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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexei Chatzikomninos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Harry Callahan was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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222 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexei Chatzikomninos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Callahan!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callahan dips to his left and cracks Chatzikomninos with an uppercut!
Callahan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chatzikomninos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Callahan thuds his shin into the meat of Chatzikomninos's side.
Chatzikomninos cracks Callahan with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chatzikomninos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A solid body kick from Callahan.
Callahan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chatzikomninos throws a right hand that misses
and Callahan counters with a straight right hand.
Chatzikomninos misses with a wild body shot.
Callahan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chatzikomninos fails with a takedown attempt.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Callahan has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Alexei Chatzikomninos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chatzikomninos fails to land with a series of punches.
Callahan leaves Chatzikomninos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Callahan swings for the body but Chatzikomninos moves out of range.
Chatzikomninos moves in looking to clinch but Callahan pushes him off.
A punch lands to the side of Chatzikomninos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Chatzikomninos needs to keep his hands up - Callahan had a free shot at his head there.
Chatzikomninos tries to close the distance and clinch but Callahan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chatzikomninos is trying hard to land a takedown here. Callahan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Chatzikomninos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Callahan blocks a jab.
Callahan throws a leg kick which misses Chatzikomninos's front leg but catches the back leg as Chatzikomninos tries to avoid it.
Chatzikomninos dives in and grabs Callahan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Callahan pushes down on Chatzikomninos's head and hops out.
Callahan throws a sloppy head kick and Chatzikomninos moves out of range easily.
Callahan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chatzikomninos manages to avoid it.
Chatzikomninos misses the jab.
Chatzikomninos throws a nice looking combination but Callahan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Callahan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Callahan throws a series of punches but Chatzikomninos moves out of range.
Callahan connects with a single shot there.
Callahan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chatzikomninos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Callahan lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Callahan misses with a straight left.
Chatzikomninos throws the left hand but Callahan avoids the punch easily.
Chatzikomninos slips under a jab from Callahan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Callahan misses.
Chatzikomninos throws a poor cross that misses
and Callahan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chatzikomninos swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Callahan drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chatzikomninos defends it well.
Chatzikomninos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chatzikomninos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Callahan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Callahan. Chatzikomninos does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chatzikomninos feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Callahans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chatzikomninos with a jab.
Callahan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chatzikomninos manages to avoid it.
Decent striking displayed by Callahan there.
Chatzikomninos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chatzikomninos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Callahan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Callahan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chatzikomninos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chatzikomninos cracks Callahan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Chatzikomninos is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Callahan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos tries for a takedown but Callahan sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Callahan jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Callahan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Callahan is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chatzikomninos had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Callahan looks to throw the jab but Chatzikomninos is out of range.
Chatzikomninos bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Callahan's head.
Chatzikomninos misses with a looping left.
Chatzikomninos cracks the inside of Callahan's front leg.
Chatzikomninos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Chatzikomninos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Callahan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Callahan tests Chatzikomninos's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Callahan tries to sprawl but Chatzikomninos drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chatzikomninos slips a nice elbow through Callahan's hands, connecting with Callahan's forehead.
Callahan is pressing down on Chatzikomninos's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chatzikomninos postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Callahan wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chatzikomninos is trying to maintain the position but Callahan is very close to passing his half guard.
Callahan seems to be looking for submissions.
Chatzikomninos is looking for a sweep. Callahan is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Callahan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Callahan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Callahan there.
Chatzikomninos is holding on to half guard well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Callahan lands strikes from half guard.
Chatzikomninos wants to control but Callahan is keeping busy.
Callahan trying to pass the guard but Chatzikomninos defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Callahan dominated that round.
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.
Callahan moves away from the strike by Chatzikomninos.
Callahan throws out a loose jab but Chatzikomninos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Callahan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Chatzikomninos staying out of range there.
Chatzikomninos checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chatzikomninos was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Callahan lands the left hand.
A big left from Chatzikomninos misses.
Callahan cracks Chatzikomninos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Callahan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Chatzikomninos cracks Callahan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Callahan connects with a high kick.
Callahan slips a straight right by Chatzikomninos.
Chatzikomninos throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chatzikomninos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
As Chatzikomninos backs off Callahan throws a huge counter combo but Chatzikomninos manages to avoid it all.
Chatzikomninos avoids the head kick by Callahan.
Chatzikomninos slips a straight right by Callahan.
Callahan's corner calls for a 1-2. Callahan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The fighters circling - Chatzikomninos throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Chatzikomninos misses its intended target.
Callahan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Chatzikomninos swinging wildly here.
Callahan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Callahan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Callahan throws a wild body kick that Chatzikomninos sees coming a mile off.
Chatzikomninos wants to clinch.
Callahan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Chatzikomninos misses with a wild combination.
Chatzikomninos misses with a two punch combination.
Chatzikomninos fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Callahan! But no joy.
Chatzikomninos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Callahan - that will leave a mark!
Chatzikomninos clinches.
Chatzikomninos gets through Callahan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Callahan changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Chatzikomninos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Chatzikomninos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Callahan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Callahan.
Chatzikomninos goes for a double leg but Callahan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Callahan continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Chatzikomninos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Callahan throws a sloppy head kick and Chatzikomninos moves out of range easily.
Chatzikomninos fails with a takedown attempt.
Callahan feints the counter takedown.
Chatzikomninos misses with a body shot.
Callahan throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chatzikomninos tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Callahan is in Chatzikomninos's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chatzikomninos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Chatzikomninos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Callahan to regain full guard.
Chatzikomninos has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Chatzikomninos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chatzikomninos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Callahan is trying to control the position but Chatzikomninos postures up.
Callahan working for a triangle but Chatzikomninos defends it easily.
Callahan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chatzikomninos postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Callahan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chatzikomninos throws a strike but Callahan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Callahan won't allow Chatzikomninos to sweep him here.
Callahan passes Chatzikomninos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Chatzikomninos wants to get back to his feet.
Chatzikomninos manages to get to full guard.
Chatzikomninos working a defensive guard here.
Chatzikomninos is really struggling to control Callahan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Chatzikomninos keeping moving, preventing Callahan from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Callahan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Callahan looks to score with a jab to the body but Chatzikomninos is just out of range.
It looked like Chatzikomninos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chatzikomninos's corner calls for a 1-2. Chatzikomninos obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Callahan takes a swing at Chatzikomninos's ribcage but misses.
Chatzikomninos closes the distance and pushes Callahan back into the cage.
Callahan working Chatzikomninos over with knees to the body.
Callahan lands a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Callahan.
Chatzikomninos throws a head punch that misses.
Chatzikomninos misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Callahan.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chatzikomninos.
Callahan gets underhooks to prevent Chatzikomninos's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chatzikomninos can't break the clinch.
Callahan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chatzikomninos.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Chatzikomninos wants a takedown.
Callahan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chatzikomninos backwards.
Callahan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Callahan swings wildly with an uppercut but Chatzikomninos uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexei Chatzikomninos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Callahan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Callahan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Callahan jabs Chatzikomninos to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Callahan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chatzikomninos loads up on a big right hand but Callahan slips the punch.
A solid body kick from Callahan.
Callahan cracks Chatzikomninos with a good jab.
Chatzikomninos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Callahan looks to land a body kick but Chatzikomninos moved away.
Callahan lands a head kick. Chatzikomninos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Chatzikomninos is rocked!
Callahan connects with a right hand. Chatzikomninos shakes it off.
Oh Chatzikomninos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Callahan is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chatzikomninos misses with a few strikes there.
Callahan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Callahan throws a leg kick which misses Chatzikomninos's front leg but catches the back leg as Chatzikomninos tries to avoid it.
Chatzikomninos throws a combination that misses
and Callahan counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos dodges the punch combination from Callahan.
Chatzikomninos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Chatzikomninos seems to have got his legs back now.
Chatzikomninos needs to keep his hands up - Callahan had a free shot at his head there.
Chatzikomninos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Chatzikomninos has a takedown stuffed.
Callahan throws out a counter right but Chatzikomninos avoids it with no problem.
Callahan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Chatzikomninos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Chatzikomninos misses with an uppercut. Callahan saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Callahan. No joy for Chatzikomninos on that attempt.
Callahan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chatzikomninos steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Callahan. That one must have hurt.
Nice shot lands for Callahan.
Callahan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chatzikomninos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chatzikomninos scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick lands from Callahan.
Callahan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chatzikomninos under the eye.
Chatzikomninos fails with a takedown attempt.
Callahan pushes Chatzikomninos away with a front kick.
Chatzikomninos tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Callahan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Callahan.
Callahan misses with a body kick.
Nice takedown defense from Callahan. No joy for Chatzikomninos on that attempt.
Chatzikomninos throws a series of punches but Callahan avoids them all with ease.
Callahan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Callahan throws a body shot but no joy.
Chatzikomninos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A decent looking cross lands there for Chatzikomninos.
Callahan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Chatzikomninos on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chatzikomninos. Callahan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Callahan connects with a crisp jab.
Chatzikomninos will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Callahan connects with a jab.
Chatzikomninos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Callahan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Chatzikomninos tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Callahan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Callahan cracks Chatzikomninos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chatzikomninos feints and as Callahan raises his hands in defense, Chatzikomninos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Chatzikomninos working some strikes from top position.
Chatzikomninos works over Callahan with some ground and pound from guard.
Callahan is pulling down on Chatzikomninos's head. It's preventing any offense from Chatzikomninos, at least for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Callahan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chatzikomninos can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alexei Chatzikomninos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Callahan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Callahan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Callahan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Callahan!
After winning the bout, Harry Callahan thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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