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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Eccleston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Conor McCallum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Christopher Eccleston has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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250 lbs
9 - 7 - 0 |
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270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Christopher Eccleston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Conor McCallum!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Matheus Silva and Mauricio Rocha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eccleston gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McCallum counters with a good, hard body kick but Eccleston shrugs it off.
Eccleston looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McCallum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Eccleston is working away from the top position though.
McCallum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eccleston.
McCallum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eccleston. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Still in half guard, Eccleston seems content to control.
McCallum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eccleston.
Eccleston works his way into side control.
Eccleston is trying to ground and pound but McCallum uses the momentary lack of control by Eccleston to regain half guard.
Eccleston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eccleston is trying to control the action in half guard but McCallum is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Eccleston throwing shots but McCallum is blocking nicely.
Eccleston 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.
Eccleston throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCallum is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Eccleston scores with a couple of nice shots.
McCallum wants to get back to his feet.
McCallum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eccleston.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eccleston prevents McCallum from standing back up.
Eccleston thows a huge punch but McCallum dodges it nicely.
Eccleston keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McCallum taking some punishment here, with Eccleston in his half guard.
Eccleston missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Eccleston thows a huge punch but McCallum dodges it nicely.
McCallum is trying to stand up here but Eccleston is controlling him well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Eccleston wants to lay and pray for a moment but McCallum keeps working.
Eccleston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eccleston seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McCallum does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Eccleston not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Eccleston working over McCallum with some ground and pound. McCallum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Eccleston looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eccleston is keen to just control but McCallum is a slippery customer.
Nice strikes from Eccleston there.
Eccleston seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McCallum does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCallum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eccleston.
Eccleston sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McCallum defending well though.
Eccleston stops McCallum from getting back to his feet.
McCallum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Eccleston.
Eccleston with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCallum pushes Eccleston off looking to stand but Eccleston dives back in and keeps control.
Eccleston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McCallum's head.
Eccleston is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for McCallum!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Eccleston punishing his opponent with strikes.
McCallum tries to reverse the position but Eccleston maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christopher Eccleston dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fight stays on the outside here - McCallum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCallum tries to sprawl but Eccleston drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Eccleston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Eccleston is looking to take a break and control but McCallum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Eccleston throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Eccleston stops McCallum from getting back to his feet.
Eccleston wants to free his trapped foot but McCallum is holding on for dear life with his legs.
McCallum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Eccleston here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Eccleston is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Eccleston controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eccleston lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Eccleston connects with a massive shot to the dome!
McCallum is in a horrible position here. Eccleston smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
It looks like Conor McCallum has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCallum is working to get back to half guard.
Eccleston scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eccleston working McCallum over with strikes here.
McCallum is in a horrible position here. Eccleston smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Eccleston wants to control the pace but McCallum is squirming around nicely.
Eccleston looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has McCallum covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Christopher Eccleston!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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