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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Calzaghe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Helmut Doerner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Doerner has chosen Balls to the Wall by Accept as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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158 lbs
30 - 28 - 1 |
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170 cm
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140 lbs
16 - 22 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Calzaghe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 22 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Helmut Doerner!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calzaghe tries to clinch but Doerner is having none of it.
Calzaghe lands with a nice combination. Doerner backs away looking to recover.
Calzaghe darts in and clinches Doerner up against the cage.
Doerner tries for a takedown. No joy.
Calzaghe dodges an elbow strike from Doerner.
Doerner lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Calzaghe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Doerner misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calzaghe.
Calzaghe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Doerner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Calzaghe jumps into guard, dragging Doerner to the mat.
Doerner throws a big elbow that misses.
Doerner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Calzaghe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Doerner's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doerner has his foot on Calzaghe's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Calzaghe works his way back into a safe position though.
Calzaghe landing some decent shots from guard.
Calzaghe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Calzaghe is looking to work some ground and pound but Doerner has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Calzaghe postures up and lands a big shot to Doerner's brow.
Calzaghe works over Doerner with some ground and pound from guard.
Doerner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Calzaghe postures up.
Calzaghe pushes down on Doerner's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Calzaghe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Doerner tries to roll over but Calzaghe keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doerner is trying to control but can't.
Calzaghe lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Doerner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Calzaghe scores with a couple of nice shots.
Calzaghe sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Doerner defending well though.
Calzaghe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Calzaghe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Doerner's head.
Calzaghe scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Calzaghe 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.
Doerner is trying to get back to full guard.
Doerner moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doerner has Calzaghe pulled in close to control his posture.
Calzaghe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Doerner has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Calzaghe has managed to get both his arms back between Doerner's legs - danger averted.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Calzaghe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Calzaghe preventing the sweep.
Calzaghe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Doerner is looking to sweep but instead, Calzaghe has passed into half guard.
Doerner actively working from the bottom here.
Calzaghe will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Calzaghe scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Doerner trying to control but Calzaghe postures up.
Doerner pushes Calzaghe off but Calzaghe dives into side control.
Doerner is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Calzaghe off and has taken his back!
Doerner is hanging on to Calzaghe's back as he tries to escape.
Doerner lands with a hammerfist to the side of Calzaghe's head.
Doerner keeps control of the position as Calzaghe tries to break free.
Doerner punches the canvas rather than the man.
Doerner controls the position.
Calzaghe showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Calzaghe dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Calzaghe stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Calzaghe wants it to stay on the feet.
Doerner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calzaghe manages to avoid it.
Calzaghe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Doerner can do to turn this around?
Calzaghe gets a takedown into half guard.
Doerner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Calzaghe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calzaghe working the head and body with strikes.
Doerner tries to roll over but Calzaghe keeps him under control.
Doerner regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Calzaghe.
Doerner bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Calzaghe's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doerner wants to control from the top but Calzaghe keeps moving.
Doerner won't allow Calzaghe to sweep him here.
Doerner passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Doerner working the ground and pound.
Doerner throws an elbow but Calzaghe slips to the side and avoids it well.
Calzaghe tries to buck Doerner off but Doerner is having none of it.
Calzaghe is not content to let Doerner control the position.
Doerner cracks Calzaghe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Calzaghe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Doerner in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe tries to improve position but can't.
Doerner trying to control the position but Calzaghe is working away.
Calzaghe wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Calzaghe struggling a bit here.
Doerner trying to control the action but Calzaghe is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calzaghe is looking to reverse the position.
Doerner wants to lay and pray for a moment but Calzaghe keeps working.
Calzaghe is trying to control Doerner's posture but Doerner avoids it.
An elbow from Doerner crashes against the mat.
Doerner is looking to take a break and control but Calzaghe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've been informed that Doerner has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Doerner is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Calzaghe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Calzaghe struggling a bit here.
Calzaghe is looking to regain half guard here but Doerner keeps moving and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Doerner is staying tight to Calzaghe's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Calzaghe really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Doerner avoids the strikes from the bottom by Calzaghe.
Doerner is trying to get an arm triangle but Calzaghe is defending well.
Doerner blocks the strikes from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe can't do much from the bottom here.
Doerner thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Doerner throws a strike aimed at the side of Calzaghe's head but Calzaghe avoids it well.
Doerner trying to control the action but Calzaghe is working from the bottom.
Calzaghe is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Helmut Doerner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Calzaghe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Doerner is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Calzaghe with the ground and pound but Doerner regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Doerner is trying to control but can't.
Joe Calzaghe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Calzaghe working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Doerner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Calzaghe postures up.
Calzaghe chips away with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doerner trying to control the position.
Doerner keeping full guard, as Calzaghe tries to pass.
Calzaghe won't allow Doerner to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calzaghe wants to control from the top but Doerner keeps moving.
Calzaghe landing with the ground and pound.
Calzaghe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Calzaghe landing some decent shots from guard.
Calzaghe working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Doerner is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Doerner wants to sweep but no luck.
Calzaghe stops Doerner from standing up.
Doerner tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Doerner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Calzaghe.
Calzaghe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Doerner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Doerner is trying to get back to full guard.
Doerner is looking to escape.
Calzaghe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Doerner wants to improve his position but Calzaghe is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doerner tries to kick Calzaghe off but Calzaghe keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Doerner has hold of Calzaghe's hands but Calzaghe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Doerner is trying to get back to full guard.
Doerner moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Calzaghe landing with the ground and pound.
Calzaghe landing with the ground and pound.
Calzaghe trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doerner keeping moving, preventing Calzaghe from controlling successfully.
Doerner utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Calzaghe won't allow Doerner to sweep him here.
Calzaghe chips away with some ground and pound.
Calzaghe with a nice head shot there.
Calzaghe lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Doerner had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Calzaghe defends it easily.
Calzaghe postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calzaghe seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Calzaghe throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Doerner works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Calzaghe showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Calzaghe has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Calzaghe!
Joe Calzaghe got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
The defeated Helmut Doerner had this to say: 'I will cripple this fool in Abu Dhabi'.
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energy
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hype
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