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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fu Leng (ranked 266 p4p, 8 weight class) and Keone Kapisi (ranked 610 p4p, 29 weight class). Leng kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is System Of A Down - Spiders. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Keone Kapisi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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300 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fu Leng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Keone Kapisi!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kapisi moves into the clinch.
Kapisi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kapisi tries a body shot but Leng blocks it.
Leng wants to get back to striking at distance but Kapisi won't allow it.
Kapisi lands a hook that snaps the head of Leng backwards.
Leng misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leng.
Leng breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kapisi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leng breaks from the clinch.
Kapisi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kapisi tries to clinch but Leng is having none of it.
As Kapisi looks to move away, Leng throws a big counter combo but Kapisi just gets out of the way.
Leng misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kapisi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leng chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kapisi tries to clinch up.
Kapisi has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
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!
Kapisi closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Leng misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leng misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leng escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good standup being displayed there by Leng as he connects with a hook.
Kapisi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leng cracks Kapisi with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Kapisi looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Leng finish him?
Kapisi is rocked!
Kapisi slips under a jab from Leng.
Kapisi is still on wobbly legs! Can Leng finish him?
Kapisi rushes Leng and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kapisi.
Kapisi seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch on the inside from Kapisi fails to land.
Kapisi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kapisi lands an uppercut.
Kapisi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leng working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Leng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leng breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kapisi tries to clinch up but Leng circles away and keeps his distance.
Kapisi has managed to clinch.
Kapisi throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leng looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leng working aggressively here.
Leng lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leng misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leng wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kapisi has him pressed against the cage.
Kapisi tries to land a knee to the head but Leng blocks with his arms.
Leng is trying to push Kapisi away but Kapisi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Leng wants to get back to striking at distance but Kapisi won't allow it.
Kapisi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Keone Kapisi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kapisi moves into the clinch.
Kapisi struggles to land a body shot inside as Leng controls his hands.
Kapisi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Leng backwards.
Leng's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Leng is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Leng fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kapisi throws a head kick that misses.
Leng lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Leng sends Kapisi crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Leng is motioning to the referee to let Kapisi up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi moves in looking to clinch but Leng pushes him off.
Kapisi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Leng manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Leng throws a right hand that misses
and Kapisi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Leng throws a right and a left that both miss.
It seemed like Kapisi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kapisi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kapisi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kapisi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kapisi moves away from the strike by Leng.
Kapisi rushes Leng and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kapisi lands an uppercut.
Leng with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kapisi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leng backwards.
Kapisi scores with a shot to the side of Leng's head.
Leng is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kapisi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Leng is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kapisi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Fu Leng has been cut.
Good body shot from Kapisi.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kapisi scores with a shoulder strike.
Kapisi lands a body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kapisi.
Kapisi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kapisi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kapisi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leng takes a shot to the head.
Leng blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kapisi.
Leng throws a punch but it's blocked by Kapisi.
Leng is trying to break free.
Kapisi tries to work over Leng's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kapisi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kapisi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kapisi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leng wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keone Kapisi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Fu Leng's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kapisi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leng.
Kapisi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Leng wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Leng.
Leng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leng takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kapisi moves into the clinch.
Kapisi pressing his opponent against the cage.
Leng breaks the clinch.
Fu Leng is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapisi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Leng throws out the jab.
Kapisi has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kapisi is working Leng over against the cage.
Kapisi misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Kapisi to work.
Kapisi lands a nice uppercut.
Leng pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Leng throws a hook but Kapisi avoids it easily.
Kapisi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Leng fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kapisi manages to avoid it.
Kapisi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Leng doesn't seem bothered though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kapisi is looking to slow Leng down with leg kicks.
Kapisi rushes Leng and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Keone Kapisi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kapisi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kapisi misses with a body punch.
Kapisi lands a shoulder strike.
Kapisi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kapisi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kapisi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kapisi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Leng goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leng is trying to force a seperation but Kapisi has the dominant position.
Kapisi has a couple of punches blocked by Leng.
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!
Leng blocks an uppercut.
Leng misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kapisi.
Leng blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kapisi.
Leng is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kapisi looking to slow down the pace here.
Kapisi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leng scores with a nice hook to the head.
Leng blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kapisi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Leng backwards.
Fu Leng's cut is getting worse.
Kapisi throws a punch but it's blocked by Leng.
Leng manages to break the clinch.
Leng misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi misses with an uppercut.
Leng avoids the body shot from Kapisi.
Leng throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leng backing away here, and Kapisi unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kapisi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Leng looks to score with a jab to the body but Kapisi is just out of range.
Kapisi unleashes a big counter combination but Leng bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Leng throws a head kick that misses.
Kapisi tries to clinch but Leng is having none of it.
Leng keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kapisi.
Kapisi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leng moves away.
Leng throws a quick counter kick to the body but Kapisi avoids it.
Kapisi closes the distance and clinches.
Kapisi throws a punch but it's blocked by Leng.
Leng misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kapisi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kapisi blocks an uppercut.
Leng prevents a body shot from Kapisi.
Leng throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Leng blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kapisi taking a breather.
Leng looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Leng lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kapisi backwards.
Kapisi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kapisi misses with the head strike.
Leng blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Kapisi scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kapisi is leaning against Leng and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kapisi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Leng scores with a shot to the side of Kapisi's head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kapisi.
Kapisi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lengs head.
Kapisi lands a left hand.
Kapisi throws a head punch that misses.
Kapisi looking to throw knees to the head but Leng is blocking nicely.
Kapisi lands a body punch.
Kapisi misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keone Kapisi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fu Leng's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kapisi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Leng's calf.
Kapisi forces Leng back against the cage and clinches.
Leng tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kapisi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kapisi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kapisi lands with a short shot to the head.
Leng manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kapisi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leng has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leng tries to break the clinch but Kapisi is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kapisi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kapisi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kapisi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kapisi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kapisi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leng is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kapisi lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kapisi.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Leng.
Kapisi lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Kapisi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kapisi throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kapisi lands an elbow inside that Leng shrugs off.
Kapisi throws a head punch that misses.
Kapisi lands a body punch.
Kapisi can't find room to land a body shot as Leng controls the action.
Kapisi pushes Leng back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kapisi misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Kapisi.
Kapisi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kapisi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kapisi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fu Leng has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kapisi struggles to land a body shot inside as Leng controls his hands.
Leng's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fu Leng's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kapisi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kapisi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kapisi.
Leng is rocked!
Kapisi pushes Leng against the cage. Kapisi is working some dirty boxing. Kapisi pushes off with a quick right hook! Leng goes down! Leng tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kapisi moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keone Kapisi!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Keone Kapisi waved his t-shirt featuring Dark Knight Nutrition's logo in front of the cameras.
Fu Leng was interviewed post fight and said 'Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they've got nothing to lose.'.
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energy
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hype
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