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Event:
Gladiators 20 O'Neil v Zulu 2
Date: May 06, 2017 |
#R1#
Rogers misses with a body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gunn darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gunn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rogers. Rogers circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#CUT2#
It looks like Dale Rogers has been cut.
Gunn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gunn. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gunn scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Gunn lands a jab to the head.
Rogers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Gunn. Beautiful body shot.
Gunn ducks under a wild hook from Rogers.
Rogers throws a shot from downtown. Gunn moves away and avoids it.
Rogers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
It seemed like Gunn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rogers misses with a hook
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
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!
Gunn slips under a jab.
Gunn scores with a nice strike.
Gunn connects with a looping right hand.
A big left from Gunn misses.
Rogers throws a leg kick which misses Gunn's front leg but catches the back leg as Gunn tries to avoid it.
Rogers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gunn.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gunn, as that shot connected.
#T1#
Rogers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Rogers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gunn was well out of range. Poor timing from Rogers.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Decent striking displayed by Gunn there.
Rogers tries to land a body kick
and Rogers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rogers will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rogers throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gunn lands a jab to the head.
Dale Rogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gunn digs a good body shot into Rogers's ribs.
Rogers slips under a jab.
Rogers scores with a jab to the body.
Rogers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gunn's calf.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Good leg kick by Rogers there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rogers throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gunn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rogers looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rogers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rogers avoids the body shot from Gunn.
Gunn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rogers had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A cross from Gunn lands.#T2#
Gunn swings for the body but Rogers moves out of range.
Gunn clobbers Rogers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rogers.
Rogers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gunn.
Gunn cracks Rogers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rogers keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gunn.
Rogers is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gunn's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Rogers tries to move into range but Gunn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#CUT2#
Dale Rogers's cut is getting worse.
Gunn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rogers.
Gunn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rogers.
Gunn lands a jab to the nose.
Rogers catches Gunn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gunn has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rogers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
Gunn misses with an uppercut. Rogers saw that one coming.
Rogers connects with a looping right hand.
A lazy left from Rogers finds it's target.
Gunn scores with a punch to the head.#T3#
Gunn smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gunn scores with a jab to the head.
Gunn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rogers looks to clinch
and Gunn scores with a counter punch that sends Rogers to the canvas! Gunn smells blood - he's punishing Rogers with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Rogers has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Granite Gunn!
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