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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Semenko (ranked 92 p4p, 15 weight class) and Frank Stein (ranked 37 p4p, 8 weight class). Stein is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Red - Falling Sky. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Semenko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Frank Stein!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Semenko cracks the inside of Stein's front leg.
Semenko misses with a body kick.
Semenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Semenko throws a hook but Stein blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Stein misses.
Stein misses with a head kick.
Stein tries to clinch up but Semenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Stein takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
It looks like Frank Stein has been cut.
Semenko scores with a punch to the head.
Stein tries to move into range but Semenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein tries to clinch there but Semenko circles away.
Stein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semenko.
Semenko scores with a jab. Stein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Semenko.
Semenko moves out of range as Stein throws a body kick.
Semenko throws the left hand but Stein avoids the punch easily.
Stein swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Semenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stein moves away.
Semenko scores with a nice right hand.
Semenko takes a swing at Stein's ribcage but misses.
Semenko has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Stein tries to work over Semenko's front leg with a kick but Semenko checks it.
Stein takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Semenko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Semenko cracks the inside of Stein's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko stuns Stein with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stein misses with a body punch
and Semenko counters with a leg kick.
Semenko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stein waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Semenko.
Semenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stein connects with a right hand. Semenko shakes it off.
Semenko cracks Stein with a right hand to the side of the head.
Semenko lands a nice shot that snaps Stein's head back.
Stein stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Semenko.
Semenko is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Semenko misses with a body kick.
Semenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stein lands a shot to the body.
Stein blocking some punches.
Stein misses with a body punch.
Stein blocks an uppercut.
Semenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Stein throws an elbow that misses.
Stein pushes off an throws an elbow but Semenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Semenko blocks an elbow strike.
Semenko digs a right hand into Stein's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Stein's gas tank.
Stein tries a body shot but Semenko blocks it.
Nice body punch from Stein.
Semenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Semenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Stein.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Crunch! Stein slams his shin into Semenko's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stein misses with a hook.
Semenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stein is able to avoid easily.
Semenko blocks a jab.
Semenko scores with the left hand. Stein knows he should have avoided that one.
Semenko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Semenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stein.
Stein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Semenko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stein sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Semenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Stein's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stein takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice inside leg kick there by Semenko. That's going to slow Stein down.
Stein connects with a body shot.
Stein has Semenko up against the cage in a clinch.
Semenko misses with a punch to the body.
Semenko is leaning against Stein and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stein blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stein is defending well for now.
Stein misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Stein.
Stein blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stein gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stein.
A short right from Stein on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Stein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Stein.
Semenko tries to work over Stein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Semenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Semenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stein backwards.
Stein managing to block the knees to the body from Semenko.
Stein creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Semenko's defenses.
Stein has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Semenko seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Stein can turn it around.
Stein can't find room to land a body shot as Semenko controls the action.
Stein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenko's elbow.
Stein lands a nice elbow.
Stein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Stein just misses with a elbow thrown towards Semenko's brow.
Stein lands a damaging elbow.
Semenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Semenko misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Semenko.
Stein misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Semenko fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Semenko has a couple of punches blocked by Stein.
Semenko takes an elbow to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Semenko tries a body shot but Stein blocks it.
Frank Stein seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stein misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stein blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stein throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Semenkos head.
A short right from Stein on the inside.
Stein is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Stein lands an elbow inside that Semenko shrugs off.
Semenko can't find room to land a body shot as Stein controls the action.
Stein blocks an uppercut.
Stein comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Stein creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stein pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stein avoiding damage as Semenko throws knees to the body.
Stein misses with an elbow over the top.
Stein throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short uppercut from Semenko.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stein.
Semenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stein missing with a left hand there. Semenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko moves out of range as Stein strikes.
Semenko quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Donk. Semenko catches Stein right on the button with a cross.
Stein tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Semenko connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Stein.
It looked like Semenko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stein tries to clinch up but Semenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Stein misses with a head kick.
Stein misses with a body kick.
Semenko lands with an uppercut that bounces Stein off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko scores with a one two! Stein had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Stein misses the target.
Semenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
Semenko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stein takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both fighters circling a little - Stein finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stein 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.
Stein bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Stein.
Semenko connects with a right hand. Stein shakes it off.
Semenko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Stein will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Frank Stein's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Semenko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice body kick from Semenko.
Stein tries to close the distance and clinch up but Semenko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stein tries to clinch there but Semenko circles away.
Semenko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stein finds it's way round the side to connect with Semenko's head.
A good leg kick by Semenko.
Semenko 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Semenko swings for the body but Stein moves out of range.
Stein throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko scores with a leg kick.
Semenko misses with a body shot.
Stein throws a right hand that misses
enabling Semenko to counter with a crisp jab.
Semenko scores with a hook to the body. Stein takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dave Semenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Semenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stein.
Stein slips a jab from Semenko.
Semenko throws a shot to the body.
Stein throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Semenko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Stein misses with a hook
and Semenko counters with a nice low kick that buckles Stein's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein throws a shot from downtown. Semenko moves away and avoids it.
Semenko catches Stein with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Semenko clobbers Stein with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Semenko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stein is able to avoid easily.
Stein misses with a hook to the body
and Semenko counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stein closes the distance and clinches.
Stein's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Semenko.
Semenko lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Frank Stein's cut even more.
Stein's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Stein lands a nice elbow.
Stein tries a body shot but Semenko blocks it.
Stein tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Semenko's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Semenko avoids the elbow strike from Stein, against the cage.
Semenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Stein on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Semenko blocks a body shot from Stein.
Semenko breaks from the clinch.
Stein tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Semenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Stein.
Semenko appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Stein throws a hook but Semenko blocks it.
Stein keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Stein cracks Semenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stein misses with a lunging right hand
and Semenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Semenko avoids the head kick by Stein.
Semenko half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Stein. That did some damage!
Stein tries to move into range but Semenko moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Stein takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Semenko misses with an uppercut. Stein saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Stein on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Semenko misses with a looping right.
Semenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Stein.
Semenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stein was well out of range. Poor timing from Semenko.
Semenko misses with a hook
and Stein counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Semenko clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Stein's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Semenko throws out a powerful jab.
Semenko throws a jab when Stein was well out of range.
It seemed like Stein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Semenko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Stein was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stein has closed the distance and engaged Semenko in a clinch.
Semenko scores with a shot to the side of Stein's head.
Semenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stein is defending well for now.
Semenko blocks the elbow strike.
Semenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Stein controls his hands.
Stein throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Semenko avoids the elbow strike from Stein, against the cage.
Stein lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Semenko tries to work over Stein's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stein goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Semenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stein is working Semenko over against the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stein breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Semenko throws a lazy right hand but Stein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stein lands with an uppercut that bounces Semenko off the cage and back into range.
Stein throws a head kick that misses.
Stein tries to land a front kick but Semenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Semenko looks to land a left hand but Stein moved out of range nicely.
Stein appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Stein's jab looks to have found its range, popping Semenko under the eye.
Stein gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Semenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stein has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stein takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Stein feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Semenko's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein throws a lazy uppercut
and Semenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Semenko misses with a body kick.
Semenko slips a straight right by Stein.
Both fighters circling a little - Stein finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stein thumps Semenko with a low kick.
Semenko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Stein. Stein obviously looking to wear him down.
Stein moves out of range of the strikes.
Semenko sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein tries to close the distance and clinch but Semenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stein slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stein pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stein misses with a looping left.
Semenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Semenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A jab lands there for Stein.
Semenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Semenko throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Semenko throws a head kick that half lands.
Semenko throws a sloppy head kick and Stein moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Semenko.
Semenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Semenko backing away here, and Stein unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Stein takes a swing at Semenko's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Semenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stein works the jab nicely.
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!
Stein lands a head shot.
Semenko checks a low kick from Stein.
Stein tries to clinch there but Semenko circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Stein dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Frank Stein's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Semenko punishes Stein's body with a nice straight punch.
Stein throws a sloppy head kick and Semenko moves out of range easily.
Semenko scores with a body shot.
Stein misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Semenko.
Stein fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Semenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stein misses with a lunging right hand
and Semenko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stein takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Semenko ducks right into an uppercut from Stein.
Semenko misses with a body shot.
Stein feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Semenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stein dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Semenko. That did some damage!
Semenko throws a leg kick which misses Stein's front leg but catches the back leg as Stein tries to avoid it.
Stein bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Stein takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Semenko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stein checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Semenko misses with a hook
enabling Stein to counter with a crisp jab.
Semenko throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stein stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stein looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stein fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Semenko misses with an uppercut.
Stein misses with a body kick.
Semenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Stein is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stein moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stein throws a body shot but no joy.
A counter left hand to the body from Semenko misses its target.
Stein fails with an attempt to clinch.
Semenko defending well as Stein loads up on a big left hand.
Semenko throwing a counter right hand but Stein manages to avoid it.
Stein scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stein scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A slow jab from Stein misses its intended target.
Semenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stein throws a looping overhand right but Semenko ducks down to avoid it.
Semenko jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Semenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Stein throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stein looks to throw the jab but Semenko is out of range.
Semenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Stein.
Stein connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Semenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stein throws a hook to the side of Semenko's head but Semenko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Semenko lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stein takes a step back to recover.
Semenko misses with a low kick.
Semenko misses with a looping left.
Stein looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Semenko stalks Stein and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stein's face. Stein staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stein jabs Semenko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Semenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stein.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dave Semenko.
I think Semenko has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 48:47
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 48:47
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 48:48
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dave Semenko!
Dave Semenko is the new light heavyweight champion!
An out of breath Dave Semenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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