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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killian Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Monet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher comes to the cage accompanied by Kakkahätä 77 - Tää on sun helvetti. Monet has chosen Bee Gees - Stayin' Alive as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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250 lbs
16 - 11 - 0 |
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288 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Killian Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Raphael Monet!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher clinches up against the cage.
Gallagher is looking to take this one to the mat.
Monet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallagher's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Monet.
Gallagher tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Monet's elbow.
Monet dodges an elbow strike from Gallagher.
A short right from Gallagher on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Monet.
Gallagher is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Monet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Monet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gallaghers head.
Monet breaks the clinch.
Monet with a hook.
Monet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Monet rushes Gallagher and presses him up against the cage.
Monet works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Monet successfully pulls guard.
Monet wants to sweep but no luck.
Monet throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Monet tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Monet throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gallagher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Monet wants to sweep here but Gallagher controlling him for the moment.
Gallagher advances position into side control!
Gallagher tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Gallagher has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Gallagher trying to control the action but Monet is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Monet is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gallagher off and has taken his back!
Gallagher trying to control the hands but Monet breaks the grip.
Gallagher manages to reverse the position and now he's in Monet's guard. Nice work there by Gallagher.
Monet is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gallagher is aware though and is defending well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Monet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gallagher is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gallagher throwing strikes from guard but Monet blocks nicely.
Monet is trying to keep Gallagher in close.
Monet has an active guard here but Gallagher has managed to pass into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Monet sees it coming and defends easily.
Monet moves into full guard.
Gallagher slips nicely into half guard.
Monet is pressing down on Gallagher's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gallagher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Monet working for a triangle but Gallagher defends it easily.
Gallagher 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.
Monet wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Gallagher is now in half guard.
Monet trying to get back to full guard but Gallagher takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Monet manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gallagher works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Monet knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Monet prevents Gallagher from moving into mount.
Monet taking a bit of punishment here - Gallagher scoring with strikes.
Gallagher is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Monet knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Monet is trying to improve his position.
Monet is not content to let Gallagher control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Monet dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gallagher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gallagher swings for the body but Monet moves out of range.
Gallagher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Monet.
Gallagher gets a takedown into half guard.
Monet wants to control but Gallagher is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gallagher wants to pass to mount but Monet is defending the position.
Monet is trying to get back to full guard.
Gallagher not doing much here.
Gallagher wants to control but Monet is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Gallagher pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Monet is keeping the position for now.
Killian Gallagher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Monet keeping moving, preventing Gallagher from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Monet had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gallagher defends it easily.
Gallagher got a little sloppy there for a moment and Monet has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gallagher has managed to get both his arms back between Monet's legs - danger averted.
Monet keeping moving, preventing Gallagher from controlling successfully.
Monet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Monet controls Gallagher momentarily but Gallagher frees himself.
Monet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher trying to control but Monet is working from the bottom.
Gallagher working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gallagher trying to control but Monet is working from the bottom.
Monet looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gallagher is pushing down on Monet's leg trying to pass to half guard. Monet is fighting to maintain full guard but Gallagher has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gallagher is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monet gets back to full guard.
Gallagher looking to pass the guard.
Gallagher prevents Monet from getting back to his feet.
Monet working a defensive guard but Gallagher passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monet moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Monet is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gallagher is aware though and is defending well.
Monet is breathing heavily.
Gallagher wants to pass the guard but Monet is keeping the position.
Monet keeping moving, preventing Gallagher from controlling successfully.
Monet working for submissions but it's allowed Gallagher to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallagher drops an elbow to the side of Monet's head.
Gallagher is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Monet defends it well.
Monet trying to hold on to Gallagher's head to control him but Gallagher postures up.
Monet wants to improve his position but Gallagher is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monet looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gallagher seems to be looking for submissions.
Monet is trying to maintain the position but Gallagher is very close to passing his half guard.
Monet won't allow Gallagher to pass to mount.
Gallagher is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Monet doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gallagher.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher wants to pass to mount but Monet is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallagher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killian Gallagher dominated that second round.
That's time! Gallagher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Monet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
Gallagher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
It looks like Raphael Monet has been cut.
Gallagher thows a body kick. Monet tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Gallagher throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Monet tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gallagher is in Monet's guard.
Monet has momentary wrist control but Gallagher slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallagher trying to control the position from guard on top but Monet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gallagher.
Gallagher trying to control but Monet is working from the bottom.
Gallagher is really struggling to control Monet but he's trying to hold on to the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Killian Gallagher wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Gallagher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Monet's hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monet missing with a left hand there. Gallagher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gallagher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gallagher takes a swing at Monet's ribcage but misses.
Gallagher throws a hook to the side of Monet's head but Monet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Monet misses with a right hand
letting Gallagher counter with a right hand.
Monet throws a shot from downtown. Gallagher moves away and avoids it.
Monet rushes Gallagher and presses him up against the cage.
Gallagher breaks the clinch.
Gallagher misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Monet scores with a three punch combo!
Gallagher jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Monet misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher dodges the punch combination from Monet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallagher throws a hook to the side of Monet's head but Monet sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gallagher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Monet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Gallagher here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Gallagher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Monet wants to clinch.
Monet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gallagher was well out of range. Poor timing from Monet.
Killian Gallagher is winning the standup battle so far.
Monet takes one to the side of the head.
Monet swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gallagher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Monet avoids a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Gallagher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gallagher.
Gallagher lands a nice looking body kick.
No joy there for Monet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gallagher misses with a head kick.
Monet keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gallagher.
Monet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gallagher.
Monet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gallagher throws a body punch but Monet moves out of range.
Monet throws a wild hook but Gallagher just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Monet gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Gallagher raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Killian Gallagher!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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