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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bad Idea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Idea might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Boss of All Bosses . This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
13 - 5 - 1 |
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175 cm
25
169 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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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
13 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bad Idea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idea checks a leg kick.
Caldwell just misses with a punch to the body.
Caldwell misses with a hook
and Idea counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Idea misses with an attempted mid kick.
Caldwell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Idea has managed to clinch.
Caldwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Idea fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Caldwell is out of range.
Idea moves into the clinch.
Caldwell blocking some punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Caldwell.
Caldwell blocking some punches.
Idea misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Caldwell.
Idea stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caldwell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Idea scores with a shot to the side of Caldwell's head.
Idea avoiding damage as Caldwell throws knees to the body.
Caldwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Idea's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea lands a hook to the side of the head.
Idea misses with some punches.
Caldwell misses with a punch to the body.
Idea displaying some good clinch control by pressing Caldwell up against the cage.
Idea lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Come on Idea - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Idea misses with some punches.
Idea working aggressively here.
Caldwell is trying to break the clinch but Idea has him pressed against the cage.
Caldwell lands a nice elbow.
Caldwell working aggressively here.
A short left from Idea.
Idea misses with a hook to the ribs.
Idea trying to control the position but instead, Caldwell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Idea into the cage.
Caldwell tries to break free but Idea pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea working aggressively here.
Caldwell stalling the fight.
Caldwell is trying to stall.
Idea lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Idea throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Idea.
Caldwell can't find room to land a body shot as Idea controls the action.
Caldwell throws a punch but it's blocked by Idea.
Idea's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Idea fails to land.
Idea throws a head punch that misses.
Idea lands with a light punch inside.
Caldwell misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Idea.
Idea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell breaks from the clinch.
Dan Caldwell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caldwell tries a head kick but it misses.
Idea lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Idea throws an off balance right hand
and Caldwell counters with a nice body kick.
Idea avoids the body shot from Caldwell.
Caldwell moves out of range as Idea strikes.
Idea clinches with his opponent.
Idea tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Idea scores with a hook to the body.
Caldwell tries to land knees in the clinch but Idea avoids the damage to the body.
Caldwell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Idea's defenses.
Caldwell throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Idea to work.
Caldwell creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Idea misses with a punch to the body.
Caldwell creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Idea's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A body shot lands from Idea.
Caldwell looking to throw knees to the head but Idea is blocking nicely.
Idea working aggressively here.
Idea blocks a body shot from Caldwell.
Idea misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Caldwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Idea.
Idea is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Idea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Idea is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Idea lands a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Idea misses with a short punch on the inside.
Caldwell is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Idea is keeping busy.
Idea lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caldwell backwards.
Idea prevents Caldwell from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bad Idea dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Caldwell misses the jab.
Caldwell lands a nice shot that snaps Idea's head back.
Idea dodges the punch combination from Caldwell.
Caldwell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice jab there from Idea.
Idea with a hook.
Idea scores with a spinning back kick!
Idea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Idea.
Idea throws out a leg kick but Caldwell moves out of range and Idea only half commits.
Idea slips under a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Caldwell.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caldwell ducks under a wild hook from Idea.
Idea moves into range and clinches up with Caldwell.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Caldwell pushes off an throws an elbow but Idea leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Idea working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Caldwell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dan Caldwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Caldwell tries to land a front kick but Idea steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Caldwell.
Idea scores with a kick to the midsection.
Idea lands a head kick. Caldwell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Idea avoids a kick to the body.
Caldwell throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Idea cracks the inside of Caldwell's front leg.
Idea doesn't manage to clinch there - Caldwell circles away.
Idea throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Idea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caldwell tries to land a leg kick but Idea saw it coming and moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Caldwell there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Caldwell throws a leg kick which misses Idea's front leg but catches the back leg as Idea tries to avoid it.
A low kick from Caldwell misses
and Idea connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Caldwell takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Caldwell swats away the attempt to clinch by Idea.
Caldwell misses with a low kick as Idea jumps back.
Idea is trying hard to land a takedown here. Caldwell sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Caldwell throws a right hand that misses
and Idea counters with a low kick, right behind Caldwell 's knee.
Caldwell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Idea defending well as Caldwell loads up on a big left hand.
Idea lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caldwell's sensitive parts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell connects with the punch.
Caldwell gets tackled into the cage by Idea. Idea maintains the clinch.
Idea stalling.
Caldwell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Idea taking a breather.
Caldwell tries to break free but Idea pushes him back against the cage.
Idea lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Caldwell working aggressively here.
Bad Idea has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Caldwell working Idea over with knees to the body.
Idea is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Caldwell is defending well.
Idea swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Idea throws a head punch that misses.
Caldwell working aggressively here.
Idea lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Caldwell just misses with a elbow thrown towards Idea's brow.
Caldwell struggles to land a body shot inside as Idea controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Idea up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Idea stalls.
Caldwell throws a punch but it's blocked by Idea.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Caldwell.
Idea lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Caldwell backwards.
Idea will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Caldwell up against the cage.
Idea has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Caldwell regains guard immediately.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Caldwell keeping full guard, as Idea tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bad Idea dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
A punch combination from Caldwell misses.
Idea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Idea fails with an attempt to clinch.
A punch combination from Caldwell misses.
Caldwell connects with the punch.
Caldwell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caldwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Idea checks a leg kick.
Caldwell throws a head kick but Idea moves out of range.
Caldwell blocks a jab.
A lazy left from Caldwell finds it's target.
Caldwell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Caldwell tried to score with a low kick but Idea checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idea misses the shot to the body.
Caldwell misses with a shot to the body
and Idea counters with a nice uppercut.
Idea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Caldwell.
Caldwell goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Idea moves in looking to clinch but Caldwell pushes him off.
Caldwell walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A lazy left from Idea finds it's target.
Idea checks a leg kick nicely.
Caldwell throws a series of strikes that have Idea backpedaling.
Caldwell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Idea under the eye.
Caldwell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Idea. That's going to slow Caldwell down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caldwell throws a jab when Idea was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Good leg kick by Idea there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Caldwell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Idea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Caldwell.
Caldwell throws a right and a left that both miss.
Idea moves in looking to clinch but Caldwell pushes him off.
Idea uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Caldwell.
Caldwell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Idea sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Idea scores a takedown into full mount!
Caldwell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Caldwell tries to hold on but Idea pushes him away.
Caldwell is trying desperately to improve position.
Dan Caldwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Idea looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Caldwell is working to get back to half guard.
Idea can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Caldwell is looking to escape.
Idea landing strikes from the mount and Caldwell is in trouble!
Idea looking for a guillotine from mount but Caldwell is having none of it.
Idea looking to control but Caldwell is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Idea tries to control but Caldwell wriggling away.
Caldwell tries to hold on but Idea pushes him away.
Bad Idea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Idea trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Caldwell tries to reverse the position but Idea maintains control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caldwell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Idea blocks Caldwell's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bad Idea.
Well Idea 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bad Idea!
After winning the bout, Bad Idea 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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RATING
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