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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacque Schtrappe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schtrappe comes to the cage accompanied by Nitzer Ebb - Violent Playground. 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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169 lbs
26 - 8 - 1 |
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197 lbs
30 - 12 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
26 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jacque Schtrappe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Winston Howard and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawler throws the left hand but Schtrappe avoids the punch easily.
Schtrappe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawler throws a series of punches but Schtrappe moves out of range.
Schtrappe walks into a straight right hand from Lawler.
An inside leg kick from Lawler misses.
Lawler's jab looks to have found its range, popping Schtrappe under the eye.
Schtrappe punishes Lawler's body with a nice straight punch.
Schtrappe avoids the body shot from Lawler.
Lawler swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schtrappe slips under a jab from Lawler.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick but Lawler sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Schtrappe is looking to score with low kicks.
Schtrappe throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Schtrappe getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schtrappe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Schtrappe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Schtrappe takes a swing at Lawler's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Schtrappe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Schtrappe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lawler has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Schtrappe throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lawler counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lawler takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Schtrappe misses with the combination.
Schtrappe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawler throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schtrappe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Lawler misses its intended target.
Lawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schtrappe moves away.
Lawler takes a swing at Schtrappe's ribcage but misses.
Lawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schtrappe moves away.
Schtrappe lands a head shot.
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!
Schtrappe throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schtrappe lands a jab to the nose.
Schtrappe lands a jab.
Some wild striking there from Lawler.
Lawler slips under a jab from Schtrappe.
Lawler moves out of range as Schtrappe throws a body kick.
Lawler takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A low kick from Lawler is predictable there
and Schtrappe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lawler moves out of range of the body kick from Schtrappe.
Lawler looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Schtrappe is trying to stand back up but Lawler is controlling him
Lawler content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lawler trying to control from half guard but Schtrappe is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler is working for a kimura here but Schtrappe manages to reverse the position and he's now in Lawler's guard.
Lawler looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Schtrappe trying to control but Lawler is working from the bottom.
Schtrappe advances position into side control!
Lawler tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe cracks Lawler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Schtrappe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lawler can't escape the position.
Schtrappe trying to control but Lawler is having none of it.
Schtrappe lands a heavy elbow.
Lawler blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lawler squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Lawler is looking to improve his position but Schtrappe isn't that keen on the idea.
Schtrappe controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacque Schtrappe dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schtrappe misses the shot to the body.
Schtrappe thuds a left hand into Lawler's body.
Lawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schtrappe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schtrappe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schtrappe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lawler.
Lawler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Schtrappe rather than just go for the knockout.
Schtrappe is looking to slow Lawler down with leg kicks.
Lawler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawler walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schtrappe.
Schtrappe misses with a low kick.
Lawler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Schtrappe moves away.
Schtrappe lands a nice hook to Lawler's body. Lawler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Schtrappe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lawler is out of range and Schtrappe settles back down.
Schtrappe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Schtrappe has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Lawler.
Lawler misses with a leg kick
letting Schtrappe counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schtrappe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schtrappe walks into a stiff left hand from Lawler.
Jacque Schtrappe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Schtrappe was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawler.
Schtrappe throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Schtrappe misses.
Lawler ducks right into an uppercut from Schtrappe.
Lawler with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lawler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Schtrappe.
Lawler connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lawler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schtrappe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Schtrappe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schtrappe slips a jab from Lawler.
Schtrappe connects with a body shot.
Schtrappe cracks Lawler with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schtrappe feints and then cracks Lawler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lawler down.
Jacque Schtrappe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Lawler.
Schtrappe scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Lawler misses
and Schtrappe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Schtrappe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Schtrappe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lawler at a distance.
Lawler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Schtrappe sprawls well. Schtrappe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lawler gets slowly back to his feet.
Lawler is breathing heavily.
Schtrappe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Schtrappe thows a body kick. Lawler tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Schtrappe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Schtrappe scores with a hook to the body. Lawler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lawler misses with a looping right.
Lawler takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Schtrappe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lawler's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Schtrappe cracks the inside of Lawler's front leg.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Schtrappe here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Schtrappe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schtrappe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lawler blocks a head kick by Schtrappe.
Schtrappe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Schtrappe throws the kick towards the body but Lawler avoids it.
Schtrappe thuds a left hand into Lawler's body.
An inside leg kick lands from Schtrappe.
Lawler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Schtrappe sizes up Lawler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schtrappe moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Schtrappe is looking to land body kicks.
Jacque Schtrappe is winning the standup battle so far.
Schtrappe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lawler at a distance.
Schtrappe throws a body kick that misses.
A slow jab from Lawler misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schtrappe thumps Lawler with a low kick.
A left lands for Schtrappe.
Schtrappe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Schtrappe thumps Lawler with a low kick.
Schtrappe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Schtrappe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lawler on the side of the head.
Lawler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lawler is rocked!
Schtrappe drops Lawler with a naaaaasty hook - Lawler is in real trouble here! Schtrappe dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jacque Schtrappe!
Jacque Schtrappe retains his middleweight title!
Jacque Schtrappe 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
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hype
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pop
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