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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Bronte (ranked 946 p4p, 994 weight class) and Paul Gasgoine (ranked 60 p4p, 38 weight class). Bronte comes to the cage accompanied by Buffalo Charge by Dub Phizix and Strategy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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13 - 8 - 0 |
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Bronte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Gasgoine!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronte clinches with his opponent.
Bronte goes for a takedown attempt but Gasgoine pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gasgoine connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Bob Bronte has been cut.
Bronte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gasgoine looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bronte lands an overhand right.
Gasgoine lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte lands with a straight right. Gasgoine didn't see that one coming.
Gasgoine misses with a head kick.
Bronte drops down looking for a counter takedown but Gasgoine sprawls and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gasgoine looks to land a left hand but Bronte moved out of range nicely.
Bronte on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bronte has a takedown stuffed.
Bronte shoots and misses
and Gasgoine counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Bronte. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronte misses the jab.
Bronte throws a lazy right hand but Gasgoine sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gasgoine replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bronte blocks it well.
Paul Gasgoine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bronte lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gasgoine circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Gasgoine was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Gasgoine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bronte looks to land a right hand but Gasgoine moved out of range.
Gasgoine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bronte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gasgoine manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A countering left hand to the body from Gasgoine misses.
Bronte misses with a right hand
enabling Gasgoine to counter with a crisp jab.
Bronte throws a series of punches but Gasgoine moves out of range.
Gasgoine appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bronte pushes Gasgoine up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gasgoine prevents the takedown attempt.
Bronte is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gasgoine is defending well.
Gasgoine breaks from the clinch.
Bronte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bronte tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gasgoine swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gasgoine throws out a counter right but Bronte avoids it with no problem.
Gasgoine looks to land a left hand but Bronte moved out of range nicely.
Gasgoine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bronte throws a right hand that misses
and Gasgoine counters with a thumping low kick.
Bronte misses with a double jab
and Gasgoine counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronte is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gasgoine throws an off balance right hand
and Bronte counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Gasgoine escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bronte gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bronte wants to control from the top but Gasgoine keeps moving.
Gasgoine is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronte is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Gasgoine will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bob Bronte's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gasgoine scores with a jab to the body.
Bob Bronte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bronte tries to clinch
and Gasgoine counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bronte throws a combination. Gasgoine tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Gasgoine moves forwards but Bronte connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bronte definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronte with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bob Bronte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bronte throws a body shot but no joy.
Gasgoine swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bronte closes the distance and pushes Gasgoine back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gasgoine wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bronte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gasgoine breaks from the clinch.
Bronte throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bronte throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Gasgoine.
Bronte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gasgoine fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bronte is out of range.
Bronte misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bronte lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gasgoine circles away quickly and effectively.
Bronte lands with a cross.
Bronte wants to clinch but Gasgoine slips to the side
letting Gasgoine counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bronte doesn't succeed with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Paul Gasgoine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A slow jab from Gasgoine misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gasgoine is looking to score with low kicks.
As Gasgoine looks to move away, Bronte throws a big counter combo but Gasgoine just gets out of the way.
Bronte dips to his left and cracks Gasgoine with an uppercut!
Gasgoine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gasgoine is rocked!
Bronte bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gasgoine's head backwards.
Gasgoine is still on wobbly legs! Can Bronte finish him?
Gasgoine buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bronte is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bronte throws an overhand right that drops Gasgoine like a sack of potatoes! Bronte dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Bronte!
Bob Bronte seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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