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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Puno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Li Fen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Its The Final Countdown. Li Fen will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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272 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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222 cm
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279 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fidel Puno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Li Fen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fen staying out of range there.
Puno goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fen shoots in looking for a takedown. Puno tries to sprawl out of it but Fen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Puno manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fen has a takedown stuffed.
Fen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Puno's waist but Puno gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fen off to one side.
Fidel Puno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Fen.
Fen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Puno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fen closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Fen is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Puno is in all sorts of trouble here.
Puno wants to hold on but Fen pushes him away.
Puno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Puno is looking to escape.
Puno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Puno has given up his back here.
Fen biding his time, controlling Puno.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Puno wants to get back to his feet.
Puno tries to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fen keeps control of the position easily here as Puno tries to buck him off.
Fen controlling well, preventing Puno from escaping the position.
Puno might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fen is looking to control Puno but Puno is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Fen controlling the position well here. Puno rolled but Fen kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Fen tries to get the hooks in deep but Puno pushed the leg off.
Puno looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Fen trying to control.
Despite being in the dominant position, Li Fen just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Puno lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fen moves out of range of the strikes.
Puno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Puno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fen trying to control the position but Puno is working away.
Puno prevents Fen from improving position.
Puno is not content to let Fen control the position.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Puno trying his best to control but Fen has mounted him.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Puno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Puno in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Puno is desperately trying to improve his position but Fen has a good base and remains in mount.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Puno wants to control but Fen is having none of it.
Fen looking to control but Puno is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fen fails to take his opponent's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Li Fen will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fen.
Fen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Puno as he jumps to the side.
Fen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Puno is looking for a sweep.
Fen is looking to take a break and control but Puno is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Puno is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Puno throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Puno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fen feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fen wants to control from the top but Puno keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Puno working a defensive guard here.
Puno looking for a sweep. Not yet Puno, not yet.
Puno looking to control.
Fen stands up from Puno's guard - Fen perhaps looking for a knockout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Puno.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Puno throws a jab when Fen was well out of range.
Fen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Puno is fending him off so far but Fen persists. Nope, Puno circles away and we're back to standing.
Fidel Puno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Li Fen.
Puno wants to clinch.
Fen takes one to the side of the head.
Fen moves away from the strike by Puno.
Fen avoids the head kick by Puno.
Horrible takedown by Fen or perhaps it was just good defense by Puno which made him look bad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Puno cracks Fen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
It looks like Li Fen has been cut.
A big right from Puno misses.
Fen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Fen misses with a takedown attempt - Puno sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Puno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fen fails with a takedown attempt.
Fen is breathing heavily.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Puno misses with a head kick.
Puno connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Fen darts in trying to clinch
and Puno counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fidel Puno is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fen closes the distance but Puno moves to the side
and Puno counters with a head kick. That will keep Fen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Fen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Fen looks to clinch
and Puno counters with a thumping low kick.
Puno misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fen closes the distance but Puno moves to the side
and Puno connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fen closes the distance but Puno moves to the side
and Puno counters with a two punch combo.
Fen tries to clinch up
and Puno counters with a head kick that drops Fen - he's looking to finish, following his stunned foe to the ground!
Fen is rocked!
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Puno slows the pace down in half guard.
Puno is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Puno thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fen's head.
Fen is holding on to half guard well.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Puno tries to stand and escape but Fen is controlling the position.
Fen is looking to improve his position.
Fen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Fen wants to control but Puno is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Puno connects with a high kick.
Fen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Puno counters with a stiff right hand.
Li Fen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Puno throws a jab when Fen was well out of range.
Puno works Fen's body with a nice hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Puno.
Fen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Puno.
Fen walks into a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fidel Puno showed his dominance in that final round.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight for Fidel Puno!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Fidel Puno!
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight for Fidel Puno!
Fidel Puno wins by unanimous decision!
Fidel Puno retains his heavyweight title!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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