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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack McCallum (ranked 3644 p4p, 4845 weight class) and Timmy Stark (ranked 344 p4p, 405 weight class). McCallum comes to the cage accompanied by My Old Man's a Provo. Timmy Stark is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack McCallum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Timmy Stark!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Percy O'Donnell and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from McCallum.
Stark moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Stark.
Stark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McCallum manages to avoid it.
Stark throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Stark scores with a nice head shot.
McCallum closes the distance and pushes Stark back into the cage.
Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCallum lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark punishes McCallum's body with a nice straight punch.
Stark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McCallum throws a head kick that misses.
McCallum tries a head kick but it misses.
No joy there for McCallum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCallum is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
McCallum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stark showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCallum.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stark throws a right and a left that McCallum avoids nicely.
McCallum misses with a wild combination.
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by McCallum.
Stark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Stark throws a right and a left that McCallum avoids nicely.
Stark lands a jab.
McCallum wants to clinch.
A big right from McCallum misses.
Stark misses with a head kick.
Stark stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
McCallum lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stark at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a body shot.
Timmy Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCallum doesn't seem bothered though.
McCallum looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McCallum.
Stark takes a kick to the side of the head.
Stark jabs at McCallum's body.
McCallum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stark.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCallum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stark darts in and clinches McCallum up against the cage.
McCallum tries for a takedown but Stark manages to get underhooks.
McCallum is breathing heavily.
McCallum looking for a takedown.
McCallum breaks the clinch.
McCallum takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Stark.
McCallum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Stark. That snapped McCallum's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Stark gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
McCallum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stark under the eye.
Stark scores with a decent looking hook.
Stark moves into the clinch.
Stark lands a nice shot to the body.
Stark manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
McCallum trying to control the position from guard on top but Stark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stark is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. McCallum presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCallum is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stark gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack McCallum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from McCallum misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McCallum looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCallum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stark lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Stark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Stark lands a two punch combo.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stark scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McCallum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Stark under the eye.
Stark displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stark is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McCallum had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but McCallum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCallum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stark moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Stark fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McCallum, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stark works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCallum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Stark 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.
A punch lands to the side of McCallum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stark lands a slapping body shot.
McCallum throws a lazy head kick
and Stark holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Jack McCallum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark swats away the attempt to clinch by McCallum.
Stark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
McCallum wants to slow Stark down by chopping away at his legs.
Stark just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McCallum throws a head kick that misses.
Timmy Stark seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McCallum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stark lands a body shot.
McCallum gets tackled into the cage by Stark. Stark maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stark breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark throws a series of punches but McCallum moves out of range.
McCallum keeps the fight on the outside.
McCallum shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Stark eats them both and turns towards McCallum to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stark scores with a jab. McCallum acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McCallum tries to close the distance and clinch but Stark swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice body kick from Stark.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head kick misses from McCallum.
McCallum walks into a straight right hand from Stark.
Stark throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by McCallum.
Stark shoots in looking for a takedown but McCallum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stark digs a good hook to McCallum's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stark connects with a looping right hand.
Some wild striking there from Stark.
McCallum showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark gets a clinch.
Stark has McCallum pushed against the cage.
Stark tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McCallum manages to break the clinch.
McCallum lands with a nice body kick.
Stark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stark misses with a straight left.
Stark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stark.
Stark cracks a nice hook into McCallum's ribs.
Stark has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A slow jab from McCallum misses its intended target.
Stark tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCallum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCallum moves forwards but Stark connects with a nice, crisp jab.
McCallum moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McCallum fails to land with a series of punches.
McCallum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stark scores with a one two! McCallum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Stark clinches.
Stark breaks the clinch.
Stark throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stark feints a jab promting McCallum to slip. Stark then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. McCallum slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCallum doesn't seem bothered though.
Stark throws a shot to the body.
Stark throws a head kick but McCallum moves out of range.
Stark scores with a nice body kick.
McCallum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCallum closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McCallum lands a high kick!
McCallum misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCallum is looking to clinch but Stark is avoiding it.
Stark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McCallum's head.
Stark is looking to clinch.
McCallum throws a big counter combination but Stark scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
McCallum is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stark.
Stark has closed the distance and engaged McCallum in a clinch.
Good body shot from Stark.
Stark jumps into guard, dragging McCallum to the mat.
Stark keeping full guard, as McCallum tries to pass.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stark bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McCallum's guard.
Stark controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Stark showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stark jabs at McCallum's body.
Stark changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. McCallum looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McCallum is looking for a sweep.
Stark decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Stark instigates a clinch.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
McCallum misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCallum lands a high kick!
Stark swinging wildly here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stark moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stark lands a jab.
Stark scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McCallum doesn't seem bothered though.
McCallum takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McCallum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stark connects with a body shot that sends McCallum's belly button to the back.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stark throws a right hand that McCallum ducks under and follows up with a left that McCallum also avoids with ease.
Stark throws a lazy right hand but McCallum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stark has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stark throws a right and a left that McCallum avoids nicely.
McCallum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stark.
McCallum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Stark.
McCallum throws a series of punches but Stark moves out of range.
McCallum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight stays on the outside here - McCallum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCallum throws a series of punches but Stark avoids them all with ease.
Stark takes a swing at McCallum's ribcage but misses.
Stark tries to bum rush McCallum with a series of wild strikes but McCallum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
McCallum scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
McCallum gets cracked there but stands up to it.
McCallum is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stark.
McCallum connects with a leg kick.
McCallum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stark works McCallum's body with a nice hook.
McCallum circles away from the clinch attempt.
McCallum appears to be looking for a big counter.
McCallum misses with a body kick.
Stark punishes McCallum's body with a nice straight punch.
Stark rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McCallum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from McCallum. Those never looked like landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stark works over McCallum's head and body with a nice combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stark stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
McCallum breaks the clinch.
Stark cracks a nice hook into McCallum's ribs.
Stark listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McCallum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Stark manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stark swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McCallum.
McCallum on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Stark clinches up with McCallum and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark lands a slapping body shot.
Stark moves in looking to clinch but McCallum pushes him off.
McCallum seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Stark pushes McCallum up against the cage in a clinch.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stark tests McCallum's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCallum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from McCallum misses the target.
McCallum takes one on the button.
Stark throws a right hand that McCallum ducks under and follows up with a left that McCallum also avoids with ease.
McCallum seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Stark connects with a nice looking jab.
Stark throws a sloppy head kick and McCallum moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCallum is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stark.
Stark moves into the clinch successfully.
McCallum wants a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timmy Stark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Stark 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timmy Stark!
The defeated Jack McCallum had this to say: 'Shit happens on to the next.'.
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