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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Schneeger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Hellmuth Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dick Schneeger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Phil Hellmuth Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneeger ducks under a wild hook from Hellmuth Jr.
Good work by Hellmuth Jr as he checks the leg kick.
Hellmuth Jr works Schneeger's body with a nice hook.
Hellmuth Jr misses the jab.
Hellmuth Jr throws a shot from downtown. Schneeger moves away and avoids it.
Schneeger takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Schneeger takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Phil Hellmuth Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hellmuth Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Schneeger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr throws a jab when Schneeger was well out of range.
Schneeger is looking to clinch but Hellmuth Jr is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schneeger tries to clinch there but Hellmuth Jr circles away.
Hellmuth Jr looks to throw the jab but Schneeger is out of range.
Hellmuth Jr has Schneeger up against the cage in a clinch.
Schneeger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schneeger dodges an elbow strike from Hellmuth Jr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneeger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hellmuth Jr backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Schneeger throws an elbow but misses.
Schneeger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Our sources have told us that Schneeger has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Hellmuth Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hellmuth Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hellmuth Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Schneeger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hellmuth Jr blocks a body shot from Schneeger.
Schneeger trying to land knees to the body.
Hellmuth Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Schneeger missing with knees to the body.
Hellmuth Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
Hellmuth Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hellmuth Jr lands with a right to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Hellmuth Jr.
Hellmuth Jr told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Hellmuth Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Schneegers head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hellmuth Jr lands an elbow that stopped Schneeger in his tracks for a moment.
Schneeger is rocked!
It looks like Dick Schneeger has been cut.
Schneeger pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Oh Schneeger is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hellmuth Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hellmuth Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hellmuth Jr lands a big right hand that drops Schneeger! The killer instinct kicks in and Hellmuth Jr finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Hellmuth Jr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Hellmuth Jr! Phil Hellmuth Jr retains his heavyweight title!
After the fight, Phil Hellmuth Jr was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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