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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between DuShayne Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Cao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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156 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, DuShayne Walters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Elijah Cao!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cao jabs Walters to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Walters throws a body punch but Cao moves out of range.
Walters gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walters lands with a nice body punch.
Walters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cao fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walters manages to avoid it.
Cao throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab lands there for Walters.
Walters lands a nice looking body shot.
Walters just misses with a punch to the body.
Cao scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Walters has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cao moves away.
Cao drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cao throws a big elbow that misses.
Cao is fighting to break Walters's control of his arms but Walters is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Walters utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cao throws an elbow that misses. Walters uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cao's guard. Nice move by Walters!
Walters trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cao has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walters can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters looking to pass the guard.
Cao is trying to keep Walters in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walters throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cao works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Walters throwing strikes but missing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cao working a defensive guard here.
Walters tries to free his leg and advance position but Cao is retaining full guard.
Walters preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters advances position into side control!
Walters tries to advance to mount but Cao denies him.
Cao is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cao is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Cao's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cao sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Walters works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Walters wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Walters working the ground and pound from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Cao tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Walters wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cao is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Walters off and has taken his back!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walters looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
I really don't envy Walters right now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cao has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Cao dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Walters looks to score with a jab to the body but Cao is just out of range.
Walters misses with a wild body shot.
Cao thows a body shot but no joy.
Cao throws the left hand but Walters avoids the punch easily.
Cao is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walters.
Cao missing with a left hand there. Walters was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cao pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walters. Cao does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walters throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cao scores with a jab to the body.
Walters ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cao moves away.
Walters is looking to wear down Cao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cao misses with a looping right.
Cao lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cao misses with a wild body shot.
Cao throws out a powerful jab.
Cao lands with a straight right. Walters didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walters thows a body shot but no joy.
A shot to the liver by Walters. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Walters just misses with a punch to the body.
Walters tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cao was well out of range. Poor timing from Walters.
Walters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Walters drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cao fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Walters looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Good exchange - Cao coming out on top.
Walters on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cao lands a really nice looking cross but Walters seems unphased.
Elijah Cao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cao works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walters swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cao counters with a nice uppercut.
Walters throws a big shot that misses.
Walters misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cao.
Cao darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walters gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Walters shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cao as he jumps to the side.
Walters steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cao.
Donk. Cao catches Walters right on the button with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cao stuns Walters with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cao uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walters.
Elijah Cao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cao jabs at Walters's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cao scores with a jab to the head.
Cao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cao looks to land a combination. Walters sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cao takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Walters lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walters doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Cao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cao looks to land a left hand but Walters moved out of range nicely.
Walters takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cao takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Walters misses the shot to the body.
Walters throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Walters scores with a takedown into Cao's guard.
Walters sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cao's guard.
Walters thows a huge punch but Cao dodges it nicely.
Walters wants to control but Cao is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cao keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Cao moves into full guard.
Cao working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Walters doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Walters manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cao keeping moving, preventing Walters from controlling successfully.
Walters works over Cao with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters trying to control but Cao is working from the bottom.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Walters trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cao is trying to control the position but Walters postures up.
Walters throws a big right hand that misses.
Cao looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Walters is working Cao over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walters wants to pass the guard but Cao is keeping the position.
Cao preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
DuShayne Walters has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cao trying to control the position.
Walters pushing down on Cao's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Walters content to control rather than advance.
Cao wants to improve his position but Walters is controlling well.
Walters not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Walters slips a nice elbow through Cao's hands, connecting with Cao's forehead.
Walters content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Walters prevents Cao from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walters throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cao slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Walters trying to control the position from guard on top but Cao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walters scoring with some ground and pound.
Cao had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walters defends it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cao working a defensive guard here.
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!
And that's the end of the fight!
DuShayne Walters showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cao 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Cao!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Elijah Cao made sure he mentioned [CLOSED] Nothing For Sale!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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