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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Penkosip Bizihwaile (ranked 230 p4p, 101 weight class) and Brock Dredd (ranked 31 p4p, 12 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dredd's choice of entrance music: Wake up the Town. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Penkosip Bizihwaile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Brock Dredd!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, Donatello Bradman and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizihwaile throws a poor cross that misses
and Dredd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bizihwaile takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Dredd looks to score with a jab to the body but Bizihwaile is just out of range.
Bizihwaile is looking to counter punch.
Dredd misses with an uppercut
and Bizihwaile cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dredd scores with a nice right hand.
Dredd scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dredd misses with a lunging right hand
and Bizihwaile counters with a crisp right hand that drops Dredd! Bizihwaile lets Dredd back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Brock Dredd has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bizihwaile swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bizihwaile takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dredd thuds his right hand into Bizihwaile's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bizihwaile throws a head kick that misses.
Bizihwaile on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dredd throws a body kick that misses.
Dredd scores with a shot to the body.
Bizihwaile throws the left hand but Dredd avoids the punch easily.
Bizihwaile throws a hook but Dredd avoids it easily.
Bizihwaile has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Infamous Duranto Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Bizihwaile moves away from the strike by Dredd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dredd loads up on a big right hand but Bizihwaile slips the punch.
A counter left hand to the body from Bizihwaile misses its target.
Dredd scores with a jab to the head.
Bizihwaile throws a leg kick but Dredd sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dredd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bizihwaile throws out the jab.
Dredd throws out a counter right but Bizihwaile avoids it with no problem.
Dredd misses with a head kick.
Bizihwaile avoids the body shot from Dredd.
Brock Dredd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dredd pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bizihwaile is out of range and Dredd settles back down.
Bizihwaile cracks Dredd with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dredd dodges the punch combination from Bizihwaile.
Dredd misses with a lunging right hand
and Bizihwaile counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bizihwaile moves out of range as Dredd throws a body kick.
Dredd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Dredd.
A head kick by Bizihwaile misses
and Dredd counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dredd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bizihwaile throws a body punch but Dredd moves out of range.
Dredd appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dredd loads up on a big right hand but Bizihwaile slips the punch.
Dredd uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bizihwaile.
A little jabbing left from Dredd on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dredd misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bizihwaile cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Bizihwaile misses its intended target.
Dredd is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bizihwaile with a body shot.
Bizihwaile takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bizihwaile wants to slow Dredd down by chopping away at his legs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Brock Dredd will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brock Dredd's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bizihwaile misses the shot to the body.
Dredd throws a jab but it's blocked by Bizihwaile.
Dredd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bizihwaile staying out of range there.
Bizihwaile was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bizihwaile throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Bizihwaile misses.
Dredd feints a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaile takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dredd staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizihwaile tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dredd feints a counter leg kick.
Dredd looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A cross from Dredd lands.
Bizihwaile checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bizihwaile walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bizihwaile connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dredd works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dredd thows a leg kick but Bizihwaile checks it
and Bizihwaile counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Dredd misses.
It looked like Bizihwaile was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dredd.
Bizihwaile slips under a jab from Dredd.
Dredd misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Bizihwaile was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dredd.
A big left from Bizihwaile misses.
Bizihwaile misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brock Dredd seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bizihwaile misses with a hook
and Dredd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dredd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bizihwaile.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizihwaile throws a sloppy head kick and Dredd moves out of range easily.
Dredd misses with a body punch
enabling Bizihwaile to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Bizihwaile misses its intended target.
Bizihwaile checks a leg kick nicely.
A jab from Bizihwaile finds it's way through Dredd's defenses.
Bizihwaile misses the shot to the body.
Dredd blocks a head kick by Bizihwaile.
Bizihwaile misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dredd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Dredd.
Dredd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bizihwaile throws a big shot that misses.
Dredd misses with a body punch
letting Bizihwaile counter with a right hand.
Dredd wants to land a leg kick but Bizihwaile is out of range.
Dredd listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
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 Penkosip Bizihwaile will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Brock Dredd's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Dredd throws a leg kick but Bizihwaile sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bizihwaile misses with a head kick.
Bizihwaile throws a lazy head kick
and Dredd counters with a stiff right hand.
Dredd throws a shot to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dredd, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bizihwaile misses the body punch
and Dredd scores with a counter punch that sends Bizihwaile to the canvas! Dredd smells blood - he's punishing Bizihwaile with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Bizihwaile has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brock Dredd!
During a confident post fight interview, Brock Dredd thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Penkosip Bizihwaile had this to say: 'Time to rethink my career.'.
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hype
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