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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shaman Weaver (ranked 539 p4p, 1170 weight class) and Caleb Jones (ranked 54 p4p, 126 weight class). Weaver comes to the cage accompanied by Close Your Eyes by Acen. This should be a great matchup!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shaman Weaver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Caleb Jones!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Roosa J�rvil�inen and Johanna Lukiainen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Jones pushes Weaver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weaver can't break the clinch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Weaver lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Weaver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones gets through Weaver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Weaver tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment.
Weaver breaks from the clinch.
Weaver misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Weaver throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Weaver misses the shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones tries to clinch but Weaver is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones cracks Weaver with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jones connects with a body shot.
Weaver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A good leg kick by Jones.
Weaver steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
A quick step to the side and Weaver tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caleb Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weaver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Weaver half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Weaver jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Weaver misses.
Weaver throws a right hand that misses
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jones forces Weaver back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weaver blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Weaver lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weaver breaks the clinch.
Jones scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Weaver swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Jones tries to clinch there but Weaver circles away.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones lands a nice leg kick that just misses Weaver's sensitive parts.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Jab by Jones.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones tries to clinch up but Weaver circles away and keeps his distance.
Weaver swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Weaver misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Jones.
Weaver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weaver breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jones lands a nice looking kick to the body. Weaver takes a step back to recover.
Jones tries to clinch but Weaver is having none of it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weaver throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Weaver stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Jones misses with a kick to the body
so Weaver counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Weaver trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Caleb Jones dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Weaver shoots in but no luck this time.
Shaman Weaver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Weaver fails with the takedown
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Weaver looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jones moves into range and clinches up with Weaver.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones stalling the fight.
Weaver lands an uppercut.
Weaver has a couple of punches blocked by Jones.
Weaver breaks from the clinch.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Weaver tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weaver needs to keep his hands up - Jones had a free shot at his head there.
Jones tries to clinch but Weaver moves out of range.
Jones cracks Weaver with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Jones dips to his left and cracks Weaver with an uppercut!
Jones throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Caleb Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
Weaver tries to counter with a takedown but Jones is quick to defend against it.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks to clinch
and Weaver counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Weaver takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Weaver looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Weaver swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones scores with a hook to the body. Weaver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Weaver closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Weaver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jones keeps working.
Jones 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Weaver tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jones knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
Weaver thows a huge punch but Jones dodges it nicely.
Weaver is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Weaver is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Weaver takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Weaver is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Jones.
Weaver tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard.
Weaver trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Weaver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Weaver trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Caleb Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Weaver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jones rushes Weaver and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Weaver swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Weaver's head.
Jones scores with a shoulder strike.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Weaver uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Weaver throws a lazy uppercut
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Weaver. That did some damage!
Jones thuds his shin into the meat of Weaver's side.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Weaver counters by moving into the clinch.
Weaver is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Weaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weaver is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Jones prevents a body shot from Weaver.
Weaver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Weaver blocks an uppercut.
Jones tries a body shot but Weaver blocks it.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Weaver avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Jones.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones cracks Weaver with a nice body shot.
Weaver breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones clinches up with Weaver and pushes him back against the cage.
Weaver letting Jones take a breather here.
Jones scores with a shot to the side of Weaver's head.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Weaver is able to avoid easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Weaver misses its target.
Weaver ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Weaver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weaver lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Weaver blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Weaver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones pushes Weaver back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weaver cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Weaver tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Weaver back against the cage.
Weaver wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Weaver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weaver tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Weaver tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones tries to work over Weaver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones works on Weaver's body with a couple of short punches.
Weaver is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Weaver throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones taking a breather.
Jones throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Weavers head.
Weaver gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Weaver is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weaver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Weaver misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Weaver manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Weaver.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Weaver swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Weaver throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Weaver misses with a straight right.
Jones is looking to slow Weaver down with leg kicks.
Weaver throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Caleb Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jones 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa J�rvil�inen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Caleb Jones!
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