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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dan Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Paduwan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paduwan has chosen Bitch as his entrance music. Darth Paduwan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dan Caldwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Darth Paduwan !
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paduwan moves into the clinch successfully.
Paduwan keeps control of Caldwell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Caldwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paduwan is keeping busy.
Paduwan lands an uppercut.
Caldwell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Caldwell dodges an elbow strike from Paduwan .
Caldwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paduwan is keeping busy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paduwan throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paduwan .
Paduwan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Caldwell blocks the elbow strike.
Caldwell blocks an elbow strike.
Paduwan lands an elbow that stopped Caldwell in his tracks for a moment.
Caldwell is trying to break the clinch but Paduwan has him pressed against the cage.
Paduwan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Paduwan lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Dan Caldwell has been cut.
Caldwell crunches a lovely knee into Paduwan 's ribcage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paduwan throws an elbow that misses.
Paduwan swings wildly with an uppercut but Caldwell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caldwell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Caldwell working aggressively here.
Caldwell misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Caldwell.
Caldwell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Caldwell breaks the clinch.
Paduwan pushes Caldwell up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paduwan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caldwell's brow.
Caldwell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paduwan 's defenses.
Caldwell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paduwan avoids it.
Caldwell tries to circle away but Paduwan has him pinned against the cage.
Paduwan misses with an elbow over the top.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paduwan .
Caldwell is struggling to control the position.
Paduwan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan prevents Caldwell from breaking the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paduwan throws an elbow but misses.
Caldwell tries to stall but Paduwan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Caldwell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paduwan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Caldwell throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paduwan blocks an elbow strike.
Caldwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paduwan is keeping busy.
Paduwan lands an elbow that stopped Caldwell in his tracks for a moment.
Caldwell scores with a shot to the side of Paduwan 's head.
Paduwan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Paduwan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Caldwell avoids a wild elbow strike from Paduwan .
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paduwan .
Paduwan misses with an elbow strike.
Caldwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan lands an elbow inside that Caldwell shrugs off.
Caldwell avoids a wild elbow strike from Paduwan .
Paduwan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Caldwell looking to slow down the pace here.
Caldwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Paduwan blocking some punches.
Paduwan throws a head punch that misses.
Caldwell blocks the elbow strike.
Paduwan lands a left hand.
Paduwan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Caldwells head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paduwan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Paduwan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Caldwell avoids a wild elbow strike from Paduwan .
Caldwell blocks the elbow strike.
Paduwan misses with an elbow strike.
Caldwell blocks an elbow strike from Paduwan .
A short left from Caldwell.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Caldwell misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caldwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paduwan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caldwell's brow.
Paduwan throws a head punch that misses.
Paduwan pushes off an throws an elbow but Caldwell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Caldwell blocks an elbow strike from Paduwan .
Caldwell avoids the elbow strike from Paduwan , against the cage.
Caldwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caldwell blocks an elbow strike.
Caldwell trying to control the position but instead, Paduwan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caldwell into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paduwan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caldwell's brow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Paduwan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caldwell avoids a wild elbow strike from Paduwan .
With the fighters up against the cage, Paduwan throws an elbow but misses.
Paduwan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Paduwan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dan Caldwell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Paduwan misses with a looping right.
Caldwell misses with an uppercut.
Paduwan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Caldwell back to the cage. Paduwan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Paduwan misses with a few strikes there.
Nice defenses there by Paduwan .
Paduwan tries to close the distance and clinch but Caldwell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Darth Paduwan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paduwan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Caldwell working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paduwan .
Paduwan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Caldwells head.
Caldwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Paduwan looks to land a combination but Caldwell avoids it well.
Caldwell throws a sloppy head kick and Paduwan moves out of range easily.
Darth Paduwan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paduwan tries to close the distance and clinch but Caldwell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Caldwell loads up on a big right hand but Paduwan slips the punch.
Paduwan tries to clinch up but Caldwell circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paduwan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Caldwell at a distance.
Paduwan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Caldwell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paduwan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Paduwan misses with a double jab.
Caldwell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paduwan was well out of range. Poor timing from Caldwell.
Paduwan needs to keep his hands up - Caldwell had a free shot at his head there.
Caldwell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Caldwell throws a jab when Paduwan was well out of range.
A solid body kick from Caldwell.
A big right from Caldwell misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paduwan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Caldwell checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Paduwan tries to clinch up but Caldwell circles away and keeps his distance.
Caldwell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Darth Paduwan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paduwan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Paduwan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paduwan throws a nice looking combination but Caldwell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paduwan throws a head kick that misses.
Caldwell looks to land a left hand but Paduwan moved out of range nicely.
Paduwan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Caldwell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paduwan is looking to clinch.
Caldwell throws a half hearted mid kick.
Caldwell swats away the attempt to clinch by Paduwan .
Paduwan misses with a two punch combination.
Caldwell throws an overhand right that lands on Paduwan 's shoulder, as Paduwan tries to avoid the shot.
Caldwell jabs Paduwan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Caldwell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Caldwell there.
Paduwan avoids a punch combination nicely.
A shot to the liver by Caldwell. Beautiful body shot.
Paduwan blocks the body kick.
Paduwan forces Caldwell back against the cage and clinches.
Caldwell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Paduwan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Caldwell's brow.
Caldwell dodges an elbow strike from Paduwan .
Caldwell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paduwan 's defenses.
Caldwell trying to control the position but instead, Paduwan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caldwell into the cage.
Paduwan blocks the elbow strike.
Paduwan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Caldwell misses with some punches.
Caldwell is trying to break the clinch but Paduwan has him pressed against the cage.
Paduwan throws a punch but it's blocked by Caldwell.
Paduwan lands an elbow inside that Caldwell shrugs off.
Paduwan pushes off an throws an elbow but Caldwell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paduwan throws an elbow but misses.
Caldwell lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paduwan misses with an elbow strike.
Caldwell slowing the pace effectively.
Caldwell seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Paduwan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caldwell backwards.
Caldwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paduwan is keeping busy.
Caldwell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Darth Paduwan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dan Caldwell's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Caldwell connects with an inside leg kick.
Paduwan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caldwell ducks right into an uppercut from Paduwan .
Caldwell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Paduwan throws a jab when Caldwell was well out of range.
Caldwell missing with a left hand there. Paduwan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Paduwan does no damage.
Paduwan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caldwell throws out the jab.
Paduwan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Paduwan forces Caldwell back against the cage and clinches.
Paduwan throws an elbow but it misses.
Caldwell looking to stall.
Paduwan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Caldwell is working for takedown but Paduwan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Paduwan lands an elbow inside that Caldwell shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Paduwan throws an elbow but misses.
Paduwan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Caldwell backwards.
Caldwell is looking to control Paduwan 's arms but Paduwan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caldwell has his back to the cage.
Paduwan pushes off an throws an elbow but Caldwell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Caldwell trying to control the position but instead, Paduwan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Caldwell into the cage.
Caldwell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Caldwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paduwan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Paduwan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paduwan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caldwell backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Caldwell fails to land.
Paduwan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paduwan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Caldwell tries to break free but Paduwan pushes him back against the cage.
Paduwan lands an elbow inside.
Darth Paduwan is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paduwan avoids the elbow strike from Caldwell, against the cage.
Caldwell wants to break free but Paduwan has control.
Caldwell tries for a takedown but Paduwan manages to get underhooks.
Paduwan blocks an elbow strike.
Caldwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paduwan is keeping busy.
Paduwan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caldwell's efforts to push away.
Paduwan has a couple of punches blocked by Caldwell.
Nice elbow from Paduwan .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Caldwell throws an elbow but misses.
Caldwell tries to break free but Paduwan pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The referee is keeping an eye on Caldwell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Caldwell breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Paduwan takes the fight into the clinch.
Caldwell avoids the elbow strike from Paduwan , against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell is trying to break free.
Dan Caldwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Caldwell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paduwan blocks an elbow strike.
Paduwan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Paduwan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Caldwell blocks an elbow strike.
Caldwell misses with the head strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caldwell breaks the clinch.
Paduwan tries to close the distance and clinch but Caldwell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Caldwell lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darth Paduwan .
Well Paduwan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Darth Paduwan !
After winning the bout, Darth Paduwan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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