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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lambo Gallardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lambo Gallardo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Shane Walker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lambo Gallardo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallardo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Walker was well out of range. Poor timing from Gallardo.
Walker feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gallardo's calf.
Gallardo lands a right hook to the body.
Gallardo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Walker looks to land a combination but Gallardo avoids it well.
Gallardo slips a jab from Walker.
Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been hearing reports that Walker has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A combination from Gallardo does no damage.
Lambo Gallardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Gallardo. Beautiful body shot.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walker misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Gallardo's shoulder, as Gallardo tries to avoid the shot.
Walker lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Gallardo.
Walker appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gallardo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Gallardo swinging wildly here.
Gallardo throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Shane Walker has been cut.
A head kick misses from Walker.
A little jabbing left from Gallardo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Walker 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Gallardo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Walker throws a counter high kick but Gallardo was just alert enough to avoid it.
Walker clinches up with Gallardo and pushes him back against the cage.
Walker avoiding damage.
Gallardo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Walker misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gallardo counters with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gallardo. That did some damage!
Walker is looking to score with low kicks.
Gallardo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walker doesn't seem bothered though.
Walker tries to score with a low kick but Gallardo moves his leg out of the way.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gallardo moves away.
Gallardo looks to throw the jab but Walker is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo has Walker up against the cage in a clinch.
Gallardo breaks from the clinch.
Walker comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Walker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gallardo rushes Walker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gallardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
Walker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gallardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Walker counter with a right hand.
Walker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gallardo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gallardo's corner calls for a 1-2. Gallardo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallardo moves out of range as Walker throws a body kick.
Gallardo misses with a double jab.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Walker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Walker lands a leg kick that knocks Gallardo off balance momentarily.
Walker steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gallardo.
Gallardo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Walker.
Gallardo tries to clinch
and Walker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gallardo tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gallardo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Gallardo moves into the clinch.
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 Shane Walker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shane Walker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gallardo throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gallardo misses with a body shot
and Walker counters with an inside leg kick.
Walker has Gallardo up against the cage in a clinch.
Walker can't break the clinch.
Gallardo prevents Walker from breaking the clinch.
Walker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gallardo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Gallardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gallardo wants to clinch but Walker slips to the side
and Walker counters with a good low kick that Gallardo was not able to check.
Walker throws a poor cross that misses
and Gallardo counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Walker!
Walker is rocked!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is trying to get back to full guard.
Gallardo tries to stand and escape but Walker is controlling the position.
Gallardo decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Walker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lambo Gallardo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gallardo misses with a double jab.
Gallardo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromWalker.
Shane Walker is winning the standup battle so far.
Gallardo gets a clinch.
Gallardo struggles to land a body shot inside as Walker controls his hands.
Walker tries a body shot but Gallardo blocks it.
Walker tries to break free but Gallardo pushes him back against the cage.
Walker struggles to land a body shot inside as Gallardo controls his hands.
Gallardo manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gallardo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gallardo clinches up against the cage.
Gallardo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gallardo misses with a body punch.
Gallardo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Walker.
Gallardo connects with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Walker tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gallardo is able to avoid easily.
Gallardo has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Walker finds it's way round the side to connect with Gallardo's head.
Gallardo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Walker.
Gallardo fails to land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Walker.
Gallardo walks into a straight right hand from Walker.
Gallardo lands the left hand.
Gallardo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walker pushes Gallardo up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee calls for Walker to work.
Gallardo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gallardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gallardo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gallardo scores with a hook to the body.
Walker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gallardo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker lands a body shot in the clinch.
Walker tries a body shot but Gallardo blocks it.
Walker tries to throw a body punch but Gallardo avoids it by throwing Walker back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gallardo blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Walker slowing the pace effectively.
Walker scores with a hook to the body.
Walker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gallardo throws a right hand that Walker ducks under and follows up with a left that Walker also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Gallardo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Walker misses with a double jab.
It seemed like Gallardo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Walker jabs Gallardo right on the nose. Gallardo blinks but takes it well.
Gallardo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lambo Gallardo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Shane Walker's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Walker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gallardo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Gallardo scores with a one two! Walker had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Walker moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Walker dodges the punch combination from Gallardo.
Walker seems to have got his legs back now.
Gallardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gallardo fails to land with a series of punches.
Walker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Gallardo. Those never looked like landing.
Gallardo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker jabs Gallardo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gallardo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gallardo tries to bum rush Walker with a series of wild strikes but Walker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gallardo doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
As Gallardo backs away, Walker returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body punch from Walker.
Gallardo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Gallardo misses with a series of wild punches.
A shot to the liver by Walker. Beautiful body shot.
Walker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gallardo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker throws a head kick that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Walker, as that shot connected.
Walker looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gallardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gallardo throws a one two combo.
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!
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gallardo.
Gallardo lands with a nice combination. Walker backs away looking to recover.
Gallardo misses with a hook. Walker ducked under it nicely.
Walker went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gallardo moves into the clinch successfully.
Gallardo is trying to break the clinch but Walker is controlling him.
Gallardo avoiding damage as Walker throws knees to the body.
Walker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gallardo.
Gallardo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Walker pushes Gallardo away with a front kick.
Walker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gallardo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker sends Gallardo crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Walker is motioning to the referee to let Gallardo up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gallardo is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gallardo throws a poor cross that misses
and Walker finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gallardo is still on wobbly legs! Can Walker finish him?
Walker ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Gallardo out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shane Walker!
Shane Walker retains his light heavyweight title!
Shane Walker thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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