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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Stroker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stroker comes to the cage accompanied by Deathlike Silence - Who's Gonna Bury Me. Adebisi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Go Go Adebisi. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27 - 10 - 1 |
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209 lbs
25 - 12 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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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
27 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Bob Stroker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Simon Adebisi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi misses with an uppercut. Stroker saw that one coming.
Stroker ducks under a wild hook from Adebisi.
Stroker scores with a nice head shot.
A jab from Adebisi misses.
Stroker defending well as Adebisi loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Adebisi.
Adebisi shoots in and bounces Stroker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Adebisi won't allow Stroker to get back to his feet.
Adebisi trying to control the position from guard on top but Stroker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Stroker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Adebisi postures up.
Stroker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stroker keeping full guard, as Adebisi tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker is pulling down on Adebisi's head. It's preventing any offense from Adebisi, at least for the moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Bob Stroker wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Adebisi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stroker pinned against the cage. Stroker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Adebisi has a takedown stuffed.
Adebisi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Stroker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Stroker.
Adebisi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Adebisi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stroker blocks a jab.
Bob Stroker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Adebisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroker.
Adebisi misses the jab.
Adebisi lands a right hook to the body.
Adebisi is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Adebisi throws a body punch but Stroker moves out of range.
Stroker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Adebisi.
Stroker throws a low kick, looking for Adebisi's leg but Adebisi calmly moves out of range.
Simon Adebisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroker connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Adebisi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stroker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adebisi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stroker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker scores with a three punch combo!
Stroker moves out of range of the strikes.
Adebisi misses with an uppercut
and Stroker counters with an outside leg kick.
Stroker turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Stroker 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stroker swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Adebisi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Adebisi throws a body punch but Stroker moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Adebisi.
Adebisi throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Stroker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Stroker dodges the punch combination from Adebisi.
Adebisi takes a swing at Stroker's ribcage but misses.
Adebisi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adebisi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adebisi stuns Stroker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stroker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adebisi was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroker.
Nice body punch from Stroker.
Adebisi throws a head kick but Stroker moves out of range.
Stroker throws an off balance right hand
and Adebisi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adebisi misses with a two punch combination.
Adebisi on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Adebisi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stroker.
Adebisi scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Adebisi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stroker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adebisi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Strokers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simon Adebisi will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Stroker with a jab.
Adebisi lands a right hook to the body.
Adebisi walks into a left hand.
Stroker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adebisi. That did some damage!
Adebisi misses with a few strikes there.
Stroker avoids the body shot from Adebisi.
Stroker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adebisi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Adebisi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adebisi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adebisi closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stroker circles away.
Adebisi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stroker tries a low kick but Adebisi avoids it.
Stroker throws a leg kick which misses Adebisi's front leg but catches the back leg as Adebisi tries to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stroker tries to score with a low kick but Adebisi moves his leg out of the way.
Adebisi thuds his right hand into Stroker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Adebisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroker.
Stroker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Stroker throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Adebisi's head.
Adebisi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some bone on bone action there as Adebisi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stroker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Adebisi looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroker is just out of range.
Adebisi throws a right and a left that Stroker avoids nicely.
Adebisi avoids the body shot from Stroker.
Stroker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Adebisi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Stroker scrambles back to his feet.
A big left from Adebisi misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stroker was well out of range. Poor timing from Adebisi.
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!
Stroker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bob Stroker is winning the standup battle so far.
Stroker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Adebisi.
Adebisi looks to throw the jab but Stroker is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stroker. Adebisi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Adebisi throws the left hand but Stroker avoids the punch easily.
Stroker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Stroker goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Stroker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stroker throws a head kick that misses.
Adebisi misses the shot to the body.
Stroker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Adebisi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stroker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Stroker scores with a head kick.
Adebisi misses with a hook.
Stroker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Adebisi throws a looping overhand right but Stroker ducks down to avoid it.
Adebisi avoids the head kick by Stroker.
Stroker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Adebisi throws a lazy right hand but Stroker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adebisi misses with a looping left.
Stroker moves out of range as Adebisi strikes.
Stroker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stroker misses the shot to the body.
Stroker throws a head kick but Adebisi moves out of range.
Jab by Stroker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Adebisi jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stroker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Stroker dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Adebisi. That did some damage!
Adebisi takes a swing at Stroker's ribcage but misses.
Stroker scores with a nice body kick.
Stroker has managed to clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Adebisi.
Stroker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Adebisi is defended easily by Stroker.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroker 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.
Adebisi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Stroker looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bob Stroker dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stroker throws a hook but Adebisi blocks it.
Adebisi misses with a body shot.
Stroker walks into a stiff left hand from Adebisi.
Stroker misses the shot to the body.
Adebisi jabs at Stroker's body.
Adebisi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stroker.
Adebisi avoids the head kick by Stroker.
Adebisi scores with the left hand. Stroker knows he should have avoided that one.
Adebisi throws a series of punches but Stroker avoids them all with ease.
Adebisi throws a lazy right hand but Stroker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adebisi thows a body shot but no joy.
Adebisi connects with a jab.
Stroker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adebisi misses with an uppercut
and Stroker counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body punch from Stroker.
Stroker throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adebisi looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroker is just out of range.
Adebisi swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Stroker throws a good cross that connects.
Stroker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Adebisi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Adebisi throws a poor cross that misses
and Stroker counters with a leg kick.
Adebisi looks to score with a jab to the body but Stroker is just out of range.
Adebisi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Adebisi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Adebisi misses with a hook. Stroker ducked under it nicely.
Stroker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adebisi.
Stroker walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adebisi throws a lazy right hand but Stroker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stroker connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stroker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adebisi with a poor takedown
and Stroker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adebisi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice body kick from Stroker.
Adebisi throws a big shot that misses.
Adebisi throws a nice looking combination but Stroker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stroker forces Adebisi back against the cage and clinches.
Adebisi pulls Stroker into guard.
Stroker wants to pass the guard but Adebisi is keeping the position.
Stroker throws a big elbow that misses.
Adebisi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroker wants to control from the top but Adebisi keeps moving.
Stroker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Adebisi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Stroker is one step ahead there.
Adebisi has Stroker pulled in close to control his posture.
Adebisi wants to sweep here but Stroker controlling him for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bob Stroker.
Adebisi misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroker misses with a looping right.
Stroker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Adebisi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stroker.
Stroker jabs at Adebisi's body.
Stroker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Adebisi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stroker manages to avoid it.
Stroker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Adebisi, pushing him back against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stroker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stroker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adebisi was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroker.
Stroker throws a head kick but Adebisi moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bob Stroker.
I think Stroker 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bob Stroker!
An out of breath Bob Stroker thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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