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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allen Key (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Key has chosen Party and Bullshit - Biggie Smalls as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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188 cm
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245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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177 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Gallagher! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Allen Key! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gallagher avoids the head kick by Key.
Gallagher checks a leg kick. Gallagher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Gallagher staying out of range there. Key catches Gallagher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Frank Gallagher has been cut. Key rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gallagher moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Key looks to land a right hand but Gallagher moved out of range. Key misses with a wild combination.
Gallagher digs a good hook to Key's body.
Key throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallagher. Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Key.
Gallagher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. A nice inside leg kick there by Key. That's going to slow Gallagher down. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gallagher jabs Key right on the nose. Key blinks but takes it well. Gallagher misses with a right hand and Key counters with an outside leg kick.
Key throws a right and a left that both miss. Key throws a right and a left that both miss. Key misses with a double jab
and Gallagher counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gallagher swings for the body but Key moves out of range.
Gallagher darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Gallagher lands with a hook. Key tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Key misses with a double jab.
Key throws a combination that misses and Gallagher counters with a nice uppercut. Key misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Key looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Key looks to land a combination but Gallagher avoids it well. Allen Key seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Key looks winded! Gallagher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Gallagher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Key.
Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Key throws a right hand that Gallagher ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallagher also avoids with ease. Gallagher thows a body shot but no joy. Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Key was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher. Key takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Key throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Key avoids the body shot from Gallagher.
Key walks into a left hand. Some wild striking there from Gallagher.
Gallagher swings for the body but Key moves out of range.
Gallagher throws an overhand right that lands on Key's shoulder, as Key tries to avoid the shot. Key misses with an uppercut
and Gallagher counters with a three punch combo that has Key backing up. Key nods at Gallagher to acknowledge the strikes. Gallagher cracks Key with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Gallagher could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Key displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Key lands a body shot.
Key throws a right and a left that both miss. Gallagher moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination. Key misses with a combination
and Gallagher counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Key throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Key.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Key misses with a low kick. Gallagher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Key throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Key throws a looping overhand right but Gallagher ducks down to avoid it. Gallagher throws a looping overhand right but Key ducks down to avoid it. Gallagher scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Key scores with a head kick.
Key tries to move into range but Gallagher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Gallagher throws a series of strikes that have Key backpedaling.
Gallagher checks a low kick from Key. Gallagher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Key on the side of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Key misses with a leg kick. Key throws a series of punches but Gallagher avoids them all with ease. Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gallagher tests Key's chin there with a solid looking shot. Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Key was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher. Gallagher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. That kick from Key tenderised Gallagher's leg. Gallagher is trying to keep his angry face on. Key takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses. Key throws a series of punches but Gallagher moves out of range. Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Key was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher. A jab from Gallagher misses. Key takes a shot right to the bread basket. Gallagher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Key lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallagher circles away quickly and effectively. Key misses with a leg kick. Gallagher scores with the left hand. Key knows he should have avoided that one. A big left from Key misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gallagher dominated that round. The cut man is working on Frank Gallagher's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Key swings away with a leg kick that misses. Gallagher blocks the body kick.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Key.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Key uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Gallagher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Key manages to avoid it. Gallagher misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Key moves into the clinch. Key manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher blocks a low kick nicely. Key slips a jab and a cross from Gallagher.
Key misses with a series of wild punches.
Key misses with a double jab
and Gallagher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Key has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Key there as he acknowledges the shot. Gallagher is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches. Key just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice defenses there by Gallagher. Gallagher throws a right and a left that both miss. Gallagher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Key. Gallagher connects with a body shot that sends Key's belly button to the back. Gallagher cracks Key with a right hand to the side of the head. A slow jab from Key misses its intended target. Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Key keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gallagher lands a right hook to the body.
Gallagher digs a good hook to Key's body.
Gallagher throws a combination. Key tries to block but a couple of punches get through. Key misses with an attempted mid kick.
Frank Gallagher is winning the standup battle so far. Key slips a straight right by Gallagher. Gallagher swings for the body but Key moves out of range.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Key.
Gallagher connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gallagher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Key misses with the combination.
Jab, jab by Gallagher - just one landing. Gallagher looks to score with a jab to the body but Key is just out of range. Key slips a jab from Gallagher. Gallagher cracks a nice hook into Key's ribs. Key staying out of range there. A head kick misses from Key. Key has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. A head kick misses from Key. Key is breathing heavily. Key misses with an uppercut. Gallagher saw that one coming. Key takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Key ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher. Key takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Key throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Key throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Key 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 Gallagher has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Gallagher and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Gallagher throws a hook but Key avoids it easily. Key swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gallagher counters with a stiff right hand. Gallagher throws a shot from downtown. Key moves away and avoids it. Gallagher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Gallagher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Key. Gallagher dodges the punch combination from Key.
Gallagher misses with a straight right. Key is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Key uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gallagher.
Key throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Key moves away. A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Key does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gallagher throws a right and a left that both miss. Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Key has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Key there as he acknowledges the shot. Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Key misses with a two punch combination.
Key throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gallagher. Key throws a series of punches but Gallagher moves out of range. Key moves out of range as Gallagher strikes. Gallagher lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gallagher smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Gallagher with a body punch. A glancing blow. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Gallagher scores with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gallagher. Allen Key is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Gallagher throws a nice looking combination but Key bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Key does a little dance to reset his feet. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gallagher dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Frank 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. And we move into the final round!
Gallagher scores with a three punch combo!
Key throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gallagher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Key thinking. Gallagher swings for the body but Key moves out of range.
Gallagher scores with a sloppy right hand. Key should have avoided that one. Gallagher scores with a hook to the body. Key takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Key throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gallagher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Key checks the leg kick. Key on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Key avoids the body shot from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a hook but Key avoids it easily. Key lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallagher circles away quickly and effectively. Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Key takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Key throws a series of punches but Gallagher avoids them all with ease. Gallagher thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round. Key moves out of range of the strikes. Gallagher misses the shot to the body. Gallagher is looking to wear down Key with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Key misses with a leg kick. Gallagher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Gallagher blocks a head kick by Key.
Gallagher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Key throws a head kick that misses. Key throws a series of punches but Gallagher moves out of range. Key tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Gallagher takes a swing at Key's ribcage but misses. Key scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Jab from Gallagher. Gallagher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Gallagher slips a jab and a cross from Key.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A left and a right from Gallagher both land. Nice combination. Gallagher connects with a nice looking jab.
A left lands for Gallagher. This has been an exciting period of action! Gallagher throws a wild combination but nothing lands. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gallagher. Gallagher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Key was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallagher. Gallagher chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Key can pounce on him.
Gallagher connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Key's hands. Gallagher swings for the body but Key moves out of range.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the body. Key throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gallagher throws a shot to the body.
Gallagher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Key lands with a nice combination. Gallagher backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Key misses the shot to the body. Key slips under a jab from Gallagher. A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Key does a little dance to reset his feet. Gallagher dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Gallagher fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Key looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Gallagher throws a series of strikes that have Key backpedaling.
Gallagher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Key lands with an uppercut that bounces Gallagher off the cage and back into range. Gallagher lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Key keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Key looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gallagher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Key manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Key misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallagher connects with a jab. Gallagher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Key throws out the jab. Key swinging wildly here.
A combination from Gallagher does no damage. Nice shot lands for Gallagher. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Key misses with a double jab
and Gallagher counters with a lovely shot to the body. Key takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Gallagher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Gallagher punishes Key's body with a nice straight punch. Frank Gallagher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Gallagher throws a body punch but Key moves out of range. Allen Key has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Gallagher looks to score with a jab to the body but Key is just out of range.
And that's the end of the fight! Frank Gallagher showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gallagher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27 Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27 Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Gallagher!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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