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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert MacArthur Jnr (ranked 1194 p4p, 1878 weight class) and Christophe Dupree (ranked 161 p4p, 229 weight class). MacArthur Jnr comes to the cage accompanied by barbarian pipe band. Dupree has chosen Eddie Vedder - Society as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Christophe Dupree enters the cage!
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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 44 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Robert MacArthur Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christophe Dupree!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacArthur Jnr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dupree throws a sloppy body shot
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dupree tries to land a front kick but MacArthur Jnr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
MacArthur Jnr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
MacArthur Jnr checks a leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
MacArthur Jnr lands a head kick!
MacArthur Jnr cracks Dupree with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
MacArthur Jnr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dupree.
Dupree misses with a hook
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a straight right hand.
MacArthur Jnr tried to score with a low kick but Dupree checks it.
Dupree throws a right hand that misses
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dupree's knee momentarily.
A low kick from MacArthur Jnr is predictable there
and Dupree connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Dupree catches MacArthur Jnr right on the button with a cross.
MacArthur Jnr blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr jabs Dupree right on the nose. Dupree blinks but takes it well.
Nice defenses there by MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr misses with an attempted mid kick.
MacArthur Jnr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a head kick. Dupree tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
MacArthur Jnr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Dupree misses
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dupree avoids the body shot from MacArthur Jnr.
Dupree throws a body punch but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range.
MacArthur Jnr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dupree throws a poor cross that misses
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a stiff right hand.
Dupree misses with a wild body shot.
Dupree falls off balance throwing a combination
and MacArthur Jnr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christophe Dupree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupree misses with a hook to the body
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
MacArthur Jnr lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dupree is looking to score with low kicks.
Dupree chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacArthur Jnr can pounce on him.
Dupree throws a lazy uppercut
and MacArthur Jnr counters by moving into the clinch.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dupree swings wildly with an uppercut but MacArthur Jnr uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacArthur Jnr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dupree.
It looks like Robert MacArthur Jnr has been cut.
Dupree fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacArthur Jnr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dupree fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dupree creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dupree working aggressively here.
Dupree misses with a hook from the clinch.
MacArthur Jnr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dupree tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dupree fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dupree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacArthur Jnr lands an uppercut.
Dupree lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dupree lands with a light punch inside.
Dupree breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dupree misses with a hook. MacArthur Jnr ducked under it nicely.
Dupree swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dupree takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dupree misses with a double jab
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
MacArthur Jnr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dupree misses with a straight left.
A shot to the body from Dupree misses
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dupree scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dupree moves forwards but MacArthur Jnr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice cross by MacArthur Jnr.
Dupree throws a hook but MacArthur Jnr blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Robert MacArthur Jnr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert MacArthur Jnr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dupree throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a hook to the body
and Dupree counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacArthur Jnr throws a low kick but Dupree moves out of range easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dupree! But no joy.
Dupree looks to throw the jab but MacArthur Jnr is out of range.
Dupree takes one to the chin there.
A lazy left from MacArthur Jnr finds it's target.
MacArthur Jnr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A head kick misses from MacArthur Jnr.
Dupree tries to score with a low kick but MacArthur Jnr moves his leg out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from MacArthur Jnr.
Dupree fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dupree just misses with a punch to the body.
Dupree takes a swing at MacArthur Jnr's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Jnr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dupree.
MacArthur Jnr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dupree lands a jab.
Dupree misses with a wild combination.
Dupree throws a right hand that misses
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a straight right hand.
Dupree lands a leg kick that knocks MacArthur Jnr off balance momentarily.
Dupree works MacArthur Jnr's body with a nice hook.
Dupree with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dupree takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dupree has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dupree has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dupree misses the jab.
MacArthur Jnr lands a jab to the head.
MacArthur Jnr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Duprees jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
MacArthur Jnr scores with a head kick. Dupree tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dupree pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacArthur Jnr just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice side step and Dupree releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
MacArthur Jnr works Dupree's body with a nice hook.
Dupree pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dupree walks into a stiff left hand from MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a kick to the body.
Dupree throws out a counter right but MacArthur Jnr avoids it with no problem.
Nice defenses there by MacArthur Jnr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupree lands with an overhand left.
MacArthur Jnr moves out of range of the strikes.
MacArthur Jnr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
MacArthur Jnr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dupree moves away.
Dupree scoring well with a low kick there.
Dupree throws a leg kick which misses MacArthur Jnr's front leg but catches the back leg as MacArthur Jnr tries to avoid it.
Dupree misses with a left hand
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
MacArthur Jnr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dupree.
As Dupree tries to get set, MacArthur Jnr tries to push him back and clinch up but Dupree manages to avoid the attempt.
Dupree throws a leg kick but MacArthur Jnr sees it coming and moves out of range.
MacArthur Jnr takes one on the button.
Dupree throws a predictable looking body shot
and MacArthur Jnr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacArthur Jnr looks to score with a jab to the body but Dupree is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick lands for MacArthur Jnr.
Dupree misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dupree throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dupree lands a jab to MacArthur Jnr's midsection.
Dupree takes a swing at MacArthur Jnr's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by MacArthur Jnr.
Dupree takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dupree misses with a hook to the body
and Dupree takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A good leg kick by Dupree.
Dupree lands a head shot.
Dupree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacArthur Jnr manages to avoid it.
Dupree misses with a right hand
and Dupree takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Robert MacArthur Jnr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Robert MacArthur Jnr's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dupree misses with a lunging right hand
and MacArthur Jnr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
MacArthur Jnr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dupree throws a series of punches but MacArthur Jnr moves out of range.
Dupree misses with a shot to the body
and MacArthur Jnr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacArthur Jnr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
MacArthur Jnr scores with a jab to the head.
Dupree has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dupree shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. MacArthur Jnr eats them both and turns towards Dupree to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
MacArthur Jnr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
MacArthur Jnr lands with a kick to the temple. Dupree shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
MacArthur Jnr throws a leg kick but Dupree sees it coming and checks it nicely.
MacArthur Jnr jabs at Dupree's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupree thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dupree misses with an uppercut. MacArthur Jnr saw that one coming.
MacArthur Jnr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dupree looks to land a right hand but MacArthur Jnr moved out of range.
A low kick lands for MacArthur Jnr.
MacArthur Jnr throws a head kick that misses.
Dupree bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
MacArthur Jnr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Dupree loads up on a big right hand but MacArthur Jnr slips the punch.
Dupree lands a straight punch to the body, keeping MacArthur Jnr at a distance.
Dupree throws an off balance right hand
and MacArthur Jnr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dupree lands the left hand.
MacArthur Jnr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Christophe Dupree has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Dupree.
MacArthur Jnr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dupree. MacArthur Jnr does a little dance to reset his feet.
MacArthur Jnr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dupree slips under a jab from MacArthur Jnr.
Dupree sends MacArthur Jnr crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Dupree is motioning to the referee to let MacArthur Jnr up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
MacArthur Jnr is rocked!
MacArthur Jnr is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Dupree doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! MacArthur Jnr crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in MacArthur Jnr's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Christophe Dupree!
After winning the bout, Christophe Dupree thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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