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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tj Hooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piero Panzanaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tj Hooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piero Panzanaro!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Panzanaro moves out of range as Hooke strikes.
Panzanaro misses with a wild combination.
Panzanaro throws a combination that misses
and Hooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Hooke misses with a double jab.
Panzanaro slips a jab and a cross from Hooke.
Panzanaro swings for the body but Hooke moves out of range.
Panzanaro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Panzanaro lands a really nice looking cross but Hooke seems unphased.
Panzanaro throws the left hand but Hooke avoids the punch easily.
Panzanaro ducks under a wild hook from Hooke.
Panzanaro throws a nice looking combination but Hooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Panzanaro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Panzanaro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hooke counters with a stiff right hand.
Hooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Panzanaro.
Hooke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panzanaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Panzanaro ducks under a wild hook from Hooke.
Hooke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Panzanaro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Panzanaro misses with a jab to the body
and Hooke counters with a three punch combo that has Panzanaro backing up. Panzanaro nods at Hooke to acknowledge the strikes.
Panzanaro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Panzanaro throws a lazy right hand but Hooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Panzanaro misses with a two punch combination.
Piero Panzanaro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hooke is breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Hooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Panzanaro keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hooke.
Hooke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panzanaro sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Hooke.
Panzanaro scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hooke misses with a wild combination.
Panzanaro throws a body punch but Hooke moves out of range.
Panzanaro connects with a jab.
A jab-cross combination lands for Panzanaro and sends Hooke crashing to the mat! Panzanaro follows him down to the mat - Hooke regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Hooke is rocked!
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!
Panzanaro wants to stand up but Hooke has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Oh Hooke is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Panzanaro decides to return to a standing position.
Hooke seems to have got his legs back now.
Hooke slips a jab and a cross from Panzanaro.
Panzanaro lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panzanaro tries to bum rush Hooke with a series of wild strikes but Hooke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Panzanaro misses with a double jab.
Panzanaro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Panzanaro's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Panzanaro duly obliges.
Panzanaro scores with a three punch combo!
Panzanaro misses with a series of wild punches.
Panzanaro lands a jab-cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Hooke.
Hooke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Panzanaro misses with a few strikes there.
Hooke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Panzanaro swinging wildly here.
Hooke lands with an uppercut that bounces Panzanaro off the cage and back into rage.
Panzanaro looks to land a left hand but Hooke moved out of range nicely.
Hooke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Panzanaro jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hooke is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Panzanaro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Hooke. Those never looked like landing.
Panzanaro lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Panzanaro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Panzanaro lands a nice shot to the body.
Panzanaro lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice cross by Hooke.
Panzanaro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Panzanaro scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Panzanaro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hooke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hooke moves forwards but Panzanaro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hooke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Panzanaro misses with a jab, cross combination.
Panzanaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hooke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Panzanaro doesn't seem bothered though.
Panzanaro misses with the combination.
Panzanaro throws out a loose jab but Hooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hooke misses the shot to the body.
Panzanaro lands with a nice combination. Hooke backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Panzanaro scores with a nice right hand.
Hooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Panzanaro.
Panzanaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Panzanaro misses with a looping right.
Panzanaro fails to land with a series of punches.
Panzanaro misses with a double jab
and Hooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Hooke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Panzanaro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hooke eats them both and turns towards Panzanaro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Panzanaro throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hooke counters with a left to the body.
Nice defenses there by Panzanaro.
Hooke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Panzanaro to score with a decent uppercut.
Panzanaro is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hooke had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Panzanaro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hooke.
Hooke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Panzanaro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Panzanaro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hooke at a distance.
Panzanaro misses with a two punch combination.
Hooke swings for the body but Panzanaro moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piero Panzanaro dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Panzanaro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Panzanaro misses with a body shot
and Hooke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hooke takes a swing at Panzanaro's ribcage but misses.
Hooke dodges the punch combination from Panzanaro.
Panzanaro lands a jab to the nose.
Panzanaro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Panzanaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Panzanaro throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hooke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Panzanaro slips under a jab.
Panzanaro has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Panzanaro lands a head shot.
Panzanaro works the jab nicely.
Hooke ducks right into an uppercut from Panzanaro.
Panzanaro scores with a three punch combo!
Hooke takes one on the button.
Panzanaro is working the combinations to good effect here.
Panzanaro fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A swing and a miss from Panzanaro.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hooke takes one on the button.
Hooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panzanaro moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panzanaro lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Panzanaro. Those never looked like landing.
Hooke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Piero Panzanaro seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Panzanaro.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A left and a right from Panzanaro both land. Nice combination.
Panzanaro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Panzanaro.
Panzanaro takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Panzanaro lands an overhand right.
Panzanaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Panzanaro connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hooke scrambles back to his feet.
No joy there for Panzanaro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Panzanaro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hooke counters with a nice body shot.
Hooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Panzanaro misses with a wild combination.
Panzanaro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hooke counters with a three punch combo that has Panzanaro backing up. Panzanaro nods at Hooke to acknowledge the strikes.
Panzanaro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hooke lands a nice shot that snaps Panzanaro's head back.
Hooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Panzanaro misses with a combination
and Hooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Hooke slips a jab and a cross from Panzanaro.
Hooke tries to bum rush Panzanaro with a series of wild strikes but Panzanaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Panzanaro throws a combination. Hooke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hooke throws a nice looking combination but Panzanaro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Panzanaro throws a nice looking combination but Hooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Panzanaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Panzanaro.
Panzanaro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hooke counters with a straight right hand.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hooke.
Panzanaro lunges at Hooke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hooke's hand.
Some wild striking there from Panzanaro.
Panzanaro smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A big right from Panzanaro misses.
Hooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tj Hooke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzanaro throws a combination that misses
and Hooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panzanaro throws a combination that misses
and Hooke counters with a one-two to the body.
Hooke missing with a left hand there. Panzanaro was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Panzanaro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hooke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Panzanaro looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Panzanaro lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A punch combination from Panzanaro misses.
Panzanaro slips under a jab from Hooke.
Panzanaro swinging wildly here.
Panzanaro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hooke counters with a left to the body.
Panzanaro throws a series of punches but Hooke avoids them all with ease.
Hooke misses with a double jab.
Panzanaro throws a right hand that Hooke ducks under and follows up with a left that Hooke also avoids with ease.
Panzanaro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Hooke counters with a series of strikes. Panzanaro will be more careful next time no doubt.
Panzanaro lands the left hand.
Hooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Panzanaro lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Hooke backs up against the cage.
Panzanaro misses with a combination
and Hooke counters with a right hand to the body.
Panzanaro swings for the body but Hooke moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Hooke.
Nice shot by Panzanaro.
Panzanaro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hooke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hooke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Panzanaro connects with a crisp jab.
Panzanaro lands with a nice combination. Hooke backs away looking to recover.
Hooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Panzanaro does no damage.
Panzanaro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hooke counters with a left and a right that stings Panzanaro.
Hooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Panzanaro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Panzanaro, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Panzanaro scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piero Panzanaro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Panzanaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panzanaro throws a nice looking combination but Hooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hooke misses with a body shot.
Panzanaro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Panzanaro avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Panzanaro.
Hooke misses with a hook. Panzanaro ducked under it nicely.
Panzanaro lands a jab to the nose.
Panzanaro misses with a double jab.
Panzanaro scores with a nice head shot.
Panzanaro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Hooke. Those never looked like landing.
Panzanaro tries to bum rush Hooke with a series of wild strikes but Hooke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Panzanaro thows a body shot but no joy.
Panzanaro looks to land a right hand but Hooke moved out of range.
Panzanaro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Hooke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hooke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Panzanaro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hooke counters with a right hand to the body.
The fighters circling - Hooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Panzanaro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hooke fails to land with a series of punches.
Some wild striking there from Panzanaro.
Hooke staying out of range there.
Hooke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hooke throws a right hand that Panzanaro ducks under and follows up with a left that Panzanaro also avoids with ease.
Panzanaro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Panzanaro ducks under a wild hook from Hooke.
Hooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panzanaro misses with a wild combination.
Panzanaro lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Panzanaro throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Panzanaro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Panzanaro lands a glancing blow to the side of Hooke's head.
Panzanaro misses with a double jab
and Hooke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Panzanaro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Panzanaro.
Panzanaro misses with a straight right.
Panzanaro lands with a right hand.
Hooke throws a series of punches but Panzanaro moves out of range.
Panzanaro tests Hooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Panzanaro, as that shot connected.
Panzanaro clobbers Hooke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good standup being displayed there by Panzanaro as he connects with a hook.
Hooke throws a series of punches but Panzanaro avoids them all with ease.
Hooke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Panzanaro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Panzanaro.
Hooke looks to land a combination. Panzanaro sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Panzanaro misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Panzanaro scores with a jab. Hooke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Hooke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Panzanaro looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Panzanaro throws out a loose jab but Hooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Panzanaro getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hooke punishes Panzanaro's body with a nice straight punch.
Hooke misses with an uppercut.
Panzanaro falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panzanaro throws a nice looking combination but Hooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Panzanaro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hooke.
Panzanaro bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Panzanaro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Panzanaro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hooke throws a series of strikes that have Panzanaro backpedaling.
Panzanaro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hooke slips a jab and a cross from Panzanaro.
Piero Panzanaro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A punch combination from Panzanaro misses.
Panzanaro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Panzanaro lands with a shot to the body.
Hooke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hooke throws a shot from downtown. Panzanaro moves away and avoids it.
Panzanaro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Panzanaro works over Hooke's head and body with a nice combination.
Panzanaro tries to bum rush Hooke with a series of wild strikes but Hooke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hooke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Panzanaro's hands.
Panzanaro shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Hooke eats them both and turns towards Panzanaro to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Hooke misses with a body shot.
Hooke works over Panzanaro's head and body with a nice combination.
Panzanaro tries to bum rush Hooke with a series of wild strikes but Hooke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Panzanaro misses with a wild combination.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Panzanaro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hooke.
Panzanaro works the jab nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Piero Panzanaro comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Panzanaro 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Piero Panzanaro!
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