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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bald Martin (ranked 2307 p4p, 2339 weight class) and John Callaghan (ranked 317 p4p, 323 weight class). Martin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I’m Bald And I Know It . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Callaghan enters the cage!
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Bald Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Callaghan!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callaghan missing with a left hand there. Martin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Martin lands a right hook to the body.
John Callaghan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Callaghan throws a right hand that misses
and Martin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Martin lands a nice shot that snaps Callaghan's head back.
Martin lands with a hook. Callaghan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Martin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Callaghan manages to avoid it.
Callaghan throws out a counter right but Martin avoids it with no problem.
Callaghan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Martin throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callaghan swinging wildly here.
Callaghan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Callaghan lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan wants to land a leg kick but Martin is out of range.
Martin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Martin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Callaghan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Callaghan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Martin attempts a counter takedown but Callaghan avoids it well and moves away.
Callaghan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Martin.
Martin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Callaghan.
Callaghan misses with a hook.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Callaghan moves away.
Callaghan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Martin swats away the attempt to clinch by Callaghan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin jabs at Callaghan's body.
Martin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Callaghan.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Callaghan moves away.
The fighters circle momentarily. Martin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Martin punishes Callaghan's body with a nice straight punch.
Martin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Martin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Martin scores with a jab. Callaghan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Martin - just one landing.
Callaghan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Callaghan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Callaghan misses with a hook
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Martin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Callaghan trying to control here.
Martin tries to pass the half guard into mount. Callaghan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is controlling the pace.
Callaghan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Martin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Callaghan is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bald Martin dominated that round.
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.
Callaghan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Callaghan misses with an uppercut
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Callaghan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Callaghan throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Martin to counter with a crisp jab.
Martin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Callaghan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callaghan tries to clinch
and Martin counters with a single leg into guard. Callaghan didn't expect that.
Martin not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin stopping the sweep attempt from Callaghan.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Callaghan can do to turn this around?
Martin wants to pass the guard but Callaghan is keeping the position.
Martin throwing strikes but missing.
Martin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Martin continues to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two 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.
Martin digs a good body shot into Callaghan's ribs.
Martin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Callaghan momentarily.
Callaghan misses with a wild body shot.
Callaghan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Martin slips a straight right by Callaghan.
Martin swings for the body but Callaghan moves out of range.
Callaghan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Callaghan is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Martin with a body shot.
Martin connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands a jab to the nose.
Martin 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.
Callaghan keeping full guard, as Martin tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Martin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Callaghan's guard.
Martin is thwarting Callaghan's attempts to control the position.
Martin keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Callaghan wants to control but Martin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ground and pound from Martin.
Well, if Martin is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Martin lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Martin drops an elbow to the side of Callaghan's head.
Martin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bald Martin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Callaghan tries to land a body kick
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Martin takes a swing at Callaghan's ribcage but misses.
Callaghan tries to clinch but Martin moves away
and Martin counters with a right hand to the body.
Martin scores with a decent looking hook.
Martin scores with a decent looking hook.
Bald Martin is winning the standup battle so far.
Martin misses with a lunging right hand
letting Callaghan counter with a right hand.
Martin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martin lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan misses with a left hand
and Martin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Callaghan looks to clinch
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Martin lands a body shot.
Callaghan throws an off balance right hand
and Martin counters with a nice uppercut.
Callaghan lands with a nice combination. Martin backs away looking to recover.
Martin throws the left hand but Callaghan avoids the punch easily.
Callaghan throws out a counter right but Martin avoids it with no problem.
Callaghan throws a right hand that misses
and Martin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Callaghan slips under a jab from Martin.
Martin scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan looks to clinch
and Callaghan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Callaghan.
Callaghan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Callaghan misses with a shot to the body
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Martin moves out of range as Callaghan throws a body kick.
Callaghan takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Callaghan misses with a lunging right hand
and Martin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Callaghan!
Bald Martin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Martin working the head with strikes.
Callaghan is being controlled here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan struggling a bit here.
Martin advances to full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Martin working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Callaghan is bucking up trying to escape but Martin cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Martin controlling from the full mount.
John Callaghan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Martin content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Martin cracks Callaghan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Martin has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Callaghan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Martin controlling from mount.
Callaghan taking shots to the head.
Callaghan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Martin controlling the pace for now.
Bald Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Martin is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Callaghan is surviving well by controlling Martin's body position as best he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bald Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Martin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bald Martin!
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energy
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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