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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Coconut (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Brizuela (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sione Coconut has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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342 lbs
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290 lbs
16 - 9 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sione Coconut!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Francis Brizuela!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brizuela shoots in for a takedown but Coconut shows good takedown defense.
Brizuela keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Coconut.
Coconut misses with an uppercut. Brizuela saw that one coming.
Brizuela avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brizuela.
Coconut tries to keep at a distance but Brizuela has taken the fight into the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Coconut has a couple of punches blocked by Brizuela.
Coconut has a couple of punches blocked by Brizuela.
Brizuela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Coconut fails to land with a series of punches.
Brizuela moves out of range of the strikes.
Brizuela moves away from the strike by Coconut.
Coconut wants to clinch.
Coconut looks to land a right hand but Brizuela moved out of range.
Brizuela pushes Coconut up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brizuela looking to throw knees to the head but Coconut is blocking nicely.
Coconut throws a head punch that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Brizuela's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Brizuela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brizuela fails with a takedown attempt.
Sione Coconut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Brizuela.
Coconut just misses with a punch to the body.
Brizuela uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coconut.
Brizuela clinches up against the cage.
Coconut has a couple of punches blocked by Brizuela.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coconut.
Brizuela blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brizuela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coconut lands an overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brizuela ducks under a wild hook from Coconut.
Coconut fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Brizuela manages to avoid it.
Coconut falls off balance throwing a combination
and Brizuela counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Coconut misses.
Brizuela gets a clinch.
Brizuela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Brizuela manages to break the clinch.
Brizuela takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brizuela swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Brizuela misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Coconut lands a big right hand that sends Brizuela crashing to the mat! Coconut stays standing though and waves Brizuela back to his feet!
Coconut throws a big shot that misses.
Brizuela uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Coconut.
Brizuela tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Coconut swivels and escapes.
Coconut throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coconut tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Brizuela was well out of range. Poor timing from Coconut.
Brizuela will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Brizuela is trying desperately to land a takedown but Coconut is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Brizuela.
Coconut swinging wildly here.
Sione Coconut seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coconut wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coconut connects with a looping right hand.
Coconut looks to land a left hand but Brizuela moved out of range nicely.
Brizuela blocks a jab.
Coconut connects with a right hand. Brizuela shakes it off.
Brizuela shoots for a double leg takedown but Coconut sprawls well. He's pushed Brizuela's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Brizuela moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Brizuela dodges the punch combination from Coconut.
Brizuela keeps the fight on the outside.
Brizuela lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brizuela tries for a takedown but Coconut sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Coconut tries to work over Brizuela's front leg with a kick but Brizuela checks it.
Brizuela moves out of range as Coconut strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coconut 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.
Brizuela misses with a takedown attempt - Coconut sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brizuela shoots for a takedown but Coconut saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Coconut throws an overhand right that lands on Brizuela's shoulder, as Brizuela tries to avoid the shot.
Brizuela gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coconut counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brizuela lands with a cross.
Coconut throws a right and a left that both miss.
Brizuela clinches up with Coconut and pushes him back against the cage.
Brizuela escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coconut tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Brizuela has his takedown stuffed
enabling Coconut to counter with a crisp jab.
Sione Coconut is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coconut throws a hook but Brizuela avoids it easily.
Brizuela misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sione Coconut dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Brizuela misses its intended target.
Brizuela shoots in looking for a takedown. Coconut tries to sprawl out of it but Brizuela keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coconut manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brizuela scores with a push kick.
Coconut tries a head kick but it misses.
Coconut misses with a left hand
and Brizuela counters with a good low kick that Coconut was not able to check.
Coconut is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Coconut misses with an uppercut
and Brizuela counters with a slapping leg kick.
Coconut looks to throw the jab but Brizuela is out of range.
Brizuela fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brizuela scores with a one two! Coconut had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Sione Coconut has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coconut moves into the clinch.
Brizuela manages to break the clinch.
Brizuela slips under a jab.
Coconut misses the jab.
Coconut stuffs the takedown attempt from Brizuela. Brizuela gets slowly back to his feet.
Sione Coconut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Brizuela.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coconut misses with the combination.
Coconut misses with a left hand
and Brizuela cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coconut lands with a hook. Brizuela tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brizuela shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coconut pinned against the cage. Coconut gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sione Coconut is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Coconut misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Coconut misses the target.
Brizuela looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brizuela keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No joy there for Coconut, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brizuela tries to move into range but Coconut moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A swing and a miss from Coconut.
Coconut displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Brizuela.
Coconut uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brizuela.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela shoots in looking for a takedown but Coconut manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Brizuela's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brizuela scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Brizuela rushes Coconut and presses him up against the cage.
Coconut is pushing Brizuela up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Coconut fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coconut landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Coconut keeps control of Brizuela as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Coconut lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Francis Brizuela has been cut.
Brizuela is breathing heavily.
Coconut tries a knee to the head but Brizuela blocks it.
Coconut taking a breather.
Brizuela tries to throw a body punch but Coconut avoids it by throwing Brizuela back against the cage.
Brizuela tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Coconut's elbow.
Brizuela breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Brizuela circles away from the clinch attempt.
Coconut pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brizuela back to the cage. Coconut follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Brizuela misses with a takedown attempt - Coconut sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Brizuela misses with a wild combination.
Brizuela closes the distance and pushes Coconut back into the cage.
Coconut looking to throw knees to the head but Brizuela is blocking nicely.
Coconut crunches a lovely knee into Brizuela's ribcage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coconut lands a hook that snaps the head of Brizuela backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brizuela.
Brizuela blocks an uppercut.
Coconut trying to land knees to the body.
Coconut misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela manages to break the clinch.
Brizuela clinches up against the cage.
Coconut's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Nice body punch from Brizuela.
Coconut tries to throw a body punch but Brizuela avoids it by throwing Coconut back against the cage.
Coconut looking to throw knees to the head but Brizuela is blocking nicely.
Brizuela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Coconut jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big left from Coconut misses.
Brizuela has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coconut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coconut misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Brizuela.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sione Coconut will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Coconut cracks Brizuela with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brizuela throws a sloppy head kick and Coconut moves out of range easily.
Coconut thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brizuela shoots in looking for a takedown. Coconut tries to sprawl out of it but Brizuela keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coconut manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Coconut misses the jab.
Brizuela gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brizuela lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coconut misses with the head strike.
Coconut trying to land knees to the body.
Brizuela lands a shoulder strike.
Brizuela escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Horrible takedown by Brizuela or perhaps it was just good defense by Coconut which made him look bad.
Coconut throws a body punch but Brizuela moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coconut fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coconut gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Coconut.
Brizuela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Coconut lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coconut looking to throw knees to the head but Brizuela is blocking nicely.
Coconut tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coconut drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Coconut lands with a right to the head.
Coconut with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brizuela with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coconut goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brizuela lands an uppercut.
Coconut is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Coconut using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Brizuela has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Coconut tries to score a body lock takedown but Brizuela shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brizuela scores a nice knee to the body.
Brizuela makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Brizuela lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Brizuela.
Brizuela pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brizuela swings for the body but Coconut moves out of range.
Coconut takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brizuela.
Sione Coconut has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francis Brizuela.
Brizuela scores with a push kick.
Sione Coconut is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coconut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brizuela.
Brizuela clinches with his opponent.
Brizuela just leaning against Coconut, taking a breather.
Coconut with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Coconut has a couple of punches blocked by Brizuela.
Brizuela missing with knees to the body.
Brizuela doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brizuela pushes off an throws an elbow but Coconut leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brizuela misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brizuela breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coconut swings for the body but Brizuela moves out of range.
Brizuela misses with a takedown attempt - Coconut sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice shot by Coconut.
Coconut is looking to clinch.
Brizuela looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sione Coconut is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coconut rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brizuela moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coconut lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brizuela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coconut blocks a head kick by Brizuela.
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 Sione Coconut.
Well Coconut has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Sione Coconut!
Sione Coconut bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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