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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calzaghe comes into the arena with The Pride of Wales blaring out of the sound system. Joe Calzaghe has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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173 lbs
25 - 16 - 1 |
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185 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Great elbows
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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 - 16 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Calzaghe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, David Charles!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles throws a lazy right hand but Calzaghe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Calzaghe looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Calzaghe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Calzaghe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calzaghe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Joe Calzaghe has been cut.
Calzaghe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Calzaghe avoids the body shot from Charles.
David Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles lands with a thumping leg kick.
Charles misses with a hook
and Calzaghe counters with a right hand to the body.
Calzaghe misses the shot to the body.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calzaghe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calzaghe cracks Charles with an open hand slap.
Charles lands with a kick to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calzaghe throws a right hand that Charles ducks under and follows up with a left that Charles also avoids with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is looking to clinch but Calzaghe is avoiding it.
Crunch! Charles slams his shin into Calzaghe's torso.
Charles throws a chopping leg kick but Calzaghe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Charles throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Charles throws a nice head kick!
Calzaghe is rocked!
Charles doesn't manage to clinch there - Calzaghe circles away.
Charles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Charles throws a series of punches but Calzaghe avoids them all with ease.
Calzaghe falls off balance throwing a combination
and Charles counters with a head kick that drops Calzaghe to the mat! Calzaghe scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Oh Calzaghe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calzaghe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Charles misses with a looping left.
Calzaghe seems to have got his legs back now.
Charles lands a big right hand that sends Calzaghe crashing to the mat! Charles stays standing though and waves Calzaghe back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe connects with a crisp jab.
Calzaghe swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Calzaghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calzaghe digs a good hook to Charles's body.
Charles jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Calzaghe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Charles.
Charles throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Charles's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Calzaghe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Charles scrambles back to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Charles. Calzaghe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Decent striking displayed by Calzaghe there.
Calzaghe throws a series of strikes that have Charles backpedaling.
Charles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calzaghe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Calzaghe misses.
Calzaghe throws a series of punches but Charles moves out of range.
Charles dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Calzaghe. That did some damage!
Charles throws a jab but it's blocked by Calzaghe.
Calzaghe checks a low kick from Charles.
Calzaghe misses with an uppercut.
Calzaghe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Charles lands an impressive looking overhand right. Calzaghe doesn't seem phased though.
Calzaghe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Calzaghe checks the leg kick.
Charles scores with a jab. Calzaghe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A slow jab from Charles misses its intended target.
Calzaghe swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Calzaghe. Those never looked like landing.
Charles lands with a kick to the ribs.
Calzaghe connects with a nice looking jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calzaghe's corner calls for a 1-2. Calzaghe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Charles defending well as Calzaghe loads up on a big left hand.
Calzaghe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Calzaghe keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice uppercut lands for Calzaghe. That snapped Charles's head back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Charles throws a good cross that connects.
Calzaghe takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Charles wants to slow Calzaghe down by chopping away at his legs.
Calzaghe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Charles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzaghe's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Charles lands a head kick. Calzaghe smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Calzaghe throws out a loose jab but Charles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calzaghe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Charles misses with a wild combination.
Calzaghe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Charles.
Charles wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Charles.
Charles uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Calzaghe.
Charles slips under a jab.
Calzaghe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles lands with an uppercut that bounces Calzaghe off the cage and back into range.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calzaghe.
A left lands for Charles.
Charles pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Charles 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Charles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Calzaghe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Charles.
Charles smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Charles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles misses with a wild body shot.
Charles buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Calzaghe looks to land a right hand but Charles moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Charles connects with a right hand. Calzaghe shakes it off.
Calzaghe misses the jab.
Charles throws out a loose jab but Calzaghe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calzaghe throws a shot to the body.
Calzaghe throws a right hand that Charles ducks under and follows up with a left that Charles also avoids with ease.
Charles takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Charles ducks right into an uppercut from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe just misses with a punch to the body.
Charles shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Charles scores with a nice strike.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Calzaghe circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles throws a jab when Calzaghe was well out of range.
Calzaghe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Calzaghe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Calzaghe connects with a body shot.
Calzaghe staying out of range there.
Charles looks to throw the jab but Calzaghe is out of range.
Calzaghe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Calzaghe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Calzaghe staying out of range there.
Calzaghe lands a nice looking body shot.
Charles moves out of range as Calzaghe strikes.
Calzaghe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is looking to clinch but Calzaghe is avoiding it.
Charles connects with an inside leg kick.
Calzaghe lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Calzaghe lands a nice looking body shot.
Calzaghe checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Calzaghe takes a swing at Charles's ribcage but misses.
Calzaghe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Calzaghe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Charles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Calzaghe misses with the combination.
Calzaghe lands with a straight right. Charles didn't see that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but David Charles will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Joe Calzaghe's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Charles misses with an uppercut
and Calzaghe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Charles thinking.
Calzaghe looks to throw the jab but Charles is out of range.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Calzaghe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calzaghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles avoids the body shot from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe ducks right into an uppercut from Charles.
Calzaghe circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calzaghe lands a body shot.
David Charles seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Calzaghe defending well as Charles loads up on a big left hand.
Charles wants to clinch.
Charles swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles loads up on a big right hand but Calzaghe slips the punch.
Charles throws an off balance right hand
letting Calzaghe counter with a right hand.
Calzaghe scores with a body shot.
Charles defending well as Calzaghe loads up on a big left hand.
Calzaghe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Charles throws a right hand that misses
and Calzaghe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Calzaghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Charles throws a jab when Calzaghe was well out of range.
Charles clinches with his opponent.
Calzaghe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Calzaghe blocks the elbow strike.
Calzaghe prevents a body shot from Charles.
Calzaghe breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe swings for the body but Charles moves out of range.
Charles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Calzaghe.
Charles connects with a right hand. Calzaghe shakes it off.
Calzaghe scores with a decent looking hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles misses with a straight left.
A big left from Charles misses.
Calzaghe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Charles darts in trying to clinch
and Calzaghe counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Charles throws a combination that misses
and Calzaghe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Charles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Charles swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe clobbers Charles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Calzaghe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Calzaghe connects with a good right hand that stumbles Charles. Charles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Charles takes a swing at Calzaghe's ribcage but misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Charles.
Charles looks to land a left hand but Calzaghe moved out of range nicely.
Charles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Calzaghe lands a jab to the head.
Charles misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Charles throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Calzaghe lands with a hook. Charles tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Charles is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Calzaghe drops Charles with a huge uppercut! Charles drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Calzaghe is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Calzaghe!
Joe Calzaghe made sure to mention his sponsor, Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview.
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hype
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