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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keone Kapisi (ranked 200 p4p, 506 weight class) and Puncher Face (ranked 6 p4p, 17 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Keone Kapisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Puncher Face!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Ackerman and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapisi swings for the body but Face moves out of range.
A slow jab from Kapisi misses its intended target.
Kapisi misses with a hook. Face ducked under it nicely.
Face scores with a jab to the body.
Kapisi misses with a right hand
and Face counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Keone Kapisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kapisi punishes Face's body with a nice straight punch.
Kapisi lands the left hand.
It looks like Puncher Face has been cut.
Kapisi connects with a body shot that sends Face's belly button to the back.
Kapisi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kapisi blocks a jab.
Kapisi looks to land a combination but Face avoids it well.
Face bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kapisi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kapisi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kapisi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kapisi breaks the clinch.
Kapisi misses with an uppercut.
Kapisi connects with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapisi throws a shot from downtown. Face moves away and avoids it.
Face slips a jab from Kapisi.
Kapisi misses with an uppercut
and Face counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kapisi is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Face's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Kapisi looks to land a right hand but Face moved out of range.
Face is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Face throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kapisi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Face connects with a single shot there.
Kapisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapisi doesn't manage to clinch there - Face circles away.
Kapisi lands with a cross.
Face lands a left and a right that sends Kapisi crashing to the canvas! Face dives into mount looking to finish!
It looks like Keone Kapisi has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kapisi wants to get back to his feet.
Face looking to control but Kapisi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kapisi has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Kapisi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Face controlling from the full mount.
Kapisi wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face trying to control but Kapisi is having none of it.
Face tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Face is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Kapisi misses the body punch
and Face counters with a straight right hand.
Kapisi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi misses with an uppercut
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Face has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice shot lands for Face.
Kapisi is rocked!
Kapisi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapisi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kapisi throws a looping overhand right but Face ducks down to avoid it.
Face throws a looping overhand right but Kapisi ducks down to avoid it.
Kapisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kapisi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kapisi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Face is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kapisi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kapisi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kapisi misses with a hook. Face ducked under it nicely.
Face has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Kapisi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kapisi throws a right hand that Face ducks under and follows up with a left that Face also avoids with ease.
Face uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kapisi.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Face is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Face throws a jab but it's blocked by Kapisi.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Puncher Face will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kapisi misses with a wild body shot.
Kapisi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Face counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kapisi looks to score with a jab to the body but Face is just out of range.
Face ducks under a wild hook from Kapisi.
Face throws a shot to the body.
Face misses with a hook. Kapisi ducked under it nicely.
Face throws a hook but Kapisi blocks it.
Kapisi throwing a counter right hand but Face manages to avoid it.
Face lands a jab to the head.
Kapisi throws a big shot that misses.
Puncher Face seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kapisi swings widly with a right hand
and Face counters with a nice body shot.
Kapisi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapisi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kapisi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Face misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kapisi throws the left hand but Face avoids the punch easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kapisi swings for the body but Face moves out of range.
Face connects with a looping right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Face throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Kapisi tumbling to the canvas!
Oh Kapisi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Face won't allow Kapisi to get back to his feet.
Face wants to get up but he can't break Kapisi's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kapisi seems to have got his legs back now.
Face is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kapisi uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Face at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kapisi takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kapisi throws a body punch but Face moves out of range.
Kapisi lands with a shot to the body.
Kapisi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Face is breathing heavily.
Kapisi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Face throws a body shot but no joy.
Kapisi throws out a loose jab but Face uses good head movement to avoid it.
Face swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Face misses with an uppercut.
Kapisi was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Kapisi throws a sloppy body shot
letting Face counter with a right hand.
Kapisi misses with a body shot.
Kapisi throws a series of punches but Face moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Face.
An attempted straight right counter from Kapisi misses the target.
Face swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Face connects with a looping right hand.
Face throws a jab when Kapisi was well out of range.
Kapisi swings for the body but Face moves out of range.
Kapisi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Face's head.
Kapisi swings widly with a right hand
and Face cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kapisi looks to land a right hand but Face moved out of range.
Kapisi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kapisi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kapisi misses with a straight left.
Nice straight punches there by Face. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Face.
Face rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kapisi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kapisi digs a good body shot into Face's ribs.
Face takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Kapisi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi connects with the punch.
Kapisi misses with a right hand
and Face makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kapisi cracks Face with an open hand slap.
A big right from Face misses.
Kapisi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kapisi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kapisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Face.
Face takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Some wild striking there from Kapisi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kapisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Face manages to avoid it.
Kapisi slips under a jab.
Face avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Keone Kapisi will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kapisi scores with a shot to the body.
Kapisi misses with a straight left.
Face swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kapisi.
Kapisi slips under a jab from Face.
Kapisi misses with a looping right.
Kapisi has taken the fight to the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Face.
Kapisi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kapisi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Face.
Face scores with a nice head shot.
Face slips a jab and a cross from Kapisi.
Kapisi misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Face on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kapisi misses the shot to the body.
Face might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kapisi throws a lazy uppercut
and Face connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kapisi connects with a looping right hand.
Kapisi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Face counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapisi scores with a nice right hand.
Kapisi misses with a body shot.
Face throws a shot from downtown. Kapisi moves away and avoids it.
Kapisi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kapisi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kapisi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kapisi connects with a right hand. Face shakes it off.
Kapisi slips a straight right by Face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Face. Kapisi does a little dance to reset his feet.
A quick step to the side and Kapisi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapisi misses with a body shot
and Kapisi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jab, jab by Kapisi - just one landing.
Kapisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kapisi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Face keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kapisi.
Kapisi rushes Face and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Kapisi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kapisi is trying to break the clinch but Face is controlling him.
Kapisi breaks the clinch.
A lazy left from Kapisi finds it's target.
Kapisi misses with a straight right.
Face is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Kapisi with a body shot.
Face comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kapisi misses with a straight right.
Face throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Face scores with a body shot.
Kapisi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Face throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kapisi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kapisi moves out of range of the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Face.
Kapisi misses with a jab to the body
and Face counters with a stiff right hand.
Face blocks a jab.
Face looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kapisi ducks under a wild hook from Face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Face cracks Kapisi with an open hand slap.
Face circles away from the clinch attempt.
Face slips a jab from Kapisi.
Kapisi swings for the body but Face moves out of range.
Face uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kapisi.
Kapisi throws a lazy uppercut
and Face lands a stunning uppercut that sends Kapisi to the mat!
Kapisi pushes Face off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Face pounces like a tiger and cracks Kapisi with a vicious hook! Kapisi is down but not out! Face follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Puncher Face!
Puncher Face 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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