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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Demon Monkey (ranked 1410 p4p, 177 weight class) and Ronnie Hepple (ranked 777 p4p, 104 weight class). Monkey's entrance music is Bransjehora. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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11 - 7 - 1 |
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187 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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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
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Demon Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Ronnie Hepple!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hepple scores with the left hand. Monkey knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Demon Monkey has been cut.
Hepple scores with a body shot.
Monkey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hepple under the eye.
Monkey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hepple.
Hepple slips under a jab from Monkey.
Hepple tries a head kick but it misses.
Hepple buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Monkey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hepple.
A leg kick checked by Hepple.
Hepple throws out a counter right but Monkey avoids it with no problem.
We've been informed that Hepple 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.
Hepple misses with a two punch combination.
Hepple displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Monkey throws out the jab.
Hepple tries to counter by closing the distance.
Monkey throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hepple counters with a nice uppercut.
Hepple walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hepple takes one on the button.
Monkey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hepple steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Monkey.
Hepple buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple moves out of range as Monkey strikes.
Hepple slips a jab from Monkey.
Hepple closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hepple fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
I was talking to Monkey's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Monkey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hepple lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Hepple throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Monkeys head.
Monkey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hepple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey tries to throw a body punch but Hepple avoids it by throwing Monkey back against the cage.
Hepple throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Hepple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Monkey misses with a punch on the inside.
Monkey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hepple throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Hepple tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hepple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Monkey is working Hepple over against the cage.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Monkey creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Monkey blocks a body shot from Hepple.
Hepple swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short uppercut from Hepple.
Hepple lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
Hepple has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
Hepple lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hepple.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hepple.
Hepple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hepple misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Monkey fails to land.
Monkey blocking some punches.
Hepple throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hepple softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hepple lands with a right to the head.
Hepple lands with a right to the head.
Monkey is working Hepple over against the cage.
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hepple misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hepple.
Hepple digs a right hand into Monkey's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Monkey's gas tank.
Monkey tries to stall but Hepple uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hepple.
Hepple fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hepple has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
Monkey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monkey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Monkey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monkey scores with a shot to the side of Hepple's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hepple throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Hepple tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monkey's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Hepple controls the action.
Hepple lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Hepple.
Hepple swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hepple misses with a punch on the inside.
Monkey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hepple backwards.
Monkey blocking some punches.
Monkey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Monkey throws an elbow but misses.
Hepple tries to work over Monkey's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Monkey misses with a body punch.
A short right from Hepple.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hepple creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Monkey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hepple misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Hepple blocks a body shot from Monkey.
Hepple blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Hepple dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hepple instigates a clinch.
Hepple misses with some punches.
Monkey lands with a right to the head.
Hepple misses with a body punch.
Hepple has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Hepple scores with a nice short uppercut.
Monkey swings wildly with an uppercut but Hepple uses good head movement to avoid it.
Monkey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hepple letting Monkey take a breather here.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
Hepple misses with a punch on the inside.
Monkey trying to control the position but instead, Hepple has worked for underhooks and has pushed Monkey into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Monkey misses with a body punch.
Hepple misses with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey slows down the pace here.
Monkey lands a nice shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Hepple lands a body shot in the clinch.
Monkey lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Monkey tries to work over Hepple's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ronnie Hepple seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hepple blocking some punches.
Hepple has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
Hepple misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Hepple.
Monkey just leaning against Hepple, taking a breather.
Monkey blocks an uppercut.
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hepple blocks an uppercut.
Hepple throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Monkey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hepple scores with a shot to the side of Monkey's head.
A short right from Hepple on the inside.
Hepple misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Monkey.
Monkey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Monkey digs a right hand into Hepple's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hepple's gas tank.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monkey.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short body shot lands from Monkey as the two fighters clinch.
Monkey can't find room to land a body shot as Hepple controls the action.
Hepple swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hepple.
A hook to the body from Monkey.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Monkey lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hepple backwards.
Monkey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hepple scores with a shoulder strike.
Monkey misses with the head strike.
Hepple swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hepple misses with some punches.
Hepple blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey tries to work over Hepple's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hepple tries to throw a body punch but Monkey avoids it by throwing Hepple back against the cage.
Monkey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Monkey looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hepple tries to counter by closing the distance.
Donk. Monkey catches Hepple right on the button with a cross.
Monkey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hepple fails to land with a series of punches.
Monkey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hepple counters with a stiff right hand.
Monkey lands a glancing blow to the side of Hepple's head.
Hepple slips under a jab from Monkey.
Monkey throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hepple jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A shot to the body from Monkey misses
and Hepple counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Monkey throws a lazy uppercut
and Hepple counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hepple checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A slow jab from Hepple misses its intended target.
Monkey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hepple counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Monkey misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Hepple on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Monkey looks to throw the jab but Hepple is out of range.
Hepple throws a nice head kick!
Hepple moves into the clinch.
Hepple lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hepple.
Hepple makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Hepple scores with a nice short uppercut.
Monkey lands an uppercut.
Hepple working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hepple lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Monkey working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hepple lands a hook that snaps the head of Monkey backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Hepple showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Demon Monkey's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Monkey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hepple steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Monkey.
Hepple moves out of range of the strikes.
Hepple throws a nice outside leg kick.
Monkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Monkey is looking to slow Hepple down with leg kicks.
Hepple pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hepple closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Hepple.
Hepple has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
A head punch on the inside from Hepple fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hepple lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Monkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Hepple controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Hepple.
Monkey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hepple's elbow.
Hepple misses with a punch on the inside.
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hepple lands a right hand.
Hepple tries a body shot but Monkey blocks it.
Monkey misses with a punch to the body.
Hepple scores with a shot to the side of Monkey's head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Monkey.
Hepple misses with some punches.
Monkey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monkey manages to break the clinch.
Monkey throws a big shot that misses.
Monkey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hepple.
Monkey misses with a body kick.
Monkey connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hepple stuns Monkey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Monkey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Monkey there.
Hepple tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Monkey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Demon Monkey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hepple looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hepple connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Monkey momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Monkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hepple tries to clinch there but Monkey circles away.
It appears Monkey was looking to counter with a kick there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Monkey. That's going to slow Hepple down.
Monkey misses with an uppercut.
Monkey scores with a nice strike.
Monkey throws a big shot that misses.
A lazy left from Hepple finds it's target.
Hepple avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hepple tries to counter with a clinch but Monkey shakes him off and moves away.
Hepple slips under a jab from Monkey.
Hepple lands with a hook. Monkey tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Monkey takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hepple has closed the distance and engaged Monkey in a clinch.
Hepple has a couple of punches blocked by Monkey.
Monkey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hepple misses with some punches.
Hepple tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Monkey fails to land.
Hepple swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Monkey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Monkey throws an elbow but it misses.
Monkey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hepple avoids it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hepple.
Monkey struggles to land a body shot inside as Hepple controls his hands.
Monkey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hepple fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Monkey blocking some punches.
Monkey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hepple working aggressively here.
Ronnie Hepple is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Monkey is working Hepple over against the cage.
Hepple lands a hook to the side of the head.
Monkey misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Monkey fails to land.
Hepple working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hepple lands an uppercut.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Hepple throws a punch but it's blocked by Monkey.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hepple doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hepple throws a head punch that misses.
Hepple swings wildly with an uppercut but Monkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Hepple comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hepple winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Hepple!
Ronnie Hepple was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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