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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Victor Loosa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduard Iriskhanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Loosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduard Iriskhanov!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iriskhanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loosa.
Loosa connects with a crisp jab.
Iriskhanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Loosa connects with a jab.
Loosa connects with a right hand. Iriskhanov shakes it off.
Loosa scores with a nice right hand.
Loosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Iriskhanov 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.
Loosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iriskhanov.
Loosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loosa throws a hook to the side of Iriskhanov's head but Iriskhanov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Iriskhanov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Loosa misses with a two punch combination.
Loosa misses with a right hand
and Iriskhanov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Loosa misses with a looping right.
Loosa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Loosa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Loosa darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Loosa is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Loosa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Iriskhanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Loosa throws a sloppy body shot
and Iriskhanov counters with a straight right hand.
Loosa is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iriskhanov.
Loosa lands the left hand.
Loosa misses with an uppercut.
Iriskhanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loosa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iriskhanov on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loosa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Iriskhanov checks it well.
Iriskhanov slips a jab from Loosa.
Iriskhanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Iriskhanov.
Iriskhanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loosa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Iriskhanov slips a jab from Loosa.
Iriskhanov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loosa connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Iriskhanov scrambles back to his feet.
Iriskhanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loosa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Loosa swings widly with a right hand
and Iriskhanov counters with a one-two to the body.
Loosa swings widly with a right hand
and Iriskhanov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loosa throws a leg kick but Iriskhanov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Loosa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Iriskhanov slips under a jab from Loosa.
Loosa is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Loosa swings widly with a right hand
and Iriskhanov counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Loosa. Beautiful body shot.
Nice shot lands for Loosa.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loosa throws an overhand right that lands on Iriskhanov's shoulder, as Iriskhanov tries to avoid the shot.
Loosa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Iriskhanov.
Good exchange - Loosa coming out on top.
Loosa connects with a right hand. Iriskhanov shakes it off.
Loosa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Loosa misses with a lunging right hand
and Iriskhanov counters with a series of strikes. Loosa will be more careful next time no doubt.
Loosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Iriskhanov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been told by Loosa's head coaches at LOD: MMA Gods that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iriskhanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loosa just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Loosa dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Loosa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Iriskhanov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loosa.
Loosa takes a swing at Iriskhanov's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Loosa lands.
A jab from Loosa misses.
Loosa missing with a left hand there. Iriskhanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Iriskhanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loosa.
Loosa just misses with a punch to the body.
Loosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Iriskhanov.
Loosa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iriskhanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Loosa.
Loosa misses with a right hand
and Iriskhanov counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loosa looks to throw the jab but Iriskhanov is out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Loosa. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Loosa.
Loosa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Iriskhanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Loosa scores with a jab to the body.
Loosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loosa bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Victor Loosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice shot by Loosa.
Loosa throws an overhand right that lands on Iriskhanov's shoulder, as Iriskhanov tries to avoid the shot.
Loosa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab from Loosa.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Iriskhanov might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Loosa has got the better of the exchanges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loosa throws the left hand but Iriskhanov avoids the punch easily.
Iriskhanov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Loosa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Iriskhanov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loosa looks to land a left hand but Iriskhanov moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Loosa misses.
Eduard Iriskhanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iriskhanov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Iriskhanov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Iriskhanov moves out of range as Loosa strikes.
Loosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Iriskhanov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loosa with a hook.
Loosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Loosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Iriskhanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa scores with a decent looking hook.
Loosa throws a jab when Iriskhanov was well out of range.
Iriskhanov ducks under a wild hook from Loosa.
Loosa swings for the body but Iriskhanov moves out of range.
Loosa misses with an uppercut
and Iriskhanov counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Loosa thinking.
Jab by Loosa.
Loosa digs a good body shot into Iriskhanov's ribs.
Loosa stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Iriskhanov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Iriskhanov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Iriskhanov is rocked!
Loosa misses with an uppercut.
Iriskhanov is still on wobbly legs! Can Loosa finish him?
Loosa lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loosa misses with an uppercut
and Iriskhanov counters with a left and a right that stings Loosa.
Iriskhanov seems to have recovered his senses.
Iriskhanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Loosa throws a lazy uppercut
and Iriskhanov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Loosa thows a body shot but no joy.
Loosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Iriskhanov can do to turn this around?
Loosa lands a head shot.
A jab lands there for Loosa.
Loosa connects with a body shot.
Loosa misses with an uppercut
and Iriskhanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loosa throws a leg kick that is checked
and Iriskhanov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Loosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Loosa dominated that second round.
That's time! Loosa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Loosa swings for the body but Iriskhanov moves out of range.
Iriskhanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loosa throws a leg kick
and Iriskhanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Loosa misses with a leg kick.
Victor Loosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Iriskhanov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Loosa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loosa throws a jab when Iriskhanov was well out of range.
Loosa scores with a shot to the body.
Loosa comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Loosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iriskhanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loosa misses with a shot to the body
and Iriskhanov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Iriskhanov 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.
Loosa lands a body shot.
Iriskhanov moves away from the strike by Loosa.
Loosa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Iriskhanov counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Jab by Loosa.
Iriskhanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loosa.
The fighters circle momentarily. Loosa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Loosa misses the jab.
Iriskhanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loosa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iriskhanov avoids the body shot from Loosa.
Loosa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Loosa misses with a straight right.
Loosa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loosa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Iriskhanov slips a straight right by Loosa.
Loosa throws a poor cross that misses
and Iriskhanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loosa tries to land a leg kick but Iriskhanov saw it coming and moves away.
Loosa lands a right hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loosa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loosa misses the body punch
and Iriskhanov counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Loosa throws out a loose jab but Iriskhanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loosa digs a good hook to Iriskhanov's body.
Loosa throws a lazy right hand but Iriskhanov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Victor Loosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Loosa scores with a shot to the body.
Loosa lands with an overhand left.
Iriskhanov fails to land with a series of punches.
Loosa jabs at Iriskhanov's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iriskhanov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Loosa misses with a looping left.
Loosa swings for the body but Iriskhanov moves out of range.
Eduard Iriskhanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loosa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Iriskhanov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Loosa throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Iriskhanov on the side of the head.
Iriskhanov defending well as Loosa loads up on a big left hand.
Loosa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk. Loosa catches Iriskhanov right on the button with a cross.
Loosa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Loosa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Loosa 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Loosa!
During a confident post fight interview, Victor Loosa thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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