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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Caio Carvalho (ranked 1808 p4p, 1769 weight class) and Jorge Santa Perez (ranked 246 p4p, 238 weight class). Carvalho's entrance music is Pentagono - É o Moio. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caio Carvalho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jorge Santa Perez!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santa Perez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Carvalho throws out a loose jab but Santa Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santa Perez staying out of range there.
A countering left hand to the body from Santa Perez misses.
Carvalho looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Carvalho shoots in and bounces Santa Perez off the cage to secure the takedown into 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.
Carvalho controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Carvalho wants to control from the top but Santa Perez keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Perez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carvalho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santa Perez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Carvalho 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Perez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Carvalho postures up in Santa Perez's guard and throws a big left but Santa Perez blocks it.
Carvalho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carvalho accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santa Perez is trying to keep Carvalho in close.
Carvalho scoring with punches to the head and body.
Carvalho postures up.
Carvalho throwing strikes from guard but Santa Perez blocks nicely.
Carvalho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carvalho throws a big elbow that misses.
Carvalho postures up and lands a big shot to Santa Perez's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carvalho with a flurry of punches that miss.
Carvalho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carvalho postures up in Santa Perez's guard and throws a big left but Santa Perez blocks it.
Carvalho not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Santa Perez controls Carvalho momentarily but Carvalho frees himself.
Santa Perez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Carvalho is looking to work some ground and pound but Santa Perez has wrist control.
Santa Perez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Santa Perez has control of Carvalho's left arm, preventing Carvalho from doing any damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Carvalho takes a swing at Santa Perez's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Santa Perez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carvalho loads up on a big right hand but Santa Perez slips the punch.
A nice side step and Santa Perez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Carvalho throws a body shot but no joy.
Carvalho darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Santa Perez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Carvalho.
Santa Perez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Santa Perez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Carvalho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santa Perez looking to control.
Carvalho throwing strikes from guard but Santa Perez blocks nicely.
Santa Perez controls Carvalho momentarily but Carvalho frees himself.
Carvalho postures up in Santa Perez's guard and throws a big left but Santa Perez blocks it.
Carvalho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Carvalho working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Santa Perez's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carvalho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Santa Perez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Carvalho is aware though and is defending well.
Santa Perez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Carvalho throws a big elbow that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caio Carvalho dominated that round.
That's time! Carvalho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Carvalho throws out a loose jab but Santa Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Santa Perez! But no joy.
Carvalho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Santa Perez.
Caio Carvalho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho misses with a hook. Santa Perez ducked under it nicely.
Carvalho comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carvalho throws the left hand but Santa Perez avoids the punch easily.
Carvalho just misses with a punch to the body.
Carvalho misses with a shot to the body
and Santa Perez counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Carvalho down! Santa Perez is looking to finish but Carvalho is intelligently defending himself.
Santa Perez 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.
Santa Perez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santa Perez trying to control the position from guard on top but Carvalho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvalho working a defensive guard here.
Carvalho is trying to hold Santa Perez in close to prevent damage but Santa Perez has managed to pass into half guard.
Santa Perez stalling away here and it's allowed Carvalho to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Carvalho wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Carvalho is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Santa Perez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Carvalho's guard.
Santa Perez passes the guard and advances to mount!
Santa Perez tries to control but Carvalho wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho can't escape the position.
Carvalho is working hard here to advance position.
Carvalho bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Santa Perez looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho throws a big right hand that misses.
Santa Perez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Santa Perez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carvalho.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Santa Perez holds on and takes a little breather.
Carvalho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Carvalho is in close to Santa Perez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Santa Perez is trying to keep Carvalho in close.
Carvalho postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jorge Santa Perez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Carvalho misses with an uppercut. Santa Perez saw that one coming.
Santa Perez throws out a counter right but Carvalho avoids it with no problem.
Santa Perez misses with a hook.
Santa Perez scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Carvalho throws a lazy uppercut
and Santa Perez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Carvalho defending well as Santa Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Nice shot by Carvalho.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santa Perez looks to throw the jab but Carvalho is out of range.
Santa Perez connects with a right hand. Carvalho shakes it off.
Carvalho closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santa Perez struggling a bit here.
Santa Perez is not content to let Carvalho control the position.
Carvalho looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Santa Perez is avoiding damage well.
Santa Perez tries to buck Carvalho off but Carvalho is having none of it.
Carvalho postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Carvalho creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Santa Perez sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
You can see the frustration on Santa Perez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Carvalho sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Santa Perez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Carvalho with the ground and pound but Santa Perez regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Carvalho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santa Perez defending well though.
Carvalho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Santa Perez defending well though.
Carvalho passes to full mount!
Santa Perez is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Carvalho throws a sloppy strike and Santa Perez uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Santa Perez has ended up in Carvalho's guard.
Carvalho looking to hit a scissor sweep but Santa Perez is one step ahead there.
Carvalho looking for subs off his back but Santa Perez has passed one foot through into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho works his way to full guard. Good work.
Santa Perez 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carvalho is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Santa Perez is aware though and is defending well.
Santa Perez is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Carvalho wants to hit a sweep here but Santa Perez passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Carvalho there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carvalho working to try and regain half guard.
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 Caio Carvalho.
I think Carvalho 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Caio Carvalho!
Our winner, Caio Carvalho, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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