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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richard Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Diggler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diggler has chosen YO GOTTI - SOMEBODY WATCHIN ME as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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33 - 17 - 3 |
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185 lbs
32 - 16 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 17 - 3, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Callaghan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dirk Diggler!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body kick there by Callaghan.
Diggler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diggler has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Diggler moves away from the strike by Callaghan.
Callaghan looks to land a right hand but Diggler moved out of range.
Callaghan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Dirk Diggler has been cut.
Callaghan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Diggler. Diggler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Callaghan misses with a low kick.
Callaghan throws a leg kick that misses.
Callaghan scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diggler in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Callaghan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some wild striking there from Callaghan.
Callaghan throws a head kick that misses
and Diggler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Callaghan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diggler throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Callaghan, as that shot connected.
Callaghan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Callaghan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Diggler was well out of range. Poor timing from Callaghan.
Callaghan throws a head kick but Diggler moves out of range.
Callaghan throws the left hand but Diggler avoids the punch easily.
Diggler ducks under a wild hook from Callaghan.
Callaghan tries to clinch up.
Callaghan cracks the inside of Diggler's front leg.
Callaghan lands a nice looking body kick.
Callaghan throws a body kick that misses.
Diggler throws a head kick that misses.
Callaghan takes one on the button.
Diggler takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Diggler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Callaghan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Diggler's sensitive parts.
Diggler is looking to chop away at Callaghan's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Callaghan lands a nice shot that snaps Diggler's head back.
Callaghan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Callaghan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diggler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Callaghan drops Diggler with a beautiful combination! Diggler stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Callaghan is looking for the KO!
Diggler is rocked!
Diggler uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Callaghan.
Diggler is still on wobbly legs! Can Callaghan finish him?
Callaghan tries to work over Diggler's front leg with a kick but Diggler checks it.
Diggler seems to have recovered his senses.
A solid body kick from Callaghan.
Diggler does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Diggler moves away from the strike by Callaghan.
Diggler throws an overhand right that lands on Callaghan's shoulder, as Callaghan tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan tried to score with a low kick but Diggler checks it.
Callaghan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Diggler connects with a leg kick. Callaghan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Callaghan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Diggler manages to avoid it.
Diggler throws a leg kick
and Callaghan moves into the clinch.
Diggler tries a body shot but Callaghan blocks it.
Diggler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Diggler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Callaghan on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Diggler's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Callaghan.
Callaghan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Callaghan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Diggler gets through Callaghan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Diggler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Callaghan there.
That has opened up Dirk Diggler's cut even more.
Callaghan checks a low kick from Diggler.
Callaghan lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diggler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Callaghan scores with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Diggler misses.
Diggler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diggler sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Callaghan misses with a head kick.
Diggler takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Callaghan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Callaghan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diggler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Callaghan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirk Diggler's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diggler shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Diggler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Callaghan tries to clinch but Diggler moves out of range.
Diggler misses with a looping right.
Diggler connects with an inside leg kick.
Callaghan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Diggler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Callaghan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
An inside leg kick from Callaghan misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diggler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Callaghan.
Diggler blocks the body kick.
Diggler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diggler throws a head kick but Callaghan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Callaghan lands.
Callaghan scores with the left hand. Diggler knows he should have avoided that one.
Diggler moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Diggler misses with a low kick.
Callaghan feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Diggler collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Richard Callaghan!
Richard Callaghan retains his welterweight title!
Richard Callaghan seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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