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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between El Wray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christian Caldwell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, El Wray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Christian Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldwell shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Wray can't keep his opponent in guard - Caldwell advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Caldwell is working for a kimura but Wray is defending it quite comfortably.
Wray wants to get back to his feet.
Caldwell wants to free his trapped foot but Wray is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wray wants to get back to his feet.
Caldwell is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Wray has managed to free his arm - good work.
Caldwell stops Wray from getting back to his feet.
Wray kicks Caldwell off and gets back to his feet.
Wray tries to clinch but Caldwell moves out of range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Wray misses.
Wray throws a right hand that Caldwell ducks under and follows up with a left that Caldwell also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wray throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Caldwell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wray leaves Caldwell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Caldwell takes one to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray leaves Caldwell with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wray connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Christian Caldwell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caldwell tries to work over Wray's front leg with a kick but Wray checks it.
Caldwell tries to bum rush Wray with a series of wild strikes but Wray uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wray misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell moves forwards but Wray connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A right-left combo lands from Wray.
Caldwell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wray defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wray misses with an uppercut. Caldwell saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Caldwell.
Wray scores with a jab. Caldwell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Caldwell shoots in for a double leg but Wray sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Wray dominated that second round.
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!
Caldwell changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wray looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Caldwell throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wray pushes Caldwell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Caldwell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Caldwell tries to advance to mount but can't.
Caldwell works to advance to full mount. Wray defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Caldwell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Caldwell working for a submission but Wray is keeping him at bay.
Wray is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wray has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Wray really wants to buck Caldwell off and get back to his feet.
Caldwell has hold of Wray's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Wray manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Caldwell looking to secure an arm triangle but Wray defends it well.
Caldwell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wray is trying to stand.
Caldwell looking to finish with strikes here!
Wray somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wray.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wray throws a series of punches but Caldwell avoids them all with ease.
Caldwell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Caldwell throws a head kick that misses.
Wray is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Caldwell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Caldwell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wray pinned against the cage. Wray gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Caldwell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Caldwell 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Christian Caldwell!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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