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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Wright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cragen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cragen has chosen Captain Cragen as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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187 lbs
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202 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Wright!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Don Cragen!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wright manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cragen on his heels. He'll look to pass Cragen's guard now, I'm sure.
Wright with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cragen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright.
Wright is looking to work some ground and pound but Cragen has wrist control.
Cragen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wright.
Wright postures up and lands a big shot to Cragen's brow.
Cragen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cragen wants to stand but Wright is controlling the position.
Wright throwing strikes from guard but Cragen blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright connects with a couple of short punches.
Cragen wants to stand up but Wright is controlling him.
Wright working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cragen is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Wright presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Cragen is trying to break free.
Cragen can't break the clinch.
Cragen wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wright has him pressed against the cage.
Wright tries for a takedown. No joy.
Wright tries for a takedown but Cragen manages to get underhooks.
Cragen can't break the clinch.
Wright has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cragen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cragen breaks from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cragen did well to prevent Wright getting side control.
Wright thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cragen's head.
Wright throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cragen kicks off Wright and gets to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wright keeps the fight on the outside.
Wright shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cragen as he jumps to the side.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wright or perhaps it was just good defense by Cragen, which made it look bad.
Wright throws a hook to the side of Cragen's head but Cragen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cragen is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wright moves out of range of the leg kick from Cragen.
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wright shoots for a takedown but Cragen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wright chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cragen can pounce on him.
Cragen leaves Wright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Wright with that takedown attempt.
Wright moves out of range of the strikes.
Cragen throws a head kick that misses.
Cragen is looking to clinch but Wright is avoiding it.
Wright looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wright misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cragen misses with a two punch combination.
Don Cragen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cragen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wright moves into the clinch.
Cragen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cragen wants to stall.
Wright drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wright has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cragen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cragen after a bit of a struggle.
Cragen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cragen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Wright was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wright fails with the takedown
and Cragen counters with a crisp one two that drops Wright! Cragen thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Wright to his feet! Wright is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cragen throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Cragen misses with the combination.
Cragen tries to close the distance and clinch but Wright swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cragen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Cragen.
Wright looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cragen!
Cragen is pushing Wright's head away, looking to escape. Wright manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cragen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cragen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cragen misses with a double jab.
Wright appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Wright avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wright closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cragen did well to prevent Wright getting side control.
Wright is looking for a kimura but Cragen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wright to get the leverage.
Wright is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Wright scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cragen is not content to let Wright control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wright lands with a punch from half guard.
Wright looks to land a strike but Cragen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Wright drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cragen dives on top into guard.
Cragen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wright fails with an attempt to clinch.
Don Cragen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wright shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cragen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cragen taking a breather.
Cragen manages to break the clinch.
Cragen feints a jab promting Wright to slip. Cragen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Wright slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Shawn Wright has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wright slips a jab and a cross from Cragen.
Cragen does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cragen throws a right and a left that Wright avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Cragen.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wright.
Wright closes the distance and clinches.
Cragen tries to break free but Wright pushes him back against the cage.
Cragen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wright is working for takedown but Cragen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wright wants a takedown.
Wright has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cragen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cragen is working Wright over against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cragen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright breaks from the clinch.
Wright closes the distance and clinches up with Cragen, looking for a takedown. Wright pushes Cragen against the cage but Cragen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Don Cragen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cragen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wright circles away quickly and effectively.
A head kick misses from Cragen.
Wright bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Wright working the ground and pound from side control.
Wright is looking to take a break and control but Cragen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cragen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wright connects with a decent elbow.
Cragen is trying to buck Wright off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wright lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Wright scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wright scores with a couple of short elbows.
Wright tries for a kimura but Cragen is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cragen is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cragen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Don Cragen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shawn Wright's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wright fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cragen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wright moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cragen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shawn Wright is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cragen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wright.
Cragen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cragen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wright checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Wright rushes Cragen and presses him up against the cage.
Wright has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cragen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Wright is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cragen can't fight it off and eventually Wright manages to take the fight to the floor. Cragen looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Wright loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wright throwing strikes but missing.
Cragen uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cragen fails to land with a series of punches.
Wright decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wright seems to be working for a kimura but Cragen defends the submission attempt.
Cragen tries to kick Wright off but Wright keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Wright is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cragen reverses the position - he's now on top in Wright's guard.
Wright looking for a guillotine here but Cragen defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cragen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Wright shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wright prevents Cragen from getting back to his feet.
Cragen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Cragen as Wright shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Wright. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cragen throws a nice looking combination but Wright bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Wright was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cragen.
Wright connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wright darts in and clinches Cragen up against the cage.
Wright can't get the takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cragen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cragen misses with a head kick.
A punch combination from Cragen misses.
Cragen throws the kick towards the body but Wright avoids it.
Wright tries to clinch there but Cragen circles away.
Wright shoots in looking for a takedown but Cragen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wright's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wright moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cragen throws a right hand that Wright ducks under and follows up with a left that Wright also avoids with ease.
Cragen leaves Wright with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cragen wants to counter the offense by Wright and move into the clinch position.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wright looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cragen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wright shoots in looking for a takedown but Cragen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wright's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cragen moves into range and clinches up with Wright.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wright tries to score a body lock takedown but Cragen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cragen lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wright drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cragen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cragen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cragen tries to stall but Wright uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cragen is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wright is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cragen to the mat. Cragen regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cragen can't keep his opponent in guard - Wright advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wright throws a strike but Cragen avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Shawn Wright has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wright throwing strikes from guard but Cragen blocks nicely.
Don Cragen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wright stops Cragen from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Cragen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cragen winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cragen!
Don Cragen managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Closed - Thanks for Support, into his post fight interview.
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hype
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