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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Barbosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barbosa comes to the cage accompanied by Soulfly - Rise Of The Fallen . Gallagher has chosen Bloods & Crips - Steady Dippin as his entrance music. 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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149 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rodrigo Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, John Roberts and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frank Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher misses with a body punch
and Barbosa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Barbosa defending well as Gallagher loads up on a big left hand.
Gallagher slaps away a takedown attempt from Barbosa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gallagher swings widly with a right hand
and Barbosa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gallagher!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Barbosa tries to control but Gallagher wriggling away.
Barbosa looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Barbosa punching from mount but Gallagher doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Gallagher keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gallagher is looking to escape.
Barbosa unloads with some shots from mount but Gallagher bucks and avoids them well.
Gallagher is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbosa lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gallagher hang on?
Gallagher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Barbosa looking to control but Gallagher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gallagher is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa prevents Gallagher from getting the reversal.
Barbosa tries to control but Gallagher wriggling away.
Gallagher is trying desperately to improve position.
Barbosa looking to control but Gallagher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gallagher is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Gallagher is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
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 working to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Barbosa thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Gallagher can't escape the position.
Barbosa controlling from mount.
Barbosa looking to control but Gallagher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barbosa looking to ground and pound but Gallagher is blocking nicely.
Barbosa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gallagher is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa avoids the attempt from Gallagher to control.
Gallagher slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gallagher is looking for a sweep. Barbosa is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbosa 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallagher slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Barbosa trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Barbosa dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gallagher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Barbosa counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Gallagher's guard now.
Barbosa gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gallagher throws an off balance right hand
and Barbosa counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher looking to hit a scissor sweep but Barbosa is one step ahead there.
Barbosa looking to sit in guard and control but Gallagher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gallagher stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Barbosa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gallagher lands a couple of digs.
Barbosa controlling Gallagher's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher trying to control the position from guard on top but Barbosa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gallagher being controlled here momentarily.
Barbosa is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gallagher is controlling him.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barbosa keeping moving, preventing Gallagher from controlling successfully.
Gallagher is pushing down on Barbosa's leg trying to pass to half guard. Barbosa is fighting to maintain full guard but Gallagher has managed to sneak the leg through.
Gallagher takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is looking to advance position but Barbosa won't allow it.
Barbosa tries to roll over but Gallagher keeps him under control.
Gallagher is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gallagher checks a leg kick.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Gallagher.
Barbosa tries to clinch up.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Gallagher.
Barbosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallagher.
Rodrigo Barbosa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barbosa fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gallagher defends it nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Barbosa.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Barbosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barbosa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gallagher's waist but Gallagher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Barbosa off to one side.
Gallagher throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gallagher throws a lazy right hand but Barbosa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Barbosa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
Gallagher takes one to the side of the head.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Barbosa.
Barbosa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gallagher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Barbosa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Gallagher to counter with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gallagher swivels and escapes.
Gallagher looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gallagher thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gallagher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Barbosa wants to control but Gallagher is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallagher sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barbosa defending well though.
Gallagher controlling the action here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gallagher trying to control the action but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rodrigo Barbosa will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barbosa slips a straight right by Gallagher.
Gallagher closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Barbosa to the mat! Barbosa manages to get full guard.
Gallagher trying to control but Barbosa is working from the bottom.
Barbosa looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gallagher passes into half guard.
Barbosa tries to roll over but Gallagher keeps him under control.
Rodrigo Barbosa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbosa is staying active underneath Gallagher, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Barbosa is controlling Gallagher's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Gallagher there.
Gallagher is thwarting Barbosa's attempts to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gallagher wants to lay and pray for a moment but Barbosa keeps working.
Gallagher works his foot free and advances to mount.
A nice elbow there by Gallagher.
Gallagher trying to control but Barbosa is having none of it.
Frank Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher landing shots from mount.
Gallagher punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher landing punches.
BOOM! Gallagher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gallagher controlling his opponent.
Gallagher fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher landing strikes from the mount.
Gallagher landing shots from mount.
Gallagher landing strikes from the mount.
Barbosa is trying to escape the mount.
Gallagher with the ground and pound from mount.
Gallagher lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
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 cracks Barbosa with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Barbosa is rocked!
Gallagher connects with a bit shot that sees Barbosa covering up! More strikes from Gallagher and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gallagher is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Gallagher!
Frank Gallagher seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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