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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ex Mas (ranked 5191 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raji Kucoc (ranked 5149 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Big heart |
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Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ex Mas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Raji Kucoc!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mas pushes Kucoc up against the cage in a clinch.
Kucoc blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mas misses with a punch on the inside.
Mas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kucoc blocks a body shot from Mas.
Mas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kucoc blocks it with crossed arms.
Mas misses with a knee to the head.
Mas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kucoc jumps into guard, dragging Mas to the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kucoc looking for a sweep. Not yet Kucoc, not yet.
Kucoc seems keen to control Mas's posture.
Kucoc keeping moving, preventing Mas from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucoc pulls Mas in to control the position.
Mas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mas trying to control the position from guard on top but Kucoc is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kucoc keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kucoc scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kucoc thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mas is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mas tries to control but Kucoc manages to take his back.
Mas rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mas is trying to control but can't.
Mas is looking for a sweep. Kucoc is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mas trying to control but Kucoc postures up.
Mas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kucoc distracts Mas with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kucoc is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Oh Mas is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kucoc with a nice head shot there.
Mas is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mas controls Kucoc momentarily but Kucoc frees himself.
Mas seems to have got his legs back now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kucoc accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mas is trying to control the position but Kucoc postures up.
Kucoc throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mas controls Kucoc momentarily but Kucoc frees himself.
Mas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kucoc wants to control from the top but Mas keeps moving.
Mas is trying to control the position but Kucoc postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mas tries to clinch but Kucoc moves out of range.
And Kucoc tries to counter it with a takedown but Mas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mas is looking to clinch but Kucoc is avoiding it.
Kucoc tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mas tries to close the distance and clinch but Kucoc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mas tries to clinch but Kucoc moves away
and Kucoc counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Mas won't allow Kucoc to pass to mount.
Kucoc wants to take a breather but Mas is having none of it.
Kucoc is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Mas is looking to control Kucoc's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mas avoid being mounted?
Mas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kucoc's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kucoc's back!
Mas trying to control momentarily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mas controlling well, preventing Kucoc from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raji Kucoc dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kucoc takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mas fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mas just misses with a punch to the body.
And Kucoc tries to counter it with a takedown but Mas pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Kucoc throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mas was covering up waiting for the punch and Kucoc finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Kucoc pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mas is keeping the position for now.
Mas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mas working a defensive guard here.
Kucoc lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mas working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kucoc throws a big right hand that misses.
Mas keeping moving, preventing Kucoc from controlling successfully.
Kucoc postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mas is trying to control the position but Kucoc postures up.
Mas is really struggling to control Kucoc but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Kucoc throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mas is trying to keep Kucoc in close.
Mas has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Kucoc can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mas is trying to keep Kucoc in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mas looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kucoc swats away the attempt to clinch by Mas.
Mas misses with a straight right.
Kucoc drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Mas defends it well.
Mas looks to land a left hand but Kucoc moved out of range nicely.
Mas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kucoc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mas throws a body punch but Kucoc moves out of range.
Mas tries to clinch but Kucoc is having none of it.
Mas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kucoc counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Mas falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Raji Kucoc!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
30% |
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