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DFC 17 - Gallo vs Hagler PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Maciejewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Livingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maciejewski comes to the cage accompanied by The Strokes - Hard To Explain. Livingston has chosen Fort Minor - Remember The Name as his entrance music. Joe Livingston is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kyle Maciejewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Joe Livingston!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Livingston gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Maciejewski counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Livingston!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Maciejewski avoids the attempt from Livingston to control.
Livingston holds on, trying desperately to control.
Maciejewski is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Livingston to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Livingston shrugs it off.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maciejewski with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maciejewski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Maciejewski scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Livingston?
Livingston is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maciejewski working Livingston over with strikes here.
Maciejewski prevents Livingston from getting the reversal.
Maciejewski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Livingston is still in real trouble! Can Maciejewski finish him?
Maciejewski controlling from mount.
Livingston is desperately trying to improve his position but Maciejewski has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciejewski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Livingston seems to have recovered his senses.
Maciejewski unloading with bombs!
Maciejewski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Livingston tries to hold on but Maciejewski postures up.
Maciejewski controlling the position easily from mount.
Maciejewski seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Livingston for as long as he can get away with.
Maciejewski landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciejewski controlling from the full mount.
Maciejewski avoids the attempt from Livingston to control.
Maciejewski controlling the pace for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maciejewski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Livingston looks a forlorn figure.
Maciejewski lands a nice shot to the head.
Maciejewski is working for a guillotine from mount but Livingston frees his head quite easily.
Maciejewski avoids the attempt from Livingston to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maciejewski looking to secure an arm triangle but Livingston defends it well.
Livingston wants to control but Maciejewski is having none of it.
Maciejewski lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Livingston that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Maciejewski controlling the pace for now.
Maciejewski lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Maciejewski lands with some strikes.
Livingston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maciejewski working Livingston over with strikes here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maciejewski lands a nice shot to the head.
Maciejewski controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livingston is desperately trying to improve his position but Maciejewski has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Livingston is bucking up trying to escape but Maciejewski cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Maciejewski scoring with strikes but Livingston is staying in there.
Maciejewski controlling his opponent.
Maciejewski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maciejewski jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Livingston manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Maciejewski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Livingston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Livingston fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Livingston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maciejewski looking to score a takedown here. Livingston is defending well but Maciejewski drives through and ends up in Livingston's guard.
Maciejewski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Livingston can do to turn this around?
Livingston keeping moving, preventing Maciejewski from controlling successfully.
Livingston keeping full guard, as Maciejewski tries to pass.
Livingston looking to control.
Maciejewski is stalling in the full guard.
Maciejewski has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kyle Maciejewski.
Maciejewski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Maciejewski tries to pass to full mount but Livingston defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciejewski content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Livingston trying to get back to full guard but Maciejewski takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Livingston tries to lock up and control but Maciejewski gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Livingston is in all sorts of trouble here.
Livingston is breathing heavily.
Maciejewski controlling his opponent.
Maciejewski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livingston wants to hold on but Maciejewski pushes him away.
Maciejewski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maciejewski postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Livingston looks a forlorn figure.
Maciejewski controlling from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciejewski avoids the attempt from Livingston to control.
Maciejewski sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maciejewski breaks from Livingston's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maciejewski lands a nice shot to the head.
Livingston tries to hold on but Maciejewski postures up.
Maciejewski controlling his opponent.
Livingston is trying desperately to improve position.
Maciejewski tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Maciejewski avoids the attempt from Livingston to control.
Maciejewski moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Livingston has worked his arm free - good work by Livingston!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maciejewski controlling the position.
Livingston is trying to control Maciejewski's posture but Maciejewski avoids it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maciejewski slows the pace down.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maciejewski landing strikes.
Maciejewski scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Maciejewski dominated that second 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.
Maciejewski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Maciejewski wants to control from the top but Livingston keeps moving.
Livingston is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Maciejewski trying to control the position from guard on top but Livingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Livingston can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Maciejewski controls the pace.
Maciejewski wants to control from the top but Livingston keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kyle Maciejewski.
Nice sprawl there from Maciejewski as Livingston shoots in.
Livingston misses with a takedown attempt
and Livingston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Livingston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Maciejewski.
Livingston shoots in looking for a takedown. Maciejewski tries to sprawl out of it but Livingston keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maciejewski manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kyle Maciejewski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Livingston.
Livingston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livingston shoots and misses
and Maciejewski counters with a shoot takedown. Livingston fights it but they end up in guard.
Livingston being controlled here, momentarily.
Livingston is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Maciejewski defends well.
Maciejewski is stalling in the full guard.
Maciejewski has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kyle Maciejewski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kyle Maciejewski.
Livingston doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Maciejewski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maciejewski not doing much here.
Maciejewski trying to mount his opponent but Livingston defends it.
Maciejewski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Livingston with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Maciejewski stalling.
Maciejewski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Livingston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maciejewski controlling the pace for now.
BOOM! Maciejewski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maciejewski fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Livingston is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Maciejewski content just to control the position here.
Livingston takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Maciejewski is landing with some decent strikes but Livingston is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
BOOM! Maciejewski connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Maciejewski with good strikes from the mount here!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maciejewski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Maciejewski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Livingston's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maciejewski takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Livingston tries to hold on but Maciejewski pushes him away.
Maciejewski controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
We're going to have a standup here because Kyle Maciejewski wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Maciejewski is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Livingston's half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Maciejewski clearly takes that round.
That's time! Maciejewski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Livingston enables Maciejewski to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Livingston manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Maciejewski is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Livingston working a defensive guard but Maciejewski manages to pass into side control anyway.
Maciejewski controls the position from side control.
Livingston wants to control but Maciejewski postures up.
Livingston is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
You can see the frustration on Livingston's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Livingston is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Maciejewski is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciejewski in side control lands a decent elbow.
Maciejewski controls the position from side control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Livingston is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Livingston can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livingston tries to improve position but can't.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Maciejewski throws a right and a left that Livingston avoids nicely.
Livingston misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Livingston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maciejewski to score with a decent uppercut.
Maciejewski misses with the combination.
Maciejewski throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Livingston colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Maciejewski as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Livingston is left battered and dazed whilst Maciejewski and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Maciejewski!
Post fight, Kyle Maciejewski took to the microphone: 'I'm delighted to finally get my first MMA and especially with this org. I hope to do big things in this sport. Thank you everyone!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Just Michael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Cop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Just Michael could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mirko Cop's chin.
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Just Michael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mirko Cop!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michael has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cop.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Michael crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cop - the referee stops the clock and Michael gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cop. Michael manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cop lands a head kick. Michael smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Just Michael has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cop throws a head kick that half lands.
A head kick misses from Cop.
Cop keeps Michael at a distance using the push kick.
Michael is breathing heavily.
Cop throws a powerful right kick. Michael tried to block low but the kick was high! Michael was taken right off of his feet! Cop jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mirko Cop!
Mirko Cop took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Dynamic Nutrition $25 159 Recovery for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel McFadden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mcnain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel McFadden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, John Mcnain!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFadden shoots in and drives through. Mcnain sprawls well.
McFadden shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than McFadden was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mcnain is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mcnain really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McFadden. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McFadden is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! McFadden extends the arm and Mcnain is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daniel McFadden!
During a confident post fight interview, Daniel McFadden thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Correia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leandro Correia has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Leandro Correia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Richards!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correia avoids the body shot from Richards.
Richards looks to land a combination. Correia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Correia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Correia is able to avoid easily.
Correia looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Correia moves into full mount! Richards won't be happy about that!
Richards really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Correia. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Correia controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Correia throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Richards because Correia loaded up on that one.
Correia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Correia looking to control but Richards is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Correia content just to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Correia tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Correia controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Correia tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Correia content just to control the position here.
Leandro Correia has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Correia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Richards manages to avoid it.
Correia checks a leg kick nicely.
Correia swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Keith Richards is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Correia just misses with a punch to the body.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Correia misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards lands a nice hook to Correia's body. Correia takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Richards lands with a good body shot.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richards punishes Correia's body with a nice straight punch.
Correia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Correia there as he acknowledges the shot.
Richards ducks under a wild hook from Correia.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Correia misses with a body shot.
Correia takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Richards is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Correia rather than just go for the knockout.
Richards avoids a kick to the body.
Correia misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Correia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richards was well out of range. Poor timing from Correia.
Correia scores with a hook to the body. Richards takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richards moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Correia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Richards, pushing him back against the cage.
Correia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Correia scores with a shot to the side of Richards's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leandro Correia will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Richards fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Correia checks it well.
Good exchange - Richards coming out on top.
Correia closes the distance and clinches.
Correia gets through Richards's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Correia.
Correia fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Correia tries to circle away but Richards has him pinned against the cage.
Richards tries to stall but Correia uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Correia breaks the clinch.
Richards fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Correia has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Correia.
Correia looks to land a right hand but Richards moved out of range.
Richards gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Correia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Richards.
Good shot there by Richards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Correia misses with a combination
and Richards makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Richards.
Correia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Correia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Correia misses with a double jab
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Correia tries to work over Richards's front leg with a kick but Richards checks it.
Richards scores with a jab to the body.
Correia showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richards.
Correia connects with the punch.
Richards fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Richards lands a nice shot to the body.
Keith Richards seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Correia misses with a few strikes there.
Richards scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Correia misses its intended target.
Correia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
Richards moves out of range as Correia strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richards.
Correia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richards.
Correia misses the jab.
A jab from Richards finds it's way through Correia's defenses.
Correia takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Correia misses the jab.
Richards scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Richards avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leandro Correia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richards thows a body kick. Correia tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Richards feints a jab promting Correia to slip. Richards then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Correia slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
No joy there for Correia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Richards.
Correia stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Richards.
Richards lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Richards. Beautiful body shot.
Good shot there by Richards.
A slapping leg kick lands for Richards.
Richards lands with a nice combination. Correia backs away looking to recover.
Correia looks to score with a jab to the body but Richards is just out of range.
Richards works Correia's body with a nice hook.
Correia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Richards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Richards throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Correia stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Richards scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Richards scores with a sloppy right hand. Correia should have avoided that one.
Richards scores with a hook to the body. Correia takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Richards throws a nice outside leg kick.
Correia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Richards looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Correia moves forwards but Richards connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Richards.
Correia walks into a jab.
Richards jabs at Correia's body.
Richards thumps Correia with a low kick.
Correia takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Richards, right into the meat.
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Richards fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Correia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richards lands a jab to Correia's midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Richards. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Correia, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Richards lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Richards connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice shot by Richards.
Correia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Richards takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keith Richards showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Correia throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
Richards stuffs the takedown attempt from Correia. Correia gets slowly back to his feet.
Correia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Correia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Richards lands a jab to Correia's midsection.
Leandro Correia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Correia.
Correia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Richards to score with a decent uppercut.
Correia misses with a body shot.
Correia 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.
Richards lands with a kick to the ribs.
Correia tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Richards scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Correia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards stuns Correia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Richards does it's job there.
Correia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Richards stuns Correia with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Richards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Correia.
Richards connects with a body shot.
Richards scores with a jab to the body.
Richards with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Richards lands with a shot to the body.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Correia's calf.
Richards scores with a nice strike.
Richards dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Richards lands.
Correia throws a jab but it's blocked by Richards.
Correia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Correia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Richards connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Correia scrambles back to his feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Richards lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Correia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick lands there from Richards.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Richards lands with a kick to the ribs.
Correia misses with a double jab
and Richards counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Correia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Richards feints and then cracks Correia's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Correia down.
Richards connects with an inside leg kick.
Richards scores with a one two! Correia had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Richards cracks a nice hook into Correia's ribs.
Richards defending well as Correia loads up on a big left hand.
Correia throws a looping overhand right but Richards ducks down to avoid it.
Richards chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Richards connects with an inside leg kick.
Richards fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Richards scores with a jab. Correia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Correia has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Richards.
Correia throws a low kick but Richards moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Correia's calf.
Donk. Richards catches Correia right on the button with a cross.
Richards moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Richards comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Correia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Correia ducks right into an uppercut from Richards.
Richards goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Richards connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Correia down.
Correia is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Richards lands with a thumping leg kick.
Correia throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Richards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Correia takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Richards showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Correia.
Richards lands with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Richards. That's going to slow Correia down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richards scores with a jab to the body.
Richards throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Correia moves in looking to clinch but Richards pushes him off.
Richards displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Correia has a takedown stuffed.
Correia throws a lazy right hand but Richards sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Richards comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Correia takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Richards misses with a body shot.
Richards with a jab.
Richards connects with a right hand. Correia shakes it off.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Correia takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Correia throws a nice looking combination but Richards bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Correia tries to move into range but Richards moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Correia cracks a nice hook into Richards's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Keith Richards comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Richards has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keith Richards!
Keith Richards really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Reaper Combatwear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Stan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ravi Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Greg Stan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ravi Singh!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Singh blocks a jab.
Stan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Singh as he avoids it easily.
Singh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stan was well out of range. Poor timing from Singh.
Singh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stan scores with a takedown into Singh's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Singh trying to control the position.
Stan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Singh wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Singh can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stan throwing strikes but missing.
Singh is pulling down on Stan's head. It's preventing any offense from Stan, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stan throws a strike but Singh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Singh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ravi Singh has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stan closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Singh quickly recovers to half guard.
Singh is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan is trying to control the action in half guard but Singh is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Stan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Stan.
Stan prevents Singh from improving his position.
Stan throwing shots but Singh is blocking nicely.
Stan throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Singh to regain full guard.
Stan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stan throws an elbow that misses. Singh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Stan's guard. Nice move by Singh!
Singh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Singh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Singh wants to control from the top but Stan keeps moving.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Singh wants to pass the guard but Stan is keeping the position.
Ravi Singh has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Stan throws a body punch but Singh moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh scores with a jab. Stan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Singh connects with a body shot that sends Stan's belly button to the back.
Singh misses with a body shot.
Stan shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Singh as he jumps to the side.
Singh cracks Stan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Singh lands a nice looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Singh cracks a nice hook into Stan's ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ravi Singh dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Stan avoids the body shot from Singh.
Stan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh looks to land a left hand but Stan moved out of range nicely.
Singh punishes Stan's body with a nice straight punch.
Singh misses with the combination.
Stan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Singh doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Singh won't be happy with that.
Stan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stan moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Stan off and has taken his back!
Singh struggling to keep hold of the position.
Stan is in bad spot here.
Stan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Singh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stan is looking to escape.
Stan blocking the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stan has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Singh's lack of action.
Stan trying to control here.
Singh escapes and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Singh throws out the jab.
Singh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Singh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stan moves out of range as Singh strikes.
Stan shoots in looking for a takedown but Singh manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Stan's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Stan looks for a takedown but Singh sprawls well.
Singh jabs Stan right on the nose. Stan blinks but takes it well.
Stan looks for a takedown but Singh sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Stan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Singh finds it's way round the side to connect with Stan's head.
Ravi Singh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stan misses with a straight left.
Greg Stan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Singh lands with a right hand.
Singh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stan throws a lazy right hand but Singh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Singh cracks a nice hook into Stan's ribs.
Singh lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Stan falls backwards - clearly groggy! Singh dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ravi Singh!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zen Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Laurens Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Der Sluijs has chosen Shutterbugg - Big Boi Feat. Cutty as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Zen Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Laurens Van Der Sluijs!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, William Gold and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood fails with the takedown
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Zen Blood has been cut.
No luck for Blood with that takedown attempt.
Blood closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Van Der Sluijs to the mat! Van Der Sluijs manages to get full guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Blood drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Van Der Sluijs dives on top into guard.
Van Der Sluijs would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Blood lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Van Der Sluijs!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Van Der Sluijs has worked his arm free - good work by Van Der Sluijs!
Van Der Sluijs has one of Blood's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Van Der Sluijs knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Blood working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Van Der Sluijs has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Blood but great work by Van Der Sluijs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Blood is looking to reverse the position.
Van Der Sluijs stands up.
Laurens Van Der Sluijs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Der Sluijs with a nice cross.
Blood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Der Sluijs throws a lazy uppercut
and Blood counters with a takedown into side control.
Blood tries to advance to mount but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blood is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Laurens Van Der Sluijs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Zen Blood's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Blood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blood staying out of range there.
Van Der Sluijs stuffs the takedown.
Blood changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Van Der Sluijs tries to avoid it but Blood manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Van Der Sluijs to the ground. Van Der Sluijs escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blood misses with a takedown
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zen Blood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Der Sluijs counters with a right hand from hell and Blood is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Laurens Van Der Sluijs!
During a confident post fight interview, Laurens Van Der Sluijs thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marvin Hagler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nick Gallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marvin Hagler!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, James Glass and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallo misses with an uppercut. Hagler saw that one coming.
Nick Gallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hagler takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hagler avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gallo fails with a takedown attempt.
Hagler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hagler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gallo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gallo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Poor strikes thrown by Gallo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Gallo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Gallo wants to control the pace but Hagler is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo misses with a head shot.
Gallo raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hagler tries to hold on but Gallo postures up.
Gallo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallo trying to control but Hagler is having none of it.
Hagler wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gallo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Hagler is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Gallo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gallo prevents Hagler from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hagler tries to reverse the position but Gallo maintains control.
Gallo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Gallo thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Gallo putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gallo unloads with some shots from mount but Hagler bucks and avoids them well.
Hagler is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo avoids the attempt from Hagler to control.
Gallo is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Gallo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gallo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gallo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Gallo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gallo throws a series of punches but Hagler moves out of range.
Gallo avoids the head kick by Hagler.
Gallo dodges the punch combination from Hagler.
Hagler throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hagler throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gallo.
It looks like Nick Gallo has been cut.
Gallo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gallo tries to bum rush Hagler with a series of wild strikes but Hagler uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gallo throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hagler on the side of the head.
Hagler takes the fight into the clinch.
Hagler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hagler avoiding damage.
Hagler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallo can't break the clinch.
Hagler unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gallo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Hagler.
Hagler stalling the fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hagler connects with a knee to the head.
Hagler lands a good knee to the midsection. Gallo won't want to take too many of those.
Hagler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hagler keeps control of Gallo as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hagler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gallo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hagler with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hagler scores a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagler working Gallo over with knees to the body.
Hagler scores a nice knee to the body.
Hagler crunches a lovely knee into Gallo's ribcage.
Hagler pushes Gallo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hagler working Gallo over with knees to the body.
Hagler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gallo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hagler scores with a hook to the body.
Hagler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Hagler obliges.
Hagler scores a nice knee to the body.
Hagler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gallo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hagler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Hagler dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagler lands a good knee to the midsection. Gallo won't want to take too many of those.
Hagler lands a knee to the body.
Hagler with a knee to the head.
Nick Gallo's cut is getting worse.
Gallo has had enough of the clinch but Hagler keeps him there for the moment.
Hagler is stalling here.
Hagler using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Hagler - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Marvin Hagler seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hagler utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hagler.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagler has Gallo pushed against the cage.
Hagler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gallo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hagler landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Hagler.
Hagler crunches a lovely knee into Gallo's ribcage.
Hagler crunches a lovely knee into Gallo's ribcage.
Hagler taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hagler.
Hagler landing knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hagler lands a knee to the head.
Hagler putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Gallo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hagler pushes Gallo back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marvin Hagler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nick Gallo's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hagler.
A combination from Gallo does no damage.
Hagler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hagler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hagler lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gallo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hagler can pounce on him.
Hagler lands a big head kick that sends Gallo tumbling to the mat! Hagler takes a step backwards and waves Gallo back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gallo is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That kick from Hagler tenderised Gallo's leg. Gallo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Oh Gallo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hagler, right into the meat.
Hagler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hagler throws a powerful right kick. Gallo tried to block low but the kick was high! Gallo was taken right off of his feet! Hagler jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marvin Hagler!
A determined Marvin Hagler didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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