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00:00 [crowd cheering]
00:05 That's last, good luck.
00:06 Eddie Hernandez getting this main event assignment.
00:11 We are scheduled 10 rounds in the Super Welterweight division.
00:14 It is the King, Callum Walsh, taking on Carson Jones.
00:19 TJ DeSantis, Abel Sanchez, Doug Fisher, live tonight inside Commerce Casino,
00:26 here in Commerce, California.
00:28 Appreciate you joining us for this main event of Hollywood Fight Nights.
00:31 We are underway.
00:35 Callum Walsh wearing the white, trimmed in green and orange.
00:41 Carson Jones in the blue.
00:56 Walsh firing off some combinations here early as he stands in the southpaw stance.
01:00 It's been phenomenal to see Callum Walsh really grow into his own here in the main event spotlight on UFC Fight Pass.
01:22 That was on display this past March, Doug, when he really put on a show in Boston.
01:26 Yeah, he made quick work of a squat, powerful, difficult stylist in Wesley Tucker.
01:36 A late minute, or you know, last week replacement.
01:40 Didn't seem to bother him at all, the change in stature and stance in his opponent.
01:47 But he's in with somebody who's been in it.
01:50 He's in there with a veteran who's faced the best welterweights and junior middleweights of the past 10 years.
01:58 And looking at the veteran, Carson Jones, he felt that he was going to be able to take Callum Walsh into the deep waters.
02:06 And he felt the deeper waters they went, he thought he might be able to ground him.
02:09 Callum's looks real sharp right now.
02:14 Callum looks real composed.
02:19 Yeah, he's relaxed. It's not like Callum's putting any extra pressure on himself just because he's in with a named opponent and a veteran of more than 60 pro fights.
02:26 He's not allowing Carson Jones to dictate, which is important, I think.
02:33 He's got control of him. He's got control of him.
02:37 Callum Walsh, 22 years old, been training since he was 6.
02:49 He's been training since he was 6.
02:51 He really loves the fight game and loves living the life of a fighter.
02:57 He loves that main event spotlight as well.
02:59 He is not shied away from putting on a show and doing so on a big stage.
03:04 Yeah, he welcomes it.
03:06 I will say this, by Walsh's standards, this has been a respectful round.
03:13 He's not doing anything crazy out there.
03:18 He's definitely taking his time. He's made sure that he's won this round.
03:22 He's trying to check the chin and body of the best in fighting.
03:26 He's landed some hard shots there, but he's not greedy at all.
03:30 And that shows some respect.
03:32 Solid first round for Callum Walsh.
03:38 Again, scheduled for 10.
03:40 Chief cornerman Freddie Roach.
03:45 [crowd cheering]
03:47 We look at Callum Walsh in that first bit of offense in the round.
03:54 Doug, walk us through some of the action as we take a look at it.
03:57 What were your biggest takeaways?
03:59 It's all Callum.
04:02 Good counter-punching whenever Carson Jones let his hands go.
04:08 Carson threw a right to the body and was off balance.
04:10 His feet were squared up.
04:12 It didn't take much from Callum to knock him off balance.
04:15 Even though Callum is the younger man, he will take advantage of a veteran's mistakes.
04:25 You can't make any mistakes in there with Callum. He's watching you.
04:28 Round two underway.
04:35 Again, TJ DeSantis, Abel Sanchez, Doug Fisher.
04:38 Appreciate you joining us.
04:40 This is our main event of Hollywood Fight Nights, live on UFC Fight Pass.
04:43 Light on his feet, working that jab is Callum Walsh.
04:51 Carson has always been a very slow starter, but I think in order for him to have an effect in these rounds,
05:04 he's going to have to press. He's going to have to press.
05:07 You can't let Callum just pick him apart from the outside.
05:10 Apart from pressing, if you were in Jones' corner, what would you tell him to do going into the second round?
05:20 Make it rough.
05:22 Not dirty, but rough.
05:24 Disrespectful.
05:32 I mean, just judging by their physiques, Carson looks like a very physically strong guy.
05:37 Maybe physically stronger, I don't know.
05:40 But he certainly has that sturdy build.
05:43 He's very strong, but he needs to use that. He needs to muscle him.
05:46 He needs to be inside and nullify Callum's length.
05:51 Going to the body here with that left hand is Callum Walsh.
05:56 Yeah, we're seeing some bounce in Callum's step as well.
06:00 He's getting on his toes a little bit, getting into his rhythm.
06:03 That was a nice right, kind of almost to the armpit of Jones.
06:07 And it backed Jones off quick.
06:10 You see the nice punch variety that Walsh has.
06:18 I mean, he'll lead with a power shot.
06:20 He can work off his jab, but he doesn't necessarily need it all the time.
06:24 [crowd shouting]
06:27 Nice combination of punches there for Callum Walsh.
06:40 Inside the final minute of round number two.
06:44 [crowd shouting]
06:47 Callum is landing crisp, hard shots, but he's not over-committing to these punches.
06:59 He's not loading up.
07:01 And I think that's smart.
07:04 Because he's conserving energy and he's...
07:09 He's preventing himself from giving Jones counterpunch opportunities.
07:15 He's not over-committing.
07:16 He's not swinging to the point where he can get clipped in between those shots.
07:20 It looks like Callum is the one wanting to take Carson Jones into deep water.
07:24 It does. It looks like that, yeah.
07:26 Nice, he'll take it through.
07:33 Backs up Jones.
07:35 A solid offense there to end round number two for the Irishman Callum Walsh.
07:41 Take a look at some of the action here in round number two.
07:46 Doug, walk us through.
07:48 Well, Jones trying to go to the body again.
07:50 And anytime he gets in close, he pays for it.
07:53 He's knocked off balance by the combination punching of Callum Walsh.
07:58 Often it starts to the body and then goes to the head.
08:02 It's definitely Callum who's in control in there in terms of the pace and the distance.
08:07 Carson's moving in, throwing one punch and then he stops and allows Callum to work.
08:12 I noticed in Jones' footwork too, when he gets close, it seems like his feet are coming together.
08:18 Right.
08:19 And he's off balance.
08:20 That's why he's getting knocked off balance, because he brings his feet parallel.
08:23 Especially when he's going to the body.
08:25 When he throws a straight shot to the body, he squares up right in front of Callum.
08:29 And Callum's got to knock him off balance every time.
08:32 Abel, you talk about Carson Jones notoriously being a bit of a slow starter.
08:36 We'll see if he can get things going here as we enter round number three.
08:40 But I think, you know, we talk about the levels to this game.
08:44 Obviously, Carson Jones has some experience, more experience at the pro level than Callum Walsh.
08:49 But Callum Walsh just has the maturity of a much more experienced gentleman than his age would lead you to believe.
08:56 He looks so relaxed in there.
08:59 And that's so important against a veteran like Carson Jones.
09:02 You can't let him outwork you.
09:05 You can't let him outthink you.
09:06 And by being busy, he's not allowing Carson to get in there for you.
09:10 Good shot.
09:12 Yeah, and Walsh is sneaky with those body shots.
09:16 He does a good job of sort of camouflaging, or hiding his body language.
09:23 It's like he's getting ready to go for like a right hook and then he taps you to the body.
09:28 And the same thing with his left hand.
09:37 Good movement. Very good positioning for Carson Jones.
09:48 Yeah, first three or four fights, Callum got his opponents out there real quick.
09:53 I wasn't sure what kind of style he had as a fighter.
09:56 And once he was forced to go past five rounds, I could tell he's a boxer.
10:03 He's got good feet.
10:05 Looks like he's having fun out there.
10:07 I mean, that's the name of the game.
10:08 If you've got the talent, you've put in the work.
10:10 He's smiling, he's landing shots.
10:13 Oh, beautiful left hand by the rope for Callum Walsh.
10:16 [crowd cheering]
10:18 I asked Callum if he was looking forward to taking on a fighter that might take him to deeper waters.
10:26 He said, "If it happens, it happens."
10:28 But he said, "No, I've got things to do."
10:30 [laughing]
10:32 Yeah, I like that mentality.
10:41 Is Callum cut?
10:42 I think it's a cut over the left eye.
10:45 I can't see it from where I'm--
10:47 I see some blood, but I can't tell where the blood's coming from.
10:49 Left eye. He's left eye.
10:50 Oh, so we have a little bit of adversity here.
10:52 See how he can respond to it.
10:54 Not from a punch, but from a headbutt.
10:56 Oh, man. I'm seeing it now.
10:58 It's like right in the course of the eyebrow.
11:01 Thirty seconds left here in round number three.
11:06 Now we see how Callum is going to react to that cut.
11:10 How he's going to react to dictating the pace that he gets Jones out of.
11:16 And that's something you definitely will have to look to see what kind of fighter Callum is when he's cut.
11:27 He hasn't been cut like this.
11:29 See what the response is from the cut man in the corner, Callum Walsh.
11:39 I think he got a good one.
11:41 Druck working on bringing us this clash of heads that opened up the cut.
11:51 Nice combination from Callum off the ropes.
11:53 Uppercut, yeah.
11:55 There it was, very quick.
11:59 You can see it start to bleed right away.
12:03 Walsh motioning to the referee that there was a clash of heads that caused that cut.
12:09 [crowd cheering]
12:12 Boy, the truck is on point today.
12:17 They did great work out there.
12:20 Take a look at it again here, slow down even more.
12:25 Callum, yeah, they're both loading up for shots.
12:32 Callum was loading up with the left.
12:34 And he kind of lunged in just as Jones was lunging in.
12:38 Back to live action.
12:43 Yeah, cut man Mike Rodriguez, he's going to be earning his money tonight.
12:53 Now Walsh finding some range here with his punches.
12:59 Right, unless Callum can end this fight in this round.
13:02 [crowd cheering]
13:05 Jones needing some punishment here from King Callum Walsh.
13:13 A tan, now some blood flow from the nose of Carson Jones.
13:18 That's a lot of blood from the nose.
13:20 The urgency is on here for Callum Walsh and Carson Jones, he's wearing it.
13:29 [crowd cheering]
13:32 Nice left hand to the body by Callum Walsh.
13:57 [crowd cheering]
14:00 A lot of blood there from the nose of Carson Jones.
14:08 And a lot of blood from the eye of that side, he's doing a great job.
14:13 Oh, beautiful left hand finds a hold for King Callum Walsh.
14:16 And you're right Abel, there's not a trickle of blood coming from that left eye.
14:22 Very true.
14:23 [crowd cheering]
14:26 Entering the final minute of round number four.
14:36 Work out of it guys, work out of it, have no fear, let him go, let him go, let him go.
14:40 Stop, come on guys, work out of it.
14:43 [crowd cheering]
14:52 Carson Jones goes for a brief double leg takedown, that's not there.
14:57 The referee, oh man.
14:59 Now Jones is planted there, referee counting.
15:05 Is Jones hurt Abel or is it just...
15:10 It's an accumulation of punches I think that he's just wearing out.
15:13 He's probably swallowing all the blood too.
15:19 Yeah, it's gotta be hard to breathe, you got the mouthpiece in there and then blood's coming down your throat.
15:24 Work out of it guys, work out of it.
15:26 He's just trying to get a breather.
15:31 Walsh pouring it on to end the round.
15:35 He calls it off.
15:37 That's a wrap, King Callum Walsh, 7-0, now the owner of a WBC US Silver Championship.
15:48 7 wins, 6 knockouts, the evolutionary process continues and we learned some things about Callum Walsh.
15:57 Adversity, he laughs at adversity.
16:00 The cut did not bother him, I mean even when the blood was streaming down and into his eye, he remained poised.
16:07 But he also, the next round he fought with a sense of urgency.
16:12 He did.
16:13 And we want to see that, because the longer the fight goes, the worse that cut can get.
16:17 Yesterday in the interviews I asked him if there was another wrinkle.
16:21 And we saw another wrinkle today, we saw very patient, very direct punches waiting for that opportunity against a veteran like Carson Jones.
16:30 So that wrinkle was there.
16:32 Take a look at the action here at the end of the round, Abel, walk us through the ending sequence.
16:40 I think it's a matter of just too many hard ones and taking a breather, gonna sit down.
16:46 That's a good stop, Eddie stopped it at a good moment.
16:50 I think Carson turning his back like that, I think he was finished.
16:53 The fighting pride of Cork, Ireland, King Callum Walsh does it again.
17:02 Now 7-0, 6 wins by way of knockout.
17:09 And again, we see another wrinkle, if you will.
17:14 Adversity thrown in front of Callum Walsh and he answers the challenge with grace.
17:21 Crowd loving it here inside Commerce Casino.
17:24 So far so good for the 22 year old Irishman.
17:30 Phenomenal stuff as he gets another win in the main event spotlight.
17:37 And a hard one to swallow for Carson Jones.
17:41 Nice embrace.
17:48 Alright, to make this one official, we shall go to Joe Martinez.
17:56 Ladies and gentlemen, it comes officially, 2 minutes 59 seconds, round number 4.
18:03 Referee Eddie Hernandez puts a halt to this fight.
18:06 For your winner by way of knockout, he is still undefeated, King Callum Walsh!
18:17 7-0, 6 KOs with some hardware to boot.
18:22 The fighting pride of Cork, Ireland gets it done once again in our main events here at Hollywood Fight Night.
18:30 main events here at Hollywood Fight Night.