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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dark Destroyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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155 lbs
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156 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Destroyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joe Kush!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush avoids the head kick by Destroyer.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Destroyer takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kush lunges at Destroyer with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Destroyer's hand.
Destroyer delivers a nice body kick.
Destroyer ducks under a wild hook from Kush.
Kush scores with a nice right hand.
Destroyer lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Destroyer takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destroyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Kush tries to clinch up.
Destroyer misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kush has closed the distance and engaged Destroyer in a clinch.
Kush tries to pull guard but Destroyer won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kush is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kush misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush is stalling here.
Destroyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kush looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kush'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.
Destroyer has had enough of the clinch but Kush keeps him there for the moment.
Destroyer wants to get back to striking at distance but Kush won't allow it.
Destroyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Kush has double underhooks.
Kush fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kush jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Destroyer walks away with a smile on his face. Kush gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kush is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Kush has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kush prevents Destroyer from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dark Destroyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Kush.
Kush keeps control of Destroyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kush tries a body shot but Destroyer blocks it.
Destroyer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kush leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kush works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kush pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Destroyer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Kush working for a triangle but Destroyer defends it easily.
Kush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Destroyer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kush has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Destroyer has managed to get both his arms back between Kush's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kush looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Kush is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Destroyer has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kush is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Destroyer defends well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Destroyer avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Kush dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A combination from Destroyer does no damage.
Destroyer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kush smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Destroyer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Destroyer lands a nice shot that snaps Kush's head back.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Destroyer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kush has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Destroyer needs to keep his hands up - Kush had a free shot at his head there.
Destroyer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Destroyer throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Kush closes the distance and clinches.
Destroyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kush has him pressed against the cage.
Kush softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kush stalling.
Kush scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kush pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Destroyer is trying to break free.
Kush jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Destroyer walks away with a smile on his face. Kush gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Destroyer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Destroyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Destroyer connects with an inside leg kick.
Kush scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Destroyer doesn't seem bothered though.
Kush misses with a wild combination.
Kush throws a lazy right hand but Destroyer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kush lands with a straight right. Destroyer didn't see that one coming.
Destroyer throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Destroyer throws a right hand that Kush ducks under and follows up with a left that Kush also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Destroyer.
A left lands for Kush.
Destroyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kush swinging wildly here.
Destroyer throws a right and a left that both miss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kush wants to clinch.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Destroyer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kush thows a body shot but no joy.
Destroyer throws a head kick that misses.
Destroyer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Destroyer throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kush misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Destroyer managing to block the knees to the body from Kush.
Kush displaying some good clinch control by pressing Destroyer up against the cage.
Destroyer is trying to break the clinch but Kush has him pressed against the cage.
Kush lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kush stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting on Kush's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush manages to pull guard.
Kush working for a triangle but Destroyer defends it easily.
Kush looking for a guillotine here but Destroyer defends easily.
Kush working for a triangle but Destroyer defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Kush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Destroyer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kush under the eye.
Destroyer looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Kush tries to clinch but Destroyer is having none of it.
Kush blocks a head kick by Destroyer.
Kush avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kush fails in his attempt to clinch.
Destroyer moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Destroyer scoring well with a low kick there.
Kush might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Destroyer tries a head kick but it misses.
Destroyer slips under a jab.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Destroyer scoring well with a low kick there.
Kush scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kush moves into the clinch.
Kush pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush gets through Destroyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kush.
Destroyer is trying to break the clinch but Kush is controlling him.
Kush is trying to pull guard but Destroyer has him pressed against the cage.
Kush digs a right hand underneath Destroyer's ribcage. Destroyer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kush will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Destroyer up against the cage.
Kush throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Destroyer backwards.
A short right from Kush.
Kush working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A frustrated look appears on Destroyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kush is looking to take this one to the mat.
Kush is working Destroyer over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Destroyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Destroyer blocks a body shot from Kush.
Kush stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Destroyer.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer is trying to push Kush away but Kush has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kush.
Kush controlling the action here for a moment.
Kush swings wildly with an uppercut but Destroyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kush keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Destroyer's efforts to push away.
Destroyer prevents a body shot from Kush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Destroyer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kush lands a nice uppercut.
Destroyer is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kush lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Destroyer backwards.
Kush misses with a punch to the body.
Destroyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kush scores with a shoulder strike.
Destroyer blocks a body shot from Kush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kush lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Destroyer blocking some punches.
Dark Destroyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Kush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kush is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Kush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kush 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Kush!
A victorious Joe Kush 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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