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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lambo Gallardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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205 lbs
14 - 5 - 1 |
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200 cm
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215 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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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
14 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lambo Gallardo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gallardo. That did some damage!
Walker connects with an inside leg kick.
Gallardo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Walker finds it's way round the side to connect with Gallardo's head.
Gallardo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Gallardo just manages to avoid it.
Walker throws a nice head kick!
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gallardo up against the cage.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Gallardo is controlling the position.
Gallardo lands with a light punch inside.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gallardo digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gallardo prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The referee is keeping an eye on Walker - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker blocks a body shot from Gallardo.
Gallardo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lambo Gallardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallardo lands the left hand.
Gallardo tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gallardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gallardo misses the shot to the body.
Gallardo throws a series of punches but Walker avoids them all with ease.
Gallardo misses with a wild combination.
Walker thinks about countering with a body kick.
Gallardo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Walker gets tackled into the cage by Gallardo. Gallardo maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallardo.
Gallardo tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Gallardo takes a swing at Walker's ribcage but misses.
Walker looks for the body kick but Gallardo saw that one coming.
Despite the aggression on Gallardo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Gallardo misses with a straight left.
Walker throws a leg kick that misses.
Walker throws a leg kick but Gallardo checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallardo lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Shane Walker has been cut.
Walker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker tries a head kick but it misses.
Gallardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
Gallardo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walker counters with a solid body kick.
Walker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Gallardo throws a combination. Walker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Walker lands a nice looking body shot.
Gallardo throws a right and a left that Walker avoids nicely.
Walker misses with a low kick as Gallardo jumps back.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Gallardo.
Gallardo tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Gallardo's shoulder, as Gallardo tries to avoid the shot.
Despite the aggression on Gallardo's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo dodges the punch combination from Walker.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walker tests Gallardo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gallardo closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Walker is trying to force a seperation but Gallardo has the dominant position.
Walker is looking to break free of the clinch but Gallardo has double underhooks.
Gallardo blocks an elbow strike.
Gallardo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walker or not.
A short right from Gallardo.
Gallardo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Walker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Walker is looking to control Gallardo's arms but Gallardo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walker has his back to the cage.
Walker blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lambo Gallardo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Walker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walker throws a leg kick but Gallardo sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gallardo wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker throws a big counter combination but Gallardo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Walker slips a jab and a cross from Gallardo.
Walker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gallardo.
Gallardo moves into the clinch successfully.
Gallardo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gallardo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gallardo is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
Gallardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Walker swings for the body but Gallardo moves out of range.
Gallardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallardo avoids a kick to the body.
Gallardo looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
A jab-cross combination lands for Gallardo and sends Walker crashing to the mat! Gallardo follows him down to the mat - Walker regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Walker is rocked!
Gallardo controlling the action here.
Oh Walker is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gallardo is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Walker seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Walker can't keep his opponent in guard - Gallardo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gallardo works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Gallardo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Walker might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gallardo wants to control the action but instead Walker gets a body lock and reverses into Gallardo's guard! Nice work!
Walker is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo wants to sweep but no luck.
Walker wants to control from the top but Gallardo keeps moving.
Walker prevents Gallardo from getting back to his feet.
Walker wants to pass the guard but Gallardo is keeping the position.
Gallardo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Walker is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Walker lands a body shot.
Walker looking to slow down the pace here.
Gallardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Gallardo pushes Walker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lambo Gallardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Shane Walker's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gallardo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Gallardo has Walker pressed against the cage, preventing Walker from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Walker prevents a body shot from Gallardo.
Gallardo manages to break the clinch.
Gallardo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gallardo misses with a combination
and Walker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gallardo checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallardo. Walker does a little dance to reset his feet.
An inside leg kick from Walker misses.
Walker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gallardo is leaning against Walker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walker.
Gallardo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker scores with a jab to the body.
Gallardo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Walker feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Walker lands a nice shot that snaps Gallardo's head back.
Gallardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
A punch combination from Gallardo misses.
Gallardo fails in his attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Walker.
Gallardo lands with a right hand.
Walker throws a front kick that sends Gallardo stumbling back into the cage.
Walker misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallardo lands a jab-cross combination.
Walker throws a body kick that misses
and Gallardo counters with a left and a right that stings Walker.
Walker tries to land a front kick but Gallardo steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gallardo moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
Gallardo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
Walker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gallardo instigates a clinch.
Walker blocking some punches.
Walker stalling against the cage.
Gallardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo lands with a right to the head.
Walker lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Walker wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallardo won't allow it.
Walker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gallardo prevents a body shot from Walker.
Walker goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gallardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gallardo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Walker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gallardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gallardo lands a jab to the head.
Walker will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Gallardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters circling a little - Walker finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gallardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker ducks under a wild hook from Gallardo.
Gallardo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gallardo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker is looking for a counter combo.
Gallardo feints a jab promting Walker to slip. Gallardo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Walker slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker feints and then cracks Gallardo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gallardo down.
Walker keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker misses with a kick to the body.
Gallardo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gallardo moves into the clinch successfully.
Gallardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lambo Gallardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Shane Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lambo Gallardo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Walker misses with a leg kick.
As Walker backs off Gallardo throws a huge counter combo but Walker manages to avoid it all.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lambo Gallardo.
Well Gallardo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lambo Gallardo!
Lambo Gallardo got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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