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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Azevedo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Puddle Of Mudd - Psycho . The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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151 lbs
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162 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thiago Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Koch!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Koch moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Azevedo throws a lazy head kick
and Koch counters with a low kick, right behind Azevedo 's knee.
Azevedo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Azevedo.
Azevedo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Koch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Azevedo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azevedo tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch lands to the side of Koch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Koch avoids the head kick by Azevedo.
Koch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Azevedo.
Azevedo tries a head kick but it misses.
Azevedo throws a leg kick
and Koch counters with an outside leg kick.
A head kick by Azevedo misses
and Koch counters with a good low kick that Azevedo was not able to check.
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!
Koch lands with an uppercut that bounces Azevedo off the cage and back into range.
Koch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Azevedo throws a sloppy head kick
and Koch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koch throws a head kick that misses.
Azevedo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koch with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Koch - just one landing.
Azevedo is rocked!
Koch lands a nice looking body shot.
Thiago Azevedo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azevedo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koch. Koch obviously looking to wear him down.
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azevedo is breathing heavily.
Azevedo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Azevedo misses with a leg kick
and Koch counters with a good low kick that Azevedo was not able to check.
Koch scores with the left hand. Azevedo knows he should have avoided that one.
Azevedo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bloodsport Gym 16 Elites in the buildup to the fight.
Good exchange - Koch coming out on top.
Oh Azevedo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koch avoids the head kick by Azevedo.
Koch throws a quick inside leg kick.
Koch forces Azevedo back against the cage and clinches.
Azevedo seems to have got his legs back now.
Koch is working Azevedo over against the cage.
Koch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Azevedo throws a head kick but Koch moves out of range.
Azevedo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koch.
Azevedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azevedo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Koch digs a good hook to Azevedo's body.
Azevedo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A good leg kick by Koch.
Azevedo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koch throws a front kick that sends Azevedo stumbling back into the cage.
Azevedo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koch. Koch obviously looking to wear him down.
Azevedo throws a sloppy head kick
and Koch counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Koch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Koch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Azevedo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Koch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Azevedo misses with a head kick.
Azevedo walks into a jab.
Koch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Azevedo, pushing him back against the cage.
Koch cracks Azevedo with a nice body shot.
Koch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Koch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Koch cracks Azevedo with a good jab.
Koch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Azevedo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Koch has managed to clinch.
Koch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Azevedo.
Koch stuns Azevedo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Koch blocks a head kick by Azevedo.
Koch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Azevedo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Azevedo misses
and Koch counters with a nice leg kick.
Azevedo lands with a kick to the temple. Koch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Crunch! Koch slams his shin into Azevedo's torso.
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!
Koch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azevedo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koch has Azevedo up against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Koch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Koch connects with a body shot that sends Azevedo's belly button to the back.
Koch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azevedo. That did some damage!
Koch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Azevedo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Koch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Azevedo walks into a jab.
Azevedo misses with a right hand
and Koch finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Koch lands a nice looking body shot.
Koch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Azevedo's sensitive parts.
Jab from Koch.
Koch scores with a nice body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Koch rushes Azevedo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Azevedo will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Koch struggles to land a body shot inside as Azevedo controls his hands.
Koch lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacob Koch dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Azevedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azevedo throws a head kick that misses
and Koch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A head kick by Azevedo misses
and Koch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Azevedo's knee momentarily.
Azevedo misses with a head kick.
Azevedo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Azevedo throws a lazy head kick
and Koch counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Koch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Azevedo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Koch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Whack! Koch lands a heavy head kick that drops Azevedo. The ref tackles Koch to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Azevedo was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Jacob Koch!
Jacob Koch decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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