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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Hepple (ranked 109 p4p, 90 weight class) and Wilhelm Strauss (ranked 17 p4p, 14 weight class). Strauss is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Root Of All Evil. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Hepple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Wilhelm Strauss!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strauss throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Hepple counter with a right hand.
It looks like Wilhelm Strauss has been cut.
Strauss scores with a jab.
Strauss throws an off balance right hand
enabling Hepple to counter with a crisp jab.
Strauss closes the distance but Hepple moves to the side
and Hepple cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Hepple.
Strauss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hepple showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strauss.
Strauss has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Hepple misses with a low kick.
Strauss swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hepple looks to land a left hand but Strauss moved out of range nicely.
Hepple is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hepple slips a straight right by Strauss.
Hepple takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hepple throws a shot from downtown. Strauss moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strauss misses with a hook. Hepple ducked under it nicely.
Strauss fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Strauss fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hepple looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Strauss lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Strauss fails to land with a series of punches.
Hepple displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strauss throws out the jab.
Hepple throwing a counter right hand but Strauss manages to avoid it.
Hepple looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Strauss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strauss lands a body shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Strauss lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hepple has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hepple and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Strauss connects with a nice looking jab.
Strauss throws out a loose jab but Hepple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hepple is looking for a counter combo.
Strauss throws a leg kick but Hepple sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Hepple tries to land a leg kick but Strauss saw it coming and moves away.
Strauss misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Strauss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strauss cracks Hepple with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strauss jabs Hepple to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hepple stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strauss.
Strauss jabs at Hepple's body.
Strauss swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hepple counters with a stiff right hand.
Strauss throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hepple looks to land a left hand but Strauss moved out of range nicely.
Hepple throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Hepple scores with a head kick.
Strauss tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hepple swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hepple closes the distance and clinches.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Hepple breaks from the clinch.
Strauss fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Strauss. Hepple does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strauss throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hepple counters with a good low kick that Strauss was not able to check.
Sloppy strikes from Strauss. Those never looked like landing.
Hepple throws a right and a left that Strauss avoids nicely.
Strauss tries to clinch but Hepple moves out of range.
Strauss loads up on a big right hand but Hepple slips the punch.
Strauss misses with a wild body shot.
Strauss cracks Hepple with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strauss misses with an uppercut
letting Hepple counter with a right hand.
Strauss showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hepple.
Hepple uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strauss.
Hepple is looking for a counter combo.
Strauss works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Strauss darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hepple moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strauss misses with a body shot.
Good work by Hepple as he checks the leg kick.
It looked like Hepple wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hepple throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strauss lands a nice shot that snaps Hepple's head back.
A low kick lands for Strauss.
Strauss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strauss throws a right hand that misses
enabling Hepple to counter with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Wilhelm Strauss's cut even more.
Hepple looks to throw a body kick
and Strauss connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hepple closes the distance and pushes Strauss back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strauss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Hepple.
A short right from Strauss on the inside.
Hepple breaks the clinch.
Strauss moves into range and clinches up with Hepple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wilhelm Strauss will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wilhelm Strauss's cut.
That's time! Hepple's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hepple connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Strauss momentarily.
Strauss throws a leg kick which misses Hepple's front leg but catches the back leg as Hepple tries to avoid it.
Strauss fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hepple throws a hook to the side of Strauss's head but Strauss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hepple throws a right hand that Strauss ducks under and follows up with a left that Strauss also avoids with ease.
Nice body kick there by Hepple.
Strauss thumps Hepple with a low kick.
Strauss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hepple.
Hepple appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hepple showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strauss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss throws a leg kick
and Hepple counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Strauss jabs Hepple right on the nose. Hepple blinks but takes it well.
The fighters circling - Hepple throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hepple is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Strauss swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hepple counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple dodges the punch combination from Strauss.
Hepple ducks under a wild hook from Strauss.
Strauss misses with an uppercut
and Hepple counters with a body kick.
Strauss waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hepple.
Hepple takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Strauss throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hepple counters with a head kick.
Strauss throws a right hand that misses
and Hepple counters with a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Hepple 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Strauss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hepple.
Hepple thows a body kick. Strauss tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Strauss throws a jab when Hepple was well out of range.
Hepple swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Hepple as he connects with a hook.
Ronnie Hepple is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strauss tries to land a front kick but Hepple steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Strauss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strauss misses with a body shot.
Strauss tries to clinch up.
Strauss scores with a nice head shot.
Hepple slips under a jab.
A jab from Hepple misses.
Hepple tries to land a front kick but Strauss steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Strauss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hepple on the side of the head.
Strauss digs a good hook to Hepple's body.
A left lands for Hepple.
Hepple instigates a clinch.
Strauss fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strauss blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hepple just misses with a elbow thrown towards Strauss's brow.
Strauss lands a body shot in the clinch.
Strauss misses with some punches.
Strauss tries to throw a body punch but Hepple avoids it by throwing Strauss back against the cage.
Hepple lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hepple blocking some punches.
Hepple lands a shoulder strike.
Hepple tries a body shot but Strauss blocks it.
Hepple misses with a body punch.
Strauss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Strauss misses with a short punch on the inside.
Strauss goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hepple misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Hepple fails to land.
Hepple throws a punch but it's blocked by Strauss.
Hepple pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Strauss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hepple backwards.
Hepple throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ronnie Hepple has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hepple breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hepple throws a hook to the side of Strauss's head but Strauss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hepple takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hepple throwing a counter right hand but Strauss manages to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Strauss misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hepple throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hepple gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strauss scores with a hook to the body.
Strauss misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hepple misses with a knee strike.
Hepple tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strauss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hepple backwards.
Hepple swings wildly with an uppercut but Strauss uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strauss.
Hepple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Strauss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hepple blocks an uppercut.
Strauss misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hepple pushes Strauss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ronnie Hepple will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wilhelm Strauss's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Hepple bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Strauss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hepple.
Hepple with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Strauss to score with a decent uppercut.
Strauss throws a hook but Hepple avoids it easily.
Hepple plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Strauss throws a shot from downtown. Hepple moves away and avoids it.
Wilhelm Strauss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Strauss throws a series of punches but Hepple moves out of range.
Strauss takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hepple lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strauss tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hepple manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hepple avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Hepple wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Strauss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hepple went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Strauss.
And Hepple counters with a quick kick to the body but Strauss blocks it.
Strauss moves out of range of the strikes.
Hepple keeps the fight on the outside.
Strauss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Strauss lands a right hook to the body.
Hepple tries a head kick but it misses.
Hepple takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Strauss scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Strauss scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hepple ducks under a wild hook from Strauss.
Hepple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strauss loads up on a big right hand but Hepple slips the punch.
It looked like Hepple was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Strauss scores with a sloppy right hand. Hepple should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strauss takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The cut above Wilhelm Strauss's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strauss tries to close the distance and clinch but Hepple swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
An attempted straight right counter from Hepple misses the target.
Hepple takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Strauss tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hepple paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Hepple tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strauss throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Strauss misses its intended target.
Strauss scores with a nice strike.
Strauss lunges at Hepple with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hepple's hand.
Strauss fails to land with a series of punches.
Hepple swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Strauss is looking for the big counter here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Strauss.
Strauss does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Strauss lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hepple lands with a nice combination. Strauss backs away looking to recover.
Strauss lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Strauss punishes Hepple's body with a nice straight punch.
Strauss falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Hepple counter with a right hand.
Hepple misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hepple misses with a straight right.
Strauss wants to counter with a clinch but Hepple pushes him away.
Hepple displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strauss throws out the jab.
Hepple tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strauss connects with a body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Strauss.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick lands for Hepple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strauss scores with a one two! Hepple had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Hepple keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Strauss.
An attempted straight right counter from Hepple misses the target.
No joy there for Strauss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hepple throws a big counter combination but Strauss scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Hepple misses with a head kick.
Strauss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Hepple to counter with a crisp jab.
Strauss throws a shot from downtown. Hepple moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Strauss throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Strauss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hepple misses with an attempted mid kick.
Strauss scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hepple in his tracks.
A head kick misses from Hepple.
Hepple takes a jab right on the kisser.
Strauss slips a straight right by Hepple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wilhelm Strauss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Strauss has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wilhelm Strauss!
Our winner, Wilhelm Strauss, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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