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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Gallegos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elijah Wooten (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
162 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sheldon Gallegos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Elijah Wooten!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallegos fails with the takedown.
Wooten fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wooten throws a nice looking combination but Gallegos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooten throws a sloppy head kick and Gallegos moves out of range easily.
Gallegos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wooten.
Gallegos fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gallegos tries to clinch there but Wooten circles away.
Wooten looks for the body kick but Gallegos saw that one coming.
Gallegos tries to bum rush Wooten with a series of wild strikes but Wooten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gallegos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gallegos gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Wooten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallegos circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gallegos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wooten tries to keep at a distance but Gallegos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gallegos breaks the clinch.
Wooten has closed the distance and engaged Gallegos in a clinch.
Gallegos is trying to break the clinch but Wooten has him pressed against the cage.
Gallegos is trying to pull guard but Wooten has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheldon Gallegos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gallegos breaks from the clinch.
Wooten throws a head kick but Gallegos moves out of range.
Wooten throws a head kick that misses.
Gallegos scores with a takedown into Wooten's guard.
Wooten is working an open guard so Gallegos takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Elijah Wooten is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallegos shoots for a takedown but Wooten saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wooten misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooten is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooten throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
letting Gallegos counter with a right hand.
Gallegos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gallegos is breathing heavily.
Wooten makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wooten.
Wooten bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gallegos's guard.
Wooten missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gallegos avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wooten postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've been informed that Wooten has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Wooten has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gallegos keeping moving, preventing Wooten from controlling successfully.
Wooten wants to pass the guard but Gallegos is keeping the position.
Gallegos looking for a guillotine here but Wooten defends easily.
Gallegos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos trying to control the position.
Wooten wants to pass the guard but Gallegos is keeping the position.
Wooten keeps trying to improve his position.
Wooten lands a couple of digs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wooten stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gallegos swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sheldon Gallegos will probably get the nod.
That's time! Gallegos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Gallegos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sheldon Gallegos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooten pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gallegos clinches with his opponent.
Wooten has Gallegos pressed against the cage, preventing Gallegos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A left hand lands to the body for Gallegos.
Gallegos tries to break free but Wooten pushes him back against the cage.
Gallegos is trying to break free.
Gallegos tries to break the clinch but Wooten is controlling the position.
Gallegos scores with a hook to the body.
Gallegos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gallegos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wooten is defending well.
Wooten has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Gallegos is trying to keep an underhook but Wooten manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Wooten throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gallegos actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gallegos with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Gallegos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooten scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wooten is nestled in close to Gallegos, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Elijah Wooten has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooten not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wooten wants to pass the guard but Gallegos is defending well.
Gallegos is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooten wants to free his trapped foot but Gallegos is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wooten is looking to take a break and control but Gallegos is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Gallegos trying to hold on to Wooten's head to control him but Wooten postures up.
Gallegos controlling the position well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Wooten misses with a few strikes there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gallegos.
Gallegos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Wooten.
Wooten swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gallegos counters with a head kick.
Gallegos blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooten lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallegos circles away quickly and effectively.
Gallegos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gallegos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wooten is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Gallegos's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gallegos with the ground and pound but Wooten uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos being controlled here momentarily.
Wooten wants to sweep here but Gallegos controlling him for the moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallegos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Wooten showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gallegos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Gallegos blocks a head kick by Wooten.
Sloppy strikes from Gallegos. Those never looked like landing.
Wooten scores with a decent looking hook.
Wooten lands with a kick to the temple. Gallegos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Wooten throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Elijah Wooten seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooten rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gallegos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gallegos fails with a takedown attempt.
Wooten misses with a series of wild punches.
Gallegos dives in for a single leg takedown but Wooten sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Gallegos stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooten ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Wooten no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Gallegos might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gallegos stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wooten throws a head kick but Gallegos moves out of range.
Gallegos lands a head shot.
Wooten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gallegos throws a sloppy head kick and Wooten moves out of range easily.
Wooten tries to bum rush Gallegos with a series of wild strikes but Gallegos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooten tries to clinch but Gallegos moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Wooten. Those never looked like landing.
Gallegos misses with a two punch combination.
Wooten throws a poor cross that misses
and Gallegos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gallegos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gallegos lands a jab.
Gallegos could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gallegos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallegos lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gallegos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wooten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooten throws a body kick that misses
and Gallegos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gallegos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wooten misses with a double jab.
Gallegos misses with a head kick.
Wooten throws a nice looking combination but Gallegos bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wooten misses with a double jab.
Wooten tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wooten swings for the body but Gallegos moves out of range.
Gallegos will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sheldon Gallegos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wooten lands a jab to Gallegos's midsection.
Wooten throws a series of punches but Gallegos avoids them all with ease.
Wooten tries to clinch up but Gallegos circles away and keeps his distance.
Gallegos moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Elijah Wooten seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooten thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gallegos if he has to take too many more of those.
Wooten lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gallegos will feel that in the morning.
Wooten tries a head kick but it misses.
Gallegos throws a combination. Wooten tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gallegos tries to bum rush Wooten with a series of wild strikes but Wooten uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wooten scores with a three punch combo!
Gallegos moves into the clinch successfully.
Gallegos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooten digs a good body shot into Gallegos's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooten closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gallegos takes the fight into the clinch.
Gallegos is looking to control Wooten's arms but Wooten gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gallegos has his back to the cage.
Wooten escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooten looks for the body kick but Gallegos saw that one coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wooten looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gallegos.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallegos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Wooten on his heels. He'll look to pass Wooten's guard now, I'm sure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallegos gets to his feet - Wooten follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Elijah Wooten.
I think Wooten has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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FIGHT
RATING
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