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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quentin Gerard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerard has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Quentin Gerard acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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214 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Patrick Caldwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Quentin Gerard!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerard takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gerard looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Caldwell tries to sprawl but Gerard drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Caldwell is holding on to half guard well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gerard prevents Caldwell from standing back up.
Caldwell has his hands clasped together around Gerard's back. He's all about the action.
Caldwell pushes Gerard off looking to stand but Gerard dives back in and keeps control.
Caldwell makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caldwell tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gerard sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Caldwell somewhat.
Caldwell feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Caldwell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Caldwell might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Caldwell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gerard can do anything to dispel that myth.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gerard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Caldwell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patrick Caldwell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A clash of legs there as Gerard blocks the low kick.
Caldwell has closed the distance and engaged Gerard in a clinch.
Caldwell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Caldwell moves into the clinch.
Gerard gets underhooks to prevent Caldwell's takedown attempt.
Caldwell lands a shoulder strike.
Caldwell is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gerard gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Caldwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gerard can't fight it off and eventually Caldwell manages to take the fight to the floor. Gerard looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Caldwell controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gerard is trying to control the position but Caldwell postures up.
Caldwell controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Caldwell's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Caldwell could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Caldwell is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Patrick Caldwell just wasn't active enough.
Gerard tries for a takedown but Caldwell sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Caldwell throws a hook to the side of Gerard's head but Gerard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gerard checks a leg kick.
Caldwell drives through with a takedown into Gerard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caldwell slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gerard working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Caldwell doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Caldwell manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Caldwell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Caldwell drives through with a takedown into Gerard's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Caldwell's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Caldwell is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Caldwell is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Caldwell seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gerard for as long as he can get away with.
Gerard is breathing heavily.
Patrick Caldwell has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Caldwell moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell wants the takedown. Gerard is fighting it off but Caldwell persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gerard's guard against the cage.
Caldwell slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
We're going to have a standup here because Patrick Caldwell wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Caldwell throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Caldwell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Patrick Caldwell.
Good leg kick by Caldwell there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Caldwell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gerard.
Gerard avoids the head kick by Caldwell.
Caldwell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gerard sprawls well. Gerard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Caldwell gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerard gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Caldwell counters by clinching up.
Caldwell drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gerard can't break the clinch.
Caldwell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gerard smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Caldwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caldwell attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Caldwell dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Caldwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Gerard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gerard tries to clinch but Caldwell is having none of it.
Caldwell misses with a body kick.
Caldwell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gerard wants to clinch but Caldwell slips to the side
and Caldwell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Caldwell pulls guard successfully.
Caldwell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gerard can do to turn this around?
Caldwell looking for a guillotine here but Gerard defends easily.
Caldwell has a closed guard, preventing Gerard from standing up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Gerard off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Gerard wants to clinch up but Caldwell keeps it at a distance.
Caldwell shoots for a double leg takedown but Gerard sprawls well. He's pushed Caldwell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gerard moves out of range of the body kick.
Caldwell looking to score a takedown here. Gerard is defending well but Caldwell drives through and ends up in Gerard's guard.
Caldwell with a nice head shot there.
Caldwell content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Caldwell showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Gerard has his foot on Caldwell's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caldwell works his way back into a safe position though.
Gerard is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gerard looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Caldwell sitting in guard here, content to control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Patrick Caldwell wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Caldwell drives through with a takedown into guard.
Caldwell looking to sit in guard and control but Gerard gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Caldwell is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gerard tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Caldwell counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Caldwell is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gerard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gerard is working for takedown but Caldwell is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caldwell successfully pulls guard.
Quentin Gerard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Patrick Caldwell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Gerard working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Caldwell not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Caldwell showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caldwell 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick 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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