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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cedrick Callahan (ranked 25206 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giovanni Millefiori (ranked 6244 p4p, 0 weight class). Cedrick Callahan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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214 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cedrick Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giovanni Millefiori!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Millefiori feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Callahan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Millefiori is one step ahead there.
Callahan is working an open guard so Millefiori takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Millefiori is defended easily by Callahan.
Callahan throws a quick counter head kick but Millefiori was just out of range.
Millefiori closes the distance and pushes Callahan back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Callahan is pressed up against the cage. Millefiori has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Callahan down to the mat. Callahan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Millefiori lands a nice hook to Callahan's body. Callahan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Callahan wants it to stay on the feet.
Cedrick Callahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giovanni Millefiori.
Millefiori circles away from the clinch attempt.
No luck for Millefiori with that takedown attempt.
Callahan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Millefiori dives in and grabs Callahan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Callahan pushes down on Millefiori's head and hops out.
Callahan seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Callahan wants to clinch.
Millefiori clinches up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Millefiori holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Millefiori trying to land knees to the body.
Callahan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Millefiori clinches up with Callahan and pushes him back against the cage.
Callahan fails to pull guard.
Callahan prevents the takedown attempt.
Millefiori just leaning against Callahan, taking a breather.
Millefiori looking for a takedown.
Millefiori pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Callahan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Millefiori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Callahan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Callahan wants it to stay on the feet.
Callahan tries to keep at a distance but Millefiori has taken the fight into the clinch.
Millefiori wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Millefiori jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Callahan walks away with a smile on his face. Millefiori gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Millefiori shoots in for a takedown but Callahan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Callahan is looking to counter the offense by Millefiori and move into the clinch.
Millefiori misses with a body kick.
As Millefiori tries to get set, Callahan tries to push him back and clinch up but Millefiori manages to avoid the attempt.
Millefiori swats away the attempt to clinch by Callahan.
Millefiori is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Callahan with a body shot.
Millefiori just misses with a punch to the body.
Callahan thinks about countering with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Millefiori with a poor takedown
and Callahan counters by moving into the clinch.
Millefiori looks winded!
Callahan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Millefiori looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Millefiori successfully pulls guard.
Callahan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Millefiori works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Callahan throwing strikes from guard but Millefiori blocks nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Callahan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Millefiori working for submissions but it's allowed Callahan to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giovanni Millefiori dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Callahan tries to clinch there but Millefiori circles away.
Millefiori closes the distance and clinches.
Callahan is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Callahan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Callahan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Millefiori up against the cage.
Callahan is trying to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Callahan can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Millefiori's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Callahan tries to clinch there but Millefiori circles away.
Callahan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Callahan wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millefiori fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Callahan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Millefiori shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Callahan as he jumps to the side.
Millefiori fails with a takedown attempt.
Cedrick Callahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giovanni Millefiori.
Millefiori shoots in but no luck this time.
Millefiori shoots in and drives through. Callahan sprawls well.
A counter left hand to the body from Callahan misses its target.
Millefiori is breathing heavily.
Millefiori tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Callahan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Millefiori looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Millefiori. Callahan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Callahan walks into a jab.
Millefiori shoots and misses
and Callahan moves into the clinch.
Callahan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Millefiori breaks the clinch.
Millefiori doesn't manage to clinch there - Callahan circles away.
Callahan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Callahan wants it to stay on the feet.
Callahan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Millefiori as he avoids it easily.
Callahan rushes Millefiori and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millefiori misses with an elbow over the top.
Callahan breaks from the clinch.
Millefiori shoots and misses
and Callahan counters by clinching up.
Millefiori has Callahan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Callahan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Callahan tries to stall but Millefiori uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Callahan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A bit of stalling here from Callahan.
Callahan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Millefiori gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Callahan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Millefiori has his takedown stuffed
and Callahan counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Millefiori is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan doesn't manage to clinch there - Millefiori circles away.
Millefiori is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Millefiori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Callahan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Millefiori wants to counter the offense by Callahan and move into the clinch position.
Millefiori fails with the takedown.
Millefiori fails with the takedown.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Millefiori gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Callahan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cedrick Callahan dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Millefiori darts in looking for a takedown but Callahan gets double underhooks and turns Millefiori into the cage.
Callahan slips a jab and a cross from Millefiori.
Millefiori shoots in looking for a takedown. Callahan tries to sprawl out of it but Millefiori keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Callahan manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Callahan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Callahan doesn't manage to clinch there - Millefiori circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Callahan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Millefiori tries to land a body kick
and Callahan counters with a head kick. That will keep Millefiori thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cedrick Callahan is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Millefiori shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Callahan as he avoids it easily.
Cedrick Callahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Giovanni Millefiori.
Callahan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Millefiori takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Callahan is looking to break free of the clinch but Millefiori has double underhooks.
Cedrick Callahan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Millefiori wants to break the clinch but can't.
Callahan is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Callahan looking to slow down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Millefiori is trying to break the clinch but Callahan is controlling him.
Millefiori letting Callahan take a breather here.
Callahan is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Millefiori is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Callahan has Millefiori pressed against the cage, preventing Millefiori from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Callahan dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cedrick Callahan.
Callahan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Millefiori manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Callahan stuffs the takedown attempt from Millefiori. Millefiori gets slowly back to his feet.
Callahan is looking to counter the offense by Millefiori and move into the clinch.
Millefiori scores with a hook to the body. Callahan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Millefiori looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Millefiori throws a head kick but Callahan moves out of range.
Millefiori shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Callahan defends it nicely.
Millefiori defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Callahan.
Millefiori gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Callahan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Callahan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Millefiori blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Callahan stalling in the clinch but Millefiori improves position.
Callahan just leaning against Millefiori, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cedrick Callahan.
Millefiori throws a low kick but it's checked well by Callahan.
Millefiori tries to score a power double leg takedown but Callahan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Millefiori somewhat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Millefiori with a poor takedown
and Callahan counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Callahan stalls.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cedrick Callahan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Callahan 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cedrick Callahan!
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energy
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