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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neculai Costel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Khal Stark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Costel comes to the cage accompanied by Ain't No Sunshine. Stark has chosen War Is Coming by Six Feet Under as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Khal Stark was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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140 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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154 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Neculai Costel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Khal Stark!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stark tries to land a front kick but Costel steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Costel tries to clinch but Stark is having none of it.
Stark throws a lazy uppercut
and Costel counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stark connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Costel gets a takedown into half guard.
Stark kicks off Costel and gets to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Stark coming out on top.
Stark scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Costel clinches up against the cage.
Stark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Costel avoids it.
Stark wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Costel as Stark tries to tie him up.
Costel looking for a takedown.
Costel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A shot in the inside from Stark.
Costel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stark gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neculai Costel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costel is working for takedown but Stark is calmly controlling the position for now.
Costel is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Stark gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
A frustrated look appears on Stark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Costel lands a right hand that snaps the head of Stark backwards.
Stark manages to break the clinch.
Stark stuffs the takedown attempt from Costel. Costel gets slowly back to his feet.
Stark steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Stark throws an off balance right hand
and Costel counters with a body kick.
Costel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Stark 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.
Stark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Costel fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Stark listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Costel fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stark unleashes a big counter combination but Costel bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Stark's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Stark duly obliges.
Costel is rocked!
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!
A punch combination from Stark misses.
Oh Costel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stark throws a body shot but no joy.
Costel looks to throw the jab but Stark is out of range.
Stark throws out a powerful jab.
Costel clinches with his opponent.
Stark pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Costel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Stark fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costel wants to take the fight to the mat but Stark manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Stark working aggressively here.
Costel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Costel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stark drops Costel with a naaaaasty hook - Costel is in real trouble here! Stark dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khal Stark!
Khal Stark is the new featherweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Khal Stark made sure he mentioned Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Neculai Costel was interviewed post fight and said 'You win some, you lose some. I have to give it to Hess, he was sneakyer tonight.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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