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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Twist Calypso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donal Brogue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donal Brogue acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Twist Calypso!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donal Brogue!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brogue darts in and clinches Calypso up against the cage.
Calypso pressing his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calypso.
Calypso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brogue is trying to break free.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Calypso takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Brogue working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calypso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brogue wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brogue.
Calypso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
It looks like Donal Brogue has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calypso lands with a light punch inside.
Brogue breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Brogue.
Calypso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Calypso has managed to clinch.
Calypso tries to work over Brogue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Calypso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brogue's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Calypso fails to land.
Calypso effectively controlling the action here.
Calypso working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Calypso takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Calypso lands a nice uppercut.
Calypso lands a body shot.
Brogue is looking to break free of the clinch but Calypso has double underhooks.
Brogue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brogue is trying to push Calypso away but Calypso has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calypso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Calypso scores with a shoulder strike.
Brogue blocking some punches.
Calypso leaning his opponent against the cage.
Calypso has Brogue pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brogue is looking to take this one to the mat.
Brogue can't break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Calypso creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brogue is trying to push Calypso away but Calypso has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Calypso swings wildly with an uppercut but Brogue uses good head movement to avoid it.
Calypso lands with a left to the head.
Calypso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brogue is trying to force a seperation but Calypso has the dominant position.
Brogue blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brogue is trying to break the clinch but Calypso has him pressed against the cage.
Brogue is working for takedown but Calypso is calmly controlling the position for now.
Calypso makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Calypso stalling the fight.
Calypso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Calypso.
Calypso lands a shoulder strike.
Brogue blocks a body shot from Calypso.
A right hook to the body lands for Calypso.
Brogue letting Calypso take a breather here.
Brogue tries to break free but Calypso pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twist Calypso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donal Brogue's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Brogue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calypso tries to clinch but Brogue is having none of it.
Calypso tries to clinch but Brogue is having none of it.
Calypso has Brogue up against the cage in a clinch.
Calypso scores with a shoulder strike.
Calypso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brogue backwards.
Brogue is trying to break free.
Calypso blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Calypso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Calypso lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Brogue backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Calypso.
Calypso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brogue manages to break the clinch.
Calypso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Calypso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Calypso tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brogue swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Calypso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Brogue, pushing him back against the cage.
Calypso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Calypso slows down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Calypso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That has opened up Donal Brogue's cut even more.
Calypso's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calypso pushes Brogue back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Calypso taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Brogue is trying to push Calypso away but Calypso has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Calypso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brogue backwards.
Twist Calypso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Brogue changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Calypso fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Calypso has Brogue up against the cage in a clinch.
Brogue drops down looking for an ankle pick but Calypso pulls his leg out and moves away.
A right-left combo lands from Brogue.
Twist Calypso is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calypso clinches up with Brogue and pushes him back against the cage.
Calypso taking a breather.
Calypso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Calypso misses with the head strike.
Calypso prevents Brogue from breaking the clinch.
Calypso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Brogue is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Calypso is defending well.
Twist Calypso has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Donal Brogue.
A hook to the body from Calypso.
Brogue has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calypso swings wildly with an uppercut but Brogue uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Calypso.
Calypso lands a right hand.
Brogue letting Calypso take a breather here.
Calypso is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Calypso seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Calypso lands with a left to the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Calypso - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Calypso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brogue backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Twist Calypso dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Donal Brogue's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Calypso taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Calypso lands a body shot in the clinch.
Calypso has a couple of punches blocked by Brogue.
Calypso softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Brogue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calypso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brogue fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brogue circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calypso has managed to clinch.
Calypso has Brogue pressed against the cage, preventing Brogue from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Calypso holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brogue is trying to push Calypso away but Calypso has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Calypso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Brogue's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brogue.
Brogue blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Calypso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Calypso.
Calypso lands a right hand.
Brogue is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brogue wants to get back to striking at distance but Calypso won't allow it.
Calypso effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calypso slows down the pace here.
Calypso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Calypso has Brogue pressed against the cage.
Calypso taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Calypso is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Twist Calypso.
Brogue looks to land a combination but Calypso avoids it well.
Brogue fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Calypso manages to avoid it.
Brogue closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Calypso pushes Brogue up against the cage in a clinch.
Calypso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Calypso pressing his opponent against the cage.
Calypso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Brogue's efforts to push away.
Brogue is trying to break free.
Brogue is trying to break free.
Calypso lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Brogue backwards.
Brogue is trying to force a seperation but Calypso has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calypso throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brogues head.
Calypso is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Calypso.
Twist Calypso is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Calypso just leaning against Brogue, taking a breather.
Brogue lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Calypso backwards.
Donal Brogue has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brogue working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Calypso's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Calypso just leaning against Brogue, taking a breather.
And that's the end of the fight!
Twist Calypso showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Calypso, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Twist Calypso!
Twist Calypso retains his welterweight title!
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