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Event:
GDL 70: Legba VS River
Date: Dec 12, 2020 |
#R1#
Galvarino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crusher throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Crusher takes a swing at Galvarino's ribcage but misses.
Crusher lands a lovely overhand right.
Crusher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Crusher throws a jab but it's blocked by Galvarino.
Crusher seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Galvarino swinging wildly here.
An inside leg kick from Crusher misses.
Crusher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Galvarino darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A big left from Crusher misses.
Crusher tries to bum rush Galvarino with a series of wild strikes but Galvarino uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Galvarino misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusher throws a lazy right hand but Galvarino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crusher takes a swing at Galvarino's ribcage but misses.
Galvarino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Crusher counters with a straight right hand.
Galvarino closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CUT2#It looks like Can Crusher has been cut.
Crusher throws a good cross that connects.
Crusher digs a good hook to Galvarino's body.
#T1#
Galvarino moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Crusher gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A big right from Crusher misses.
Crusher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Galvarino misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Galvarino jabs at Crusher's body.
Crusher lands with a hook. Galvarino tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left and a right from Galvarino both land. Nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Crusher is looking to clinch.
Galvarino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crusher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Crusher moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Crusher connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd cheers as Crusher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Galvarino doesn't seem phased though.
Galvarino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Crusher to score with a decent uppercut.
Galvarino misses with a series of wild punches.
#T2#
A slow jab from Crusher misses its intended target. #CL#
Crusher forces Galvarino back against the cage and clinches.
Crusher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Galvarino manages to break the clinch.
Crusher cracks Galvarino with a good jab.
A left and a right from Galvarino both land. Nice combination.
Galvarino throws a right and a left that both miss.
Crusher avoids the body shot from Galvarino.
Crusher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Galvarino on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Crusher missing with a left hand there. Galvarino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Good standup being displayed there by Crusher as he connects with a hook.
Galvarino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crusher.
Galvarino wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Galvarino doesn't manage to clinch there - Crusher circles away.
Crusher throws a jab when Galvarino was well out of range.
Crusher's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Galvarino connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Crusher scrambles back to his feet.
Crusher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T3#
Crusher walks into a jab.#ROC2#Crusher is rocked!
Crusher is holding his hands too far apart here. Galvarino throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Crusher is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rollo Galvarino!
In his post fight interview, Rollo Galvarino gave a big smile as he said 'Yo It's big moment for me, I can't describe how happy I'm right now. I would like to thank to GAMMA for giving me this chance, to my team Dark Horse, my new manager who believed in me, all my fans, my sponsors, my opponent, thank you man so much, you're great don't ever give up.'. |
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Event:
GDL 67: Galvarino VS Poika
Date: Nov 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvarino misses with a body shot.
Galvarino throws a series of punches but Poika avoids them all with ease. #TD2#
Poika looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Galvarino on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Galvarino tries to get out of the position.
Galvarino on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Galvarino knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Poika on the ground.#SUB2#
Poika maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Galvarino could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Poika has cracked it and Galvarino is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Poika!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Reima Poika!
Reima Poika is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Reima Poika, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
The defeated Rollo Galvarino had this to say: 'Hell man, what can I tell you. I thought I have it, that it's my day. Well I fucked up that's all I can say. Big respect to my opponent, I'll beat you other day bro. I won't give up and you'll see more from me'. |
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Event:
GDL 63: Byczkiewicz vs Alvar
Date: Oct 24, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grapple avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slow jab from Grapple misses its intended target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Grapple.
Galvarino connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Grapple's hands.
Galvarino's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Galvarino duly obliges. #ROC#Grapple is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Snapple Grapple has been cut.
Grapple shoots and misses
and Galvarino counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Grapple badly! Galvarino follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Grapple out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Galvarino finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Rollo Galvarino!
Rollo Galvarino very nearly forgot to thank Brooklyn Apothecary amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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Event:
GDL 60: Wright vs Crusher
Date: Oct 03, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
George fails with the takedown
and Galvarino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
George throws a looping overhand right but Galvarino ducks down to avoid it. #CL#
Galvarino instigates a clinch. #BC#
Galvarino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Galvarino lands a jab to the nose.
Nice uppercut there from Galvarino.#ROC#George is rocked!
George fails with a takedown attempt.
George is still on wobbly legs! Can Galvarino finish him?
George tries to clinch up.
Galvarino appears to be looking for a big counter.
George seems to have recovered his senses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
George pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.#CL#
Galvarino forces George back against the cage and clinches.
Galvarino lands a body shot.
George tries to pull guard but Galvarino won't allow it.
Rollo Galvarino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris George.#T1#
A short right from Galvarino on the inside.
A short right from Galvarino.
George tries to pull guard but Galvarino holds him up against the cage and eventually George drops back down to his feet.
Nice body punch from Galvarino - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Galvarino.
George looks winded!
A short right from Galvarino on the inside.
Galvarino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Georges head. #BC#
Galvarino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
George fails with a takedown attempt from distance.#KD#
Galvarino sends George crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Galvarino is motioning to the referee to let George up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galvarino darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! George's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Galvarino before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rollo Galvarino!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Rollo Galvarino waved his t-shirt featuring Brooklyn Apothecary's logo in front of the cameras.
The defeated Chris George had this to say: 'he fought better'. |
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Event:
GDL 52: Fist vs Joukani
Date: Aug 08, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL#
Galvarino has taken the fight to the clinch.
The referee calls for Mwekassa to work.
Galvarino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galvarino throws a punch but it's blocked by Mwekassa.
Mwekassa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mwekassa lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mwekassa tries to circle away but Galvarino has him pinned against the cage.
Galvarino tries a body shot but Mwekassa blocks it.
Mwekassa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galvarino.
Galvarino lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mwekassa stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#BC#
Galvarino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mwekassa looks to land a left hand but Galvarino moved out of range nicely.
Mwekassa clobbers Galvarino with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Galvarino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mwekassa. Mwekassa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1##CL#
Galvarino moves into the clinch successfully.
Galvarino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mwekassa's elbow.
Galvarino blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Galvarino.
Galvarino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mwekassa backwards.
Galvarino blocks an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Galvarino.
#BC#
Galvarino breaks the clinch.
Galvarino on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Mwekassa throws a hook but Galvarino avoids it easily.
Galvarino's corner calls for a 1-2. Galvarino obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Galvarino misses with a double jab
and Mwekassa counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Galvarino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mwekassa paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Mwekassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Galvarino wants to clinch.#T2#
Galvarino misses with a combination
and Mwekassa counters with a nice low kick that buckles Galvarino's knee momentarily.
Galvarino throws a hook but Mwekassa avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mwekassa throws a lazy right hand but Galvarino sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#CL#
Galvarino instigates a clinch.
Galvarino digs a right hand into Mwekassa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mwekassa's gas tank.
Galvarino throws a head punch that misses.
A short uppercut from Galvarino.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galvarino.
Galvarino digs a right hand underneath Mwekassa's ribcage. Mwekassa let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Galvarino can't find room to land a body shot as Mwekassa controls the action.
Mwekassa misses with the head strike.
Galvarino misses with a punch to the body.
#BC2#
Mwekassa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T3#
Galvarino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Mwekassa tries to get set, Galvarino tries to push him back and clinch up but Mwekassa manages to avoid the attempt.
Galvarino tries to close the distance and clinch but Mwekassa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mwekassa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Galvarino misses with a double jab
and Mwekassa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mwekassa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Galvarino tries to clinch but Mwekassa moves out of range. #CL#
Galvarino takes the fight into the clinch.
Galvarino working aggressively here.
Galvarino misses with a body punch.
Mwekassa is looking to control Galvarino's arms but Galvarino gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mwekassa has his back to the cage.
Mwekassa misses with a punch on the inside.
Galvarino blocks an uppercut.
Mwekassa blocking some punches.
Galvarino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T4#
Galvarino tries a body shot but Mwekassa blocks it.
Galvarino lands a nice uppercut.
Galvarino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galvarino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mwekassa blocks an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Galvarino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mwekassa backwards.
Galvarino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mwekassa backwards.
Galvarino blocks an uppercut.
Mwekassa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galvarino goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Galvarino tries a body shot but Mwekassa blocks it.
Galvarino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galvarino throws a head punch that misses.
Galvarino tries to work over Mwekassa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Galvarino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Galvarino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Galvarino dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Galvarino darts in trying to clinch
and Mwekassa counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Mwekassa misses its intended target.
Galvarino is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mwekassa can do to turn this around?
Galvarino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Mwekassa to counter with a crisp jab. #CL#
Galvarino moves into range and clinches up with Mwekassa.
Galvarino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mwekassa's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Mwekassa fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mwekassa.
Mwekassa taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Galvarino misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mwekassa blocks an uppercut.
Galvarino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Galvarino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mwekassa misses with some punches.
Mwekassa throws a head punch that misses. #T1#
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Galvarino.
Mwekassa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mwekassa throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Galvarino pushes Mwekassa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Mwekassa blocks a body shot from Galvarino.
Galvarino tries to work over Mwekassa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mwekassa misses with the head strike.
Mwekassa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mwekassa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galvarino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Galvarino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Galvarino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Galvarino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Mwekassa manages to break the clinch.
Galvarino misses with a left hand
and Mwekassa counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Galvarino tries to clinch up
enabling Mwekassa to counter with a crisp jab. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Galvarino misses with a looping right.
Mwekassa throws a series of punches but Galvarino moves out of range.
Mwekassa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#CL#
Galvarino closes the distance and clinches.
Mwekassa is stalling here.
Galvarino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mwekassa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mwekassa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galvarino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Mwekassa fails to land.
Mwekassa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Mwekassa. #T3#
Galvarino lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Galvarino fails to land.
Galvarino misses with some punches.
Galvarino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mwekassa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mwekassa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mwekassa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mwekassa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mwekassa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Mwekassa.
Mwekassa dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mwekassa blocks an uppercut.
Mwekassa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Galvarino.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galvarino. #T4#
Galvarino misses with a body punch.
Galvarino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Galvarino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mwekassa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Galvarino - that landed with a thud.
Galvarino pushes Mwekassa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Galvarino misses with the head strike.
Galvarino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mwekassa is struggling to control the position.
Galvarino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mwekassa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Galvarino has him pressed against the cage.
Galvarino holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Mwekassa is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Galvarino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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 Rollo Galvarino will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Mwekassa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mwekassa looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Galvarino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mwekassa lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Galvarino is looking to clinch but Mwekassa is avoiding it.
It seemed like Mwekassa was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Galvarino misses with a hook to the body
and Mwekassa counters with a left to the body.
Mwekassa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mwekassa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Galvarino is looking to counter the offense by Mwekassa and move into the clinch.
Mwekassa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mwekassa swats away the attempt to clinch by Galvarino.
Galvarino ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvarino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Galvarino tries to bum rush Mwekassa with a series of wild strikes but Mwekassa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The fight stays on the outside here - Galvarino looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T1#
Galvarino misses with a body punch
and Mwekassa counters with a straight right hand.
Galvarino fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Galvarino has closed the distance and engaged Mwekassa in a clinch.
Galvarino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mwekassa blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Galvarino fails to land.
Galvarino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Galvarino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galvarino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Galvarino misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Mwekassa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Rollo Galvarino has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Galvarino lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Mwekassa fails to land.
Mwekassa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maximus Mwekassa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Galvarino tries a body shot but Mwekassa blocks it.
Galvarino tries to throw a body punch but Mwekassa avoids it by throwing Galvarino back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mwekassa.
Galvarino is working Mwekassa over against the cage.
Mwekassa prevents a body shot from Galvarino.
Mwekassa has a couple of punches blocked by Galvarino.
Galvarino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Galvarino lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Galvarino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mwekassa blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galvarino.
Galvarino lands a hook that snaps the head of Mwekassa backwards.
Galvarino throws a punch but it's blocked by Mwekassa.
Mwekassa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch on the inside from Galvarino fails to land.
Mwekassa misses with some punches.
#T3#
Mwekassa taking a breather. #BC2#
Mwekassa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Galvarino tries to clinch up.
Galvarino misses with a body punch
and Mwekassa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galvarino is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mwekassa.
Mwekassa circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rollo Galvarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mwekassa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Galvarino moves in looking to clinch but Mwekassa pushes him off.
Mwekassa swats away the attempt to clinch by Galvarino.
A countering left hand to the body from Mwekassa misses.
Galvarino takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mwekassa slips under a jab from Galvarino.
Mwekassa replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Galvarino blocks it well.
Galvarino fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T4#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Galvarino!
#CL#
Galvarino closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Galvarino lands a left hand.
Mwekassa blocking some punches.
Galvarino pushes Mwekassa back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galvarino misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Galvarino breaks the clinch.
Rollo Galvarino is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Galvarino throws a lazy uppercut
and Mwekassa counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Galvarino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Galvarino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Galvarino throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mwekassa avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rollo Galvarino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Galvarino, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rollo Galvarino! |
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Event:
GDL 47: Tragedy vs Stead
Date: Jul 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galvarino scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Galvarino is defended easily by Sitsongrit.
Galvarino tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Galvarino instigates a clinch. #BC2#
Sitsongrit breaks from the clinch.
Sitsongrit keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Galvarino.
Sitsongrit keeps the fight on the outside.
Sitsongrit let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sitsongrit's coach down at 3Band MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Sitsongrit's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Sitsongrit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Galvarino.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sitsongrit! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sitsongrit pivots, looking for a leg kick but Galvarino is out of range and Sitsongrit settles back down.
Galvarino tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
Sitsongrit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galvarino moves away.
Galvarino misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Galvarino pushes Sitsongrit up against the cage in a clinch.#T1#
Sitsongrit wants to stall.
Galvarino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sitsongrit tries to circle away but Galvarino has him pinned against the cage.
Galvarino lands with a left to the head.
Galvarino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Galvarino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galvarino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sitsongrit's elbow.
Sitsongrit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sitsongrit can't break the clinch.
Galvarino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A frustrated look appears on Sitsongrit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sitsongrit wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Galvarino has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Galvarino lands a left hand.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Galvarino.
Galvarino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sitsongrit is stalling here.
Sitsongrit wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galvarino.
Sitsongrit wants to break free but Galvarino has control.
Galvarino misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galvarino.
Galvarino prevents Sitsongrit from breaking the clinch.
Sitsongrit lands a left hand that snaps the head of Galvarino backwards.
Sitsongrit has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sitsongrit is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.#T3#
Galvarino keeps control of Sitsongrit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Galvarino lands a nice uppercut.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sitsongrit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galvarino misses with a body punch.
A short left from Galvarino.
Sitsongrit blocks a body shot from Galvarino.
Galvarino tries to throw a body punch but Sitsongrit avoids it by throwing Galvarino back against the cage.
Sitsongrit stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
#BC2#
Sitsongrit breaks the clinch.
Rollo Galvarino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Galvarino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sitsongrit manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Galvarino doesn't manage to clinch there - Sitsongrit circles away.
Sitsongrit looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Galvarino throws a series of strikes that have Sitsongrit backpedaling.
#T4#
Galvarino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Sitsongrit on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Galvarino tries to clinch but Sitsongrit moves out of range.
It seemed like Sitsongrit was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Galvarino drops Sitsongrit with a big left hand! Sitsongrit is injured, injured bad! Galvarino jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rollo Galvarino! |
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Event:
GDL 40: Stone vs Obi
Date: Jun 13, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Galvarino. #CL#
Galvarino rushes Keenan Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Keenan Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Galvarino.
I was talking to Galvarino's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Keenan Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Galvarino pushes Keenan Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Galvarino scores with a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Keenan Jr.
Galvarino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keenan Jrs head.
A head punch on the inside from Keenan Jr fails to land.
Galvarino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan Jr's elbow.
Keenan Jr lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Galvarino.
Galvarino blocking some punches.
Keenan Jr cracks Galvarino with a nice body shot.#BC2#
Keenan Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keenan Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Galvarino misses with an uppercut.
Galvarino scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keenan Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Galvarino misses with a two punch combination.
Galvarino with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Keenan Jr to score with a decent uppercut.#T1#
Galvarino is looking to clinch.
Galvarino shoots for a double leg takedown but Keenan Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Galvarino's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Keenan Jr moves away from the strike by Galvarino.
Keenan Jr tests Galvarino's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Galvarino throws a shot from downtown. Keenan Jr moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Galvarino instigates a clinch.
Galvarino misses with some punches.
Galvarino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Keenan Jr scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Keenan Jr gets through Galvarino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC2#
Keenan Jr manages to break the clinch.
Galvarino wants to clinch up but Keenan Jr keeps it at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Galvarino. Keenan Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keenan Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Keenan Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Galvarino sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Keenan Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keenan Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan Jr loads up on a big right hand but Galvarino slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Galvarino tries to clinch there but Keenan Jr circles away.
#T2#
Galvarino moves forwards but Keenan Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Keenan Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Galvarino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Keenan Jr misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Keenan Jr misses the target.
Galvarino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan Jr manages to avoid it.
Keenan Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keenan Jr looks to throw the jab but Galvarino is out of range.
Galvarino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Keenan Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Keenan Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Galvarino stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Galvarino moves in looking to clinch but Keenan Jr pushes him off.
Keenan Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keenan Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Keenan Jr has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Keenan Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Galvarino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keenan Jr.
Galvarino on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T3#
Galvarino tries to clinch up.
Nice jab there from Galvarino.
Keenan Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Galvarino connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Galvarino lands with an uppercut that bounces Keenan Jr off the cage and back into range.
Keenan Jr cracks Galvarino with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Galvarino moves out of range of the strikes.
Galvarino wants to clinch.
Keenan Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL2#
Keenan Jr moves into range and clinches up with Galvarino.
Galvarino throws a head punch that misses.
Galvarino blocking some punches.
Galvarino can't find room to land a body shot as Keenan Jr controls the action.
Galvarino makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Galvarino doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Keenan Jr manages to break the clinch.
#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan Jr misses with a body shot.
Galvarino is looking to counter the offense by Keenan Jr and move into the clinch.#CL2#
Keenan Jr drives through and clinches with Galvarino against the cage.
Keenan Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Keenan Jr misses with the head strike.
Galvarino lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Galvarino blocks a body shot from Keenan Jr. #BC2#
Keenan Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Galvarino wants to clinch but Keenan Jr slips to the side
and Keenan Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Galvarino lands with a good body shot.
Galvarino is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Keenan Jr.
Galvarino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keenan Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Keenan Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan Jr throws the left hand but Galvarino avoids the punch easily.
Keenan Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galvarino is looking to clinch but Keenan Jr is avoiding it.
Galvarino misses with a straight right.
Keenan Jr throws out a counter right but Galvarino avoids it with no problem.
Galvarino tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Keenan Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Keenan Jr misses with an uppercut. Galvarino saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Keenan Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Keenan Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#CL#
Galvarino clinches with his opponent.
Galvarino tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Keenan Jr's elbow.
Galvarino struggles to land a body shot inside as Keenan Jr controls his hands.
Keenan Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Galvarino uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Keenan Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Galvarino avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Galvarino misses with a wild body shot.
Keenan Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gareth Keenan Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Galvarino bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Keenan Jr's head backwards.
Galvarino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keenan Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters circle momentarily. Keenan Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvarino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Keenan Jr. Keenan Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Keenan Jr in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Keenan Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Galvarino misses with a wild body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Keenan Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Galvarino.
Galvarino missing with a left hand there. Keenan Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T1##CL#
Galvarino moves into the clinch successfully.
Keenan Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Galvarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galvarino lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Galvarino misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galvarino misses with a body punch.
Keenan Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Keenan Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keenan Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Galvarino prevents a body shot from Keenan Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Galvarino.
A short right from Keenan Jr.
Galvarino lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Galvarino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Galvarino misses with a punch on the inside.
Galvarino tries to throw a body punch but Keenan Jr avoids it by throwing Galvarino back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Keenan Jr.
Galvarino has a couple of punches blocked by Keenan Jr.
#T2#
Galvarino blocks a body shot from Keenan Jr.
Galvarino lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Keenan Jr working aggressively here.
Keenan Jr pushes Galvarino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Galvarino. #BC2#
Keenan Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Galvarino uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Keenan Jr.
Galvarino just misses with a punch to the body.
Keenan Jr misses with a straight left.
Galvarino tries to counter by clinching up but Keenan Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
Galvarino throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keenan Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Galvarino connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Keenan Jr scrambles back to his feet.#CL2#
Keenan Jr gets a clinch.
Keenan Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #BC2#
Keenan Jr breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Galvarino misses its intended target.
Galvarino wants to clinch up but Keenan Jr keeps it at a distance.
Keenan Jr scores with a shot to the body.
#T3#
Keenan Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Galvarino.
Keenan Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Galvarino should have avoided that one.
Galvarino fails in his attempt to clinch.
Galvarino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Keenan Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Galvarino throws a hook to the side of Keenan Jr's head but Keenan Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Keenan Jr misses.
Keenan Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Galvarino's shoulder, as Galvarino tries to avoid the shot.
Keenan Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Galvarino displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Galvarino takes one to the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Keenan Jr.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Galvarino tries to clinch but Keenan Jr moves out of range.
Keenan Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Keenan Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T4#
Good standup being displayed there by Galvarino as he connects with a hook.
Keenan Jr looks to land a left hand but Galvarino moved out of range nicely.
Galvarino gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Galvarino tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Keenan Jr misses with a looping left.
Keenan Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Galvarino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Galvarino tries to close the distance and clinch but Keenan Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keenan Jr throws out a loose jab but Galvarino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galvarino tries to close the distance and clinch but Keenan Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Keenan Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Galvarino moves away from the strike by Keenan Jr.
Galvarino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Keenan Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Galvarino slips under a jab.
Galvarino ducks under a wild hook from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Galvarino moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gareth Keenan Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
The fighters circle momentarily. Keenan Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Galvarino moves out of range as Keenan Jr strikes.
Galvarino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keenan Jr manages to avoid it.
Keenan Jr walks into a jab.
Galvarino is looking to clinch.
Galvarino tries to clinch but Keenan Jr moves out of range.
Galvarino moves to clinch but Keenan Jr breaks away
and Keenan Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Keenan Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Galvarino wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Galvarino tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Keenan Jr counter with a right hand.
Galvarino takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Galvarino jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Keenan Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Galvarino's shoulder, as Galvarino tries to avoid the shot.
Galvarino tries to clinch there but Keenan Jr circles away.
Galvarino looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A slow jab from Keenan Jr misses its intended target.
A big right from Galvarino misses.
Galvarino doesn't manage to clinch there - Keenan Jr circles away.
#T1#
Galvarino fails with an attempt to clinch.
Keenan Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Galvarino should have avoided that one.
Keenan Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Galvarino lunges at Keenan Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Keenan Jr's hand.
Galvarino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr misses with a hook.
The fighters circling - Galvarino throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Keenan Jr misses.
Galvarino tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Keenan Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galvarino ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Galvarino slips a jab from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Galvarino missing with a left hand there. Keenan Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Galvarino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr lunges at Galvarino with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Galvarino's hand.
Galvarino misses with a left hand
letting Keenan Jr counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Keenan Jr drives through and clinches with Galvarino against the cage.
#T2#
A short uppercut from Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Gareth Keenan Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Galvarino lands with a left to the head.
Galvarino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Galvarino misses with a punch on the inside.
Keenan Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Galvarino tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Galvarino working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Galvarino can't find room to land a body shot as Keenan Jr controls the action.
Keenan Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!#BC2#
Keenan Jr manages to break the clinch.
Keenan Jr thuds a left hand into Galvarino's body.
Keenan Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Galvarino gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Keenan Jr.
Keenan Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Galvarino manages to avoid it.
Keenan Jr slips a straight right by Galvarino.#T3#
Galvarino keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Keenan Jr.
Galvarino tries to close the distance and clinch but Keenan Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Galvarino tries to clinch up.
Keenan Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Galvarino is looking to clinch but Keenan Jr is avoiding it.
A telegraphed right hand from Galvarino misses the target. #CL#
Galvarino has Keenan Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Keenan Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Galvarino.
Rollo Galvarino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Galvarino takes a shot to the head.
Galvarino blocks an uppercut.
Galvarino misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Keenan Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Keenan Jr misses with some punches.
Keenan Jr blocks a body shot from Galvarino.
Galvarino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Keenan Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Galvarino.
#T4#
Galvarino stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Galvarino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Keenan Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galvarino's elbow.
Galvarino misses with some punches.
Keenan Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Keenan Jr blocks an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keenan Jr lands with a right to the head.
Keenan Jr is stalling here.
Galvarino is leaning against Keenan Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Galvarino fails to land.
Galvarino swings wildly with an uppercut but Keenan Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galvarino lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Galvarino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Keenan Jr or not.
Keenan Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Keenan Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Keenan Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Keenan Jr tries to stall but Galvarino uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gareth Keenan Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Keenan Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gareth Keenan Jr!
After winning the bout, Gareth Keenan Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Apr 15, 2020 |
#R1#
Sousa with a hook.
Galvarino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Sousa on the side of the head. #CL#
Galvarino darts in and clinches Sousa up against the cage.#BC#
Galvarino breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Galvarino gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sousa swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#TD2#
Sousa has Galvarino pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sousa pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Galvarino tumbling to the mat - Sousa dives into Galvarino's guard.
Sousa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Galvarino definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sousa controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Sousa lands a couple of digs.#T1#
Sousa showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Galvarino working a defensive guard here.
Sousa forces his way into half guard.
Sousa with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Sousa looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T2#
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.
Sousa works his way into side control.
Sousa lands some shots froms side control.
Sousa happy to just control the position for now.
Sousa lands some shots froms side control.#SUB2#
Sousa has an Americana. Galvarino didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Sousa is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Sousa hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Joao Sousa!
Joao Sousa spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 31, 2020 |
#R1#
Horrible takedown attempt by Kano or perhaps it was just good defense by Galvarino, which made it look bad.
Galvarino drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kano sprawls and moves away.
Galvarino moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kano has a takedown stuffed.
Kano will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rollo Galvarino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Goji Kano.
Kano goes for a double leg but Galvarino avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Galvarino continues to drive forward.#CL#
Galvarino rushes Kano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kano goes for a takedown attempt but Galvarino pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kano shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Galvarino pinned against the cage. Galvarino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #CL#
Galvarino closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galvarino lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kano backwards.
Galvarino prevents the takedown attempt.
Galvarino lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kano backwards.
Kano drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Galvarino gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Galvarino lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Galvarino pushes Kano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#ROC#
Kano is rocked!
Galvarino misses with a punch on the inside.
Kano is still on wobbly legs! Can Galvarino finish him?
Galvarino working aggressively here.
Galvarino working aggressively here.
Galvarino works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Galvarino fails to land.
Kano blocking some punches.
Galvarino lands a left hand.
Kano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Galvarino unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kano! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Galvarino is unloading with more strikes now! Kano drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rollo Galvarino!
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