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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Hepple (ranked 198 p4p, 32 weight class) and Domingo Chavez (ranked 366 p4p, 49 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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187 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
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176 lbs
13 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Hepple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Domingo Chavez!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Dmitry Maklakov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chavez tests Hepple's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A jab lands there for Hepple.
Hepple clinches up against the cage.
Chavez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hepple.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chavez.
Hepple blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chavez tries a body shot but Hepple blocks it.
Hepple swings wildly with an uppercut but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hepple misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hepple misses with a punch on the inside.
Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Hepple throws a punch but it's blocked by Chavez.
Chavez misses with a punch on the inside.
Hepple blocking some punches.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Hepple working aggressively here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chavez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hepple prevents a body shot from Chavez.
Hepple misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Chavez.
Hepple scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Hepple avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
Hepple lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hepple has a couple of punches blocked by Chavez.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Hepple lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Hepple controls the action.
Chavez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chavez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chavez throws a punch but it's blocked by Hepple.
Hepple scores with a shoulder strike.
Chavez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hepple throws a punch but it's blocked by Chavez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to work over Hepple's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Chavez lands with a right to the head.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Hepple misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hepple's elbow.
Chavez working aggressively here.
Hepple can't find room to land a body shot as Chavez controls the action.
Hepple tries to throw a body punch but Chavez avoids it by throwing Hepple back against the cage.
Hepple lands a left hand.
Hepple misses with a punch on the inside.
Hepple swings wildly with an uppercut but Chavez uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chavez.
Hepple gets through Chavez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hepple throws a punch but it's blocked by Chavez.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chavez.
Hepple working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Hepple.
Hepple makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Hepple scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Hepple lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
I was talking to Hepple's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hepple lands with a short shot to the head.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez can't find room to land a body shot as Hepple controls the action.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Chavez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Hepple.
Chavez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hepple's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Hepple.
Chavez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hepple throws a series of punches but Chavez avoids them all with ease.
It seemed like Chavez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Hepple misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hepple blocks a head kick by Chavez.
Chavez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hepple moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hepple displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chavez throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez throws a looping overhand right but Hepple ducks down to avoid it.
Hepple finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Hepple lands a nice hook to Chavez's body. Chavez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Chavez misses with a low kick.
A shot to the body from Chavez misses
and Hepple counters with a stiff right hand.
Hepple moves out of range as Chavez strikes.
Chavez slips under a jab from Hepple.
Hepple throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Chavez lands with a shot to the body.
Chavez is looking to slow Hepple down with leg kicks.
Chavez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hepple scores with a nice head shot.
A left lands for Chavez.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chavez jabs Hepple to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chavez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Chavez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Chavez throws a lazy uppercut
and Hepple connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chavez is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Hepple dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hepple tries to clinch there but Chavez circles away.
Domingo Chavez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chavez is still on wobbly legs! Can Hepple finish him?
Ronnie Hepple is winning the standup battle so far.
Chavez throws out a powerful jab.
Chavez seems to have recovered his senses.
Hepple forces Chavez back against the cage and clinches.
Chavez breaks from the clinch.
Hepple throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hepple scores with a decent looking hook.
Chavez looks to land a left hand but Hepple moved out of range nicely.
Ronnie Hepple is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hepple changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Chavez drops his hands momentarily and Hepple takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chavez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chavez thumps Hepple with a low kick.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Chavez throws a hook but Hepple blocks it.
Hepple is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hepple changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hepple will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hepple is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chavez can do to turn this around?
Chavez tries to clinch up but Hepple circles away and keeps his distance.
Chavez throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chavez throws a jab when Hepple was well out of range.
A slow jab from Hepple misses its intended target.
Chavez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Hepple, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chavez moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Chavez blocks a head kick by Hepple.
Chavez misses with a hook. Hepple ducked under it nicely.
Hepple swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hepple takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Chavez. Beautiful body shot.
Chavez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hepple throws a body punch but Chavez moves out of range.
Chavez is looking to slow Hepple down with leg kicks.
Chavez clinches up with Hepple and pushes him back against the cage.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hepple controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hepple blocking some punches.
Hepple's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hepple controls his hands.
Chavez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ronnie Hepple has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Chavez - that landed with a thud.
Hepple lands with a short shot to the head.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Chavez misses with a punch to the body.
Chavez blocks an uppercut.
Hepple lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chavez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chavez scores with a shot to the side of Hepple's head.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Chavez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hepple lands with a right to the head.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Hepple scores with a shot to the side of Chavez's head.
Chavez presses Hepple against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hepple lands an uppercut.
Chavez struggles to land a body shot inside as Hepple controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Hepple avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
Chavez swings wildly with an uppercut but Hepple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Chavez tries to throw a body punch but Hepple avoids it by throwing Chavez back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hepple.
Chavez tries to work over Hepple's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hepple lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Hepple lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chavez backwards.
Chavez lands a right hand.
Hepple prevents a body shot from Chavez.
Hepple misses with a punch on the inside.
Chavez lands a left hand.
Chavez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Chavez scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hepple.
Hepple lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hepple blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Hepple gets through Chavez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chavez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chavez blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chavez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chavez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chavez prevents a body shot from Hepple.
Hepple misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chavez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Chavez blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chavez.
Chavez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chavez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hepple blocks a body shot from Chavez.
Chavez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hepple or not.
Chavez blocking some punches.
Chavez breaks the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Chavez.
Chavez throws a hook to the side of Hepple's head but Hepple sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hepple throws the left hand but Chavez avoids the punch easily.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
Hepple tries to close the distance and clinch but Chavez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chavez lands with a good body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Domingo Chavez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The crowd cheers as Chavez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hepple doesn't seem phased though.
Hepple connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hepple keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chavez.
Hepple looks to throw the jab but Chavez is out of range.
A big left from Chavez misses.
Chavez throws a body shot but no joy.
Hepple is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Chavez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hepple stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hepple uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chavez.
Good work by Hepple as he checks the leg kick.
Hepple takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hepple tries to clinch up but Chavez circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hepple lands the left hand.
Hepple wants to clinch up but Chavez keeps it at a distance.
A little jabbing left from Chavez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hepple walks into a jab.
Hepple staying out of range there.
Hepple thinks about countering with a head kick.
Hepple throws a looping overhand right but Chavez ducks down to avoid it.
Chavez misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple blocks a jab.
Hepple appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chavez scores with a shot to the body.
Hepple takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Chavez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hepple moves away.
Chavez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hepple.
Hepple misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Chavez to counter with a crisp jab.
Chavez wants to slow Hepple down by chopping away at his legs.
Hepple throws a big counter combination but Chavez scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chavez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hepple. Hepple circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chavez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hepple.
Hepple on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hepple is rocked!
Hepple misses with a hook
and Chavez counters with a low kick, right behind Hepple 's knee.
Oh Hepple is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chavez throws a monster overhand right that drops Hepple! Chavez follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Domingo Chavez!
Domingo Chavez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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RATING
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