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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christophe Dupree (ranked 1590 p4p, 1317 weight class) and Paul Gascoigne (ranked 207 p4p, 178 weight class). Dupree comes to the cage accompanied by Eddie Vedder - Society. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 38 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christophe Dupree!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Gascoigne!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Yuuki Gou and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gascoigne throws a head kick that half lands.
Gascoigne cracks Dupree with a right hand to the side of the head.
Christophe Dupree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gascoigne lands a big head kick that sends Dupree tumbling to the mat! Gascoigne takes a step backwards and waves Dupree back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dupree is rocked!
It looks like Christophe Dupree has been cut.
Gascoigne is looking to clinch but Dupree is avoiding it.
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!
Dupree throws out a loose jab but Gascoigne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dupree gets tackled into the cage by Gascoigne. Gascoigne maintains the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dupree.
Dupree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gascoigne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gascoigne wants to slow Dupree down by chopping away at his legs.
Dupree looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gascoigne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dupree pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gascoigne is out of range and Dupree settles back down.
Gascoigne raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gascoigne throws the left hand but Dupree avoids the punch easily.
Gascoigne closes the distance and clinches.
Gascoigne can't find room to land a body shot as Dupree controls the action.
Gascoigne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gascoigne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne breaks from the clinch.
Dupree scores with a nice strike.
Dupree swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gascoigne counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oooooh!!! Gascoigne has knocked Dupree down with a huge combo! Gascoigne steps away and waves a wobbly Dupree back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gascoigne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gascoigne has closed the distance and engaged Dupree in a clinch.
Dupree lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gascoigne backwards.
It looks like Paul Gascoigne has been cut.
Gascoigne takes a shot to the head.
Gascoigne lands a hook that snaps the head of Dupree backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dupree.
Dupree misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dupree misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dupree misses with some punches.
Gascoigne misses with a punch to the body.
Dupree breaks the clinch.
Dupree with the inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dupree thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gascoigne lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A combination from Dupree does no damage.
Dupree on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gascoigne. Gascoigne obviously looking to wear him down.
Dupree throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gascoigne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dupree swings widly with a right hand
and Gascoigne counters with a nice uppercut.
Gascoigne connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dupree's hands.
Dupree jabs Gascoigne to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dupree throws a hook but Gascoigne blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gascoigne! But no joy.
No joy there for Gascoigne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dupree scores with a decent looking hook.
Gascoigne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Gascoigne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne lands a big head kick that sends Dupree tumbling to the mat! Gascoigne takes a step backwards and waves Dupree back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Dupree is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gascoigne has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Dupree misses with a leg kick.
Dupree seems to have got his legs back now.
Gascoigne moves into range and clinches up with Dupree.
Gascoigne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gascoigne misses with a low kick.
The fighters circling - Gascoigne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Dupree was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gascoigne.
Gascoigne fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gascoigne is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gascoigne pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dupree is out of range and Gascoigne settles back down.
Dupree smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gascoigne has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dupree lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dupree takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Gascoigne blocks a jab.
Gascoigne connects with a single shot there.
Dupree avoids the head kick by Gascoigne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dupree looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dupree fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gascoigne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dupree lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheers as Dupree lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gascoigne doesn't seem phased though.
Gascoigne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gascoigne tries to clinch there but Dupree circles away.
Gascoigne is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Dupree had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Gascoigne slips a jab from Dupree.
Dupree throws a right hand that misses
and Gascoigne counters with a left and a right that stings Dupree.
Dupree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gascoigne manages to avoid it.
Gascoigne was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Gascoigne misses with a straight left.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gascoigne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dupree throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gascoigne misses with a few strikes there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Gascoigne dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Gascoigne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
No joy there for Dupree, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dupree misses with a hook.
Gascoigne throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dupree throws a jab when Gascoigne was well out of range.
Gascoigne connects with a leg kick.
Gascoigne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dupree throws a head kick that misses
and Gascoigne counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A head kick by Gascoigne misses
and Dupree counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gascoigne thinking.
Paul Gascoigne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gascoigne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dupree throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gascoigne throws a big counter head kick but Dupree avoids it with no problem.
Gascoigne rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dupree moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, jab by Dupree - just one landing.
Gascoigne tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dupree manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gascoigne looks to land a right hand but Dupree moved out of range.
Gascoigne connects with a leg kick.
Dupree misses with a left hand
and Gascoigne counters with a stiff right hand.
Dupree scores with a shot to the body.
Gascoigne is breathing heavily.
Gascoigne throws a sloppy head kick and Dupree moves out of range easily.
Gascoigne moves out of range as Dupree strikes.
Dupree throws a hook to the side of Gascoigne's head but Gascoigne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gascoigne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Gascoigne tries a head kick but it misses.
Dupree waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gascoigne.
Dupree lands a big head kick that sends Gascoigne tumbling to the mat! Dupree takes a step backwards and waves Gascoigne back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Gascoigne is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gascoigne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dupree.
Gascoigne is still on wobbly legs! Can Dupree finish him?
Dupree misses with a straight right.
Gascoigne throws out a counter right but Dupree avoids it with no problem.
Gascoigne seems to have recovered his senses.
Gascoigne tries a head kick but it misses.
Gascoigne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gascoigne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dupree misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Dupree throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dupree throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Gascoigne stumbling backwards into the cage! Gascoigne bounces back off the cage towards Dupree, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Dupree lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Dupree celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Christophe Dupree!
During a confident post fight interview, Christophe Dupree thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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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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