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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stefan Leko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San Cou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). San Cou has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Stefan Leko's chin.
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220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stefan Leko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, San Cou!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cou wants to clinch.
Cou lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Leko dodges the punch combination from Cou.
Leko lands a head shot.
Leko swats away the attempt to clinch by Cou.
Cou tries to close the distance and clinch but Leko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Leko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Donk. Leko catches Cou right on the button with a cross.
Cou misses with a double jab
and Leko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cou looks to land a combination but Leko avoids it well.
Cou falls off balance throwing a combination
and Leko counters with a nice uppercut.
Cou looks gassed!
Cou wants to clinch.
Cou throws a left and a right that both miss
and Leko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leko lands a head kick!
Cou is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leko.
Leko throws out a powerful jab.
Leko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leko lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Leko pushes Cou up against the cage in a clinch.
Leko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cou has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leko stalks Cou and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cou's face. Cou staggers backwards, shaken.
Leko throws a head kick that Cou semi-blocks.
Leko is working the combinations to good effect here.
Cou has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cou there as he acknowledges the shot.
Leko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leko breaks from the clinch.
Leko connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leko works over Cou's head and body with a nice combination.
Cou takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leko moves into the clinch.
Leko working hard to break the clinch.
Leko breaks the clinch.
Leko goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Leko cracks the inside of Cou's front leg.
Leko scores with a three punch combo!
Leko lands with a hook. Cou tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Leko lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Leko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cou eats them both and turns towards Leko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cou is rocked!
Leko rushes Cou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Leko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leko fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Leko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cou in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leko scores with a jab to the head.
Cou walks into a left hand.
Leko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cou.
Leko lands a head shot.
Cou is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leko scores with a jab to the head.
Leko darts in and clinches Cou up against the cage.
Leko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
San Cou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cou walks into a left hand.
Leko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cou doesn't seem bothered though.
Leko has managed to clinch.
Leko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Leko as he connects with a hook.
Leko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leko scores with a three punch combo!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Leko counters with a nice uppercut.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leko, as that shot connected.
Leko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cou backs up against the cage.
Cou takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cou tries to move into range but Leko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Leko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cou closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cou takes one to the chin there.
Leko has managed to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leko manages to break the clinch.
Leko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Leko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cou swats away the attempt to clinch by Leko.
Leko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cou darts in trying to clinch
and Leko counters with a straight right hand.
Cou misses with an uppercut
and Leko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Leko darts in and clinches Cou up against the cage.
Leko tries to break the clinch but Cou is controlling the position.
Leko breaks the clinch.
Stefan Leko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Leko connects with a right hand. Cou shakes it off.
Cou drops his hands momentarily and Leko takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cou is breathing heavily.
Cou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Some wild striking there from Cou.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leko throws a head kick that Cou semi-blocks.
Cou wants to clinch up but Leko keeps it at a distance.
Cou on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A head kick from Leko lands but Cou takes it in his stride.
Leko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Leko feints a jab promting Cou to slip. Leko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cou slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Leko. That snapped Cou's head back.
Leko moves into range and clinches up with Cou.
Leko breaks from the clinch.
Leko closes the distance and pushes Cou back into the cage.
Leko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leko is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cou on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Leko lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cou backs up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leko lands an overhand right.
Stefan Leko is winning the standup battle so far.
Leko scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Leko, as that shot connected.
Cou moves forwards but Leko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Leko gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Leko is trying to break the clinch but Cou has him pressed against the cage.
Leko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Leko changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cou misses with a combination
and Leko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Leko scores with the left hand. Cou knows he should have avoided that one.
Leko has managed to clinch.
Leko breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leko darts in and clinches Cou up against the cage.
Leko is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Leko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leko lands a high kick!
A head kick from Leko lands but Cou takes it in his stride.
Leko instigates a clinch.
Leko breaks the clinch.
Leko scores with a nice head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Leko. That snapped Cou's head back.
Leko lands a really nice looking cross but Cou seems unphased.
A right-left combo lands from Leko.
Cou walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leko closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leko cracks Cou with a nice body shot.
Cou tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cou fails to pull guard.
Leko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leko works the jab nicely.
Leko throws a nice head kick!
Cou tries to clinch there but Leko circles away.
Leko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cou eats them both and turns towards Leko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cou takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Leko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leko lands a head kick. Cou smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stefan Leko dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Cou misses with a looping right.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cou in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Cou throws a hook to the side of Leko's head but Leko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cou misses with a hook. Leko ducked under it nicely.
Cou ducks right into an uppercut from Leko.
Cou tries to clinch there but Leko circles away.
A nice combination there by Leko.
Cou has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cou throws a hook but Leko blocks it.
Cou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cou takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Leko getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cou.
Leko clinches up against the cage.
Leko is trying to push Cou away but Cou has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leko breaks from the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cou gets tackled into the cage by Leko. Leko maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leko drives through and clinches with Cou against the cage.
Cou wants to break the clinch but can't.
Leko manages to break the clinch.
Leko feints a jab promting Cou to slip. Leko then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cou slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Leko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cou can do to turn this around?
Leko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Leko.
Cou gets tackled into the cage by Leko. Leko maintains the clinch.
Stefan Leko has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Leko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leko drives through and clinches with Cou against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leko lands with a right hand.
Leko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Leko tries to clinch but Cou moves out of range.
Leko throws a good cross that connects.
Good standup being displayed there by Leko as he connects with a hook.
Leko pushes Cou up against the cage in a clinch.
Leko keeps control of Cou as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leko scores with a jab.
Leko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Leko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Leko scores with a hook.
Leko goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cou misses with a double jab.
Cou misses with a combination
and Leko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Leko tests Cou's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leko rushes Cou and presses him up against the cage.
Cou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Leko's efforts to push away.
Leko wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leko is trying to break free.
Leko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leko lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Leko has closed the distance and engaged Cou in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leko wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cou has him pressed against the cage.
Leko wants to break free but Cou has control.
Leko breaks the clinch.
Leko clinches with his opponent.
Cou is looking to break free of the clinch but Leko has double underhooks.
Leko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick from Leko lands but Cou takes it in his stride.
Cou is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Leko.
Leko clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leko fails in his attempt to clinch.
San Cou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leko throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Leko scores with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stefan Leko showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Leko has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stefan Leko!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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