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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel de Weert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephen Hill (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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204 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mel de Weert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Stephen Hill!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Hirohito Nitta and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
de Weert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
de Weert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A combination from Hill does no damage.
A big right from Hill misses.
de Weert has managed to clinch.
Hill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hill lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hill.
It looks like Mel de Weert has been cut.
de Weert looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Hill is trying to stand.
de Weert is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
de Weert thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
de Weert moves nicely into side control.
Hill tries to improve position but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
de Weert prevents Hill from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de Weert is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hill is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
de Weert trying to control the action but Hill is working from the bottom.
Hill explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hill looks gassed!
de Weert shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Hill wants to get back to his feet but de Weert is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and de Weert dives into side control.
de Weert thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hill is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but de Weert has just dragged him back down to the mat.
de Weert landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hill tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but de Weert presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
de Weert wants to control the pace but Hill is squirming around nicely.
de Weert is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hill can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to hold on but de Weert postures up.
Hill gets back to half guard.
Hill wants to improve his position but de Weert is controlling well.
Hill throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hill tries to roll over but de Weert keeps him under control.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. de Weert lands a nice short elbow.
Hill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
de Weert tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
de Weert seems to be looking for submissions.
Hill wants to stand back up but de Weert manages to pass into side control.
Hill is looking to reverse the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de Weert.
Hill looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for de Weert!
Hill prevents de Weert from getting the reversal.
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 Mel de Weert will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mel de Weert's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Hill scores with a crisp jab that stopped de Weert in his tracks.
Hill throws a wild body kick that de Weert sees coming a mile off.
de Weert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hill but Hill pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hill swings for the body but de Weert moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - de Weert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
de Weert looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hill connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hill misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid body kick from Hill.
de Weert ducks right into an uppercut from Hill.
de Weert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hill. Hill obviously looking to wear him down.
de Weert on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
de Weert shoots for a double leg takedown but Hill sprawls well. He's pushed de Weert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mel de Weert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot to de liver by Hill. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck de Weert on the side of the head.
Hill scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
de Weert takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A leg kick checked by de Weert.
The fight stays on the outside here - de Weert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
de Weert will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
de Weert fails in his attempt to clinch.
de Weert stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hill.
Hill misses with a wild body shot.
Hill stuffs the takedown attempt from de Weert. de Weert gets slowly back to his feet.
de Weert lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stephen Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
de Weert slips under a jab from Hill.
de Weert misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
de Weert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
de Weert has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
de Weert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hill paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hill lands a nice leg kick that just misses de Weert's sensitive parts.
de Weert rushes Hill and presses him up against the cage.
de Weert lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hill is trying to break the clinch but de Weert has him pressed against the cage.
Hill is looking to break free of the clinch but de Weert has double underhooks.
Hill breaks the clinch.
Mel de Weert is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill scores with a sloppy right hand. de Weert should have avoided that one.
de Weert shoots in for a takedown but Hill shows good takedown defense.
Hill gets the takedown into side control.
An elbow from Hill crashes against the mat.
Hill scores with a couple of short elbows.
Hill decides to stand back up.
Hill fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. de Weert sprawls well initially but Hill persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
de Weert moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Weert wants to sweep but no luck.
Hill with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hill stands up from de Weert's guard - Hill perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hill with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Hill misses.
de Weert takes one on the chin but seems OK.
de Weert clinches with his opponent.
de Weert is stalling here.
Hill is trying to stall.
de Weert fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hill is looking to break free of the clinch but de Weert has double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
de Weert breaks from the clinch.
de Weert moves forwards but Hill connects with a nice, crisp jab.
de Weert wants to clinch.
de Weert shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hill but Hill pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hill scores with a leg kick.
de Weert looks to score with a jab to the body but Hill is just out of range.
de Weert takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hill.
A slow jab from Hill misses its intended target.
de Weert throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hill's waist but Hill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing de Weert off to one side.
de Weert on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hill. Hill obviously looking to wear him down.
Hill bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps de Weert's head backwards.
Hill scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephen Hill showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mel de Weert's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
de Weert tries to clinch up but Hill circles away and keeps his distance.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and de Weert moves out of range easily.
de Weert looks to land a combination but Hill avoids it well.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! de Weert crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hill - the referee stops the clock and de Weert gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hill. de Weert manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
de Weert is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hill works over de Weert's head and body with a nice combination.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Good standup being displayed there by Hill as he connects with a hook.
de Weert staying out of range there.
de Weert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hill.
de Weert shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than de Weert was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hill is trying to escape the mount.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
de Weert controlling from mount.
Hill regains half guard.
Hill throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hill has one foot on de Weert's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
de Weert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hill as he jumps to the side.
de Weert bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Excellent takedown into side control there by de Weert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but de Weert wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hill throws de Weert to one side and escapes!
Nice body punch from Hill.
de Weert throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
de Weert slips a jab from Hill.
de Weert blocks a jab.
Hill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hill keeps the fight on the outside.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hill lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hill displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hill looks for the body kick but de Weert saw that one coming.
de Weert slips under a jab from Hill.
Jab by Hill.
Hill throws the kick towards the body but de Weert avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
de Weert shoots for a double leg takedown but Hill sprawls well. He's pushed de Weert's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice combination there by Hill.
de Weert throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hill's waist but Hill gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing de Weert off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mel de Weert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de Weert closes the distance and clinches.
Hill breaks from the clinch.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - de Weert looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
de Weert tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Hill throws a head kick but de Weert moves out of range.
de Weert throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
de Weert doesn't manage to clinch there - Hill circles away.
Nice jab there from Hill.
de Weert throws a series of punches but Hill moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Hill.
de Weert slips a straight right by Hill.
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.
de Weert looks to land a combination. Hill sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
de Weert moves out of range of the body kick.
Hill misses with a low kick.
Hill throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hill is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice takedown defense from Hill. No joy for de Weert on that attempt.
A big left from Hill misses.
de Weert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hill swivels and escapes.
Hill throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
de Weert shoots for a takedown but Hill saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
de Weert misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
de Weert gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hill breaks from the clinch.
de Weert shoots in for a double leg but Hill sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
de Weert gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hill cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
de Weert avoids the head kick by Hill.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Stephen Hill.
I think Hill has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephen Hill!
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FIGHT
RATING
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