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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Janssen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Janssen's choice of entrance music: No Easy Way Out by Robert Tepper. Dirk Janssen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
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Good low kicks
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Callaghan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dirk Janssen!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Janssen defending well as Callaghan loads up on a big left hand.
Some wild striking there from Callaghan.
Janssen chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Janssen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Callaghan.
Callaghan throws out a loose jab but Janssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Callaghan looks to throw the jab but Janssen is out of range.
Callaghan misses with the combination.
Callaghan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Janssen walks into a straight right hand from Callaghan.
Callaghan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good leg kick by Janssen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Callaghan scores with a nice body kick.
Callaghan swings for the body but Janssen moves out of range.
Callaghan throws a right hand that Janssen ducks under and follows up with a left that Janssen also avoids with ease.
Janssen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Janssen misses with a head kick.
Janssen throws a sloppy head kick and Callaghan moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Janssen swats away the attempt to clinch by Callaghan.
Callaghan tries a head kick but it misses.
Janssen slips a jab from Callaghan.
Callaghan blocks the body kick.
Janssen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Callaghan lands a head kick!
Callaghan lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Janssen swats away the attempt to clinch by Callaghan.
Janssen moves out of range as Callaghan throws a body kick.
Callaghan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Callaghan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Janssen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Callaghan.
Callaghan throws a hook to the side of Janssen's head but Janssen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Callaghan throws the left hand but Janssen avoids the punch easily.
Janssen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Janssen staying out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Janssen.
Janssen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Callaghan misses with a kick to the body
and Janssen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Janssen ducks under a wild hook from Callaghan.
Janssen blocks a head kick by Callaghan.
Callaghan fails to land with a series of punches.
Janssen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Janssen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Callaghan.
Callaghan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Janssen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Callaghan misses with a looping right.
Janssen tries to land a body kick
and Janssen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Janssen moves away from the strike by Callaghan.
Janssen stuffs the takedown attempt from Callaghan. Callaghan gets slowly back to his feet.
Janssen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Janssen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Callaghan digs a good hook to Janssen's body.
Janssen chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Callaghan can pounce on him.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Janssen.
Callaghan misses with a straight left.
Callaghan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janssen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Callaghan.
Callaghan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Callaghan misses the jab.
Janssen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Callaghan.
Callaghan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Janssen wants to get back to striking at distance but Callaghan won't allow it.
Callaghan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Janssen's elbow.
Janssen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Callaghan.
Callaghan tries to work over Janssen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Callaghan looking to stall.
Callaghan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Dirk Janssen has been cut.
Callaghan wants to stall.
Janssen being controlled against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Callaghan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Janssen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Callaghan avoids a kick to the body.
Janssen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Callaghan takes a swing at Janssen's ribcage but misses.
Callaghan connects with a looping right hand.
Janssen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Janssen moves out of range of the strikes.
Callaghan misses with a double jab.
Janssen slips under a jab from Callaghan.
Callaghan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janssen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Janssen moves out of range as Callaghan throws a body kick.
Callaghan avoids the head kick by Janssen.
A head kick misses from Janssen.
Dirk Janssen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Callaghan misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen misses with a leg kick.
Richard Callaghan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callaghan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Janssen moves away.
Janssen thows a leg kick but Callaghan checks it
and Callaghan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Janssen thows a leg kick but Callaghan checks it
and Callaghan counters with a nice uppercut.
Callaghan misses with a looping left.
Callaghan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Nice cross by Callaghan.
Callaghan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Janssen tries to land a front kick but Callaghan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Callaghan blocks a leg kick.
Callaghan tries to clinch
and Janssen counters with a head kick.
Janssen throws a leg kick that misses.
Callaghan misses with a body shot.
Callaghan misses with a hook.
Janssen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssen avoids the body shot from Callaghan.
Janssen lands with a slapping head kick.
Janssen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Callaghan counters with a body kick.
Callaghan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Janssen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Callaghan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Janssen is breathing heavily.
Callaghan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Janssen manages to avoid it.
Janssen throws a sloppy head kick and Callaghan moves out of range easily.
Janssen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Callaghan pushes Janssen up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Callaghan.
Janssen letting Callaghan take a breather here.
Callaghan tries a knee to the head but Janssen blocks it.
Callaghan stalling in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Callaghan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Janssen tries to break free but Callaghan pushes him back against the cage.
Callaghan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Janssen.
Callaghan lands a knee to the body.
Callaghan lands a body punch.
Callaghan displaying some good clinch control by pressing Janssen up against the cage.
Callaghan lands a body punch in the clinch.
Janssen blocks a body shot from Callaghan.
Callaghan is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Janssen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Janssen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Janssen throws a leg kick
and Callaghan counters with a straight right hand.
Janssen pushes Callaghan away with a front kick.
Callaghan misses with a double jab.
Janssen misses with a leg kick
and Callaghan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Callaghan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Callaghan scores with a nice head shot.
Janssen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Janssen slips a straight right by Callaghan.
Janssen lands a nice looking kick to the body. Callaghan takes a step back to recover.
Janssen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Callaghan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Janssen's cut.
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 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Callaghan darts in trying to clinch
and Janssen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Callaghan's knee momentarily.
Nice takedown defense from Janssen. No joy for Callaghan on that attempt.
Janssen misses with a low kick.
Callaghan wants to clinch up but Janssen keeps it at a distance.
Callaghan blocks a head kick by Janssen.
Callaghan throws a combination. Janssen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Janssen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Callaghan.
Janssen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Janssen lands a head kick!
It looks like Richard Callaghan has been cut.
Callaghan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Callaghan clobbers Janssen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen connects with a solid leg kick.
Callaghan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Janssen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Callaghan avoids the head kick by Janssen.
Callaghan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Callaghan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Callaghan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Callaghan throws a jab but it's blocked by Janssen.
Janssen misses with an attempted mid kick.
Callaghan misses with a few strikes there.
Callaghan swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Janssen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Callaghan's knee momentarily.
Janssen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Janssen slips under a jab.
Callaghan throws a hook but Janssen avoids it easily.
Callaghan blocks the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssen looks to land a body kick but Callaghan moved away.
Janssen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Janssen misses with a head kick.
Callaghan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Janssen. Janssen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Callaghan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Janssen defending well as Callaghan loads up on a big left hand.
Janssen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Janssen slips a jab and a cross from Callaghan.
Callaghan throws a front kick that sends Janssen stumbling back into the cage.
A head kick by Callaghan misses
and Janssen makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Janssen has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Callaghan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Janssen thows a leg kick but Callaghan checks it
and Callaghan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Callaghan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Callaghan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Callaghan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Janssen. Janssen obviously looking to wear him down.
Janssen looks to land a body kick but Callaghan moved away.
Both fighters circling a little - Janssen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
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.
Janssen throws a leg kick
and Callaghan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Janssen connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Janssen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Janssen thows a body kick. Callaghan tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Janssen throws a nice head kick!
Callaghan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Janssen throws a body kick that misses.
Janssen throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Callaghan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Janssen thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Callaghan if he has to take too many more of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Janssen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Callaghan's calf.
A chopping leg kick lands by Janssen.
Janssen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Callaghan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Janssen tries a head kick but it misses.
Callaghan misses with a leg kick
and Janssen counters with an inside leg kick.
Callaghan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Janssen throws a body kick that misses.
Janssen throws a wild body kick that Callaghan sees coming a mile off.
Callaghan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Janssen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Janssen throws a head kick but Callaghan moves out of range.
Callaghan tries to clinch there but Janssen circles away.
Janssen ducks under a wild hook from Callaghan.
Callaghan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Callaghan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Janssen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Janssen really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fighters circling - Callaghan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Janssen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Janssen thumps Callaghan with a low kick.
Janssen throws a sloppy head kick and Callaghan moves out of range easily.
Callaghan throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Janssen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Janssen.
Callaghan misses with a straight right.
Callaghan checks a leg kick nicely.
Callaghan misses with a wild body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Janssen!
Janssen lands with a kick to the temple. Callaghan shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A telegraphed right hand from Callaghan misses the target.
Callaghan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Janssen counters with a good low kick that Callaghan was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen throws a lazy body kick
and Callaghan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Janssen throws a push kick but Callaghan slaps the foot to one side.
Janssen throws a head kick that Callaghan semi-blocks.
Callaghan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Callaghan misses with a body kick.
Callaghan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Callaghan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Janssen throws a leg kick
and Janssen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Janssen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Callaghan.
Janssen misses with a head kick.
Callaghan throws a head kick that misses.
Janssen throws a front kick that sends Callaghan stumbling back into the cage.
Callaghan throws an overhand right that lands on Janssen's shoulder, as Janssen tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Janssen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Janssen moves out of range of the leg kick from Callaghan.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses
and Callaghan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Janssen throws a head kick that misses.
Callaghan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Janssen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Callaghan throws the left hand but Janssen avoids the punch easily.
Callaghan loads up on a big right hand but Janssen slips the punch.
Callaghan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Callaghan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Callaghan throws a hook to the side of Janssen's head but Janssen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Callaghan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Callaghan throws a hook but Janssen avoids it easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Callaghan. That snapped Janssen's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Janssen tries a low kick but Callaghan avoids it.
Callaghan misses with a straight left.
Callaghan works over Janssen's head and body with a nice combination.
Callaghan blocks a low kick nicely.
Callaghan throws a sloppy head kick and Janssen moves out of range easily.
Callaghan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Callaghan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Janssen tries to land a body kick
and Callaghan counters with a good low kick that Janssen was not able to check.
Janssen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Callaghan checks a leg kick nicely.
Janssen throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick from Callaghan lands but Janssen takes it in his stride.
Janssen is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Callaghan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Janssen - the referee stops the clock and Callaghan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Janssen. Callaghan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Janssen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Janssen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Janssen tries to land a body kick
and Callaghan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Janssen thinking.
Callaghan throws a lazy body kick
and Janssen counters with a head kick. That will keep Callaghan thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Janssen gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Callaghan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A clash of legs there as Callaghan blocks the low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Janssen plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Janssen with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Callaghan throws out a loose jab but Janssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dirk Janssen dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Callaghan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Callaghan lands the left hand.
Callaghan catches Janssen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Janssen tries to work over Callaghan's front leg with a kick but Callaghan checks it.
A big right from Callaghan misses.
Callaghan avoids a kick to the body.
Janssen is looking to chop away at Callaghan's legs.
A good leg kick by Janssen.
Janssen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Callaghan moves out of range as Janssen throws a body kick.
Dirk Janssen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Callaghan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Janssen avoids the body shot from Callaghan.
Janssen is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Callaghan misses with a hook.
Callaghan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Callaghan thuds his shin into the meat of Janssen's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Janssen moves away from the strike by Callaghan.
Callaghan misses with a wild combination.
A lazy body kick from Janssen
and Janssen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Callaghan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Janssen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Callaghan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Callaghan is looking to clinch.
Janssen throws a push kick but Callaghan slaps the foot to one side.
Janssen moves out of range as Callaghan strikes.
Callaghan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Janssen's head backwards.
Callaghan checks a low kick from Janssen.
Callaghan looks to land a left hand but Janssen moved out of range nicely.
Callaghan swinging wildly here.
Callaghan has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan avoiding damage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Callaghan throws an elbow but misses.
Janssen tries to circle away but Callaghan has him pinned against the cage.
Janssen takes an elbow to the temple.
Callaghan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Callaghan throws a punch but it's blocked by Janssen.
Janssen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Janssen working hard to break the clinch.
Callaghan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Maybe Callaghan would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janssen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Callaghan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Janssen is trying to break the clinch but Callaghan is controlling him.
Janssen prevents a body shot from Callaghan.
Janssen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Callaghan misses with some punches.
Callaghan working aggressively here.
Callaghan stalls.
Callaghan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Callaghan misses with a punch on the inside.
Callaghan swings wildly with an uppercut but Janssen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Callaghan working aggressively here.
Callaghan stalling in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Janssen as Callaghan tries to tie him up.
Janssen wants to break free but Callaghan has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Janssen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Janssen tries to break the clinch but Callaghan is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Callaghan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Callaghan 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 48:47
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Callaghan!
Richard Callaghan retains his welterweight title!
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