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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nkululeko Sokhela (ranked 1407 p4p, 172 weight class) and Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci (ranked 1333 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nkululeko Sokhela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokhela throws a jab when Da Vinci was well out of range.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Sokhela off balance momentarily.
Da Vinci fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sokhela is out of range.
Sokhela lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci has been cut.
Sokhela lands a nice looking kick to the body. Da Vinci takes a step back to recover.
Sokhela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Da Vinci.
Sokhela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sokhela throws a low kick but it's checked well by Da Vinci.
Da Vinci wants to counter the offense by Sokhela and move into the clinch position.
Sokhela throws a leg kick that misses.
Sokhela sets himself, and Da Vinci steps forward looking for the clinch! Sokhela avoids it this time.
Da Vinci has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sokhela checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick
and Da Vinci counters with a nice leg kick.
Sokhela checks the leg kick nicely there.
A counter left hand to the body from Sokhela misses its target.
Sokhela throws a head kick that half lands.
Da Vinci defending well as Sokhela loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vinci throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Sokhela.
Da Vinci is looking to chop away at Sokhela's legs.
Sokhela tries a head kick but it misses.
Da Vinci was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sokhela checks a leg kick nicely.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Sokhela off balance momentarily.
A head kick by Sokhela misses
and Da Vinci counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Vinci tried to score with a low kick but Sokhela checks it.
Sokhela looks to land a body kick but Da Vinci moved away.
Da Vinci tries a quick counter leg kick but Sokhela is wise to it.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Sokhela off balance momentarily.
Da Vinci is looking to chop away at Sokhela's legs.
Da Vinci lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sokhela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Vinci manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokhela misses with a wild combination.
Da Vinci misses the shot to the body.
Sokhela misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Sokhela.
Sokhela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Da Vinci.
An inside leg kick from Da Vinci misses.
Da Vinci motions for Sokhela to come forward. Da Vinci throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Da Vinci throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sokhela counters with a one-two to the body.
Da Vinci pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sokhela is out of range and Da Vinci settles back down.
Sokhela on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Da Vinci connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokhela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sokhela takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sokhela checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Da Vinci there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sokhela stuns Da Vinci with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sokhela throws a head kick but Da Vinci moves out of range.
Da Vinci is looking to score with low kicks.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick and Da Vinci moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Da Vinci checks a leg kick.
Sokhela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokhela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Da Vinci.
A shot to the body from Sokhela misses
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Da Vinci.
Da Vinci connects with an inside leg kick.
Da Vinci checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Vinci thumps Sokhela with a low kick.
Da Vinci feints and then cracks Sokhela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sokhela down.
Da Vinci closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sokhela avoiding damage as Da Vinci throws knees to the body.
Sokhela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sokhela fails to land.
Da Vinci tries to land knees in the clinch but Sokhela avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Vinci.
Da Vinci lands a good knee to the midsection. Sokhela won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sokhela blocks a leg kick.
Sokhela throwing a counter right hand but Da Vinci manages to avoid it.
Da Vinci checks the leg kick nicely there.
Da Vinci throws a leg kick but Sokhela moved away.
Sokhela checks the leg kick.
Sokhela attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Da Vinci motions for Sokhela to come forward. Da Vinci throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sokhela throws a leg kick that is checked
and Da Vinci counters with an inside leg kick.
Sokhela throws a right and a left that both miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Sokhela blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokhela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Vinci is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sokhela takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Da Vinci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sokhela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da Vinci counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sokhela's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokhela takes a kick to the side of the head.
Da Vinci throws a chopping leg kick but Sokhela manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sokhela is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Da Vinci moves out of range of the body kick from Sokhela.
Da Vinci moves out of range of the body kick from Sokhela.
Sokhela throws a push kick but Da Vinci slaps the foot to one side.
Da Vinci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sokhela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sokhela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sokhela misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Da Vinci wants to slow Sokhela down by chopping away at his legs.
Da Vinci doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Da Vinci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sokhela.
Sokhela misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Vinci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Vinci moves away from the strike by Sokhela.
Sokhela misses with a hook
and Da Vinci counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Vinci swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sokhela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sokhela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Sokhela is predictable there
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sokhela misses with a head kick.
Sokhela misses with a body punch
and Da Vinci counters with an outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Sokhela blocks the low kick.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sokhela swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sokhela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da Vinci throws a wild body kick that Sokhela sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci misses with a leg kick
and Sokhela counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick from Sokhela lands but Da Vinci takes it in his stride.
Sokhela takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Da Vinci throws a lazy right hand but Sokhela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Sokhela off balance momentarily.
Sokhela misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Vinci counters with a good low kick that Sokhela was not able to check.
Sokhela throws a head kick that misses
and Da Vinci counters with an inside leg kick.
Sokhela throws a right hand that Da Vinci ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Vinci also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sokhela looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Vinci is just out of range.
Sokhela throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Da Vinci pushes Sokhela away with a front kick.
Da Vinci lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sokhela takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sokhela misses with a body punch
and Da Vinci counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sokhela's knee momentarily.
Da Vinci throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sokhela fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Da Vinci checks it well.
Da Vinci feints a counter leg kick.
Sokhela gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Da Vinci counters with a good low kick that Sokhela was not able to check.
Sokhela thows a leg kick but Da Vinci checks it
and Da Vinci counters with a good low kick that Sokhela was not able to check.
Sokhela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Vinci manages to avoid it.
Da Vinci is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sokhela misses with a double jab
and Da Vinci counters with a nice leg kick.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick
and Da Vinci counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Da Vinci tried to score with a low kick but Sokhela checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Vinci. That's going to slow Sokhela down.
Da Vinci thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sokhela if he has to take too many more of those.
Da Vinci throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sokhela misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Vinci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sokhela cracks Da Vinci with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Vinci. That's going to slow Sokhela down.
Da Vinci lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sokhela will feel that in the morning.
Sokhela thows a body kick. Da Vinci tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sokhela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sokhela tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick and Da Vinci moves out of range easily.
Sokhela pushes Da Vinci away with a front kick.
Da Vinci tries to clinch but Sokhela moves out of range.
Sokhela throws a body punch but Da Vinci moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokhela looks to throw a body kick
and Da Vinci counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Da Vinci there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nkululeko Sokhela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Sokhela tenderised Da Vinci's leg. Da Vinci is trying to keep his angry face on.
Da Vinci throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sokhela.
Da Vinci misses with a looping right.
Sokhela will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sokhela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci throws a wild body kick that Sokhela sees coming a mile off.
Sokhela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da Vinci.
An inside leg kick from Da Vinci misses.
Sokhela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sokhela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Vinci counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sokhela misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Vinci scoring well with a low kick there.
Sokhela pivots, looking for a leg kick but Da Vinci is out of range and Sokhela settles back down.
Sokhela checks the leg kick.
Sokhela misses with a hook to the body
and Da Vinci counters with a thumping low kick.
Da Vinci feints and then cracks Sokhela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sokhela down.
A low kick from Sokhela misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick and Da Vinci moves out of range easily.
Sokhela misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Vinci counters with an outside leg kick.
Da Vinci scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sokhela checks a leg kick nicely.
Da Vinci fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sokhela throws the kick towards the body but Da Vinci avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci misses with a leg kick.
Da Vinci throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sokhela swings widly with a right hand
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Da Vinci has managed to clinch.
Da Vinci struggles to land a body shot inside as Sokhela controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sokhela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nkululeko Sokhela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sokhela misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sokhela.
Da Vinci landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Vinci unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sokhela managing to block the knees to the body from Da Vinci.
Sokhela swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Vinci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Vinci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokhela checks a leg kick.
Sokhela tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Da Vinci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sokhela appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sokhela throws a head kick but Da Vinci moves out of range.
Da Vinci swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokhela tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Vinci.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Vinci. That's going to slow Sokhela down.
Da Vinci blocks a head kick by Sokhela.
Da Vinci tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sokhela is able to avoid easily.
As Da Vinci looks to move away, Sokhela throws a big counter combo but Da Vinci just gets out of the way.
Sokhela misses with a left hand
and Da Vinci counters with a low kick, right behind Sokhela 's knee.
Da Vinci misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Da Vinci 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 Peter Branson scores the fight for Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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