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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldwell misses with a hook.
Moss throws a front kick aimed at Caldwell's knee but Caldwell avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Moss.
Caldwell throws a hook but Moss avoids it easily.
Caldwell throws a shot from downtown. Moss moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Caldwell misses.
Moss really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Caldwell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caldwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moss can pounce on him.
Moss slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Caldwell misses its intended target.
Moss lands a head kick. Caldwell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Moss throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caldwell throws an overhand right that lands on Moss's shoulder, as Moss tries to avoid the shot.
Caldwell throws a big shot that misses.
Moss throws a sloppy head kick and Caldwell moves out of range easily.
Moss slips under a jab from Caldwell.
Moss tried to score with a low kick but Caldwell checks it.
Moss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Moss.
Moss has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caldwell finds it's way round the side to connect with Moss's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caldwell loads up on a big right hand but Moss slips the punch.
Caldwell throws a hook but Moss blocks it.
Caldwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caldwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moss. Moss obviously looking to wear him down.
Caldwell misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moss attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caldwell throws a jab when Moss was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Moss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caldwell, as that shot connected.
Caldwell throws a looping overhand right but Moss ducks down to avoid it.
Caldwell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Moss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caldwell throws a hook but Moss blocks it.
Caldwell lands a jab to the head.
Moss thumps Caldwell with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Moss.
Caldwell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moss.
Moss throws out a leg kick but Caldwell moves out of range and Moss only half commits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moss lands with a kick to the temple. Caldwell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Caldwell checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moss.
Caldwell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moss walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moss throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Moss. Caldwell shrugs it off though.
Caldwell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moss.
Caldwell looks winded!
Moss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caldwell.
Caldwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Moss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caldwell blocks a head kick by Moss.
Moss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caldwell.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moss.
Moss is looking to slow Caldwell down with leg kicks.
Moss throws a head kick that misses.
Caldwell misses with an uppercut. Moss saw that one coming.
Caldwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moss.
Caldwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moss.
Moss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caldwell's calf.
Moss throws a leg kick which misses Caldwell's front leg but catches the back leg as Caldwell tries to avoid it.
Caldwell throws an overhand right that lands on Moss's shoulder, as Moss tries to avoid the shot.
Moss lands with a nice body kick.
Moss 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.
Moss is looking to slow Caldwell down with leg kicks.
Moss thumps Caldwell with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moss. That's going to slow Caldwell down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moss.
Caldwell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moss.
Caldwell throws a jab when Moss was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moss 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.
Good leg kick by Moss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Moss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Caldwell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Moss - the referee stops the clock and Caldwell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Moss. Caldwell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Moss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caldwell. That did some damage!
Moss delivers a nice body kick.
Moss lands a leg kick that knocks Caldwell off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moss scores with a push kick.
Moss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caldwell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moss throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Moss throws a nice head kick!
Caldwell is rocked!
A big right from Caldwell misses.
Caldwell is still on wobbly legs! Can Moss finish him?
Moss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caldwell's calf.
Caldwell seems to have recovered his senses.
Caldwell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moss. That's going to slow Caldwell down.
Caldwell throws out a loose jab but Moss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Moss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Moss throws a front kick that sends Caldwell stumbling back into the cage.
Caldwell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moss momentarily.
Caldwell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caldwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moss can pounce on him.
Moss throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Caldwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moss. Moss obviously looking to wear him down.
Moss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caldwell's sensitive parts.
Moss throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Caldwell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Moss thuds his shin into the meat of Caldwell's side.
Moss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moss scores with a leg kick.
Moss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moss ducks under a wild hook from Caldwell.
Moss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caldwell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moss throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Moss dominated that 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.
Moss scores with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moss!
A good leg kick by Moss.
Caldwell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moss!
Moss scores with a push kick.
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!
A head kick from Moss lands but Caldwell takes it in his stride.
Moss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moss feints and then cracks Caldwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caldwell down.
Moss fakes the leg kick and cracks Caldwell in the body.
Moss connects with a leg kick. Caldwell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Caldwell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moss.
Moss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caldwell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Moss.
Moss explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Caldwell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moss. That one must have hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moss scores with a leg kick.
Moss connects with a leg kick. Caldwell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Caldwell misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss ducks under a wild hook from Caldwell.
Moss lets loose with a powerful body kick. Caldwell will feel that in the morning.
Dan Moss is winning the standup battle so far.
Caldwell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moss.
Caldwell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moss.
Moss throws a head kick that half lands.
Caldwell throws a jab when Moss was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moss. That's going to slow Caldwell down.
Caldwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moss can pounce on him.
Caldwell throws a lazy right hand but Moss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moss lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caldwell.
A swing and a miss from Caldwell.
Moss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caldwell.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moss.
Moss lands a high kick!
Caldwell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moss. That one must have hurt.
Moss scores with a leg kick.
Caldwell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moss.
Moss feints and then cracks Caldwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caldwell down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caldwell. That did some damage!
Moss thows a body kick. Caldwell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Moss lands with a kick to the temple. Caldwell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Caldwell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Moss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caldwell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Caldwell misses.
Caldwell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circling - Caldwell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moss scores with a head kick. Caldwell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Moss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caldwell can do to turn this around?
Moss misses with a body kick.
Moss takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Caldwell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Moss has got the better of the exchanges.
Caldwell misses with a straight left.
Moss connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moss.
Moss throws a push kick but Caldwell slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Caldwell misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss lands a leg kick that knocks Caldwell off balance momentarily.
Moss throws a leg kick which misses Caldwell's front leg but catches the back leg as Caldwell tries to avoid it.
Caldwell throws a hook to the side of Moss's head but Moss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caldwell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moss throws a leg kick which misses Caldwell's front leg but catches the back leg as Caldwell tries to avoid it.
Moss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caldwell.
Caldwell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Caldwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caldwell's calf.
Moss feints and then cracks Caldwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caldwell down.
Caldwell avoids the head kick by Moss.
Moss misses with a low kick.
Moss throws a sloppy head kick and Caldwell moves out of range easily.
Caldwell lands with a cross.
Caldwell scores with a nice strike.
Caldwell misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moss lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss slips a straight right by Caldwell.
Moss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moss misses with a low kick.
Moss shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moss slips under a jab from Caldwell.
Moss throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caldwell loads up on a big right hand but Moss slips the punch.
Caldwell connects with the punch.
Moss blocks a jab.
Moss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moss lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Moss.
Caldwell lands with a hook. Moss tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moss throws a head kick but Caldwell moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caldwell.
Moss feints and then cracks Caldwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caldwell down.
Moss shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caldwell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Moss dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Caldwell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mosss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Caldwell misses.
Caldwell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Moss blocks a jab.
Moss lands a leg kick that knocks Caldwell off balance momentarily.
Moss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caldwell's calf.
Moss finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caldwell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moss feints and then cracks Caldwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caldwell down.
Moss scores with a spinning back kick!
Moss throws a sloppy head kick and Caldwell moves out of range easily.
Caldwell checks a low kick from Moss.
Caldwell misses with an uppercut. Moss saw that one coming.
Moss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caldwell throws out the jab.
Caldwell misses with a straight left.
Caldwell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caldwell looks to land a left hand but Moss moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moss slips a jab from Caldwell.
Moss moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss lands a high kick!
Moss slips a jab from Caldwell.
Moss scores with a leg kick.
Moss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moss looks to land a body kick but Caldwell moved away.
Moss scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caldwell blocks a leg kick.
Moss looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moss throws a low kick but Caldwell avoids it.
Moss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caldwell misses with a straight left.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
Caldwell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caldwell blocks a head kick by Moss.
Crunch! Moss slams his shin into Caldwell's torso.
Caldwell lands a glancing blow to the side of Moss's head.
Moss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caldwell.
Moss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caldwell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Caldwell blocks the leg kick.
Moss bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Moss throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caldwell's head.
Caldwell lands a really nice looking cross but Moss seems unphased.
Moss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caldwell throws an overhand right that lands on Moss's shoulder, as Moss tries to avoid the shot.
Moss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caldwell.
Caldwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caldwell tests Moss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caldwell jabs Moss right on the nose. Moss blinks but takes it well.
Caldwell looks to throw the jab but Moss is out of range.
Moss moves away from the strike by Caldwell.
Moss scoring well with a low kick there.
Caldwell misses with a straight left.
Moss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caldwell misses with a straight right.
Moss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Caldwell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moss lands a high kick!
Moss lands with a kick to the ribs.
A good leg kick by Moss.
Caldwell checks the leg kick.
Caldwell misses with a hook.
Caldwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Moss.
Moss needs to keep his hands up - Caldwell had a free shot at his head there.
Caldwell blocks a head kick by Moss.
Moss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Caldwell misses.
Moss scores with a nice body kick.
Moss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caldwell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moss.
Moss ducks right into an uppercut from Caldwell.
Caldwell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moss.
Moss misses with a leg kick.
Moss misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caldwell lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss slips a jab from Caldwell.
Moss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caldwell.
Nice defenses there by Moss.
Moss takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Caldwell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caldwell.
Moss defending well as Caldwell loads up on a big left hand.
Caldwell lunges at Moss with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moss's hand.
Moss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moss connects with an inside leg kick.
Moss finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caldwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caldwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moss. Moss obviously looking to wear him down.
Moss throws a leg kick but Caldwell checks it.
A solid body kick from Moss.
Caldwell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moss.
Justin Caldwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moss goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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 Dan Moss.
Well Moss 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Moss!
In his post fight interview, Dan Moss started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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