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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Gall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade Wallace will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glen Gall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wade Wallace!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wallace pinned against the cage. Wallace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wallace has a takedown stuffed.
Gall closes the distance and clinches.
Wallace misses with a punch to the body.
Gall is trying to pull guard but Wallace turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wallace ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wallace no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gall postures up.
Gall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gall decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wallace shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gall as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gall misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gall tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wallace manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Despite the aggression on Wallace's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wallace.
Glen Gall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Wallace.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Wallace.
Gall throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Gall throws a head kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Wallace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gall shoots in looking for a takedown but Wallace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wallace changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Gall looks for a takedown but Wallace sprawls well.
Wallace slaps away a takedown attempt from Gall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wallace.
Gall tries to clinch but Wallace moves out of range.
Gall throws a body kick that misses.
Gall clinches up against the cage.
Gall is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Gall breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gall shoots for a takedown but Wallace saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gall changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wallace tries to avoid it but Gall manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wallace to the ground. Wallace escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Wallace is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gall throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wallace drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gall defends it well.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses.
Wallace darts in looking for a takedown but Gall gets double underhooks and turns Wallace into the cage.
Gall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wallace's waist but Wallace gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gall off to one side.
Gall is breathing heavily.
Gall is looking to clinch.
Wallace tries to clinch but Gall is having none of it.
Gall slaps away a takedown attempt from Wallace, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Wallace shoots for a double leg takedown but Gall sprawls well. He's pushed Wallace's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gall misses with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a left hand
and Gall counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gall has Wallace up against the cage in a clinch.
Wallace pulls Gall into guard.
Gall stopping the sweep attempt from Wallace.
Wallace looking to control but Gall passes into half guard.
Gall is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wallace can do anything to dispel that myth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glen Gall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gall avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Wallace doesn't manage to clinch there - Gall circles away.
Gall throws a lazy head kick
and Gall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No luck for Gall with that takedown attempt.
Wallace leaves Gall with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wallace shoots in looking for a takedown but Gall manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wallace's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt.
Gall is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Wallace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wallace is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gall sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Glen Gall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Wallace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Wallace wants it to stay on the feet.
Wallace tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gall paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gall attempts a counter takedown but Wallace avoids it well and moves away.
Wallace fails with the takedown
and Gall counters by moving into the clinch.
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Gall does no damage.
Gall dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
Wallace throws a head kick that misses.
Gall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Wallace sprawls and moves away.
Gall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gall throws a lazy right hand but Wallace sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Despite the aggression on Wallace's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Gall avoids it really well and circles away.
Gall dives in for a single leg takedown but Wallace sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wallace drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gall defends it well.
Gall shoots in and gets a takedown into Wallace's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gall won't allow Wallace to get back to his feet.
Gall throwing strikes but missing.
Gall seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gall trying to control the position from guard on top but Wallace is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Glen Gall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wallace utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Gall postures up.
Wallace bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gall's guard.
Wallace looking to sit in guard and control but Gall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gall trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Wallace manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Gall can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Wallace controls the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gall trying to control the position.
Wallace won't allow Gall to sweep him here.
Gall is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gall pushes Wallace off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gall shoots in looking for a takedown but Wallace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Gall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
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 Glen Gall will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Gall shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wallace pinned against the cage. Wallace gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wallace! But no joy.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gall.
Wallace uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gall.
Gall throws a head kick but Wallace moves out of range.
Wallace keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace tries to clinch there but Gall circles away.
Gall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wallace but Wallace pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Gall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wallace gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wallace jumps guard but Gall turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gall tries for a takedown but Wallace manages to get underhooks.
Wallace gets underhooks to prevent Gall's takedown attempt.
Wallace is trying to push Gall away but Gall has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wallace tries to pull guard but Gall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gall tries to pull guard but Wallace holds him up against the cage and eventually Gall drops back down to his feet.
Wallace has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Wallace.
Wallace tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gall just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wallace is looking to control Gall's arms but Gall gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wallace has his back to the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gall is working for takedown but Wallace is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gall tries to pull guard but Wallace forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wallace blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gall has had enough of the clinch but Wallace keeps him there for the moment.
Wallace tries to pull guard but Gall forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wallace wants to take the fight to the mat but Gall manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Gall prevents Wallace from breaking the clinch.
Gall breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Wallace as he avoids it easily.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gall feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Wade Wallace seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gall tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wallace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gall shoots in for a takedown but Wallace shows good takedown defense.
Gall blocks a leg kick.
Gall lands with an uppercut that bounces Wallace off the cage and back into range.
Wallace looks for the body kick but Gall saw that one coming.
Wallace shoots in but Gall avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gall dives in for a single leg takedown but Wallace sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Wallace looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Gall fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wallace fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gall attempts a counter takedown but Wallace avoids it well and moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Wallace as Gall shoots in.
Wallace moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gall looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Despite the aggression on Wallace's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wallace tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gall defends well and Wallace ends up having to push Gall into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Wallace manages to circle out of the way.
Gall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallace swats away the attempt to clinch by Gall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gall misses with a takedown attempt - Wallace sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wade Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Glen Gall is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gall is looking to clinch but Wallace is avoiding it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wade Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gall 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Glen Gall!
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energy
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hype
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