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(Written by Girls Friday/Results by Lookout!)(Free Agent vs Free Agent)Intro:The next bout in the Bells Centre in Montreal, Canada, sees Brooke Hogan take on Megan Gale, in a battle of the newly free agents.
Brooke was part of the Gemini stable, before the stable became inactive, while Megan was part of Floydian, which has now become Bonzo's gym and she didn't fit the new look.
Career wise, the 28 year old Brooke comes into the fight with an official record of 0 wins and 1 loss, that was to recent welterweight queen Kate Upton, so how much you read into that is your own choice.
While the 40 year old Megan, is 5 and 4 in fights, those 5 wins all coming by knockout and she came fourth in the welterweight revival 2 years ago.
As the girls meet face to face at the press conference, the height difference was clear, Megan is 5'10 1/2 to Brooke's 5'9.
But we'd find out at the weigh in, that Brooke comes into the fight at 165 pounds, compared to Megan's 137 pounds, making both true welterweights.
The girls looked tense, no real animosity between the two as this was their first ever meeting when it comes to fighting, but both know this is a major bout for their future career prospects and maybe even next stable move.
They are led to their separate tables, then Brooke is told to speak first, the muscular California native nods and stands to stare out to the sea of journalists.
"Boy I guess you guys are expecting another reality series, with me showing you guys how I train for these fights and what I think of Beyonce and her Gemini group" says Brooke with a smirk.
"Well I have nothing bad to say about my time at Gemini, sure I'd loved to have fought more, but I had dreams outside the ring for most of the time I was there and Beyonce helped me with making me look this good" continues Brooke as she waves her hand down her impressive body.
Looking at Megan, she adds "I can tell you how important this fight is, but we all know in this room that actions speak louder than any words can, so you'll see how serious I am for 2017 and this fight"
Megan nods at Brooke, her eyes showing no love for the Hulksters daughter, but she knows where she is coming from.
Now Megan gets her turn and straight away she answers what is on journalists minds "no I have no hard feelings towards Bonzo, in fact I have to say thank you to him for giving me his time and effort, I'm sorry that didn't lead to the success we both wanted"
Megan seems solemn in her answers, she adds "fighting wise, I haven't done enough have I? Now the sharks are swimming around me and I know Brooke sees me as prey for her to eat to save her own career"
Megan turns towards her blonde opponent and says "but trust me, I'm the big fish in the ocean and if you try to snack on me, I'll happily feast on your career babe"
Brooke now nods, before the two women are led up to do one finally face off and butt heads to stare with eyes that say bring it bytch after what they've said.
Separating, they walk off stage and go back to their gyms for a final planning session on what they are going to do to each other the next night.
Fight night comes and Brooke comes out first, of course she has a vest like her dad used to come out to in red and yellow colours, except hers has "Brookemania" written across it, before she tears it off with her taped hands.
The crowd seem to eat it up, as if they are watching her father come out instead of Brooke and she begins to strut down to the ring.
Entering the ring, the cameras get a closer look at her yellow sports bra, red shorts with a small yellow #Brookemania badge on the left pant leg and completed the look with red gloves put on by her coach and shoes.
She cups her ears to each side of the crowd and laughs with her coach, the two enjoying the atmosphere in the ring and the arena in general.
The mood turns as out comes Megan Gale, no playing around by the looks of it, her eyes focused on the ring and specifically Brooke.
Walking briskly down to the ring, Megan is wearing a turquoise sports bra, shorts, shoes and gloves, it's not long till she is into the ring to a smaller cheer, but still a good size noise.
Entering the ring, she waves to the crowd, but quickly her gaze moves back over to Brooke, whose staring back at her with judging eyes.
Asked to come to the ring centre, the time for messing around is over, now it's time to put up or shut up!
The girls go nose to nose, wiring each other up as the referee reads out his instructions, neither big girl blinks as the mental game begins.
Told to touch gloves, respectfully they touch gloves and jog back to their corners, gumshields in and the referee signals for the bell to start 10 rounds of welterweight division.
Round 1:The girls come out to meet each other in the ring centre, stiff jabs being exchanged as they circle each other, looking for openings.
Megan takes the early advantage, her slight reach advantage allowing her to spike Brooke through her guard to her nose.
But the blonde fighter powers her way forward to slam a nasty right cross to the cheek of Megan, turning her head and showing the power of Hogan.
That makes Megan stand up and take notice of Brooke, maybe underestimating the power of Brooke.
Well the Aussie has to taste more of that power, several looping shots smacking into the side of her body, making her groan with each shot.
Megan fires back up top and we get our first brutal exchange between two hard hitters, heads being knocked backwards.
Brooke lands a good overhand right to wobble Megan and the taller brunette clinches up with her opponent to clear her head.
Separated, Megan creates some space with her jab, stinging the arms of Brooke and her face as she tries to keep the distance between the two fighters.
With under a minute to go though, Brooke lands another hard shot to the ribs this time of Megan, the left hand of Brooke snaking around the guard of Megan, pounding her back.
Less than 10 seconds to go and both girls slug it out in tight, a furious exchange as both try to win the round and Brooke lands a good overhand right to score a big hit that shakes Megan's head.
As the bell rings, Megan hates to admit that she got hurt this round by the heavy punching of Brooke, the blonde just jogging back to her corner, not bothered about trying to psyche out Megan, instead letting her fists do the talking.
Both get cleaned up in their corners, coaches now with a better idea of what their fighters should do, tells them the new plans as both girls nod and listen intently.
Round 2:Out come the fighters, Megan keeping her distance, snaking her jab through the guard of Brooke and stepping out if range when Brooke comes forward.
The crowd don't look pleased at what they are seeing, believing Megan's tactics are not good enough as the Aussie holds Brooke when she does manage to get close to land and is being dragged into a clinch.
Megan leaning on her opponent, smothering any attempt for Brooke to fight out of the clinch, the referee having to separate the girls each time.
Megan starts to throw combos now, feeling more at ease with her tactics seeming to slow down Brooke's advance.
But Brooke manages to land a good three combo of her own to the body of Megan, but gets pulled into a headlock, which gets a warning from the ref to Gale.
The girls are pried apart and Megan lands a good jab, followed by a left hook to knock Brooke back now, the raw power of Megan starting to slow itself now.
But the younger Brooke fights back and the two slug it out with not long to go till the bell rings, which it does after a right straight snaps Brooke's head back and blood is trickling from her nostrils.
The crowd seem split as the girls return to their corners, some taking the side of Megan, whose doing anything to win, compares to Brooke's brawling style.
All Brooke's corner is interested in at the moment is stopping the nose bleed so they can get their girl back into the thick of the action.
Meanwhile Megan looks more comfortable this round, but still looks sore around her ribs from Brooke's piledriver like fists.
Round 3:Out come the girls, more compact in their guards, but Megan is still controlling the action at midrange, swinging her shots around the guard of Brooke to move her around.
Brooke is finding ways through now though and it's leading to some tense exchanges between the girls, the blonde working the body of Megan.
That it till Megan grapples with her again and it becomes a scruffy affair, both trying to push the other into a better position for them to land, instead it's glancing shots being thrown and not doing too much damage.
The referee separates the two, Megan quickly tries to stamp her authority with a good three punch combo up top to push Brooke towards the ropes.
But sensing where she's going, Brooke puts her head down and shoves her way back forward, digging shots into the body of Megan.
The two stand and trade in tight, till Megan again uses her strength to push Brooke's head down and sling her right around to the body of the blonde.
The referee shouts for the girls to separate and he warns Megan to keep the action clean, as she nods and puts her glove out for Brooke to touch to say sorry, Hogan does touch her glove but her face tells you she isn't happy with Megan's tactics.
Circling each other, the girls quickly resume hostiles, Megan looking happy at range once more, but Brooke won't be kept back.
Blood trickles quicker from her nose, she pounds her fists into the sides of Megan to cause her to grunt and then slams a right cross to the chin of the brunette.
Megan rocks backwards but the bell rings before Brooke can motor on, causing Brooke to scream in frustration.
The sight of the big blonde, her blonde hair messy from Megan's wrestling tactics, blood covering her mouth making her look scary.
Even Megan wonders what she's turned Brooke into, but she's confident she can finish her off when giving the chance.
Round 4:Brooke roars out of her corner, catching Megan out with a straight, followed by a left cross, the Aussie being backed up in the ring.
Megan is forces to fight on her heels and her face gets caught with a right hook that clearly hurts her badly judging by her reaction.
The girls start trading in close range till Megan can fight her way into a position to clinch up and stop the assault she's under.
The crowd seem to be coming to more Brooke's side, but Megan's fans chant her name, trying to rally their girl in the face of adversity.
Separated, Megan's left side of her face is starting to swell, Brooke keeps targeting that side, pumping her right hand into the cheek and getting a grimaced look on Megan's face.
Megan finally gains some control with a jab to those bloody lips, followed by a right to the ribs of Hogan as the blonde covers up on top.
That leads to the girls going toe to toe in a rip roaring brawl that gets the crowd standing, till both girls nearly slump into a clinch.
Apart from a few kidney shots, neither does much and the referee has to separate the two, who then proceed to just trade single fire punches.
With the round coming to an end, the girls do start to throw more harder shots, but both look hurt as they smack each other to the head and body till the bell rings.
Both stop and stare at the damage they've caused each other, Megan is going to have a black eye around her left, her face is puffy and she's starting to breath harder from the body assault she's received.
Brooke has blood starting to drip onto her yellow top, her cheeks are puffy but she looks in better shape stamina wise as she isn't breathing as hard.
The girls return to their corners and their coaches jobs are becoming harder, each tries to wash their girls down, focus on giving instructions, while they worry about their fighters.
Round 5:The girls come out there corners, looking more determined then any other part of the fight, winning is so important to both.
Megan starts off the round using the jab, seeking to batter that bloody nose to make Brooke submit, but the blonde keeps her face covered up.
Then Brooke lunges forward and gets caught to her left cheek with a right hook, down goes Hogan! Onto her side goes the blonde as she looks stunned to be down.
Megan gets to a neutral corner quickly to let the count start, Brooke shakes her head as some blood from her nose drips to the canvas to make things look even worse for her.
Brooke shoves herself up as Megan stares down at her, she beats the count at 8, looking slightly shaky up, but she finds her feet as the referee checks her over.
Megan tries to rush Brooke, smacking the guard of the blonde, driving her to the ropes to the delight of her fans, but Brooke is firing back enough so the referee can't step in.
At least that is what it looks like at first, but Brooke is actually making some headway and she clinches up with Megan to give herself extra time to survive the round.
Separated, Megan tries to keep the pressure on Brooke, but a moment that sums up this fight occurs late in the round.
Megan tries to step forward and gets an uppercut for her troubles, Megan's eyes shut and she doesn't see the right hook that knocks her head around.
Down goes Megan! On all fours she lands, spitting her gumshield out as she tries to clear her head and blood is starting to drip from a small cut above her left eye.
The referee counts as Brooke leans against the turnbuckles behind her in the neutral corner, she's hoping Megan is going to stay down.
But somehow Megan pushes herself up at 9, her legs look wobbly, but she holds her gloves up and claims that she can continue.
The bell rings as the referee checks her over, he takes her to her corner as Brooke returns to her own corner to get cleaned up.
The doctor is checking that left eye of Megan's, blood slowly runs from it but her coach seems to be on top of it, it's about waking her up for the next round that is the issue.
Round 6:The referee checks over Megan, she puts her gloves up again and tells him "I can fight!" As the doctor doesn't get involved to say she can't, so the referee let's the fight continue to a loud cheer.
The girls both look hurt and tired, a lack of action for both is really showing as they don't go straight for each other, instead working around each other.
Brooke knows that this is the best chance she is going to have and forces Megan to fight, the girls exchange up top.
Megan looking to step back to find her legs, but keeps finding Brooke in her face, so she tries to smack Hogan to those bloody lips.
BIG MISTAKE! Brooke sees the opening and turns her entire body into a right hook that slams into the left cheek of Megan.
The Aussies gumshield flies out of her mouth, as her legs bend and she collapses in something similar to a controlled demolition.
Megan is knocked out cold on the canvas and the referee waves the fight off as he waves the doctor to rush into the ring!
Winner: Brooke Hogan KO Round 6After:Brooke looks as stunned as the silent crowd, they look at the scene in front of them and can't believe it, even as replies play out around the big screens above the ring, they sit stunned.
Then some of Brooke's fans start a cheer and the arena erupts for the blonde bombshell, who raises her gloves into the air and leans against the nearest set of ropes to herself.
The medics wake Megan up, but she's still woozy and the doctor orders for a stretcher to come in and be used for Gale, as she is too dizzy to even stand up it seems.
Brooke does show some concern for Megan, but as her hand is raised by the referee, she starts to think about what she can do now.
She mounts the bottom rope of the nearest corner and cups her ear as the crowd roars, chanting her name and she is absolutely in heaven right now.
Megan leaves the ring on the stretcher as the people in the front row and her supports clap her on her way out to show their respect.
But tonight seems to have become the Brooke Hogan show, the crowd seem to have taken her to heart and pundits are already writing "knockout of the year?" In their notepads.
Brooke finally leaves the ring after showing her love to the crowd with moves her father made famous, which doesn't go down well with some pundits.
After Brooke had made her way to the back and thought of her future, she tweeted her thoughts "who'd love to see a battle of wrestling royalty? Me and Steph maybe
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Could that be the big money fight for both girls? Well tonight is Brooke's time to shine and with support, she could go places.