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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Calderwood (ranked 4084 p4p, 4042 weight class) and Taxo Nagazaki (ranked 491 p4p, 488 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Good chin |
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Calderwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Taxo Nagazaki!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calderwood throws a body kick that misses.
Calderwood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Calderwood lands a front kick.
Calderwood misses the shot to the body.
Calderwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calderwood misses with a body kick.
Nagazaki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Nagazaki with the counter takedown but Calderwood avoids it easily.
Nagazaki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Calderwood lands with a kick to the temple. Nagazaki shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Calderwood with a nice calf kick.
Nice body kick there by Calderwood.
Nagazaki takes the fight into the clinch.
Calderwood lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Taxo Nagazaki has been cut.
Calderwood stalling in the clinch but Nagazaki improves position.
Nagazaki throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calderwood blocking some punches.
Nagazaki misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Calderwood's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Calderwood creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nagazaki's defenses.
Calderwood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calderwood lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderwood looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Nagazaki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calderwood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nagazaki.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Calderwood.
Nagazaki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calderwood breaks the clinch.
Nagazaki avoids a kick to the body.
A leg kick checked by Nagazaki.
Nagazaki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calderwood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calderwood scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Calderwood misses with a body kick.
Nagazaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Calderwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Calderwood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Calderwood misses with an uppercut. Nagazaki saw that one coming.
Calderwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calderwood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Calderwood cracks Nagazaki with a good jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Calderwood. That's going to slow Nagazaki down.
Calderwood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderwood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Calderwood scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagazaki is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Calderwood scores with a kick to the body.
Nagazaki tries to clinch but Calderwood is having none of it.
Calderwood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calderwood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Calderwood throws a head kick that misses.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Calderwood.
Nagazaki tries to clinch there but Calderwood circles away.
Calderwood cracks Nagazaki with a right hand to the side of the head.
Calderwood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Nagazaki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nagazaki moves in looking to clinch but Calderwood pushes him off.
Nagazaki defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Calderwood.
Calderwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Calderwood shoots in and bounces Nagazaki off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Calderwood looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calderwood drops back looking for a leg! Nagazaki is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nagazaki manages to kick Calderwood off! Calderwood jumps back into Nagazaki's guard.
Calderwood is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Calderwood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Calderwood missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Calderwood's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Calderwood works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Calderwood is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Nagazaki felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Calderwood is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Nagazaki is just riding it out for now. Calderwood eventually gives up the hold.
Nagazaki looks winded!
Nagazaki blocking the ground and pound attempt from Calderwood.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Calderwood dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taxo Nagazaki's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Calderwood scores with a head kick.
Calderwood lands a leg kick that knocks Nagazaki off balance momentarily.
Nagazaki tries to close the distance and clinch but Calderwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nagazaki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nagazaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Calderwood.
Calderwood lands with a kick to the ribs.
Calderwood missing with a left hand there. Nagazaki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Calderwood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Nagazaki tries to counter it with a takedown but Calderwood pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Nagazaki rushes Calderwood and presses him up against the cage.
Nagazaki blocks an elbow strike.
Nagazaki can't find room to land a body shot as Calderwood controls the action.
Nagazaki dodges an elbow strike from Calderwood.
Calderwood is looking to control Nagazaki's arms but Nagazaki gets an underhook and turns him. Now Calderwood has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calderwood lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nagazaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calderwood's elbow.
Calderwood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nagazaki can do to turn this around?
Calderwood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nagazaki tries to land a front kick but Calderwood steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Calderwood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nagazaki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nagazaki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderwood tries to land a body kick
and Nagazaki counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Calderwood trying to control the position here.
Calderwood working for submissions but it's allowed Nagazaki to get to half guard.
Nagazaki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Calderwood. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nagazaki stands up and beckons Calderwood to join him on the feet.
Calderwood lands a head kick. Nagazaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nagazaki displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Calderwood throws out the jab.
Nagazaki on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nice shot by Calderwood.
Nagazaki is looking to clinch.
Nagazaki blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderwood tests Nagazaki's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nagazaki avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Calderwood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Calderwood fails with a takedown attempt.
Nagazaki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Calderwood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Calderwood scores with a head kick. Nagazaki tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Taxo Nagazaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A good leg kick by Calderwood.
Nagazaki's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nagazaki wants to clinch.
A jab from Calderwood misses.
Calderwood throws a leg kick
and Nagazaki counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Calderwood manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Calderwood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calderwood throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nagazaki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Calderwood prevents a body shot from Nagazaki.
Calderwood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right hook to the body lands for Calderwood.
Calderwood comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Calderwood pushes off an throws an elbow but Nagazaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nagazaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nagazaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calderwood's elbow.
Nagazaki is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Nagazaki - that landed with a thud.
Carlos Calderwood has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nagazaki can't find room to land a body shot as Calderwood controls the action.
Nagazaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Calderwood breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nagazaki moves out of range of the strikes.
Calderwood throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Calderwood darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nagazaki is rocked!
BOOM! Calderwood lands a beautiful left hook that drops Nagazaki. Nagazaki tries to recover but Calderwood is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Nagazaki lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carlos Calderwood!
Carlos Calderwood seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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