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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Marko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killian Gallagher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marko comes to the cage accompanied by Get Back - Ludacris. Gallagher has chosen Kakkahätä 77 - Tää on sun helvetti as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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279 lbs
41 - 23 - 0 |
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250 lbs
36 - 33 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
41 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Cain Marko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Killian Gallagher!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Marko. Marko obviously looking to wear him down.
Marko slips a straight right by Gallagher.
Gallagher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marko.
Marko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gallagher.
Marko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at M Jay's Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Gallagher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marko circles away quickly and effectively.
Gallagher misses with a wild combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Marko, right into the meat.
Gallagher uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Marko has time to react.
Gallagher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallagher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Marko counters with a straight right hand.
It looks like Killian Gallagher has been cut.
Marko is looking to chop away at Gallagher's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gallagher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Marko throws a head kick but Gallagher moves out of range.
Marko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gallagher sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gallagher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marko circles away quickly and effectively.
Cain Marko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marko lands a big head kick that sends Gallagher tumbling to the mat! Marko takes a step backwards and waves Gallagher back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gallagher is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gallagher is still on wobbly legs! Can Marko finish him?
Marko lands with an overhand left.
Gallagher misses with the combination.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gallagher seems to have recovered his senses.
Gallagher shoots for a takedown but Marko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko throws a series of punches but Gallagher moves out of range.
Gallagher throws a right and a left that Marko avoids nicely.
Marko misses with a double jab.
Gallagher misses with a series of wild punches.
Marko cracks the inside of Gallagher's front leg.
Marko misses with a combination
and Gallagher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gallagher tries to keep at a distance but Marko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Marko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko trying to stall but Gallagher improves his position.
Marko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gallagher has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Marko is trying to keep an underhook but Gallagher manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Marko makes his way to full guard, as Gallagher worked for a kimura.
Gallagher wants to pass the guard but Marko is keeping the position.
Marko wants to stand and escape but Gallagher is having none of it.
Gallagher passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gallagher swings around for an armbar but Marko sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gallagher's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is trying to control the position but Marko postures up.
Marko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Gallagher wants to sweep here but Marko controlling him for the moment.
Marko really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marko stands up and waves to Gallagher to follow him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Marko throws a poor cross that misses
and Gallagher counters with a two punch combo.
Marko lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Marko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Killian Gallagher's cut.
That's time! Marko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Marko connects with a solid leg kick.
Marko is looking to clinch.
Gallagher thuds his right hand into Marko's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cain Marko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallagher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gallagher moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Cain Marko has been cut.
Gallagher looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Marko!
Gallagher advances to full mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marko is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marko is looking to get to half guard.
Gallagher misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Marko tries to reverse the position but Gallagher maintains control.
Gallagher moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Marko has worked his arm free - good work by Marko!
Gallagher is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Marko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gallagher looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko is pushing Gallagher's head away, looking to escape. Gallagher manages to hold on to the position though.
Marko regains half guard, as Gallagher was trying to land strikes.
Gallagher is looking to advance position but Marko won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Marko is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marko manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gallagher tries to pass the half guard into mount. Marko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Gallagher not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Marko is trying to get back to full guard.
Marko looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher works his way into full mount!
Gallagher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Marko hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gallagher throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Gallagher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Marko?
Marko is trying to stand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marko is trying desperately to improve position.
Gallagher moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Marko has worked his arm free - good work by Marko!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killian Gallagher showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Gallagher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Marko dodges the punch combination from Gallagher.
Gallagher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gallagher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marko misses with a double jab.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gallagher looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Marko dodges the punch combination from Gallagher.
Marko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marko gets a clinch.
Marko misses with a punch on the inside.
Marko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marko tries to close the distance and clinch but Gallagher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gallagher misses with a few strikes there.
Marko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gallagher circles away quickly and effectively.
A slow jab from Gallagher misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marko throws out a loose jab but Gallagher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cain Marko is winning the standup battle so far.
Gallagher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Marko misses with a leg kick
and Gallagher counters with a nice body shot.
Marko missing with a left hand there. Gallagher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gallagher misses with the combination.
Marko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Killian Gallagher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Marko's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gallagher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gallagher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gallagher shoots for a double leg takedown but Marko sprawls well. He's pushed Gallagher's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gallagher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Marko throws a sloppy head kick and Gallagher moves out of range easily.
Gallagher throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Marko's waist but Marko gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gallagher off to one side.
Gallagher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A lazy left from Marko finds it's target.
Marko lands a left and a right that send Gallagher crashing to the mat, dazed. Marko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Marko slaps away a takedown attempt from Gallagher, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cain Marko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killian Gallagher.
Gallagher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Marko.
Gallagher cracks Marko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gallagher misses with a jab to the body
and Marko counters by clinching up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Marko is looking to control Gallagher's arms but Gallagher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marko has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marko.
Gallagher keeps control of Marko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cain Marko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Marko 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cain Marko!
Our winner, Cain Marko, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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