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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Caulker (ranked 4889 p4p, 25122 weight class) and Elijah James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Caulker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Caulker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elijah James!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Caulker.
Caulker moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromJames.
Caulker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caulker closes the distance and clinches.
James swings away with an uppercut that misses.
James tries to land a knee to the head but Caulker blocks with his arms.
James tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Caulker smiles and moves away.
James tries to clinch up.
Caulker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Caulker pushes James up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caulker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patrick Caulker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caulker misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
A jab lands there for Caulker.
Nice sprawl there from Caulker as James shoots in.
Caulker throws a hook to the side of James's head but James sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
James walks into a stiff left hand from Caulker.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
Patrick Caulker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elijah James.
Caulker scores with a decent looking hook.
Caulker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caulker scores with a hook.
Caulker connects with a body shot.
James takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Caulker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James gets tackled into the cage by Caulker. Caulker maintains the clinch.
Caulker manages to break the clinch.
Caulker cracks James with a right hand to the side of the head.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
James moves out of range of the strikes.
James takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Caulker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of James's head.
Caulker misses with a body shot.
James doesn't manage to clinch there - Caulker circles away.
Caulker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
James moves in looking to clinch but Caulker pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Caulker.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caulker lands a nice shot to the body.
James has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A jab from Caulker finds it's way through James's defenses.
James shoots in for a double leg but Caulker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Caulker is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Caulker lands an overhand right.
A big left from Caulker misses.
Caulker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Caulker missing with a left hand there. James was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
James gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Caulker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with James, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caulker manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
James defending well as Caulker loads up on a big left hand.
James is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Caulker lands with a hook. James tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Caulker misses with an uppercut. James saw that one coming.
Patrick Caulker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caulker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caulker content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Caulker tries to circle away but James has him pinned against the cage.
Caulker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
James tries to clinch but Caulker moves out of range.
Caulker appears to be looking for a big counter.
James moves forwards but Caulker connects with a nice, crisp jab.
James is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Caulker.
Caulker scores with a crisp jab that stopped James in his tracks.
Caulker scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Caulker dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Caulker lands a glancing blow to the side of James's head.
James tries to clinch up.
Caulker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by James.
James is looking to clinch but Caulker is avoiding it.
Caulker looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Caulker sets himself, and James steps forward looking for the clinch! Caulker avoids it this time.
Caulker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Caulker has managed to clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Caulker is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
James has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
Caulker scores with an uppercut up the middle.
James fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caulker can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James is trying to pull guard but Caulker has him pressed against the cage.
Caulker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Caulker has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
James misses with an elbow over the top.
Caulker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt James or not.
James prevents Caulker from breaking the clinch.
James is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
James being controlled against the cage.
James tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Caulker smiles and moves away.
Patrick Caulker is winning the standup battle so far.
Caulker throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
James tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
James throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Caulker's waist but Caulker gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing James off to one side.
Patrick Caulker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elijah James.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
James raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Caulker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James moves in looking to clinch but Caulker pushes him off.
James walks into a left hand.
Caulker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caulker lands a jab to the head.
Caulker misses the shot to the body.
James tries to clinch but Caulker is having none of it.
Caulker throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James slips a jab from Caulker.
James is breathing heavily.
Good standup being displayed there by Caulker as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caulker has closed the distance and engaged James in a clinch.
Caulker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Caulker manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Caulker has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
James prevents Caulker from breaking the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for James.
James throws a punch but it's blocked by Caulker.
Patrick Caulker has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caulker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Caulker blocks a head kick by James.
James takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Caulker throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Elijah James is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caulker just misses with a punch to the body.
James takes one to the chin there.
Caulker connects with a looping right hand.
James drops his hands momentarily and Caulker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caulker catches James with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Caulker finds it's way through James's defenses.
Jab by Caulker.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caulker connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Caulker uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before James has time to react.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caulker.
Caulker connects with a right hand. James shakes it off.
Caulker swings widly with a right hand
and James counters with a stiff right hand.
James walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Caulker clinches with his opponent.
Caulker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Caulker dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Caulker looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James closes this distance looking for a takedown but Caulker circles away.
Caulker throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
James bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caulker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
James looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Caulker looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Caulker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Caulker.
James tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caulker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James takes one on the button.
Caulker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that James can do to turn this around?
James shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Caulker defends it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James tries to clinch but Caulker is having none of it.
James tries to clinch there but Caulker circles away.
Caulker throws a jab but it's blocked by James.
Caulker lands with an overhand left.
James shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Caulker sprawls well. Caulker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. James gets slowly back to his feet.
Patrick Caulker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elijah James.
James takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caulker keeps the fight on the outside.
Caulker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
James ducks right into an uppercut from Caulker.
Caulker cracks a nice hook into James's ribs.
James is trying desperately to land a takedown but Caulker is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for James.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caulker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Caulker. Beautiful body shot.
Caulker clobbers James with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caulker.
James uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caulker.
James tries to clinch up but Caulker circles away and keeps his distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right-left combo lands from Caulker.
A big right from Caulker misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Caulker scores with a four punch combination!
Caulker cracks James with a right hand to the side of the head.
Caulker has managed to clinch.
James has Caulker pressed against the cage, preventing Caulker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Caulker is trying to push James away but James has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Caulker can't break the clinch.
Caulker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
James is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Caulker moves into range and clinches up with James.
Caulker is stalling here.
James working aggressively here.
Caulker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
James is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Caulker to keep the fight standing.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Caulker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Caulker breaks the clinch.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caulker is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
James avoids the body shot from Caulker.
James is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
James on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Caulker connects with a body shot that sends James's belly button to the back.
Caulker throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caulker scores with a nice head shot.
James looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Caulker throws a series of punches but James moves out of range.
Elijah James has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caulker lands a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patrick Caulker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caulker 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:24
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patrick Caulker!
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