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SP-ICON Fight Night 13 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yo Adrian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuzan Aokiji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrian comes to the cage accompanied by Super Bon Bon - Soul Coughing. Kuzan Aokiji has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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300 lbs
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245 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
22 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Yo Adrian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Kuzan Aokiji!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adrian tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aokiji manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adrian moves into the clinch.
Aokiji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Adrian lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Aokiji breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Adrian rushes Aokiji and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Adrian blocks an elbow strike from Aokiji.
Adrian's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Adrian trying to stall but Aokiji improves his position.
Aokiji wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aokiji tries to work over Adrian's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aokiji can't find room to land a body shot as Adrian controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adrian misses with a short punch on the inside.
Adrian looking to stall.
Aokiji blocking some punches.
Adrian using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aokiji has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Adrian dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Adrian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian dodges an elbow strike from Aokiji.
Aokiji lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aokiji throws an elbow but misses.
Adrian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aokiji misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Adrian.
Aokiji with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Aokiji escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adrian moves into range and clinches up with Aokiji.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Adrian throws a head punch that misses.
We've been informed that Aokiji has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Aokiji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aokiji's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A solid leg kick lands there for Aokiji.
Adrian tries to clinch but Aokiji is having none of it.
Adrian wants to clinch.
Aokiji shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adrian checks a leg kick nicely.
Adrian tries to clinch but Aokiji is having none of it.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aokiji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aokiji tries to work over Adrian's front leg with a kick but Adrian checks it.
Adrian fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aokiji, pushing him back against the cage.
Adrian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aokiji is keeping busy.
Aokiji misses with the head strike.
Aokiji misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Adrian throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adrian is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aokiji is defending well for now.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Aokiji blocks an elbow strike.
Adrian can't find room to land a body shot as Aokiji controls the action.
Aokiji lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adrian backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adrian tries to land knees in the clinch but Aokiji avoids the damage to the body.
Aokiji scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adrian is pushing Aokiji up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Aokiji lands a shoulder strike.
Adrian blocking some punches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Aokiji scores with a nice hook to the head.
Adrian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aokiji backwards.
Aokiji breaks from the clinch.
Adrian has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aokiji.
Aokiji wants to slow Adrian down by chopping away at his legs.
Adrian avoids the head kick by Aokiji.
Adrian chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Aokiji can pounce on him.
Aokiji throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Adrian counters with a nice uppercut.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch but Aokiji swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aokiji jabs Adrian to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Aokiji jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aokiji connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aokiji scores with a kick to the body.
Adrian wants to clinch up but Aokiji keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Aokiji was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aokiji swats away the attempt to clinch by Adrian.
Adrian tries to clinch up but Aokiji circles away and keeps his distance.
Aokiji tries a quick counter leg kick but Adrian is wise to it.
Adrian tries to clinch but Aokiji is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Aokiji on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Adrian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adrian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aokiji keeps the fight on the outside.
Adrian looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Aokiji scores with a sloppy right hand. Adrian should have avoided that one.
Aokiji scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aokiji lands the left hand.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aokiji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aokiji is looking to score with low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuzan Aokiji dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Aokiji tries a head kick but it misses.
A cross from Aokiji lands.
Adrian tries to clinch there but Aokiji circles away.
Adrian is looking to clinch but Aokiji is avoiding it.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aokiji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aokiji forces Adrian back against the cage and clinches.
Adrian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Aokiji 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.
Adrian tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aokiji's elbow.
Aokiji breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Aokiji missing with a left hand there. Adrian was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aokiji thumps Adrian with a low kick.
Aokiji lands a jab.
Aokiji misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aokiji throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Adrian was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aokiji paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aokiji throws a leg kick but Adrian sees it coming and moves out of range.
Adrian takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aokiji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian slips a jab from Aokiji.
Kuzan Aokiji seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Adrian clinches with his opponent.
Aokiji struggles to land a body shot inside as Adrian controls his hands.
A nice left hand lands by Aokiji.
Aokiji wants to stall.
Adrian blocking some punches.
Aokiji throws a head punch that misses.
Adrian works on Aokiji's body with a couple of short punches.
Aokiji is breathing heavily.
Adrian throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Knees to the body from Adrian.
Adrian has Aokiji pushed against the cage.
Adrian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yo Adrian has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Adrian working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Adrian lands an elbow inside that Aokiji shrugs off.
It looks like Kuzan Aokiji has been cut.
Adrian looking to stall.
Aokiji has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Aokiji misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Adrian avoids it.
Aokiji wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aokiji.
Aokiji trying to land knees to the body.
Aokiji blocks a body shot from Adrian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Adrian holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Adrian controlling the action here for a moment.
Aokiji working Adrian over with knees to the body.
Aokiji throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adrian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aokiji lands a shoulder strike.
Aokiji throws an elbow but it misses.
Aokiji scores with a shot to the side of Adrian's head.
Adrian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Adrian.
Adrian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Aokiji prevents a body shot from Adrian.
Adrian is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aokiji is keeping busy.
Adrian takes a knee right on the jaw!
Aokiji has a couple of punches blocked by Adrian.
Aokiji is trying to break free.
Aokiji avoids the elbow strike from Adrian, against the cage.
Adrian goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adrian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aokiji lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Aokiji misses with a knee strike.
Adrian can't find room to land a body shot as Aokiji controls the action.
Adrian taking a breather.
Adrian lands an elbow inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji pushes off an throws an elbow but Adrian leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Adrian on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Adrian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aokiji pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut lands for Aokiji. That snapped Adrian's head back.
Adrian tries to clinch there but Aokiji circles away.
Adrian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aokiji circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aokiji throws a counter combo.
Adrian tries to clinch but Aokiji moves out of range.
Aokiji throws a low kick but Adrian avoids it.
Aokiji forces Adrian back against the cage and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aokiji goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Adrian stalling against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Aokiji.
Aokiji tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kuzan Aokiji showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kuzan Aokiji's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Aokiji throws a solid leg kick but Adrian takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Aokiji.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aokiji paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aokiji tries to counter by closing the distance.
Adrian tries to clinch but Aokiji moves out of range.
Adrian tries to clinch up.
Aokiji loads up on a big right hand but Adrian slips the punch.
Aokiji does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Aokiji with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The fight stays on the outside here - Adrian looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adrian scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aokiji in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adrian fails in his attempt to clinch.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aokiji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Aokiji takes the fight into the clinch.
Adrian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adrian tries to work over Aokiji's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adrian lands an uppercut.
Adrian creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Aokiji's defenses.
Adrian tries to stall but Aokiji uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Adrian misses with a punch to the body.
Adrian takes a knee to the side of the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Adrian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Adrian blocking some punches.
Adrian looking to stall.
Aokiji lands with a short shot to the head.
Aokiji looking to throw knees to the head but Adrian is blocking nicely.
Adrian blocks an uppercut.
Aokiji prevents a body shot from Adrian.
Aokiji breaks the clinch.
Adrian throws a right hand that Aokiji ducks under and follows up with a left that Aokiji also avoids with ease.
Aokiji flicks out a counter leg kick but Adrian steps away.
Adrian throws a push kick but Aokiji slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adrian tries to clinch up but Aokiji circles away and keeps his distance.
Aokiji swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Adrian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aokiji circles away from the clinch attempt
and Aokiji counters with a series of strikes. Adrian will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aokiji scores with a decent looking hook.
Adrian tries to close the distance and clinch up but Aokiji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Adrian is looking to clinch but Aokiji is avoiding it.
Adrian forces Aokiji back against the cage and clinches.
Aokiji stalling in the clinch.
Adrian trying to control the position but instead, Aokiji has worked for underhooks and has pushed Adrian into the cage.
Aokiji lands with a short shot to the head.
Aokiji lands a hook to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Aokiji.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Aokiji makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aokiji manages to break the clinch.
Adrian looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Adrian swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aokiji counters with a slapping leg kick.
Aokiji gets a clinch.
Adrian misses with a hook to the ribs.
Aokiji breaks from the clinch.
Aokiji finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And Adrian counters with a quick kick to the body but Aokiji blocks it.
Aokiji looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Aokiji has closed the distance and engaged Adrian in a clinch.
Aokiji makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Adrian is rocked!
Adrian misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Aokiji.
Oh Adrian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Adrian lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Aokiji backwards.
Adrian doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Adrian blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Adrian seems to have got his legs back now.
Aokiji working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Aokiji letting Adrian take a breather here.
Aokiji throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adrian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adrian blocks a body shot from Aokiji.
A short uppercut from Aokiji.
Aokiji blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aokiji crunches a lovely knee into Adrian's ribcage.
Aokiji tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yo Adrian has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hook to the body lands for Aokiji.
Aokiji gets through Adrian's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aokiji throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Aokiji scores with a shoulder strike.
Adrian blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Adrian tries to stall but Aokiji uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aokiji lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Adrian backwards.
Adrian tries to throw a body punch but Aokiji avoids it by throwing Adrian back against the cage.
Adrian throws a knee to the head but misses.
Adrian avoiding damage as Aokiji throws knees to the body.
Aokiji scores with a hook to the body.
Aokiji scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuzan Aokiji comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Aokiji 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuzan Aokiji!
Kuzan Aokiji thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Cabrillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton comes to the cage accompanied by Shed Seven - Bully Boy. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 lbs
33 - 25 - 0 |
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186 lbs
14 - 9 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
33 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glenn Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Juan Cabrillo!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton throws a series of punches but Cabrillo moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cabrillo has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A jab from Benton finds it's way through Cabrillo's defenses.
Benton lands a body shot.
Benton scores with a jab. Cabrillo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benton looks to land a right hand but Cabrillo moved out of range.
Cabrillo lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Benton takes a swing at Cabrillo's ribcage but misses.
Benton cracks Cabrillo with an open hand slap.
Cabrillo is rocked!
It looks like Juan Cabrillo has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benton feints a jab and as Cabrillo dips his head, Benton unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Cabrillo right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Cabrillo falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Benton smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Glenn Benton!
Glenn Benton decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Four Loko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Loko comes to the cage accompanied by marry yourdaughter. Kilpatrick has chosen Gentleman as his entrance music. 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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27 - 15 - 0 |
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182 lbs
22 - 9 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Four Loko!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 9 - 2, fighting out of New York, Luke Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Loko throws a head kick that half lands.
Good work by Loko as he checks the leg kick.
Loko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kilpatrick misses with a low kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Loko misses the target.
Kilpatrick throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Kilpatrick misses
and Loko counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Loko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An inside leg kick lands from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick thows a leg kick but Loko checks it
and Loko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping left.
Kilpatrick turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilpatrick connects with a body shot that sends Loko's belly button to the back.
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!
Loko tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilpatrick scores with a jab. Loko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Loko scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kilpatrick missing with a left hand there. Loko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilpatrick misses the jab.
Loko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Loko misses with the combination.
A big right from Kilpatrick misses.
Loko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kilpatrick misses with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Kilpatrick.
Loko misses with a jab, cross combination.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook. Loko ducked under it nicely.
Loko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Loko misses with a series of wild punches.
Loko misses with a few strikes there.
Kilpatrick lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kilpatrick is looking to slow Loko down with leg kicks.
Loko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kilpatrick. That one must have hurt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kilpatrick 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 Loko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Loko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Loko lands a jab.
That's two 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!
Loko looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilpatrick is just out of range.
Kilpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick obviously looking to wear him down.
Kilpatrick swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loko lands with a straight right. Kilpatrick didn't see that one coming.
Loko slips under a jab.
Kilpatrick connects with a jab.
Loko keeps the fight on the outside.
Kilpatrick is looking to score with low kicks.
Kilpatrick comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook.
Loko throws a nice head kick!
Kilpatrick thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Kilpatrick tenderised Loko's leg. Loko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kilpatrick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loko.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kilpatrick.
Loko lands a nice shot to the body.
Kilpatrick lands a nice shot to the body.
Kilpatrick connects with a good right hand that stumbles Loko. Loko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Luke Kilpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loko bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kilpatrick lands with a shot to the body.
A cross from Kilpatrick lands.
Loko swinging wildly here.
Loko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilpatrick.
Loko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loko ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loko moves away.
Kilpatrick swings widly with a right hand
and Loko counters with a right hand to the body.
Kilpatrick misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kilpatrick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilpatrick is looking to chop away at Loko's legs.
Loko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big left from Kilpatrick misses.
Kilpatrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loko.
Kilpatrick lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilpatrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kilpatrick missing with a left hand there. Loko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A jab from Kilpatrick misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kilpatrick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kilpatrick cracks Loko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kilpatrick finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kilpatrick throws a hook but Loko avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Kilpatrick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A good leg kick by Kilpatrick.
Loko displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kilpatrick throws out the jab.
Kilpatrick misses with a series of wild punches.
Kilpatrick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Kilpatrick throws a head kick that misses.
Loko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilpatrick closes the distance but Loko moves to the side
and Loko counters with a stiff right hand.
Kilpatrick throws a low kick but it's checked well by Loko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick throws a hook but Loko blocks it.
It looked like Loko was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kilpatrick.
Decent striking displayed by Loko there.
Kilpatrick looks to score with a jab to the body but Loko is just out of range.
As Kilpatrick looks to move away, Loko throws a big counter combo bu Kilpatrick just gets out of the way.
Kilpatrick closes the distance looking to clinch
and Loko counters with a thumping low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick tries to clinch there but Loko circles away.
Loko throws a jab when Kilpatrick was well out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Loko might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Loko defending well as Kilpatrick loads up on a big left hand.
Kilpatrick misses with a kick to the body.
Loko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kilpatrick, right into the meat.
A left and a right from Loko both land. Nice combination.
Kilpatrick throws a hook but Loko blocks it.
Kilpatrick just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLoko.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy head kick
and Loko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loko throws a nice looking combination but Kilpatrick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kilpatrick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kilpatrick throws a shot from downtown. Loko moves away and avoids it.
Kilpatrick blocks a head kick by Loko.
Loko blocks a jab.
It looked like Loko wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Kilpatrick.
Loko scores with a kick to the body.
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!
Good leg kick by Kilpatrick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loko digs a good hook to Kilpatrick's body.
Loko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kilpatrick throws an off balance right hand
and Loko counters with a two punch combo.
Luke Kilpatrick seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kilpatrick throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kilpatrick tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loko avoids the head kick by Kilpatrick.
Loko takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kilpatrick takes one to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick throws a poor cross that misses
and Loko counters with a stiff right hand.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping left.
Loko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Loko takes one to the side of the head.
Loko staying out of range there.
Four Loko is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Loko throws a right hand that Kilpatrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Kilpatrick also avoids with ease.
Loko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loko tries a low kick but Kilpatrick avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick throws out a leg kick but Loko moves out of range and Kilpatrick only half commits.
Loko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Loko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
Kilpatrick cracks Loko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kilpatrick misses with a straight left.
Loko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kilpatrick throws a lazy right hand but Loko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loko moves away from the strike by Kilpatrick.
Loko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kilpatrick with a nice cross.
Kilpatrick throws a hook but Loko blocks it.
The fighters circling - Loko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kilpatrick misses with a leg kick.
Kilpatrick tries to land a front kick but Loko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice uppercut lands for Kilpatrick. That snapped Loko's head back.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Loko ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loko moves away from the strike by Kilpatrick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kilpatrick has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kilpatrick misses with a left hand
and Loko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loko swinging wildly here.
A low kick from Kilpatrick is predictable there
enabling Loko to counter with a crisp jab.
Kilpatrick just misses with a punch to the body.
Loko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kilpatrick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Loko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kilpatrick throws a big shot that misses.
Kilpatrick looks for the body kick but Loko saw that one coming.
Loko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab.
Loko takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loko's corner calls for a 1-2. Loko obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Loko misses with a head kick.
Kilpatrick sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loko's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Loko duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Four Loko will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kilpatrick lands a head kick!
Kilpatrick fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Loko looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kilpatrick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kilpatrick scores with a kick to the body.
Kilpatrick is looking to clinch.
Loko defending well as Kilpatrick loads up on a big left hand.
A little feinted left hand from Loko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Kilpatrick misses.
Loko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kilpatrick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Loko lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick lands a glancing blow to the side of Loko's head.
Kilpatrick lands a jab to the nose.
Kilpatrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loko.
Kilpatrick looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Loko ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Loko.
Kilpatrick scoring well with a low kick there.
Kilpatrick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Loko counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilpatrick lands a jab.
Loko tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kilpatrick is able to avoid easily.
Kilpatrick avoids a kick to the body.
Loko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilpatrick missing with a left hand there. Loko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilpatrick throws a poor cross that misses
and Loko cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kilpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Kilpatrick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loko.
A counter left hand to the body from Loko misses its target.
Kilpatrick lands a lovely overhand right.
Loko fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpatrick throws a nice looking combination but Loko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kilpatrick misses with a low kick.
Kilpatrick checks a leg kick.
Loko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Loko blocks the low kick.
Loko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kilpatrick showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loko.
Kilpatrick wants to counter the offense by Loko and move into the clinch position.
Kilpatrick misses with a right hand
and Loko counters with a left and a right that stings Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kilpatrick slips under a jab from Loko.
Kilpatrick throws a shot from downtown. Loko moves away and avoids it.
Kilpatrick avoids the head kick by Loko.
Kilpatrick throws out a counter right but Loko avoids it with no problem.
Loko lands a nice shot to the body.
Loko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kilpatrick was well out of range. Poor timing from Loko.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilpatrick. That's going to slow Loko down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kilpatrick moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The fighters circling - Kilpatrick throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kilpatrick is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kilpatrick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kilpatrick waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loko.
Loko throwing a counter right hand but Kilpatrick manages to avoid it.
Kilpatrick misses with a right hand
enabling Loko to counter with a crisp jab.
Kilpatrick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loko manages to avoid it.
Good work by Loko as he checks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Loko.
Kilpatrick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loko.
Loko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kilpatrick circles away quickly and effectively.
Kilpatrick misses with a kick to the body.
Kilpatrick misses the shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kilpatrick misses.
Loko seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Loko blocks a head kick by Kilpatrick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loko slips under a jab from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a series of punches but Loko avoids them all with ease.
Loko throws a big counter combination but Kilpatrick scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping right.
A jab from Kilpatrick finds it's way through Loko's defenses.
Kilpatrick takes one on the button.
Loko clobbers Kilpatrick with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Loko misses with a few strikes there.
Kilpatrick uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loko.
Kilpatrick works Loko's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Loko does no damage.
Kilpatrick steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Loko. That one must have hurt.
Kilpatrick avoids the body shot from Loko.
The fighters circling - Loko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Luke Kilpatrick just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kilpatrick throws a one two combo.
Loko checks a leg kick nicely.
Loko throws a series of punches but Kilpatrick avoids them all with ease.
Kilpatrick let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kilpatrick moves out of range of the body kick from Loko.
Loko looks to land a left hand but Kilpatrick moved out of range nicely.
Kilpatrick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Loko avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick moves out of range of the body kick from Loko.
Good shot there by Loko.
Kilpatrick throws out a powerful jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Kilpatrick misses.
Kilpatrick scores with a hook to the body. Loko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Loko moves out of range of the strikes.
Loko lands with a good body shot.
Kilpatrick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Loko counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick
and Loko finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kilpatrick pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Loko back to the cage. Kilpatrick follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Loko checks the leg kick.
A nice combination there by Loko.
Kilpatrick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loko.
As Kilpatrick looks to move away, Loko throws a big counter combo bu Kilpatrick just gets out of the way.
Loko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Loko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Loko checks the leg kick.
As Kilpatrick looks to move away, Loko throws a big counter combo bu Kilpatrick just gets out of the way.
Kilpatrick thows a leg kick but Loko checks it
and Loko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loko misses with a two punch combination.
Loko checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Loko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick obviously looking to wear him down.
Loko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kilpatrick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loko takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loko checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loko ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
An attempted straight right counter from Loko misses the target.
Loko moves away from the strike by Kilpatrick.
Loko scores with a hook to the body. Kilpatrick takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Loko ducks under a wild hook from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a body punch but Loko moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Kilpatrick checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Loko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kilpatrick misses with a series of wild punches.
Kilpatrick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Loko misses with a wild body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick tries to clinch up.
Loko takes one to the chin there.
Kilpatrick throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loko misses with a double jab.
Kilpatrick is looking to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Loko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kilpatrick throws a sloppy head kick and Loko moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Loko misses the target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kilpatrick.
Loko misses with a wild body shot.
Kilpatrick lands with a hook. Loko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kilpatrick looks to land a left hand but Loko moved out of range nicely.
Kilpatrick throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kilpatrick misses with a lunging right hand
and Loko counters with a solid body kick.
Kilpatrick on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A jab from Loko finds it's way through Kilpatrick's defenses.
Kilpatrick swings widly with a right hand
and Loko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loko avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Loko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loko walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilpatrick connects with a body shot.
Loko misses with a head kick.
Kilpatrick misses with a low kick.
Kilpatrick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kilpatrick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loko throws a body shot but no joy.
Loko works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kilpatrick swings widly with a right hand
and Loko counters with a series of strikes. Kilpatrick will be more careful next time no doubt.
Loko looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilpatrick is just out of range.
Loko misses with a wild body shot.
Kilpatrick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kilpatrick tries to land a front kick but Loko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A telegraphed right hand from Loko misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Luke Kilpatrick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Loko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kilpatrick throws a head kick but Loko moves out of range.
Kilpatrick throws a body shot but no joy.
Loko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilpatrick.
Loko scores with the left hand. Kilpatrick knows he should have avoided that one.
Loko throws a right hand that Kilpatrick ducks under and follows up with a left that Kilpatrick also avoids with ease.
Kilpatrick does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice cross by Kilpatrick.
Loko moves out of range of the strikes.
Loko misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loko stalks Kilpatrick and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kilpatrick's face. Kilpatrick staggers backwards, shaken.
A head kick misses from Kilpatrick.
Loko takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kilpatrick misses with an uppercut
and Loko counters with a three punch combo that has Kilpatrick backing up. Kilpatrick nods at Loko to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Kilpatrick misses
and Loko counters with a three punch combo that has Kilpatrick backing up. Kilpatrick nods at Loko to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Loko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kilpatrick tried to score with a low kick but Loko checks it.
Kilpatrick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Loko swats away the attempt to clinch by Kilpatrick.
Loko went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kilpatrick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loko.
Kilpatrick swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kilpatrick misses with a double jab
and Loko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loko swinging wildly here.
Kilpatrick lands a body shot.
Loko steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kilpatrick. That one must have hurt.
Kilpatrick rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kilpatrick takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick cracks Loko with a good jab.
Loko avoids the body shot from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Loko on the side of the head.
Kilpatrick looks for the body kick but Loko saw that one coming.
Kilpatrick misses with a body kick.
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!
Loko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Loko was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Loko slips under a jab from Kilpatrick.
It appears Loko was looking to counter with a kick there.
Loko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Kilpatrick misses with a looping right.
Kilpatrick throws a leg kick
and Loko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kilpatrick is rocked!
Loko drops Kilpatrick with a big left hand! Kilpatrick is injured, injured bad! Loko jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Four Loko!
Four Loko retains his welterweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Four Loko made sure he mentioned Mohito Fightwear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Conteh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sotiris Kakoullis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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204 lbs
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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
28 - 10 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, John Conteh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sotiris Kakoullis!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conteh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kakoullis has Conteh up against the cage in a clinch.
Kakoullis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kakoullis is stalling here.
Conteh lands a left hand.
Kakoullis lands a body punch.
Conteh scores with a shot to the side of Kakoullis's head.
Kakoullis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conteh avoids a wild elbow strike from Kakoullis.
Conteh effectively controlling the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Kakoullis on the inside.
I was talking to Conteh's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kakoullis throws a head punch that misses.
Conteh lands a shoulder strike.
Conteh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kakoullis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Kakoullis - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Conteh goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kakoullis tries to land a knee to the head but Conteh blocks with his arms.
Kakoullis has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Conteh seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kakoullis can turn it around.
Conteh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Sotiris Kakoullis has been cut.
Conteh misses with the head strike.
Conteh blocks a body shot from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kakoullis misses with the head strike.
Kakoullis lands an elbow that stopped Conteh in his tracks for a moment.
Kakoullis stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Kakoullis has a couple of punches blocked by Conteh.
Conteh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kakoullis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kakoullis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Conteh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Come on Conteh - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A bit of stalling here from Conteh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis lands with a short shot to the head.
Conteh scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conteh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kakoullis backwards.
Kakoullis has a couple of punches blocked by Conteh.
Conteh misses with a body punch.
Kakoullis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Conteh blocking some punches.
Kakoullis throws a punch but it's blocked by Conteh.
Kakoullis lands with a light punch inside.
Kakoullis lands with a light punch inside.
Conteh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Kakoullis lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kakoullis.
Conteh throws a head punch that misses.
Kakoullis swings wildly with an uppercut but Conteh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kakoullis slows down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh gets through Kakoullis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kakoullis blocks an uppercut.
Conteh throws a head punch that misses.
Kakoullis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kakoullis working aggressively here.
Conteh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kakoullis.
Kakoullis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kakoullis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kakoullis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kakoullis tries a body shot but Conteh blocks it.
Kakoullis lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Conteh backwards.
Kakoullis tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Conteh's elbow.
Kakoullis scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kakoullis creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
It looks like John Conteh has been cut.
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!
Conteh throws a head punch that misses.
Conteh misses with the head strike.
Kakoullis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kakoullis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Conteh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Conteh swings wildly with an uppercut but Kakoullis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conteh blocks a body shot from Kakoullis.
Conteh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kakoullis leaning against his opponent.
Conteh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Conteh tries to stall but Kakoullis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Conteh digs a right hand into Kakoullis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kakoullis's gas tank.
Conteh manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Conteh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sotiris Kakoullis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Conteh misses with a wild body shot.
Conteh throws a looping overhand right but Kakoullis ducks down to avoid it.
Kakoullis throws a front kick aimed at Conteh's knee but Conteh avoids it well.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kakoullis misses with a body punch.
Conteh digs a right hand into Kakoullis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kakoullis's gas tank.
Conteh blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conteh has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Kakoullis struggles to land a body shot inside as Conteh controls his hands.
Kakoullis misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Conteh is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Conteh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis misses with the head strike.
Conteh misses with some punches.
Kakoullis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kakoullis lands a shoulder strike.
Kakoullis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kakoullis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Conteh is defending well for now.
Conteh has a couple of punches blocked by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis misses with the head strike.
Kakoullis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Conteh lands with a short shot to the head.
Kakoullis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kakoullis misses with a hook to the ribs.
Conteh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kakoullis misses with some punches.
Conteh lands with a light punch inside.
Conteh blocks a body shot from Kakoullis.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Conteh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kakoullis misses with a punch on the inside.
Kakoullis pushes Conteh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conteh misses with the head strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Conteh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Conteh - that landed with a thud.
Kakoullis working aggressively here.
Conteh pushes Kakoullis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kakoullis tries to stall but Conteh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch on the inside from Conteh fails to land.
Conteh is pushing Kakoullis up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Kakoullis lands with a short shot to the head.
Kakoullis tries to stall but Conteh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conteh.
Kakoullis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kakoullis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kakoullis lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Conteh.
Kakoullis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conteh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Conteh will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Kakoullis up against the cage.
Conteh lands with a light punch inside.
Conteh lands a nice uppercut.
Sotiris Kakoullis seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conteh.
Kakoullis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Conteh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kakoullis's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A head punch on the inside from Conteh fails to land.
Kakoullis throws a punch but it's blocked by Conteh.
Conteh blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Conteh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conteh misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kakoullis.
Conteh blocking some punches.
Kakoullis throws a head punch that misses.
Kakoullis scores with a shoulder strike.
Conteh scores with a shot to the side of Kakoullis's head.
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!
Kakoullis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kakoullis tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kakoullis tries to throw a body punch but Conteh avoids it by throwing Kakoullis back against the cage.
A short left from Kakoullis.
Conteh swings wildly with an uppercut but Kakoullis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Conteh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kakoullis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kakoullis is working Conteh over against the cage.
Kakoullis lands with a short shot to the head.
Kakoullis misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that John Conteh will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Conteh throws a hook but Kakoullis avoids it easily.
Conteh avoids the body shot from Kakoullis.
It looked like Conteh was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Kakoullis.
Conteh throws a shot from downtown. Kakoullis moves away and avoids it.
Conteh cracks Kakoullis with a good jab.
Conteh staying out of range there.
A jab from Conteh misses.
Kakoullis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kakoullis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A head kick from Kakoullis lands but Conteh takes it in his stride.
Conteh lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kakoullis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kakoullis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kakoullis throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Conteh counters with a nice uppercut.
Conteh throws a hook to the side of Kakoullis's head but Kakoullis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Conteh staying out of range there.
Conteh dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John Conteh is winning the standup battle so far.
Kakoullis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Conteh throws a looping overhand right but Kakoullis ducks down to avoid it.
Conteh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kakoullis.
Conteh throws a lazy uppercut
and Kakoullis counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conteh looks to throw the jab but Kakoullis is out of range.
Conteh misses with a hook.
Kakoullis throws a leg kick which misses Conteh's front leg but catches the back leg as Conteh tries to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Conteh checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A jab from Conteh misses.
Kakoullis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Conteh lands a jab to the head.
Conteh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kakoullis.
Kakoullis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Conteh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conteh moves out of range as Kakoullis throws a body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kakoullis.
Kakoullis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kakoullis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kakoullis takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kakoullis lands a two punch combo.
Kakoullis ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kakoullis feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Conteh sprawling to the canvas! Conteh rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Kakoullis finish him?!
Conteh is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kakoullis cracks Conteh with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sotiris Kakoullis!
Sotiris Kakoullis is the new light heavyweight champion!
Sotiris Kakoullis seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Saem Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Solofa Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fatu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bad Man kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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29
220 lbs
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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
8 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Saem Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Solofa Fatu!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Ryoma Takatsuka and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Fatu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Black scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Saem Black has been cut.
Black displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fatu throws out the jab.
Fatu connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fatu throws a jab but it's blocked by Black.
A punch lands to the side of Black 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Saem Black's cut is getting worse.
Black uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fatu.
Fatu scores with a decent looking hook.
Fatu lands with a nice body punch.
BOOM! Fatu lands a beautiful left hook that drops Black. Black tries to recover but Fatu is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Black lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Solofa Fatu!
A very excited looking Solofa Fatu 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Puna Wai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sobral comes to the cage accompanied by Eros Ramazzotti - Un'Emozione Per Sempre . Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Antonio Sobral!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Puna Wai!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Jeff Smith and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sobral as he avoids it easily.
It looked like Sobral was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Wai is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sobral sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Wai tries to clinch up.
Sobral looks to score with a jab to the body but Wai is just out of range.
Sobral lands a right hook to the body.
Wai fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sobral to the ground. Wai is now in Sobral's guard.
Sobral working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wai doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wai manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wai prevents Sobral from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wai passes into side control.
Sobral might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sobral is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral is working hard here to advance position.
Wai moves into full mount!
Sobral tries to lock up and control but Wai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wai landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sobral tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wai controlling the pace for now.
Sobral is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Sobral is trying to escape the mount.
Sobral really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Wai scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wai takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sobral wants to hold on but Wai pushes him away.
Wai looking for a guillotine from mount but Sobral is having none of it.
Wai stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Wai fails with the takedown.
Sobral appears to be looking for a big counter.
Antonio Sobral has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Puna Wai.
Wai throws a jab when Sobral was well out of range.
Sobral throws a body punch but Wai moves out of range.
Wai goes for a double leg but Sobral avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sobral continues to drive forward.
Sobral misses with a lunging right hand
and Wai counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sobral throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sobral as he avoids it easily.
Puna Wai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wai shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sobral counters with a series of strikes. Wai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sobral keeps the fight on the outside.
Sobral feinted with a counter takedown.
Wai moves out of range of the body kick.
Sobral dives in and scores a takedown into Wai's guard.
Sobral passes Wai's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobral trying to control from half guard but Wai is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Wai.
Sobral looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
An elbow from Sobral crashes against the mat.
Sobral has control of an arm but Wai manages to advance to Sobral's back!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wai is trying to stick to Sobral's back but Sobral is turning into Wai. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wai's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Sobral.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Antonio Sobral will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wai tries for a takedown but Sobral circles away easily
and Sobral moves into the clinch.
Wai swings wildly with an uppercut but Sobral uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sobral's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wai misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wai working aggressively here.
Sobral blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sobral stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sobral.
Wai misses with a punch to the body.
Sobral misses with a punch on the inside.
Wai is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sobral lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Puna Wai has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wai is trying to stall.
Sobral is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wai is defending well for now.
Sobral using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Sobral drops Wai with a big knee straight up the middle! Wai is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Wai is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sobral misses with a few strikes there.
Sobral clinches up with Wai and pushes him back against the cage.
Sobral prevents Wai from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral throws an elbow but it misses.
Wai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wai prevents a body shot from Sobral.
Wai tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sobral jumps guard but Wai stands there with Sobral around his waist. Sobral gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Sobral.
Sobral misses with a punch on the inside.
Wai wants to get back to striking at distance but Sobral won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is struggling to control the position.
Wai takes a shot to the head.
Wai is trying to break the clinch but Sobral has him pressed against the cage.
Wai misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wai goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sobral looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sobral wants to take the fight to the mat but Wai manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Sobral dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Puna Wai's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
No luck for Wai with that takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wai or perhaps it was just good defense by Sobral, which made it look bad.
Sobral is looking to counter the offense by Wai and move into the clinch.
Sobral closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sobral throws a punch but it's blocked by Wai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sobral gets through Wai's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sobral putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sobral is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wai can do to turn this around?
Sobral tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wai's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral landing knees to the head.
Sobral decides to pull guard.
Sobral throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wai escapes and throws Sobral's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Sobral's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sobral is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sobral keeps working.
Sobral tries to bench press Wai off him but Wai keeps the position.
Sobral is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wai's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Wai is keen to just control but Sobral is a slippery customer.
Wai is thwarting Sobral's attempts to control the position.
Sobral looking for submissions off his back.
Sobral is looking for a sweep. Wai is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wai wants to control but Sobral is keeping him busy.
Antonio Sobral is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sobral wants to control the action here but instead Wai manages to pass to full mount!
Sobral looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wai avoids the attempt from Sobral to control.
Wai wants to control the pace but Sobral is squirming around nicely.
Wai is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Sobral can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Wai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sobral tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Puna Wai has got the better of the ground game so far.
Sobral tries to hold on but Wai pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sobral really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wai landing punches.
Sobral is trying to escape the mount.
Sobral tries to lock up and control but Wai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Sobral is in all sorts of trouble here.
Wai looking to ground and pound but Sobral is blocking nicely.
Wai raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sobral on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sobral tries to get out of the position.
Wai wants to control the pace but Sobral is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Puna Wai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sobral wants to control but Wai is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Puna Wai.
I think Sobral 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Antonio Sobral!
A pretty intense looking Antonio Sobral took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Calloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Artest (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calloway's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Death Symphony. Artest has chosen Champion- Ron Artest Feat T-Pain as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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27
380 lbs
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25
252 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Calloway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ron Artest!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Colin Fray and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calloway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Artest moves into the clinch.
Artest trying to land knees to the body.
Artest throws an elbow that misses.
Calloway's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Artest.
Artest is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Calloway is defending well for now.
Artest has a couple of punches blocked by Calloway.
Artest lands a right hand that snaps the head of Calloway backwards.
Artest misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Artest lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Artest with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Artest swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Artest can't find room to land a body shot as Calloway controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Artest throws an elbow but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Artest is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A shot in the inside from Artest.
Artest lands a shoulder strike.
Artest tries to throw a body punch but Calloway avoids it by throwing Artest back against the cage.
Calloway goes for a takedown attempt but Artest pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Calloway fails with the takedown.
Artest doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Calloway. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Artest forces Calloway back against the cage and clinches.
Calloway misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Calloway.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Artest.
Calloway on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Artest tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Artest tries to work over Calloway's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artest pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Artest misses with a hook to the ribs.
Artest lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Artest gets underhooks to prevent Calloway's takedown attempt.
Artest misses with a body punch.
Calloway is trying to pull guard but Artest has him pressed against the cage.
Calloway gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Artest regains guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Calloway accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Calloway pushes down on Artest's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Artest tries to get to full guard but Calloway has control of the leg.
Calloway lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Calloway not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Calloway tries to pass the half guard into mount. Artest knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Calloway connects with a nice short shot to Artest's temple.
Calloway missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Calloway working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Calloway not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Artest trying to control but Calloway postures up.
Calloway has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Calloway connects with a nice short shot to Artest's temple.
Artest won't allow Calloway to pass to mount.
Calloway thows a huge punch but Artest dodges it nicely.
Artest is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Artest is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Calloway scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Calloway there.
Artest is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calloway scores with a big shot! Artest's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Artest! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Calloway!
Mark Calloway thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imperiex Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolai Brasnof (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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205 lbs
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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
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Imperiex Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nicolai Brasnof!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Roger Salmon and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brasnof is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Prime staying out of range there.
Nice body punch from Brasnof.
Prime feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Brasnof crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Imperiex Prime!
Imperiex Prime really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Big Bear Nutrition 160Q logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marat Sanayev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Green could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marat Sanayev'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
3 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Danny Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marat Sanayev!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green closes the distance and clinches.
Sanayev turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sanayev manages to end up in side control.
Green takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sanayev is working to tighten his grip on Green's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Green has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Sanayev is really squeezing tight and eventually Green passes out! Sanayev breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marat Sanayev!
Marat Sanayev decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Michael Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Benny Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Micheangelo Fripello and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen wants to clinch
enabling Winkler to counter with a crisp jab.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
Nguyen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nguyen tries to work over Winkler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winkler wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Winkler managing to block the knees to the body from Nguyen.
The referee calls for Winkler to work.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkler's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winkler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've been told by Nguyen's head coaches at Kombat MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A swing and a miss from Winkler.
Some wild striking there from Winkler.
Nguyen looks to clinch
letting Winkler counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen moves out of range of the strikes.
Nguyen needs to keep his hands up - Winkler had a free shot at his head there.
Winkler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nguyen moves away.
Nguyen tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Winkler counter with a right hand.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Winkler moves away
and Winkler counters with a left to the body.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
Winkler throws out a counter right but Nguyen avoids it with no problem.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Winkler moves away
and Winkler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nguyen thinking.
Winkler scores with a decent looking hook.
Winkler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nguyen moves out of range as Winkler strikes.
Nguyen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Winkler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nguyen darts in trying to clinch
and Winkler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen darts in trying to clinch
and Winkler counters with a left to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nguyen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winkler sizes up Nguyen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nguyen tries to clinch up.
Nguyen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nguyen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
Winkler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Winkler gets tackled into the cage by Nguyen. Nguyen maintains the clinch.
Nguyen tries a body shot but Winkler blocks it.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Winkler avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
Nguyen tries a body shot but Winkler blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen pushes Winkler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winkler.
Winkler manages to break the clinch.
Nguyen wants to clinch up but Winkler keeps it at a distance.
Nguyen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Winkler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Winkler misses.
Winkler lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Winkler is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Nguyen had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Winkler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Nguyen momentarily.
Winkler thuds a left hand into Nguyen's body.
Nguyen tries to clinch
and Nguyen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Winkler moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Winkler misses.
Nguyen closes the distance but Winkler moves to the side
and Winkler counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler scores with a hook to the body. Nguyen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nguyen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nguyen wants to clinch up but Winkler keeps it at a distance.
Nguyen wants to clinch up but Winkler keeps it at a distance.
Winkler connects with a single shot there.
Winkler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, jab by Winkler - just one landing.
Nguyen looks to clinch
and Winkler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nguyen looks to clinch
and Winkler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Winkler is avoiding it.
Michael Nguyen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Winkler throws a hook but Nguyen blocks it.
Nguyen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Winkler counters with a left to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Winkler dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Winkler listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Winkler throws a hook to the side of Nguyen's head but Nguyen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winkler wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Winkler 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.
Winkler thuds his right hand into Nguyen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nguyen looks to clinch
letting Winkler counter with a right hand.
Nguyen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nguyen sizes up Winkler with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Winkler is avoiding it.
Winkler connects with a body shot.
Winkler swats away the attempt to clinch by Nguyen.
Winkler gets tackled into the cage by Nguyen. Nguyen maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler prevents a body shot from Nguyen.
Winkler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen blocks a jab.
Winkler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nguyen tries to clinch up.
Winkler scores with a jab. Nguyen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nguyen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Winkler shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Nguyen eats them both and turns towards Winkler to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Winkler lands a jab to Nguyen's midsection.
Nguyen tries to clinch up.
Nguyen clinches with his opponent.
Winkler is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nguyen lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Winkler avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
Winkler breaks the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Winkler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nguyen counters by clinching up.
Nguyen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Winkler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nguyen moves to clinch but Winkler breaks away
and Winkler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Winkler smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nguyen tries to clinch but Winkler is having none of it.
Nguyen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nguyen tries to clinch there but Winkler circles away.
Winkler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nguyen was well out of range. Poor timing from Winkler.
Nguyen tries to clinch up.
Winkler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nguyen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Winkler scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Winkler pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Winkler misses its intended target.
Nguyen clinches with his opponent.
Nguyen tries to work over Winkler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nguyen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Winkler.
Michael Nguyen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Winkler avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
Winkler prevents a body shot from Nguyen.
Winkler blocks the elbow strike.
Nguyen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkler's elbow.
Nguyen misses with an elbow over the top.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkler's elbow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Winkler.
Nguyen misses with a punch on the inside.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkler's elbow.
Winkler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Winkler managing to block the knees to the body from Nguyen.
A head punch on the inside from Nguyen fails to land.
Nguyen tries a body shot but Winkler blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Winkler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Winkler misses with a few strikes there.
Winkler with a hook.
Nguyen darts in trying to clinch
and Winkler counters with a stiff right hand.
Nguyen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Winkler swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nguyen doesn't manage to clinch there - Winkler circles away.
Nguyen moves away from the strike by Winkler.
Winkler getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nguyen is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nguyen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Winkler counter with a right hand.
Winkler digs a good body shot into Nguyen's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Winkler is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Winkler on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nguyen gets a clinch.
Nguyen lands a right hand.
Nguyen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nguyen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Winkler content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Nguyen tries to throw a body punch but Winkler avoids it by throwing Nguyen back against the cage.
Nguyen tries to work over Winkler's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Winkler on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Winkler blocking some punches.
Winkler avoiding damage as Nguyen throws knees to the body.
Nguyen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winkler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winkler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler misses with a hook.
Winkler connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Winkler circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Winkler to counter with a crisp jab.
Nguyen wants to clinch
and Winkler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Winkler connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nguyen. Nguyen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Winkler misses with a shot to the body
enabling Nguyen to counter with a crisp jab.
Nguyen tries to close the distance and clinch but Winkler swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nguyen misses with a hook
and Winkler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nguyen moves to clinch but Winkler breaks away
and Winkler counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nguyen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nguyen throws a leg kick
and Winkler counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Winkler misses with a hook. Nguyen ducked under it nicely.
Winkler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Winkler thuds his right hand into Nguyen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nguyen defending well as Winkler loads up on a big left hand.
As Winkler looks to move away, Nguyen throws a big counter combo bu Winkler just gets out of the way.
Winkler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nguyen wants to clinch but Winkler slips to the side
and Winkler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nguyen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winkler manages to avoid it.
Michael Nguyen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nguyen tries to clinch up but Winkler circles away and keeps his distance.
Nguyen clinches up against the cage.
Nguyen misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nguyen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nguyen misses with a punch to the body.
Nguyen misses with a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice elbow from Nguyen.
It looks like Benny Winkler has been cut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nguyen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Winkler's brow.
Nguyen misses with a knee to the head.
Nguyen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Winkler's elbow.
Nguyen can't find room to land a body shot as Winkler controls the action.
Winkler's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benny Winkler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Winkler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nguyen was well out of range. Poor timing from Winkler.
Nguyen is looking to clinch but Winkler is avoiding it.
Winkler stalks Nguyen and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nguyen's face. Nguyen staggers backwards, shaken.
Benny Winkler is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Winkler lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Winkler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Winkler winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Winkler!
Michael Nguyen was interviewed post fight and said 'Thank you to the fans and sorry I disappointed you. I will be back and much stronger. I love you all!'.
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