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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sir Digby Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Channell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caesar comes to the cage accompanied by Sir Digby Chicken Ceasar Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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182 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Sir Digby Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Clark Channell!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Channell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Channell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Channell misses its intended target.
Caesar thows a left - swing and a miss!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Caesar.
Caesar misses with an uppercut.
Channell moves away from the strike by Caesar.
Channell throws the left hand but Caesar avoids the punch easily.
Caesar tries to sprawl but Channell drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Channell is working for a kimura but Caesar is defending it quite comfortably.
Caesar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Channell is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Caesar has managed to free his arm - good work.
Channell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Channell prevents Caesar from improving his position.
Channell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Channell throws a strike but Caesar avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Caesar is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Channell is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Channell with a flurry of punches that miss.
Caesar trying to keep a closed guard but Channell is proving a slippery customer.
Channell drops back looking for a leg! Caesar is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Caesar manages to kick Channell off! Channell jumps back into Caesar's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Channell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Caesar swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Channell postures up.
Caesar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Channell!
Channell can't escape the position.
Caesar in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
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!
Channell throwing hammer fists to the chest of Caesar. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Channell is trying to escape the mount.
Channell throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Channell tries to hold on but Caesar postures up.
Channell is looking to improve his position but Caesar isn't that keen on the idea.
Channell is squirming around, avoiding Caesar's attempts to control the action.
Caesar prevents Channell from getting the reversal.
Caesar lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Caesar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Caesar working Channell over with strikes here.
Caesar lands with some strikes.
Caesar landing strikes from the mount and Channell is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caesar with good strikes from the mount here!
Caesar scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Channell has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Channell is squirming around, avoiding Caesar's attempts to control the action.
Caesar working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Channell manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Caesar slips a nice elbow through Channell's hands, connecting with Channell's forehead.
Channell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Channell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Channell is refusing to be controlled, as Caesar sits in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caesar wants to free his trapped foot but Channell is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Channell looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Digby Caesar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Caesar fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Channell to the ground. Caesar is now in Channell's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caesar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Channell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Caesar has managed to get both his arms back between Channell's legs - danger averted.
Caesar lands a couple of digs.
Caesar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Channell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Caesar has managed to get both his arms back between Channell's legs - danger averted.
Caesar passes Channell's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Channell actively working from the bottom here.
Caesar thows a huge punch but Channell dodges it nicely.
Caesar trying to control from half guard but Channell is working away.
Channell has hold of Caesar's hands but Caesar slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caesar trying to mount his opponent but Channell defends it.
Ground and pound from Caesar.
Sir Digby Caesar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Channell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Caesar pulls his head out easily.
Caesar prevents Channell from improving his position.
Caesar trying to control the action but Channell is working from the bottom.
Caesar wants to pass to mount but Channell is defending the position.
Channell looking for submissions off his back.
Channell manages to get to full guard.
Caesar postures up and lands a big shot to Channell's brow.
Channell is looking for a triangle but Caesar pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Channell working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Caesar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Caesar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Caesar lands a couple of digs.
Channell has his foot on Caesar's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Caesar works his way back into a safe position though.
Caesar postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Caesar trying to control but Channell is working from the bottom.
Channell is trying to hold Caesar in close to prevent damage but Caesar has managed to pass into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caesar trying to control from half guard but Channell is working away.
Caesar drops an elbow to the side of Channell's head.
Channell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Caesar pulls his head out easily.
Channell is refusing to be controlled, as Caesar sits in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Caesar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Channell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Caesar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Caesar lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Caesar thows a huge punch but Channell dodges it nicely.
Caesar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Channell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Caesar slips a nice elbow through Channell's hands, connecting with Channell's forehead.
Caesar wants to pass the guard but Channell is defending well.
Caesar performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caesar is keen to just control but Channell is a slippery customer.
Channell is pressing down on Caesar's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
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!
Caesar wants to control from the top but Channell keeps moving.
Channell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Caesar defends it easily.
Caesar trying to control but Channell is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Channell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Caesar defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sir Digby Caesar 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!
Channell misses with a looping right.
Caesar fails with the takedown.
Channell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caesar.
Clark Channell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Channell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Caesar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Channell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Channell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Caesar moves away.
The fighters circling - Channell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Clark Channell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Channell throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Caesar tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Channell is in Caesar's guard.
Channell throws a big elbow that misses.
Channell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Caesar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Caesar is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Caesar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Caesar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Channell!
Channell slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Channell is refusing to be controlled, as Caesar sits in half guard.
Channell looking for submissions off his back.
Channell trying to hold on to Caesar's head to control him but Caesar postures up.
Channell wants to improve his position but Caesar is controlling well.
Channell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Caesar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Channell missing with punches from the bottom.
Caesar trying to control from half guard but Channell is working away.
Channell looking for submissions off his back.
Channell punching from the bottom.
Caesar controlling the action here.
Channell actively working from the bottom here.
Caesar wants to take a breather but Channell is having none of it.
Clark Channell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Channell looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Channell keeps working.
Channell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Caesar not doing much here.
Channell is trying to get back to full guard.
Caesar looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Caesar wants to take a breather but Channell is having none of it.
Caesar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Channell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Channell tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Caesar connects with a nice short shot to Channell's temple.
Channell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Caesar scores with a couple of nice shots.
Caesar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caesar lands strikes from half guard.
Channell throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Caesar lands with a punch from half guard.
Caesar wants to take a breather but Channell is having none of it.
Caesar scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Caesar wants to take a breather but Channell is having none of it.
Channell actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caesar working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Channell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Channell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Caesar lands a nice short elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sir Digby Caesar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Caesar, 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sir Digby Caesar!
A very excited looking Sir Digby Caesar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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