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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerry Pounder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Gardner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pounder comes to the cage accompanied by Gorgoroth - Open the Gates. The crowd seem to be enjoying Gardner's choice of entrance music: Thug Luv. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 cm
27
219 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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188 cm
20
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerry Pounder! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Ralph Gardner! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Chad Campbell and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Gardner connects with a single shot there. Gardner scores with a jab.
It looks like Gerry Pounder has been cut. We've been informed that Gardner has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result. Pounder misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Gardner. That snapped Pounder's head back.
Gardner throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pounder. Pounder misses with an uppercut
and Gardner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Pounder takes a body punch but keeps moving. Gardner cracks Pounder with a right hand to the side of the head. Gardner drops Pounder with a beautiful combination! Pounder stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gardner is looking for the KO!
Pounder is rocked! This has been an exciting period of action! Gardner works Pounder's body with a nice hook. Pounder is breathing heavily. Gardner jabs Pounder to the body, keeping him at a distance. Gardner walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pounder drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Gardner swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pounder's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Gardner! Ralph Gardner is the new light heavyweight champion! Ralph Gardner tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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