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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideo Shiroma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiroma has chosen Red Warrior as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Caldwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hideo Shiroma!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldwell plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Caldwell is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shiroma slips under a jab from Caldwell.
Shiroma tries to move into range but Caldwell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shiroma moves out of range of the strikes.
Caldwell pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shiroma is out of range and Caldwell settles back down.
Shiroma scores with a jab.
Decent striking displayed by Shiroma there.
Shiroma lands a glancing blow to the side of Caldwell's head.
Caldwell misses with a low kick.
Shiroma stuffs the takedown attempt from Caldwell. Caldwell gets slowly back to his feet.
Shiroma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caldwell throws out the jab.
Donk. Caldwell catches Shiroma right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caldwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Shiroma catches Caldwell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Shiroma has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Shiroma there as he acknowledges the shot.
Shiroma throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caldwell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Shiroma, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shiroma scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Caldwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Shiroma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Caldwell misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Caldwell.
Caldwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Shiroma circles away.
Shiroma dodges the punch combination from Caldwell.
Shiroma throws a series of punches but Caldwell avoids them all with ease.
Shiroma looks to land a combination. Caldwell sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A combination from Shiroma does no damage.
Caldwell takes one on the button.
Caldwell is looking to clinch but Shiroma is avoiding it.
Shiroma throws a series of punches but Caldwell moves out of range.
Caldwell looks to land a right hand but Shiroma moved out of range.
Caldwell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caldwell tries to clinch up
and Shiroma counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Shiroma has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caldwell misses with a head kick.
Shiroma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caldwell.
Shiroma lands a head shot.
Caldwell gets a clinch.
Caldwell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Shiroma throws a hook to the side of Caldwell's head but Caldwell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caldwell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caldwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shiroma.
Caldwell connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Caldwell. That's going to slow Shiroma down.
Shiroma lands a right hook to the body.
Caldwell thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Shiroma if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Caldwell.
Caldwell rushes Shiroma and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Shiroma wants to break free but Caldwell has control.
Shiroma is trying to push Caldwell away but Caldwell has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Shiroma.
Shiroma is trying to break the clinch but Caldwell is controlling him.
Shiroma has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shiroma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shiroma escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shiroma throws a series of punches but Caldwell moves out of range.
Caldwell tries to bum rush Shiroma with a series of wild strikes but Shiroma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Shiroma lands a really nice looking cross but Caldwell seems unphased.
Shiroma throws out a loose jab but Caldwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caldwell jabs Shiroma to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caldwell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shiroma slips a straight right by Caldwell.
Caldwell misses with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Shiroma. Beautiful body shot.
Caldwell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shiroma checks the leg kick nicely there.
Shiroma swinging wildly here.
Shiroma just misses with a punch to the body.
Shiroma circles away from the clinch attempt
and Caldwell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shiroma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shiroma lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Caldwell throws a low kick but Shiroma avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Caldwell 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caldwell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caldwell swings for the body but Shiroma moves out of range.
Caldwell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shiroma moves away.
Caldwell throws a low kick, looking for Shiroma's leg but Shiroma calmly moves out of range.
Shiroma with a hook.
Shiroma lands a two punch combo.
Hideo Shiroma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caldwell scores with a nice right hand.
Caldwell takes one to the chin there.
Shiroma throws a jab but it's blocked by Caldwell.
Danga de danga de dang - Shiroma scores with a four punch combination!
Caldwell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shiroma sizes up Caldwell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Caldwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shiroma takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shiroma closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dan Caldwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Caldwell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiroma moves away from the strike by Caldwell.
Caldwell takes a swing at Shiroma's ribcage but misses.
Caldwell slips a jab and a cross from Shiroma.
Hideo Shiroma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caldwell pushes Shiroma up against the cage in a clinch.
Shiroma pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shiroma misses with an uppercut.
Caldwell tries for a takedown but Shiroma sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Caldwell wants to clinch but Shiroma slips to the side
and Shiroma counters with a stiff right hand.
Caldwell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shiroma ducks under a wild hook from Caldwell.
Caldwell rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shiroma counters with a stiff right hand.
Shiroma ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caldwell moves away.
Shiroma circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caldwell misses with a body kick.
Caldwell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shiroma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma connects with the punch.
Caldwell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Caldwell takes a swing at Shiroma's ribcage but misses.
Shiroma scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Caldwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Shiroma circles away.
Shiroma pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Caldwell back to the cage. Shiroma follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caldwell connects with an inside leg kick.
Shiroma stuffs the takedown attempt from Caldwell. Caldwell gets slowly back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Shiroma. Those never looked like landing.
An inside leg kick from Caldwell misses.
Shiroma slips under a jab.
Shiroma swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Caldwell.
Shiroma loads up on a big right hand but Caldwell slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caldwell.
Caldwell needs to keep his hands up - Shiroma had a free shot at his head there.
Caldwell feints and then cracks Shiroma's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shiroma down.
Shiroma slips a jab from Caldwell.
Caldwell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Shiroma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Shiroma closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Shiroma keeps the fight on the outside.
Shiroma misses with a series of wild punches.
Caldwell scores a takedown into full mount!
Caldwell looking to ground and pound but Shiroma is blocking nicely.
Shiroma taking shots to the head.
Shiroma is looking to improve his position but Caldwell isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Caldwell unloads with some shots from mount but Shiroma bucks and avoids them well.
Caldwell trying to control but Shiroma is having none of it.
Shiroma is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Shiroma is working to get back to half guard.
Shiroma in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shiroma tries to lock up and control but Caldwell gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shiroma is looking to improve his position but Caldwell isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Caldwell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Shiroma cracks a nice hook into Caldwell's ribs.
Caldwell turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shiroma misses with a wild combination.
Caldwell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caldwell throws an overhand right that lands on Shiroma's shoulder, as Shiroma tries to avoid the shot.
Caldwell connects with a solid leg kick.
Shiroma misses with a two punch combination.
Caldwell throws a sloppy head kick and Shiroma moves out of range easily.
Caldwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Shiroma swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caldwell connects with the punch.
Caldwell looks to clinch
and Shiroma counters with a right hand to the body.
Shiroma swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caldwell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shiroma's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Caldwell throws a leg kick but Shiroma sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell misses with a few strikes there.
Shiroma lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Caldwell backs up against the cage.
Nice defenses there by Caldwell.
Shiroma looks to land a combination but Caldwell avoids it well.
Shiroma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caldwell tries to clinch but Shiroma is having none of it.
Caldwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Caldwell wants to clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Shiroma. Those never looked like landing.
Shiroma takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shiroma throws a right and a left that Caldwell avoids nicely.
Shiroma looks to land a combination but Caldwell avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Caldwell.
Caldwell uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shiroma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Shiroma.
Caldwell cracks a nice hook into Shiroma's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caldwell swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Shiroma.
Caldwell misses with an uppercut. Shiroma saw that one coming.
Caldwell walks into a stiff left hand from Shiroma.
Caldwell is looking to clinch.
Caldwell misses with a low kick.
Caldwell blocks a jab.
Caldwell uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shiroma.
Nice defenses there by Shiroma.
Shiroma throws a combination. Caldwell tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Shiroma misses with a series of wild punches.
Caldwell dips to his left and cracks Shiroma with an uppercut!
Caldwell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shiroma looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiroma throws a nice looking combination but Caldwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Caldwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Shiroma is just out of range.
Caldwell closes the distance and pushes Shiroma back into the cage.
Caldwell lands a damaging elbow.
Caldwell displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shiroma up against the cage.
Shiroma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shiroma has had enough of the clinch but Caldwell keeps him there for the moment.
Shiroma working hard to break the clinch.
Shiroma wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shiroma misses with a punch to the body.
Shiroma wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dan Caldwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell lands a nice uppercut.
Shiroma is looking to break free of the clinch but Caldwell has double underhooks.
Caldwell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shiroma avoids it.
Hideo Shiroma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Shiroma tries to circle away but Caldwell has him pinned against the cage.
Caldwell lands a takedown into guard.
Caldwell keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shiroma's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shiroma keeping moving, preventing Caldwell from controlling successfully.
Shiroma wants to stand up but Caldwell is controlling him.
Shiroma has a closed guard, preventing Caldwell from standing up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caldwell slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Caldwell tries to score with some ground and pound. Shiroma controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Caldwell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caldwell, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Caldwell!
Dan Caldwell 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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energy
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hype
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