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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Leeroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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188 cm
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230 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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187 cm
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245 lbs
4 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Josh Gardner! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bruce Leeroy! The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.
 The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Leeroy checks a leg kick. Leeroy tries a low kick but Gardner avoids it. Leeroy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Leeroy misses with a head kick.
Gardner darts in and clinches Leeroy up against the cage. Leeroy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Leeroy blocks a body shot from Gardner. Gardner misses with a punch to the body.
Gardner tries a body shot but Leeroy blocks it.
Leeroy tries to stall but Gardner uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Leeroy blocks a body shot from Gardner. Leeroy gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Josh Gardner has been cut. Gardner lands an elbow that stopped Leeroy in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Bruce Leeroy has been cut. Still in the clinch, Gardner scores with a nice short uppercut. Leeroy looks to throw an elbow but misses. Leeroy blocks a body shot from Gardner. Gardner blocks an elbow strike. Leeroy is trying to stall.
Gardner dodges an elbow strike from Leeroy.
Leeroy blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Leeroy lands a nice elbow. Leeroy takes an elbow to the temple.
 That's one minute gone in the round. Leeroy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Leeroy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Gardner's defenses. Gardner pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Leeroy pushes off an throws an elbow but Gardner leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Gardner throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gardner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That has opened up Bruce Leeroy's cut even more. Gardner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Leeroy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Gardner dodges an elbow strike from Leeroy.
Gardner avoids a wild elbow strike from Leeroy. Gardner has a couple of punches blocked by Leeroy.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leeroy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gardner's brow. Gardner avoids a wild elbow strike from Leeroy. Gardner tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Knees to the body from Leeroy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Gardner tries a body shot but Leeroy blocks it.
Leeroy wants to stall.
Gardner scores with a nice hook to the head. Leeroy lands a nice elbow. Leeroy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
 That's two minutes gone in the round. Leeroy is looking to break free of the clinch but Gardner has double underhooks. Gardner lands an elbow inside. Leeroy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leeroy misses with an elbow strike.
Gardner creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Gardner throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leeroy is looking to break free of the clinch but Gardner has double underhooks. Leeroy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Gardner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gardner lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

The cut above Bruce Leeroy's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Leeroy lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Gardner wants to get back to striking at distance but Leeroy won't allow it.
Leeroy dodges an elbow strike from Gardner.
Gardner keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leeroy's efforts to push away. Leeroy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gardner blocks an elbow strike. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Leeroy just misses with a elbow thrown towards Gardner's brow. Gardner goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gardner lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Gardner.

Bruce Leeroy's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
 That's three minutes gone in the round. Gardner lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leeroy looks gassed! Gardner throws an elbow but it misses.
Gardner is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Leeroy is defending well for now. Gardner lands a shot to the body.
Gardner breaks from the clinch.
Gardner thows a body kick. Leeroy tries to catch it but that hurt him. Gardner fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. The crowd cheers as Gardner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Leeroy doesn't seem phased though. 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! Gardner bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Leeroy's head. Nice uppercut lands for Gardner. That snapped Leeroy's head back.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruce Leeroy's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Josh Gardner!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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