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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Killian Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gallagher comes to the cage accompanied by Kakkahätä 77 - Tää on sun helvetti. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
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230 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
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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
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Killian Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Rico Willis!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Richard Clark and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gallagher misses with a few strikes there.
Gallagher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gallagher goes for an armbar but Willis turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Willis.
Gallagher is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Willis is aware though and is defending well.
Willis stands up and waves to Gallagher to follow him.
Willis dives in and scores a takedown into Gallagher's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Willis stands up and waves to Gallagher to follow him.
Willis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Gallagher.
Gallagher lunges at Willis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Willis's hand.
It looks like Rico Willis has been cut.
Gallagher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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 throws a series of punches but Willis moves out of range.
Willis slips a straight right by Gallagher.
Willis misses with a body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Willis. Gallagher shrugs it off though.
Good standup being displayed there by Gallagher as he connects with a hook.
Willis lands with a kick to the temple. Gallagher shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Willis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Willis lands in his opponent's guard.
Willis is looking to stand up but Gallagher won't let him.
Willis must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gallagher tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Willis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Gallagher looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Willis passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallagher wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Gallagher manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is looking to improve his position.
Gallagher looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Willis is taking a breather. Gallagher says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gallagher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gallagher had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Willis defends it easily.
Willis got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gallagher has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Willis has managed to get both his arms back between Gallagher's legs - danger averted.
Gallagher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis tries to stand but Gallagher is controlling from the bottom.
Gallagher is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Willis is aware though and is defending well.
Willis wants to control from the top but Gallagher keeps moving.
Gallagher looking for a guillotine here but Willis defends easily.
Gallagher looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Willis has picked Gallagher up and slammed him! Gallagher can't keep hold of the triangle and Willis manages to pass to side control!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Willis has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Killian Gallagher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rico Willis's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gallagher moves out of range of the body kick from Willis.
Gallagher misses with a double jab.
Willis lands a leg kick that knocks Gallagher off balance momentarily.
Willis misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Willis.
Sloppy strikes from Gallagher. Those never looked like landing.
Killian Gallagher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Willis lands a jab to the nose.
Willis avoids a punch combination nicely.
Willis misses with the combination.
Willis throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis thows a body shot but no joy.
Willis throws a hook to the side of Gallagher's head but Gallagher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Willis thumps Gallagher with a low kick.
Gallagher lands with an uppercut that bounces Willis off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circling - Willis throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gallagher swings for the body but Willis moves out of range.
Gallagher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Willis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gallagher gets tackled into the cage by Willis. Willis maintains the clinch.
Gallagher misses with a hook to the ribs.
Willis crunches a lovely knee into Gallagher's ribcage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Willis lands a good knee to the midsection. Gallagher won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Willis utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Willis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Killian Gallagher has been cut.
Willis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Willis lands an elbow that stopped Gallagher in his tracks for a moment.
Willis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Willis with a knee to the head.
Gallagher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Willis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Willis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gallagher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Willis gets through Gallagher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Willis obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Willis obliges.
Willis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Willis scores a nice knee to the body.
Nice body punch from Willis - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gallagher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Willis trying to land knees to the body.
Willis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gallagher has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Willis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gallagher backwards.
Gallagher wants to stall.
Willis missing with knees to the body.
Willis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gallagher wants to get back to striking at distance but Willis won't allow it.
Willis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gallagher is defending well for now.
Willis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gallagher has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Willis tries to land knees in the clinch but Gallagher avoids the damage to the body.
Gallagher wants a takedown but no success here.
Willis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gallagher avoids it.
Gallagher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gallagher lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Willis lands an elbow inside.
Willis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Willis tries to land knees in the clinch but Gallagher avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Willis.
Rico Willis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gallagher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Willis landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Willis.
Willis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gallagher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gallagher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gallagher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Willis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Willis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gallagher is looking to control Willis's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Gallagher avoid being mounted?
Gallagher looking for submissions off his back.
Gallagher looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gallagher manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gallagher trying to control the position.
Gallagher looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Willis puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis tries to stand and escape but Gallagher is controlling the position.
Willis stands up out of the half guard.
Willis throws a nice inside leg kick.
Willis lands a nice shot to the body.
Gallagher misses with a wild body shot.
Gallagher misses with a hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Willis.
Willis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Willis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gallagher is trying to push Willis away but Willis has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Willis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gallagher.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis stalling the fight.
Gallagher is looking to control Willis's arms but Willis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gallagher has his back to the cage.
Gallagher tries to pull guard but Willis won't allow it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher has had enough of the clinch but Willis keeps him there for the moment.
Willis lands an elbow just above Gallagher 's eye.
Willis landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Willis.
Willis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gallagher being controlled against the cage.
Gallagher is trying to pull guard but Willis turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Willis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gallagher.
Gallagher wants to get back to striking at distance but Willis won't allow it.
A short right from Willis.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Willis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher jumps guard but Willis stands there with Gallagher around his waist. Gallagher gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Killian Gallagher. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis misses with an elbow over the top.
Willis looking to stall.
Gallagher blocks the elbow strike.
Willis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gallagher.
Willis working Gallagher over with knees to the body.
Willis trying to land knees to the body.
Willis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Willis taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Willis throws an elbow but misses.
Willis missing with knees to the body.
Willis lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Willis missing with knees to the body.
Willis throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis tries to land a knee to the head but Gallagher blocks with his arms.
Willis throws an elbow that misses.
Willis stalling in the clinch but Gallagher improves position.
Come on Willis - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Killian Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Willis misses with a knee strike.
Rico Willis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice body punch from Gallagher - that landed with a thud.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Willis missing with knees to the body.
Gallagher is looking to break free of the clinch but Willis has double underhooks.
Gallagher is working for takedown but Willis is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gallagher managing to block the knees to the body from Willis.
Gallagher lands an elbow inside that Willis shrugs off.
Gallagher throws an elbow but it misses.
Willis missing with knees to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Willis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Willis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight for Rico Willis!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Rico Willis!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Rico Willis!
Rico Willis wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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