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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drake comes to the cage accompanied by Blitzkrieg Bop. Richard Callaghan has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nick Drake's chin.
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180 cm
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175 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
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185 cm
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185 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nick Drake! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Richard Callaghan! The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Donatello Bradman and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Callaghan forces Drake back against the cage and clinches. Callaghan tries a body shot but Drake blocks it.
Callaghan lands with a light punch inside. A short right from Callaghan. Drake blocks an uppercut.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Callaghan avoids it. Drake misses with a body punch.
Callaghan tries to work over Drake's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Callaghan misses with some punches.
Callaghan with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Callaghan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Drake.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Drake swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Callaghan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Drake's brow. Drake lands a nice uppercut. Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Callaghan controls his hands.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Callaghan. Callaghan tries to land knees in the clinch but Drake avoids the damage to the body. Callaghan can't find room to land a body shot as Drake controls the action.
Drake lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Callaghan backwards. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Drake takes a knee to the side of the body. Callaghan misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Drake.
That's one minute gone in the round. A short body shot lands from Drake as the two fighters clinch.
Callaghan misses with a hook from the clinch. Drake lands with a short head shot on the inside. Callaghan throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake. Drake misses with the head strike.
Drake misses with a body punch.
Drake tries a body shot but Callaghan blocks it.
Callaghan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Drake takes an elbow to the temple. Drake lands a right hand. Callaghan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A right hand to the body from Callaghan.
Drake throws an elbow that misses.
Drake pushes Callaghan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A head punch blocked on the inside by Callaghan. Callaghan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Drake blocks an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Callaghan.
Knees to the body from Callaghan.
Drake is breathing heavily. Drake tries to work over Callaghan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Callaghan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Callaghan scores with a shot to the side of Drake's head. Callaghan lands a body punch. Callaghan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drake avoiding damage as Callaghan throws knees to the body.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Callaghan avoids it. Callaghan lands a hook to the side of the head. Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Callaghan landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Callaghan scores with a nice short uppercut. Drake throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Callaghan blocks it with crossed arms. Drake prevents a body shot from Callaghan. Drake takes a shot to the head. Callaghan lands an elbow just above Drake 's eye. A short uppercut from Drake. Callaghan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Callaghan lands on the inside with an uppercut. Callaghan trying to land knees to the body.
Drake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Callaghan lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Drake takes an elbow to the forehead. A short right from Callaghan on the inside. Drake blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Drake tries a body shot but Callaghan blocks it.
Drake is trying to break the clinch but Callaghan is controlling him. Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Callaghan controls the action.
Callaghan lands with a right to the head. Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Callaghan is defending well for now. Callaghan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Callaghan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Drake avoids it. Callaghan takes a knee right on the jaw!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Callaghan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Callaghan throws a head punch that misses. Drake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Callaghan is defending well for now. Callaghan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Callaghan controls the action.
Drake trying to stall but Callaghan improves his position.
Callaghan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Drake's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Callaghan.
A right hook to the body lands for Drake.
Callaghan misses with the head strike.
Drake misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Callaghan misses with a punch to the body.
Callaghan tries a knee to the head but Drake blocks it.
Drake digs a right hand underneath Callaghan's ribcage. Callaghan let out a lung full of air as it connected. Callaghan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Drake is defending well for now. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Callaghan avoids the damage to the body. Callaghan prevents a body shot from Drake. Callaghan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knees to the body from Drake.
A head punch on the inside from Drake fails to land. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A right hook to the body lands for Callaghan.
Drake using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Callaghan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Callaghan misses with a knee strike.
Drake landing knees to the body.
Drake scores with a shot to the side of Callaghan's head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Callaghan will probably get the nod. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Callaghan closes the distance and clinches. Drake is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Callaghan blocks a body shot from Drake. Drake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Callaghan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drake or not. Callaghan missing with knees to the body.
Richard Callaghan seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Callaghan as Drake tries to tie him up. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Drake. Drake tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Callaghan's elbow. Drake fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Callaghan fails to land. Callaghan lands a damaging elbow. A right hand to the body from Drake.
Callaghan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Callaghan misses with an elbow strike.
Callaghan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round. A short right hand to the side of the head by Drake. Callaghan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Callaghan working Drake over with knees to the body. Drake lands with a right to the head. A shot in the inside from Drake. Drake tries to land knees in the clinch but Callaghan avoids the damage to the body. Drake blocking some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Drake takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. A right hook to the body lands for Callaghan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Callaghan misses with a punch to the body.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Drake managing to block the knees to the body from Callaghan.
Drake misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Drake works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Drake blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Drake. Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Callaghan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A short body shot lands from Drake as the two fighters clinch.
Drake digs a right hand underneath Callaghan's ribcage. Callaghan let out a lung full of air as it connected. A nice glancing elbow lands by Callaghan. Callaghan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Drake misses with a punch to the body.
Drake is working Callaghan over against the cage. Callaghan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Drake blocks it with crossed arms. Drake is looking to control Callaghan's arms but Callaghan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Drake has his back to the cage. Drake tries to throw a body punch but Callaghan avoids it by throwing Drake back against the cage. Drake lands a body punch in the clinch. A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Drake leaning against his opponent.
Callaghan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Drake tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Callaghan avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A head punch blocked on the inside by Callaghan. Drake scores with a nice hook to the head. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drake. A right hand to the body from Drake.
Drake lands on the inside with an uppercut. Drake lands with a light punch inside. Drake lands a nice uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Drake.
Drake lands a nice knee to the body. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Drake trying to stall but Callaghan improves his position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Drake. Drake avoids a wild elbow strike from Callaghan. A left hand lands to the body for Drake.
Drake scores with an uppercut up the middle. Drake lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Callaghan or not. Drake struggles to land a body shot inside as Callaghan controls his hands.
Drake pushes Callaghan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Callaghan throws a punch but it's blocked by Drake. Callaghan managing to block the knees to the body from Drake.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Drake tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Drake on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Drake with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drake. Callaghan throws an elbow but it misses.
Callaghan prevents a body shot from Drake. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Drake. Drake tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Drake trying to control the position but instead, Callaghan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Drake into the cage. Drake can't find room to land a body shot as Callaghan controls the action.
Drake breaks the clinch.
Drake lands a jab. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Drake moves into the clinch successfully.
Drake lands a left hand that snaps the head of Callaghan backwards. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Drake dominated that second round. That's time! Drake's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Callaghan throws a sloppy body shot
and Drake counters with a straight right hand. Drake connects with a single shot there.
Callaghan is rocked! Callaghan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drake counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Callaghan is still on wobbly legs! Can Drake finish him? Drake throws a leg kick which misses Callaghan's front leg but catches the back leg as Callaghan tries to avoid it. Drake closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. 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! Drake lands a nice uppercut. Drake unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Callaghan! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Drake is unloading with more strikes now! Callaghan drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nick Drake!
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energy
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hype
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