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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gallagher (ranked 1487 p4p, 178 weight class) and Kaine Krause (ranked 1435 p4p, 172 weight class). Gallagher comes into the arena with Drunkin' Lullabies by Flogging Molly blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kaine Krause!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Igor Prikhodko and Dmitry Maklakov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krause scoring well with a low kick there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gallagher. Krause does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallagher takes a swing at Krause's ribcage but misses.
Gallagher looks to land a left hand but Krause moved out of range nicely.
Gallagher backing away here, and Krause unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Krause circles away from the clinch attempt
and Krause counters with a stiff right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallagher misses the target.
Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krause.
Krause throws the left hand but Gallagher avoids the punch easily.
Krause misses with a body shot.
Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Krause paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good exchange - Gallagher coming out on top.
Gallagher moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krause slips a straight right by Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a looping right.
Krause avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gallagher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krause sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gallagher blocks a head kick by Krause.
Gallagher swings widly with a right hand
and Krause counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Krause.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gallagher doesn't seem bothered though.
Gallagher moves out of range as Krause throws a body kick.
Krause slips a straight right by Gallagher.
Krause on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gallagher takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Krause connects with a nice looking jab.
Krause throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gallagher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gallagher checks a low kick from Krause.
Gallagher checks a leg kick.
Gallagher on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Krause slips a jab from Gallagher.
Krause lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gallagher misses with a wild body shot.
Krause throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gallagher misses with a wild body shot.
Krause flicks out a counter leg kick but Gallagher steps away.
Krause throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gallagher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krause throws out the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krause will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
An attempted straight right counter from Gallagher misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Krause doesn't seem bothered though.
Gallagher scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Krause scores with a jab.
A swing and a miss from Krause.
Krause scores with a nice strike.
Gallagher tries to close the distance and clinch but Krause swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gallagher digs a good body shot into Krause's ribs.
Gallagher lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Krause scores with a leg kick.
Gallagher takes a swing at Krause's ribcage but misses.
Krause throws out a loose jab but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
It looked like Gallagher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krause does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Gallagher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krause throws a head kick that misses.
Krause misses with a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Krause.
Krause let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Gallagher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gallagher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gallagher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Krause.
Krause takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krause digs a good body shot into Gallagher's ribs.
Gallagher misses with a lunging right hand
and Krause counters with a left and a right that stings Gallagher.
Gallagher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Krause throws out a powerful jab.
Gallagher throws a right hand that misses
letting Krause counter with a right hand.
Krause misses with a low kick.
Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Krause thuds his shin into the meat of Gallagher's side.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Krause slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Krause! But no joy.
Gallagher gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krause is looking to chop away at Gallagher's legs.
Krause takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Krause is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Gallagher had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gallagher swings widly with a right hand
and Krause counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Krause misses with an uppercut. Gallagher saw that one coming.
Gallagher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gallagher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Krause.
Gallagher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Krause.
Gallagher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Krause lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Krause throws a body punch but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Krause throws a leg kick that misses.
Gallagher misses with an uppercut
and Krause counters with a low kick, right behind Gallagher 's knee.
Gallagher is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Krause fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Krause connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallagher misses the target.
Krause throws a looping overhand right but Gallagher ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A clash of legs there as Gallagher blocks the low kick.
A jab from Gallagher misses.
Gallagher misses with a left hand
enabling Krause to counter with a crisp jab.
Krause keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gallagher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaine Krause dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Krause throws a sloppy head kick and Gallagher moves out of range easily.
Krause just misses with a punch to the body.
Krause scores with a hook to the body. Gallagher takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gallagher cracks Krause with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gallagher connects with a good right hand that stumbles Krause. Krause circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Krause ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
Krause appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Krause fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Krause ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
Krause stuns Gallagher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gallagher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krause just misses with a punch to the body.
Krause connects with a body shot that sends Gallagher's belly button to the back.
Krause throws a head kick that Gallagher semi-blocks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Krause sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gallagher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Krause ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
Gallagher checks a low kick from Krause.
Krause thumps Gallagher with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause connects with a leg kick. Gallagher looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Gallagher moves forwards but Krause connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A left lands for Krause.
Krause has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Krause lands a jab to Gallagher's midsection.
Nice defenses there by Krause.
Krause throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Gallagher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krause. Gallagher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gallagher takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gallagher misses with a looping right.
Gallagher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Krause releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Gallagher misses its intended target.
Gallagher looks to land a left hand but Krause moved out of range nicely.
Gallagher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krause.
Gallagher throwing a counter right hand but Krause manages to avoid it.
Krause has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krause takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gallagher slips under a jab.
Krause throws a leg kick but Gallagher checks it.
Nice shot lands for Gallagher.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallagher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Krause momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Krauses jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gallagher keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Krause pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It looked like Gallagher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Krause shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gallagher swings widly with a right hand
enabling Krause to counter with a crisp jab.
Gallagher blocks a jab.
Krause is looking to score with low kicks.
Kaine Krause seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krause throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gallagher.
Krause takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
Krause throws a hook but Gallagher avoids it easily.
Gallagher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Krause manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gallagher checks a leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Krause's corner calls for a 1-2. Krause obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Krause slips under a jab from Gallagher.
A solid leg kick lands there for Krause.
Gallagher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krause counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krause throws a chopping leg kick but Gallagher manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Gallagher. Those never looked like landing.
Krause looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Gallagher connects with a crisp jab.
Gallagher wants to clinch up but Krause keeps it at a distance.
Gallagher cracks Krause with a good jab.
Gallagher swings for the body but Krause moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Gallagher misses the target.
The fighters circling - Krause throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gallagher throws a hook but Krause blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Gallagher checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Gallagher works the jab nicely.
Gallagher throws a big shot that misses.
Gallagher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Krause.
Krause wants to land a leg kick but Gallagher is out of range.
Gallagher looks to score with a jab to the body but Krause is just out of range.
Krause lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Krause lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses with a hook
and Krause counters with a nice leg kick.
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!
An inside leg kick lands from Krause.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krause.
Some wild striking there from Gallagher.
Krause throws a body shot but no joy.
Gallagher was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krause let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
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.
Krause looks to score with a jab to the body but Gallagher is just out of range.
Krause misses with the combination.
Krause throws a jab but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a left hand
and Krause makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Gallagher really felt that one!
Gallagher throws an overhand right that lands on Krause's shoulder, as Krause tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallagher misses with a straight left.
Krause bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krause misses with a looping left.
Krause throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kaine Krause showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Gallagher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krause throws a leg kick which misses Gallagher's front leg but catches the back leg as Gallagher tries to avoid it.
Krause looks to land a right hand but Gallagher moved out of range.
Krause displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gallagher throws out the jab.
Gallagher throws a hook but Krause avoids it easily.
Krause slips under a jab.
Krause throws a quick inside leg kick.
Krause moves out of range of the strikes.
Gallagher misses with a left hand
and Krause counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krause tries to land a leg kick but Gallagher saw it coming and moves away.
Gallagher is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Krause is looking to land body kicks.
Krause ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallagher moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gallagher checks a leg kick.
Krause throws a sloppy head kick and Gallagher moves out of range easily.
Gallagher throwing a counter right hand but Krause manages to avoid it.
Gallagher on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Krause is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gallagher.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Gallagher might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Jab from Gallagher.
Krause works Gallagher's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krause moves out of range of the strikes.
Krause takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Krause throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gallagher stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Krause swings widly with a right hand
and Gallagher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good leg kick by Krause there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Krause misses with a looping right.
Nice shot by Krause.
Gallagher misses with a looping right.
A jab from Gallagher misses.
Krause plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A big left from Krause misses.
Krause chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Krause moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krause jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krause lands with a shot to the body.
Krause gets tackled into the cage by Gallagher. Gallagher maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krause blocks an elbow strike.
Gallagher lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Kaine Krause has been cut.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Krause misses with a body punch.
Krause tries to throw a body punch but Gallagher avoids it by throwing Krause back against the cage.
Krause misses with the head strike.
Gallagher trying to control the position but instead, Krause has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gallagher into the cage.
Krause misses with a punch on the inside.
Krause misses with some punches.
Gallagher throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Krause dodges an elbow strike from Gallagher.
Gallagher blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Krause swings wildly with an uppercut but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krause throws a punch but it's blocked by Gallagher.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krause scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Krause dodges an elbow strike from Gallagher.
Gallagher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krause slips under a jab.
Gallagher takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Krause.
Gallagher's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Krause moves away from the strike by Gallagher.
Krause misses with a jab to the body
letting Gallagher counter with a right hand.
Gallagher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krause.
Gallagher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krause moves away.
Krause uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gallagher.
Krause tries to move into range but Gallagher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Krause misses with a two punch combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Gallagher misses its target.
Gallagher tests Krause's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krause connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krause throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Krause lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gallagher at a distance.
Krause misses with a body shot.
Krause misses with a hook. Gallagher ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Krause.
Krause throws a right hand that Gallagher ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallagher also avoids with ease.
Krause is looking to score with low kicks.
Gallagher bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Krause throws a good cross that connects.
Krause looks to throw the jab but Gallagher is out of range.
Gallagher misses with a few strikes there.
Krause throws a head kick that half lands.
No joy there for Gallagher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Krause throws out a counter right but Gallagher avoids it with no problem.
Frank Gallagher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Krause is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gallagher.
Krause lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kaine Krause comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Krause 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kaine Krause!
Kaine Krause seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Frank Gallagher was interviewed post fight and said 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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