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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barry Till (ranked 4541 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shabady Kouhmagannou (ranked 2744 p4p, 0 weight class). Shabady Kouhmagannou has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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205 lbs
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195 cm
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Till!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Shabady Kouhmagannou!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kouhmagannou stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Till.
Till closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kouhmagannou avoids the elbow strike from Till, against the cage.
Till throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kouhmagannou goes for a takedown attempt but Till pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Till paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Till closes the distance and clinches.
Till gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kouhmagannou.
Till tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kouhmagannou blocks a body shot from Till.
Kouhmagannou dodges an elbow strike from Till.
A left hand lands to the body for Till.
Till throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kouhmagannou wants to take the fight to the mat but Till manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Barry Till has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shabady Kouhmagannou.
Till landing knees to the body.
Till tries a knee to the head but Kouhmagannou blocks it.
Till lands an elbow inside.
Till lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Shabady Kouhmagannou has been cut.
Till gets underhooks to prevent Kouhmagannou's takedown attempt.
Till tries to land a knee to the head but Kouhmagannou blocks with his arms.
Till misses with a knee strike.
Kouhmagannou goes for a takedown attempt but Till pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Till clinches.
Kouhmagannou managing to block the knees to the body from Till.
Kouhmagannou blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till throws a head punch that misses.
Till presses Kouhmagannou against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Till landing knees to the body.
Kouhmagannou takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Till scores with a shot to the side of Kouhmagannou's head.
Till throws a head punch that misses.
Till lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kouhmagannou blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Till lands with a short shot to the head.
Till works on Kouhmagannou's body with a couple of short punches.
Kouhmagannou takes an elbow to the temple.
Till scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Till.
Kouhmagannou is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Till gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Till.
A body shot lands from Till.
Till unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kouhmagannou looks winded!
Kouhmagannou wants to take the fight to the mat but Till manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Till working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kouhmagannou is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Till gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Till using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kouhmagannou has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Till missing with knees to the body.
Kouhmagannou takes an elbow to the temple.
Till lands an elbow inside that Kouhmagannou shrugs off.
Till scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Till tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kouhmagannou avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kouhmagannou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Till unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kouhmagannou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Till throws a head punch that misses.
Till lands with a light punch inside.
Kouhmagannou blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kouhmagannou is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Till misses with a body punch.
Kouhmagannou blocks an uppercut.
Till misses with a punch on the inside.
Till misses with a body punch.
Kouhmagannou is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Till pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kouhmagannou has clasped his hands together around Till's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Kouhmagannou trying to control the action but Till is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Till dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shabady Kouhmagannou's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Till bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kouhmagannou's head.
Kouhmagannou on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Till tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kouhmagannou manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Till tries to land a front kick but Kouhmagannou steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Till rushes Kouhmagannou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Till goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Till is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kouhmagannou can do to turn this around?
Kouhmagannou is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Till gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Till works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Till looking to throw knees to the head but Kouhmagannou is blocking nicely.
Till landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Barry Till has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Till lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kouhmagannou wants a takedown but no success here.
Kouhmagannou is breathing heavily.
Till digs a right hand underneath Kouhmagannou's ribcage. Kouhmagannou let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Till lands an elbow just above Kouhmagannou 's eye.
Till works on Kouhmagannou's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Till.
Kouhmagannou tries for a takedown. No joy.
Barry Till has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shabady Kouhmagannou.
Till connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kouhmagannou's face.
Till lands a body punch.
Till gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Kouhmagannou.
Till lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kouhmagannou on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Till lands a nice knee to the body.
Till connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kouhmagannou's face.
Till lands an uppercut.
Till scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees to the body from Till.
Till with a knee to the head.
Till lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Till is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Till creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kouhmagannou's defenses.
Till unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kouhmagannou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Till gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Till tries a knee to the head but Kouhmagannou blocks it.
Till stops a takedown attempt from Kouhmagannou.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Till unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kouhmagannou lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kouhmagannou can't get the takedown.
Till putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kouhmagannou in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Till lands a knee to the head.
Kouhmagannou gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Kouhmagannou is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kouhmagannou advances to half guard.
Kouhmagannou seems to be working for a kimura but Till defends the submission attempt.
Till is trying to stand.
Kouhmagannou trying to control the action but Till is working from the bottom.
Till is trying to stand back up but Kouhmagannou is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kouhmagannou wants to free his trapped foot but Till is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Till wants to get back to his feet.
Kouhmagannou sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kouhmagannou trying to control from half guard but Till is working away.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kouhmagannou is working for a submission of some sort.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Till is defending against the submission attempts here by Kouhmagannou.
Till wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Till dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shabady Kouhmagannou's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Till tries to clinch but Kouhmagannou moves out of range.
Till pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kouhmagannou is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Till is looking to clinch but Kouhmagannou is avoiding it.
Kouhmagannou drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Till defends it well.
Till feints and then cracks Kouhmagannou's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kouhmagannou down.
Till tries to clinch there but Kouhmagannou circles away.
Kouhmagannou with the counter takedown but Till avoids it easily.
Till tries to clinch up
and Kouhmagannou counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Till!
Kouhmagannou thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till is trying to buck Kouhmagannou off.
Kouhmagannou is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Till is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kouhmagannou trying to control the position but Till is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kouhmagannou tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kouhmagannou is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Till knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Till is trying to get back to his feet.
Kouhmagannou trying to control the action but Till is working from the bottom.
Kouhmagannou looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Till pushes Kouhmagannou away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kouhmagannou gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Till knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kouhmagannou on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kouhmagannou just content to control the position.
Till tries to escape but Kouhmagannou is in control.
Kouhmagannou trying to control the position but Till is working away.
Kouhmagannou looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Till is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kouhmagannou is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kouhmagannou is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Till knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kouhmagannou looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Shabady Kouhmagannou has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kouhmagannou tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kouhmagannou tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kouhmagannou has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Till is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kouhmagannou is controlling him well.
Till trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Kouhmagannou is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Till is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kouhmagannou looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kouhmagannou is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Till has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kouhmagannou prevents Till from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kouhmagannou tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Till is pushing Kouhmagannou's head away, looking to escape. Kouhmagannou manages to hold on to the position though.
Till explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kouhmagannou is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Shabady Kouhmagannou has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Till.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shabady Kouhmagannou comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Till has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Till!
A relieved looking Barry Till thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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