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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ugor Makinwa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Callahan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ugor Makinwa!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callahan throws a body kick that misses.
Makinwa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Callahan takes a swing at Makinwa's ribcage but misses.
Makinwa ducks under a wild hook from Callahan.
Makinwa misses with a hook.
Makinwa with a nice cross.
Makinwa tries a head kick but it misses.
Callahan thuds his shin into the meat of Makinwa's side.
We've been hearing reports that Callahan has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Makinwa misses with a hook to the body
and Callahan counters with a single leg into guard. Makinwa didn't expect that.
Makinwa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Makinwa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Callahan throws a big elbow that misses.
Callahan is looking to work some ground and pound but Makinwa has wrist control.
Callahan wants to control from the top but Makinwa keeps moving.
Makinwa utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan trying to control but Makinwa is working from the bottom.
Callahan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Callahan stays in close to Makinwa's body and controls the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Callahan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makinwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Callahan.
Sloppy strikes from Callahan. Those never looked like landing.
Callahan throws the left hand but Makinwa avoids the punch easily.
Makinwa has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
A solid body kick from Makinwa.
Callahan lands with a hook. Makinwa tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot by Makinwa.
Makinwa connects with a right hand. Callahan shakes it off.
Callahan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makinwa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Makinwa misses.
Harry Callahan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callahan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Callahan takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makinwa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Callahan was well out of range. Poor timing from Makinwa.
Callahan takes a swing at Makinwa's ribcage but misses.
Callahan misses with a looping left.
Callahan scores with a nice strike.
Makinwa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Makinwa feints and then cracks Callahan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Callahan down.
Jab by Callahan.
Makinwa misses with a wild body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Callahan.
Callahan throws a hook but Makinwa avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Callahan 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 Makinwa has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makinwa and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Callahan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A solid body kick from Callahan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan throws a chopping leg kick but Makinwa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Makinwa moves out of range of the body kick from Callahan.
Makinwa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Callahan.
Makinwa throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Callahan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Callahan.
Makinwa has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Callahan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Makinwa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Makinwa controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa keeping moving, preventing Callahan from controlling successfully.
Callahan passes Makinwa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Callahan trying to control from Makinwa's half guard. Makinwa has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Callahan looking to pass the guard.
Callahan trying to control the position from guard on top but Makinwa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Callahan dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Callahan misses with an uppercut. Makinwa saw that one coming.
Makinwa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice defenses there by Makinwa.
Callahan defending well as Makinwa loads up on a big left hand.
Callahan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Callahan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makinwa can do to turn this around?
Makinwa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Callahan is out of range.
Makinwa lands a jab to Callahan's midsection.
Makinwa misses with a kick to the body.
Callahan connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callahan connects with a leg kick. Makinwa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makinwa scores with the left hand. Callahan knows he should have avoided that one.
Makinwa gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Callahan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Makinwa won't be happy with that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Callahan tries to move to full mount but Makinwa actually manages to regain half guard.
Callahan is pressing down on Makinwa's thigh, looking to free his foot. Makinwa is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinwa is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Callahan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Callahan throwing shots but Makinwa is blocking nicely.
Callahan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Makinwa to regain full guard.
Callahan wants to pass the guard but Makinwa is keeping the position.
Callahan trying to move into half guard but instead Makinwa has managed to sweep!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callahan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Makinwa defends well.
Makinwa forces his way into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Makinwa lands a nice short elbow.
Makinwa takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Makinwa is continuing to stall.
Callahan wants to control but Makinwa is keeping busy.
Makinwa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Makinwa passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Callahan!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa controlling the position easily from mount.
Callahan is squirming around, avoiding Makinwa's attempts to control the action.
Makinwa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Callahan manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Callahan is looking for a sweep. Makinwa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Makinwa seems content to control.
Makinwa is looking to take a break and control but Callahan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Harry Callahan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Makinwa looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Callahan wants to improve his position but Makinwa is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Makinwa in particular looking to stall.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Callahan keeping control of the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makinwa stalling.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ugor Makinwa will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Callahan looks to throw the jab but Makinwa is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Callahan.
Callahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makinwa shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Callahan throws a leg kick which misses Makinwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Makinwa tries to avoid it.
Harry Callahan is winning the standup battle so far.
Callahan tries a head kick but it misses.
Callahan missing with a left hand there. Makinwa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Callahan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Callahan throws a leg kick but Makinwa sees it coming and moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callahan works the jab nicely.
Makinwa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Makinwa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Makinwa lands a big head kick that sends Callahan tumbling to the mat! Makinwa takes a step backwards and waves Callahan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Callahan is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makinwa misses with a series of wild punches.
Oh Callahan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan throws a hook but Makinwa blocks it.
Callahan just misses with a punch to the body.
Callahan seems to have got his legs back now.
Callahan takes a swing at Makinwa's ribcage but misses.
Makinwa blocks a jab.
Makinwa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed right hand from Callahan misses the target.
Callahan connects with a solid leg kick.
Makinwa throws the left hand but Callahan avoids the punch easily.
Callahan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makinwa.
Callahan tries to score with a low kick but Makinwa moves his leg out of the way.
Callahan lands a slapping body shot.
Makinwa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Callahan.
Callahan blocks a low kick nicely.
Callahan moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa throws a shot from downtown. Callahan moves away and avoids it.
Callahan is looking to slow Makinwa down with leg kicks.
Callahan gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Makinwa counter with a right hand.
Makinwa blocks a low kick nicely.
Makinwa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Callahan wants to land a leg kick but Makinwa is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makinwa throws a jab but it's blocked by Callahan.
Makinwa scores with a leg kick.
Makinwa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Callahan tries to land a leg kick but Makinwa saw it coming and moves away.
Makinwa connects with a leg kick. Callahan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makinwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Callahan moves away.
Makinwa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A lazy left from Callahan finds it's target.
Callahan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan throws a jab but it's blocked by Makinwa.
Makinwa checks a low kick from Callahan.
Callahan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Makinwa has time to react.
Callahan dodges the punch combination from Makinwa.
Callahan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Makinwa will feel that in the morning.
Callahan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Callahan misses with a right hand
and Makinwa counters with a body kick.
Callahan defending well as Makinwa loads up on a big left hand.
Callahan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Callahan throws a looping overhand right but Makinwa ducks down to avoid it.
Makinwa lands the left hand.
Makinwa throws a leg kick but Callahan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Makinwa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa slips under a jab from Callahan.
Callahan takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callahan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Makinwa misses.
Makinwa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A nice leg kick lands there from Makinwa.
Callahan throws a leg kick that is checked
and Makinwa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makinwa connects with a solid leg kick.
Callahan throws a leg kick which misses Makinwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Makinwa tries to avoid it.
Makinwa misses with a two punch combination.
Callahan misses with a left hand
and Makinwa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makinwa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Callahan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Callahan throws a hook to the side of Makinwa's head but Makinwa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ugor Makinwa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Makinwa 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ugor Makinwa!
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