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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Shahen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joe Shahen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Callaghan!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callaghan takes the fight into the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Shahen has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Shahen tries to circle away but Callaghan has him pinned against the cage.
Callaghan blocking some punches.
Shahen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Tommy Callaghan has been cut.
Callaghan working aggressively here.
Shahen lands a damaging elbow.
Shahen pressing his opponent against the cage.
Callaghan is pushing Shahen up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
With the fighters up against the cage, Callaghan throws an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shahen is trying to stall.
Callaghan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Callaghan has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Shahen after a bit of a struggle.
Shahen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan is trying to pull guard but Shahen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Shahen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Callaghan can't find room to land a body shot as Shahen controls the action.
Shahen unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Callaghan has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Shahen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Joe Shahen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Callaghan.
Callaghan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shahen drives through and clinches with Callaghan against the cage.
Shahen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shahen working Callaghan over with knees to the body.
Callaghan looks winded!
Shahen effectively controlling the action here.
Callaghan leaning against his opponent.
Shahen lands a body punch.
Shahen lands a good knee to the midsection. Callaghan won't want to take too many of those.
Shahen cracks Callaghan with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shahen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Callaghan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Shahen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shahen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shahen lands an uppercut.
Shahen has hold of one of Callaghan's legs. Callaghan is fighting the takedown attempt but Shahen gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Shahen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Callaghan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shahen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Shahen tries to stand but Callaghan is controlling from the bottom.
Shahen gets to his feet - Callaghan follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Shahen.
As Shahen backs off Callaghan throws a huge counter combo but Shahen manages to avoid it all.
Shahen has a takedown stuffed.
Callaghan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Callaghan throws a head kick but Shahen moves out of range.
Callaghan pushes Shahen up against the cage in a clinch.
Shahen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Callaghan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Callaghan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shahen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Callaghan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Callaghan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Shahen walks away with a smile on his face. Callaghan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shahen shoots in for a double leg but Callaghan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shahen clinches.
Callaghan trying to stall but Shahen improves his position.
Shahen tries a knee to the head but Callaghan blocks it.
Callaghan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Callaghan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shahen stalls.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Shahen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shahen.
Knees to the body from Shahen.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Shahen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Callaghan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shahen closes the distance and pushes Callaghan back into the cage.
Shahen connects with a knee to the head.
Callaghan takes an elbow to the temple.
Shahen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Callaghan.
Shahen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Callaghan can do to turn this around?
Shahen looking to throw knees to the head but Callaghan is blocking nicely.
Shahen misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shahen working Callaghan over with knees to the body.
Shahen is trying to stall.
Shahen scores a nice knee to the body.
Callaghan is breathing heavily.
Callaghan is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shahen lands a good knee to the midsection. Callaghan won't want to take too many of those.
Shahen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Callaghan's face.
That has opened up Tommy Callaghan's cut even more.
Callaghan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Shahen scores with a knee to the head.
Shahen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Shahen closes the distance and pushes Callaghan back into the cage.
Shahen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Callaghan takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Shahen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shahen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Callaghan blocks it with crossed arms.
Shahen has Callaghan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Callaghan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Shahen looking to slow down the pace here.
Callaghan tries to pull guard but Shahen forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Shahen lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shahen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Shahen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Callaghan being controlled against the cage.
Shahen lands a damaging elbow.
A short right from Shahen.
Shahen lands a body shot.
A bit of stalling here from Callaghan.
Joe Shahen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A hook to the body from Shahen.
Shahen lands an elbow that stopped Callaghan in his tracks for a moment.
Shahen scores a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shahen landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shahen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shahen has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Callaghan clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Shahen biding his time, looking for the opening.
Callaghan tries to break free.
Callaghan just trying to survive but Shahen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Callaghan is trying to get back to his feet but Shahen has full control of the position and if anything, Callaghan has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Callaghan staying busy and making it hard for Shahen to control.
Shahen has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Callaghan just trying to survive but Shahen is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shahen tries to keep control of the position but Callaghan is staying busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shahen controlling the position well here. Callaghan rolled but Shahen kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Will Shahen go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Shahen controlling from the back.
Shahen working for a choke but Callaghan is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Shahen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tommy Callaghan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shahen closes the distance and clinches.
Shahen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shahen lands a takedown into guard.
Callaghan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shahen.
Shahen trying to control the position from guard on top but Callaghan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Callaghan can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callaghan trying to control the position.
Shahen is looking to stand up but Callaghan won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shahen tries to free his leg and advance position but Callaghan is retaining full guard.
Callaghan trying to control the position.
Shahen stands and throws Callaghan's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Shahen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Shahen decides to stand back up.
Shahen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
The cut above Tommy Callaghan's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shahen tries to clinch but Callaghan moves out of range.
Shahen wants to clinch.
Shahen wants to clinch up but Callaghan keeps it at a distance.
Callaghan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shahen pushes Callaghan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Callaghan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Callaghan drives through with a takedown into Shahen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shahen wants to get back to his feet but Callaghan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shahen manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Shahen shoots in for a double leg but Callaghan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shahen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shahen tries to clinch up but Callaghan circles away and keeps his distance.
Callaghan drives through with a takedown into Shahen's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Shahen looking to control.
Shahen controlling Callaghan's posture.
Shahen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Callaghan won't allow Shahen to sweep him here.
Callaghan drops back looking for a leg! Shahen is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Shahen manages to kick Callaghan off! Callaghan jumps back into Shahen's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shahen being controlled here, momentarily.
Shahen pulls Callaghan in close to his closed guard and prevents Callaghan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shahen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Joe Shahen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shahen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Shahen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shahen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Shahen!
Joe Shahen seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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RATING
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