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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rueso Bear Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher has chosen Worst Hangover Ever as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Rueso Bear Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear Junior will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some bone on bone action there as Gallagher checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Billy Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bear Junior throws a jab but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Nice defenses there by Gallagher.
Bear Junior keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bear Junior lands with an overhand left.
Gallagher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bear Junior looks to land a body kick but Gallagher moved away.
Bear Junior takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gallagher scores with a shot to the body.
Gallagher connects with a body shot that sends Bear Junior's belly button to the back.
Gallagher connects with a single shot there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bear Junior.
Gallagher throws a looping overhand right but Bear Junior ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bear Junior avoids the head kick by Gallagher.
Bear Junior scores with a nice body kick.
Gallagher takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Gallagher lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bear Junior has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bear Junior and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gallagher staying out of range there.
That kick from Gallagher tenderised Bear Junior's leg. Bear Junior is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bear Junior misses with an uppercut. Gallagher saw that one coming.
Gallagher jabs Bear Junior to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bear Junior shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gallagher as he jumps to the side.
Bear Junior shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gallagher manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gallagher looking for a sweep. Not yet Gallagher, not yet.
Bear Junior trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
Bear Junior throwing strikes from guard but Gallagher blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear Junior with a nice head shot there.
Gallagher controls Bear Junior momentarily but Bear Junior frees himself.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gallagher holds on and takes a little breather.
Gallagher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bear Junior. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bear Junior throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bear Junior postures up.
Bear Junior postures up in Gallagher's guard and throws a big left but Gallagher blocks it.
Gallagher not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Billy Gallagher has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gallagher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gallagher thows a body shot but no joy.
Gallagher drops his hands momentarily and Bear Junior takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bear Junior takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bear Junior uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
Bear Junior misses with a hook.
Bear Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gallagher takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Billy Gallagher has been cut.
Gallagher jabs Bear Junior to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bear Junior swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut. Bear Junior saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut there from Gallagher.
Bear Junior closes the distance and pushes Gallagher back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bear Junior lands a knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Bear Junior.
Gallagher is trying to stall.
Bear Junior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gallagher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear Junior using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gallagher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear Junior is struggling to control the position.
Bear Junior is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gallagher is keeping busy.
Bear Junior lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Gallagher takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bear Junior content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bear Junior obliges.
Bear Junior is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gallagher drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bear Junior pulls his leg out and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rueso Bear Junior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Gallagher's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bear Junior thows a body kick. Gallagher tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bear Junior drops Gallagher with a left right combo! Bear Junior follows him down to the ground into side control.
Gallagher is rocked!
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!
Gallagher manages to get back to half guard.
Gallagher is still in real trouble! Can Bear Junior finish him?
Bear Junior 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.
Ground and pound from Bear Junior.
Bear Junior missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bear Junior content to control rather than advance.
Gallagher seems to have recovered his senses.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gallagher can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gallagher is not content to let Bear Junior control the position.
Bear Junior thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gallagher's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher is staying active underneath Bear Junior, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gallagher blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bear Junior.
Gallagher is looking for a sweep. Bear Junior is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bear Junior seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gallagher does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Gallagher gets back to full guard.
Bear Junior trying to control the position from guard on top but Gallagher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rueso Bear Junior has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Bear Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bear Junior slips under a jab from Gallagher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a lazy right hand but Bear Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bear Junior throws a head kick that misses.
Bear Junior lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bear Junior throws a body punch but Gallagher moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Gallagher.
Jab by Gallagher.
Bear Junior fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear Junior lands the left hand.
Gallagher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bear Junior thows a body shot but no joy.
Gallagher throws a lazy right hand but Bear Junior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bear Junior lands a nice shot to the body.
Bear Junior avoids a kick to the body.
Gallagher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear Junior checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bear Junior blocks the body kick.
Bear Junior staying out of range there.
Bear Junior bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gallagher's head backwards.
That has opened up Billy Gallagher's cut even more.
Bear Junior clinches up against the cage.
Bear Junior changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gallagher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Horrible takedown by Gallagher or perhaps it was just good defense by Bear Junior which made him look bad.
Gallagher steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bear Junior. That one must have hurt.
Gallagher throws a hook but Bear Junior blocks it.
Bear Junior throws a half hearted mid kick.
Gallagher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bear Junior moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear Junior misses with a body punch.
Bear Junior softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bear Junior has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gallagher avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gallagher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bear Junior lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear Junior slows down the pace here.
Gallagher has had enough of the clinch but Bear Junior keeps him there for the moment.
Gallagher misses with a punch on the inside.
Gallagher gets underhooks to prevent Bear Junior's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rueso Bear Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stalling in the clinch from Bear Junior.
Bear Junior lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gallagher as Bear Junior tries to tie him up.
Gallagher has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bear Junior is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rueso Bear Junior dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy Gallagher's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gallagher looks to land a right hand but Bear Junior moved out of range.
Gallagher throws an overhand right that lands on Bear Junior's shoulder, as Bear Junior tries to avoid the shot.
Bear Junior pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallagher throws a leg kick but Bear Junior moved away.
Bear Junior throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bear Junior moves away.
Rueso Bear Junior is winning the standup battle so far.
Bear Junior lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bear Junior is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gallagher wants to land a leg kick but Bear Junior is out of range.
Bear Junior throws an overhand right that lands on Gallagher's shoulder, as Gallagher tries to avoid the shot.
Bear Junior shoots in but Gallagher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bear Junior scores with a nice strike.
A bone on bone clash there as Bear Junior blocks the leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gallagher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear Junior closes the distance and pushes Gallagher back into the cage.
Bear Junior tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bear Junior is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gallagher gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch on the inside from Bear Junior fails to land.
Gallagher avoiding damage as Bear Junior throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gallagher is working for takedown but Bear Junior is calmly controlling the position for now.
Gallagher is looking to control Bear Junior's arms but Bear Junior gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gallagher has his back to the cage.
Bear Junior misses with a knee to the head.
Bear Junior taking a breather.
Bear Junior scores with a knee to the head.
Bear Junior lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Bear Junior landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bear Junior throws a head punch that misses.
Gallagher has had enough of the clinch but Bear Junior keeps him there for the moment.
Bear Junior working Gallagher over with knees to the body.
Gallagher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher can't get the takedown.
Gallagher is trying to maintain a safe position but Bear Junior gets an underhook and turns Gallagher into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear Junior makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bear Junior taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Bear Junior.
Bear Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gallagher is pressed up against the cage. Bear Junior has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Gallagher down to the mat. Gallagher avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rueso Bear Junior. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bear Junior ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bear Junior was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a straight left.
Bear Junior takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bear Junior misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gallagher fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bear Junior is out of range.
Billy Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear Junior shoots in and drives through. Gallagher sprawls well.
Gallagher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bear Junior has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gallagher.
Bear Junior is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gallagher can do to turn this around?
Gallagher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bear Junior walks into a jab.
Rueso Bear Junior is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gallagher walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bear Junior.
Gallagher looks to land a combination but Bear Junior avoids it well.
Gallagher waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bear Junior.
Gallagher on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bear Junior.
Bear Junior closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher struggles to land a body shot inside as Bear Junior controls his hands.
Bear Junior digs a right hand into Gallagher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gallagher's gas tank.
Gallagher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher tries to stall but Bear Junior uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bear Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear Junior shoots in looking for a takedown but Gallagher manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bear Junior's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bear Junior lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Bear Junior.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bear Junior darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bear Junior looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bear Junior is just content to waste time from the top position. Gallagher takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rueso Bear Junior showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bear Junior has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rueso Bear Junior!
Rueso Bear Junior decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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