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TGC 72 Hepple v Kleinschmidt 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ice Tea (ranked 4385 p4p, 379 weight class) and Baron Brady (ranked 6295 p4p, 472 weight class). Ice Tea had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ice Tea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Baron Brady!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady gets caught napping as Tea dives in and scores a takedown. Brady manages to retain guard.
Brady looking to control.
Tea is fighting to break Brady's control of his arms but Brady is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Tea trying to control but Brady is working from the bottom.
Tea might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brady swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brady looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tea seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Brady working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tea doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Brady is tightening it up a little... Tea has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Tea reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Tea taps out! Nice BJJ there by Brady!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Baron Brady!
Baron Brady really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Juggernaut And Gladiators(90% Laundry) logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Jourgensen (ranked 1805 p4p, 178 weight class) and Paea Talanoa (ranked 1876 p4p, 186 weight class). Jourgensen comes to the cage accompanied by Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). Talanoa is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tonga. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Jourgensen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paea Talanoa!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jourgensen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jourgensen throws a series of punches but Talanoa avoids them all with ease.
Talanoa shoots for a takedown but Jourgensen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Talanoa looks for a takedown but Jourgensen sprawls well.
Jourgensen misses with a double jab.
Jourgensen misses with a few strikes there.
Talanoa is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Jourgensen gets caught napping as Talanoa dives in and scores a takedown. Jourgensen manages to retain guard.
Jourgensen kicks Talanoa off and gets to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Jourgensen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Al Jourgensen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Jourgensen does no damage.
Talanoa walks into a straight right hand from Jourgensen.
Danga de danga de dang - Jourgensen scores with a four punch combination!
Talanoa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jourgensen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Al Jourgensen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paea Talanoa.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Talanoa fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Talanoa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jourgensen as he jumps to the side.
Jourgensen lands a two punch combo.
Jourgensen catches Talanoa with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jourgensen throws a body shot but no joy.
Talanoa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jourgensen.
Jourgensen misses with a series of wild punches.
Jourgensen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talanoa throws a head kick but Jourgensen moves out of range.
Talanoa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jourgensen scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talanoa tries to clinch but Jourgensen moves out of range.
Jourgensen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Talanoa has a takedown stuffed.
Talanoa walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A combination from Jourgensen does no damage.
Jourgensen stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jourgensen wants it to stay on the feet.
Talanoa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Talanoa takes one on the button.
Jourgensen waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Talanoa. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Talanoa to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Talanoa throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jourgensen makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Jourgensen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Talanoa is looking for a triangle but Jourgensen pushes his legs off easily.
Talanoa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jourgensen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Talanoa is looking for a triangle but Jourgensen pushes his legs off easily.
Jourgensen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jourgensen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Talanoa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jourgensen lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jourgensen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Talanoa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jourgensen connects with a couple of short punches.
Talanoa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Talanoa is looking to cinch up a triangle. Jourgensen throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Talanoa's body to avoid the submission. Talanoa has instead reached around Jourgensen's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Talanoa arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Paea Talanoa!
An out of breath Paea Talanoa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Al Jourgensen spoke after the fight, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Norman Pearson (ranked 1061 p4p, 107 weight class) and Robert McKenna (ranked 3030 p4p, 278 weight class). McKenna is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Freedom. Robert McKenna will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Norman Pearson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert McKenna!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pearson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Pearson misses the target.
McKenna forces Pearson back against the cage and clinches.
McKenna avoiding damage as Pearson throws knees to the body.
Pearson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McKenna controlling the action here for a moment.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Pearson.
It looks like Robert McKenna has been cut.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by McKenna.
Pearson keeps control of McKenna as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McKenna tries to land knees in the clinch but Pearson avoids the damage to the body.
Pearson has a couple of punches blocked by McKenna.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKenna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
I was talking to Pearson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
McKenna trying to control the position but instead, Pearson has worked for underhooks and has pushed McKenna into the cage.
McKenna tries to break the clinch but Pearson is controlling the position.
McKenna blocking some punches.
Pearson lands with a left to the head.
Pearson is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McKenna manages to break the clinch.
McKenna fails with the takedown
and McKenna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McKenna fails in his attempt to clinch.
McKenna shoots in but Pearson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
McKenna shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Pearson's guard.
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.
McKenna throwing strikes from guard but Pearson blocks nicely.
McKenna works a leg free and moves into half guard.
McKenna wants to free his trapped foot but Pearson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKenna trying to control from half guard but Pearson is working away.
McKenna trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pearson is trying to stand back up but McKenna is controlling him
McKenna seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Pearson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Pearson trying to hold on to McKenna's head to control him but McKenna postures up.
McKenna is trying to control. Pearson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McKenna thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pearson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McKenna.
Pearson is not content to let McKenna control the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McKenna might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Pearson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pearson misses with a hook. McKenna ducked under it nicely.
As Pearson backs off McKenna throws a huge counter combo but Pearson manages to avoid it all.
McKenna tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pearson defends well and McKenna ends up having to push Pearson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
McKenna has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Norman Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert McKenna.
McKenna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McKenna moves into range and clinches up with Pearson.
McKenna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pearson.
McKenna tries to break free but Pearson pushes him back against the cage.
McKenna lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McKenna tries for a takedown but Pearson manages to get underhooks.
McKenna wants to break free but Pearson has control.
McKenna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKenna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pearson swats away the attempt to clinch by McKenna.
McKenna tries to clinch there but Pearson circles away.
Pearson takes a swing at McKenna's ribcage but misses.
McKenna is looking to clinch but Pearson is avoiding it.
McKenna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McKenna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McKenna wants to clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKenna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pearson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McKenna tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pearson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pearson is looking to counter punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Norman Pearson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robert McKenna's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McKenna rushes Pearson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McKenna scores with a shot to the side of Pearson's head.
Pearson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Pearson.
A nice left hand lands by Pearson.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pearson lands a body punch.
Pearson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pearson misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from McKenna.
Pearson lands a hook to the side of the head.
McKenna tries to land knees in the clinch but Pearson avoids the damage to the body.
McKenna goes for a takedown in the clinch but Pearson prevents it.
McKenna is breathing heavily.
Pearson misses with some punches.
McKenna is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pearson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
McKenna's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pearson throws out a loose jab but McKenna uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKenna tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pearson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Pearson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pearson misses with a hook.
Pearson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McKenna's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pearson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McKenna manages to avoid it.
Pearson throws a big shot that misses.
McKenna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Norman Pearson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pearson scores with a body shot.
Norman Pearson is winning the standup battle so far.
Pearson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - McKenna looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pearson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of McKenna's head.
That has opened up Robert McKenna's cut even more.
McKenna shoots in looking for a takedown but Pearson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing McKenna's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Norman Pearson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert McKenna.
McKenna tries for a takedown but Pearson circles away easily
and Pearson counters with a big right hand! Oh McKenna is in trouble here! Pearson follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Pearson!
A victorious Norman Pearson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Gallagher (ranked 466 p4p, 69 weight class) and DJ Strawberry (ranked 3449 p4p, 345 weight class). Gallagher comes to the cage accompanied by Drunkin' Lullabies by Flogging Molly. Strawberry has chosen Beastie Boys-Brass Monkey as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. DJ Strawberry has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Frank Gallagher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, DJ Strawberry!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gallagher keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gallagher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strawberry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strawberry throws a nice looking combination but Gallagher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gallagher has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 3Band MMA ($700/week) in the buildup to the fight.
Strawberry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Strawberry throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strawberry looks to land a right hand but Gallagher moved out of range.
Strawberry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strawberry misses with a double jab
and Gallagher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Strawberry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gallagher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Strawberry looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gallagher is fending him off so far but Strawberry persists. Nope, Gallagher circles away and we're back to standing.
Gallagher connects with a solid leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gallagher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strawberry manages to avoid it.
Gallagher lands a jab to Strawberry's midsection.
Strawberry misses with a body shot.
It looked like Gallagher wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Strawberry throws a hook but Gallagher avoids it easily.
Gallagher lands with a cross.
Nice defenses there by Gallagher.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Gallagher misses.
Gallagher slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Gallagher throws a body punch but Strawberry moves out of range.
Strawberry is looking for the big counter here.
Strawberry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strawberry takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice uppercut there from Strawberry.
Gallagher misses with a looping left.
Strawberry goes for a double leg but Gallagher avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Gallagher continues to drive forward.
Frank Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Strawberry.
Nice body punch from Gallagher.
Gallagher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strawberry.
Gallagher scores with a hook.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Strawberry drops Gallagher with a left and a right! Oh, Gallagher is hurt - Strawberry dives into side control looking to finish!
Gallagher is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gallagher sneaks out the side door and pushes Strawberry away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Gallagher lands with a hook. Strawberry tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Strawberry throws a jab but it's blocked by Gallagher.
Strawberry takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strawberry ducks under a wild hook from Gallagher.
Strawberry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gallagher.
Strawberry lands with an overhand left.
Strawberry throws out a powerful jab.
Oh Gallagher is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Strawberry shoots in but Gallagher avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Strawberry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Gallagher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Strawberry.
Gallagher seems to have got his legs back now.
Strawberry defending well as Gallagher loads up on a big left hand.
Despite the aggression on Strawberry's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Strawberry's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gallagher connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Strawberry scrambles back to his feet.
Gallagher lands a right hook to the body.
Gallagher misses with a body shot.
Strawberry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left and a right from Strawberry both land. Nice combination.
Frank Gallagher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gallagher missing with a left hand there. Strawberry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Strawberry throws a hook but Gallagher blocks it.
Strawberry closes the distance and clinches up with Gallagher, looking for a takedown. Strawberry pushes Gallagher against the cage but Gallagher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Strawberry closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strawberry has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Strawberry there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gallagher misses with a straight left.
Strawberry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Strawberry misses with a head kick.
Strawberry fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gallagher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Strawberry on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strawberry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gallagher.
Strawberry punishes Gallagher's body with a nice straight punch.
Gallagher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Strawberry momentarily.
Strawberry waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gallagher.
Gallagher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gallagher, as that shot connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strawberry. Gallagher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strawberry throws a head kick that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strawberry tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gallagher throws a jab but it's blocked by Strawberry.
Strawberry throws a right hand that Gallagher ducks under and follows up with a left that Gallagher also avoids with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Gallagher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Strawberry shoots in looking for a takedown but Gallagher manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Strawberry's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gallagher misses the shot to the body.
Strawberry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Strawberry fails with a takedown attempt.
Strawberry looks winded!
Gallagher misses with a straight right.
Strawberry throws a big counter head kick but Gallagher avoids it with no problem.
Strawberry swinging wildly here.
Strawberry takes a swing at Gallagher's ribcage but misses.
Strawberry misses with a series of wild punches.
Gallagher bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Strawberry's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gallagher thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gallagher scores with a nice right hand.
Gallagher lands a jab to the head.
Strawberry misses the shot to the body.
Gallagher stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Gallagher dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Strawberry misses with a wild combination.
A slow jab from Strawberry misses its intended target.
Nice jab there from Gallagher.
Strawberry on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Gallagher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strawberry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Strawberry slips a jab from Gallagher.
Gallagher lands a nice shot that snaps Strawberry's head back.
Gallagher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Strawberry will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Gallagher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gallagher is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strawberry can do to turn this around?
Strawberry fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gallagher manages to avoid it.
Gallagher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Gallagher takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gallagher cracks Strawberry with an open hand slap.
Strawberry closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gallagher did well to prevent Strawberry getting side control.
Gallagher is trying to stand.
Strawberry is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Gallagher kicks off Strawberry and gets to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Strawberry with that takedown attempt.
Strawberry has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Strawberry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Strawberry lands a jab to the nose.
Strawberry fails with a takedown attempt.
Strawberry closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gallagher circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Gallagher on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Frank Gallagher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of DJ Strawberry.
Strawberry is breathing heavily.
Gallagher scores with a jab to the jaw.
Strawberry looks to throw the jab but Gallagher is out of range.
Strawberry slips under a jab from Gallagher.
Gallagher thuds a left hand into Strawberry's body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gallagher.
Strawberry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Strawberry takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strawberry misses with an uppercut
and Gallagher counters with a nice uppercut.
Strawberry is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strawberry changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gallagher looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gallagher sneaks out the side door and pushes Strawberry away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Strawberry is still on wobbly legs! Can Gallagher finish him?
Strawberry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Strawberry 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.
Strawberry seems to have recovered his senses.
Strawberry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Strawberry is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gallagher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gallagher throws a series of punches but Strawberry avoids them all with ease.
Strawberry lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gallagher dodges the punch combination from Strawberry.
The fighters circling - Gallagher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Strawberry misses.
Gallagher just misses with a punch to the body.
Strawberry misses with a double jab
letting Gallagher counter with a right hand.
Strawberry takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Strawberry dives in and grabs Gallagher's left leg, looking for a takedown. Gallagher pushes down on Strawberry's head and hops out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Gallagher. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gallagher.
Strawberry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Strawberry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gallagher connects with a single shot there.
Gallagher misses the jab.
Strawberry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gallagher pinned against the cage. Gallagher gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gallagher's jab looks to have found its range, popping Strawberry under the eye.
Strawberry shoots for a takedown but Gallagher saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Strawberry shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gallagher as he avoids it easily.
Gallagher cracks Strawberry with an open hand slap.
The fighters circling - Gallagher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gallagher loads up on a big right hand but Strawberry slips the punch.
It seemed like Strawberry was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gallagher punishes Strawberry's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strawberry shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gallagher scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A telegraphed right hand from Gallagher misses the target.
Strawberry misses with a takedown attempt - Gallagher sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gallagher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Gallagher.
Gallagher throws a monster overhand right that drops Strawberry! Gallagher follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Gallagher!
After winning the bout, Frank Gallagher thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, DJ Strawberry stepped up to the mic, saying 'i'm young and I will continue to get better, there is no doubt in my mind I will be a champ one day. Get on the bandwagon before its full.... Going to my after party. I got the blow and Chinese chicks waiting for me...'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Beast (ranked 1248 p4p, 161 weight class) and Gary The Reaper (ranked 1975 p4p, 242 weight class). Dave Beast could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Gary The Reaper's chin.
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Solid boxing
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Beast!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gary The Reaper!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Reaper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Reaper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beast manages to avoid it.
The Reaper slips under a jab from Beast.
Beast lands a lovely overhand right.
Beast throws a body shot but no joy.
Beast scores with a jab to the head.
The Reaper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beast, pushing him back against the cage.
Beast has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Reaper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Beast has hold of one of The Reaper's legs. The Reaper is fighting the takedown attempt but Beast gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The Reaper has Beast pulled in close to control his posture.
The Reaper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Beast.
Beast trying to control the position from guard on top but The Reaper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Reaper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast trying to control the position from guard on top but The Reaper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Reaper looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Beast puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Beast trying to control the action but The Reaper is working from the bottom.
The Reaper has hold of Beast's hands but Beast slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Beast throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The Reaper desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Beast throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing The Reaper to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beast is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The Reaper keeping moving, preventing Beast from controlling successfully.
The Reaper is pulling down on Beast's head. It's preventing any offense from Beast, at least for the moment.
Beast wants to pass the guard but The Reaper is keeping the position.
Beast has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The Reaper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Beast missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Beast is in close to The Reaper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast wants to control from the top but The Reaper keeps moving.
The Reaper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Beast manages to get himself to full guard.
The Reaper showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Beast is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Beast being controlled here, momentarily.
Beast has control of The Reaper's left arm, preventing The Reaper from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Reaper wants to pass the guard but Beast is keeping the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The Reaper not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
No luck for Beast with that takedown attempt.
Gary The Reaper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beast throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The Reaper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Reaper wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Reaper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Beast, pushing him back against the cage.
The Reaper pushes Beast back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Reaper is pressed up against the cage. Beast has hold of a leg and is looking to drag The Reaper down to the mat. The Reaper avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
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 Dave Beast will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Beast blocks a jab.
The Reaper staying out of range there.
The Reaper tries to counter with a clinch but Beast shakes him off and moves away.
The Reaper clinches up with Beast and pushes him back against the cage.
The Reaper managing to block the knees to the body from Beast.
Beast can't get the takedown.
Beast wants a takedown but no success here.
Beast swings wildly with an uppercut but The Reaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beast swings wildly with an uppercut but The Reaper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beast throws a head punch that misses.
The Reaper lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Reaper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Reaper cracks Beast with a good jab.
The Reaper has Beast up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Reaper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Reaper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beast blocks a body shot from The Reaper.
A head punch on the inside from Beast fails to land.
The Reaper struggles to land a body shot inside as Beast controls his hands.
The Reaper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beast is trying to drag The Reaper to the mat but The Reaper just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Beast. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beast blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Beast.
A short right hand to the side of the head by The Reaper.
The Reaper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Beast working aggressively here.
Good body shot from The Reaper.
Beast blocks an uppercut.
Beast misses with a punch on the inside.
The Reaper has a couple of punches blocked by Beast.
Beast is working for takedown but The Reaper is calmly controlling the position for now.
The Reaper misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper misses with a punch to the body.
The Reaper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beast makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The Reaper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Beast working aggressively here.
I was talking to Beast's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Beast fails to land.
The Reaper prevents the takedown attempt.
Beast takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Reaper presses Beast against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Reaper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Beast has The Reaper pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Reaper manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Beast throws a punch but it's blocked by The Reaper.
The Reaper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beast backwards.
Beast has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by The Reaper after a bit of a struggle.
Beast looking for a takedown.
The Reaper struggles to land a body shot inside as Beast controls his hands.
Beast swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper tries a body shot but Beast blocks it.
The Reaper throws a punch but it's blocked by Beast.
Beast wants to stall.
The Reaper lands an uppercut.
The Reaper lands a body shot.
The Reaper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Beast goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The Reaper misses with the head strike.
Beast's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Reaper misses with some punches.
The Reaper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beast drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Reaper cracks Beast with a nice body shot.
The Reaper scores with a nice hook to the head.
The Reaper lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beast blocking some punches.
The referee calls for Beast to work.
Beast has hold of one of The Reaper's legs. The Reaper is fighting the takedown attempt but Beast gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Reaper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Beast is trying to maintain the position but The Reaper is very close to passing his half guard.
Beast is controlling The Reaper's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dave Beast overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary The Reaper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Beast.
The Reaper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Beast swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Reaper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Reaper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Beast misses with a looping left.
The Reaper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Dave Beast has been cut.
Beast circles away from the clinch attempt.
Beast bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Beast is trying to ground and pound but The Reaper uses the momentary lack of control by Beast to regain half guard.
The Reaper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Beast.
Beast throwing shots but The Reaper is blocking nicely.
The Reaper gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Reaper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Beast is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Beast accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Reaper is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Beast throws a big right hand that misses.
Beast trying to control but The Reaper is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Beast throws a strike but The Reaper rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Beast looking to control but The Reaper passes into half guard.
Beast preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Beast tries to get to full guard but The Reaper has control of the leg.
The Reaper throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Beast to regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beast keeping full guard, as The Reaper tries to pass.
The Reaper is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Beast is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The Reaper slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Beast trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The Reaper bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beast's guard.
Beast wants to control but The Reaper passes easily into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Reaper content to control rather than advance.
Beast actively working from the bottom here.
Beast works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Reaper postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary The Reaper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Reaper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary The Reaper!
After winning the bout, Gary The Reaper 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaultier Girard (ranked 423 p4p, 67 weight class) and Jean-Claude Marceau (ranked 1004 p4p, 158 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaultier Girard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jean-Claude Marceau!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marceau misses with a hook.
Marceau throws an off balance right hand
and Girard counters with an inside leg kick.
Marceau clinches up against the cage.
Girard can't find room to land a body shot as Marceau controls the action.
Marceau misses with a body punch.
Girard blocking some punches.
Marceau misses with a punch on the inside.
Marceau lands a shoulder strike.
Marceau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Girard's elbow.
Marceau is leaning against Girard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marceau swings wildly with an uppercut but Girard uses good head movement to avoid it.
Marceau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Girards head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Girard on the inside.
Girard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marceau blocks an uppercut.
Girard lands with a right to the head.
Marceau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Girard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marceau ducks under a wild hook from Girard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Girard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marceau.
Marceau connects with a looping right hand.
Marceau lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marceau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Girard.
Girard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Jean-Claude Marceau has been cut.
Marceau checks a low kick from Girard.
Marceau tries to clinch up.
Girard throws a quick counter kick to the body but Marceau avoids it.
Girard tests Marceau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Girard moves out of range as Marceau strikes.
A big left from Girard misses.
Marceau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Girard.
Girard seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Girard lands a big head kick that sends Marceau tumbling to the mat! Girard takes a step backwards and waves Marceau back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Marceau is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Girard connects with a leg kick. Marceau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Girard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marceau lands with a shot to the body.
Marceau misses with a looping left.
Marceau clinches up with Girard and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Girard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marceau lands a body punch in the clinch.
Girard blocks an uppercut.
Marceau lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Marceau lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Marceau struggles to land a body shot inside as Girard controls his hands.
Girard throws a head punch that misses.
Marceau is trying to break free.
Girard stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Girard misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marceau lands with a short shot to the head.
Marceau has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Girard is leaning against Marceau and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Girard.
Marceau tries to work over Girard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Marceau fails to land.
Girard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Marceau is trying to break the clinch but Girard is controlling him.
Marceau breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Marceau moves out of range of the body kick from Girard.
It seemed like Marceau was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Girard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Marceau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Girard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Marceau takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That has opened up Jean-Claude Marceau's cut even more.
Girard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marceau.
Good leg kick by Girard there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marceau misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Girard throws a body shot but no joy.
Girard closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Marceau lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Girard staying out of range there.
Girard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Girard is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Marceau digs a good body shot into Girard's ribs.
Marceau tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Girard is able to avoid easily.
Girard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Girard misses with a body kick.
Marceau lands with a shot to the body.
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 Gaultier Girard will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jean-Claude Marceau's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Marceau throws a jab but it's blocked by Girard.
Girard walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Marceau checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Girard takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Girard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marceau throws a lazy body kick
letting Girard counter with a right hand.
Girard connects with a leg kick. Marceau looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Marceau misses with a body kick.
Girard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marceau counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marceau is looking to score with low kicks.
Girard steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Marceau.
Marceau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gaultier Girard is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marceau throws a sloppy head kick and Girard moves out of range easily.
Girard dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Marceau. That did some damage!
Girard scores with a jab to the head.
Marceau with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marceau throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Girard waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Marceau.
Marceau throws out a counter right but Girard avoids it with no problem.
Girard misses with a few strikes there.
Marceau fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Marceau just misses with a punch to the body.
Girard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Marceau has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The cut above Jean-Claude Marceau's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Marceau scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Girard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Girard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Girard tries to land a front kick but Marceau steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Marceau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Girard counters with a left to the body.
Girard sizes up Marceau with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Girard is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marceau throws a hook but Girard blocks it.
Marceau misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Marceau misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Girard tries to work over Marceau's front leg with a kick but Marceau checks it.
Girard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marceau.
Girard thumps Marceau with a low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Marceau misses the target.
Girard scores with a jab to the head.
Jean-Claude Marceau's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Girard lands a nice looking body kick.
Marceau walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jean-Claude Marceau's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Gaultier Girard!
A very excited looking Gaultier Girard rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Paine (ranked 955 p4p, 35 weight class) and ButtStrike UrFace (ranked 373 p4p, 13 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Michael Paine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, ButtStrike UrFace!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
UrFace stuns Paine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Paine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
UrFace misses with a body shot
and Paine counters with a stiff right hand.
UrFace lands a right hook to the body.
UrFace misses with a looping right.
UrFace fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
UrFace smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice jab there from UrFace.
A slow jab from UrFace misses its intended target.
Paine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
UrFace misses with an uppercut
and Paine counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
UrFace misses with a body punch
and Paine cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
UrFace scores with a body shot.
UrFace thows a left - swing and a miss!
UrFace connects with a looping right hand.
UrFace defending well as Paine loads up on a big left hand.
UrFace with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right from Paine misses.
Paine takes a jab right on the kisser.
A shot to the liver by UrFace. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
UrFace takes a swing at Paine's ribcage but misses.
A big right from UrFace misses.
ButtStrike UrFace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by UrFace. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
UrFace displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paine throws out the jab.
UrFace scores with a jab. Paine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Paine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from UrFace.
Paine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Decent striking displayed by UrFace there.
A looping hook to the body misses from UrFace. Paine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paine throwing a counter right hand but UrFace manages to avoid it.
Paine misses with a lunging right hand
and UrFace counters by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paine lands a body punch.
Paine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
UrFace is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paine is rocked!
UrFace missing with a left hand there. Paine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paine throwing a counter right hand but UrFace manages to avoid it.
UrFace tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paine was well out of range. Poor timing from UrFace.
An attempted straight right counter from Paine misses the target.
UrFace misses the shot to the body.
UrFace is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Paine had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
UrFace wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
UrFace missing with a left hand there. Paine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paine displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as UrFace throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Paine misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
UrFace stuns Paine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
UrFace misses with a hook
and Paine counters with a nice body shot.
UrFace walks into a stiff left hand from Paine.
UrFace misses the body punch
and Paine counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paine on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
UrFace misses with a body shot
and Paine counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Paine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
UrFace throws an off balance right hand
and UrFace takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
UrFace throws a predictable looking body shot
and Paine counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ButtStrike UrFace dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
UrFace moves out of range of the strikes.
UrFace stuns Paine with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
UrFace throws a hook but Paine blocks it.
It looked like Paine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
UrFace darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
UrFace throws the left hand but Paine avoids the punch easily.
Paine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paine ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paine was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
UrFace jabs Paine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
UrFace lands a slapping body shot.
A swing and a miss from Paine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
UrFace misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Paine counters with a nice uppercut.
UrFace on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Paine throws a perfectly timed hook that sends UrFace crashing down! UrFace tries to stagger back to his feet but Paine just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused UrFace asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Paine!
Michael Paine very nearly forgot to thank BuriedAlive// Fight Gear amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated ButtStrike UrFace had this to say: 'If Im HALF as good as ur wife says....Im twice as good as ur momma ever had....'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marciano Cobb (ranked 116 p4p, 16 weight class) and Luc Gagnon (ranked 278 p4p, 40 weight class). Cobb's entrance music is Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.. A fine choice. Luc Gagnon has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luc Gagnon!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb lands with a nice body punch.
Cobb throws a combination that misses
and Gagnon moves into the clinch.
Gagnon looking for a takedown.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cobb scores with a shoulder strike.
Cobb lands with a short shot to the head.
Gagnon pulls guard effortlessly.
Cobb wants to stand but Gagnon is controlling his posture from full guard.
Gagnon is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cobb has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gagnon is proving hard to escape from.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb wants to stand up, so he's looking to wriggle free of Gagnon's closed guard. He's half up but Gagnon has locked on to an arm! Uh oh! Gagnon pivots and extends the arm, Cobb falls face first to the mat and taps??... does he?? YES! He's tapping! Excellent counter grappling there by Gagnon! Well done that man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luc Gagnon!
Luc Gagnon is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Luc Gagnon 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Hepple (ranked 40 p4p, 9 weight class) and Rudolf Kleinschmidt (ranked 132 p4p, 25 weight class). Kleinschmidt comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DMX- It's hot and hell is dark kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ronnie Hepple has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Hepple!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rudolf Kleinschmidt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Hepple as he connects with a hook.
Hepple throws a looping overhand right but Kleinschmidt ducks down to avoid it.
Kleinschmidt wants to clinch.
Hepple getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kleinschmidt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hepple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hepple slips under a jab from Kleinschmidt.
Hepple throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kleinschmidt on the side of the head.
Kleinschmidt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hepple.
We've been told by Hepple's head coaches at Total Impact MMA/KT that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hepple throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple throws a series of punches but Kleinschmidt avoids them all with ease.
Kleinschmidt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hepple.
Kleinschmidt dodges the punch combination from Hepple.
A lazy left from Hepple finds it's target.
Kleinschmidt throws a body punch but Hepple moves out of range.
Hepple seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hepple takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Good shot there by Hepple.
Ronnie Hepple seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hepple dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kleinschmidt is looking to clinch but Hepple is avoiding it.
Hepple looks to throw the jab but Kleinschmidt is out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kleinschmidt! But no joy.
Kleinschmidt throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt misses the jab.
Hepple closes the distance and pushes Kleinschmidt back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hepple lands a left hand.
Hepple breaks from the clinch.
Hepple misses with a looping left.
Kleinschmidt slips under a jab.
Jab, jab by Hepple - just one landing.
Kleinschmidt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hepple finds it's way round the side to connect with Kleinschmidt's head.
Hepple lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Hepple swings widly with a right hand
and Kleinschmidt counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Hepple does it's job there.
Kleinschmidt takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ronnie Hepple is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Hepple misses the target.
It seemed like Kleinschmidt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kleinschmidt blocks a jab.
Kleinschmidt slips a straight right by Hepple.
Kleinschmidt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kleinschmidt drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hepple is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kleinschmidt.
Kleinschmidt now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kleinschmidt walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kleinschmidt throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hepple counters with a stiff right hand.
Hepple gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Kleinschmidt fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kleinschmidt ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Kleinschmidt no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Kleinschmidt throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Hepple escapes and throws Kleinschmidt's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Kleinschmidt tries to buck Hepple off but Hepple is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hepple has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hepple throws out a loose jab but Kleinschmidt uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kleinschmidt uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Hepple scores with a jab to the body.
Hepple is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hepple throws a combination. Kleinschmidt tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hepple lands a jab-cross combination.
Kleinschmidt tries to clinch but Hepple is having none of it.
Hepple takes the fight into the clinch.
Hepple throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hepple lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kleinschmidt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Hepple to keep the fight standing.
Hepple lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Hepple dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Donk. Hepple catches Kleinschmidt right on the button with a cross.
Kleinschmidt scores with a nice right hand.
Hepple bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hepple lands a lovely overhand right.
Hepple throws out a powerful jab.
Hepple is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kleinschmidt can do to turn this around?
Kleinschmidt slips a straight right by Hepple.
Hepple lands a nice hook to Kleinschmidt's body. Kleinschmidt takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kleinschmidt on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hepple lands with a cross.
Hepple lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hepple steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kleinschmidt.
A big right from Hepple misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple loads up on a big right hand but Kleinschmidt slips the punch.
Kleinschmidt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kleinschmidt gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hepple scores with a decent looking hook.
Kleinschmidt moves out of range of the strikes.
Ronnie Hepple is winning the standup battle so far.
Kleinschmidt is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kleinschmidt throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kleinschmidt takes one to the chin there.
Hepple scores with a nice strike.
Hepple changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hepple misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Kleinschmidt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt blocks a jab.
Hepple misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hepple throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kleinschmidt to counter with a crisp jab.
Hepple scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kleinschmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kleinschmidt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hepple swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hepple scores with a shot to the body.
Hepple throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheers as Kleinschmidt lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hepple doesn't seem phased though.
Kleinschmidt moves out of range as Hepple strikes.
Kleinschmidt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Hepple moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt is trying to pull guard but Hepple has him pressed against the cage.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Hepple.
A short right from Hepple.
Hepple works on Kleinschmidt's body with a couple of short punches.
Hepple throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kleinschmidts head.
Hepple lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kleinschmidt or not.
Kleinschmidt is breathing heavily.
Hepple lands a hook that snaps the head of Kleinschmidt backwards.
Hepple lands a shot to the body.
Hepple lands a right hand.
Hepple's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hepple misses with a jab, cross combination.
A little jabbing left from Kleinschmidt on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kleinschmidt has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kleinschmidt there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kleinschmidt has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hepple scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kleinschmidt misses with a takedown attempt - Hepple sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hepple lands with a cross.
Hepple pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kleinschmidt back to the cage. Hepple follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kleinschmidt is rocked!
Hepple connects with a nice looking jab.
Kleinschmidt is still on wobbly legs! Can Hepple finish him?
Hepple moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hepple lands with a hook. Kleinschmidt tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Hepple keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hepple throws a right hand that misses
and Kleinschmidt counters with a nice body shot.
Kleinschmidt seems to have recovered his senses.
Kleinschmidt ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kleinschmidt walks into a stiff left hand from Hepple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Hepple dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kleinschmidt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kleinschmidt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hepple.
Hepple rushes Kleinschmidt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kleinschmidt fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hepple.
Kleinschmidt tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hepple just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kleinschmidt blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hepple has a couple of punches blocked by Kleinschmidt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hepple lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hepple tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kleinschmidt blocks an uppercut.
Kleinschmidt pulls Hepple into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kleinschmidt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kleinschmidt is looking for a triangle but Hepple pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple stands and steps away. Kleinschmidt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Kleinschmidt misses with a hook.
Hepple scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hepple scores with a hook.
Hepple takes one to the side of the head.
Kleinschmidt takes one to the side of the head.
Kleinschmidt lands with a shot to the body.
Kleinschmidt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hepple rushes Kleinschmidt and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt jumps guard but Hepple stands there with Kleinschmidt around his waist. Kleinschmidt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ronnie Hepple has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rudolf Kleinschmidt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kleinschmidt.
Hepple tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kleinschmidt is trying to pull guard but Hepple turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kleinschmidt tries to pull guard but Hepple won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hepple cracks Kleinschmidt with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hepple.
Hepple swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kleinschmidt is trying to pull guard but Hepple turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hepple lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kleinschmidt backwards.
Hepple lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kleinschmidt backwards.
Kleinschmidt jumps guard but Hepple stands there with Kleinschmidt around his waist. Kleinschmidt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kleinschmidt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kleinschmidt tries to pull guard but Hepple won't allow it.
Kleinschmidt tries to pull guard but Hepple holds him up against the cage and eventually Kleinschmidt drops back down to his feet.
Hepple breaks from the clinch.
Hepple looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hepple keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kleinschmidt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hepple lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kleinschmidt tries to keep at a distance but Hepple has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hepple manages to break the clinch.
Kleinschmidt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hepple lunges at Kleinschmidt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kleinschmidt's hand.
Hepple thuds a left hand into Kleinschmidt's body.
Kleinschmidt walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hepple throws an overhand right that lands on Kleinschmidt's shoulder, as Kleinschmidt tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Kleinschmidt was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hepple uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kleinschmidt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hepple rushes Kleinschmidt and presses him up against the cage.
Kleinschmidt is trying to pull guard but Hepple has him pressed against the cage.
Kleinschmidt tries to pull guard but Hepple forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hepple scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Hepple lands a right hand.
Kleinschmidt pulls guard.
Hepple trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kleinschmidt's guard.
Kleinschmidt looking for a guillotine here but Hepple defends easily.
Kleinschmidt working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hepple has passed into half guard!
Hepple decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Hepple clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hepple clinches up with Kleinschmidt and pushes him back against the cage.
Hepple fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kleinschmidt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kleinschmidt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hepple walks away with a smile on his face. Kleinschmidt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hepple connects with a jab.
Hepple moves out of range as Kleinschmidt strikes.
Hepple clinches up with Kleinschmidt and pushes him back against the cage.
Hepple lands a body punch in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hepple manages to break the clinch.
Hepple throws a shot to the body.
Hepple works the jab nicely.
Hepple lands with a good body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hepple counters with a stiff right hand.
Kleinschmidt on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A cross from Hepple lands.
A lazy left from Hepple finds it's target.
Nice defenses there by Hepple.
Hepple uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kleinschmidt has time to react.
Hepple bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kleinschmidt's head backwards.
Hepple dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kleinschmidt drops his hands momentarily and Hepple takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hepple closes the distance and clinches.
Hepple lands a body punch.
Kleinschmidt is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's two 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!
Kleinschmidt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hepple walks away with a smile on his face. Kleinschmidt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Hepple lunges at Kleinschmidt with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kleinschmidt's hand.
Hepple lands a really nice looking cross but Kleinschmidt seems unphased.
Hepple scores with a nice head shot.
Kleinschmidt takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A left lands for Hepple.
Kleinschmidt loads up on a big right hand but Hepple slips the punch.
Hepple scores with a punch to the head.
Hepple catches Kleinschmidt with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kleinschmidt ducks under a wild hook from Hepple.
Hepple lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kleinschmidt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hepple manages to avoid it.
A big right from Kleinschmidt misses.
Decent striking displayed by Hepple there.
Kleinschmidt walks into a stiff left hand from Hepple.
Hepple misses with a hook. Kleinschmidt ducked under it nicely.
Hepple lands a jab to Kleinschmidt's midsection.
Kleinschmidt cracks Hepple with a good jab.
Hepple moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kleinschmidt throws an off balance right hand
and Hepple counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kleinschmidt gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hepple.
Hepple throws an overhand right that drops Kleinschmidt like a sack of potatoes! Hepple dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronnie Hepple!
Ronnie Hepple retains his welterweight title!
Ronnie Hepple decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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hype
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pop
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