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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dirk Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janssen comes to the cage accompanied by No Easy Way Out by Robert Tepper. Dirk Janssen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dirk Janssen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Callaghan!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janssen throws a leg kick but Callaghan checks it.
Janssen throws a sloppy head kick and Callaghan moves out of range easily.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Janssen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Callaghan throws a shot from downtown. Janssen moves away and avoids it.
Janssen is looking to land body kicks.
Callaghan blocks a head kick by Janssen.
Callaghan doesn't manage to clinch there - Janssen circles away.
Janssen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Callaghan.
Janssen throws out a leg kick but Callaghan moves out of range and Janssen only half commits.
Callaghan misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callaghan moves out of range of the body kick from Janssen.
Janssen throws a wild body kick that Callaghan sees coming a mile off.
Callaghan tries a head kick but it misses.
Callaghan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Janssen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Callaghan avoids the head kick by Janssen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Janssen.
Callaghan lands the left hand.
Janssen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Callaghan. That did some damage!
Janssen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Callaghan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Janssen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Callaghan blocks a head kick by Janssen.
Callaghan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Janssen can pounce on him.
Janssen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Janssen looks for the body kick but Callaghan saw that one coming.
Janssen throws a lazy head kick
enabling Callaghan to counter with a crisp jab.
Dirk Janssen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick from Janssen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Janssen ducks under a wild hook from Callaghan.
Callaghan misses with a looping right.
Callaghan gets a clinch.
Callaghan stalling.
Janssen is looking to break free of the clinch but Callaghan has double underhooks.
Callaghan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A right handed body shot lands from Callaghan.
Callaghan is struggling to control the position.
Callaghan lands a damaging elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Callaghan has a couple of punches blocked by Janssen.
Callaghan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Janssen backwards.
Callaghan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice body punch from Callaghan - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for Callaghan to work.
Janssen wants to break free but Callaghan has control.
Callaghan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Janssen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Janssen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Janssen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Janssen throws a wild body kick that Callaghan sees coming a mile off.
A chopping leg kick lands by Janssen.
Callaghan lands a nice looking body shot.
Callaghan tries to clinch but Janssen moves out of range.
Callaghan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Janssen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Callaghan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Callaghan.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Callaghan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Callaghan.
Janssen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Callaghan slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Callaghan will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Callaghan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Janssen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Callaghan.
Janssen misses with a head kick.
Janssen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Janssen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Callaghan tries a head kick but it misses.
Callaghan checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janssen throws the kick towards the body but Callaghan avoids it.
Janssen throws a front kick aimed at Callaghan's knee but Callaghan avoids it well.
Callaghan misses with a few strikes there.
Janssen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Callaghan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan throws a head kick but Janssen moves out of range.
Janssen avoids the head kick by Callaghan.
Janssen ducks under a wild hook from Callaghan.
Janssen moves out of range of the body kick.
Janssen tries to land a leg kick but Callaghan saw it coming and moves away.
Callaghan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Callaghan takes a swing at Janssen's ribcage but misses.
Janssen throws a sloppy head kick
and Callaghan counters by clinching up.
Callaghan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Callaghan lands an elbow inside.
Callaghan working aggressively here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Callaghan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Callaghan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Janssen is keeping busy.
Janssen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Callaghan trying to control the position but instead, Janssen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Callaghan into the cage.
Callaghan avoiding damage.
Callaghan taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Richard Callaghan.
Janssen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dirk Janssen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Callaghan throws a looping overhand right but Janssen ducks down to avoid it.
Janssen pivots, looking for a leg kick but Callaghan is out of range and Janssen settles back down.
Callaghan blocks a low kick nicely.
Janssen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Callaghan lands a jab to the nose.
Callaghan throws an overhand right that lands on Janssen's shoulder, as Janssen tries to avoid the shot.
A combination from Callaghan does no damage.
Callaghan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Janssen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Callaghan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Callaghan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Callaghan throws a body kick the misses
and Janssen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Callaghan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Janssen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan tests Janssen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Janssen keeps Callaghan at a distance using the push kick.
Janssen throws a leg kick
and Callaghan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Janssen really felt that one!
Janssen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A telegraphed right hand from Callaghan misses the target.
Janssen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Janssen counters with a low kick, right behind Callaghan 's knee.
Callaghan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Callaghan tries a head kick but it misses.
Janssen is looking to land body kicks.
Janssen thumps Callaghan with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Janssen dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Janssen moves out of range as Callaghan strikes.
Callaghan tries to clinch up.
Janssen tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from Callaghan.
Callaghan tries to clinch but Janssen is having none of it.
Callaghan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Janssen throws a lazy head kick
and Callaghan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Janssen really felt that one!
Callaghan misses with an uppercut. Janssen saw that one coming.
Callaghan looks to land a combination but Janssen avoids it well.
Callaghan moves out of range of the body kick from Janssen.
Janssen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Callaghan.
Janssen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Janssen throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan tries to close the distance and clinch but Janssen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Callaghan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Janssen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Janssen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Callaghan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Janssen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Janssen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Callaghan.
Janssen throws a wild body kick that Callaghan sees coming a mile off.
Callaghan closes the distance and clinches.
Janssen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Janssen.
Janssen needs to keep his hands up - Callaghan had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssen moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Callaghan. Janssen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Janssen tries to work over Callaghan's front leg with a kick but Callaghan checks it.
A big right from Callaghan misses.
Callaghan is looking to clinch.
Janssen fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Callaghan checks it well.
Callaghan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Janssen counters with a thumping low kick.
Janssen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Janssen lands with a kick to the ribs.
Good shot there by Callaghan.
Callaghan moves into range and clinches up with Janssen.
Janssen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan prevents Janssen from breaking the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Callaghan.
Callaghan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Callaghan.
Callaghan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Janssen backwards.
Callaghan trying to control the position but instead, Janssen has worked for underhooks and has pushed Callaghan into the cage.
Callaghan seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Callaghan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Callaghan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Callaghan taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Janssen tries to break free but Callaghan pushes him back against the cage.
Janssen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Callaghan.
Callaghan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Janssen avoids it.
Janssen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Janssen.
Callaghan blocks the body kick.
Callaghan thows a body shot but no joy.
Janssen slips under a jab.
Callaghan thuds his right hand into Janssen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Janssen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Callaghan looks to land a right hand but Janssen moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Richard Callaghan just about did enough to take it.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Janssen fakes the leg kick and cracks Callaghan in the body.
Janssen tried to score with a low kick but Callaghan checks it.
Callaghan blocks a head kick by Janssen.
Janssen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Callaghan.
Callaghan throws a body kick the misses
and Janssen counters with a nice body kick.
Callaghan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Janssen, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Janssen.
Janssen is looking to slow Callaghan down with leg kicks.
Janssen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Callaghan is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Janssen throws a nice inside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Janssen throws a lazy body kick
and Callaghan counters with a nice body kick.
Janssen tries to work over Callaghan's front leg with a kick but Callaghan checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen tries a head kick but it misses.
Janssen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Callaghan blocks a low kick nicely.
Callaghan throws a push kick but Janssen slaps the foot to one side.
Callaghan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Janssen misses with a leg kick.
Callaghan wants to clinch.
Callaghan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Callaghan moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Janssen, right into the meat.
Callaghan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Janssen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Janssen misses with a body kick.
A slow jab from Callaghan misses its intended target.
Janssen misses with a head kick.
Callaghan blocks a low kick nicely.
Callaghan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Janssen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Callaghan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Callaghan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Janssen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Callaghan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssen blocks a head kick by Callaghan.
Janssen misses with a kick to the body
and Callaghan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Callaghan misses.
Callaghan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses.
Callaghan throws a jab when Janssen was well out of range.
Janssen throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Janssen throws a sloppy head kick
and Callaghan counters with a nice body kick.
Janssen throws a sloppy head kick and Callaghan moves out of range easily.
Callaghan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Janssen.
Callaghan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Callaghan lands with a nice body punch.
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.
Callaghan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Callaghan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Janssen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Callaghan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A slapping leg kick lands for Callaghan.
A low kick from Janssen is predictable there
and Callaghan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Janssen really felt that one!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Callaghan, right into the meat.
Janssen avoids a kick to the body.
Janssen misses with a kick to the body
and Callaghan counters with a straight right hand.
Callaghan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Callaghan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Janssen's calf.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Callaghan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Callaghan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Janssen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Janssen had his way with Richard Callaghan in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Janssen takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses.
Callaghan throws a head kick but Janssen moves out of range.
Callaghan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Janssen tries to land a front kick but Callaghan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Janssen throws a leg kick
enabling Callaghan to counter with a crisp jab.
Callaghan moves into the clinch.
Callaghan misses with the head strike.
Callaghan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Janssen tries to circle away but Callaghan has him pinned against the cage.
Janssen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Janssen blocks an elbow strike.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A bit of stalling here from Callaghan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan lands an uppercut.
Janssen tries to break free but Callaghan pushes him back against the cage.
Janssen wants to break free but Callaghan has control.
Callaghan stalls.
Callaghan's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Janssen is looking to break free of the clinch but Callaghan has double underhooks.
Janssen tries to break the clinch but Callaghan is controlling the position.
Callaghan throws a head punch that misses.
Callaghan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Janssen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Janssen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Callaghan counters with a straight right hand.
Callaghan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Callaghan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Janssen moves out of range of the strikes.
Janssen tries to keep at a distance but Callaghan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Janssen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Janssen takes a shot to the head.
Callaghan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Callaghan misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssen is looking to break free of the clinch but Callaghan has double underhooks.
Callaghan misses with a punch to the body.
Callaghan effectively controlling the action here.
Janssen breaks from the clinch.
Janssen pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Callaghan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Callaghan misses with a head kick.
Callaghan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Callaghan looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Callaghan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Janssen letting Callaghan take a breather here.
Callaghan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Janssen blocking some punches.
Janssen tries to break the clinch but Callaghan is controlling the position.
Callaghan lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Janssen as Callaghan tries to tie him up.
A left hand lands to the body for Callaghan.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Janssen working hard to break the clinch.
Janssen breaks from the clinch.
Callaghan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Janssen. That one must have hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Callaghan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Callaghan has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 47:48
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 47:48
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Richard Callaghan!
Richard Callaghan is the new welterweight champion!
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