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Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Johnny Gallagher has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Johnny Gallagher seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Moses Judah!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher throws a leg kick but Judah sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jab by Judah.
Judah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallagher.
Judah looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallagher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Judah with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallagher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Judah swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gallagher counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Judah avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
Judah working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Judah can't break the clinch.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judah avoids it.
Gallagher scores a nice knee to the body.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallagher controls his hands.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judah avoids it.
Judah lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gallagher.
Judah managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Judah avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
Gallagher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Judah's efforts to push away.
Judah tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gallagher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judah avoids it.
Judah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gallagher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Judah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah is trying to break the clinch but Gallagher has him pressed against the cage.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Gallagher definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gallagher is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Judah can't break the clinch.
Judah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
Judah is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Judah can't break the clinch.
Gallagher landing knees to the body.
Judah avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
Judah misses with some punches.
Judah managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Judah wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gallagher has him pressed against the cage.
Gallagher scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Moses Judah has been cut.
Judah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Judah tries to circle away but Gallagher has him pinned against the cage.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judah avoids it.
Gallagher holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Gallagher prevents Judah from breaking the clinch.
Gallagher looking to throw knees to the head but Judah is blocking nicely.
Judah working hard to break the clinch.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Judah blocks it.
Gallagher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judah.
Gallagher has Judah pressed against the cage, preventing Judah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Judah tries to break the clinch but Gallagher is controlling the position.
Gallagher tries to land knees in the clinch but Judah avoids the damage to the body.
Judah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Judah working hard to break the clinch.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judah avoids it.
Gallagher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Judah tries to circle away but Gallagher has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Judah's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Judah scores with a shoulder strike.
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 using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Judah has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Judah digs a right hand into Gallagher's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gallagher's gas tank.
Judah avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
Judah has a couple of punches blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher has Judah pressed against the cage, preventing Judah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gallagher obliges.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gallagher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Judah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Gallagher dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Moses Judah'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.
Gallagher has managed to clinch.
Gallagher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judah.
Judah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gallagher trying to land knees to the body.
Johnny Gallagher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Judah - that landed with a thud.
Gallagher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Judah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Judah avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
Gallagher stalls.
Gallagher slowing the pace effectively.
Judah tries to circle away but Gallagher has him pinned against the cage.
Gallagher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gallagher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judah is defending well for now.
Gallagher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice left hand lands by Judah.
Gallagher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judah.
Gallagher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Judah's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah misses with a punch to the body.
Judah working hard to break the clinch.
Gallagher using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gallagher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judah.
Gallagher landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Judah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Judah throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Judah can't break the clinch.
Judah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Judah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Judah avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Judah tries to work over Gallagher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallagher blocks a body shot from Judah.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Judah.
Gallagher'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.
Judah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judah avoids it.
Judah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Judah tries to work over Gallagher's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gallagher lands a knee to the body.
Judah managing to block the knees to the body from Gallagher.
Judah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gallagher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Judah is defending well for now.
Gallagher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Judah's efforts to push away.
Gallagher utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judah is trying to break the clinch but Gallagher is controlling him.
Judah avoiding damage as Gallagher throws knees to the body.
Gallagher tries to land knees in the clinch but Judah avoids the damage to the body.
Judah blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Judah blocks it.
Judah is trying to break the clinch but Gallagher is controlling him.
Gallagher taking a breather.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
Judah has had enough of the clinch but Gallagher keeps him there for the moment.
Gallagher unloads a knee to the mid-section. Judah lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gallagher keeps control of Judah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gallagher takes a shot to the head.
Judah on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gallagher slowing the pace effectively.
Gallagher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher lands a nice knee to the body.
Judah is breathing heavily.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Gallagher crunches a lovely knee into Judah's ribcage.
Gallagher with a knee to the head.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the head but Judah blocks with his arms.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallagher controls his hands.
Gallagher has Judah pressed against the cage, preventing Judah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gallagher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Judah can do to turn this around?
Judah has a couple of punches blocked by Gallagher.
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 tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judah avoids it.
Judah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Judah has had enough of the clinch but Gallagher keeps him there for the moment.
Judah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Judah.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the head but Judah blocks with his arms.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judah avoids it.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judah avoids it.
Judah looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Gallagher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moses Judah's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Judah dips to his left and cracks Gallagher with an uppercut!
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gallagher was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Gallagher seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Gallagher checks a leg kick nicely.
Gallagher tries to clinch but Judah moves out of range.
Gallagher instigates a clinch.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Judah avoids it.
Gallagher crunches a lovely knee into Judah's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallagher has Judah pressed against the cage, preventing Judah from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Judah is trying to break the clinch but Gallagher is controlling him.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Gallagher controls the action.
Gallagher has Judah pushed against the cage.
Judah is leaning against Gallagher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gallagher's elbow.
Gallagher misses with a knee to the head.
Gallagher tries to land knees in the clinch but Judah avoids the damage to the body.
Judah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Judah avoids the head kick by Gallagher.
Gallagher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses
and Gallagher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gallagher takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallagher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gallagher misses with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judah catches Gallagher with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gallagher tries to clinch there but Judah circles away.
Judah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Judah is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gallagher rather than just go for the knockout.
Good leg kick by Judah there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Johnny Gallagher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Judah scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Moses Judah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Judah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Judah blocks the low kick.
Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Judah swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Judah.
Judah works the jab nicely.
Moses Judah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch but Judah swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Judah lands a head shot.
Moses Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Judah bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gallagher's head backwards.
Gallagher avoids the body shot from Judah.
Gallagher seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Judah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallagher circles away quickly and effectively.
Gallagher throws a half hearted mid kick.
Judah tries a quick counter leg kick but Gallagher is wise to it.
Judah misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Judah!
Judah throws a leg kick that misses.
Gallagher seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Judah throws a nice looking combination but Gallagher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gallagher tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Judah manages to circle out of the way.
Judah swats away the attempt to clinch by Gallagher.
Gallagher checks a low kick from Judah.
Gallagher wants to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moses Judah comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Gallagher!
A very excited looking Johnny Gallagher made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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