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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Black (ranked 4415 p4p, 2977 weight class) and James Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 191 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Big heart |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adonis Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Jonathan Paton and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Black as he jumps to the side.
Gallagher looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Black is fending him off so far but Gallagher persists. Nope, Black circles away and we're back to standing.
Black half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Black manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gallagher on his heels. He'll look to pass Gallagher's guard now, I'm sure.
Black is in close to Gallagher's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gallagher has momentary wrist control but Black slips an elbow through the middle.
Black controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Black postures up and lands a big shot to Gallagher's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Black could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gallagher throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Gallagher is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gallagher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Black controls the pace.
Gallagher looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Black passes into half guard.
Black is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Black working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gallagher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Black is working away from the top position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black tries to pass to full mount but Gallagher defends it.
Gallagher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Black has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gallagher tries to get to full guard but Black has control of the leg.
Black controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gallagher.
Adonis Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Gallagher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is trying hard to land a takedown here. Black sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Black looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gallagher manages to escape and get back to his feet.
James Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black slaps away a takedown attempt from Gallagher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Black looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Black is standing up over Gallagher. Gallagher looks to escape but Black dives into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Black controls the position from side control.
Black'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gallagher for as long as he can get away with.
Black continues to stall.
Gallagher tries to bench press Black off him but Black keeps the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gallagher trying to remain calm as Black controls from the top position.
Black lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adonis Black dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Black feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gallagher is wriggling around but Black manages to pass to half guard.
Gallagher is trying to stand.
Gallagher looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Black seems content to control.
Gallagher punching from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Gallagher has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Black escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Black!
Gallagher gets back to half guard.
Gallagher is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black sitting and controlling from the half guard.
More hug and hope from Black.
Gallagher gets back to full guard.
Black is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Black sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gallagher's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Black controlling the pace.
Black is pressing down on Gallagher's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gallagher is holding on for now.
Black keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gallagher shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is working for a kimura but Black is defending it quite comfortably.
Gallagher is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Black has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gallagher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Black is concentrating on defense, preventing Gallagher from advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Black manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gallagher throws an elbow that misses. Black uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gallagher's guard. Nice move by Black!
Black with a nice head shot there.
Black pushes down on Gallagher's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gallagher taking some punishment here, with Black in his half guard.
Gallagher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Black controlling the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Black looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gallagher with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gallagher is trying to control but Black passes into side control!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Adonis Black dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Black has closed the distance and engaged Gallagher in a clinch.
Black jumps guard but Gallagher turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Black tries to pull guard but Gallagher holds him up against the cage and eventually Black drops back down to his feet.
Black fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adonis Black. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallagher pulls guard.
Black working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Gallagher's head.
Gallagher can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Black controls the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher looking for subs off his back but Black has passed one foot through into half guard.
Black takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Black controlling the pace.
Black prevents Gallagher from improving his position.
Still in half guard, Black seems content to control.
Gallagher looking for submissions off his back.
Gallagher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Black seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black prevents Gallagher from improving his position.
Well, if Black is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Black working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Black is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gallagher has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Black escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Black!
Black is chipping away with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Black lands an elbow.
Gallagher is rocked!
Black landing a few strikes.
Gallagher is still in real trouble! Can Black finish him?
Black has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Gallagher!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Black! Gallagher is hurt baaadly! Black is firing away with more strikes - Gallagher is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adonis Black!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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