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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Calirante (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ambrose Chisholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calirante kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Bob Marley - I Shot The Sheriff. Ambrose Chisholm has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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150 lbs
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154 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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
20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Santiago Calirante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Ambrose Chisholm!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Calirante looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Calirante lands with a kick to the temple. Chisholm shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Calirante on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chisholm connects with a good right hand that stumbles Calirante. Calirante circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
No joy there for Chisholm, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chisholm tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Calirante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Calirante misses the target.
Chisholm misses with an uppercut.
Chisholm lands a jab-cross combination.
Calirante keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chisholm throws a right hand that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Chisholm tries to score with a low kick but Calirante moves his leg out of the way.
Chisholm throws a left and a right that both miss
and Calirante makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chisholm thows a leg kick but Calirante checks it
letting Calirante counter with a right hand.
A jab lands there for Chisholm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chisholm forces Calirante back against the cage and clinches.
Calirante content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Calirante tries to work over Chisholm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calirante can't find room to land a body shot as Chisholm controls the action.
Chisholm is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Chisholm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chisholm misses with a punch to the body.
Calirante lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards.
Chisholm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Calirante lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Calirante.
Chisholm scores with a hook to the body.
Calirante struggles to land a body shot inside as Chisholm controls his hands.
A left hand lands to the body for Calirante.
Chisholm throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chisholm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calirante cracks Chisholm with a nice body shot.
Chisholm throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Calirantes head.
Calirante lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Calirante taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm has a couple of punches blocked by Calirante.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisholm.
Chisholm lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Calirante or not.
Calirante lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards.
Calirante lands with a left to the head.
Chisholm lands with a right to the head.
Calirante wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Calirante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calirante lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chisholm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calirante stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Chisholm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Calirante's elbow.
Calirante tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chisholm's elbow.
Chisholm lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chisholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chisholm misses with a punch to the body.
Chisholm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Calirante blocks an uppercut.
Chisholm fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calirante throws a head punch that misses.
Calirante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chisholm has a couple of punches blocked by Calirante.
Chisholm is leaning against Calirante and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Chisholm lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Chisholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calirante can't find room to land a body shot as Chisholm controls the action.
Calirante lands a hook that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards.
Chisholm tries a body shot but Calirante blocks it.
Chisholm blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Calirante.
Calirante lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards.
Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chisholm.
Chisholm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chisholm misses with a body punch.
Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Calirante is leaning against Chisholm and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Calirante lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chisholm is working Calirante over against the cage.
Calirante prevents a body shot from Chisholm.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Chisholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Calirante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calirante lands an uppercut.
Chisholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Chisholm.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chisholm creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chisholm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calirante stalling in the clinch.
Chisholm blocks an uppercut.
Chisholm has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Calirante seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chisholm can turn it around.
Calirante lands a shoulder strike.
Chisholm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chisholm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Calirante lands with a right to the head.
Chisholm misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calirante misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Calirante - that landed with a thud.
Chisholm blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ambrose Chisholm will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A combination from Chisholm does no damage.
Chisholm scores with a hook.
Chisholm ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Calirante misses with a body punch
and Chisholm counters with a nice uppercut.
Calirante throws a head kick that misses.
Calirante uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chisholm.
Calirante tried to score with a low kick but Chisholm checks it.
Calirante gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Calirante looking for a takedown.
Calirante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calirante blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chisholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Calirante uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chisholm scores with a shot to the side of Calirante's head.
Chisholm lands a right hand.
Chisholm softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calirante.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calirante blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calirante is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Calirante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chisholm doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Calirante leaning his opponent against the cage.
Chisholm misses with some punches.
Calirante tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calirante's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice shot lands for Chisholm.
Chisholm tries to work over Calirante's front leg with a kick but Calirante checks it.
Calirante chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chisholm.
Chisholm throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Chisholm throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Calirante counters with a good, hard body kick but Chisholm shrugs it off.
Chisholm throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chisholm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chisholm throws a jab when Calirante was well out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Calirante, right into the meat.
Ambrose Chisholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calirante moves out of range of the strikes.
Calirante looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Ambrose Chisholm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chisholm scores with a jab.
Calirante fails to land with a series of punches.
Chisholm is looking to chop away at Calirante's legs.
Calirante feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Chisholm misses the jab.
Calirante closes the distance and clinches.
Chisholm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Chisholm.
Calirante looking to stall.
Calirante lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chisholm lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Chisholm fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Calirante.
Calirante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Calirante.
A hook to the body from Chisholm.
Calirante tries a body shot but Chisholm blocks it.
Calirante works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Calirante working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Calirante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Calirante is struggling to control the position.
Calirante working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Chisholm gets through Calirante's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisholm.
Calirante is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Chisholm is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Calirante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chisholm misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calirante prevents a body shot from Chisholm.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calirante.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calirante.
Chisholm blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calirante lands a hook that snaps the head of Chisholm backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calirante tries to throw a body punch but Chisholm avoids it by throwing Calirante back against the cage.
Chisholm prevents a body shot from Calirante.
Chisholm throws a punch but it's blocked by Calirante.
Calirante blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santiago Calirante has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chisholm swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calirante is pushing Chisholm up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chisholm.
Chisholm throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Calirante misses with a short punch on the inside.
Calirante stalls.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Calirante gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Chisholm tries to throw a body punch but Calirante avoids it by throwing Chisholm back against the cage.
Chisholm misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Chisholm fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ambrose Chisholm will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A leg kick checked by Calirante.
Calirante is looking to counter punch.
Chisholm jabs Calirante right on the nose. Calirante blinks but takes it well.
Chisholm stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Calirante takes the fight into the clinch.
Chisholm lands with a right to the head.
Chisholm throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Calirante misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chisholm has a couple of punches blocked by Calirante.
Calirante works on Chisholm's body with a couple of short punches.
Santiago Calirante has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Calirante struggles to land a body shot inside as Chisholm controls his hands.
Calirante tries to work over Chisholm's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chisholm blocks an uppercut.
Chisholm struggles to land a body shot inside as Calirante controls his hands.
Chisholm throws a punch but it's blocked by Calirante.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chisholm.
Calirante takes a shot to the head.
Chisholm misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calirante misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Calirante blocks an uppercut.
Chisholm misses with the head strike.
Calirante cracks Chisholm with a nice body shot.
Chisholm struggles to land a body shot inside as Calirante controls his hands.
Calirante doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Calirante lands with a left to the head.
Calirante can't find room to land a body shot as Chisholm controls the action.
Calirante turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Chisholm is looking to regain half guard here but Calirante keeps moving and retains side control.
Calirante lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on Chisholm's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Calirante trying to control the action but Chisholm is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calirante in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Calirante working away.
Chisholm is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Calirante creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Calirante is looking to take a break and control but Chisholm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Chisholm's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calirante slows the pace down.
Calirante wants to control but Chisholm is keeping him busy.
Chisholm tries to buck Calirante off but Calirante is having none of it.
Chisholm wants to control but Calirante postures up.
Calirante is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Chisholm will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Chisholm struggling a bit here.
Calirante lands a few punches from side control.
Calirante is looking to take a break and control but Chisholm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chisholm is trying to control Calirante's posture but Calirante avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chisholm is not content to let Calirante control the position.
Chisholm tries to bench press Calirante off him but Calirante keeps the position.
Calirante wants to control but Chisholm is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Chisholm's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Calirante works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Chisholm tries to buck Calirante off but Calirante is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calirante is looking to take a break and control but Chisholm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Chisholm can't do much from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Santiago Calirante showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chisholm has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ambrose Chisholm!
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