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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Gallaway (ranked 3876 p4p, 3792 weight class) and Silva Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Gallaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Silva Da Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallaway closes this distance looking for a takedown but Da Silva circles away.
Gallaway changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Da Silva tries to avoid it but Gallaway manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Da Silva to the ground. Da Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little jabbing left from Da Silva on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Silva Da Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Da Silva looks to land a combination but Gallaway avoids it well.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallaway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Da Silva.
Gallaway takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gallaway looks for a takedown but Da Silva sprawls well.
Despite the aggression on Da Silva's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Gallaway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Da Silva scores with a hook.
Da Silva throws out a powerful jab.
Da Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Da Silva connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallaway changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Da Silva tries to avoid it but Gallaway manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Da Silva to the ground. Da Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Da Silva scores with the left hand. Gallaway knows he should have avoided that one.
Gallaway moves forwards but Da Silva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Da Silva.
Da Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Silva is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gallaway closes the distance and pushes Da Silva back into the cage.
A short right from Gallaway.
Da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Gallaway has him pressed against the cage.
Gallaway pulls guard successfully.
Gallaway pulls Da Silva in close to prevent any damage.
Gallaway is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Da Silva gets to his feet - Gallaway follows without any prompting.
Da Silva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Gallaway misses with a takedown attempt - Da Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab, jab by Da Silva - just one landing.
Da Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gallaway counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Gallaway.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallaway pulls Da Silva into guard.
Gallaway looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Da Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gallaway is proving hard to escape from.
Gallaway has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gallaway has a closed guard, preventing Da Silva from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Da Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Da Silva scores with a sloppy right hand. Gallaway should have avoided that one.
Da Silva lands with a nice body punch.
Decent striking displayed by Da Silva there.
Da Silva 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.
Da Silva scores with a nice head shot.
Gallaway closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Da Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Gallaway 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.
Da Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Gallaway perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Da Silva darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Da Silva lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circle, before Gallaway throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Da Silva's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Gallaway lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). John Gallaway!
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hype
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RATING
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