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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Lucas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas has chosen Serial Killer as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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179 lbs
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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
25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Callaghan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 12 - 2, fighting out of New York, Henry Lucas!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucas blocks a jab.
Callaghan throws a lazy right hand but Lucas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Callaghan misses the jab.
Callaghan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lucas.
Lucas throws a right hand that misses
and Callaghan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Callaghan. Lucas does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Callaghan as he checks the leg kick.
Callaghan clinches up against the cage.
Callaghan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lucas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Callaghan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lucas.
Lucas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Callaghan blocks it with crossed arms.
Callaghan lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lucas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Callaghan lands an uppercut.
Callaghan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lucas can't find room to land a body shot as Callaghan controls the action.
Callaghan unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lucas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Callaghan stalling in the clinch.
Callaghan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Callaghan blocks a body shot from Lucas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Callaghan.
Lucas throws a head punch that misses.
Lucas tries a knee to the head but Callaghan blocks it.
Lucas breaks the clinch.
Callaghan walks into a jab.
Callaghan misses with a wild body shot.
Callaghan misses the jab.
Callaghan jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Callaghan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lucas throws a jab when Callaghan was well out of range.
Callaghan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lucas.
A jab from Callaghan finds it's way through Lucas's defenses.
Callaghan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lucas has time to react.
Callaghan scores with the left hand. Lucas knows he should have avoided that one.
Callaghan throws a hook but Lucas blocks it.
Lucas moves out of range of the body kick.
Lucas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Callaghan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lucas has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lucas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Callaghan avoids the head kick by Lucas.
Lucas tries to clinch there but Callaghan circles away.
Lucas thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Callaghan if he has to take too many more of those.
Lucas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Callaghan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucas was well out of range. Poor timing from Callaghan.
Lucas has Callaghan up against the cage in a clinch.
Lucas takes an elbow to the temple.
Callaghan lands an uppercut.
Callaghan tries to land knees in the clinch but Lucas avoids the damage to the body.
Callaghan lands with a right to the head.
Lucas managing to block the knees to the body from Callaghan.
Lucas scores with a hook to the body.
Callaghan lands an elbow inside.
Lucas lands a knee to the head.
Lucas misses with a knee strike.
Callaghan lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Lucas.
Callaghan tries to land a knee to the head but Lucas blocks with his arms.
Callaghan tries to land knees in the clinch but Lucas avoids the damage to the body.
Callaghan is pushing Lucas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Callaghan blocks a body shot from Lucas.
Callaghan pushes Lucas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lucas with a knee to the head.
Callaghan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Callaghan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lucas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Callaghan looking to throw knees to the head but Lucas is blocking nicely.
Lucas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lucas lands a hook that snaps the head of Callaghan backwards.
Callaghan trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucas working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lucas throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas avoids the elbow strike from Callaghan, against the cage.
Callaghan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lucas tries to land knees in the clinch but Callaghan avoids the damage to the body.
Callaghan blocks an uppercut.
Callaghan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lucas lands with a left to the head.
Callaghan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lucas's efforts to push away.
Callaghan misses with a knee strike.
Lucas scores a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lucas obliges.
Lucas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Callaghan or not.
Lucas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Callaghan is breathing heavily.
Callaghan lands a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Callaghan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lucas.
Callaghan throws an elbow but it misses.
Lucas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Richard Callaghan will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Callaghan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lucas tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Callaghan to counter with a crisp jab.
Callaghan blocks a head kick by Lucas.
Lucas wants to clinch up but Callaghan keeps it at a distance.
Lucas wants to clinch.
Callaghan scores with a sloppy right hand. Lucas should have avoided that one.
Callaghan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lucas throws a sloppy head kick and Callaghan moves out of range easily.
Lucas thows a body shot but no joy.
Lucas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lucas uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Callaghan has time to react.
Callaghan avoids the head kick by Lucas.
A big right from Callaghan misses.
Lucas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Callaghan clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lucas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Callaghan misses with an elbow strike.
Lucas blocks a body shot from Callaghan.
Callaghan has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lucas takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Henry Lucas has been cut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Callaghan.
Good body shot from Callaghan.
Lucas is breathing heavily.
Lucas blocks the elbow strike.
Lucas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Callaghan lands an elbow inside.
Callaghan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lucas is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Callaghan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Callaghan looking to throw knees to the head but Lucas is blocking nicely.
Lucas breaks from the clinch.
Callaghan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Richard Callaghan is winning the standup battle so far.
Lucas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Callaghan scores with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Callaghan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lucas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Callaghan punishes Lucas's body with a nice straight punch.
Lucas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Callaghan.
Callaghan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lucas misses with a body kick.
Lucas ducks under a wild hook from Callaghan.
Callaghan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lucas.
Lucas misses with a body shot.
Callaghan blocks a jab.
Callaghan looks for the body kick but Lucas saw that one coming.
Callaghan slips under a jab.
Callaghan scores with a shot to the body.
Lucas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Callaghan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lucass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lucas misses with a looping right.
Lucas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Callaghan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lucas staying out of range there.
Lucas closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lucas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Callaghan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lucas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Callaghan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lucas doesn't seem bothered though.
Callaghan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lucas.
Lucas throws a head kick that misses.
Callaghan delivers a nice body kick.
Callaghan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lucas missing with a left hand there. Callaghan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Callaghan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Lucas.
Lucas throws a solid leg kick but Callaghan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lucas.
Lucas thows a body shot but no joy.
Callaghan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Callaghan throws a sloppy head kick and Lucas moves out of range easily.
Callaghan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lucas checks it well.
Lucas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lucas swats away the attempt to clinch by Callaghan.
Callaghan circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Callaghan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Lucas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Callaghan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henry Lucas's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lucas tried to score with a low kick but Callaghan checks it.
Lucas staying out of range there.
Callaghan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucas.
Lucas throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Callaghan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucas misses with a looping left.
Lucas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Callaghan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Callaghan throws a front kick aimed at Lucas's knee but Lucas avoids it well.
Lucas swings for the body but Callaghan moves out of range.
Callaghan keeps the fight on the outside.
Lucas throws a half hearted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Callaghan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Callaghan with a nice cross.
Lucas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lucas throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Callaghan's head.
A jab from Callaghan does it's job there.
Henry Lucas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Callaghan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lucas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Callaghan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Callaghan looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucas is just out of range.
Callaghan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Callaghan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucas.
Callaghan lands with a slapping head kick.
Lucas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Callaghan.
Lucas throws a lazy head kick
and Callaghan counters with a left to the body.
Callaghan misses with a straight right.
Crunch! Lucas slams his shin into Callaghan's torso.
Callaghan swings for the body but Lucas moves out of range.
Callaghan lands a jab.
Callaghan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lucas throws a leg kick but Callaghan checks it.
Callaghan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Callaghan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lucas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lucas slips a jab from Callaghan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucas swats away the attempt to clinch by Callaghan.
Callaghan lands with a good body shot.
Callaghan uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lucas has time to react.
Callaghan throws out a powerful jab.
Lucas scoring well with a low kick there.
Lucas looks for the body kick but Callaghan saw that one coming.
Lucas tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Callaghan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan misses with a head kick.
Lucas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Callaghan moves in looking to clinch but Lucas pushes him off.
Callaghan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lucas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Lucas throws a head kick but Callaghan moves out of range.
Lucas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Callaghan misses with a hook. Lucas ducked under it nicely.
Callaghan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Callaghan jabs Lucas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lucas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lucas there as he acknowledges the shot.
A big right from Callaghan misses.
Lucas looks to land a combination but Callaghan avoids it well.
Lucas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Callaghan's sensitive parts.
Callaghan connects with the punch.
Callaghan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lucas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Richard Callaghan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lucas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucas tries to land knees in the clinch but Callaghan avoids the damage to the body.
Callaghan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lucas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lucas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Callaghan throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Callaghan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lucas's defenses.
Callaghan tries a knee to the head but Lucas blocks it.
Callaghan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Callaghan avoiding damage as Lucas throws knees to the body.
Callaghan landing knees to the head.
Callaghan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lucas tries a knee to the head but Callaghan blocks it.
A short right from Callaghan on the inside.
Callaghan prevents a body shot from Lucas.
Lucas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Callaghan backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Callaghan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Callaghan 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Callaghan!
A relieved looking Richard Callaghan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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