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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KO Jacckson (ranked 961 p4p, 1932 weight class) and Caio Carvalho (ranked 128 p4p, 237 weight class). Carvalho is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pentagono - É o Moio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Great wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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BJJ Red Belt Excellent MT Heavy handed |
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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 25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, KO Jacckson! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Caio Carvalho! The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A decent looking cross lands there for Jacckson. Carvalho tries to move into range but Jacckson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Jacckson throws a hook but Carvalho avoids it easily. And Carvalho tries to counter it with a takedown but Jacckson pushes his down on his head and steps out. Jacckson just misses with a punch to the body.
Carvalho changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt. Jacckson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Carvalho momentarily.
Jacckson drives through and clinches with Carvalho against the cage.
Jacckson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jacckson clinches. Carvalho has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jacckson after a bit of a struggle. Jacckson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Carvalho is looking for a takedown. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carvalho. Jacckson misses with the head strike.
Jacckson blocks a body shot from Carvalho. Jacckson leaning against his opponent.
Jacckson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. This has been an exciting period of action!
Jacckson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Carvalho regains guard.
Jacckson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Carvalho 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. Jacckson is pushing down on Carvalho's leg trying to pass to half guard. Carvalho is fighting to maintain full guard but Jacckson has managed to sneak the leg through. Carvalho tries to roll over but Jacckson keeps him under control. Well, if Jacckson 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.
Carvalho 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. Carvalho is trying to get back to full guard. Jacckson is stalling here. Carvalho is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jacckson seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Carvalho has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Jacckson pushes Carvalho away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Carvalho gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
 That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvalho is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jacckson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Jacckson tries to escape but Carvalho is in control. Carvalho cracks Jacckson with a big right hand but Jacckson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sloppy strikes there by Carvalho. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Jacckson wants to get back to his feet but Carvalho drags him back down. The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult. Jacckson prevents Carvalho from moving into mount. Carvalho in side control, throwing shots but Jacckson defends. Jacckson wants to get back to his feet. Jacckson prevents Carvalho from improving position. Jacckson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Carvalho has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Carvalho creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Jacckson sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike. Jacckson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Carvalho is controlling him well. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Carvalho fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Carvalho content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. Carvalho throws a strike aimed at the side of Jacckson's head but Jacckson avoids it well. Jacckson wants to get back to his feet but Carvalho drags him back down. Carvalho in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. Jacckson is pushing Carvalho's head away, looking to escape. Carvalho manages to hold on to the position though. Jacckson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Jacckson bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet! Jacckson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Carvalho throws a counter combo. Jacckson with a jab.
 That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jacckson. Jacckson lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Jacckson is looking to take a break and control but Carvalho is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Carvalho manages to get back to half guard. Carvalho tries to roll over but Jacckson keeps him under control. Jacckson slows the pace down in half guard. Jacckson trying to pass the guard but Carvalho defending well. Carvalho is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jacckson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jacckson's back! And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
KO Jacckson dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jacckson scores with a hook to the body. Carvalho takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Jacckson throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Jacckson moves to clinch but Carvalho breaks away and Carvalho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Carvalho ducks under a wild hook from Jacckson. Jacckson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carvalho swats him away and circles back towards the center. Jacckson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jacckson forces Carvalho back against the cage and clinches.
Carvalho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Carvalho staying out of range there. Nice takedown defense from Jacckson. No joy for Carvalho on that attempt. Jacckson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Carvalho takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. KO Jacckson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvalho gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jacckson to score an easy takedown into full guard. We've been hearing that Jacckson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Jacckson 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. Jacckson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jacckson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Carvalho looking for subs off his back but Jacckson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Carvalho wants to get back to full guard. Carvalho moves into full guard.
Carvalho keeping moving, preventing Jacckson from controlling successfully. Jacckson works over Carvalho with some ground and pound from guard. Jacckson chips away with some ground and pound. Jacckson cracks Carvalho with a solid left hand. Carvalho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jacckson controls the pace.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Jacckson looking to pass the guard. Jacckson trying to control but Carvalho is working from the bottom. Jacckson stands up over Carvalho, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head. Carvalho is trying to control the position but Jacckson postures up. Jacckson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Carvalho can't keep his opponent in guard - Jacckson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount. Jacckson lands with a punch from half guard. Carvalho regains full guard. Nicely done. Jacckson slips nicely into half guard. Carvalho tries to roll over but Jacckson keeps him under control.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Jacckson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. KO Jacckson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Jacckson scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Jacckson working Carvalho over with strikes. Carvalho is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jacckson scores with a couple of nice shots. Jacckson wants to control but Carvalho is keeping him busy. Jacckson slows the pace down in half guard. Jacckson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Carvalho actively working from the bottom here.
 That's four minutes gone in the round. Carvalho gets full guard. Carvalho can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jacckson controls the pace.
Carvalho pushes a forearm under Jacckson's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Jacckson is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Caio Carvalho! Caio Carvalho seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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