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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Philip Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fourth Foot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gallagher might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Vindictives - Stupid Song. Philip Gallagher has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Philip Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fourth Foot!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foot connects with a crisp jab.
Gallagher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Foot.
Foot has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Gallagher is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Gallagher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Foot.
Gallagher swings for the body but Foot moves out of range.
Foot is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Gallagher pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut.
A solid body kick from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Foot moves out of range.
Gallagher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut
and Foot counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Gallagher.
Gallagher looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Foot scores with a jab. Gallagher acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Foot. Gallagher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foot swings for the body but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher tries to clinch up but Foot circles away and keeps his distance.
Gallagher sets himself, and Foot steps forward looking for the clinch! Gallagher avoids it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot to the liver by Foot. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foot scores with a nice head shot.
Foot looks to land a combination but Gallagher avoids it well.
Gallagher avoids the body shot from Foot.
Foot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gallagher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A slow jab from Foot misses its intended target.
Philip Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Foot throws a series of punches but Gallagher avoids them all with ease.
Foot misses with a body shot.
Foot throws a hook to the side of Gallagher's head but Gallagher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Foot getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Gallagher dodges the punch combination from Foot.
Foot scores with a decent looking hook.
Foot is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gallagher rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot lands a right hook to the body.
Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Foot paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Foot slips under a jab.
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 looks to land a combination but Foot avoids it well.
Foot tries to counter by closing the distance.
Gallagher throws a body shot but no joy.
Foot cracks Gallagher with an open hand slap.
Foot just misses with a punch to the body.
Gallagher tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Foot counter with a right hand.
Nice defenses there by Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Foot fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Foot throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gallagher looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a right and a left that both miss.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallagher misses the target.
Gallagher sets himself, and Foot steps forward looking for the clinch! Gallagher avoids it this time.
Foot dodges the punch combination from Gallagher.
Foot blocks a jab.
Foot scores with a jab to the head.
Foot throws a body shot but no joy.
Foot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Foot swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gallagher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Foot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gallagher.
Foot wants to counter the offense by Gallagher and move into the clinch position.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Foot moves away.
Gallagher gets a clinch.
Gallagher is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher digs a right hand underneath Foot's ribcage. Foot let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Foot escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gallagher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Foot if he has to take too many more of those.
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 throws a nice looking combination but Foot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gallagher forces Foot back against the cage and clinches.
Gallagher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gallagher looking to throw knees to the head but Foot is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Gallagher.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Foot blocks it.
Gallagher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foot blocks it with crossed arms.
Gallagher throws a punch but it's blocked by Foot.
Gallagher misses with a knee to the head.
Foot breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Foot connects with a nice looking jab.
Nice body punch from Foot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fourth Foot will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gallagher's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gallagher throws a sloppy head kick and Foot moves out of range easily.
Foot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
A left lands for Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a double jab.
Foot tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fourth Foot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Foot blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
Foot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gallagher sets himself, and Foot steps forward looking for the clinch! Gallagher avoids it this time.
Gallagher ducks right into an uppercut from Foot.
Foot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Foot avoids a kick to the body.
Gallagher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Philip Gallagher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foot scores with a shot to the body.
Foot scores with a punch to the head.
Gallagher throws a push kick but Foot slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher misses with a double jab
and Foot counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Foot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Foot sizes up Gallagher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Foot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A nice side step and Foot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Foot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good exchange - Foot coming out on top.
Good shot there by Foot.
Foot misses the shot to the body.
Foot scores with a sloppy right hand. Gallagher should have avoided that one.
Foot ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
Gallagher looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Foot tries to counter with a clinch but Gallagher shakes him off and moves away.
Gallagher takes a swing at Foot's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot lands a jab.
Foot lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foot throws a series of punches but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher throws a big counter combination but Foot scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Foot slips a straight right by Gallagher.
Foot lands a nice looking body shot.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses
and Foot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gallagher thinking.
Gallagher throws a body shot but no joy.
Foot bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gallagher's head backwards.
Gallagher is looking to clinch.
Foot punishes Gallagher's body with a nice straight punch.
Gallagher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Foot counters with a two punch combo.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gallagher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Gallagher moves into the clinch.
Foot tries to break free but Gallagher pushes him back against the cage.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gallagher with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gallagher missing with knees to the body.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gallagher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gallagher trying to land knees to the body.
Gallagher keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Foot's efforts to push away.
Gallagher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foot blocks it with crossed arms.
Foot has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Foot wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gallagher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foot is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gallagher is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Foot is defending well for now.
Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
Foot wants to get back to striking at distance but Gallagher won't allow it.
Gallagher throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Foot blocks it with crossed arms.
Foot breaks the clinch.
Gallagher fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Foot, pushing him back against the cage.
Foot is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Philip Gallagher has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gallagher misses with a knee strike.
Foot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Foot has had enough of the clinch but Gallagher keeps him there for the moment.
Gallagher misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Foot blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Foot wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gallagher landing knees to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Fourth Foot will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - 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.
Foot takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Foot lands a jab.
Gallagher takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gallagher misses with a looping right.
Gallagher closes the distance but Foot moves to the side
and Foot counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A punch combination from Foot misses.
Gallagher looks to land a combination but Foot avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Foot connects with a right hand. Gallagher shakes it off.
Gallagher needs to keep his hands up - Foot had a free shot at his head there.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Gallagher lands a nice shot that snaps Foot's head back.
Foot blocks a head kick by Gallagher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Foot scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gallagher takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gallagher feints a jab promting Foot to slip. Gallagher then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Foot slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A head kick misses from Gallagher.
Gallagher darts in and clinches Foot up against the cage.
Foot's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Foot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Gallagher thows a leg kick but Foot checks it
and Foot moves into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher tries a knee to the head but Foot blocks it.
Gallagher tries to land knees in the clinch but Foot avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gallagher.
Philip Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fourth Foot is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gallagher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Foot wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gallagher using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Foot has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Foot breaks from the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Gallagher.
Foot wants to counter with a clinch but Gallagher pushes him away.
Foot cracks a nice hook into Gallagher's ribs.
Gallagher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Foot.
Gallagher scores with a push kick.
Gallagher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher looks to land a combination but Foot avoids it well.
Foot works over Gallagher's head and body with a nice combination.
Foot scores with a jab to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Foot, as that shot connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Foot, as that shot connected.
Foot circles away from the clinch attempt.
A slow jab from Gallagher misses its intended target.
Foot tries to counter with a clinch but Gallagher shakes him off and moves away.
Gallagher looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Gallagher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Foot keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gallagher tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gallagher tries to bum rush Foot with a series of wild strikes but Foot uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foot lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
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 on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Gallagher takes one on the button.
Foot jabs at Gallagher's body.
Gallagher throws a shot from downtown. Foot moves away and avoids it.
Foot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Foot cracks Gallagher with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gallagher throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Foot ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gallagher misses with a jab to the body
and Foot counters with a straight right hand.
Foot bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gallagher's head backwards.
A punch combination from Gallagher misses.
Foot connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Gallagher.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fourth Foot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Foot winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fourth Foot!
Fourth Foot gave a mention to MayheM sportswear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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