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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Devil Jho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jho comes to the cage accompanied by Into the Abyss. Dan Caldwell told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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165 lbs
15 - 4 - 0 |
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24
169 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible |
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Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Devil Jho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldwell moves out of range of the leg kick from Jho.
Caldwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jho darts in and clinches Caldwell up against the cage.
Caldwell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jho avoids the elbow strike from Caldwell, against the cage.
Caldwell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jho avoids it.
Jho working aggressively here.
Caldwell lands a left hand.
Jho misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Jho.
Caldwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caldwell cracks Jho with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Caldwell tries to clinch up.
Jho loads up on a big right hand but Caldwell slips the punch.
Jho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caldwell.
Jho throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Caldwell lunges at Jho with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jho's hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caldwell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell has closed the distance and engaged Jho in a clinch.
Caldwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caldwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jho.
Jho pushes Caldwell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jho lands a right hand.
Jho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Caldwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jho tries to work over Caldwell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jho - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jho lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Caldwell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caldwell swinging wildly here.
Caldwell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell wants to clinch up but Jho keeps it at a distance.
Jho takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jho blocks a head kick by Caldwell.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jho connects with a body shot.
Caldwell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jho digs a good body shot into Caldwell's ribs.
Caldwell tries to clinch but Jho moves out of range.
Jho swats away the attempt to clinch by Caldwell.
Jho misses with a low kick.
Caldwell scores with a jab to the head.
Jho scores with a one two! Caldwell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Jho misses with a body kick.
Caldwell tries to clinch up but Jho circles away and keeps his distance.
Caldwell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho looks to land a right hand but Caldwell moved out of range.
Caldwell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caldwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jho.
Jho scores with a crisp jab that stopped Caldwell in his tracks.
Jho ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jho fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Caldwell on the side of the head.
Caldwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Caldwell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Caldwell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jho at a distance.
Jho misses with a leg kick.
Jho fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caldwell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Caldwell is looking to clinch but Jho is avoiding it.
Jho takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jho throws a looping overhand right but Caldwell ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caldwell's calf.
Jho moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Caldwell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caldwell is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jho.
Jho takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A cross from Caldwell lands.
Jho will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caldwell.
Caldwell jabs at Jho's body.
Caldwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jho will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Caldwell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jho.
Caldwell takes a swing at Jho's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Devil Jho will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caldwell takes a swing at Jho's ribcage but misses.
Caldwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Jho circles away.
Jho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caldwell.
Jho closes the distance and pushes Caldwell back into the cage.
Caldwell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caldwell manages to break the clinch.
Caldwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Jho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caldwell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jho.
Jho throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Caldwell ducks right into an uppercut from Jho.
Caldwell swings for the body but Jho moves out of range.
Caldwell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Caldwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Jho slips a jab from Caldwell.
Jho dips to his left and cracks Caldwell with an uppercut!
Caldwell circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jho looks to land a body kick but Caldwell moved away.
Caldwell lands a slapping body shot.
Jho looks to throw a body kick
and Caldwell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jho's knee momentarily.
Jho lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jho throws a leg kick that misses.
Jho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Caldwell.
Jho swings for the body but Caldwell moves out of range.
Caldwell misses with an uppercut.
A left lands for Caldwell.
Caldwell tries to clinch up but Jho circles away and keeps his distance.
Caldwell moves away from the strike by Jho.
Caldwell moves in looking to clinch but Jho pushes him off.
Jho tries to clinch but Caldwell moves out of range.
Jho lands with a hook. Caldwell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caldwell wants to clinch.
Jho thumps Caldwell with a low kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jho ducks under a wild hook from Caldwell.
Jho wants to clinch up but Caldwell keeps it at a distance.
Caldwell staying out of range there.
Caldwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Caldwell takes a swing at Jho's ribcage but misses.
Jho scores with a shot to the body.
Jho avoids a kick to the body.
Caldwell checks a leg kick.
Jho takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Caldwell avoids the body shot from Jho.
Jho scoring well with a low kick there.
Caldwell misses with a body kick.
Jho thows a body kick. Caldwell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Caldwell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jho counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Caldwell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Caldwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jho lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Caldwell thows a leg kick but Jho checks it
and Jho counters with a straight right hand.
Caldwell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jho just misses with a punch to the body.
Caldwell is looking to clinch but Jho is avoiding it.
Some bone on bone action there as Caldwell checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jho turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jho scores with a leg kick.
Jho looks to score with a jab to the body but Caldwell is just out of range.
Jho buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jho is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Caldwell pushes Jho away with a front kick.
Caldwell throws the kick towards the body but Jho avoids it.
Caldwell throws out a leg kick but Jho moves out of range and Caldwell only half commits.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Caldwell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Caldwell takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Devil Jho dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Caldwell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Caldwell jabs at Jho's body.
Jho throws a series of punches but Caldwell avoids them all with ease.
Caldwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Jho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caldwell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jho throws the kick towards the body but Caldwell avoids it.
Devil Jho is winning the standup battle so far.
Caldwell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jho checks it well.
Caldwell misses with a body shot.
Jho tests Caldwell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caldwell.
Jho bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jho lands a glancing blow to the side of Caldwell's head.
Caldwell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jho misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jho counters with a nice leg kick.
Jho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caldwell's hands.
Jho pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Caldwell tries to clinch but Jho is having none of it.
A telegraphed right hand from Caldwell misses the target.
Jho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caldwell.
Jho is looking to land body kicks.
Jho connects with a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Caldwell misses the target.
Jho lands with a hook. Caldwell tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Caldwell misses with a body shot.
Jho uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Caldwell.
Devil Jho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jho lands a nice looking body shot.
A big left from Caldwell misses.
Jho connects with a crisp jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jho, right into the meat.
Caldwell attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caldwell instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jho trying to stall but Caldwell improves his position.
Caldwell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jho swings wildly with an uppercut but Caldwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caldwell misses with a body punch.
Caldwell lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Devil Jho has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Caldwell as Jho tries to tie him up.
A short right from Caldwell on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jho backwards.
Jho lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jho breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jho fakes the leg kick and cracks Caldwell in the body.
Jho just misses with a punch to the body.
Caldwell tries to land a leg kick but Jho saw it coming and moves away.
Dan Caldwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jho keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Caldwell misses.
Caldwell scores with a nice head shot.
Jho connects with a single shot there.
Caldwell moves in looking to clinch but Jho pushes him off.
Jho thumps Caldwell with a low kick.
Caldwell needs to keep his hands up - Jho had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jho uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caldwell.
Jho scores with a nice head shot.
Some wild striking there from Jho.
Caldwell tries to clinch up but Jho circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caldwell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jho sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caldwell throws a head kick that Jho semi-blocks.
Caldwell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Caldwell misses with a leg kick.
Jho misses with a wild body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caldwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Jho.
Jho tries to clinch up.
Caldwell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Caldwell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jho.
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 Devil Jho.
Well Jho has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devil Jho!
Devil Jho decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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