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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Callahan has chosen Everybody Wants To Rule The World as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gideon Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Callahan!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Reed Andrews and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gabriel checks a leg kick.
Callahan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Callahan connects with a body shot.
Callahan throws a head kick but Gabriel moves out of range.
Gabriel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gabriel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gabriel rushes Callahan and presses him up against the cage.
Gabriel is looking to control Callahan's arms but Callahan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gabriel has his back to the cage.
Callahan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gabriel backwards.
It looks like Gideon Gabriel has been cut.
Callahan stalling in the clinch but Gabriel improves position.
Callahan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gabriel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Callahan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gabriel drives through and clinches with Callahan against the cage.
Callahan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
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!
Stalling in the clinch from Gabriel.
Gabriel tightens his grip and picks Callahan up, before dumping him to the ground. Callahan manages to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gabriel trying to control but Callahan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan wants to sweep but no luck.
Callahan wants to get back to his feet but Gabriel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gabriel has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Callahan is proving hard to escape from.
Callahan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Gideon Gabriel wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gabriel gets a clinch.
Gabriel tries to land knees in the clinch but Callahan avoids the damage to the body.
Callahan working hard to break the clinch.
Callahan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Callahan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Callahan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gideon Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callahan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch but Callahan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gabriel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gabriel moves in looking to clinch but Callahan pushes him off.
A shot to the liver by Callahan. Beautiful body shot.
Gabriel closes the distance but Callahan moves to the side
and Callahan counters with a stiff right hand.
Callahan is looking to land body kicks.
Callahan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callahan throws a jab when Gabriel was well out of range.
Gabriel throws a nice inside leg kick.
A nice combination there by Callahan.
Callahan lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Gabriel walks forward, straight into a front kick from Callahan.
Gabriel walks into a jab.
Callahan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Callahan misses with an uppercut. Gabriel saw that one coming.
Callahan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Gabriel. That's going to slow Callahan down.
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch but Callahan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gabriel clinches.
Gabriel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Callahan throws a head punch that misses.
Gabriel stalling the fight.
Callahan has a couple of punches blocked by Gabriel.
Gabriel just leaning against Callahan, taking a breather.
Gabriel is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Callahan is defending well for now.
Gabriel prevents Callahan from breaking the clinch.
Callahan wants to get back to striking at distance but Gabriel won't allow it.
Gabriel is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Callahan is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel is struggling to control the position.
Gabriel keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Callahan's efforts to push away.
Callahan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gabriel pressing his opponent against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Callahan as Gabriel tries to tie him up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gideon Gabriel.
Gabriel moves to clinch but Callahan breaks away
and Callahan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gabriel thinking.
Callahan circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callahan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Callahan missing with a left hand there. Gabriel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Callahan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gideon Gabriel's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Callahan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Callahan takes a swing at Gabriel's ribcage but misses.
Callahan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gabriel looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gabriel manages to get back to half guard.
Callahan throws a strike but Gabriel avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Callahan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Callahan wants to pass the guard but Gabriel is keeping the position.
Callahan looking to sit in guard and control but Gabriel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gabriel postures up.
Gabriel wants to stand but Callahan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gabriel stands up and waves to Callahan to follow him.
Gabriel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Callahan scores with a jab.
Gabriel moves out of range of the leg kick from Callahan.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gabriel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Callahan throws a leg kick
and Gabriel counters with a nice body shot.
Gabriel tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Callahan thows a body shot but no joy.
A leg kick checked by Gabriel.
Callahan throws a head kick but Gabriel moves out of range.
Callahan throws a right hand that Gabriel ducks under and follows up with a left that Gabriel also avoids with ease.
Callahan throws out a loose jab but Gabriel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gabriel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gabriel tries to clinch up
and Callahan counters with a left to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabriel ducks under a wild hook from Callahan.
Gabriel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Callahan.
Callahan swats away the attempt to clinch by Gabriel.
Gabriel misses with a head kick.
Callahan misses with a wild combination.
Callahan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gabriels jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gabriel is looking to clinch but Callahan is avoiding it.
Callahan tries a head kick but it misses.
Callahan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gabriel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Callahan slips under a jab from Gabriel.
Callahan lands a jab.
Callahan misses with a wild body shot.
Callahan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Callahan misses with a straight left.
Callahan sizes up Gabriel with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gabriel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Callahan throws a lazy head kick
and Gabriel counters with an outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel tries to clinch up but Callahan circles away and keeps his distance.
Gabriel has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gabriel stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gabriel seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Callahan tries to stall but Gabriel uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Gabriel.
Gabriel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Callahan avoids it.
Callahan throws a punch but it's blocked by Gabriel.
Gabriel dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gabriel pushes off an throws an elbow but Callahan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gabriel blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Callahan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Gideon Gabriel's cut.
That's time! Gabriel's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gabriel wants to clinch.
Gabriel darts in trying to clinch
and Callahan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gabriel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Callahan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gabriel rushes Callahan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gabriel stalling in the clinch.
Callahan digs a right hand underneath Gabriel's ribcage. Gabriel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Callahan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gabriel tries to clinch up.
Gabriel closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Callahan has Gabriel pressed against the cage.
A short right from Callahan.
Gabriel will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Callahan up against the cage.
Callahan blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Callahan.
Callahan letting Gabriel take a breather here.
Callahan looking to slow down the pace here.
Gabriel slowing the pace effectively.
Callahan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Callahan'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.
Callahan is trying to push Gabriel away but Gabriel has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Callahan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gabriel smiles and moves away.
Thomas Callahan 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.
Callahan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gabriel was well out of range. Poor timing from Callahan.
Callahan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Donk. Callahan catches Gabriel right on the button with a cross.
Gabriel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gabriel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Callahan did well to prevent Gabriel getting side control.
Gabriel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Gabriel wants to stand but Callahan has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Callahan controlling the position well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Callahan manages to get to full guard.
Callahan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gabriel gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gabriel is looking to clinch.
Callahan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gabriel.
Gabriel wants to clinch.
Callahan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gabriel tries to move into range but Callahan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gabriel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gabriel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Callahan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gabriel doesn't manage to clinch there - Callahan circles away.
Gabriel clinches with his opponent.
Callahan avoiding damage as Gabriel throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan has a couple of punches blocked by Gabriel.
Callahan tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gabriel smiles and moves away.
Gabriel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gabriel stalls.
Callahan wants to get back to striking at distance but Gabriel won't allow it.
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 Gideon Gabriel.
I think Callahan 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Callahan!
Thomas Callahan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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