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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barton Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Guardia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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, Barton Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Francis Guardia!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher drives through and clinches with Guardia against the cage.
Guardia pulls Gallagher into guard.
Guardia had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gallagher defends it easily.
Guardia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gallagher.
Gallagher stops Guardia from standing up.
Guardia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gallagher.
Guardia wants to stand but Gallagher is controlling the position.
Gallagher controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher trying to control the position from guard on top but Guardia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gallagher will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gallagher throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Guardia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher slaps away a takedown attempt from Guardia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Guardia shoots in but Gallagher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gallagher closes the distance and clinches.
Gallagher really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Guardia jumps guard but Gallagher stands there with Guardia around his waist. Guardia gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barton Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Guardia.
Gallagher lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Well, if Gallagher is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gallagher is looking to take a break and control but Guardia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gallagher 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Gallagher missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Guardia is not content to let Gallagher control the position.
Guardia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gallagher missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gallagher trying to control the action but Guardia is working from the bottom.
Guardia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gallagher.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guardia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gallagher tries to clinch but Guardia moves out of range.
Guardia feints the counter takedown.
Guardia fails with the takedown
letting Gallagher counter with a right hand.
Gallagher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guardia manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gallagher closes this distance looking for a takedown but Guardia circles away.
Guardia shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gallagher as he jumps to the side.
Guardia tries to keep at a distance but Gallagher has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher manages to break the clinch.
Gallagher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Guardia pinned against the cage. Guardia gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Guardia tries to clinch but Gallagher moves away
and Gallagher counters with a nice leg kick.
Gallagher leaves Guardia with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gallagher displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Guardia.
Guardia looks winded!
Gallagher shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Guardia as he jumps to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barton Gallagher dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Guardia misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Guardia shoots in looking for a takedown. Gallagher tries to sprawl out of it but Guardia keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gallagher manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Guardia throws a big shot that misses.
Gallagher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Guardia can do to turn this around?
Guardia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
A control attempt from Gallagher but he's now mounted!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guardia pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Guardia scoring with strikes but Gallagher is staying in there.
Gallagher flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Gallagher throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Gallagher tries to lock up and control but Guardia gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Francis Guardia has got the better of the ground game so far.
Guardia misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Guardia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guardia sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Guardia is breathing heavily.
Gallagher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Gallagher tries to hold on but Guardia postures up.
Guardia is looking to take Gallagher's back but instead Gallagher gets back to half guard. Nice work.
Gallagher trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guardia wants to control but Gallagher is keeping him busy.
Gallagher missing with punches from the bottom.
Guardia is looking to take a break and control but Gallagher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Gallagher is trying to stand up here but Guardia is controlling him well.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Guardia clinches up against the cage.
Gallagher fails to pull guard.
Guardia has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gallagher uses from the top position.
Guardia wants to sweep but no luck.
Gallagher throwing strikes from guard but Guardia blocks nicely.
Gallagher looking to sit in guard and control but Guardia gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gallagher wants to get back to his feet but Guardia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francis Guardia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gallagher tries to clinch up.
Guardia keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Guardia.
Gallagher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Guardia fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barton Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Guardia.
Guardia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guardia gets a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher gets full guard.
Gallagher is looking to stand up but Guardia isn't so interested in that idea.
Gallagher manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gallagher closes the distance and clinches.
Gallagher has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Guardia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Guardia can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher breaks from the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallagher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A countering left hand to the body from Guardia misses.
Guardia tries to clinch there but Gallagher circles away.
Guardia shoots and misses
enabling Gallagher to counter with a crisp jab.
Barton Gallagher is winning the standup battle so far.
Guardia fails with the takedown
and Gallagher counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Gallagher fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Guardia avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guardia shoots in but Gallagher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gallagher closes the distance and clinches.
Gallagher is struggling to control the position.
Gallagher turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Gallagher manages to end up in side control.
Guardia can't do much from the bottom here.
Gallagher working the ground and pound from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Gallagher works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gallagher decides to stand back up.
Guardia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gallagher pushes Guardia up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Guardia changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gallagher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gallagher tries to clinch but Guardia is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barton Gallagher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gallagher has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barton 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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RATING
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