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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rockson Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Stone Roses - I Am The Resurrection kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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200 lbs
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201 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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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
16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Jimmy Caldwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Rockson Rua!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua misses with a body kick.
Rua tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Caldwell looks to land a left hand but Rua moved out of range nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rua.
Rua throws a body kick that misses.
Caldwell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caldwell looks to land a combination but Rua avoids it well.
Rua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Caldwell's hands.
Caldwell tries to bum rush Rua with a series of wild strikes but Rua uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Caldwell. Rua does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caldwell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rua.
Caldwell scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caldwell misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Rua.
Caldwell avoids a kick to the body.
Rua cracks a nice hook into Caldwell's ribs.
Rua throws a nice outside leg kick.
Caldwell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rua sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Caldwell scores with a nice strike.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caldwell slips under a jab from Rua.
Rua is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Caldwell misses.
Jimmy Caldwell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua looks for a takedown but Caldwell sprawls well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch combination from Caldwell misses.
Rua on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Some wild striking there from Caldwell.
Nice cross by Rua.
Rua swinging wildly here.
Rua throws a hook to the side of Caldwell's head but Caldwell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua throws a sloppy head kick and Caldwell moves out of range easily.
Rua fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caldwell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rua.
Caldwell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Rua back to the cage. Caldwell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Caldwell thuds his right hand into Rua's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Caldwell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rua counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caldwell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rua works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Rua, right into the meat.
Rua misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua ducks under a wild hook from Caldwell.
Caldwell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rua throws a series of punches but Caldwell moves out of range.
Rockson Rua seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caldwell looks to score with a jab to the body but Rua is just out of range.
Rua bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Caldwell throws a nice looking combination but Rua bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rua scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jimmy Caldwell has been cut.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caldwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jimmy Caldwell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Caldwell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Caldwell drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rua throws the left hand but Caldwell avoids the punch easily.
Jimmy Caldwell is winning the standup battle so far.
Caldwell throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rua.
Caldwell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rua throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rua is looking to clinch but Caldwell is avoiding it.
Rua cracks Caldwell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Caldwell blocks a low kick nicely.
Rua lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rua fails to land with a series of punches.
Caldwell lands with a nice combination. Rua backs away looking to recover.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell lands a slapping body shot.
Rua connects with a nice looking jab.
Rua works over Caldwell's head and body with a nice combination.
Rua throws a head kick but Caldwell moves out of range.
Caldwell throws a shot from downtown. Rua moves away and avoids it.
Rua tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Caldwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Rua.
Jimmy Caldwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Caldwell.
Rua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell avoids a kick to the body.
Rua showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Caldwell.
Caldwell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rua moves into the clinch.
Rua wants a takedown but no success here.
Caldwell lands a right hand.
Rua changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Caldwell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caldwell blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Caldwell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rua counters with a nice body shot.
Rua misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caldwell throws a right hand that Rua ducks under and follows up with a left that Rua also avoids with ease.
Rua waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Caldwell.
Rua drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rua trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Caldwell wants to stand but Rua is controlling the position.
Rua looking to sit in guard and control but Caldwell gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua keeping moving, preventing Caldwell from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Caldwell would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Caldwell wants to control from the top but Rua keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rua working a defensive guard but Caldwell manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rockson Rua showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Caldwell's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Caldwell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Caldwell.
Rua has Caldwell up against the cage in a clinch.
Caldwell looking to slow down the pace here.
Caldwell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rua stalls.
Caldwell manages to break the clinch.
Rua tries to clinch but Caldwell moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell misses with a jab, cross combination.
Caldwell swings for the body but Rua moves out of range.
Caldwell throws a lazy right hand but Rua sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rua throws a one two combo.
Rua does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rua. Caldwell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Caldwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Caldwell misses with a double jab
and Rua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caldwell is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rua moves into range and clinches up with Caldwell.
Oh Caldwell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caldwell wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Caldwell seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caldwell looking to stall.
Caldwell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Caldwell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Caldwell is looking to control Rua's arms but Rua gets an underhook and turns him. Now Caldwell has his back to the cage.
Caldwell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Caldwell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rua.
Rua blocking some punches.
Caldwell struggles to land a body shot inside as Rua controls his hands.
Rua is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rua prevents Caldwell from breaking the clinch.
Caldwell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rua.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rua as Caldwell tries to tie him up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Caldwell creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Caldwell looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Rua is looking for a takedown.
Rua breaks from the clinch.
Rua shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Caldwell as he avoids it easily.
Rua avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rua tries to close the distance and clinch but Caldwell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rua throws a leg kick but Caldwell moved away.
Rua throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caldwell.
Rua throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Caldwell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Rua connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Caldwell blocks the body kick.
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!
A combination from Caldwell does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Caldwell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Caldwell has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Caldwell!
Jimmy Caldwell very nearly forgot to thank GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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