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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hennan Hoyce (ranked 413 p4p, 15 weight class) and Gunnar Steigelmann (ranked 244 p4p, 10 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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280 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Hennan Hoyce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
43 - 22 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunnar Steigelmann!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Daniel Bishop and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steigelmann connects with a body shot.
Steigelmann scores with a hook.
Steigelmann drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Gunnar Steigelmann has been cut.
Hoyce throws a shot from downtown. Steigelmann moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Steigelmann, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Steigelmann misses the shot to the body.
Steigelmann tries to clinch up but Hoyce circles away and keeps his distance.
Steigelmann throws a body punch but Hoyce moves out of range.
Hoyce throws a looping overhand right but Steigelmann ducks down to avoid it.
Steigelmann connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Steigelmann moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hoyce digs a good body shot into Steigelmann's ribs.
Hoyce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Steigelmann sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Steigelmann 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoyce throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hoyce misses with a wild combination.
Hoyce lands with an overhand left.
Steigelmann is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hoyce.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoyce throws out a powerful jab.
A head kick misses from Hoyce.
Steigelmann bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hoyce's head backwards.
Hoyce has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Jed's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Steigelmann with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hoyce ducks under a wild hook from Steigelmann.
Steigelmann has Hoyce up against the cage in a clinch.
Steigelmann with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Hennan Hoyce has been cut.
Steigelmann lands a right hand.
Hoyce takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hoyce.
Hoyce content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Hoyce swings wildly with an uppercut but Steigelmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Steigelmann looking to throw knees to the head but Hoyce is blocking nicely.
Steigelmann throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Hoyce avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steigelmann.
Hoyce misses with the head strike.
Hoyce wants to get back to striking at distance but Steigelmann won't allow it.
Hoyce slowing the pace effectively.
Hoyce looking to slow down the pace here.
Steigelmann crunches a lovely knee into Hoyce's ribcage.
Hoyce is breathing heavily.
Hoyce misses with some punches.
Hoyce misses with a hook to the ribs.
Steigelmann lands a damaging elbow.
Hoyce misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoyce goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoyce tries to stall but Steigelmann uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Hoyce fails to land.
Steigelmann has a couple of punches blocked by Hoyce.
Hoyce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Hoyce.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hoyce takes an elbow to the forehead.
Steigelmann lands an elbow inside.
Steigelmann blocking some punches.
Hoyce is trying to push Steigelmann away but Steigelmann has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hoyce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hoyce throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters up against the cage, Steigelmann throws an elbow but misses.
Steigelmann misses with an elbow strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Steigelmann obliges.
Steigelmann lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Steigelmann misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hoyce on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hoyce pushes Steigelmann back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Steigelmann throws a knee to the head but misses.
Steigelmann landing knees to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoyce misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoyce lands with a right to the head.
Hoyce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hoyce bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hoyce swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steigelmann connects with a single shot there.
Hoyce misses with a hook. Steigelmann ducked under it nicely.
Hoyce keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hoyce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hoyce misses the shot to the body.
Hoyce uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Steigelmann.
The fight stays on the outside here - Steigelmann looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Steigelmann feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hoyces jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hoyce tries a head kick but it misses.
Steigelmann takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Steigelmann dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hoyce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hoyce lunges at Steigelmann with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Steigelmann's hand.
Steigelmann blocks a head kick by Hoyce.
Hoyce takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hoyce is looking to counter punch.
Steigelmann throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoyce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunnar Steigelmann seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoyce scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Steigelmann scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoyce in his tracks.
Steigelmann tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Steigelmann scoring well with a low kick there.
Steigelmann misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hoyce.
Steigelmann scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steigelmann waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Hoyce. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Hoyce to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Hoyce is rocked!
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!
Hoyce wants to stand but Steigelmann is controlling the position.
Oh Hoyce is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Steigelmann working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Steigelmann controlling from the top position.
Hoyce seems to have got his legs back now.
Steigelmann's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steigelmann wants to control from the top but Hoyce keeps moving.
Steigelmann has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hoyce avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Steigelmann sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Steigelmann throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hoyce was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Hoyce lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Steigelmann throws a quick inside leg kick.
A big right from Hoyce misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Steigelmann misses with a looping left.
Steigelmann loads up on a big right hand but Hoyce slips the punch.
Steigelmann throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hoyce throws a counter high kick but Steigelmann was just alert enough to avoid it.
A jab from Hoyce misses.
Steigelmann steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Hoyce.
Steigelmann looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gunnar Steigelmann seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steigelmann misses with a body shot.
Steigelmann fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Hoyce wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hoyce chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Steigelmann can pounce on him.
Steigelmann blocks a head kick by Hoyce.
Hoyce backing away here, and Steigelmann unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Steigelmann throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steigelmann moves away from the strike by Hoyce.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hoyce circles away from the clinch attempt.
Steigelmann misses with a wild body shot.
Hoyce ducks under a wild hook from Steigelmann.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann blocks a head kick by Hoyce.
Steigelmann is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoyce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hoyce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Steigelmann.
Steigelmann connects with a jab.
Hoyce swings for the body but Steigelmann moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Steigelmann on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Steigelmann moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Steigelmann throws out a loose jab but Hoyce uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoyce seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A combination from Steigelmann does no damage.
Hoyce is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Steigelmann stuns Hoyce with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hoyce on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Steigelmann. Beautiful body shot.
Hoyce sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Steigelmann.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steigelmann waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Hoyce. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Hoyce to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steigelmann sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Steigelmann stops Hoyce from standing up.
Steigelmann showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Hoyce wants to stand and escape but Steigelmann is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunnar Steigelmann showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Hoyce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Hoyce throws a head kick but Steigelmann moves out of range.
Steigelmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoyce.
The fighters circling - Steigelmann throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steigelmann ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hoyce moves away.
Steigelmann is looking to land body kicks.
Steigelmann falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hoyce counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoyce throws an overhand right that lands on Steigelmann's shoulder, as Steigelmann tries to avoid the shot.
Jab from Steigelmann.
Hoyce checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Steigelmann throws an overhand right that lands on Hoyce's shoulder, as Hoyce tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Steigelmann misses its intended target.
Steigelmann dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hoyce. That did some damage!
Hoyce thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hoyce throws a nice looking combination but Steigelmann bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hoyce is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Steigelmann Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Hoyce is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Gunnar Steigelmann!
A relieved looking Gunnar Steigelmann thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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