a jab when Dunham was well out of range.
Dunham fails to land with a series of punches. #T2#
Carlos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dunham blocks a head kick by Carlos.
Dunham moves away from the strike by Carlos.
Carlos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carlos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dunham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carlos closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Carlos throws a right and a left that Dunham avoids nicely.
Carlos darts in looking for a takedown but Dunham gets double underhooks and turns Carlos into the cage.
Pete Dunham has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos misses with a right hand
and Dunham makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dunham scoring well with a low kick there.
Carlos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dunham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carlos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dunham feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Dunham ducks under a wild hook from Carlos.
Carlos connects with a nice looking jab.
Dunham thumps Carlos with a low kick.#T3##TD2#
Carlos scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Carlos lands some shots froms side control.
Carlos working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Dunham's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dunham keeps working.
Dunham is trying to escape and get back to his feet.#T4##SUB2#
Carlos is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Dunham is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Carlos has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Dunham!
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carlos looking to finish Dunham with some ground and pound. This is bad for Dunham!
Dunham is squirming around, avoiding Carlos's attempts to control the action.
Pete Dunham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dunham knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carlos on the ground.
Carlos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carlos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Carlos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: WVT 70: Karockas v Obilic
Date: Feb 10, 2023

#R1#
Mahogany lands a jab.
Carlos misses with a head kick. #TD#
Carlos looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Carlos trying to control but Mahogany is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Mahogany is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carlos defends well.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahogany is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mahogany has his hands on Carlos's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Mahogany keeps moving.
Carlos postures up in Mahogany's guard and throws a big left but Mahogany blocks it. #T1##SUB2#
Mahogany has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Carlos is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Mahogany.
Mahogany is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Carlos staying calm.
Mahogany regains half guard.
Carlos wants to control but Mahogany is keeping him busy.
Mahogany trying to control from the bottom. #SUB2#
Mahogany looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB2#
Mahogany looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#T2#
Mahogany trying to get back to full guard but Carlos takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mahogany tries to hold on but Carlos pushes him away.
Carlos scoring with strikes but Mahogany is staying in there.
Carlos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mahogany is looking to escape.
Mahogany manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mahogany is looking to control Carlos's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mahogany avoid being mounted?
Mahogany moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Our spies down at at Chikara MMA Gym inform us that Mahogany has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#T3##SUB2#
Mahogany escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carlos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carlos wants to pass the guard but Mahogany is keeping the position.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Mahogany keeps moving.
Mahogany trying to keep a closed guard but Carlos is proving a slippery customer.
Mahogany looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mahogany looking to control.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Mahogany is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB2#
Mahogany is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carlos is aware though and is defending well.
Carlos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mahogany tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Mahogany keeps moving.
Carlos advances position into side control!
Carlos working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mahogany some visible discomfort.
Mahogany wants to get back to his feet but Carlos drags him back down.
Carlos is looking to take a break and control but Mahogany is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mahogany is looking to regain half guard here but Carlos keeps moving and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2##CL2#
Mahogany darts in and clinches Carlos up against the cage.
Mahogany has a couple of punches blocked by Carlos.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Carlos.
Mahogany throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carloss head.
Carlos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mahogany blocks an uppercut.
Carlos lands with a light punch inside.
Carlos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mahogany working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Carlos.
Carlos tries to land a knee to the head but Mahogany blocks with his arms.
Mahogany scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos scores with a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Mahogany.
Carlos wants to take the fight to the mat but Mahogany manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mahogany lands a hook that snaps the head of Carlos backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mahogany softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mahogany fails to land. #T1##TD#
Carlos turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Carlos manages to end up in side control.
Mahogany is trying to control Carlos's posture but Carlos avoids it.
Carlos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mahogany can do to turn this around?
Carlos looks up at the clock and then as Mahogany takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Carlos smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
What's Mahogany going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
Mahogany is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Carlos prevents Mahogany from improving his position.#SUB2#
Mahogany looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carlos is nestled in close to Mahogany, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Carlos here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Mahogany slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.#T2#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mahogany is on top in guard. #REVB#
Carlos looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlos, not yet. #SUB#
Carlos is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mahogany trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mahogany loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Carlos keeping moving, preventing Mahogany from controlling successfully.
Carlos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mahogany trying to control but Carlos is working from the bottom. #T3#
Carlos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carlos not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mahogany is fighting to break Carlos's control of his arms but Carlos is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mahogany wants to stand but Carlos is controlling his posture from full guard. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A jab lands there for Mahogany.
Carlos looks to land a right hand but Mahogany moved out of range.
The fighters circling - Mahogany throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carlos walks into a left hand. #CUT2#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.#T4#
Carlos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carlos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carlos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mahogany tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mahogany takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlos lands a body shot.
Mahogany scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Mahogany throws a good cross that connects.
Carlos ducks right into an uppercut from Mahogany.
Carlos smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carlos throws a chopping leg kick but Mahogany manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Mahogany swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rich Mahogany seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mahogany tries to clinch but Carlos is having none of it.
Mahogany takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#ROC2#Carlos is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Rich Mahogany will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Mahogany walks into a jab.
Mahogany pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mahogany tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A jab from Carlos does it's job there.
Mahogany moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oh Carlos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahogany moves in close and cracks Carlos with a massive right hand! Carlos, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Mahogany!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rich Mahogany!
An out of breath Rich Mahogany thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: WVT 62: Smith v Sharma
Date: Jan 13, 2023

#R1#
Carlos connects with a jab.
Philippe lands with a right hand.
Carlos throws the kick towards the body but Philippe avoids it.
Carlos misses with a kick to the body.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Philippe is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carlos with a body shot.
Carlos misses with an uppercut.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos misses with a hook.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Philippe was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Carlos misses with a hook to the body
and Philippe counters with a left to the body.
Jab, jab by Carlos - just one landing.
Philippe swings widly with a right hand
and Philippe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Philippe bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Carlos's head backwards.
Carlos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Philippe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
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!
Philippe scores with a punch to the head.
Carlos walks into a jab.#ROC2#Carlos is rocked!
Carlos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Philippe pinned against the cage. Philippe gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T1#
Philippe throws a looping overhand right but Carlos ducks down to avoid it.
Jab by Carlos.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carlos.
Philippe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Philippe scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Oh Carlos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peguero Jean Philippe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Philippe looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carlos switches off momentarily and Philippe cracks him with a monster right hand! Carlos topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Philippe dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Philippe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peguero Jean Philippe!
Peguero Jean Philippe took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Pound Town INC for their support in the buildup to the fight.

Event: WVT 55: McDonald v Veainu
Date: Dec 16, 2022

#R1#
Silva takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses.
Carlos throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Carlos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Nice defenses there by Silva.
Silva feinted with a counter takedown.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carlos throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Silva misses the jab.
Carlos throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Carlos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Carlos misses its intended target.
A jab from Silva misses.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Carlos wants it to stay on the feet.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've been hearing reports that Silva has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Carlos ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Silva misses with an uppercut. Carlos saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos's jab looks to have found its range, popping Silva under the eye.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Silva.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva misses with a straight right. #T1#
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Silva has time to react.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Carlos. That snapped Silva's head back.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Carlos cracks Silva with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Silva swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Carlos counter with a right hand.
Carlos 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.
Carlos throws a hook but Silva avoids it easily.
Carlos avoids the body shot from Silva.
Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
Carlos lands with a kick to the temple. Silva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlos was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Silva uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carlos has time to react.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carlos sprawls well. Carlos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alex Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2#
Silva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Silva misses with a hook
and Carlos counters with a nice uppercut.
Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos connects with a single shot there.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Carlos counters with a straight right hand.
Carlos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Carlos shows good takedown defense.
Carlos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alex Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Carlos finds it's way through Silva's defenses. #TD2#
Carlos throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Silva was covering up waiting for the punch and Carlos finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Silva trying to keep a closed guard but Carlos is proving a slippery customer.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR##T3##SUB#
Silva is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Silva working over Carlos with some ground and pound. Carlos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carlos is looking for a sweep. Silva is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carlos has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#SUB#
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Carlos is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB#
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Carlos gets full guard.
Carlos keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #T4#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carlos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva throwing strikes from guard but Carlos blocks nicely.
Carlos is trying to keep Silva in close.
Silva trying to control but Carlos is working from the bottom.
Carlos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carlos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva wants to control from the top but Carlos keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
A cross from Carlos lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good leg kick by Carlos.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Silva throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carlos tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carlos to the ground. Carlos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carlos looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carlos misses with a two punch combination.
Carlos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Carlos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva connects with a body shot.
Carlos avoids the body shot from Silva.
Carlos raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Silva lands a slapping body shot.
Carlos scores with a nice strike.#TD#
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Carlos!

Carlos bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlos throws a hook but Silva blocks it.#T1#
Carlos lands a head kick. Silva smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Silva connects with the punch.
Carlos swinging wildly here.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlos manages to avoid it.#TD2#
Carlos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Carlos looking to pass the guard.
Silva looking to control.
Carlos is fighting to break Silva's control of his arms but Silva is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Carlos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Silva is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
Silva wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Carlos is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Carlos stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Carlos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Silva trying to control the position.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving. #T3#
Silva looking for a sweep. Not yet Silva, not yet.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Carlos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carlos passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.#SUB2#
Carlos is looking for a kimura here.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
Carlos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. #T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carlos controlling the action here.
Carlos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB2#
Carlos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Silva doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Carlos.
Carlos slows the pace down in half guard.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva trying to control the position here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Carlos moves away from the strike by Silva.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos with the inside leg kick.
Carlos throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Silva throws a looping overhand right but Carlos ducks down to avoid it.
Carlos lands with a good body shot.
Silva fails with the takedown
and Carlos counters with a stiff right hand.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva throws a poor cross that misses
and Carlos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Silva. Carlos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Silva misses with a hook. Carlos ducked under it nicely.
Silva avoids the head kick by Carlos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Silva fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carlos avoids it really well and circles away.
Carlos lands a lovely overhand right.#T1#
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.#TD#
Silva closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Carlos quickly recovers to half guard.
Carlos wants to control but Silva is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carlos gets back to full guard.
Carlos controls Silva momentarily but Silva frees himself.
Silva trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Carlos has wrist control.
Silva pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Carlos is keeping the position for now.
Carlos is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Carlos keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully. #T2#
Carlos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carlos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carlos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard. #REVB#
Carlos wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Carlos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carlos's guard. #REVR#
Silva advances to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos is trying is best to control the position here.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Carlos trying to control but Silva postures up.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlos keeps working.
Silva trying to control the pace.
Silva's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.#T3#
Silva working Carlos over with strikes.
Carlos controlling the position for now.
Silva prevents Carlos from improving his position.
Silva looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Carlos keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Carlos wants to control but Silva is keeping busy. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carlos tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Silva 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.
Silva wants to lay and pray for a moment but Carlos keeps working.
Silva prevents Carlos from improving his position.
Silva performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Alex Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Silva slips a nice elbow through Carlos's hands, connecting with Carlos's forehead.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Silva is working away from the top position though.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Carlos.
Well Carlos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: WVT 49: Ihantala v Svyatogor
Date: Nov 25, 2022

#R1#
Carlos swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chan.
Carlos ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
As Chan looks to move away, Carlos throws a big counter combo but Chan just gets out of the way.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Carlos counters with a low kick, right behind Chan 's knee.
A combination from Carlos does no damage.
Chan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Carlos on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos. Chan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chan scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Carlos lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carlos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Chan.
Chan throws a body shot but no joy.
Chan throws a series of punches but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos throwing a counter right hand but Chan manages to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlos manages to avoid it.
Carlos tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Carlos somewhat.
Chan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carlos under the eye.
Carlos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chan's hands.
Chan misses with a two punch combination.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carlos sees it coming and avoids it easily.#T1#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carlos.
Carlos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos thumps Chan with a low kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chan. Carlos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlos throws a looping overhand right but Chan ducks down to avoid it.
Carlos stalks Chan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Chan's face. Chan staggers backwards, shaken.
Carlos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #CL2#
Carlos gets tackled into the cage by Chan. Chan maintains the clinch.
Chan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carlos smiles and moves away.
Carlos on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Carlos dives in for a single leg takedown but Chan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.#BC#
Carlos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Carlos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carlos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carlos at a distance.
Charlie Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan slips a jab from Carlos.
Chan throws a series of punches but Carlos avoids them all with ease.
Carlos tried to score with a low kick but Chan checks it.#T2#
Carlos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carlos as he avoids it easily.
Carlos finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Chan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carlos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Carlos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carlos throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chan.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
Chan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Carlos in his tracks.
Carlos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Carlos ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Chan misses with a body shot.
Carlos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Chan connects with the punch.
Chan moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Chan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carlos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Carlos goes for a double leg but Chan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Chan continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Carlos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlos misses with the head strike.
Chan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Carlos walks away with a smile on his face. Chan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #T3#
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chan was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Chan misses with an uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Chan.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chan. Carlos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chan lands a right hook to the body.
Carlos scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chan moves out of range as Carlos throws a body kick.
Chan misses with a looping left.
Chan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carlos throws a shot from downtown. Chan moves away and avoids it.
Carlos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carlos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Chan's hands.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chan throws a right hand that misses
and Carlos counters with a one-two to the body.
Carlos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T4#
Carlos connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chan momentarily.
Carlos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carlos moves away from the strike by Chan.
Chan throws a shot from downtown. Carlos moves away and avoids it.
Chan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Chan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chan as Carlos tries to tie him up.
Carlos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Chan managing to block the knees to the body from Carlos.
A head punch on the inside from Carlos fails to land.
Chan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chan tries to pull guard but Carlos won't allow it.
Chan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Carlos fails to land.
Chan tries to pull guard but Carlos holds him up against the cage and eventually Chan drops back down to his feet.
Chan jumps guard but Carlos stands there with Chan around his waist. Chan gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Juan Carlos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Chan lands with an overhand left.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Carlos ducks down to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Carlos misses the target.
Carlos lands a really nice looking cross but Chan seems unphased.
Chan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Chan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Carlos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Carlos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Carlos, as that shot connected.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Chan misses the shot to the body.
Chan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlos.
Carlos throws a looping overhand right but Chan ducks down to avoid it.
Carlos throws out a loose jab but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chan throws a right hand that misses
and Carlos counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Charlie Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlos scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan scores with a hook.
Carlos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chan's head.
Carlos misses the jab.
Chan misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Carlos misses.
Chan tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Carlos defends well and Chan ends up having to push Carlos into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#T1#
Chan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Carlos has time to react.
A slow jab from Chan misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carlos lands with a cross.
Carlos lands with a kick to the ribs.
Chan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away.
Carlos takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carlos feints a jab promting Chan to slip. Carlos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Chan slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Chan lands a glancing blow to the side of Carlos's head.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlos misses with a looping right.
Chan throws a big shot that misses.
Chan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlos.
Chan throws the left hand but Carlos avoids the punch easily.
Chan misses with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Carlos.
Carlos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carlos with a nice calf kick.
Chan sizes up Carlos with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. #T2#
Chan throws a hook to the side of Carlos's head but Carlos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chan.
Carlos misses with a looping right.
Chan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Chan does it's job there.
Carlos lands with a straight right. Chan didn't see that one coming.
Chan throws a hook but Carlos avoids it easily.
Carlos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Chan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chan.
Chan tries to close the distance and clinch but Carlos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlos misses with a few strikes there.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Chan scores with a jab.
Carlos displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chan throws out the jab.
Carlos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Carlos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Carlos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chan throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range.
Chan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carlos.
Chan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there. #T3#
Chan tries to clinch up.
The fighters circling - Chan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chan connects with a right hand. Carlos shakes it off.
Good exchange - Chan coming out on top.
Chan misses with a hook.
Chan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carlos ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Chan looks to throw the jab but Carlos is out of range.
Carlos slips under a jab from Chan.
Carlos ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chan.
Carlos's corner calls for a 1-2. Carlos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Chan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Chan throws an overhand right that lands on Carlos's shoulder, as Carlos tries to avoid the shot.
Carlos scores with a jab. Chan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carlos catches Chan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Chan lunges at Carlos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carlos's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan scores with a sloppy right hand. Carlos should have avoided that one.
Chan moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
Carlos moves forwards but Chan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carlos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlos.
Carlos is looking to score with low kicks.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chan! But no joy.
Carlos throws a jab but it's blocked by Chan.
Carlos avoids the body shot from Chan.
Chan takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Chan misses with a hook.
Carlos misses with a few strikes there.
Chan misses with a right hand
and Carlos counters with a good low kick that Chan was not able to check.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Carlos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chan slips under a jab from Carlos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chan tests Carlos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carlos ducks under a wild hook from Chan.
Nice shot by Carlos.
Chan 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.
Chan jabs at Carlos's body.#TD#
Carlos gets a takedown into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Juan Carlos will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Carlos steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chan.
Carlos scores with a decent looking hook.
Chan scores with the left hand. Carlos knows he should have avoided that one.
Chan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Carlos counters with an outside leg kick.
Carlos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carlos walks into a straight right hand from Chan.
Chan scores with a jab. Carlos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Good shot there by Chan.
Carlos throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.
Chan misses with a hook.
Chan moves out of range of the body kick from Carlos.
Carlos takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chan tries to clinch up but Carlos circles away and keeps his distance.
Chan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carlos throws a nice outside leg kick.
Carlos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Carlos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T1#
Carlos lands a lovely overhand right.
Carlos throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carlos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carlos misses with a hook.
Carlos blocks a jab.
Carlos closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Carlos throws a leg kick but Chan checks it.
Chan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carlos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chan misses with an uppercut. Carlos saw that one coming.
Carlos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chan ducks under a wild hook from Carlos.
Carlos misses with the combination.
Carlos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chan manages to avoid it.
Chan lands a jab to Carlos's midsection.
Carlos moves forwards but Chan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carlos misses with the combination.
Chan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carlos momentarily. #T2#
Chan throws a series of punches but Carlos avoids them all with ease.
Chan throws an off balance right hand
and Carlos counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carlos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Carlos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos misses with a head kick.
Carlos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Decent striking displayed by Carlos there.
Carlos walks into a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carlos!
Carlos throws a low kick but Chan moves out of range easily.
Carlos moves forwards but Chan connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carlos.
Carlos misses with a double jab.
Carlos lands a high kick! #CL2#
Chan moves into the clinch successfully.
Carlos tries to work over Chan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #TD2#
Chan pulls guard. #T3#
Carlos distracts Chan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Chan keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Carlos looking to pass the guard.
Carlos stopping the sweep attempt from Chan.
Carlos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Chan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chan wants to get back to his feet but Carlos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Chan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Carlos dives into side control. #T4#
Chan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Carlos asserts his dominance and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Chan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carlos is looking to take a break and control but Chan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Carlos is controlling him well.
Charlie Chan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carlos landing strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carlos 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: DMMA Friday Night Fights XII
Date: Oct 28, 2022

#R1#
Carlos is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Carlos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carlos shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blaydes swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blaydes looks to land a left hand but Carlos moved out of range nicely.
Blaydes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.#TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Blaydes enables Carlos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Blaydes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Blaydes wants to sweep but no luck.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Blaydes keeps moving.
Carlos wants to pass the guard but Blaydes is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound. #T1#
Blaydes seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Carlos stopping the sweep attempt from Blaydes.
Blaydes keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Carlos pushing down on Blaydes's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. #SUB2#
Carlos is looking for a kimura but Blaydes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Carlos to get the leverage.
Blaydes tries to get to full guard but Carlos has control of the leg.
Blaydes is doing well to control the position and prevent Carlos from advancing to side control.#T2#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Carlos stalling away here and it's allowed Blaydes to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Blaydes looking for a sweep. Not yet Blaydes, not yet.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Blaydes keeps moving.
Carlos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Blaydes has Carlos pulled in close to control his posture. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jab from Carlos.
Carlos connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T3#
Carlos lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blaydes's sensitive parts.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blaydes as he jumps to the side.
Carlos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blaydes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carlos.
Carlos lands the left hand.
Blaydes just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaydes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carlos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Blaydes defends it nicely.#TD2#
Carlos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blaydes did well to prevent Carlos getting side control.#T4#
Blaydes trying to hold on to Carlos's head to control him but Carlos postures up.
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blaydes keeps working.
Carlos is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Carlos 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 crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos stopping the sweep attempt from Blaydes.
Carlos postures up and lands a big shot to Blaydes's brow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Blaydes checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Carlos throws the left hand but Blaydes avoids the punch easily.
Carlos works the jab nicely.
Blaydes slips under a jab from Carlos.
Blaydes with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A slapping body kick lands there for Blaydes.#TD2#
Carlos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Blaydes on his heels. He'll look to pass Blaydes's guard now, I'm sure.
Carlos is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaydes has wrist control.
Carlos trying to control but Blaydes is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaydes is pulling down on Carlos's head. It's preventing any offense from Carlos, at least for the moment.
Carlos showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #T1#
Carlos is looking to work some ground and pound but Blaydes has wrist control.
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Blaydes blocks nicely.
Blaydes is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carlos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Blaydes takes one on the button.
Blaydes throws a low kick but Carlos moves out of range easily.
Carlos lands an overhand right.
Blaydes misses with a body kick.
Carlos connects with a looping right hand.
Blaydes ducks under a wild hook from Carlos.
Blaydes ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away.
Carlos avoids the head kick by Blaydes.
Carlos fails with the takedown.
Carlos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carlos clobbers Blaydes with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Carlos connects with a body shot.#T3#
Carlos misses with a shot to the body
and Blaydes makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Blaydes throws a lazy right hand but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlos was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Carlos connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blaydes's hands.
Carlos jabs Blaydes right on the nose. Blaydes blinks but takes it well.
Blaydes looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
It seemed like Carlos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carlos jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blaydes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carlos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blaydes throws the kick towards the body but Carlos avoids it.
Carlos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carlos swings widly with a right hand
and Blaydes cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlos moves out of range as Blaydes strikes.
Carlos slips a jab from Blaydes.
Carlos lands a jab.#T4#
Blaydes takes one on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos works Blaydes's body with a nice hook.
Carlos throws a leg kick but Blaydes sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blaydes throws a nice outside leg kick.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos is looking to slow Blaydes down with leg kicks.
Carlos throws a hook but Blaydes blocks it.
Blaydes slips a jab from Carlos.
Carlos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Blaydes on the side of the head.
Blaydes cracks a nice hook into Carlos's ribs.
Carlos checks a low kick from Blaydes.
Carlos works over Blaydes's head and body with a nice combination.
Carlos has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A jab from Blaydes finds it's way through Carlos's defenses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Carlos lands a really nice looking cross but Blaydes seems unphased.
Carlos shoots for a takedown but Blaydes saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Blaydes scores with a push kick.
Carlos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blaydes throws out a powerful jab.#CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Blaydes needs to keep his hands up - Carlos had a free shot at his head there.
Carlos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carlos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blaydes chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaydes chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Carlos can pounce on him.
Carlos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos connects with a right hand. Blaydes shakes it off.#T1#
A jab from Carlos does it's job there.
Blaydes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlos manages to avoid it.
Blaydes tries a low kick but Carlos avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Carlos.
Blaydes was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Carlos connects with a high kick.
Nice jab there from Blaydes.
Blaydes misses with a low kick.
Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Oscar Blaydes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blaydes lands a nice looking body kick.
Blaydes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaydes looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Blaydes lands a right hook to the body.
Blaydes defending well as Carlos loads up on a big left hand.
Oscar Blaydes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaydes looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#T2#
Blaydes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaydes throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaydes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blaydes.
Carlos throws a right hand that misses
and Blaydes counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Blaydes throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Blaydes misses its intended target.
Carlos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blaydes.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Blaydes throws a wild body kick that Carlos sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Carlos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Blaydes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carlos cracks a nice hook into Blaydes's ribs.#T3#
Carlos connects with a high kick.
Blaydes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blaydes misses with an uppercut. Carlos saw that one coming.
Blaydes swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carlos counters with a good low kick that Blaydes was not able to check.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blaydes.
Carlos catches Blaydes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carlos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaydes lands with a cross.
Blaydes misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlos.
Carlos looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carlos throws out a leg kick but Blaydes moves out of range and Carlos only half commits.
Blaydes lands a nice shot that snaps Carlos's head back. #ROC#Carlos is rocked!#T4#
Carlos throws a looping overhand right but Blaydes ducks down to avoid it.
Carlos is still on wobbly legs! Can Blaydes finish him?
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!
Carlos looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Carlos fails with a takedown attempt.
Blaydes throws the left hand but Carlos avoids the punch easily.
Carlos seems to have recovered his senses.
Blaydes takes one on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Blaydes 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blaydes throws an overhand right that lands on Carlos's shoulder, as Carlos tries to avoid the shot.
Carlos fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Blaydes is out of range.
Carlos throws a leg kick but Blaydes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blaydes throwing a counter right hand but Carlos manages to avoid it.
Blaydes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carlos.
Carlos blocks a head kick by Blaydes.
Blaydes takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carlos throws the left hand but Blaydes avoids the punch easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Carlos.
Well Carlos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DMMA 140 Abarai vs Kofel
Date: Sep 17, 2022

#R1##KD#
Wayne lands a left and a right that send Carlos crashing to the mat, dazed. Wayne thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#Carlos is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Wayne lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Carlos - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Wayne!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hyatt Wayne!
Hyatt Wayne decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

Event: DMMA 126 Garcia Vs Outback
Date: Jul 30, 2022

#R1#
Carlos misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Bravo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carlos!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos is not content to let Bravo control the position.
Carlos has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.#SUB#
Bravo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Carlos struggling a bit here.
Carlos tries to get back to half guard but can't.#SUB#
Bravo tries for a kimura but Carlos is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos tries to buck Bravo off but Bravo is having none of it.
Bravo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Carlos!#SUB#
Bravo has control of Carlos's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Carlos regains control of the situation pretty easily. #T1#
Carlos is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bravo throws some wild stikes that Carlos manages to avoid easily.
Carlos is looking to improve his position but Bravo isn't that keen on the idea.
Bravo trying to control but Carlos is having none of it.
Carlos tries to hold on but Bravo pushes him away.
Carlos sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bravo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. #SUB#
Bravo wants to finish this one by submission but Carlos is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Bravo. #T2#
Bravo lands a couple of good shots and Carlos has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Bravo controlling well, preventing Carlos from escaping the position. #SUB#
Bravo tightening his grip on Carlos, looking for the choke. #SUB#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bravo looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Carlos is controlling Bravo 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Carlos looking to pass the guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Bravo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Carlos defends well.
Carlos passes into half guard. #T3##SUB2#
Carlos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bravo wants to get back to full guard.
Carlos blocks the strikes from Bravo.
Ground and pound from Carlos.
Carlos slips a nice elbow through Bravo's hands, connecting with Bravo's forehead.
Carlos looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bravo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carlos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#SUB#
Bravo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving. #T4#
Carlos distracts Bravo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carlos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Carlos stopping the sweep attempt from Bravo.
Bravo is working hard here to advance position.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Bravo is retaining full guard.
Bravo looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Bravo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos sitting in guard, not really doing much. #SUB#
Bravo isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Carlos stacks Bravo on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Carlos!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Bravo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Carlos misses with a double jab #TD#
and Bravo counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carlos!
Carlos regains half guard.
Carlos is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bravo is trying to control. Carlos wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Carlos keeping control of the position. #SUB#
Bravo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB#
Bravo seems to be working for a kimura but Carlos defends the submission attempt.#T1#
Carlos is trying to maintain the position but Bravo is very close to passing his half guard.
Bravo wants to free his trapped foot but Carlos is holding on for dear life with his legs. #SUB#
Bravo is looking for a kimura but Carlos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bravo to get the leverage. #SUB#
Bravo is looking for a kimura but Carlos is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bravo to get the leverage. #SUB#
Bravo is working for a submission of some sort.
Carlos is looking to improve his position.
Carlos controlling the position for now.#T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.#SUB#
Carlos is defending against the submission attempts here by Bravo.
Carlos is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Carlos is trying to control but can't. #SUB#
Bravo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Carlos has managed to free his arm - good work. #SUB#
Bravo is trying to work for a kimura but Carlos is defending well.
Carlos trying to control but Bravo postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carlos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Carlos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bravo manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB##T3#
Carlos postures up and lands a big shot to Bravo's brow.
Carlos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bravo's head.#SUB#
Bravo throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Carlos escapes and throws Bravo's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Carlos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bravo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bravo is trying to improve his position.
Carlos is staying tight to Bravo's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Bravo is trying to improve his position.
Carlos landing a few strikes.
Bravo is looking to reverse the position.#T4#
A lull in the action here.
Bravo is looking for a sweep.
Carlos taking a breather here.
Carlos lands an elbow.
Carlos creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Bravo is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Carlos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlos lands an elbow. #ROC2#Bravo is rocked!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Juan Carlos will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Carlos misses with a kick to the body. #TD2#
A momentary lapse in concentration from Bravo enables Carlos to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Bravo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Oh Bravo is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!#SUB#
Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carlos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bravo seems to have got his legs back now.
Bravo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carlos stands up over Bravo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Carlos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bravo's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Bravo is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carlos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Carlos preventing the sweep. #T1#
Carlos wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving. #SUB#
Bravo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Carlos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Bravo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Carlos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Eddie Bravo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bravo looking for a sweep. Not yet Bravo, not yet. #SUB#
Bravo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carlos controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bravo keeping full guard, as Carlos tries to pass. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Carlos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bravo keeping full guard, as Carlos tries to pass.
Bravo lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Carlos wants to sweep here but Bravo controlling him for the moment.
Carlos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bravo's guard. #REVB#
Bravo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving. #SUB#
Bravo escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Carlos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T3##SUB#
Bravo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carlos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carlos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Bravo keeps moving.
Carlos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bravo working a defensive guard here.
Bravo seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.#SUB#
Carlos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bravo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carlos has managed to get both his arms back between Bravo's legs - danger averted.
Carlos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carlos landing some decent shots from guard. #SUB#
Carlos got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bravo has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Carlos has managed to get both his arms back between Bravo's legs - danger averted.
Carlos scoring with some ground and pound.
Bravo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carlos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlos advances position into side control!
Carlos staying calm.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carlos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
Our winner, Juan Carlos, 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.

Event: DMMA 119 Contreiras vs Tyler
Date: Jul 03, 2022

#R1#
Carlos moves out of range as White throws a body kick.
White lands a nice shot that snaps Carlos's head back.
Carlos digs a good hook to White's body.
White swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Carlos counter with a right hand. #TD#
Carlos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. White quickly recovers to half guard.
Carlos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. White defending well though. #SUB#
Carlos is working for a kimura but White is defending it quite comfortably.
Carlos tries to pass to full mount but White defends it.
White is refusing to be controlled, as Carlos sits in half guard. #T1#
Carlos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carlos drops an elbow to the side of White's head.
Carlos performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Carlos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
White is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Carlos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.#T2#
Carlos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but White does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carlos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carlos is looking to stall here but White recovers full guard.
Carlos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because White is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.#T3#
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jacob White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos throws a sloppy head kick and White moves out of range easily.
Carlos swings widly with a right hand
and White counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carlos. That's going to slow White down.
White scores with a jab to the jaw.
Carlos lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Carlos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from White.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Carlos misses. #T4#
Carlos misses with an uppercut. White saw that one coming.
White throws a leg kick but Carlos checks it.
Carlos misses with a head kick.
Carlos misses with a right hand
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White slips a jab from Carlos.
White looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A quick step to the side and Carlos tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
White lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by White.#CUT2#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carlos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carlos slips a jab from White.
White throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White walks into a jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Juan Carlos will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Carlos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
White blocks a head kick by Carlos.
Carlos scoring well with a low kick there.
Carlos misses with a leg kick
and White connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carlos throws a sloppy head kick
and White counters with a nice uppercut.
White misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carlos throwing a counter right hand but White manages to avoid it.
Jacob White seems to be getting the better of the standup.
White swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White misses with a double jab.
Carlos is looking to counter the offense by White and move into the clinch.#CL2#
White clinches up against the cage.
Carlos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
White blocks a punch to the side of the head. #T1#
Nice elbow from White.
Carlos misses with a knee strike.
Carlos is looking to control White's arms but White gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carlos has his back to the cage.
White lands an elbow inside that Carlos shrugs off.
The referee is keeping an eye on White - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Carlos lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for White.
Carlos can't find room to land a body shot as White controls the action.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carlos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
White makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
White lands an elbow inside.
Carlos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carlos misses with a short punch on the inside.
White blocks an uppercut.
White effectively controlling the action here.#T2#
Carlos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from White.
White lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #ROC2#Carlos is rocked!#CUT2#Juan Carlos's cut is getting worse.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
White pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Carlos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#TD#
Carlos bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.#SUB#
Carlos goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, White has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Carlos but great work by White.
Carlos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but White wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Juan Carlos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carlos is trying to escape the position but White is controlling the position.
Carlos is holding White down, trying to stall.
A lull in the action here.#T3#
Carlos is trying to get back to half guard.
White misses with the ground and pound.
White creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Carlos sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos is looking to regain half guard here but White keeps moving and retains side control.
White is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Carlos will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
What's Carlos going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.#T4#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carlos wants to control but White postures up.
Carlos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Carlos is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute White jumps into side control!
Carlos is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Desert Fitness & Training (14 Elite Coaches), so we'll see if he gets out of it.
White is looking to take a break and control but Carlos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
White moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Carlos is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob White showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
White checks the leg kick.
White tries to land a leg kick but Carlos saw it coming and moves away.
White misses with the combination.
Carlos with a hook.
Carlos misses with a hook
and White counters with a lovely straight right hand!
White has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#TD#
Carlos shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in White's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carlos controls the pace.
Carlos trying to control but White is working from the bottom. #T1#
Carlos distracts White with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
White is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but White is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T2#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carlos lands a leg kick that knocks White off balance momentarily.
Jacob White is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice jab there from White.
A left and a right from White both land. Nice combination.
A right-left combo lands from White.
Oh Carlos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Carlos to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Carlos looks to clinch but White throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Carlos taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Jacob White!
Jacob White decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: DMMA 110 Wife vs Zhikova
Date: Jun 03, 2022

#R1#
Bezerra smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Bezerra throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carlos! But no joy.
Carlos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carlos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carlos throws a leg kick but Bezerra checks it.
Carlos throws a combination that misses
and Bezerra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bezerra misses with a takedown attempt - Carlos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carlos with the counter takedown but Bezerra avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos with a hook.
Bezerra ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bezerra misses with a body shot.
As Bezerra backs off Carlos throws a huge counter combo but Bezerra manages to avoid it all.#T1#
Carlos lands with a slapping head kick.
Bezerra avoids the head kick by Carlos.
Bezerra needs to keep his hands up - Carlos had a free shot at his head there.
Carlos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bezerra waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carlos.
Bezerra is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bezerra fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carlos manages to avoid it.
Bezerra throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carlos on the side of the head.
Carlos throws a right hand that misses
and Bezerra counters with a big right hand! Oh Carlos is in trouble here! Bezerra follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erasmo Bezerra!
Erasmo Bezerra seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Local Show in Helsinki
Date: Apr 30, 2022

#R1#
Smith misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlos.
Carlos defending well as Smith loads up on a big left hand.
Smith scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Smith throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos walks into a straight right hand from Smith.
Carlos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carlos lands with a hook. Smith tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Smith throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Smith with a hook.
A left and a right from Carlos both land. Nice combination. #CUT#It looks like James Smith has been cut.
Carlos throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlos.
Smith works Carlos's body with a nice hook.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.#T1#
Carlos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Smith throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carlos takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Smith looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
Carlos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Carlos misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Smith as he connects with a hook.
Smith works over Carlos's head and body with a nice combination.
Carlos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Smith sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carlos stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet. #TD2#
Smith feints and as Carlos raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carlos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard. #REVR#
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carlos postures up.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#T3#
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Carlos postures up.
Carlos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carlos trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Carlos is proving a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Smith keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Carlos shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smith misses with an uppercut
and Smith takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carlos looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Smith misses.#T4#
Smith throws a low kick but Carlos avoids it.
As Smith backs away, Carlos returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Smith smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carlos is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Carlos circles away and we're back to standing.
Juan Carlos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Smith.
Carlos fails with a takedown attempt.
Smith drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Carlos defends it well.
Carlos lands a head shot.#TD#
Smith tries to sprawl but Carlos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Smith wants to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith is trying to control but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Smith will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Smith's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Smith scores with a sloppy right hand. Carlos should have avoided that one.
Carlos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith lands with a good body shot.
Smith has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Smith is defended easily by Carlos.
Carlos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith misses with a few strikes there.
Carlos fires out a quick counter leg kick but Smith just manages to avoid it.
Carlos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James Smith seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlos slips under a jab.
Carlos is looking for a counter combo.
Smith scores with the left hand. Carlos knows he should have avoided that one. #T1#
A low kick from Carlos is predictable there
and Smith cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smith changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Smith stuns Carlos with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Smith slips under a jab.
James Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos throws a leg kick that is checked
and Smith counters with a stiff right hand.
Smith scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Carlos doesn't seem bothered though.
A shot to the body from Smith misses
and Carlos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crunch! Carlos slams his shin into Smith's torso.
Smith slips a straight right by Carlos.
A little jabbing left from Smith on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#T2#
Carlos dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Smith works Carlos's body with a nice hook.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Smith dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos misses with a series of wild punches.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Smith as he avoids it easily.
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Carlos.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Juan Carlos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Smith.
Carlos throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.#T3#
Carlos misses with a combination
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Carlos misses with a hook.
Carlos swings widly with a right hand
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Carlos.
Carlos takes one to the side of the head.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Carlos to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Carlos as he jumps to the side.
Smith connects with a crisp jab.
Carlos scores with a jab to the jaw.#T4#
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Carlos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carlos takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
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!
Smith digs a good hook to Carlos's body.
Carlos throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Carlos throws a leg kick but Smith checks it.
Smith takes one to the side of the head.
Carlos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Smith let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Smith misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carlos counters with a straight right hand.
Smith checks a low kick from Carlos.
Smith comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

James Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on James Smith's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Carlos throws a hook but Smith avoids it easily.
Smith tries for a takedown but Carlos sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Smith scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Smith thuds his right hand into Carlos's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#TD2#
Smith gets the takedown into side control.
Carlos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smith off and has taken his back!
Carlos lands a shot to the body.
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!#SUB#
Carlos is persistently looking for the submission but Smith is defending it well.
I really don't envy Smith right now.
Carlos thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent. #SUB#
Carlos looking for the choke from the back.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Carlos is working the ground and pound. Can Smith escape?#T1#
A lull in the action here.
Smith wants to escape the position.
Carlos avoiding Smith 's attempts to control his hands.
Carlos biding his time, looking for the opening.
Carlos is not going to allow Smith to sit and survive in this position.
Smith is trying to break free.
Smith trying to control the hands but Carlos breaks the grip.
Smith can't escape the position. #T2#
Smith is keeping busy.
Carlos is working the ground and pound. Can Smith escape?
Carlos missing with strikes.
Smith tries to break free.
A lull in the action here.
Carlos punches the canvas rather than the man.
Carlos seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Smith is in bad spot here.
Juan Carlos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carlos avoiding Smith 's attempts to control his hands.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Carlos lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Smith.
Carlos wants to control but Smith is keeping busy.#T3#
Carlos lands with a hammerfist to the side of Smith's head.#SUB#
Carlos has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Carlos tries to keep control of the position but Smith is staying busy.
Smith tries to break free.
Smith breaks Carlos's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Carlos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carlos pulls Smith in close to prevent any damage.
Smith keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Carlos's head.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard. #T4#
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carlos holds on and takes a little breather.
Carlos working a defensive guard here.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith preventing the sweep.
Carlos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Smith tries to get to full guard but Carlos has control of the leg.
Juan Carlos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smith regains full guard. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... James Smith!

Event: NRC 15
Date: Mar 05, 2022

#R1#
Carlos checks a low kick from Biernat.
Biernat takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #KD#
Carlos moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Biernat goes down! Can Carlos finish him!?#ROC#Biernat is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Mateusz Biernat has been cut.#SUB2#
Biernat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Biernat is still in real trouble! Can Carlos finish him?
Carlos controls from within his opponent's guard. #SUB2#
Biernat has his foot on Carlos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carlos works his way back into a safe position though.
Biernat seems to have recovered his senses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlos stops Biernat from standing up.
Carlos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carlos throws a big elbow that misses. #SUB2#
Biernat working for a triangle but Carlos defends it easily.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Biernat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Carlos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Biernat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carlos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Carlos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carlos works a leg free and moves into half guard. #SUB2#
Biernat looking for submissions off his back.
Carlos with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. #SUB2#
Biernat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T2#
Biernat wants to control but Carlos is keeping busy.
Carlos trying to pass the guard but Biernat defending well.
Biernat trying to control but Carlos postures up.
Biernat avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carlos.
Biernat trying to control but Carlos postures up.
Biernat flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Biernat is trying to control but can't.
Carlos trying to control the pace.
Carlos is trying to control the action in half guard but Biernat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Carlos 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.
Carlos is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Biernat is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.#T3#
Nice strikes from Carlos there. #SUB2#
Biernat is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Carlos pulls his head out easily.
Carlos slips a nice elbow through Biernat's hands, connecting with Biernat's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Biernat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Carlos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Biernat controlling the position for now.#SUB2#
Biernat looking for submissions off his back.
Well, if Carlos is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Carlos seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Biernat for as long as he can get away with.
Carlos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T4#
Biernat wants to control but Carlos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carlos works his way into side control.
Carlos working the body and head with strikes.
Carlos wants to control but Biernat is keeping him busy.
Carlos lands a few punches from side control.
Biernat is trying to improve his position.
Biernat tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Carlos easily slips into full mount!
Carlos looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Biernat reaches up and holds on to Carlos to control the position.
Biernat is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mateusz Biernat's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Biernat wants to land a leg kick but Carlos is out of range.
Biernat misses with a low kick.
Mateusz Biernat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Biernat throws a one two combo. #CUT2#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Mateusz Biernat is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biernat shoots in but Carlos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carlos misses with a kick to the body.
Biernat throws a leg kick but Carlos checks it.
Carlos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Biernat throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juan Carlos is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Biernat throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Biernat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Biernat throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carlos cracks Biernat with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carlos 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.#T1#
Biernat moves away from the strike by Carlos.
Biernat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos.
A little feinted left hand from Carlos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carlos 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.
Carlos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carlos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Biernat throws a series of punches but Carlos avoids them all with ease.
Biernat throws a low kick, looking for Carlos's leg but Carlos calmly moves out of range.
Carlos looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Carlos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Biernat checks it well.
Biernat is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carlos with a body shot.
Biernat throws a series of punches but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos throwing a counter right hand but Biernat manages to avoid it.
Biernat rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carlos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carlos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Biernat can do to turn this around?
Biernat blocks a head kick by Carlos.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Biernat.
Carlos keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Biernat with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row. #T2#
Carlos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Biernat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Biernat misses.
Biernat throws a one two combo.
Biernat throws a predictable looking body shot
and Carlos counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carlos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Biernat feints and then cracks Carlos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carlos down.
Biernat tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Biernat misses with a shot to the body
and Carlos counters with a low kick, right behind Biernat 's knee.
Biernat is breathing heavily.
Carlos throws a hook but Biernat blocks it.
Carlos shoots in for a double leg but Biernat sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Biernat looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Carlos throws the left hand but Biernat avoids the punch easily.
Biernat swings widly with a right hand
and Carlos counters with a leg kick. #T3#
Carlos throws a hook but Biernat blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Biernat's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Carlos fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses.
Biernat lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carlos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlos fails to land with a series of punches.
Biernat drops his hands momentarily and Carlos takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Biernat misses with a body shot. #CL2#
Biernat darts in and clinches Carlos up against the cage.
Carlos keeps control of Biernat as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Carlos misses with a punch on the inside.
Biernat is trying to break the clinch but Carlos has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Biernat manages to break the clinch.
Biernat tries to bum rush Carlos with a series of wild strikes but Carlos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Biernat misses with a hook
and Carlos counters with a straight right hand.#T4#
Carlos throws a leg kick which misses Biernat's front leg but catches the back leg as Biernat tries to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Biernat checks a low kick from Carlos.
Biernat swings wildly with a couple of big hooks #KD#
and Carlos counters with a beautiful punch that sends Biernat to the canvas! #SUB2#
Biernat looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Carlos has picked Biernat up and slammed him! Biernat can't keep hold of the triangle and Carlos manages to pass to side control!
Carlos wants to control but Biernat is keeping him busy.
Biernat strikes from the bottom but Carlos takes advantage and advances to full mount!
Carlos tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Biernat is in a horrible position here. Carlos smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Carlos dominating with strikes here.
Carlos landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlos sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Carlos throws a big shot that misses.
Biernat lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Biernat tries to clinch up but Carlos circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Biernat moves into the clinch.
Carlos with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carlos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Carlos misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Biernat lands an elbow inside that Carlos shrugs off.
Biernat blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carlos looking to slow down the pace here.
Biernat lands a left hand that snaps the head of Carlos backwards.
Biernat tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Carlos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carlos fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Biernat checks it well.
Carlos connects with an inside leg kick.
Biernat is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carlos.
Carlos looks to land a right hand but Biernat moved out of range.
Biernat let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.#T1#
Biernat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Biernat but Biernat pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Biernat tries to clinch but Carlos is having none of it.
Biernat fails to land with a series of punches.
Biernat tries to bum rush Carlos with a series of wild strikes but Carlos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Biernat dodges the punch combination from Carlos.
Biernat tries to clinch up.#CL2#
Biernat rushes Carlos and presses him up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carlos throws a head punch that misses. #T2#
Biernat misses with an elbow over the top.
Carlos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carlos avoids the elbow strike from Biernat, against the cage.
Carlos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Biernat effectively controlling the action here.
Biernat wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carlos misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carlos. #BC2#
Biernat breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biernat misses with a double jab.
It looked like Carlos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#TD#
Carlos is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Biernat's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlos controlling the action here.#T3#
Carlos is thwarting Biernat's attempts to control the position.
Carlos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Biernat with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. #SUB2#
Biernat looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Ground and pound from Carlos.
Carlos has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Biernat is squirming around, avoiding Carlos's attempts to control the action. #SUB#
Carlos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Carlos tries to control but Biernat wriggling away. #T4#
A nice elbow there by Carlos.
Biernat is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carlos lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos raining down shots from the mount!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Carlos! Biernat is hurt baaadly! Carlos is firing away with more strikes - Biernat is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: NRC Fight Night 6
Date: Feb 23, 2022

#R1#
Ulatov shoots in looking for a takedown but Carlos manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ulatov's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ulatov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carlos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ulatov misses with a takedown
and Carlos counters with a series of strikes. Ulatov will be more careful next time no doubt.
Juan Carlos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Ulatov.#TD2#
Ulatov shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Carlos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Carlos is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulatov jumps guard but Carlos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Carlos scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Ulatov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ulatov tries for a takedown but Carlos circles away easily#KD#
and Carlos counters with a nice right hand that sends Ulatov toppling to the canvas! Ulatov scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Carlos finish him?!#ROC#Ulatov is rocked!#TD2#
Ulatov shoots in and bounces Carlos off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Carlos manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.#T1#
Carlos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Carlos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carlos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ulatov is trying to pull guard but Carlos turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Carlos scores with a hook to the body.
Carlos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carlos is struggling to control the position.#T2#
Carlos is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ulatov is defending well for now.
Ulatov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Carlos smiles and moves away.
Ulatov changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Carlos tries to avoid it but Ulatov manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Carlos to the ground. Carlos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ulatov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ulatov.
Carlos is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Ulatov's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Carlos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carlos.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB2#
Ulatov drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Ulatov jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carlos controlling the position.
Ulatov forces his way into half guard.#T3#
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ulatov in particular looking to stall.
Carlos is trying to get back to full guard.
Carlos controlling the position for now.#SUB2#
Ulatov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Carlos doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ulatov. #ES#
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carlos has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ulatov is on him like a limpet, forcing Carlos back against the cage.#TD2#
Ulatov successfully pulls guard.
Carlos looking to pass the guard. #T4##SUB2#
Ulatov has his foot on Carlos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Carlos works his way back into a safe position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ulatov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Ulatov looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Carlos showing good wrestling skills to control the position. #SUB2#
Ulatov working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carlos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carlos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Ulatov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carlos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ulatov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Carlos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Carlos throws a right hand that Ulatov ducks under and follows up with a left that Ulatov also avoids with ease.
Ulatov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Carlos.
Ulatov shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Carlos as he avoids it easily.
Juan Carlos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergei Ulatov.
Ulatov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carlos half committed to a counter leg kick.#KD#
Carlos lands a big uppercut and Ulatov crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Ulatov looks OK. Carlos waves Ulatov back to his feet!
Ulatov is still on wobbly legs! Can Carlos finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ulatov goes for a double leg but Carlos avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Carlos continues to drive forward.
Carlos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carlos is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Ulatov flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Ulatov is out cold! Carlos holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Juan Carlos!
An out of breath Juan Carlos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: NRC 10
Date: Jan 29, 2022

#R1#
Carlos lands with a shot to the body.
Carlos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ragnvaldsson.
Carlos sets himself, and Ragnvaldsson steps forward looking for the clinch! Carlos avoids it this time.
Ragnvaldsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ragnvaldsson lands a jab-cross combination. #CUT2#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
A head kick misses from Ragnvaldsson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ragnvaldsson cracks a nice hook into Carlos's ribs.
Ragnvaldsson lands with an uppercut that bounces Carlos off the cage and back into range.
Ragnvaldsson ducks right into an uppercut from Carlos.
Carlos shoots for a takedown but Ragnvaldsson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ragnvaldsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos.
Ragnvaldsson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ragnvaldsson throws a sloppy head kick
letting Carlos counter with a right hand.
Carlos gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Carlos misses with a body kick.
Ragnvaldsson looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
Carlos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ragnvaldsson is fending him off so far but Carlos persists. Nope, Ragnvaldsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Ragnvaldsson fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carlos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#TD#
Carlos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ragnvaldsson quickly recovers to half guard.
Carlos content to control rather than advance.
Carlos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T1#
Ragnvaldsson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Carlos trying to control the action but Ragnvaldsson is working from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Carlos there.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Carlos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Still in half guard, Carlos seems content to control.
Ragnvaldsson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carlos. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Ragnvaldsson is looking to escape.
Ragnvaldsson trying to hold on to Carlos's head to control him but Carlos postures up.
Carlos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ragnvaldsson's head.
Ragnvaldsson is looking for a sweep. Carlos is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carlos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Carlos 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.
Carlos moves nicely into side control.
Ragnvaldsson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.#T3#
Carlos scoring with punches from side control.
Carlos scoring with punches from side control.
Ragnvaldsson struggling a bit here.
Ragnvaldsson pushes Carlos away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carlos gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Ragnvaldsson parries the strikes from Carlos easily there. Carlos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ragnvaldsson to escape.
Carlos working the head with strikes.
Carlos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Carlos wants to control but Ragnvaldsson is keeping him busy.
Ragnvaldsson wants to get back to his feet but Carlos is dominant here and he's now got Ragnvaldsson's back!#T4#
Ragnvaldsson is keeping busy. #SUB#
Ragnvaldsson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Carlos.
Ragnvaldsson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Carlos off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Carlos is working the ground and pound. Can Ragnvaldsson escape?
Ragnvaldsson is trying to stand back up.
Carlos seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Carlos really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Ragnvaldsson.
Carlos tries to get the hooks in deep but Ragnvaldsson pushed the leg off.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Ragnvaldsson thinks about the counter body kick.
Carlos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ragnvaldsson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Carlos is out of range and Ragnvaldsson settles back down.
Ragnvaldsson connects with a leg kick.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnvaldsson.
A head kick misses from Ragnvaldsson.
Carlos lands a high kick! #TD#
Carlos decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Ragnvaldsson kicks off Carlos and gets to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ragnvaldsson tries to work over Carlos's front leg with a kick but Carlos checks it.
Juan Carlos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carlos lands a jab to Ragnvaldsson's midsection.#CL2#
Ragnvaldsson moves into the clinch.#TD#
Carlos lands a takedown into guard.

Ragnvaldsson kicks Carlos off and gets to his feet.
Carlos scores with a nice head shot.#CL2#
Ragnvaldsson has taken the fight to the clinch. #BC2#
Ragnvaldsson manages to break the clinch.
Claes Ragnvaldsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.#TD#
Ragnvaldsson gets caught napping as Carlos dives in and scores a takedown. Ragnvaldsson manages to retain guard.#T1#
Ragnvaldsson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carlos is controlling him.
Carlos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ragnvaldsson keeping full guard, as Carlos tries to pass. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carlos won't allow Ragnvaldsson to sweep him here.
Carlos trying to control but Ragnvaldsson is working from the bottom.
Carlos won't allow Ragnvaldsson to get back to his feet. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD#
Carlos closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ragnvaldsson quickly recovers to half guard.
Ragnvaldsson looks like he's trying to stand up.
Carlos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Carlos is taking a breather. Ragnvaldsson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Ragnvaldsson wants to improve his position but Carlos is controlling well.
Carlos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #T3#
Carlos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Ragnvaldsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ragnvaldsson is trying to stand up here but Carlos is controlling him well.
Carlos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Carlos is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Ragnvaldsson!
Ragnvaldsson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Carlos lands with some strikes.
Ragnvaldsson working to try and regain half guard. #SUB#
Carlos working for a submission but Ragnvaldsson is keeping him at bay.
Carlos is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Carlos with the ground and pound from mount.
Carlos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ragnvaldsson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. #ROC#Ragnvaldsson is rocked!
Ragnvaldsson tries to hold on but Carlos pushes him away.
Carlos landing punches.
Ragnvaldsson is still in real trouble! Can Carlos finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ragnvaldsson's face.
Carlos dominating with strikes here.
Ragnvaldsson is squirming around, avoiding Carlos's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carlos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ragnvaldsson tries to hold on but Carlos postures up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Carlos lands a nice shot to the body. #TD#
Carlos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ragnvaldsson is trying to defend but Carlos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Carlos controlling the action here.
Ragnvaldsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carlos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ragnvaldsson controlling the position well.
Ragnvaldsson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carlos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Carlos drops an elbow to the side of Ragnvaldsson's head. #T1#
Carlos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ragnvaldsson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carlos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carlos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carlos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ragnvaldsson can do to turn this around?
Carlos lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Ragnvaldsson! More strikes land and this one is all over! Carlos jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: NRC 7
Date: Jan 08, 2022

#R1##CL2#
Hornblower has managed to clinch. #TD#
Carlos manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hornblower is looking to stand up but Carlos won't let him.
Carlos trying to control the position.
Hornblower has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Carlos is proving hard to escape from.
Carlos looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlos, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hornblower wanted to stand there but Carlos had control of the position. #SU2#
Hornblower decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Carlos, up you get!
Hornblower lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carlos circles away quickly and effectively.
Hornblower lands a really nice looking cross but Carlos seems unphased. #T1##CL2#
Hornblower closes the distance and clinches.
The referee calls for Hornblower to work.
Carlos wants a takedown.
Carlos misses with a body punch.
Carlos tries to land knees in the clinch but Hornblower avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Hornblower .
Hornblower tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carlos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hornblower gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Carlos wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Carlos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hornblower taking a break, stalling in the clinch. #TD#
Carlos gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Hornblower is trying to stand back up but Carlos is controlling him
Carlos thows a huge punch but Hornblower dodges it nicely. #ES2#
Hornblower manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Carlos keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hornblower is looking to control Carlos's arms but Carlos gets an underhook and turns him. Now Hornblower has his back to the cage.
Hornblower working aggressively here. #T2#
Hornblower lands a right hand.
Carlos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hornblower after a bit of a struggle. #BC2#
Hornblower breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos walks into a jab.
Hornblower dodges the punch combination from Carlos. #TD#
Carlos darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hornblower has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Carlos stops Hornblower from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. #SUB#
Carlos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hornblower doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Carlos.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carlos prevents Hornblower from standing back up. #T3##REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hornblower misses with a wild body shot.
Hornblower waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carlos.
Carlos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carlos throws a big shot that misses.
Hornblower misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hornblower .
Carlos pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T4#
Carlos throws a lazy head kick
and Carlos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hornblower throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hornblower lands a jab to Carlos's midsection.
A shot to the liver by Hornblower . Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hornblower . Carlos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away. #CL2#
Hornblower has taken the fight to the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Carlos. #BC#
Carlos breaks the clinch.
Carlos with a poor takedown
and Hornblower counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carlos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Carlos on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice takedown defense from Hornblower . No joy for Carlos on that attempt.
That kick from Carlos tenderised Hornblower 's leg. Hornblower is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hornblower swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carlos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#TD#
Carlos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Carlos won't allow Hornblower to get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Horacio Hornblower dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Hornblower listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.#CUT2#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Carlos misses with a low kick as Hornblower jumps back.#TD#
Carlos feints and as Hornblower raises his hands in defense, Carlos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carlos stops Hornblower from standing up.
Carlos is in close to Hornblower 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Carlos stops Hornblower from standing up.
Carlos throws a strike but Hornblower rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
Carlos managing to control the position. #SU2#
Carlos is working an open guard so Hornblower takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos tries a head kick but it misses. #TD#
Carlos dives in and scores a takedown into Hornblower 's guard.
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!
Carlos throwing strikes but missing.
Carlos postures up in Hornblower 's guard and throws a big left but Hornblower blocks it. #T1#
Hornblower is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carlos is controlling him.
Hornblower wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Carlos manages to pass to side control.
Hornblower wants to get back to his feet.
Hornblower taking some punishment here, with Carlos in his half guard.
Juan Carlos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hornblower is trying to stand up here but Carlos is controlling him well. #ES2#
Hornblower has one foot on Carlos's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Hornblower moves forwards but Carlos connects with a nice, crisp jab.#T2#
Carlos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hornblower throws a push kick but Carlos slaps the foot to one side.
Carlos appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#TD#
Carlos shoots in and gets a takedown into Hornblower 's guard.
Carlos chips away with some ground and pound.
Carlos stops Hornblower from standing up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Carlos's corner. There ya go! There ya go! #ES2#
Hornblower has his feet on Carlos's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlos throws a series of punches but Hornblower avoids them all with ease.
Hornblower with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Carlos throws a nice looking combination but Hornblower bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hornblower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carlos sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hornblower takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hornblower misses with a two punch combination.
Carlos on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T3##CL2#
Carlos gets tackled into the cage by Hornblower . Hornblower maintains the clinch.
Hornblower lands with a light punch inside.
Hornblower struggles to land a body shot inside as Carlos controls his hands.
Hornblower taking a breather.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carlos.
Hornblower scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hornblower blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Carlos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carlos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Horacio Hornblower seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hornblower tries to clinch
and Carlos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Carlos punishes Hornblower 's body with a nice straight punch.
Carlos connects with a body shot.
Hornblower uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
A punch lands to the side of Carlos '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!
Carlos moves out of range of the body kick.
Carlos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hornblower on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Juan Carlos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T4#
Hornblower throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hornblower feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Carloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A low kick from Carlos misses
and Hornblower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Horacio Hornblower is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A punch combination from Carlos misses. #TD#
Carlos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hornblower tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Carlos is in Hornblower 's guard.

Hornblower has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Carlos has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Hornblower .
Hornblower is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hornblower is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hornblower lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hornblower has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlos is trying to maintain a safe position but Hornblower gets an underhook and turns Carlos into the cage.
Hornblower has a couple of punches blocked by Carlos.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlos misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carlos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Carlos has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hornblower after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Carlos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hornblower has a couple of punches blocked by Carlos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Horacio Hornblower will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hornblower sprawls well. Hornblower wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carlos gets slowly back to his feet.
Hornblower works the jab nicely.
Hornblower looks to land a body kick but Carlos moved away.
Carlos goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Carlos motions for Hornblower to come forward. Carlos throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hornblower swings for the body but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hornblower .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos connects with a nice looking jab.
Hornblower blocks the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Carlos as he connects with a hook.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hornblower as he avoids it easily.
Hornblower throws a fast counter high kick but Carlos manages to duck under it in time.
Hornblower lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Carlos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hornblower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Hornblower misses the target.
Carlos with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Carlos blocks the body kick.
Hornblower fails to land with a series of punches.
Carlos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hornblower tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carlos scores with the left hand. Hornblower knows he should have avoided that one.
Carlos connects with a crisp jab.
Hornblower throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hornblower steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carlos. That one must have hurt.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carlos.
Carlos pushes Hornblower away with a front 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!
Hornblower darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T2#
Carlos misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carlos misses with a wild body shot.
Hornblower ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carlos throws a jab but it's blocked by Hornblower .
Hornblower is trying to counter with his kicks.
Hornblower looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hornblower jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some wild striking there from Hornblower .
Carlos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carlos lands with a thumping leg kick.
Carlos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hornblower throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.#CL2#
Hornblower clinches with his opponent.
Carlos missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hornblower .
Hornblower prevents a body shot from Carlos. #T3#
Carlos prevents a body shot from Hornblower .
Hornblower swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hornblower is struggling to control the position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Carlos tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Carlos doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hornblower has a couple of punches blocked by Carlos.
Carlos tries to score a body lock takedown but Hornblower shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Carlos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hornblower tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #TD#
Carlos pulls guard successfully. #SU2#
Hornblower stands up and waves to Carlos to follow him.
Hornblower tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Carlos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carlos throws a quick counter head kick but Hornblower was just out of range.
Hornblower throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Carlos takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hornblower lunges at Carlos with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Carlos's hand. #T4#
Carlos misses with a two punch combination.
Carlos avoids a kick to the body.
Jab, jab by Hornblower - just one landing.
Carlos throws a hook but Hornblower avoids it easily.
Carlos takes a swing at Hornblower 's ribcage but misses.
Hornblower moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#ROC2#Carlos is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Hornblower lands an impressive looking overhand right. Carlos doesn't seem phased though.
Oh Carlos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#CL2#
Hornblower closes the distance and clinches.
Hornblower throws a head punch that misses.
Hornblower misses with a punch on the inside.
Hornblower content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Horacio Hornblower is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hornblower swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlos is working for takedown but Hornblower is calmly controlling the position for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carlos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hornblower 's elbow.
Hornblower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hornblower lands a left hand.
Carlos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hornblower stalls.
Carlos taking a breather.
Carlos can't find room to land a body shot as Hornblower controls the action.
Carlos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hornblower swings wildly with an uppercut but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hornblower throws a punch but it's blocked by Carlos.
Hornblower lands an uppercut.
Hornblower lands a shot to the body.
Carlos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Juan Carlos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hornblower is stalling here.
Hornblower fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hornblower has a couple of punches blocked by Carlos.

And that's the end of the fight!
Horacio Hornblower comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hornblower winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Horacio Hornblower !

Event: NRC: Leviathans
Date: Dec 04, 2021

#R1#
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carlos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlos misses with a double jab.
Carlos scores with a nice right hand.
Panda moves out of range as Carlos throws a body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Panda! But no joy.
Good shot there by Panda.
Carlos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carlos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Panda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carlos throws the left hand but Panda avoids the punch easily.
Panda is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carlos with a body shot.
Carlos fakes the leg kick and cracks Panda in the body.
Carlos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Carlos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Carlos cracks Panda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Panda misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panda misses with a wild body shot.
Carlos lands a head shot.
Panda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#T1#
Carlos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It seemed like Panda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Panda wants to clinch up but Carlos keeps it at a distance.
A decent looking cross lands there for Panda.
Panda throws a shot to the body.
Panda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carlos.
Carlos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Panda's head.
Carlos staying out of range there.
Carlos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Panda.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panda. Carlos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carlos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Panda takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Panda steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Carlos scores with a hook.
Juan Carlos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlos misses with a hook.
Carlos uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Panda has time to react.
We've been informed that Panda 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Panda keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carlos.
And Panda tries to counter it with a takedown but Carlos pushes his down on his head and steps out.#T2#
Panda just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos misses with a head kick.
Panda throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos.
Carlos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlos lands a head kick. Panda smiles back at him and beckons him forward. #ROC#Panda is rocked!
Panda tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carlos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carlos tries to move into range but Panda moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Carlos throws a sloppy head kick and Panda moves out of range easily.
Panda's jab looks to have found its range, popping Carlos under the eye.
Carlos misses with a body kick.
Carlos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panda manages to avoid it.
Panda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Panda works Carlos's body with a nice hook.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Panda on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carlos takes a swing at Panda's ribcage but misses.
Carlos keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlos scores with a jab. Panda acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlos. Panda does a little dance to reset his feet.
As Carlos backs off Panda throws a huge counter combo but Carlos manages to avoid it all.
Carlos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panda.
Carlos is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carlos throws a nice looking combination but Panda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carlos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Panda to counter with a crisp jab.
Carlos just misses with a punch to the body.
Panda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Carlos at a distance.
Panda lands a nice looking body shot.
Carlos misses with a double jab
and Panda counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Panda misses with a body shot.
Carlos misses with a right hand
and Panda counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carlos counters with a slapping leg kick.
Panda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carlos with a nice calf kick.
Carlos is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carlos throws out a loose jab but Panda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
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!
Panda misses with a hook. Carlos ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Carlos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Panda moves out of range of the body kick.
Carlos throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Panda feints a jab promting Carlos to slip. Panda then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Carlos slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A nice combination there by Carlos.
Carlos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carlos scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carlos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carlos!
Carlos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Panda.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carlos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Carlos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panda manages to avoid it.
Panda showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Carlos throws a leg kick
and Panda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panda clobbers Carlos with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Panda takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses.
Carlos throws a big counter combination but Panda scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Carlos feints a jab promting Panda to slip. Carlos then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Panda slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Panda scores with a jab to the head.
Panda just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Panda's head.
Panda misses with the combination.
Carlos moves out of range as Panda strikes.
Panda throws a series of punches but Carlos moves out of range.
Juan Carlos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panda will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Carlos throws a looping overhand right but Panda ducks down to avoid it.
Panda looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carlos throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carlos throws a nice looking combination but Panda bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#T1#
Carlos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carlos tried to counter with a leg kick but Panda avoided it.
Panda tries to move into range but Carlos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Panda throws out a loose jab but Carlos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panda jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Panda might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Carlos has got the better of the exchanges.
Carlos scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Carlos uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Panda.
A lazy left from Carlos finds it's target.
Panda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Carlos but Carlos pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sloppy strikes from Carlos. Those never looked like landing.
Carlos throws a leg kick but Panda moved away.
Carlos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Panda bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Panda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carlos.
Panda steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Carlos. That one must have hurt.#T2#
Carlos dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panda keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panda loads up on a big right hand but Carlos slips the punch.
Panda misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Carlos as he connects with a hook.
Panda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away.
Juan Carlos is winning the standup battle so far.
Panda avoids a kick to the body.
Carlos lands a jab.
Carlos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Carlos!
Panda misses the shot to the body.
Carlos pushes Panda away with a front kick.
Panda throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos.
Carlos connects with a body shot.#T3#
Panda on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Panda slips under a jab.
Panda staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Panda. Carlos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panda misses with a hook.
Carlos throwing a counter right hand but Panda manages to avoid it.
Carlos lands a two punch combo.
Panda is still on wobbly legs! Can Carlos finish him?
Carlos throws an overhand right that drops Panda like a sack of potatoes! Carlos dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Carlos!
A very excited looking Juan Carlos made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: DMMA 59: Nansen vs Risin
Date: Nov 14, 2021

#R1#
Irish fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carlos is out of range.
Carlos throws a shot from downtown. Irish moves away and avoids it.
Irish connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Carlos looks to score with a jab to the body but Irish is just out of range.
Carlos tries a head kick but it misses.
Irish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carlos.
Carlos feints the counter takedown.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Carlos has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Irish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Irish as he avoids it easily.
Irish scores with a punch to the head.
Carlos throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Carlos.
Carlos shoots in but no luck this time.
Irish misses with an uppercut. Carlos saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Irish looks to land a right hand but Carlos moved out of range.
Carlos misses with a looping left.
Carlos fails with the takedown.
Billy Irish has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Carlos slips a jab and a cross from Irish.
Carlos misses with the combination.
Irish half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Irish looks to throw the jab but Carlos is out of range.
Irish lands a jab to the head. #TD2#
Carlos scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. #SUB2#
Carlos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Irish sees it coming and defends easily.
Carlos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carlos is trying to control the action in half guard but Irish is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. #SUB#
Irish actively working from the bottom here.
Irish tries to roll over but Carlos keeps him under control.
Irish moves into full guard. #T2#
Carlos lands a couple of digs.#SUB#
Irish is looking for a triangle but Carlos pushes his legs off easily.
Irish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carlos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Irish keeps moving.
Carlos distracts Irish with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Irish wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. #SUB#
Irish working for a triangle but Carlos defends it easily. #T3#
Carlos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos throws a big right hand that misses.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Irish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Irish is trying to control the position but Carlos postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Carlos controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carlos bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Carlos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Irish's waist but Irish gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carlos off to one side. #T4#
Irish uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Irish tries to counter with a takedown but Carlos is quick to defend against it.
Carlos throws the left hand but Irish avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Carlos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Carlos ducks right into an uppercut from Irish.
Carlos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Irish scores with a sloppy right hand. Carlos should have avoided that one.
Irish throws a hook to the side of Carlos's head but Carlos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carlos misses with an uppercut. Irish saw that one coming.
Carlos looks to score with a jab to the body but Irish is just out of range.
Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Irish circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Irish cracks Carlos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos misses the jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carlos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Billy Irish will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Irish misses with an uppercut #TD2#
and Carlos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Irish's guard.
Irish manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Carlos manages to get himself to full guard. #REVR#
Irish won't allow Carlos to sweep him here.
Irish sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carlos's guard.
Irish wants to control but Carlos is keeping him busy.
Carlos is looking for a sweep. Irish is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Irish thows a huge punch but Carlos dodges it nicely.
Carlos is concentrating on defense, preventing Irish from advancing position.
Irish tries to pass to full mount but Carlos defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos trying to control from the bottom.
Carlos makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Carlos.
Irish preventing the sweep. #T1#
Carlos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Irish's guard. #REVB#
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Carlos preventing the sweep.
Irish not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Irish keeps moving.
Irish looking for a sweep. Not yet Irish, not yet.
Irish trying to control the position here. #SUB#
Irish is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carlos is aware though and is defending well.
Carlos stands and throws Irish's legs to the side, diving into side control. #T2#
Irish takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Carlos throws a strike aimed at the side of Irish's head but Irish avoids it well.
Irish managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Carlos.
Irish is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Irish wants to control but Carlos is keeping busy.
Irish is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Carlos's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Carlos's back!
Carlos turns into Irish and is now in his guard.
Irish wants to sweep here but Carlos controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carlos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Carlos trying to control but Irish is working from the bottom. #T3#
Irish is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlos trying to control but Irish is working from the bottom.
Irish working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlos. #SUB#
Irish is looking for a triangle but Carlos pushes his legs off easily.
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss. #SUB2#
Carlos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carlos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position. #SUB#
Irish is looking for a triangle but Carlos pushes his legs off easily. #T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carlos trying to control but Irish is working from the bottom.
Irish is trying to control the position but Carlos postures up.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Irish keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
No joy there for Irish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Billy Irish is winning the standup battle so far.
Irish changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carlos.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Irish lands a nice shot that snaps Carlos's head back.
Irish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos cracks a nice hook into Irish's ribs.#TD#
Irish fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Carlos to the ground. Irish is now in Carlos's guard.
Irish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Carlos manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Irish manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Carlos is working Irish over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carlos with a nice head shot there.#SUB#
Irish is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Irish has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Carlos has passed into side control. #T1#
You can see the frustration on Irish's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carlos is chipping away with strikes.
Irish can't do much from the bottom here.
Carlos cracks Irish with a big elbow.
Irish can't do much from the bottom here. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carlos staying calm.
Carlos lands some shots froms side control.
Carlos cracks Irish with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Carlos wants to take a breather but Irish manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Carlos. #SUB#
Irish throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Carlos sitting in guard, not really doing much. #T3#
Irish not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Carlos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Irish is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Carlos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Irish wants to sweep here but Carlos controlling him for the moment.
Carlos controlling from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Irish preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carlos postures up and lands a big shot to Irish's brow.
Irish keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Irish looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carlos is one step ahead there. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Carlos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Irish throws a hook but Carlos avoids it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Irish.
A punch combination from Carlos misses.
Carlos shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Irish pinned against the cage. Irish gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carlos 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 James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
A victorious Juan Carlos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: DMMA 51: Magrath vs Lehto
Date: Oct 16, 2021

#R1#
Carlos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ulfgeirsson.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a three punch combo!
Carlos slips a jab from Ulfgeirsson.
Carlos lands a nice hook to Ulfgeirsson's body. Ulfgeirsson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carlos dips to his left and cracks Ulfgeirsson with an uppercut!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carlos.
Carlos closes the distance and clinches up with Ulfgeirsson, looking for a takedown. Carlos pushes Ulfgeirsson against the cage but Ulfgeirsson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Ulfgeirsson misses its target.
Ulfgeirsson throws a right hand that Carlos ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlos also avoids with ease.
Carlos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carlos tries for a takedown but Ulfgeirsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Carlos loads up on a big right hand but Ulfgeirsson slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Ulfgeirsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#TD2#
Ulfgeirsson gets caught flat footed, as Carlos shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos is looking to work some ground and pound but Ulfgeirsson has wrist control.
Ulfgeirsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ulfgeirsson working a defensive guard here. #T1#
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ulfgeirsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Carlos preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Carlos felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Carlos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ulfgeirsson cracks Carlos with a solid left hand.
Ulfgeirsson tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlos is retaining full guard.
Ulfgeirsson trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. #T2#
Carlos looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlos, not yet.
Carlos working a defensive guard here.
Carlos controlling the position.
Ulfgeirsson throwing strikes but missing. #SUB2#
Carlos looking for a guillotine here but Ulfgeirsson defends easily.
Carlos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ulfgeirsson throws a big right hand that misses.
Ulfgeirsson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T3#
Carlos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carlos controlling the position.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Ulfgeirsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carlos throws a hook but Ulfgeirsson blocks it.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ulfgeirsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson throws a right hand that Carlos ducks under and follows up with a left that Carlos also avoids with ease.
Carlos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ulfgeirsson.
Carlos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Halfdan Ulfgeirsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ulfgeirsson counters with a nice uppercut. #CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Carlos moves in looking to clinch but Ulfgeirsson pushes him off.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a jab. Carlos acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ulfgeirsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carlos feints the counter takedown.#T4#
Carlos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Ulfgeirsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ulfgeirsson avoids the body shot from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson slips a jab from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson throws a big counter combination but Carlos scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ulfgeirsson digs a good hook to Carlos's body.
Halfdan Ulfgeirsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ulfgeirsson takes one to the side of the head. #TD2#
Carlos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Carlos trying to control the action but Ulfgeirsson is working from the bottom.
Carlos working the ground and pound.
Carlos controls the position from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Halfdan Ulfgeirsson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Ulfgeirsson looks to land a right hand but Carlos moved out of range.
It seemed like Carlos was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a hook to the body. Carlos takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. #TD2#
Carlos shoots in and bounces Ulfgeirsson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Ulfgeirsson is retaining full guard.
Ulfgeirsson seems keen to control Carlos's posture.
Carlos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Carlos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T1#
Carlos forces his way into half guard.
Ulfgeirsson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carlos is working away from the top position though.
Ulfgeirsson is trying to control but Carlos passes into side control!
Carlos working the head with strikes.
Ulfgeirsson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Carlos just content to control the position.
Ulfgeirsson dodges the ground and pound from Carlos.#T2#
Ulfgeirsson is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Ulfgeirsson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carlos in side control, throwing shots but Ulfgeirsson defends.
Ulfgeirsson being controlled for a moment.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The strikes coming from Carlos are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ulfgeirsson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Carlos connects with a decent elbow. #T3#
Carlos is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Ulfgeirsson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Carlos works to advance to full mount. Ulfgeirsson defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Carlos looking to finish with strikes here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carlos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Carlos raining down hammerfists from mount.
Ulfgeirsson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Carlos tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ulfgeirsson tries to hold on but Carlos postures up.
Ulfgeirsson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carlos on the ground.#T4#
Carlos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Ulfgeirsson is looking to escape.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ulfgeirsson is looking to get to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Carlos cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ulfgeirsson wants to hold on but Carlos pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Ulfgeirsson can't escape the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Ulfgeirsson defending well as Carlos loads up on a big left hand.
Ulfgeirsson throws a series of punches but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos throws a lazy right hand but Ulfgeirsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ulfgeirsson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a wild combination.
Ulfgeirsson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Carlos showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ulfgeirsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ulfgeirsson misses with a body shot.
Ulfgeirsson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carlos looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Carlos misses with a straight right.
Left hook, right uppercut from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson throwing a counter right hand but Carlos manages to avoid it.
Ulfgeirsson misses the shot to the body.
Ulfgeirsson throws a body punch but Carlos moves out of range.
Carlos misses with a left hand
and Ulfgeirsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Some wild striking there from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carlos.
Ulfgeirsson scores with a body shot.
Ulfgeirsson throws a series of punches but Carlos avoids them all with ease. #TD2#
Ulfgeirsson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ulfgeirsson is keeping the position for now.
Carlos trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Ulfgeirsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos landing some decent shots from guard.
Ulfgeirsson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Carlos stands up over Ulfgeirsson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ulfgeirsson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Carlos has passed into side control. #T3#
Carlos controlling the position.
Ulfgeirsson parries the strikes from Carlos easily there. Carlos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ulfgeirsson to escape.
Ulfgeirsson takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Carlos landing strikes. #SUB2#
Carlos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ulfgeirsson has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carlos takes a little break here. Ulfgeirsson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Ulfgeirsson is looking to reverse the position.#T4#
Ulfgeirsson wants to control but Carlos postures up.
Ulfgeirsson is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Carlos tries for a kimura but Ulfgeirsson is defending well.
Ulfgeirsson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos trying to control the action but Ulfgeirsson is working from the bottom.
Ulfgeirsson wants to control but Carlos postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carlos 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Carlos!
A relieved looking Juan Carlos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: DMMA 43: Thermometer v Luciano
Date: Sep 11, 2021

#R1#
Uchida slips a jab and a cross from Carlos.
Uchida slips a jab from Carlos.
Carlos clobbers Uchida with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #TD2#
Carlos closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Uchida dodges the ground and pound from Carlos.
Uchida tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Carlos tries to advance to mount but Uchida denies him.
Uchida takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Uchida is looking to reverse the position.
Uchida gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Uchida knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carlos on the ground.
Carlos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Uchida keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #T1##ES#
Uchida kicks off Carlos and gets to his feet.
Carlos throws a hook but Uchida blocks it.
Uchida fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carlos.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carlos.
Juan Carlos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carlos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Uchida was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#TD2#
Carlos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Uchida not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Uchida keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Carlos scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uchida bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Carlos's guard. #REVR#
Carlos is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Uchida has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.#T2#
Uchida is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carlos has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos trying to keep a closed guard but Uchida is proving a slippery customer.
Carlos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Uchida controls the pace.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Carlos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Uchida is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Carlos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carlos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVB#
Carlos wants to control from the top but Uchida keeps moving.
Carlos engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Uchida working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlos. #T3#
Uchida trying to control the position.
Carlos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Uchida tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Uchida is trying to control the position but Carlos postures up.
Uchida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carlos is one step ahead there.
Uchida is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlos trying to control the position from guard on top but Uchida is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Uchida is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Carlos told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Carlos wants to control but Uchida is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
Uchida trying to control the pace.
Carlos moves into full guard.
Uchida trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos looking to control.
Uchida is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Carlos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carlos will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Uchida is stalling in the full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Juan Carlos will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Carlos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carlos.
Uchida lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Carlos throws a body kick that misses.
Carlos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carlos tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Uchida defends well and Carlos ends up having to push Uchida into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Carlos fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Uchida 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 Carlos has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Carlos and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Carlos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Uchida was well out of range. Poor timing from Carlos.
Uchida walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
Carlos throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carlos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uchida is looking to counter with head kicks.
Carlos throws a jab but it's blocked by Uchida.
A big left from Carlos misses.
Uchida connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carlos missing with a left hand there. Uchida was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Uchida feinted there with a counter leg kick.
No joy there for Carlos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Carlos looks to move away, Uchida throws a big counter combo but Carlos just gets out of the way.
A chopping leg kick lands by Uchida.
Carlos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uchida manages to avoid it.
Carlos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Uchida.
Uchida moves out of range as Carlos throws a body kick.
Juan Carlos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Uchida. #T2##TD2#
Carlos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Uchida tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Carlos is in Uchida's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlos preventing the sweep.
Uchida has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Uchida blocks nicely.
Uchida looking to hit a scissor sweep but Carlos is one step ahead there.
Uchida keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Uchida wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Uchida is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlos passes Uchida's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Uchida avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carlos.
Carlos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carlos slows the pace down in half guard.
Uchida wants to control but Carlos is keeping busy.
Uchida taking some punishment here, with Carlos in his half guard.
Carlos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Uchida defending well though. #SUB2#
Carlos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Uchida sees it coming and defends easily.#T4#
Carlos is thwarting Uchida's attempts to control the position.
Carlos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Carlos prevents Uchida from improving his position.
Uchida is trying to control but Carlos passes into side control!
Uchida tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Carlos wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Uchida's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carlos taking a breather here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos wants to control but Uchida is keeping him busy.
Uchida is looking for a sweep.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Carlos misses with a body shot.
Carlos darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Uchida misses with a low kick.
Uchida throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #CUT#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown but Uchida shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Uchida misses with a head kick.
Carlos swings widly with a right hand
and Uchida cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carlos pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Uchida ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uchida fires out a quick counter leg kick but Carlos just manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uchida blocks a head kick by Carlos.
Uchida tried to counter with a leg kick but Carlos avoided it.
Carlos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Uchida circles away.
Carlos wants to clinch but Uchida slips to the side
and Uchida counters with a slapping leg kick. #T1#
Carlos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Uchida throws a quick counter head kick but Carlos was just out of range.
Carlos tries to land a leg kick but Uchida saw it coming and moves away.
Carlos just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromUchida.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carlos.
Carlos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Uchida attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carlos thuds a left hand into Uchida's body.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Uchida sprawls well. Uchida wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carlos gets slowly back to his feet.
Uchida looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Shigeru Uchida has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Carlos.
Carlos takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Carlos misses with a body shot. #T2#
Uchida defending well as Carlos loads up on a big left hand. #TD2#
Carlos shoots in and bounces Uchida off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Uchida working a defensive guard here.
Juan Carlos has got the better of the ground game so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carlos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Uchida can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carlos controls the pace.
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Uchida blocks nicely.
Uchida wants to sweep here but Carlos controlling him for the moment.
Shigeru Uchida has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T3#
Carlos stays in close to Uchida's body and controls the position.
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carlos 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 looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Uchida is pulling down on Carlos's head. It's preventing any offense from Carlos, at least for the moment.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A head kick misses from Uchida.
Uchida keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carlos fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carlos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Uchida swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Uchida tried to counter with a leg kick but Carlos avoided it.
A head kick misses from Carlos.
Uchida lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Uchida is looking to slow Carlos down with leg kicks. #TD2#
Carlos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Uchida manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.#T4#
Carlos throwing strikes from guard but Uchida blocks nicely.
Carlos trying to control but Uchida is working from the bottom.
Uchida trying to control the position here.
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carlos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Carlos trying to control but Uchida is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos preventing the sweep.
Juan Carlos is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carlos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Uchida is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Juan Carlos.
Well Carlos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Juan Carlos!
An out of breath Juan Carlos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: DMMA 36: Outback v Thermometer
Date: Aug 14, 2021

#R1#
A punch combination from Toledo misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Carlos misses its target.
Nice jab there from Toledo.
Toledo connects with a body shot that sends Carlos's belly button to the back.
Carlos seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Toledo goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT2#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.
Carlos lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carlos slips under a jab.
Toledo stuffs the takedown.
A solid body kick from Carlos.
Carlos lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlos misses with a body kick.
Toledo misses with a wild body shot.
Toledo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Toledo throws out a counter right but Carlos avoids it with no problem.
Toledo misses with a body shot.
Carlos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Toledo.
Carlos is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Toledo.#CL#
Carlos takes the fight into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Toledo. #T1#
Carlos keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Toledo's efforts to push away.
Carlos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carlos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Toledo goes for a takedown attempt but Carlos pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #CL#
Carlos closes the distance and clinches.
Carlos misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos misses with a body punch. #TD#
Carlos has hold of one of Toledo's legs. Toledo is fighting the takedown attempt but Carlos gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

Toledo wriggles free and stands up.
Toledo misses with a body shot.
Toledo misses with a lunging right hand #TD#
and Carlos counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Carlos is standing up over Toledo. Toledo looks to escape but Carlos dives into side control. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#REVB#
Toledo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Carlos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Toledo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Toledo is looking for a sweep.
Carlos lands some shots froms side control.
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Toledo keeps working.
Toledo is trying to control Carlos's posture but Carlos avoids it.
Carlos trying to control the position but Toledo is working away.
Toledo is trying to get back to his feet.#T3#
Carlos controls the position.
Carlos's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Toledo is looking for a sweep.
Toledo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Carlos connects with a decent elbow.
You can see the frustration on Toledo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carlos content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Carlos trying to control the position but Toledo is working away.
Toledo manages to get back to half guard.#T4#
Toledo is holding on to half guard well.
Toledo tries to kick Carlos off but Carlos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Carlos is nestled in close to Toledo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Toledo trying to control from the bottom.
Carlos winds up and cracks Toledo with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Toledo wants to control but Carlos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Carlos controlling the pace.
Carlos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Carlos is nestled in close to Toledo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carlos drops an elbow to the side of Toledo's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Carlos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Carlos lands with a good body shot.
Toledo loads up on a big right hand but Carlos slips the punch.
Carlos slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Toledo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carlos.
Toledo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Toledo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Toledo misses the jab.#TD#
Carlos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Toledo tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Carlos is in Toledo's guard.
Carlos with a nice head shot there.
Carlos won't allow Toledo to sweep him here.
Carlos content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Carlos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Toledo is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carlos is controlling him. #T1##SUB2#
Toledo is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Carlos rolls with it to try and escape but Toledo cranks on the arm and Carlos is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mike Toledo!
During a confident post fight interview, Mike Toledo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: DMMA 24: Rocksaw vs Jimenez
Date: Jul 07, 2021

#R1#
White fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A combination from White does no damage.
White misses with a double jab #TD#
and Carlos counters with a single leg into guard. White didn't expect that.
Carlos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
White is looking to stand up but Carlos isn't so interested in that idea.
Carlos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carlos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
White looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T1#
Carlos with a nice head shot there.
White trying to control the position.
Carlos has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Carlos works over White with some ground and pound from guard.
White keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Carlos postures up and lands a big shot to White's brow.
White being controlled here, momentarily.
White utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
White pulls Carlos in close to prevent any damage. #T2#
Carlos throws a strike but White rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Carlos is on top in guard. #REVR#
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlos.
Carlos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Carlos preventing the sweep.
White keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Carlos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carlos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #T3#
White working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlos.
Carlos being controlled here momentarily.
Carlos postures up in White's guard and throws a big left but White blocks it.
Carlos loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
White looking to control but Carlos passes into half guard.
White blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carlos.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but White keeps working. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Carlos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed White's head.
Carlos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Carlos.
Carlos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #SUB#
Carlos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
White slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
White is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Carlos is controlling him.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
A head kick misses from Carlos.
Carlos throws a body kick, spinning off balance#CL2#
and White holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
White is pushing Carlos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
White scores with a hook to the body.
White gets underhooks to prevent Carlos's takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carlos looking to slow down the pace here.
Carlos fails to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White lands with a right to the head.
White managing to block the knees to the body from Carlos.
White lands a shot to the body.
White lands with a short shot to the head.
Carlos looking to stall.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlos's defenses. #CUT2#It looks like Juan Carlos has been cut.#T1#
A quick uppercut on the inside from White.
White misses with a punch to the body.
White lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from White.
White lands on the inside with an uppercut.
White lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carlos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from White.
White digs a right hand into Carlos's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carlos's gas tank.
Carlos is looking for a takedown up against the cage. White gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juan Carlos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Carlos's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carlos being controlled against the cage.
Carlos wants to break free but White has control.
White lands an elbow just above Carlos 's eye.
A body shot lands from White.
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!
White avoiding damage as Carlos throws knees to the body. #T2#
White stalling against the cage.
Carlos tries to work over White's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
White gets through Carlos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
White lands a left hand.
Carlos tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlos tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. White just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carlos takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT2#Juan Carlos's cut is getting worse.
White lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carlos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but White is defending well.
Jacob White seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
White creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Carlos's defenses. #ROC2#Carlos is rocked!
Carlos taking a breather.
Oh Carlos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
White working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
White digs a right hand underneath Carlos's ribcage. Carlos let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carlos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carlos tries a body shot but White blocks it.
White lands a body punch.
White comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
White lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carlos or not.
White throws a big uppercut that drops Carlos! More strikes from White and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Carlos lies dazed against the cage as White celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacob White!
A very excited looking Jacob White made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: BLAZE 27 - SEAN VS HAWK
Date: May 13, 2021

#R1#
Carlos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carlos misses with a body kick.
Carlos misses with the combination.
McKee has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Carlos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McKee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Carlos.
Carlos jabs at McKee's body.
McKee keeps the fight on the outside.
Carlos looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McKee looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
McKee throws a body shot but no joy.
Darrion McKee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carlos thows a body kick. McKee tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Carlos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos misses with a hook
and McKee counters with a straight right hand.
Carlos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McKee.
McKee slips under a jab from Carlos.#TD#
Carlos drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#SUB2#
McKee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Carlos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Carlos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McKee keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully. #T1#
Carlos stands and throws McKee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Carlos wants to control but McKee is keeping him busy.
Carlos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McKee down.
Carlos in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
McKee tries to buck Carlos off but Carlos is having none of it.
Carlos in side control lands a decent elbow.
McKee is looking for a sweep.#T2#
Carlos is looking to take a break and control but McKee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McKee can't do much from the bottom here.
McKee is working to avoid the ground and pound but Carlos connects with a decent elbow.
Carlos working away.
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but McKee keeps working.
Carlos working away.
Carlos tries to advance to mount but McKee denies him.
McKee is looking to regain half guard here but Carlos keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Carlos trying to control the position but McKee is working away.
Carlos cracks McKee with a big elbow.
Carlos working the ground and pound. #SUB#
Carlos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McKee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carlos postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McKee is trying to control Carlos's posture but Carlos avoids it.
McKee might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Carlos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Carlos with the ground and pound but McKee regains half guard under the barage of strikes. #T4#
Carlos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McKee is not content to let Carlos control the position.
McKee is trying to get back to full guard.
McKee is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Carlos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKee is trying to maintain the position but Carlos is very close to passing his half guard.
McKee punching from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Carlos misses with a lunging right hand
and McKee counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carlos throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and McKee counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Carlos pushes McKee off and scrambles back to his feet.
Carlos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McKee. #TD2#
McKee manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Carlos on his heels. He'll look to pass Carlos's guard now, I'm sure.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carlos wants to sweep here but McKee controlling him for the moment.
Juan Carlos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McKee trying to control the position from guard on top but Carlos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carlos trying to control the position.
McKee won't allow Carlos to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McKee stops Carlos from standing up.
Carlos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that McKee can do to turn this around?
McKee stopping the sweep attempt from Carlos.#T1#
Carlos is working hard here to advance position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McKee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carlos trying to control the position.
McKee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McKee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlos was well out of range. Poor timing from McKee.
Carlos is looking to clinch but McKee is avoiding it.
Carlos just misses with a punch to the body.
Carlos shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McKee as he jumps to the side.
McKee steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
McKee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A punch combination from Carlos misses.
McKee pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McKee misses with a straight right.
Carlos is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T2#
No luck for Carlos with that takedown attempt.
McKee misses with a looping left.
Carlos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McKee.
Juan Carlos is winning the standup battle so far.
McKee looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.
Carlos throws a body shot but no joy.
Carlos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKee swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carlos checks the leg kick.
Carlos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McKee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKee moves away from the strike by Carlos.
Carlos is looking to wear down McKee with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from McKee. Carlos does a little dance to reset his feet.
McKee throws a jab but it's blocked by Carlos.
McKee lands a body shot.
McKee lands a right hook to the body.
McKee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Carlos goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T3#
Carlos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carlos throws a lazy body kick #TD2#
and McKee decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carlos's guard.

Carlos pushes McKee off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McKee connects with a looping right hand.
McKee misses with a straight left.
McKee looks to score with a jab to the body but Carlos is just out of range.#TD2#
McKee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carlos is not content to let McKee control the position.
Carlos manages to get back to half guard.
McKee is looking to stall here but Carlos recovers full guard. #T4#
McKee not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McKee tries to free his leg and advance position but Carlos is retaining full guard.
McKee slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Carlos holds on and takes a little breather.
Carlos looking to control.
McKee passes into half guard.
Carlos is looking to get back to full guard here but McKee has managed to pass to side control instead.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Darrion McKee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Carlos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McKee circles away quickly and effectively.
Carlos walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - Carlos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McKee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carlos.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
McKee throws a jab when Carlos was well out of range.
A big left from Carlos misses.
McKee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away.
Carlos throws a lazy right hand but McKee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlos misses with a takedown attempt - McKee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos wants to clinch.
Carlos throws a shot from downtown. McKee moves away and avoids it.
McKee throws a hook but Carlos avoids it easily.
McKee slips a jab and a cross from Carlos.
A countering left hand to the body from McKee misses.#T1#
McKee throws out a powerful jab.
McKee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carlos wants to clinch.
McKee swings for the body but Carlos moves out of range.
McKee misses with a wild body shot.
McKee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carlos was well out of range. Poor timing from McKee.#TD#
Carlos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McKee tries to roll over but Carlos keeps him under control.
McKee is trying to maintain the position but Carlos is very close to passing his half guard.
Carlos wants to control but McKee is keeping him busy. #T2#
McKee wants to control but Carlos is keeping busy.
Carlos lands strikes from half guard.
Carlos is looking to take a break and control but McKee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carlos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McKee defending well though.
Carlos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McKee defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
McKee controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Carlos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McKee does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
McKee controlling the position well. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#TD2#
McKee shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Carlos manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
McKee trying to control but Carlos is working from the bottom.
McKee sitting in guard here, content to control.
McKee trying to control but Carlos is working from the bottom. #T4#
McKee content to stall in guard here.
Carlos looking to hit a scissor sweep but McKee is one step ahead there.
Carlos is trying to control the position but McKee postures up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Darrion McKee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKee missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darrion McKee.
I think McKee 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight for Juan Carlos!
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight for Juan Carlos!
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight for Juan Carlos!

Juan Carlos wins by unanimous decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Carlos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: BLAZE 22 - ALLU VS SLAISSI
Date: Apr 08, 2021

#R1#
Chimaev takes a swing at Carlos's ribcage but misses.
Chimaev avoids a kick to the body.
Carlos misses with a wild combination.
Chimaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carlos moves away.
Chimaev swings widly with a right hand #TD#
and Carlos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chimaev won't be happy with that.
Chimaev tries to improve position but can't.
Carlos works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Carlos working the ground and pound.
Chimaev is trying to buck Carlos off.
Chimaev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Carlos off and has taken his back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlos manages to reverse the position and now he's in Chimaev's guard. Nice work there by Carlos.
Chimaev working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlos.
Carlos sitting in guard here, content to control. #T1#
Chimaev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chimaev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Carlos controls the pace.
Chimaev preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Chimaev is retaining full guard.
Carlos lands a couple of elbows.
Carlos lands a couple of elbows.
Chimaev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carlos is working Chimaev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#ROC#Chimaev is rocked!
Carlos 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.
Carlos won't allow Chimaev to sweep him here.
Chimaev is still in real trouble! Can Carlos finish him?
Carlos lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
Carlos landing with the ground and pound.
Chimaev wants to sweep but no luck.
Carlos postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Chimaev covers up, he's hurt! Carlos keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Carlos and the ref steps in to end the fight! Carlos can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Carlos!
A relieved looking Juan Carlos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.

Event: BLAZE 15 - HALL VS BERNARD
Date: Feb 18, 2021

#R1#
Carlos looks to land a combination but Kaman avoids it well.
Carlos just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaman is looking for the big counter here.
Carlos throws a jab when Kaman was well out of range.#TD#
Carlos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kaman did well to prevent Carlos getting side control.
Kaman trying to control but Carlos postures up.
Carlos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kaman wants to get back to full guard.
Kaman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carlos. #T1#
Kaman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. #SUB2#
Kaman looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.#SUB#
Carlos is trying to work for a kimura but Kaman is defending well.
Kaman wants to improve his position but Carlos is controlling well.
Kaman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Carlos is working away from the top position though.
Kaman gets full guard.#T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kaman controls Carlos momentarily but Carlos frees himself.
Carlos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Kaman keeps moving.
Carlos preventing the sweep.
Kaman working a defensive guard but Carlos passes into half guard. #SUB#
Carlos is working for a submission of some sort.
Kaman is trying to maintain the position but Carlos is very close to passing his half guard.
Carlos is pressing down on Kaman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kaman is holding on for now. #T3#
Kaman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Carlos looks to land a strike but Kaman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Carlos landing with the ground and pound.
Kaman trying to control the position.
Carlos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.#T4#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carlos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Carlos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kaman wants to improve his position but instead Carlos has moved into half guard.
Carlos 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.
Kaman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Carlos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Carlos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Carlos trying to control the action but Kaman is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Carlos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
That's time! Carlos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Kaman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Carlos misses with a looping left.
Carlos throws a big shot that misses.
Carlos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlos throws a body shot but no joy.
Carlos misses the shot to the body.
Kaman shoots in for a double leg but Carlos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carlos chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Carlos instigates a clinch. #TD#
Carlos has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Kaman regains guard immediately.
Kaman throwing strikes off his back to little effect. #T1#
Kaman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carlos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kaman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kaman wants to sweep here but Carlos controlling him for the moment.
Carlos makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Carlos throws a big elbow that misses.
Juan Carlos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carlos.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kaman can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kaman pulls Carlos in close to his closed guard and prevents Carlos from doing any damage or advancing position.
Carlos not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Carlos with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.#T2##SUB2#
Kaman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kaman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Carlos working some strikes from top position.
Carlos is pushing down on Kaman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kaman is fighting to maintain full guard but Carlos has managed to sneak the leg through.
Carlos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kaman can do to turn this around?
Carlos prevents Kaman from improving his position.
Carlos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carlos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kaman is looking to improve his position. #T3#
Carlos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Kaman to regain full guard.
Kaman can't keep his opponent in guard - Carlos advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Carlos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kaman taking some punishment here, with Carlos in his half guard.
Carlos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Carlos working Kaman over with strikes.
Kaman tries to roll over but Carlos keeps him under control.
Carlos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Carlos controlling the pace. #SUB2#
Kaman looking for submissions from an awkward position here.#T4#
Nice strikes from Carlos there.
Carlos wants to take a breather but Kaman is having none of it.
Carlos is just content to waste time from the top position. Kaman takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Carlos postures up and lands a big shot to Kaman's brow.
Kaman wants to sweep but no luck.
Carlos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carlos trying to control but Kaman is working from the bottom.
Carlos controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that second round.
That's time! Carlos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Carlos looks to score with a jab to the body but Kaman is just out of range.
Kaman is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Carlos with a body shot.
Carlos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carlos connects with a right hand. Kaman shakes it off.#TD#
Carlos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kaman on his heels. He'll look to pass Kaman's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carlos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carlos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carlos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kaman works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaman has momentary wrist control but Carlos slips an elbow through the middle.
Kaman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kaman wants to sweep here but Carlos controlling him for the moment. #SUB#
Carlos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kaman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Carlos, into his guard. #REVB##T1#
Kaman preventing the sweep.
Carlos pulls Kaman in to control the position.
Kaman is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Carlos wants to sweep but no luck.
Carlos is trying to keep Kaman in close.
Carlos looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carlos keeping moving, preventing Kaman from controlling successfully.
Carlos seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Kaman wants to control from the top but Carlos keeps moving. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Kaman shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Carlos's guard.
Kaman preventing the sweep.
Carlos lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Kaman is trying to keep Carlos in close. #T3#
Carlos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kaman keeping full guard, as Carlos tries to pass.
Carlos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kaman keeping moving, preventing Carlos from controlling successfully.
Our spies down at at Battle Science inform us that Kaman has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Kaman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Carlos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Carlos distracts Kaman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carlos is working Kaman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kaman is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carlos passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Kaman parries the strikes from Carlos easily there. Carlos is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Kaman to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kaman can't do much from the bottom here.
Carlos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Carlos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Carlos 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight for Juan Carlos!
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight for Juan Carlos!
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight for Juan Carlos!

Juan Carlos wins by unanimous decision!
Juan Carlos decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: BLAZE 11 - TREJO VS AQUILES
Date: Jan 21, 2021

#R1#
Carlos misses with a hook.
Ren looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ren throws a leg kick #TD#
and Carlos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ren's guard.
Carlos sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ren's guard. #SUB#
Carlos has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Ren defend it? Carlos steps over the head and cranks it - Ren is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Carlos!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Juan Carlos!
Juan Carlos seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: BLAZE 7 - HARMS VS HOFFMAN
Date: Dec 24, 2020

#R1#
Hornby tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Carlos swivels and escapes.
Carlos drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hornby sprawls and moves away.
Carlos takes a swing at Hornby's ribcage but misses.
Hornby on the wrong end of a nice jab.#TD#
Carlos shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Carlos connects with a nice short shot to Hornby's temple.
Hornby pushes Carlos off looking to stand but Carlos dives back in and keeps control.
Hornby tries to roll over but Carlos keeps him under control.
Carlos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Carlos is keen to just control but Hornby is a slippery customer.
Carlos keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Carlos wants to free his trapped foot but Hornby is holding on for dear life with his legs. #T1#
Carlos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Carlos is looking to advance position but Hornby won't allow it.
Hornby keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hornby trying to control from the bottom.
Carlos drops an elbow to the side of Hornby's head.
Hornby is refusing to be controlled, as Carlos sits in half guard.
Carlos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Carlos lands strikes from half guard.
Hornby has hold of Carlos's hands but Carlos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.#T2#
Ground and pound from Carlos.
Carlos 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.
Carlos working over Hornby with some ground and pound. Hornby looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Carlos is just content to waste time from the top position. Hornby takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Carlos lands a couple of digs.
Carlos distracts Hornby with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Hornby keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hornby controls Carlos momentarily but Carlos frees himself.
Carlos cracks Hornby with a solid left hand.
Carlos looking to pass the guard.
Carlos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T3#
Carlos advances to half guard.
Carlos wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hornby keeps working. #SUB2#
Hornby looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hornby taking some punishment here, with Carlos in his half guard.
Carlos is nestled in close to Hornby, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Carlos works his way into side control.
Carlos cracks Hornby with a big elbow.
Carlos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Carlos working the ground and pound. #T4#
Carlos cracks Hornby with a big right hand but Hornby just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Carlos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hornby some visible discomfort.
Carlos lands an elbow.
Carlos is putting a hurting on Hornby here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos trying to control the position but Hornby is working away. #SUB#
Carlos tries for a kimura but Hornby is defending well.
Hornby on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Carlos is looking to take a break and control but Hornby is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Carlos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hornby down.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that round.
That's time! Carlos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Hornby slaps away a takedown attempt from Carlos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hornby tries a low kick but Carlos avoids it.#TD#
Carlos closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Carlos lands in his opponent's guard.
Hornby is trying to control the position but Carlos postures up.
Carlos lands a couple of elbows.
Carlos wants to control from the top but Hornby keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos lands a couple of digs.
Carlos advances position into side control!#T1#
Hornby is trying to get back to half guard.
Carlos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hornby can do to turn this around?
Carlos wants to control but Hornby is keeping him busy.
Carlos scoring with punches from side control.
Carlos controlling from side mount.
Hornby sneaks back into half guard.
Carlos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#T2#
Carlos misses with a head shot. Hornby uses the momentum to regain guard.
Carlos is working Hornby over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Carlos tries to free his leg and advance position but Hornby is retaining full guard.
Carlos with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carlos won't allow Hornby to get back to his feet.
Hornby is trying to keep Carlos in close.
Carlos works over Hornby with some ground and pound from guard.
Carlos connects with a couple of short punches.
Carlos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hornby's head.#T3#
Carlos scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hornby has momentary wrist control but Carlos slips an elbow through the middle.
Carlos throws a big right hand that misses.
Carlos passes Hornby's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Carlos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carlos lands strikes from half guard.
Hornby trying to control from the bottom.
Carlos passes to side control.
Carlos cracks Hornby with a big elbow.
Hornby is looking for a sweep.
Hornby is breathing heavily.#T4#
Carlos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Hornby prevents Carlos from moving into mount.
Carlos landing a few strikes.
Carlos lands a nice forearm strike.
Hornby can't do much from the bottom here.
Hornby takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlos working the body and head with strikes.
Carlos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hornby some visible discomfort.
Carlos in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Check out the look on Carlos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Carlos is putting a hurting on Hornby here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hornby is looking to reverse the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Carlos dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.#R3##CL#
Carlos closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hornby tries to pull guard but Carlos won't allow it.
Hornby gets underhooks to prevent Carlos's takedown attempt.
Carlos goes for a takedown attempt but Hornby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance. #TD#
Carlos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Carlos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hornby struggling a bit here.
Check out the look on Carlos's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlos working the head and body with strikes. #SUB#
Carlos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hornby on the wrong end of some ground and pound. #T1#
Carlos working the ground and pound from side control.
Hornby is not content to let Carlos control the position.
Carlos fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Carlos working the body and head with strikes.
Carlos scoring with punches and elbows.
Carlos wants to control but Hornby is keeping him busy.
Carlos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Hornby taking punishment in the form of punches. #T2#
Hornby is looking to reverse the position.
Carlos scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlos working the ground and pound from side control.
Hornby is trying to improve his position.
Hornby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hornby seems a little lost for a moment, as Carlos dominates the positioning.
Hornby is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.#SUB#
Carlos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hornby has escaped the position, nice work there.
Carlos works to advance to full mount. Hornby defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hornby takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Juan Carlos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carlos takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.#T3#
Hornby takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Carlos trying to control but Hornby is having none of it.
Carlos is landing with some decent strikes but Hornby is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.#SUB#
Carlos jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Hornby manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Hornby is looking to reverse the position.
Hornby is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Carlos is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Hornby squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Carlos lands a couple of good shots and Hornby has given up his back, trying to escape the position!#ROC#Hornby is rocked!#T4##SUB#
Carlos is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Carlos is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Hornby. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Hornby is still in real trouble! Can Carlos finish him?
Hornby is trying to remain composed but Carlos is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carlos lands strikes from the back and Hornby isn't doing enough to escape the position. The referee steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Carlos!
During a confident post fight interview, Juan Carlos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

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