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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Caldeira (ranked 3931 p4p, 2399 weight class) and Israel Carlson (ranked 0 p4p, 303 weight class). Carlson has chosen Bonecracker/ Shocore as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Israel Carlson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Arturo Caldeira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Israel Carlson!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldeira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlson.
Caldeira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carlson throws out a loose jab but Caldeira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carlson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Caldeira is able to avoid easily.
Carlson misses with an uppercut.
Caldeira keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carlson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carlson thows a leg kick but Caldeira checks it
and Caldeira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carlson's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Carlson looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlson, not yet.
Carlson 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.
Carlson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Caldeira puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caldeira decides to stand and escape the position.
Donk. Carlson catches Caldeira right on the button with a cross.
Caldeira stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Carlson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caldeira.
Israel Carlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caldeira gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carlson.
Carlson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Carlson throws the left hand but Caldeira avoids the punch easily.
Caldeira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carlson with a nice calf kick.
Israel Carlson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carlson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carlson tries a head kick but it misses.
Carlson throws a lazy right hand but Caldeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carlson looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Carlson throws a hook but Caldeira blocks it.
Caldeira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Some wild striking there from Carlson.
Caldeira drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carlson sprawls and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira walks into a left hand.
Carlson throws a leg kick
and Caldeira counters with a nice double leg into side control. Carlson won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caldeira decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A big right from Carlson misses.
Carlson lands with a thumping leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carlson.
A swing and a miss from Carlson.
A jab from Carlson misses.
Carlson looks to land a body kick but Caldeira moved away.
Carlson misses with a wild body shot.
Caldeira attempts a counter takedown but Carlson avoids it well and moves away.
Caldeira ducks under a wild hook from Carlson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carlson. Caldeira does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caldeira attempts a counter takedown but Carlson avoids it well and moves away.
Carlson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caldeira.
Caldeira slips under a jab.
Caldeira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Carlson misses with a low kick.
Carlson is looking to land body kicks.
Caldeira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Caldeira uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carlson.
Carlson throws a body punch but Caldeira moves out of range.
Carlson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Caldeira.
Caldeira attempts a counter takedown but Carlson avoids it well and moves away.
Caldeira has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Caldeira there as he acknowledges the shot.
Carlson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Carlson throws a lazy right hand but Caldeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Caldeira tries to counter with a takedown but Carlson is quick to defend against it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carlson misses with a leg kick
and Caldeira counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Carlson!
Carlson tries to improve position but can't.
You can see the frustration on Carlson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carlson is looking for a sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caldeira decides to stand back up. Caldeira steps back and let's Carlson get back to his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Carlson 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.
Caldeira slips under a jab from Carlson.
Caldeira drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carlson sprawls and moves away.
Carlson connects with a leg kick.
Carlson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Caldeira on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Carlson misses with a straight right.
Caldeira tries to counter with a takedown but Carlson is quick to defend against it.
Caldeira ducks under a wild hook from Carlson.
Carlson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carlson throws a looping overhand right but Caldeira ducks down to avoid it.
Carlson throws a front kick aimed at Caldeira's knee but Caldeira avoids it well.
Carlson lands a slapping body shot.
Arturo Caldeira is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlson misses with an uppercut
and Caldeira counters with a single leg into guard. Carlson didn't expect that.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carlson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carlson has Caldeira pulled in close to control his posture.
Caldeira preventing the sweep.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Carlson stalks Caldeira and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Caldeira's face. Caldeira staggers backwards, shaken.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carlson misses with a combination
and Caldeira decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carlson's guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Caldeira'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.
Carlson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Caldeira is controlling him.
Caldeira wants to get up but he can't break Carlson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Arturo Caldeira overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Carlson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Caldeira puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Caldeira is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Carlson is trying is best to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Caldeira decides to stand and escape the position.
Carlson with the inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A leg kick checked by Caldeira.
Carlson throws a body shot but no joy.
Israel Carlson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Carlson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Carlson cracks Caldeira with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Carlson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caldeira half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Caldeira 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.
Caldeira is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Carlson misses the shot to the body.
Carlson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carlson looks for the body kick but Caldeira saw that one coming.
Caldeira drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carlson sprawls and moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carlson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Carlson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Caldeira attempts a counter takedown but Carlson avoids it well and moves away.
Carlson misses the jab.
Caldeira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Caldeira takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Carlson misses with a low kick.
Caldeira slips under a jab.
Caldeira tries to counter with a takedown but Carlson is quick to defend against it.
Carlson throws a body kick that misses.
Caldeira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Caldeira staying out of range there.
Caldeira changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A clash of legs there as Caldeira blocks the low kick.
Carlson looks to throw the jab but Caldeira is out of range.
Caldeira drops down looking for a counter takedown but Carlson sprawls and moves away.
A slow jab from Carlson misses its intended target.
Caldeira attempts a counter takedown but Carlson avoids it well and moves away.
Caldeira blocks a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caldeira avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Caldeira tries to counter with a takedown but Carlson is quick to defend against it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Israel Carlson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Carlson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carlson throws a series of strikes that have Caldeira backpedaling.
Carlson throws a hook but Caldeira avoids it easily.
Good work by Caldeira as he checks the leg kick.
Carlson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caldeira attempts a counter takedown but Carlson avoids it well and moves away.
Carlson throws a shot from downtown. Caldeira moves away and avoids it.
Caldeira uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carlson.
Caldeira feinted with a counter takedown.
Carlson tries to score with a low kick but Caldeira moves his leg out of the way.
Caldeira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carlson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Caldeira counters with a single leg into guard. Carlson didn't expect that.
Carlson looking for a sweep. Not yet Carlson, not yet.
Carlson looking to control but Caldeira passes into half guard.
Caldeira wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carlson trying to hold on to Caldeira's head to control him but Caldeira postures up.
Caldeira seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Caldeira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carlson throws out the jab.
Caldeira avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caldeira appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Carlson 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.
Caldeira steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carlson.
Carlson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carlson with a jab.
Carlson misses with a double jab.
Caldeira feinted with a counter takedown.
Caldeira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carlson.
Carlson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caldeira attempts a counter takedown but Carlson avoids it well and moves away.
Carlson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A big left from Carlson misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carlson connects with an inside leg kick.
Caldeira slips a straight right by Carlson.
Caldeira checks a leg kick.
Carlson looks to throw the jab but Caldeira is out of range.
Carlson throws a leg kick
and Caldeira counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Carlson pushes Caldeira off but Caldeira dives into side control.
Carlson sneaks back into half guard.
Caldeira tries to stand and escape but Carlson is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldeira decides to stand up.
Carlson misses the jab.
Carlson throws a right hand that misses
and Caldeira counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carlson wants to control the position but Caldeira says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Caldeira tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Carlson wants to sweep but Caldeira has passed to side control!
Carlson tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Caldeira easily slips into full mount!
Israel Carlson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Caldeira stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Israel Carlson.
I've got Carlson 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Israel Carlson!
An out of breath Israel Carlson thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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