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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Heribert Bosch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Kush has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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177 lbs
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195 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bubba Kush!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Bosch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bosch moves in looking to clinch but Kush pushes him off.
Bosch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kush throws out the jab.
Kush misses with a right hand
and Bosch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kush thinking.
Kush looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bosch blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kush.
Kush trying to control the action but Bosch is working from the bottom.
Bosch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kush.
Bosch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kush.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bosch is trying is best to control the position here.
Kush working the head and body with strikes.
Bosch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Bosch's thigh. Bosch counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Kush preventing the sweep.
Kush wants to control from the top but Bosch keeps moving.
Bosch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kush has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bosch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kush manages to get himself to full guard.
Kush looking for a sweep. Not yet Kush, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Kush holds on and takes a little breather.
Kush looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush is still trying to improve position.
Kush is looking to sweep but instead, Bosch has passed into half guard.
Kush is trying to maintain the position but Bosch is very close to passing his half guard.
Kush wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush trying to control from the bottom.
Kush keeping control of the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bosch to counter with a crisp jab.
Kush misses with a hook.
Kush misses with a leg kick.
Bosch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bosch scores with a sloppy right hand. Kush should have avoided that one.
Kush shoots for a double leg takedown but Bosch sprawls well. He's pushed Kush's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bosch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kush attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Bosch.
Kush lands a lovely overhand right.
Kush lands with a good body shot.
Kush throws a body punch but Bosch moves out of range.
Kush takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush avoids the body shot from Bosch.
A punch combination from Kush misses.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kush moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kush misses with a body shot
and Bosch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bosch misses with a wild body shot.
Bubba Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosch just misses with a punch to the body.
Kush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kush scores with a jab to the body.
Kush throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bosch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bosch is looking to wear down Kush with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kush misses with a right hand
and Bosch counters with an outside leg kick.
Bosch misses with a right hand
and Kush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bosch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kush stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kush scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kush throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Bosch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kush scores with a body shot.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kush moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bosch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kush manages to avoid it.
Bosch blocks a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Bosch checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kush scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bosch doesn't seem bothered though.
Kush looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Kush misses with a lunging right hand
and Bosch counters with a nice body kick.
Kush pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kush misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosch.
Bosch tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kush manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Kush.
Bosch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Both fighters circling a little - Bosch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch punishes Kush's body with a nice straight punch.
Bosch has managed to clinch.
Bosch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bosch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kush.
Bosch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch lands with a short shot to the head.
Bosch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bosch misses with a punch to the body.
Kush misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kush just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bosch's brow.
Bosch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bosch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bosch prevents a body shot from Kush.
Bosch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kush blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kush goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bosch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bosch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bosch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bosch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bosch misses with a jab to the body
letting Kush counter with a right hand.
Kush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bosch.
Kush shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bosch defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kush.
Bosch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bosch lands a nice looking kick to the body. Kush takes a step back to recover.
Kush takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kush looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bosch lands a jab-cross combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bosch.
Bosch lands the left hand.
Kush misses with an uppercut
letting Bosch counter with a right hand.
Heribert Bosch is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut lands for Kush. That snapped Bosch's head back.
Bosch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kush's sensitive parts.
Bosch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kush throws a counter combo.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kush darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bosch looks to land a body kick but Kush moved away.
As Bosch backs off Kush throws a huge counter combo but Bosch manages to avoid it all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch looks to land a left hand but Kush moved out of range nicely.
Kush misses with a looping left.
Kush connects with a single shot there.
Bosch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A countering left hand to the body from Kush misses.
A slow jab from Kush misses its intended target.
Bosch looks to land a body kick but Kush moved away.
Kush looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bosch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bosch misses with a kick to the body.
Kush misses with a head kick.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kush was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Bosch swings for the body but Kush moves out of range.
Kush lands a nice looking body kick.
Bosch lands a nice shot to the body.
Bosch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kush.
Heribert Bosch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kush throws a lazy right hand but Bosch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Kush misses its intended target.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bosch here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands a jab to the nose.
Bosch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kush throws out the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kush misses with an uppercut.
Kush swings for the body but Bosch moves out of range.
Kush moves out of range of the body kick from Bosch.
Bosch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Nice takedown defense from Bosch. No joy for Kush on that attempt.
Bosch swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kush.
Kush misses with a body kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bosch.
Kush drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kush misses with a two punch combination.
Bosch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch thuds a left hand into Kush's body.
Bosch throws a good cross that connects.
Bosch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kush misses with a body punch
and Bosch counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Heribert Bosch dominated that second round.
That's time! Bosch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kush throws a body kick that misses
and Bosch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bosch is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kush.
Nice body kick there by Bosch.
Bosch throws a sloppy head kick and Kush moves out of range easily.
Kush misses with an uppercut
and Bosch counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
Bosch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bosch takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Bosch.
Kush throws an overhand right that lands on Bosch's shoulder, as Bosch tries to avoid the shot.
Kush slips under a jab from Bosch.
Kush scores with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kush.
Kush missing with a left hand there. Bosch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kush scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kush.
Bosch moves out of range as Kush strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kush rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bosch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice jab there from Bosch.
Bosch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kush will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kush stuns Bosch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kush lands a jab to Bosch's midsection.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bosch.
Kush jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bosch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bosch, right into the meat.
Kush looks to throw the jab but Bosch is out of range.
Bosch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kush thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bosch is looking to counter punch.
Bosch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kush.
Bosch misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kush uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
Kush closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bosch's guard.
Kush throwing strikes but missing.
Kush throwing strikes but missing.
Kush looking to sit in guard and control but Bosch gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bosch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kush can do to turn this around?
Kush is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kush wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bosch is looking to stand up but Kush won't let him.
Kush controls Bosch momentarily but Bosch frees himself.
Kush looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
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.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bosch trying to control the position from guard on top but Kush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bosch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kush.
Bosch is looking to counter with head kicks.
Kush lands a jab.
Heribert Bosch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kush misses with a kick to the body
and Bosch counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bosch delivers a nice body kick.
Kush connects with a body shot that sends Bosch's belly button to the back.
Nice uppercut lands for Bosch. That snapped Kush's head back.
Bosch just misses with a punch to the body.
Kush darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bosch moves into full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Heribert Bosch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bosch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heribert Bosch!
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