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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Gallo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clint Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clint Hook has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joe Gallo's chin.
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160 lbs
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Joe Gallo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Clint Hook!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hook pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Joe Gallo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hook doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hook misses with a double jab.
Gallo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Hook finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Hook doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hook misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hook misses with a few strikes there.
Gallo wants to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gallo misses with a body shot.
Gallo just misses with a punch to the body.
Hook thows a body shot but no joy.
Hook shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hook avoids the body shot from Gallo.
Gallo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gallo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Gallo has Hook pressed against the cage, preventing Hook from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hook's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gallo scores with a shoulder strike.
Hook escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hook lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallo circles away quickly and effectively.
Hook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hook avoids the body shot from Gallo.
Gallo doesn't manage to clinch there - Hook circles away.
Gallo scores with a jab to the head.
Hook takes a swing at Gallo's ribcage but misses.
Gallo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gallo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hook manages to avoid it.
A combination from Gallo does no damage.
Hook keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gallo wants to clinch up but Hook keeps it at a distance.
Gallo misses with a wild combination.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Hook. That's going to slow Gallo down.
Hook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gallo tries to bum rush Hook with a series of wild strikes but Hook uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gallo throws a series of punches but Hook moves out of range.
Gallo tries a low kick but Hook avoids it.
Gallo looks to score with a jab to the body but Hook is just out of range.
Gallo avoids the body shot from Hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hook throws a one two combo.
Hook lands with a slapping head kick.
Gallo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gallo tries to clinch but Hook is having none of it.
Hook throws a head kick that misses.
Hook throws a sloppy head kick and Gallo moves out of range easily.
Gallo is looking to wear down Hook with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hook throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gallo closes the distance and clinches.
Gallo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hook working hard to break the clinch.
Gallo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gallo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hook.
Gallo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hook backwards.
A shot in the inside from Gallo.
Hook wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gallo has him pressed against the cage.
Hook working hard to break the clinch.
Gallo lands with a light punch inside.
Gallo tries to work over Hook's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hook as Gallo tries to tie him up.
Hook wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallo won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Gallo.
Gallo taking a breather.
Hook is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gallo misses with a punch to the body.
Gallo just leaning against Hook, taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hook wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gallo is stalling here.
Gallo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallo has a couple of punches blocked by Hook.
Gallo taking a breather.
Hook is trying to break the clinch but Gallo is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Gallo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hook lands with a shot to the body.
Gallo avoids the head kick by Hook.
Gallo swings for the body but Hook moves out of range.
Gallo missing with a left hand there. Hook was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gallo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Hook uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallo.
Gallo wants to clinch but Hook slips to the side
and Hook counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hook fails to land with a series of punches.
Joe Gallo is winning the standup battle so far.
Gallo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hook manages to avoid it.
Hook throws a nice looking combination but Gallo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gallo takes a swing at Hook's ribcage but misses.
Gallo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gallo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hook counters with a two punch combo.
A head kick misses from Hook.
Gallo throws a looping overhand right but Hook ducks down to avoid it.
Gallo misses with a low kick.
Gallo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hook manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hook misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallo misses with a right hand
and Hook counters with a right hand to the body.
Gallo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hook was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallo.
Hook fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gallo scores with a jab to the body.
Hook tries a head kick but it misses.
Gallo misses the shot to the body.
Hook misses with a body shot.
Gallo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Hook punishes Gallo's body with a nice straight punch.
Hook throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hook keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gallo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Clint Hook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallo throws out a loose jab but Hook uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hook throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hook takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gallo moves out of range as Hook throws a body kick.
Hook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gallo thows a body shot but no joy.
Hook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gallo is looking to clinch.
Gallo swings for the body but Hook moves out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hook takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hook looks to land a combination but Gallo avoids it well.
Gallo throws a shot to the body.
Hook's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gallo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hook scrambles back to his feet.
Gallo tries to clinch but Hook is having none of it.
Gallo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallo scores with a hook to the body. Hook takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallo thows a body shot but no joy.
Gallo is looking to land body kicks.
Gallo slips a jab and a cross from Hook.
Gallo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hook manages to avoid it.
Gallo has Hook up against the cage in a clinch.
Gallo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Gallo pushes Hook back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gallo stalling the fight.
A right hook to the body lands for Gallo.
A short uppercut from Gallo.
Hook is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hook blocking some punches.
Gallo is working Hook over against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gallo lands with a left to the head.
Hook is rocked!
Gallo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hook is still on wobbly legs! Can Gallo finish him?
Gallo lands a big right hand that drops Hook! The killer instinct kicks in and Gallo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Gallo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Gallo!
Joe Gallo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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hype
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RATING
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