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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alpha Male (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Facaloto Gals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alpha Male has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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189 cm
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189 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Alpha Male!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Facaloto Gals!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Male tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alpha Male seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Male. Those never looked like landing.
Male tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gals manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Male gets tackled into the cage by Gals. Gals maintains the clinch.
Gals's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Male tries to clinch up
and Gals counters with a body kick that stops Male in his tracks momentarily.
Male misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Male tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gals manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Male closes the distance and clinches.
Gals lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Male scores with a shoulder strike.
Male breaks from the clinch.
Gals shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Male defends it nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Male as Gals shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Male wants to clinch.
Male looks to clinch
and Gals makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Male tries to clinch but Gals is having none of it.
Gals gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gals using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Male has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Male really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Male on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gals tries a knee to the head but Male blocks it.
Gals has clasped his hands together around Male's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Male is not content to let Gals control the position.
Male knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gals on the ground.
Gals tries to advance to mount but can't.
Male is trying to buck Gals off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gals scoring with punches and elbows.
Gals working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Male stops Gals from passing to mount.
Gals scores with punches from side control.
Male is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gals off and has taken his back!
Male is trying to stick to Gals's back but Gals is turning into Male. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Male's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gals.
Male keeping moving, preventing Gals from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gals throwing strikes from guard but Male blocks nicely.
Gals slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Male keeping full guard, as Gals tries to pass.
Gals prevents Male from getting back to his feet.
Male keeping full guard, as Gals tries to pass.
Male pulls Gals in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Male keeping moving, preventing Gals from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Male closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Male.
Gals with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gals looking to throw knees to the head but Male is blocking nicely.
Gals tightens his grip and picks Male up, before dumping him to the ground. Male manages to land in guard.
Male looking for a sweep. Not yet Male, not yet.
Male on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Male tries to get out of the position.
Gals sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Male will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gals trying to control the position from guard on top but Male is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Facaloto Gals dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gals tries a head kick but it misses.
Gals drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gals trying to control but Male is working from the bottom.
Male avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gals throwing strikes but missing.
Male keeping full guard, as Gals tries to pass.
Gals with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gals has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gals trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gals throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Male wants to stand and escape but Gals is having none of it.
Gals advances to half guard.
Gals is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Male defends it well.
Male is staying active underneath Gals, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gals stops Male from getting back to his feet.
Gals working the head and body with strikes.
Gals looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gals winds up and cracks Male with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Male keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gals stalling.
Male wants to improve his position but Gals is controlling well.
Gals is trying to control. Male wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gals sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Male defending well though.
Gals missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gals stops Male from getting back to his feet.
Gals is looking to take a break and control but Male is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gals is looking for a kimura but Male is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gals to get the leverage.
Gals is working for a submission of some sort.
Gals not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gals is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gals thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Male's head.
Gals takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gals not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gals is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Male has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gals is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Male sees it coming and defends easily.
Gals throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Male to regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gals throws an elbow that misses. Male uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gals's guard. Nice move by Male!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gals had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Male defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Facaloto Gals showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gals circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gals counters with a body kick that stops Male in his tracks momentarily.
Alpha Male is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Male closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gals counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Male tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gals manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gals shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gals was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gals sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Male wants to control but Gals is having none of it.
Gals punching from mount but Male doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gals controlling from mount.
Gals trying to control but Male is having none of it.
Gals throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gals throwing strikes here but Male is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Gals is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Male has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Male!
Gals bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Male's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Male scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Male closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gals counters by moving into the clinch.
Male lands a right hand.
Gals decides to pull guard.
Male won't allow Gals to sweep him here.
Gals manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Male manages to get himself to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Male pushes Gals off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gals tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gals darts in and clinches Male up against the cage.
Gals tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Male just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gals tries a knee to the head but Male blocks it.
Gals lands a good knee to the midsection. Male won't want to take too many of those.
Gals tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gals tries to land knees in the clinch but Male avoids the damage to the body.
Gals gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Male utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Male keeping moving, preventing Gals from controlling successfully.
Gals looking to pass the guard.
Male wants to stand and escape but Gals is having none of it.
Male keeping moving, preventing Gals from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gals postures up and lands a big shot to Male's brow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gals throwing strikes but missing.
Gals has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gals throws a big right hand that misses.
Facaloto Gals is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gals sitting in guard here, content to control.
Alpha Male has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gals cracks Male with a solid left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Facaloto Gals comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gals 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 Illya Tyunina scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Facaloto Gals!
Facaloto Gals took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Black Belt Nutrition #=========||=========# for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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hype
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RATING
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