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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killian Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher comes to the cage accompanied by Kakkahätä 77 - Tää on sun helvetti. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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262 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Killian Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Bruce Roberts!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roberts scoring well with a low kick there.
Roberts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Roberts throws a series of punches but Gallagher avoids them all with ease.
Roberts throws a right and a left that Gallagher avoids nicely.
No joy there for Roberts, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Roberts.
Gallagher misses with a looping left.
Roberts drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Roberts working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gallagher is trying to improve his position.
Gallagher gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Roberts slows the pace down in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gallagher tries to get to full guard but Roberts has control of the leg.
Roberts is trying to control. Gallagher wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Roberts looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Roberts seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Gallagher wants to improve his position but Roberts is controlling well.
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.
Roberts stalling.
Roberts thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gallagher's head.
Roberts content to control rather than advance.
Gallagher actively working from the bottom here.
Gallagher makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gallagher.
Roberts trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
Gallagher throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roberts is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roberts postures up.
Roberts loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roberts decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gallagher, up you get!
Roberts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gallagher is breathing heavily.
Roberts is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gallagher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Roberts.
Roberts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roberts clinches up against the cage.
Roberts lands a 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!
Roberts pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roberts bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gallagher is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts wants to control but Gallagher is keeping him busy.
Gallagher is trying to get back to half guard.
Roberts wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gallagher keeps working.
Roberts working the body and head with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallagher is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallagher taking a bit of punishment here - Roberts scoring with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Roberts dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch but Roberts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Roberts pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Roberts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Roberts throws a half hearted mid kick.
Roberts throws a sloppy head kick and Gallagher moves out of range easily.
Roberts throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Gallagher was covering up waiting for the punch and Roberts finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Roberts sitting in guard here, content to control.
Roberts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gallagher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Roberts is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Roberts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher working for a triangle but Roberts defends it easily.
Roberts trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallagher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gallagher working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Roberts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Roberts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gallagher looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Roberts has picked Gallagher up and slammed him! Gallagher can't keep hold of the triangle and Roberts manages to pass to side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Roberts has hold of Gallagher's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Gallagher tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Roberts cranks the arm and Gallagher screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Gallagher, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Bruce Roberts!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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