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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blaine Callaghan (ranked 4873 p4p, 524 weight class) and Karlo Blazevic (ranked 7237 p4p, 628 weight class). Callaghan comes to the cage accompanied by The Foggy Dew. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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165 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Blaine Callaghan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Karlo Blazevic!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blazevic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Callaghan to the mat! Callaghan manages to get full guard.
Callaghan wants to sweep here but Blazevic controlling him for the moment.
Blazevic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Callaghan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Callaghan has his foot on Blazevic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blazevic works his way back into a safe position though.
Callaghan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blazevic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Callaghan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Callaghan looking for a guillotine here but Blazevic defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blazevic is looking to advance position but Callaghan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Callaghan wants to control the pace but Blazevic is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan working for a submission but Blazevic is keeping him at bay.
Callaghan is breathing heavily.
Blazevic is trying desperately to improve position.
Blazevic is still trying to improve position.
Blazevic regains half guard.
Blazevic looking for submissions off his back.
Callaghan is trying to control the action in half guard but Blazevic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Blazevic looking for submissions off his back.
Callaghan trying to control from half guard but Blazevic is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan seems to be looking for submissions.
Blazevic tries to roll over but Callaghan keeps him under control.
Blazevic is not content to let Callaghan control the position.
Blazevic actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blazevic is defending against the submission attempts here by Callaghan.
Blazevic is refusing to be controlled, as Callaghan sits in half guard.
Callaghan is working for a kimura but Blazevic is defending it quite comfortably.
Blazevic looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan wants to take a breather but Blazevic is having none of it.
Callaghan wants to pass the guard but Blazevic is defending well.
Blazevic is defending against the submission attempts here by Callaghan.
Blazevic looking for submissions off his back.
Blazevic looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Callaghan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blazevic does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Blazevic actively working from the bottom here.
Callaghan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
Blazevic is looking for a sweep. Callaghan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Callaghan is working for a kimura but Blazevic is defending it quite comfortably.
Callaghan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Blazevic defends it well.
Blazevic actively working from the bottom here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Blazevic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Callaghan pulls his head out easily.
Callaghan is trying to work for a kimura but Blazevic is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blaine Callaghan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Callaghan gets caught flat footed, as Blazevic shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Blaine Callaghan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Callaghan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Blazevic wants to pass the guard but Callaghan is keeping the position.
Blazevic passes Callaghan's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Blazevic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Callaghan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Blazevic is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blazevic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Callaghan working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Blazevic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Blazevic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blazevic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Callaghan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blazevic passes into half guard.
Callaghan is defending against the submission attempts here by Blazevic.
Blazevic is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Callaghan sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blazevic looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Callaghan is trying to get back to full guard.
Blazevic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Callaghan is defending against the submission attempts here by Blazevic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan tries to kick Blazevic off but Blazevic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Callaghan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Callaghan wants to get back to his feet.
Callaghan looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Blazevic wants to pass to mount but Callaghan is defending the position.
Blazevic moves nicely into side control.
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.
Callaghan regains half guard.
Blazevic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Blazevic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Blazevic wants to work for an arm triangle but Callaghan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blazevic is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Callaghan looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karlo Blazevic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Blazevic closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Callaghan to the mat! Callaghan manages to get full guard.
Callaghan pushes a forearm under Blazevic's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Blazevic is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Blaine Callaghan!
After winning the bout, Blaine Callaghan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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