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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glen Coventry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bang Du (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Du has chosen Unholy Confession as his entrance music. Bang Du has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Glen Coventry's chin.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Glen Coventry!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bang Du!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coventry swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left lands for Du.
Coventry takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Du avoids the head kick by Coventry.
Du throws a head kick that misses.
Du is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Coventry throws a head kick but Du moves out of range.
Coventry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Du moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Coventry scores with a takedown into Du's guard.
Du thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Du manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Coventry is desperately trying to improve his position but Du has a good base and remains in mount.
Du throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Du throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coventry slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Coventry wants to get back to full guard.
Du trying to control from half guard but Coventry is working away.
Du stops Coventry from getting back to his feet.
Du is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Coventry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Du.
Coventry is looking to control Du's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coventry avoid being mounted?
Du is trying to control. Coventry wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Du lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coventry's sensitive parts.
Du fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coventry.
Du dodges the punch combination from Coventry.
Coventry looks to land a combination but Du avoids it well.
Du turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Coventry is breathing heavily.
Du has closed the distance and engaged Coventry in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Du.
Knees in the clinch landing for Du.
Coventry takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees in the clinch landing for Du.
The referee calls for Du to work.
Du misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coventry.
Du with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Du manages to break the clinch.
Coventry throws a series of punches but Du moves out of range.
Du throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Du's corner calls for a 1-2. Du obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Du.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Du. That's going to slow Coventry down.
Bang Du seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters circling a little - Du finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Coventry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Du throws a head kick that half lands.
Du scores with a kick to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Coventry crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Du - the referee stops the clock and Coventry gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Du. Coventry manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Du plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Du is looking to slow Coventry down with leg kicks.
Coventry fails in his attempt to clinch.
A right-left combo lands from Coventry.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Du moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Du.
Coventry takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Du throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Horrible takedown by Coventry or perhaps it was just good defense by Du which made him look bad.
Du tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coventry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Du.
Coventry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Coventry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Du lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Coventry avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coventry tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Du swivels and escapes.
Du takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Du thumps Coventry with a low kick.
Du dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coventry. That did some damage!
Coventry takes a swing at Du's ribcage but misses.
Coventry fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Coventry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Du scores with a head kick.
Du scores with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coventry clinches up against the cage.
Coventry on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Du tries to land knees in the clinch but Coventry avoids the damage to the body.
Coventry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Du has him pressed against the cage.
Du throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Coventry blocks it with crossed arms.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bang Du dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Coventry fails with the takedown.
Du throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Du fails with an attempt to clinch.
Du fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coventry.
Du bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Coventry's head.
Du lands a nice looking kick to the body. Coventry takes a step back to recover.
Coventry is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Du misses with a series of wild punches.
Du has taken the fight to the clinch.
Coventry tries a body shot but Du blocks it.
Coventry will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Du tries to land knees in the clinch but Coventry avoids the damage to the body.
Coventry has Du pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Du manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Du unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coventry lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Du missing with knees to the body.
Du misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coventry.
Du lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Coventry jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Du walks away with a smile on his face. Coventry gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Coventry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crunch! Coventry slams his shin into Du's torso.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coventry throws a head kick that misses
and Du counters with a nice low kick that buckles Coventry's knee momentarily.
Du tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Du slips a jab and a cross from Coventry.
Coventry throws a series of punches but Du moves out of range.
Donk. Du catches Coventry right on the button with a cross.
Du pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bang Du seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Coventry darts in trying to clinch
and Du connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coventry closes the distance and clinches.
Coventry presses Du against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Du manages to break the clinch.
Du gets caught flat footed, as Coventry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Coventry trying to control the position from guard on top but Du is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Du looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coventry is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coventry's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Du throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Du is trying to hold Coventry in close to prevent damage but Coventry has managed to pass into half guard.
Du trying to control but Coventry postures up.
Du is looking to improve his position.
Coventry passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du is trying desperately to improve position.
Coventry lands a big shot there that rocks Du but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Coventry looking to control but Du is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Du wants to hold on but Coventry pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Coventry.
Coventry trying to control but Du is having none of it.
Coventry pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Du gets back to half guard.
Coventry wants to lay and pray for a moment but Du keeps working.
Du tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Coventry is looking to take a break and control but Du is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coventry lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Coventry lands a nice short elbow.
Coventry tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Du trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bang Du showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Du moves into range and connects with a jab.
Coventry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Du sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Coventry throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Du.
Du pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Du takes one to the chin there.
Coventry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coventry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Du.
Du blocks a head kick by Coventry.
Coventry steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Du. That one must have hurt.
Coventry on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Du. Du obviously looking to wear him down.
Coventry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Du lands with a thumping leg kick.
Du lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coventry moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coventry gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Du throws a nice head kick!
Du lands a nice leg kick that just misses Coventry's sensitive parts.
Du thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Coventry if he has to take too many more of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Coventry's calf.
Coventry swinging wilding here.
Du throws a front kick that sends Coventry stumbling back into the cage.
Du tries to clinch but Coventry moves out of range.
Coventry closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Coventry.
Du tries to land knees in the clinch but Coventry avoids the damage to the body.
Coventry trying to land knees to the body.
Du prevents Coventry from breaking the clinch.
Du tries to land knees in the clinch but Coventry avoids the damage to the body.
Coventry pulls guard.
Coventry looking for a sweep. Not yet Coventry, not yet.
Coventry working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Du.
Du throws a big right hand that misses.
Du throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du looking to pass the guard.
Du is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Coventry is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Coventry has escaped and now he's on top!
Du has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Coventry has passed into side control.
Coventry takes advantage of some sloppy striking from Du to pass into mount.
Du is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coventry controlling from mount.
Coventry wants to control the pace but Du is squirming around nicely.
Du is looking to improve his position but Coventry isn't that keen on the idea.
Coventry is landing with some decent strikes but Du is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Coventry tries to control but Du wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Du manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Coventry lands with a punch from half guard.
Du gets full guard.
Coventry trying to control but Du is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coventry is really struggling to control Du but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bang Du really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Du lands with a thumping leg kick.
Coventry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Du.
Coventry throws a sloppy head kick and Du moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Du.
Du throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Coventry's head.
Du showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Coventry.
Coventry shoots in but Du avoids the takedown attempt easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Du.
Du connects with a solid leg kick.
Du throws a head kick that Coventry semi-blocks.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Du.
Du throws a head kick that Coventry semi-blocks.
Coventry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Du finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Coventry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Glen Coventry is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Du avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Du chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Du feints and then cracks Coventry's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Coventry down.
Du throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Coventry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Du will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Coventry wants to control from the top but Du keeps moving.
Du trying to control the position.
Du is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Coventry trying to control but Du is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Du throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Du is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Coventry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coventry throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Du lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Coventry has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Coventry and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Du tries to land a leg kick but Coventry saw it coming and moves away.
Coventry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Coventry throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Coventry is trying to break free.
Coventry wants to break free but Du has control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coventry manages to break the clinch.
Coventry takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Du goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Coventry's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Coventry duly obliges.
Du has closed the distance and engaged Coventry in a clinch.
Du is trying to stall.
Coventry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Du has him pressed against the cage.
Coventry blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Coventry tries to pull guard but Du holds him up against the cage and eventually Coventry drops back down to his feet.
Coventry looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Coventry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Du lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Du as Coventry tries to tie him up.
With the fighters up against the cage, Du throws an elbow but misses.
Du tries to land knees in the clinch but Coventry avoids the damage to the body.
Coventry pulls Du into guard.
Du sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Coventry's guard.
Coventry wants to improve his position but Du is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coventry trying to control but Du postures up.
Du throwing shots but Coventry is blocking nicely.
Du missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Du throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Du slips a nice elbow through Coventry's hands, connecting with Coventry's forehead.
Coventry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Du.
Du missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Coventry bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Glen Coventry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Du is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Glen Coventry will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Du throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Coventry.
Du thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Coventry if he has to take too many more of those.
Coventry throws a right hand that Du ducks under and follows up with a left that Du also avoids with ease.
Du lands with a nice body kick.
Coventry throws an overhand right that lands on Du's shoulder, as Du tries to avoid the shot.
Coventry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Du throws a sloppy head kick and Coventry moves out of range easily.
Du tries to close the distance and clinch but Coventry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coventry lands with a nice combination. Du backs away looking to recover.
Du tries to close the distance and clinch but Coventry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Coventry looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Coventry tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coventry thows a body shot but no joy.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Du's corner calls for a 1-2. Du obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Du - that will leave a mark!
Du throws a leg kick which misses Coventry's front leg but catches the back leg as Coventry tries to avoid it.
Du is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coventry throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Coventry is looking to clinch.
Du swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Du connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Coventry dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Coventry with a poor takedown
and Du counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coventry throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Du avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coventry tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Du cracks the inside of Coventry's front leg.
Horrible takedown by Coventry or perhaps it was just good defense by Du which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Glen Coventry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Du gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coventry has Du pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Du manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Coventry avoiding damage as Du throws knees to the body.
Coventry avoiding damage as Du throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du tries to land knees in the clinch but Coventry avoids the damage to the body.
Coventry tries to score a body lock takedown but Du shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Du tries to land knees in the clinch but Coventry avoids the damage to the body.
Du tries to land knees in the clinch but Coventry avoids the damage to the body.
Coventry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Coventry throws a right and a left that Du avoids nicely.
Coventry throws a wild body kick that Du sees coming a mile off.
Du fails with an attempt to clinch.
Du instigates a clinch.
Du using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coventry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Du avoids a punch combination nicely.
Du thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Coventry if he has to take too many more of those.
Du takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Du.
Coventry fails with the takedown.
Du tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Coventry. That snapped Du's head back.
Du dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Coventry. That did some damage!
Coventry missing with a left hand there. Du was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Coventry shoots in but no luck this time.
Du lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab by Du.
Horrible takedown by Coventry or perhaps it was just good defense by Du which made him look bad.
Coventry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Du fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Coventry.
Du moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good work by Du as he checks the leg kick.
Coventry stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Du.
Coventry throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Du lands with a right hand.
Du scores with a head kick.
Coventry scores with a one two! Du had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coventry shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Du pinned against the cage. Du gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Du throws a nice inside leg kick.
Coventry shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Coventry was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Coventry with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Du takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Glen Coventry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coventry breaks from Du's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Du slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bang Du is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Du works his way to full guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bang Du comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Du 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 46:49
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 46:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bang Du!
Bang Du is the new lightweight champion!
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