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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between CS Kitiona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Callaghan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Callaghan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, CS Kitiona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Brian Callaghan!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callaghan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kitiona shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Callaghan wants to control but Kitiona is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Callaghan wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Kitiona wants to control but Callaghan is keeping busy.
Kitiona is really struggling to control Callaghan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kitiona biding his time, controlling Callaghan.
Kitiona is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Callaghan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kitiona is trying to control but Callaghan is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan is trying to escape the mount.
Callaghan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kitiona stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Kitiona is breathing heavily.
Callaghan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Callaghan.
Callaghan lands a nice knee to the body.
Callaghan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kitiona closes the distance and clinches up with Callaghan, looking for a takedown. Kitiona pushes Callaghan against the cage but Callaghan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Callaghan moves into the clinch.
Callaghan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kitiona blocks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan forces Kitiona back against the cage and clinches.
Kitiona jumps guard but Callaghan stands there with Kitiona around his waist. Kitiona gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CS Kitiona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Callaghan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kitiona tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Callaghan smiles and moves away.
Kitiona circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kitiona shoots in and drives through. Callaghan sprawls well.
Callaghan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kitiona's guard.
Callaghan stopping the sweep attempt from Kitiona.
Callaghan stops Kitiona from standing up.
Callaghan preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitiona wants to stand but Callaghan is controlling the position.
Callaghan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kitiona. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kitiona bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Callaghan's guard.
Callaghan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Callaghan has Kitiona pulled in close to control his posture.
Callaghan wants to get back to his feet but Kitiona is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kitiona won't allow Callaghan to sweep him here.
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.
Kitiona prevents Callaghan from getting back to his feet.
Kitiona trying to control the position from guard on top but Callaghan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Callaghan pulls Kitiona in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kitiona misses with a takedown attempt - Callaghan sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kitiona keeps the fight on the outside.
Callaghan closes the distance and clinches.
Callaghan gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kitiona bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Callaghan's guard.
Kitiona trying to control the position from guard on top but Callaghan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Callaghan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Callaghan closes the distance and clinches.
Callaghan leaning against his opponent.
Callaghan trying to land knees to the body.
Callaghan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kitiona has his takedown stuffed
and Callaghan counters with a takedown into side control.
Kitiona struggling a bit here.
Callaghan wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kitiona keeps working.
Kitiona is trying to control Callaghan's posture but Callaghan avoids it.
Callaghan decides to stand up, so the ref orders Kitiona to his feet.
Kitiona is looking to clinch but Callaghan is avoiding it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callaghan tries to clinch there but Kitiona circles away.
Kitiona tries to clinch but Callaghan moves away
and Callaghan moves into the clinch.
Callaghan breaks from the clinch.
Callaghan wants to clinch up but Kitiona keeps it at a distance.
Kitiona throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Callaghan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Callaghan scores a nice knee to the body.
Kitiona wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Callaghan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Kitiona wants to get back to full guard.
Callaghan stands up out of the half guard.
Callaghan darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Callaghan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Callaghan stops Kitiona from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan trying to control from Kitiona's half guard. Kitiona has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Kitiona looking to control but Callaghan passes into half guard.
Callaghan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kitiona moves into full guard.
Kitiona scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitiona throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Brian Callaghan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kitiona misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kitiona shoots and misses
and Callaghan counters with a two punch combo.
Kitiona throws a right hand that Callaghan ducks under and follows up with a left that Callaghan also avoids with ease.
Kitiona is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Callaghan has Kitiona up against the cage in a clinch.
Callaghan using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Callaghan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Callaghan manages to end up in side control.
Kitiona is trying to control Callaghan's posture but Callaghan avoids it.
Kitiona manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kitiona has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Callaghan is working away from the top position though.
Callaghan prevents Kitiona from improving his position.
Kitiona is trying to control but can't.
Callaghan drops an elbow to the side of Kitiona's head.
Callaghan is nestled in close to Kitiona, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Callaghan tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Kitiona.
Callaghan working Kitiona over with strikes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Callaghan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Kitiona fails with the takedown
and Callaghan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kitiona won't be happy with that.
Callaghan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kitiona is rocked!
Kitiona tries to improve position but can't.
Oh Kitiona is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kitiona seems to have got his legs back now.
Callaghan looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Callaghan trying to control the action but Kitiona is working from the bottom.
You can see the frustration on Kitiona's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Callaghan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kitiona manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kitiona is looking to improve his position.
Kitiona is trying to maintain the position but Callaghan is very close to passing his half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kitiona misses with a looping left.
Kitiona moves out of range of the body kick.
Kitiona gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Callaghan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kitiona has Callaghan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Callaghan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CS Kitiona. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Callaghan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Callaghan looking to stall.
Kitiona misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Callaghan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Callaghan lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Callaghan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Brian Callaghan.
Callaghan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kitiona if he has to take too many more of those.
Callaghan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Kitiona is looking to improve his position.
Kitiona is trying to maintain the position but Callaghan is very close to passing his half guard.
Kitiona wants to get back to full guard.
Kitiona trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kitiona taking some punishment here, with Callaghan in his half guard.
Callaghan is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Kitiona has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Callaghan is working away from the top position though.
Kitiona missing with punches from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kitiona misses with a head kick.
Callaghan tries for a takedown but Kitiona sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Callaghan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kitiona.
A head kick misses from Kitiona.
Kitiona looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kitiona misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kitiona fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Kitiona has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Callaghan.
Kitiona takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
CS Kitiona is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Callaghan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Callaghan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Callaghan darts in and clinches Kitiona up against the cage.
Callaghan gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Callaghan stops Kitiona from getting back to his feet.
Kitiona is looking to get back to is feet but Callaghan passes into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kitiona is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Callaghan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kitiona rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Callaghan's guard! Nice work there by Kitiona!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Callaghan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Callaghan 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Callaghan!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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