LMMA 14: Caldwell vs. Tyson PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Austin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Smith
vs
Austin

171 cm
20
156 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

169 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Likes musicals

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chris Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Frank Austin!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Atkins and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Austin fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab lands there for Smith.
Smith throws a wild body kick that Austin sees coming a mile off.
Austin shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Austin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Austin leaves Smith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smith.
Austin blocks a head kick by Smith.
Austin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Chris Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Austin.
Austin shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Austin if he has to take too many more of those.
Smith scores with a nice strike.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Smith.
Austin slaps away a takedown attempt from Smith, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Austin shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Smith sprawls well. Smith wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Austin gets slowly back to his feet.
Austin looks winded!

Austin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Smith's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but Austin is proving a slippery customer.
Smith 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 throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Austin wants to stand but Smith is controlling his posture from full guard.

Smith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Austin defends it easily.
Smith looking to control.
Smith can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Austin controls the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Smith fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Austin manages to avoid it.
Smith scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smith thuds his shin into the meat of Austin's side.
Smith throws a nice inside leg kick.
Smith stuffs the takedown attempt from Austin. Austin gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Austin misses with a takedown attempt - Smith sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Austin keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Austin keeping full guard, as Smith tries to pass.
Smith in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

A slapping leg kick lands for Smith.
Good leg kick by Smith there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Austin shoots for a double leg takedown but Smith sprawls well. He's pushed Austin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Smith lands a jab-cross combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Smith. Austin shrugs it off though.
Smith slaps away a takedown attempt from Austin, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Smith is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Austin is trying to escape and Smith transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Austin is forced to tap! Nice work there by Smith! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Smith!

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100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dodger Dog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ping Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Dog
vs
Lin

190 cm
22
287 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

210 cm
27
276 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

HGH Nutrients Q160 Tycoons Best Quality supps

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Dodger Dog!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Ping Lin!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crunch! Lin slams his shin into Dog's torso.
Dog blocks a low kick nicely.
Dog walks into a jab.
Dog tries to clinch up.
Lin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lin swats away the attempt to clinch by Dog.
Dog tries to clinch up
and Lin counters with a good, hard body kick but Dog shrugs it off.
Lin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lin scores with a head kick.

It looks like Dodger Dog has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lin thows a body shot but no joy.
Lin tries to work over Dog's front leg with a kick but Dog checks it.
Dog walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lin.
Lin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dog manages to avoid it.

Dog closes the distance and pushes Lin back into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin tries to break the clinch but Dog is controlling the position.
Dog has Lin pushed against the cage.

Lin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lin looks to score with a jab to the body but Dog is just out of range.
Dog tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dog looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Lin tries to keep at a distance but Dog has taken the fight into the clinch.

Lin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dog avoids the head kick by Lin.
Dog tries to clinch but Lin moves away
and Lin counters with a low kick, right behind Dog 's knee.
Lin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dog looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dog fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin tries a head kick but it misses.
Lin keeps the fight on the outside.
Lin tries to work over Dog's front leg with a kick but Dog checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin lands a really nice looking cross but Dog seems unphased.
Dog tries to clinch but Lin moves away
and Lin counters with a straight right hand.
Ping Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dog blocks the body kick.
Lin connects with a right hand. Dog shakes it off.

Dog is rocked!
Dog bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Lin comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Dog falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Dog was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ping Lin!
A determined Ping Lin didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

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83%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Enrico Ciccone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexsandr Pchelenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pchelenko has chosen Kanye West-Stronger as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Ciccone
vs
Pchelenko

176 cm
26
157 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

168 cm
19
138 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Enrico Ciccone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexsandr Pchelenko!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Ciccone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Pchelenko was covering up waiting for the punch and Ciccone finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pchelenko has momentary wrist control but Ciccone slips an elbow through the middle.
Ciccone working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ciccone connects with a couple of short punches.
Ciccone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pchelenko's head.
Pchelenko really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ciccone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ciccone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pchelenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ciccone wants to control from the top but Pchelenko keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ciccone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ciccone won't allow Pchelenko to get back to his feet.
Ciccone with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ciccone 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.
Ciccone is working Pchelenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ciccone trying to control but Pchelenko is working from the bottom.
Ciccone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ciccone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Ciccone distracts Pchelenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ciccone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ciccone chips away with some ground and pound.
Ciccone lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ciccone lands a couple of digs.
Ciccone cracks Pchelenko with a solid left hand.
Ciccone wants to control from the top but Pchelenko keeps moving.
Ciccone content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ciccone wants to control from the top but Pchelenko keeps moving.
Ciccone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ciccone scoring with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ciccone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ciccone cracks Pchelenko with a solid left hand.
Ciccone postures up and lands a big shot to Pchelenko's brow.
Pchelenko wants to stand but Ciccone is controlling the position.
Pchelenko looks winded!
Ciccone is in close to Pchelenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ciccone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ciccone lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ciccone with a nice head shot there.
Ciccone works over Pchelenko with some ground and pound from guard.

Pchelenko is rocked!
Ciccone 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.
Ciccone landing with the ground and pound.
Pchelenko is still in real trouble! Can Ciccone finish him?
Pchelenko being controlled here, momentarily.
Pchelenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Ciccone distracts Pchelenko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ciccone lands a couple of elbows.
Ciccone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ciccone controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Ciccone cracks Pchelenko with a solid left hand.
Ciccone working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pchelenko's head.
Ciccone is in close to Pchelenko's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ciccone pushes down on Pchelenko's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ciccone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pchelenko taking some punishment here, with Ciccone in his half guard.
Ciccone winds up and cracks Pchelenko with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ciccone is nestled in close to Pchelenko, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Ciccone is trying for a kimura here. Pchelenko looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Ciccone wins by kimura!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Enrico Ciccone!

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Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rene Croix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fergus Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Croix comes to the cage accompanied by Edith Piaf - Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien. Mitchell has chosen Get Up as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Croix
vs
Mitchell

170 cm
25
140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

177 cm
24
151 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rene Croix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Fergus Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Croix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Croix shoots in looking for a takedown but Mitchell manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Croix's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Croix throws a head kick that misses.
Croix throws a head kick that misses.
Croix blocks a head kick by Mitchell.

Croix has Mitchell up against the cage in a clinch.
Croix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mitchell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Croix has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Mitchell avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Croix lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Croix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Croix just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mitchell's brow.
Croix misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Croix.
Croix tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Croix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Croix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Croix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Croix tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Croix lands a left hand.
Croix using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Mitchell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Stalling in the clinch from Croix.
Mitchell is working for takedown but Croix is calmly controlling the position for now.
Croix tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Croix stops a takedown attempt from Mitchell.
Croix tries to throw a body punch but Mitchell avoids it by throwing Croix back against the cage.
Croix has a couple of punches blocked by Mitchell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croix tries a body shot but Mitchell blocks it.
Croix pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the forehead.
A hook to the body from Croix.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Croix.

Croix escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Croix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Croix throws a low kick, looking for Mitchell's leg but Mitchell calmly moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Croix.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Croix throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mitchell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Croix can pounce on him.
Croix lands with a thumping leg kick.
Croix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Croix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mitchell. That did some damage!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Croix.
Mitchell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

Croix drives through and clinches with Mitchell against the cage.
Croix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Croix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.

Croix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been informed that Mitchell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Mitchell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mitchell throws a head kick that misses.
Croix throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mitchell blocks a low kick nicely.
Croix motions for Mitchell to come forward. Croix throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Croix lands a nice looking body kick.
Mitchell blocks the body kick.
Mitchell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Croix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Croix throws a head kick but Mitchell moves out of range.
Croix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Croix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Croix is looking to slow Mitchell down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitchell misses with a series of wild punches.
Croix slips a straight right by Mitchell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rene Croix dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mitchell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Croix.
Mitchell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

Mitchell fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Croix to the ground. Mitchell is now in Croix's guard.
Croix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mitchell.
Croix is looking to sweep but instead, Mitchell has passed into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell trying to control the action but Croix is working from the bottom.
Croix keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Mitchell thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Croix's head.
Mitchell throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Croix to regain full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mitchell postures up in Croix's guard and throws a big left but Croix blocks it.
Mitchell is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitchell throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mitchell working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Croix working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mitchell.
Mitchell throws a strike but Croix rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Mitchell avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Mitchell is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Croix defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Croix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Croix trying to move into half guard but instead Mitchell has managed to sweep!
Mitchell throws a big right hand that misses.
Mitchell postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mitchell with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Croix wants to sweep but no luck.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell drops back, looking for a kneebar! Croix looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Croix looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Croix!
Mitchell gets back to half guard.
Croix thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mitchell's head.
Croix missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mitchell is looking to escape.
Croix throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Croix tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mitchell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

Mitchell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mitchell flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

Croix is working for an americana but Mitchell has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Croix was thinking about the submission.
Croix throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Croix trying to control but Mitchell is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fergus Mitchell 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! This is the final round!

Croix scores with a head kick. Mitchell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Croix changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mitchell blocks a jab.
Croix throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mitchell throws a low kick but Croix moves out of range easily.
Croix throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Mitchell tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Croix is able to avoid easily.
Croix tries a head kick but it misses.
Mitchell looks to land a body kick but Croix moved away.
Rene Croix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Croix lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mitchell takes a step back to recover.

Croix darts in and clinches Mitchell up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Croix lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Croix leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mitchell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Croix misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Croix.

Croix's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Croix tries to clinch there but Mitchell circles away.
Croix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mitchell. That did some damage!
Croix swings for the body but Mitchell moves out of range.
Croix uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mitchell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Croix tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell throws a jab when Croix was well out of range.
Croix throws a half hearted mid kick.
Croix lands with a nice body kick.
Croix misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Croix looks for the body kick but Mitchell saw that one coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Croix moves into the clinch.
Croix swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Croix misses with a short punch on the inside.
Croix tries to work over Mitchell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Croix tries a knee to the head but Mitchell blocks it.
Mitchell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Croix.
Croix misses with a punch on the inside.
Mitchell has Croix pressed against the cage, preventing Croix from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mitchell is trying to pull guard but Croix turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Croix digs a right hand into Mitchell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mitchell's gas tank.
Croix holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mitchell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Croix scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Croix tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mitchell avoids it.
Mitchell blocks a body shot from Croix.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Croix.
Croix trying to stall but Mitchell improves his position.
Mitchell is looking to break free of the clinch but Croix has double underhooks.
A short left from Croix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Croix.
Croix misses with the head strike.
Mitchell is trying to pull guard but Croix turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Rene Croix has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fergus Mitchell.
Croix throws an elbow that misses.
Croix lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Croix softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Croix works on Mitchell's body with a couple of short punches.
Mitchell tries to pull guard but Croix holds him up against the cage and eventually Mitchell drops back down to his feet.
A knee to the head by Croix.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mitchell blocks an elbow strike.
Croix is leaning against Mitchell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rene Croix showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Croix 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28

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

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FIGHT
RATING
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nisse Metaxa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Dantas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Metaxa comes to the cage accompanied by Skillet-Hero. Nisse Metaxa has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Metaxa
vs
Dantas

165 cm
26
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

163 cm
25
139 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Nisse Metaxa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jose Dantas!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Sam Margolis and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Metaxa lands a jab to the head.

It looks like Jose Dantas has been cut.
Dantas closes this distance looking for a takedown but Metaxa circles away.
We've been told by Metaxa's head coaches at Allstars MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Metaxa moves out of range of the body kick from Dantas.
Metaxa scores with a jab. Dantas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dantas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Metaxa moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
and Metaxa counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Dantas! He's just covering up as Metaxa starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nisse Metaxa!
Nisse Metaxa 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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B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyson has chosen Последний О as his entrance music. 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.

Caldwell
vs
Tyson

186 cm
36
200 lbs
24 - 26 - 0

180 cm
35
198 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 26 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Caldwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Sam Margolis and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Caldwell scores with a one two! Tyson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mike Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson catches Caldwell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tyson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Caldwell blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Caldwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caldwell blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Caldwell moves out of range easily.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've been hearing reports that Caldwell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Caldwell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caldwell wants to clinch.
Tyson slips a jab from Caldwell.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caldwell shoots in and gets a takedown into Tyson's guard.
Caldwell trying to move into half guard but instead Tyson has managed to sweep!

Caldwell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Tyson defends it easily.

Caldwell has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tyson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Caldwell working for a triangle but Tyson defends it easily.
Tyson wants to control from the top but Caldwell keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tyson is one step ahead there.
Caldwell is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caldwell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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!

Caldwell stands up out of the half guard.

Caldwell manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tyson on his heels. He'll look to pass Tyson's guard now, I'm sure.
Caldwell pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyson is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Caldwell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell misses with a two punch combination.
Tyson cracks Caldwell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Caldwell throws a big shot that misses.
Caldwell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Caldwell.
Tyson catches Caldwell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Caldwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses.
Caldwell shoots in looking for a takedown. Tyson tries to sprawl out of it but Caldwell keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tyson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Caldwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Tyson circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tyson throws a right and a left that Caldwell avoids nicely.
Tyson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caldwell.
Caldwell dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Caldwell closes the distance and clinches up with Tyson, looking for a takedown. Caldwell pushes Tyson against the cage but Tyson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Caldwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Caldwell to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caldwell shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyson but Tyson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tyson scores with a sloppy right hand. Caldwell should have avoided that one.
Caldwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tyson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Caldwells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimmy Caldwell dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jab by Tyson.
Tyson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Caldwell avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Caldwell moves out of range easily.
No joy there for Caldwell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Caldwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caldwell blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Caldwell looks for a takedown but Tyson sprawls well.
Tyson connects with a high kick.
Caldwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Caldwell moves out of range easily.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mike Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Caldwell momentarily.

Caldwell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Caldwell showed some decent athleticism there.
Caldwell trying to pass the guard but Tyson defending well.

Caldwell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyson defends it well.
Tyson is staying active underneath Caldwell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Caldwell maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Tyson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Caldwell has cracked it and Tyson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Caldwell!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimmy Caldwell!
Our winner, Jimmy Caldwell, 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.