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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Callahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Opie River (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). River has chosen Skillet - Monster as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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222 lbs
23 - 12 - 0 |
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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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World class boxer
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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
23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harry Callahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 2, fighting out of New York, Opie River!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Callahan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from River.
Callahan takes one to the chin there.
River takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Callahan.
A clash of legs there as Callahan blocks the low kick.
River misses with a straight right.
Callahan throws a shot from downtown. River moves away and avoids it.
Callahan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into River's guard.
River controls Callahan momentarily but Callahan frees himself.
River tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Callahan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Callahan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
River working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Callahan.
River is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Callahan wants to control but River is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Callahan is trying to get back to full guard.
River is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Callahan blocking the ground and pound attempt from River.
River thows a huge punch but Callahan dodges it nicely.
Callahan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Callahan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
River scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Callahan is trying to maintain the position but River is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
River sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Callahan defending well though.
River prevents Callahan from improving his position.
Callahan is staying active underneath River, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
River wants to pass to mount but Callahan is defending the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Callahan is doing well to control the position and prevent River from advancing to side control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A jab from Callahan does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan slips a jab and a cross from River.
A jab from River misses.
River changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Callahan tries to avoid it but River manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Callahan to the ground. Callahan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
River scores with a punch to the head.
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Callahan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
River motions for Callahan to come forward. River throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Callahan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
River misses with a straight left.
River misses with an attempted mid kick.
Callahan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Callahan thuds a left hand into River's body.
Callahan throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
A slow jab from River misses its intended target.
Callahan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as River throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River throws the left hand but Callahan avoids the punch easily.
Callahan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Callahan misses with an attempted mid kick.
River throws a hook to the side of Callahan's head but Callahan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Callahan throws a shot to the body.
River looks for the body kick but Callahan saw that one coming.
River takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Callahan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Callahan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A punch lands to the side of River 's head but he takes it in his stride.
River digs a good body shot into Callahan's ribs.
River moves out of range of the strikes.
A big left from Callahan misses.
River thumps Callahan with a low kick.
River closes the distance and clinches up with Callahan, looking for a takedown. River pushes Callahan against the cage but Callahan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little feinted left hand from Callahan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
River closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Callahan wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Opie River will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
River looks for the body kick but Callahan saw that one coming.
River throws an off balance right hand
and Callahan counters with a straight right hand.
River scores with a jab. Callahan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
River looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Callahan is fending him off so far but River persists. Nope, Callahan circles away and we're back to standing.
River dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
River is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Callahan.
Callahan lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Callahan. River does a little dance to reset his feet.
Callahan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed River momentarily.
Callahan scores with a punch to the head.
Callahan cracks River with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid leg kick lands there for River.
Callahan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by River. River obviously looking to wear him down.
River tries to clinch but Callahan moves out of range.
Callahan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Callahan throws a right hand that misses
and River counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River tries to work over Callahan's front leg with a kick but Callahan checks it.
Callahan slips a jab from River.
A low kick from Callahan is predictable there
enabling River to counter with a crisp jab.
Callahan tries a head kick but it misses.
Callahan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
River with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
River ducks under a wild hook from Callahan.
Callahan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
River looking to land some kicks to the body here.
River keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
River misses with a body shot.
Callahan looks to land a left hand but River moved out of range nicely.
River instigates a clinch.
Callahan misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Callahan.
River looking for a takedown.
Callahan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
River cracks Callahan with a nice body shot.
River struggles to land a body shot inside as Callahan controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, Callahan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Callahan blocks a body shot from River.
Callahan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River tries to work over Callahan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Callahan prevents a body shot from River.
River misses with a body punch.
River on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Callahan misses with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Callahan's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Callahan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Callahan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
River misses with a body punch.
River is trying to stall.
River breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Callahan lunges at River with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by River's hand.
Callahan looks to score with a jab to the body but River is just out of range.
River lands a slapping body shot.
River throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Callahan throws a poor cross that misses
and River counters with a nice uppercut.
Callahan throws a shot to the body.
Callahan lands a jab to the head.
River connects with a leg kick. Callahan looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
River throws a nice outside leg kick.
A slow jab from Callahan misses its intended target.
River lands with a kick to the ribs.
Harry Callahan is winning the standup battle so far.
A telegraphed right hand from River misses the target.
Callahan misses the shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Callahan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
River jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Callahan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
River lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
River throws a front kick aimed at Callahan's knee but Callahan avoids it well.
Callahan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Callahan throws out a leg kick but River moves out of range and Callahan only half commits.
Callahan throws a lazy head kick
and River counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
River finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as River checks a leg kick.
Callahan scores with a head kick. River tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sloppy strikes from River. Those never looked like landing.
Callahan misses with a right hand
and River counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by River.
River tries for a takedown. No joy.
Harry Callahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Opie River.
Callahan trying to land knees to the body.
River blocks a body shot from Callahan.
River has a couple of punches blocked by Callahan.
Callahan scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Harry Callahan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
River motions for Callahan to come forward. River throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
River throws a low kick but Callahan avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Callahan lands an impressive looking overhand right. River doesn't seem phased though.
River avoids a kick to the body.
River drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Callahan defends it well.
River fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Callahan swings for the body but River moves out of range.
River feints the counter takedown.
River connects with an inside leg kick.
Callahan feints and as River raises his hands in defense, Callahan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Callahan advances to half guard.
Callahan wants to lay and pray for a moment but River keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
River is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
River is staying active underneath Callahan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
River is trying to maintain the position but Callahan is very close to passing his half guard.
Callahan trying to control the pace.
River tries to get to full guard but Callahan has control of the leg.
Callahan is looking to stall here but River recovers full guard.
That's two 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.
Callahan stopping the sweep attempt from River.
River is trying to keep Callahan in close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
River closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
River bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Callahan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Callahan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Callahan misses the shot to the body.
Callahan works the jab nicely.
Callahan moves out of range as River strikes.
Callahan misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
River moves out of range as Callahan throws a body kick.
Callahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Callahan throws a sloppy head kick and River moves out of range easily.
River fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Callahan manages to avoid it.
Callahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
River is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
River throws a lazy uppercut
and River takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
River takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
River takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Callahan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Callahan takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Callahan has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Callahan throws a body shot but no joy.
River moves out of range of the leg kick from Callahan.
Callahan slips a jab from River.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
River misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Callahan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping River at a distance.
River gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Callahan counter with a right hand.
River is looking to land body kicks.
River dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Callahan. That did some damage!
Callahan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Callahan lands with a nice body punch.
Callahan slips a straight right by River.
River swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Callahan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Callahan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
River walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Callahan.
Callahan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Harry Callahan!
A victorious Harry Callahan thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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