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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adonis Stevenson (ranked 1696 p4p, 209 weight class) and Stadin Kingi (ranked 2682 p4p, 299 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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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
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adonis Stevenson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Stadin Kingi!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingi slips a straight right by Stevenson.
Stevenson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stevenson misses the shot to the body.
Stevenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Kingi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.
Stevenson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson misses with a hook. Kingi ducked under it nicely.
Stevenson throws a low kick, looking for Kingi's leg but Kingi calmly moves out of range.
Stevenson misses with a leg kick.
Kingi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stevenson.
Kingi cracks Stevenson with an open hand slap.
Stevenson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kingi finds it's way round the side to connect with Stevenson's head.
Kingi throws a leg kick but Stevenson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kingi throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson tried to counter with a leg kick but Kingi avoided it.
Kingi lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kingi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kingi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kingi's corner calls for a 1-2. Kingi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kingi misses with a body kick.
Stevenson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kingi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stevenson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Super Max in the buildup to the fight.
Kingi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a right hand that Kingi ducks under and follows up with a left that Kingi also avoids with ease.
Kingi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Stevenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingi.
Kingi cracks a nice hook into Stevenson's ribs.
Kingi punishes Stevenson's body with a nice straight punch.
Kingi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingi throws a wild body kick that Stevenson sees coming a mile off.
Stevenson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stevenson moves away from the strike by Kingi.
Kingi misses with a hook.
Kingi misses with an uppercut.
Kingi is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kingi scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Stevenson counters with a stiff right hand.
Kingi ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kingi.
Kingi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Kingi lands the left hand.
Stevenson misses with a looping left.
Stevenson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stevenson checks the leg kick.
Stevenson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Stevenson just misses with a punch to the body.
Stevenson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kingi is able to avoid easily.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut.
Stevenson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kingi.
Stevenson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingi was well out of range. Poor timing from Stevenson.
Stevenson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kingi throws a chopping leg kick but Stevenson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stevenson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kingi's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stevenson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kingi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stevenson with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stevenson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingi cracks Stevenson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donk. Kingi catches Stevenson right on the button with a cross.
Stevenson thows a leg kick but Kingi checks it
and Kingi counters with a nice uppercut.
Stevenson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kingi swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Kingi throws a body punch but Stevenson moves out of range.
Kingi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Stevenson feints and then cracks Kingi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kingi down.
Stevenson throws out a loose jab but Kingi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Kingi blocks the low kick.
Kingi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stevenson throws an overhand right that lands on Kingi's shoulder, as Kingi tries to avoid the shot.
Kingi lands with a hook. Stevenson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Kingi is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kingi checks a leg kick.
Kingi throws the left hand but Stevenson avoids the punch easily.
Kingi avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kingi throws a solid leg kick but Stevenson takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kingi.
Kingi has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kingi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Stevenson.
A swing and a miss from Stevenson.
Kingi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kingi lands a jab to Stevenson's midsection.
Stevenson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kingi circles away.
Stevenson throws a big shot that misses.
Stevenson tries to clinch up but Kingi circles away and keeps his distance.
Stevenson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kingi.
Kingi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stevenson delivers a nice body kick.
Stevenson misses the jab.
Kingi ducks under a wild hook from Stevenson.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Kingi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingi slips a straight right by Stevenson.
Kingi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stadin Kingi dominated that round.
That's time! Stevenson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Kingi moves out of range.
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A swing and a miss from Kingi.
Stevenson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Some bone on bone action there as Kingi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stevenson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stevenson throws out a powerful jab.
Stadin Kingi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stevenson wants to clinch up but Kingi keeps it at a distance.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Stevenson might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Stevenson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingi.
Kingi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stevenson.
A telegraphed right hand from Stevenson misses the target.
Kingi connects with the punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kingi misses with a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Stevenson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kingi misses with a right hand
and Stevenson counters with a three punch combo that has Kingi backing up. Kingi nods at Stevenson to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Kingi finds it's way through Stevenson's defenses.
Stevenson blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stevenson manages to avoid it.
Stevenson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kingi.
Kingi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kingi scores with a punch to the head.
Stevenson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kingi.
Stevenson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Stevenson takes one to the chin there.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Kingi in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Kingi punishes Stevenson's body with a nice straight punch.
Kingi lands a glancing blow to the side of Stevenson's head.
Jab by Kingi.
Kingi throws out a loose jab but Stevenson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stevenson tries to clinch there but Kingi circles away.
Kingi looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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!
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kingi as he avoids it easily.
Stevenson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kingi throws the left hand but Stevenson avoids the punch easily.
Kingi missing with a left hand there. Stevenson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Kingi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stevenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Stevenson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kingi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stevenson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stevenson cracks the inside of Kingi's front leg.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kingi.
Kingi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kingi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kingi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kingi slips a jab and a cross from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a body shot but no joy.
Kingi let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Stevenson scores with a jab.
Stevenson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kingi with a nice cross.
Kingi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stevenson.
Kingi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stevenson.
A little jabbing left from Kingi on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Stevenson throws a front kick aimed at Kingi's knee but Kingi avoids it well.
Stevenson looks to land a right hand but Kingi moved out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingi. Stevenson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kingi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A shot to the liver by Kingi. Beautiful body shot.
Kingi digs a good hook to Stevenson's body.
Stevenson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Crunch! Kingi slams his shin into Stevenson's torso.
Stevenson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kingi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kingi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevenson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kingi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kingi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kingi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Stevenson moves into the clinch successfully.
Stevenson manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson slips a straight right by Kingi.
A quick step to the side and Stevenson tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick from Kingi misses.
Kingi walks into a stiff left hand from Stevenson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kingi cracks Stevenson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stevenson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stevenson throws out a leg kick but Kingi moves out of range and Stevenson only half commits.
Stevenson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crunch! Stevenson slams his shin into Kingi's torso.
Kingi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stevenson.
Stevenson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kingi.
Kingi connects with a jab.
A slow jab from Stevenson misses its intended target.
Stevenson cracks Kingi with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stevenson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kingi throws out a leg kick but Stevenson moves out of range and Kingi only half commits.
Kingi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Stevenson.
Kingi checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stadin Kingi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kingi throws a hook but Stevenson blocks it.
Stevenson tests Kingi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kingi throws a hook but Stevenson avoids it easily.
Stevenson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stevenson moves away from the strike by Kingi.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Kingi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kingi throws a shot from downtown. Stevenson moves away and avoids it.
Stevenson looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Kingi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stevenson.
Stevenson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kingi lands with a good body shot.
Stevenson misses with a body kick.
Stevenson slips under a jab from Kingi.
Stevenson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Stevenson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stevenson. Kingi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kingi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Stevenson fails to land with a series of punches.
Kingi swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Kingi throws a jab when Stevenson was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a hook to the side of Kingi's head but Kingi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kingi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Kingi misses.
Stevenson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Stevenson lands an overhand right.
A telegraphed right hand from Stevenson misses the target.
Kingi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kingi connects with a body shot that sends Stevenson's belly button to the back.
Stevenson lands a slapping body shot.
Kingi slips under a jab from Stevenson.
Kingi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stevenson tries to score with a low kick but Kingi moves his leg out of the way.
Kingi misses with a body kick.
Kingi scores with a shot to the body.
Kingi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stevenson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kingi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Stevenson checks it well.
Stevenson misses with a hook. Kingi ducked under it nicely.
Kingi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stevenson is out of range.
Adonis Stevenson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson throws a nice inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Stevenson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stevenson misses with a left hand
and Kingi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Stevenson misses.
Stevenson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Stevenson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kingi throws a big shot that misses.
Stevenson misses with a body shot
and Kingi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stevenson misses with a low kick as Kingi jumps back.
Stevenson moves out of range as Kingi throws a body kick.
Stevenson tries to land a leg kick but Kingi saw it coming and moves away.
Kingi now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stevenson misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Stevenson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kingi lands a nice shot that snaps Stevenson's head back.
Kingi throws a hook to the side of Stevenson's head but Stevenson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson wants to land a leg kick but Kingi is out of range.
Stevenson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kingi throws a looping overhand right but Stevenson ducks down to avoid it.
Kingi looks to land a body kick but Stevenson moved away.
Kingi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Stevenson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kingi lands a jab.
Stevenson tries to clinch but Kingi is having none of it.
Stevenson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kingi counters with a nice uppercut.
Stevenson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kingi slips a straight right by Stevenson.
Stevenson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kingi back to the cage. Stevenson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kingi lands a really nice looking cross but Stevenson seems unphased.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
Kingi is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Stevenson with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Stevenson blocks the leg kick.
Stevenson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingi looks to score with a jab to the body but Stevenson is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kingi. That's going to slow Stevenson down.
Kingi checks the leg kick.
Stevenson needs to keep his hands up - Kingi had a free shot at his head there.
Stevenson tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Kingi is able to avoid easily.
Both fighters circling a little - Kingi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kingi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kingi connects with a body shot.
Kingi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Stevenson. That one must have hurt.
Stevenson tries to clinch up.
Stevenson misses with a straight right.
Kingi feints a counter leg kick.
Kingi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Stevenson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stevenson throws out a loose jab but Kingi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingi flicks out a counter leg kick but Stevenson steps away.
Stevenson misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kingi connects with a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stadin Kingi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kingi winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stadin Kingi!
Stadin Kingi was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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