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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Karter (ranked 1112 p4p, 137 weight class) and Philip Gallagher (ranked 1366 p4p, 165 weight class). Gallagher is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Vindictives - Stupid Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
24 - 16 - 2 |
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162 lbs
22 - 17 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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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
24 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Chris Karter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Philip Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher misses with a looping right.
Karter looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Karter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gallagher's guard.
Karter trying to control but Gallagher is working from the bottom.
Karter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Gallagher is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Karter is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gallagher has his hands on Karter's head, controlling the position.
Karter is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Karter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karter landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher working a defensive guard here.
Karter distracts Gallagher with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Gallagher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Karter not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Karter looking to sit in guard and control but Gallagher gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Karter wants to sweep here but Gallagher controlling him for the moment.
Gallagher's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter wants to sweep but no luck.
Karter had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gallagher defends it easily.
Gallagher trying to control the position from guard on top but Karter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gallagher stands and steps away. Karter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Gallagher feints and then cracks Karter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Karter down.
Gallagher misses with the combination.
Karter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Karter misses with a takedown
and Gallagher counters with a low kick, right behind Karter 's knee.
Gallagher tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Karter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Karter misses with a left hand
and Gallagher finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karter throws a hook to the side of Gallagher's head but Gallagher sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gallagher, as that shot connected.
Karter throws a right hand that misses
and Gallagher counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Philip Gallagher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot lands for Karter.
Gallagher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Karter.
Gallagher ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gallagher thows a leg kick but Karter checks it
and Karter counters with a nice kick to the body.
Gallagher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Karter momentarily.
Gallagher looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karter fails to land with a series of punches.
A big right from Karter misses.
A nice side step and Gallagher releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Gallagher on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallagher looks to land a left hand but Karter moved out of range nicely.
Karter appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A low kick from Karter is predictable there
and Gallagher counters with a slapping leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Gallagher as Karter shoots in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher defending well as Karter loads up on a big left hand.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karter misses with a hook. Gallagher ducked under it nicely.
Gallagher looks to score with a jab to the body but Karter is just out of range.
Gallagher moves out of range of the strikes.
Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Karter.
Chris Karter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gallagher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Karter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Karter rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gallagher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gallagher doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Gallagher moves away from the strike by Karter.
Gallagher blocks a head kick by Karter.
Karter fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Karter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Karter throws a leg kick but Gallagher sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gallagher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Philip Gallagher will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Karter takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gallagher appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gallagher misses with a two punch combination.
Gallagher tries a low kick but Karter avoids it.
Karter appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Karter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Karter tests Gallagher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Gallagher jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gallagher tries to clinch up.
Gallagher misses with a head kick.
It looked like Karter wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gallagher scores with a nice strike.
Karter drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Gallagher has his feet on Karter's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Karter misses with a hook to the body
letting Gallagher counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher lands an overhand right.
Karter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Philip Gallagher has been cut.
Philip Gallagher seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karter lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Karter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gallagher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gallagher lands a nice shot that snaps Karter's head back.
Gallagher connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gallagher leaves Karter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gallagher misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Karter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gallagher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big left from Karter misses.
Karter keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Karter throws a right and a left that Gallagher avoids nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Karter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Gallagher kicks Karter off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Karter scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Gallagher.
Karter takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Karter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good leg kick by Karter there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gallagher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gallagher cracks the inside of Karter's front leg.
Gallagher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karter.
Karter looks for the body kick but Gallagher saw that one coming.
Gallagher looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Karter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gallagher looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Karter throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Gallagher counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Karter.
A jab from Gallagher does it's job there.
Karter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Karter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gallagher cracks Karter with an open hand slap.
Gallagher tries to bum rush Karter with a series of wild strikes but Karter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gallagher looks to land a combination but Karter avoids it well.
Gallagher lands a head kick. Karter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Karter finds it's way through Gallagher's defenses.
Gallagher scores with a kick to the midsection.
Karter ducks right into an uppercut from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a looping right.
Gallagher throws an overhand right that lands on Karter's shoulder, as Karter tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Gallagher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Karter.
Gallagher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Karter.
Gallagher moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gallagher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karter throws a looping overhand right but Gallagher ducks down to avoid it.
Karter throws an off balance right hand
and Gallagher counters with a slapping leg kick.
Karter dives in and scores a takedown into Gallagher's guard.
Karter keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gallagher's head.
Gallagher trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gallagher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Karter.
Karter connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Philip Gallagher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Philip Gallagher's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! 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.
Gallagher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Karter misses with a right hand
letting Gallagher counter with a right hand.
Gallagher lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Chris Karter has been cut.
Karter throws a body kick that misses.
Karter jabs Gallagher to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Karter throws a hook but Gallagher blocks it.
Karter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gallagher.
Gallagher lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Karter misses with a looping right.
Karter works Gallagher's body with a nice hook.
Karter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gallagher throws a leg kick but Karter sees it coming and moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Karter checks a leg kick.
Gallagher takes a jab right on the kisser.
Karter throws a head kick that Gallagher semi-blocks.
Gallagher is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Karter. Gallagher falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Karter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris Karter!
In his post fight interview, Chris Karter gave a big smile as he said 'I piss excellence! .'.
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energy
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hype
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