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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hero Galanos (ranked 629 p4p, 88 weight class) and Seb Sha (ranked 1145 p4p, 157 weight class). Galanos comes to the cage accompanied by oh boy, he's walking out in gladiator trunks. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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213 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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187 cm
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210 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Hero Galanos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Seb Sha!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galanos misses with a looping right.
Sha takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Galanos throws a hook to the side of Sha's head but Sha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sha is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Galanos throws an overhand right that lands on Sha's shoulder, as Sha tries to avoid the shot.
Galanos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Sha tries to counter it with a takedown but Galanos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A big right from Galanos misses.
Sha feints the counter takedown.
Galanos misses the shot to the body.
Sha has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Galanos lands the left hand.
Galanos waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sha.
Sha tries to counter with a clinch but Galanos shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galanos wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Sha.
And Sha tries to counter it with a takedown but Galanos pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Galanos thows a leg kick but Sha checks it
and Sha counters with a shoot takedown. Galanos fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Galanos keeping moving, preventing Sha from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanos looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Galanos bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sha's guard.
Sha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Galanos defends well.
Sha is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Sha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Galanos defends well.
Galanos controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galanos tries to free his leg and advance position but Sha is retaining full guard.
Galanos advances position into side control!
Sha is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Galanos is working for a submission of some sort.
Galanos controlling the action here.
Galanos frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sha regains half guard.
Galanos is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sha doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Galanos.
Sha is trying to control but can't.
Sha makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Sha.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Sha is trying to control the position but Galanos postures up.
Galanos trying to control the position from guard on top but Sha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sha is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Galanos defends well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Galanos wants to control from the top but Sha keeps moving.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sha is looking for a triangle here but Galanos uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hero Galanos dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Galanos throws an off balance right hand
and Sha moves into the clinch.
Galanos misses with a body punch.
Galanos tries to work over Sha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Galanos is leaning against Sha and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Galanos misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sha content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Galanos misses with a punch on the inside.
Galanos tries to work over Sha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sha prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sha has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Galanos is trying to keep an underhook but Sha manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sha tries to pass the half guard into mount. Galanos knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galanos is not content to let Sha control the position.
Galanos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sha is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Galanos sees it coming and defends easily.
Galanos trying to control but Sha postures up.
Sha is keen to just control but Galanos is a slippery customer.
Galanos is looking to control Sha's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Galanos avoid being mounted?
Galanos gets full guard.
Sha wants to pass the guard but Galanos is keeping the position.
Galanos is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Galanos tries to pass to full mount but Sha defends it.
Sha is not content to let Galanos control the position.
Galanos is working for a submission of some sort.
Sha wants to get back to full guard but Galanos has passed into side control.
Galanos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Galanos taking a breather here.
Sha is looking to regain half guard here but Galanos keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Sha's face as Galanos controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Sha's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Galanos wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sha, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Galanos trying to control the position but Sha is working away.
Galanos takes a little break here. Sha wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Sha is looking to regain half guard here but Galanos keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hero Galanos will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Sha 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sha feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Sha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Galanos is keeping the position for now.
Galanos is trying to keep Sha in close.
Galanos keeping moving, preventing Sha from controlling successfully.
Galanos looking for subs off his back but Sha has passed one foot through into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sha is trying to work for a kimura but Galanos is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galanos wants to control but Sha is keeping busy.
Sha wants to free his trapped foot but Galanos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Galanos tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Sha has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sha can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Galanos is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Galanos is in all sorts of trouble here.
Galanos bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Galanos is stalling in the full guard.
Sha is trying to keep Galanos in close.
Galanos looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sha working a defensive guard but Galanos passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Galanos in particular looking to stall.
Galanos trying to control from Sha's half guard. Sha has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Sha working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Galanos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Galanos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Galanos trying to control the position from guard on top but Sha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Seb Sha has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Galanos advances to half guard.
Sha is defending against the submission attempts here by Galanos.
Galanos prevents Sha from improving his position.
Galanos is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Galanos content to control rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Seb Sha.
I think Galanos 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hero Galanos!
A relieved looking Hero Galanos thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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