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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isiah Dawson (ranked 2914 p4p, 3112 weight class) and Kyle Calderon (ranked 303 p4p, 320 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of New York, Isiah Dawson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyle Calderon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dawson checks a low kick from Calderon.
Dawson is looking to clinch but Calderon is avoiding it.
Dawson moves away from the strike by Calderon.
Calderon scores with a spinning back kick!
Calderon thumps Dawson with a low kick.
Dawson looks to score with a jab to the body but Calderon is just out of range.
Calderon misses the jab.
Dawson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dawson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Calderon tries to roll over but Dawson keeps him under control.
Calderon is trying to control but can't.
Dawson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Calderon looking for submissions off his back.
Dawson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dawson controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calderon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dawson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dawson is in close to Calderon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Calderon being controlled here, momentarily.
Dawson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Calderon's head.
Dawson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Dawson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dawson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dawson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dawson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Calderon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dawson is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Calderon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dawson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dawson throws a big right hand that misses.
Dawson trying to control but Calderon is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dawson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Calderon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dawson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Calderon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calderon is controlling Dawson's posture.
Calderon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Dawson has passed into side control.
Dawson trying to control the position but Calderon is working away.
Dawson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dawson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Calderon will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Calderon tries to improve position but can't.
Dawson lands a nice forearm strike.
Calderon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Dawson taking a breather here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson scoring with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Calderon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Calderon seems a little lost for a moment, as Dawson dominates the positioning.
Calderon tries to improve position but can't.
Dawson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
You can see the frustration on Calderon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Calderon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dawson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Calderon down.
Dawson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Dawson scores with punches from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isiah Dawson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Dawson rushes Calderon and presses him up against the cage.
Calderon prevents a body shot from Dawson.
Calderon taking a breather.
Dawson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Calderon blocks an uppercut.
Dawson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calderon taking a breather.
Calderon is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Dawson fails to land.
Nice body punch from Calderon - that landed with a thud.
Dawson tries a body shot but Calderon blocks it.
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Calderon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calderon scores with a shot to the side of Dawson's head.
Calderon tries a knee to the head but Dawson blocks it.
Calderon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dawson is defending well for now.
A short left from Dawson.
Dawson tries a body shot but Calderon blocks it.
Dawson swings wildly with an uppercut but Calderon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calderon trying to control the position but instead, Dawson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Calderon into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson tries to work over Calderon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calderon looking to stall.
Calderon is looking to control Dawson's arms but Dawson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Calderon has his back to the cage.
Dawson avoiding damage as Calderon throws knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Calderon fails to land.
Dawson misses with a punch on the inside.
Dawson lands with a light punch inside.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Calderon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawson lands with a left to the head.
Calderon is trying to force a seperation but Dawson has the dominant position.
Dawson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Calderon can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Calderon fails to land.
Calderon missing with knees to the body.
Calderon misses with an elbow strike.
Dawson scores with a shoulder strike.
Calderon blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calderon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calderon displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dawson up against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Dawson can't find room to land a body shot as Calderon controls the action.
Calderon misses with a knee strike.
Dawson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dawson throws a punch but it's blocked by Calderon.
Dawson misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dawson.
Calderon trying to land knees to the body.
Calderon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Calderon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calderon.
Isiah Dawson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dawson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Calderon blocks an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Dawson.
Calderon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Calderon is trying to break the clinch but Dawson has him pressed against the cage.
Calderon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dawson avoids it.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Calderon controls his hands.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Calderon avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the cage.
Calderon throws a head punch that misses.
Dawson struggles to land a body shot inside as Calderon controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Calderon wants to stall.
Dawson tries a body shot but Calderon blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Dawson.
Dawson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dawson as Calderon tries to tie him up.
Dawson lands with a left to the head.
Dawson blocking some punches.
Dawson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Calderon is trying to break the clinch but Dawson is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dawson lands with a right to the head.
Calderon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Calderon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dawson avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Dawson.
Dawson scores with a shoulder strike.
Dawson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dawson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calderon's elbow.
Dawson is leaning against Calderon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Calderon is breathing heavily.
Dawson presses Calderon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dawson tries a body shot but Calderon blocks it.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Calderon avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the cage.
Calderon is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dawson is defending well for now.
Calderon trying to control the position but instead, Dawson has worked for underhooks and has pushed Calderon into the cage.
Dawson tries to throw a body punch but Calderon avoids it by throwing Dawson back against the cage.
Dawson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dawson scores with a shot to the side of Calderon's head.
Dawson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dawson misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Isiah Dawson dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Dawson throws a jab when Calderon was well out of range.
Dawson misses with a straight left.
Calderon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Calderon looks for the body kick but Dawson saw that one coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Calderon.
Dawson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calderon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dawson 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.
Dawson trying to control but Calderon is working from the bottom.
Dawson scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dawson drops back looking for a leg! Calderon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Calderon manages to kick Dawson off! Dawson jumps back into Calderon's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calderon keeping moving, preventing Dawson from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dawson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Dawson pushes down on Calderon's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Dawson is keen to just control but Calderon is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Calderon actively working from the bottom here.
Dawson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Calderon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dawson lands a nice short elbow.
Dawson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dawson is trying to control. Calderon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dawson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Calderon has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dawson seems to be working for a kimura but Calderon defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dawson controlling the pace.
Dawson tries to pass to full mount but Calderon defends it.
Dawson drops an elbow to the side of Calderon's head.
Calderon is looking for a sweep. Dawson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Dawson seems content to control.
Calderon is trying to get back to full guard.
Dawson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dawson drops an elbow to the side of Calderon's head.
Isiah Dawson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dawson tries to pass to full mount but Calderon defends it.
Dawson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Dawson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Calderon for as long as he can get away with.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Dawson continues to stall.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Dawson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Calderon feints and then cracks Dawson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dawson down.
Dawson misses with an uppercut. Calderon saw that one coming.
Dawson looking to score a takedown here. Calderon is defending well but Dawson drives through and ends up in Calderon's guard.
Calderon working for submissions but it's allowed Dawson to get to half guard.
Dawson slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calderon is looking to improve his position.
Kyle Calderon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Dawson in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Isiah Dawson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dawson, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Isiah Dawson!
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RATING
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