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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martez Cortega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Mangold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mangold is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Dead Prez . Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Good wrestling
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Martez Cortega!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Danny Mangold!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mangold closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mangold lands in his opponent's guard.
Cortega pushes Mangold off and gets back to his feet.
Mangold looking to score a takedown here. Cortega is defending well but Mangold drives through and ends up in Cortega's guard.
Cortega working for submissions but it's allowed Mangold to get to half guard.
Cortega is trying to control but can't.
Cortega blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mangold.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mangold wants to control but Cortega is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mangold seems to be working for a kimura but Cortega defends the submission attempt.
Cortega is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Mangold scores with a couple of nice shots.
Mangold is thwarting Cortega's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cortega avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mangold.
Cortega is looking to improve his position.
Mangold looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cortega with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cortega on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mangold not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cortega actively working from the bottom here.
Mangold scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mangold throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mangold drops an elbow to the side of Cortega's head.
Mangold looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cortega is rocked!
Mangold lands a big elbow - Cortega is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Mangold!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Mangold!
Danny Mangold took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nycky Downtime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byczynski's entrance music is War is My Destiny. A fine choice. Downtime is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bring It. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
46 - 45 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nataniel Byczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
39 - 36 - 3, fighting out of Hilo, Nycky Downtime!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downtime throws a body punch but Byczynski moves out of range.
Downtime lands with a thumping leg kick.
Downtime works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Byczynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Downtime scores with a jab to the body.
Downtime connects with a single shot there.
Downtime shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Byczynski defends it nicely.
A head kick misses from Downtime.
Downtime moves into the clinch.
Downtime 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downtime wants to break the clinch but can't.
A shot in the inside from Byczynski.
Byczynski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Downtime is rocked!
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.
Downtime is still on wobbly legs! Can Byczynski finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byczynski tries to work over Downtime's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Downtime seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski is struggling to control the position.
Byczynski misses with an elbow strike.
Downtime escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Downtime lands with an uppercut that bounces Byczynski off the cage and back into range.
Downtime lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Downtime wants to slow Byczynski down by chopping away at his legs.
Byczynski swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Byczynski tries to clinch there but Downtime circles away.
Downtime needs to keep his hands up - Byczynski had a free shot at his head there.
Downtime keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Byczynski.
Downtime changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nycky Downtime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byczynski looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A jab lands there for Downtime.
Byczynski drives through and clinches with Downtime against the cage.
Downtime landing knees to the body.
Byczynski gets through Downtime's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Downtime throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downtime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byczynski.
Downtime looking to stall.
Downtime wants a takedown but no success here.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Downtime.
Byczynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Downtime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Byczynski has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Byczynski taking a breather.
Downtime blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byczynski lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Downtime is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Byczynski stalling in the clinch.
Byczynski avoiding damage as Downtime throws knees to the body.
Downtime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byczynski.
Byczynski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Downtime blocks it with crossed arms.
Byczynski lands an uppercut.
Byczynski slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Byczynski creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Downtime's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Downtime drops to his knees and Byczynski pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nataniel Byczynski!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nataniel Byczynski made sure he mentioned FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bob Backlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nando De Leeuw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob Backlund is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Backlund!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nando De Leeuw !
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Leeuw clinches with his opponent.
De Leeuw is struggling to control the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Backlund.
De Leeuw swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stalling in the clinch from De Leeuw .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Backlund.
De Leeuw gets underhooks to prevent Backlund's takedown attempt.
De Leeuw misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from De Leeuw fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Leeuw misses with a hook from the clinch.
De Leeuw slowing the pace effectively.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from De Leeuw fails to land.
De Leeuw misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leeuw lands a left hand that snaps the head of Backlund backwards.
Backlund manages to pull guard.
Backlund wants to sweep here but De Leeuw controlling him for the moment.
De Leeuw wants to stand but Backlund is controlling his posture from full guard.
Backlund is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. De Leeuw is aware though and is defending well.
De Leeuw trying to control but Backlund is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Leeuw accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Backlund looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
De Leeuw sitting in guard, not really doing much.
De Leeuw wants to stand but Backlund is controlling his posture from full guard.
Backlund has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backlund has an active guard here but De Leeuw has managed to pass into half guard.
Backlund tries to roll over but De Leeuw keeps him under control.
Backlund is not content to let De Leeuw control the position.
Backlund wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Leeuw thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Backlund's head.
De Leeuw trying to control the action but Backlund is working from the bottom.
Backlund looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Leeuw prevents Backlund from improving his position.
De Leeuw sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
De Leeuw misses with a straight left.
A jab from De Leeuw finds it's way through Backlund's defenses.
De Leeuw darts in trying to clinch
and Backlund counters with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Backlund throws a half hearted mid kick.
De Leeuw falls off balance throwing a combination
and Backlund counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Leeuw 's knee momentarily.
De Leeuw cracks Backlund with a good jab.
Backlund keeps the fight on the outside.
As De Leeuw backs away, Backlund returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
De Leeuw tries to land a leg kick but Backlund saw it coming and moves away.
De Leeuw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Backlund throws a quick counter head kick but De Leeuw was just out of range.
De Leeuw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Backlund slips a straight right by De Leeuw .
De Leeuw throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy left from De Leeuw finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nando De Leeuw dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
De Leeuw lands a lovely overhand right.
De Leeuw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Backlund counters with a nice low kick that buckles De Leeuw 's knee momentarily.
Backlund swats away the attempt to clinch by De Leeuw .
Some wild striking there from De Leeuw .
A swing and a miss from De Leeuw .
Backlund throws a quick counter head kick but De Leeuw was just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Leeuw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Backlund moves away.
De Leeuw throws a series of punches but Backlund moves out of range.
Backlund is looking to counter with head kicks.
A lazy left from De Leeuw finds it's target.
Backlund takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Leeuw looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Backlund thinks about countering with a head kick.
Backlund swats away the attempt to clinch by De Leeuw .
Backlund looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Backlund bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Leeuw just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBacklund.
De Leeuw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
De Leeuw looks to land a right hand but Backlund moved out of range.
De Leeuw throws a series of punches but Backlund moves out of range.
It appears Backlund was looking to counter with a kick there.
De Leeuw tries to clinch but Backlund is having none of it.
Backlund quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Backlund moves away from the strike by De Leeuw .
De Leeuw just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBacklund.
A punch combination from De Leeuw misses.
De Leeuw throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Leeuw looks to score with a jab to the body but Backlund is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Backlund keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from De Leeuw .
Backlund throws a quick counter head kick but De Leeuw was just out of range.
Backlund has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from De Leeuw .
De Leeuw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Backlund manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for De Leeuw , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
De Leeuw just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBacklund.
De Leeuw misses with a two punch combination.
An inside leg kick from De Leeuw misses.
De Leeuw throws a low kick, looking for Backlund's leg but Backlund calmly moves out of range.
Backlund is looking to land body kicks.
De Leeuw lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Leeuw throws a shot from downtown. Backlund moves away and avoids it.
It appears Backlund was looking to counter with a kick there.
De Leeuw doesn't manage to clinch there - Backlund circles away.
And Backlund counters with a quick kick to the body but De Leeuw blocks it.
De Leeuw throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Backlund drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Backlund is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backlund gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! De Leeuw gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Backlund is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nando De Leeuw !
A less than humble Nando De Leeuw misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Klincko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Lewis (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Klincko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Hugo Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klincko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Klincko throws a series of punches but Lewis avoids them all with ease.
Lewis follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lewis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Klincko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lewis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Klincko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Klincko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lewis looks to land a body kick but Klincko moved away.
Klincko seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Klincko takes a swing at Lewis's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lewis lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Klincko moves out of range easily.
Klincko misses with a leg kick.
A nice combination there by Lewis.
Lewis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lewis connects with a nice looking jab.
Lewis throws a looping overhand right but Klincko ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
As Lewis looks to move away, Klincko throws a big counter combo but Lewis just gets out of the way.
Lewis avoids the head kick by Klincko.
Klincko misses with a low kick.
Lewis throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis throws a low kick but Klincko avoids it.
Lewis throws a body kick that misses.
Klincko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lewis throws a head kick but Klincko moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko throws a push kick but Lewis slaps the foot to one side.
Lewis steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Klincko cracks the inside of Lewis's front leg.
Klincko misses with a wild body shot.
Klincko digs a good body shot into Lewis's ribs.
Lewis lands with a slapping head kick.
Lewis tries to close the distance and clinch but Klincko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Klincko shoots in but no luck this time.
Lewis instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lewis.
Lewis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klincko backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lewis.
Klincko blocks an elbow strike from Lewis.
Lewis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Klincko has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lewis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Klincko misses with a body punch.
Lewis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!
Klincko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Klincko tries a body shot but Lewis blocks it.
Lewis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Klincko misses with the combination.
Klincko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Lewis dominated that round.
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.
Lewis lands a nice leg kick that just misses Klincko's sensitive parts.
Lewis loads up on a big right hand but Klincko slips the punch.
Klincko changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lewis tries to avoid it but Klincko manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lewis to the ground. Lewis escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Klincko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Klincko throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis throws a jab but it's blocked by Klincko.
Hugo Lewis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Klincko tries to bum rush Lewis with a series of wild strikes but Lewis uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lewis feints a counter leg kick.
A punch combination from Klincko misses.
Lewis throws a fast counter high kick but Klincko manages to duck under it in time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko fails to land the takedown.
Lewis throws out a counter right but Klincko avoids it with no problem.
Hugo Lewis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klincko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lewis looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lewis throws the kick towards the body but Klincko avoids it.
Klincko is looking for a counter combo.
Klincko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lewis lands with a kick to the temple. Klincko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
It looks like Dave Klincko has been cut.
Lewis looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Lewis.
Lewis throws a body kick that misses.
Klincko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lewis plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dave Klincko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lewis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Klincko won't allow Lewis to get back to his feet.
Klincko tries to free his leg and advance position but Lewis is retaining full guard.
Lewis manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewis tries to throw a body punch but Klincko avoids it by throwing Lewis back against the cage.
Lewis misses with some punches.
Nice elbow from Lewis.
A hook to the body from Lewis.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Klincko is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lewis gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Klincko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lewis scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lewis tries to land knees in the clinch but Klincko avoids the damage to the body.
Klincko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lewis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lewis throws a lazy right hand but Klincko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A combination from Lewis does no damage.
Klincko fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klincko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lewis. That one must have hurt.
Lewis looks for the body kick but Klincko saw that one coming.
Klincko looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Lewis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Klincko is out of range and Lewis settles back down.
Klincko throws a low kick, looking for Lewis's leg but Lewis calmly moves out of range.
Lewis looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Lewis wants to slow Klincko down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugo Lewis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dave Klincko's cut.
That's time! Klincko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Klincko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lewis counters with a stiff right hand.
Lewis drives through and clinches with Klincko against the cage.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Lewis misses with the head strike.
Klincko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis prevents a body shot from Klincko.
Klincko tries for a takedown but Lewis manages to get underhooks.
Lewis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klincko's elbow.
Klincko is looking to control Lewis's arms but Lewis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Klincko has his back to the cage.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Klincko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lewis is pressed up against the cage. Klincko has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lewis down to the mat. Lewis avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Klincko tries to keep at a distance but Lewis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lewis throws a punch but it's blocked by Klincko.
Klincko is working for takedown but Lewis is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Klincko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klincko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Klincko blocking some punches.
Klincko is trying to maintain a safe position but Lewis gets an underhook and turns Klincko into the cage.
Lewis has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klincko misses with the head strike.
Klincko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Klincko.
Lewis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Klincko tries to circle away but Lewis has him pinned against the cage.
Klincko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lewis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Klincko throwing a counter right hand but Lewis manages to avoid it.
Lewis connects with an inside leg kick.
Klincko blocks the body kick.
Klincko misses with the body kick
and Lewis counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Dave Klincko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewis clinches up against the cage.
Klincko has hold of one of Lewis's legs. Lewis is fighting the takedown attempt but Klincko gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Klincko trying to move into half guard but instead Lewis has managed to sweep!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lewis stands and steps away. Klincko gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lewis throws a low kick but Klincko moves out of range easily.
Lewis throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Lewis.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lewis - that will leave a mark!
A thudding body kick lands there by Lewis!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klincko tries to keep at a distance but Lewis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Klincko misses with a body punch.
Lewis lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lewis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lewis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Klincko blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lewis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lewis lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lewis lands a good knee to the midsection. Klincko won't want to take too many of those.
Klincko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Klincko on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Lewis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lewis, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lewis knocks Klincko to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lewis decides to stand back up.
Lewis tries to clinch there but Klincko circles away.
Klincko closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lewis circles away.
Lewis lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Klincko will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lewis buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugo Lewis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lewis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugo Lewis!
Hugo Lewis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keni Susi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Stig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Susi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Metallica - Hero of the Day. Keni Susi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to The Stig's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 38 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keni Susi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, The Stig!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stig throws a half hearted mid kick.
Susi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Stig counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stig keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stig throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Keni Susi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stig swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stig lands a jab to the nose.
Stig tries to sprawl but Susi drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Stig has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Susi is on him like a limpet, forcing Stig back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stig lands with a light punch inside.
Susi tries to pull guard but Stig holds him up against the cage and eventually Susi drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keni Susi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stig pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Susi shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A little jabbing left from Stig on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Susi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stig circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi shoots in but Stig avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Susi slips under a jab from Stig.
Susi moves out of range of the body kick from Stig.
Stig fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No luck for Susi with that takedown attempt.
Stig lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Stig slaps away a takedown attempt from Susi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Susi tries to close the distance and clinch but Stig swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Susi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Susi shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stig napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Stig is looking for a sweep.
I wouldn't like to be where Stig is right now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Susi thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi working away.
Stig gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Susi wants to work for an arm triangle but Stig is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Susi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stig sees it coming and defends easily.
Susi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stig is just riding it out for now. Susi eventually gives up the hold.
Susi seems to be working for a kimura but Stig defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Susi prevents Stig from improving his position.
Susi is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Stig is just riding it out for now. Susi eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stig is defending against the submission attempts here by Susi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Susi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Stig defends it well.
Susi wants to work for an arm triangle but Stig is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Stig wants to improve his position but Susi is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Stig dominated that round.
That's time! Susi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Susi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Stig on his heels. He'll look to pass Stig's guard now, I'm sure.
Stig is looking to stand back up but Susi counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Stig.
Susi is looking for a kimura here.
Stig trying to control but Susi postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Susi is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Stig sees it coming and defends easily.
Stig pushes Susi off looking to stand but Susi dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Susi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Stig doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Susi.
Susi is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stig is looking for a sweep. Susi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Susi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Susi is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Stig reverses the position - he's now on top in Susi's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Susi looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Stig passes into half guard.
Susi is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at V Elite Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Susi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Susi regains full guard. Nicely done.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stig not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Susi pushes a forearm under Stig's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Stig is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keni Susi!
A very excited looking Keni Susi made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Allen Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Steel Penn Alliance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as The Steel Penn Alliance enters the cage!
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19 - 19 - 1 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 8 - 1, fighting out of New York, Allen Robinson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, The Steel Penn Alliance!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Chris Saunders and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson tries to clinch but Steel Penn Alliance is having none of it.
Steel Penn Alliance is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
A jab from Robinson does it's job there.
Robinson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Robinson landing knees to the body.
Steel Penn Alliance on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robinson misses with an elbow strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Knees to the body from Robinson .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Steel Penn Alliance is defending well for now.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Robinson obliges.
Steel Penn Alliance looks winded!
Robinson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steel Penn Alliance has Robinson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Robinson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel Penn Alliance managing to block the knees to the body from Robinson .
Robinson tries a body shot but Steel Penn Alliance blocks it.
Robinson throws a head punch that misses.
Robinson lands with a left to the head.
Robinson pushes Steel Penn Alliance back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Robinson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robinson misses the body punch
and Steel Penn Alliance counters with a stiff right hand.
Robinson throws a sloppy head kick and Steel Penn Alliance moves out of range easily.
Steel Penn Alliance throws a fast counter high kick but Robinson manages to duck under it in time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Robinson .
Steel Penn Alliance gets tackled into the cage by Robinson . Robinson maintains the clinch.
Robinson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Steel Penn Alliance managing to block the knees to the body from Robinson .
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Robinson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steel Penn Alliance has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Robinson seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Steel Penn Alliance can turn it around.
Steel Penn Alliance on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steel Penn Alliance wants a takedown.
Robinson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Robinson is working Steel Penn Alliance over against the cage.
Steel Penn Alliance avoiding damage as Robinson throws knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Robinson as the two fighters clinch.
Robinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Steel Penn Alliance avoids the damage to the body.
Robinson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Robinson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Our sources have told us that Robinson has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Robinson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Steel Penn Alliance has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Robinson after a bit of a struggle.
Allen Robinson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Steel Penn Alliance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson connects with a knee to the head.
Robinson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steel Penn Alliance in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Robinson lands with a short shot to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Steel Penn Alliance prevents a body shot from Robinson .
Steel Penn Alliance has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Robinson after a bit of a struggle.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but Steel Penn Alliance blocks with his arms.
Robinson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Robinson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Steel Penn Alliance avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Steel Penn Alliance is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Robinson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A short body shot lands from Robinson as the two fighters clinch.
Robinson trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robinson misses with an elbow over the top.
Robinson is leaning against Steel Penn Alliance and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Robinson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Steel Penn Alliance drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Steel Penn Alliance managing to block the knees to the body from Robinson .
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steel Penn Alliance.
Steel Penn Alliance's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Robinson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Steel Penn Alliance or not.
Nice body punch from Robinson - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Allen Robinson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Steel Penn Alliance.
Robinson clinches.
Steel Penn Alliance lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Robinson has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Steel Penn Alliance is on him like a limpet, forcing Robinson back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Robinson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Robinson stalls.
Robinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel Penn Alliance on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robinson .
Robinson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Robinson tries to throw a body punch but Steel Penn Alliance avoids it by throwing Robinson back against the cage.
Robinson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Robinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel Penn Alliance can do to turn this around?
Steel Penn Alliance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Steel Penn Alliance controls the action.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Steel Penn Alliance controls the action.
Robinson throws a punch but it's blocked by Steel Penn Alliance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Robinson lands a hook that snaps the head of Steel Penn Alliance backwards.
Robinson can't find room to land a body shot as Steel Penn Alliance controls the action.
Steel Penn Alliance tries for a takedown but Robinson manages to get underhooks.
Robinson has a couple of punches blocked by Steel Penn Alliance.
Robinson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Robinson misses with a punch to the body.
Robinson is pressed up against the cage. Steel Penn Alliance has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Robinson down to the mat. Robinson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Robinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robinson throws a body kick that misses
and Steel Penn Alliance counters with an inside leg kick.
Steel Penn Alliance takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel Penn Alliance moves out of range of the body kick.
Robinson moves in looking to clinch but Steel Penn Alliance pushes him off.
Robinson lands a big head kick that sends Steel Penn Alliance tumbling to the mat! Robinson takes a step backwards and waves Steel Penn Alliance back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Steel Penn Alliance is rocked!
It looks like The Steel Penn Alliance has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel Penn Alliance on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Steel Penn Alliance is still on wobbly legs! Can Robinson finish him?
Steel Penn Alliance is breathing heavily.
Robinson fakes the body blow, causing Steel Penn Alliance to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Steel Penn Alliance goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Allen Robinson !
Allen Robinson managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Sun-Tzu, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Noel Contemprato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ghiorghos Papadopoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Contemprato comes to the cage accompanied by Cats. Papadopoulos has chosen Bloodsport Soundtrack - Fight To Survive (Extended Version) as his entrance music. The key to victory for Noel Contemprato has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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165 lbs
52 - 26 - 4 |
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266 lbs
24 - 30 - 0 |
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Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
52 - 26 - 4, fighting out of London, Noel Contemprato!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ghiorghos Papadopoulos!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papadopoulos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Contemprato counters with a nice uppercut.
Papadopoulos drives through with a takedown into Contemprato's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Contemprato uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Papadopoulos shoots in for a takedown but Contemprato shows good takedown defense.
Papadopoulos fails with the takedown
and Contemprato counters with an inside leg kick.
Noel Contemprato has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ghiorghos Papadopoulos.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papadopoulos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Papadopoulos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Contemprato defending well though.
Nice strikes from Papadopoulos there.
Contemprato regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throws a big elbow that misses.
Papadopoulos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papadopoulos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Papadopoulos is looking to work some ground and pound but Contemprato has wrist control.
Contemprato is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Papadopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Contemprato not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Papadopoulos works over Contemprato with some ground and pound from guard.
Papadopoulos throws a big right hand that misses.
Papadopoulos throws a big elbow that misses.
Papadopoulos postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Papadopoulos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
It looks like Noel Contemprato has been cut.
Contemprato is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Papadopoulos postures up in Contemprato's guard and throws a big left but Contemprato blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Contemprato has his feet on Papadopoulos's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Sloppy strikes from Contemprato. Those never looked like landing.
Papadopoulos dives in and grabs Contemprato's left leg, looking for a takedown. Contemprato pushes down on Papadopoulos's head and hops out.
Papadopoulos closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos winds up and cracks Contemprato with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos drops an elbow to the side of Contemprato's head.
Papadopoulos throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Papadopoulos thows a huge punch but Contemprato dodges it nicely.
Papadopoulos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Contemprato is trying to get back to full guard.
Contemprato keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Contemprato trying to control but Papadopoulos postures up.
Contemprato regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Papadopoulos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Contemprato working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papadopoulos.
Papadopoulos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Contemprato has his feet on Papadopoulos's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Papadopoulos shoots and misses
and Contemprato counters with a nice uppercut.
Contemprato looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Contemprato displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Papadopoulos.
Contemprato lands a leg kick that knocks Papadopoulos off balance momentarily.
Papadopoulos with a poor takedown
and Contemprato counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Papadopoulos has his takedown stuffed
and Contemprato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Papadopoulos looks winded!
Papadopoulos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Contemprato counters with a good, hard body kick but Papadopoulos shrugs it off.
Contemprato jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Papadopoulos with a poor takedown
and Contemprato connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Crunch! Contemprato slams his shin into Papadopoulos's torso.
Contemprato lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice straight punches there by Contemprato. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Contemprato.
Papadopoulos tries for a takedown but Contemprato circles away easily
and Contemprato counters with a right hand to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Contemprato. Those never looked like landing.
Papadopoulos has his takedown stuffed
and Contemprato counters with a straight right hand.
Papadopoulos shoots in for a takedown but Contemprato shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Contemprato connects with a good right hand that stumbles Papadopoulos. Papadopoulos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Papadopoulos with a poor takedown
and Contemprato counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Papadopoulos gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Contemprato counters with a good, hard body kick but Papadopoulos shrugs it off.
Papadopoulos's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Contemprato connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Papadopoulos scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Noel Contemprato dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Noel Contemprato's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Papadopoulos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Contemprato lands a brutal uppercut that launches Papadopoulos off his feet! Papadopoulos tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Noel Contemprato!
Noel Contemprato retains his super heavyweight title!
Noel Contemprato thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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