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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Japa Koniu (ranked 592 p4p, 21 weight class) and Wild Turkey (ranked 924 p4p, 37 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Japa Koniu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Wild Turkey !
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turkey misses the body punch
and Koniu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turkey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Koniu misses.
Turkey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Koniu momentarily.
Turkey throws a leg kick but Koniu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Koniu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koniu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Turkey 's coach down at Valhalla Training Camp was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Turkey 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Koniu on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Koniu moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Koniu defending well as Turkey loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Koniu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Koniu throws a right and a left that Turkey avoids nicely.
Koniu walks into a stiff left hand from Turkey .
Koniu misses with an uppercut.
Koniu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Turkey backs up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turkey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turkey thuds a left hand into Koniu's body.
Turkey works Koniu's body with a nice hook.
Turkey is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Koniu rather than just go for the knockout.
Koniu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turkey . That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu thows a body kick. Turkey tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Turkey throws the left hand but Koniu avoids the punch easily.
Turkey moves out of range of the body kick.
Turkey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Koniu misses with a body shot.
Koniu connects with the punch.
Koniu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by Turkey .
Koniu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turkey .
Koniu misses with an uppercut.
Turkey avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Koniu misses the shot to the body.
Koniu misses with a hook.
Turkey misses with a body shot.
Turkey throws a looping overhand right but Koniu ducks down to avoid it.
Turkey throws a right hand that Koniu ducks under and follows up with a left that Koniu also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkey lands a jab to the nose.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koniu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koniu cracks a nice hook into Turkey 's ribs.
Koniu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Turkey .
Koniu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That kick from Koniu tenderised Turkey 's leg. Turkey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turkey throws a solid leg kick but Koniu takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Turkey .
Turkey thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turkey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turkey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koniu is looking to land body kicks.
Turkey tests Koniu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Koniu slips under a jab.
Koniu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koniu moves out of range of the strikes.
Koniu tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Turkey is able to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turkey misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Koniu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koniu. Turkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turkey throws a head kick but Koniu moves out of range.
Turkey throws a hook but Koniu avoids it easily.
Koniu throws a right and a left that Turkey avoids nicely.
Turkey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Koniu throws a sloppy head kick
and Turkey counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Turkey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Koniu.
Koniu loads up on a big right hand but Turkey slips the punch.
Turkey throws a poor cross that misses
and Koniu counters with a series of strikes. Turkey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Turkey scores with a shot to the body.
Koniu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koniu moves away from the strike by Turkey .
Koniu's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Turkey connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Koniu scrambles back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koniu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koniu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turkey throws a jab when Koniu was well out of range.
Turkey is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Koniu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Koniu lets loose with a powerful body kick. Turkey will feel that in the morning.
Turkey ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koniu moves away.
Koniu appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Turkey misses with a low kick.
Koniu looks to land a combination but Turkey avoids it well.
Turkey looks to land a right hand but Koniu moved out of range.
Turkey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Koniu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Koniu misses the body punch
and Turkey counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Koniu fails to land with a series of punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turkey throws a wild body kick that Koniu sees coming a mile off.
Koniu throws a leg kick that is checked
and Turkey counters with a low kick, right behind Koniu 's knee.
Koniu motions for Turkey to come forward. Koniu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turkey connects with a body shot that sends Koniu's belly button to the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wild Turkey will probably get the nod.
That's time! Koniu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Koniu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Turkey walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Koniu checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Koniu misses with a series of wild punches.
Turkey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wild Turkey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Koniu checks a leg kick.
No joy there for Koniu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Koniu throws out a loose jab but Turkey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turkey connects with a jab.
Turkey ducks right into an uppercut from Koniu.
Turkey scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Turkey checks a low kick from Koniu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turkey keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turkey throws a hook but Koniu avoids it easily.
Koniu scores with a nice body kick.
Turkey throws a leg kick but Koniu sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turkey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koniu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koniu throws a leg kick which misses Turkey 's front leg but catches the back leg as Turkey tries to avoid it.
Koniu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Japa Koniu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Turkey misses with a looping right.
Koniu slips a jab from Turkey .
Turkey swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Koniu counters with a nice leg kick.
Koniu slips under a jab.
That kick from Koniu tenderised Turkey 's leg. Turkey is trying to keep his angry face on.
Koniu misses the shot to the body.
Turkey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Turkey tries to land a body kick
and Koniu counters with a low kick, right behind Turkey 's knee.
Koniu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Turkey avoids the body shot from Koniu.
A nice side step and Turkey releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koniu moves out of range as Turkey strikes.
Turkey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkey just misses with a punch to the body.
Turkey throws a leg kick but Koniu checks it.
Koniu ducks under a wild hook from Turkey .
Turkey misses with a hook. Koniu ducked under it nicely.
Koniu misses the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Koniu. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turkey displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koniu throws out the jab.
Koniu throws a body kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koniu.
Koniu throws a hook to the side of Turkey 's head but Turkey sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A countering left hand to the body from Turkey misses.
Koniu looks to land a right hand but Turkey moved out of range.
Turkey appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Turkey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koniu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Koniu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Turkey throws a hook but Koniu blocks it.
Koniu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Turkey . That did some damage!
Koniu cracks the inside of Turkey 's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Turkey . Koniu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Turkey 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Turkey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koniu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Turkey slips under a jab from Koniu.
Good leg kick by Koniu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Turkey throws a low kick but Koniu avoids it.
Koniu lands a nice hook to Turkey 's body. Turkey takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Turkey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Koniu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koniu works Turkey 's body with a nice hook.
Koniu takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Koniu misses with a body kick.
Turkey wants to counter with a clinch but Koniu pushes him away.
Turkey looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Turkey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Koniu scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Koniu. Turkey does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turkey misses with a straight left.
Nice uppercut lands for Koniu. That snapped Turkey 's head back.
Koniu misses with a series of wild punches.
Koniu is looking to land body kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koniu 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 Turkey has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Turkey and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Turkey tries to counter by closing the distance.
Koniu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koniu scores with a jab.
Turkey scores with a jab to the head.
Turkey is looking to slow Koniu down with leg kicks.
Koniu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slow jab from Turkey misses its intended target.
Turkey just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKoniu.
Turkey throws a jab when Koniu was well out of range.
A jab from Turkey does it's job there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Japa Koniu 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!
Koniu swings for the body but Turkey moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Koniu.
Koniu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab from Turkey .
Koniu moves out of range as Turkey strikes.
Koniu throws a head kick that misses.
Koniu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A combination from Turkey does no damage.
Koniu misses with a wild body shot.
Turkey scores with a one two! Koniu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Koniu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Turkey ducks under a wild hook from Koniu.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turkey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koniu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Turkey lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkey swings widly with a right hand
and Koniu counters with a good low kick that Turkey was not able to check.
Turkey moves out of range as Koniu strikes.
Turkey throws a low kick, looking for Koniu's leg but Koniu calmly moves out of range.
Koniu on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Turkey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koniu.
Turkey throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Turkey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koniu.
Turkey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koniu takes one to the side of the head.
Koniu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Turkey is out of range and Koniu settles back down.
Koniu lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Turkey circles away quickly and effectively.
Turkey slips a jab and a cross from Koniu.
Turkey shapes to counter with a head kick.
Turkey scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Koniu scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Koniu.
As Turkey looks to move away, Koniu throws a big counter combo but Turkey just gets out of the way.
Turkey ducks under a wild hook from Koniu.
Koniu moves forwards but Turkey connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koniu closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Turkey misses with a wild body shot.
Koniu throws a series of punches but Turkey moves out of range.
Turkey changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Koniu throws a looping overhand right but Turkey ducks down to avoid it.
Koniu misses with a wild combination.
Turkey attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Turkey feints and then cracks Koniu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Koniu down.
Turkey throws a shot from downtown. Koniu moves away and avoids it.
Turkey jabs Koniu right on the nose. Koniu blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turkey slips a straight right by Koniu.
Turkey cracks Koniu with an open hand slap.
Turkey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turkey pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Turkey shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Koniu went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Koniu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Koniu misses with a hook.
Koniu pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Koniu throws a sloppy head kick and Turkey moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turkey .
Koniu swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turkey counters with a nice uppercut.
Koniu misses with a combination
and Turkey counters with a nice uppercut.
Koniu jabs Turkey right on the nose. Turkey blinks but takes it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koniu avoids the body shot from Turkey .
Turkey misses the body punch
and Koniu counters with a series of strikes. Turkey will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koniu wants to slow Turkey down by chopping away at his legs.
Turkey steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Koniu. That one must have hurt.
Koniu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koniu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Turkey slips a jab and a cross from Koniu.
Koniu misses with an attempted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Turkey misses.
Turkey fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Koniu checks it well.
Koniu is looking for a counter combo.
Koniu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Koniu misses with a few strikes there.
Turkey flicks out a counter leg kick but Koniu steps away.
A head kick misses from Turkey .
Koniu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Turkey .
Koniu misses the shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Wild Turkey .
I think Turkey has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wild Turkey !
After winning the bout, Wild Turkey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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