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MFC-3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andor Kovacs (ranked 4183 p4p, 1522 weight class) and Ford Kish (ranked 440 p4p, 198 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kish's choice of entrance music: Tom MacDonald - "Dirty Money". Andor Kovacs has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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 26 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andor Kovacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ford Kish!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacs moves away from the strike by Kish.
Kovacs looks to land a left hand but Kish moved out of range nicely.
Kovacs lands a leg kick that knocks Kish off balance momentarily.
Andor Kovacs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovacs scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Donk. Kovacs catches Kish right on the button with a cross.
Kovacs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kovacs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kish counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kovacs throws a head kick that misses.
Kovacs scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kish misses with a head kick.
Kovacs throws a big counter combination but Kish scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Kovacs misses with a lunging right hand
and Kish counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovacs connects with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kish throws a body shot but no joy.
Kovacs with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kish throws a hook but Kovacs blocks it.
Kish throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kish moves out of range of the strikes.
Kish looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kish lands a slapping body shot.
Kish ducks under a wild hook from Kovacs.
Kish just misses with a punch to the body.
Kish swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kovacs keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kish.
Kovacs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs slips under a jab.
Kovacs throws a head kick that misses.
Kish throws a body punch but Kovacs moves out of range.
Kovacs tries to land a body kick
and Kish counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kovacs thinking.
Kovacs swinging wildly here.
Kovacs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kish throws out the jab.
Kovacs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kish replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kovacs blocks it well.
Kovacs moves out of range of the body kick from Kish.
Kovacs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kish misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kish ducks under a wild hook from Kovacs.
Kovacs ducks under a wild hook from Kish.
Kovacs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kovacs throws a lazy head kick
and Kish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kovacs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jab by Kovacs.
Kovacs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kish.
Kish looks to land a left hand but Kovacs moved out of range nicely.
Kovacs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kovacs uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kish.
Kovacs throws a big shot that misses.
Kish moves out of range as Kovacs strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs throws the kick towards the body but Kish avoids it.
Kovacs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kish misses the shot to the body.
Kish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovacs was well out of range. Poor timing from Kish.
We've been informed that Kish has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Kish swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Kish. That snapped Kovacs's head back.
Kovacs lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovacs throws the left hand but Kish avoids the punch easily.
Kish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kovacs throws out the jab.
Kish doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kovacs throws a low kick, looking for Kish's leg but Kish calmly moves out of range.
Kish moves out of range as Kovacs throws a body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andor Kovacs will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovacs was well out of range. Poor timing from Kish.
Kish misses with a shot to the body
and Kovacs counters with a straight right hand.
Kish cracks Kovacs with a good jab.
A big right from Kovacs misses.
Kish takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kish throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kovacs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kovacs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs slips under a jab from Kish.
Kovacs throws a head kick but Kish moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kish! But no joy.
Kish throws a front kick aimed at Kovacs's knee but Kovacs avoids it well.
Kish uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovacs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kish - that will leave a mark!
Kovacs misses with a double jab
and Kish connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy body kick from Kish
and Kovacs counters with a nice uppercut.
Kovacs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kovacs misses with a hook.
A combination from Kish does no damage.
Kovacs throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab by Kish.
Kovacs throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kish counters with a stiff right hand.
Ford Kish seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kish avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kish scores with a push kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kish lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kovacs has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kovacs and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kovacs misses with a right hand
and Kish counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kovacs.
Kish steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Good exchange - Kovacs coming out on top.
Kish dips to his left and cracks Kovacs with an uppercut!
Kish tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovacs was well out of range. Poor timing from Kish.
Kovacs misses with a lunging right hand
and Kish makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kish displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kovacs throws out the jab.
Kovacs throws a looping overhand right but Kish ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Kish misses.
A punch lands to the side of Kovacs 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kovacs checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kovacs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kish keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kovacs.
Kish throws a body kick that misses
and Kovacs counters with a good low kick that Kish was not able to check.
Kovacs throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kish counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice body punch from Kish.
Kovacs tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovacs throws a combination that misses
and Kish counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kovacs misses with the body kick
and Kish counters with a nice body shot.
Kish scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kovacs in his tracks.
Kish throws a sloppy head kick and Kovacs moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs misses with a right hand
and Kish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovacs throws a sloppy body shot
and Kish counters with a straight right hand.
Jab from Kovacs.
A combination from Kovacs does no damage.
Kovacs throws a lazy uppercut
and Kish counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kish looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kovacs is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Kovacs.
Kish scores with a shot to the body.
Andor Kovacs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kovacs on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kish scores with a jab.
Kish has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kovacs lands with an overhand left.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ford Kish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Kovacs misses with a hook.
Kish comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kovacs.
Kovacs gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Kish counter with a right hand.
Kish defending well as Kovacs loads up on a big left hand.
Kish lands with a good body shot.
A shot to the liver by Kish. Beautiful body shot.
Kish has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovacs.
As Kish looks to move away, Kovacs throws a big counter combo but Kish just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Kish. Beautiful body shot.
Kovacs misses with a hook. Kish ducked under it nicely.
Kish slips under a jab.
Kish steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Kovacs throws an off balance right hand
and Kish counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Kish to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice straight punches there by Kovacs. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Kovacs.
Kish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kovacs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kovacs moves out of range as Kish throws a body kick.
It looked like Kovacs was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kish slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kish lands a nice hook to Kovacs's body. Kovacs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kovacs lands a jab to the nose.
Sloppy strikes from Kovacs. Those never looked like landing.
Kish scores with a push kick.
Kovacs has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kish takes a swing at Kovacs's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kish fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovacs manages to avoid it.
Kovacs looks to land a combination but Kish avoids it well.
Kovacs avoids the body shot from Kish.
Kish stuns Kovacs with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kish tests Kovacs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kish.
Kovacs throws a head kick that misses.
Kish blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs throws an off balance right hand
and Kish counters with a stiff right hand.
Kovacs looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kovacs throws a poor cross that misses
and Kish counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kish with the inside leg kick.
Kish fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kovacs pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kish takes a swing at Kovacs's ribcage but misses.
As Kish looks to move away, Kovacs throws a big counter combo but Kish just gets out of the way.
Kovacs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kish throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kovacs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kish misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kovacs.
Kovacs throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kish lands a right hook to the body.
Kish looks to land a body kick but Kovacs moved away.
Kish is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kovacs rather than just go for the knockout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kovacs misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Kish on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kish lands a big head kick that sends Kovacs tumbling to the mat! Kish takes a step backwards and waves Kovacs back to his feet - he wants the finish!
 Kovacs is rocked!
Kovacs is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Kish doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Kovacs crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Kovacs's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ford Kish!
Post fight, Ford Kish stared into the camera and said 'How I feel after a win? I feel like you feel once you find a dark corner to count the money you got from that 7-11 after pointing a squirt gun in their face. Like an inner city democrat. I mean... like a criminal.
Take this mic, I'm out. I get more sense from the CDC than you'.
Andor Kovacs was interviewed post fight and said 'Tnough lost , i want bum phillps next'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 2025 p4p, 3550 weight class) and Zhandouji Quantou (ranked 262 p4p, 412 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Zhandouji Quantou!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey throws a solid leg kick but Quantou takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Anstey.
Anstey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Anstey dives in and grabs Quantou's left leg, looking for a takedown. Quantou pushes down on Anstey's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Quantou is defended easily by Anstey.
Anstey is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Quantou darts in looking for a takedown but Anstey gets double underhooks and turns Quantou into the cage.
Anstey shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Quantou's guard.
Anstey scoring with some ground and pound.
Anstey working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quantou can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey content to stall in guard here.
Anstey is pushing down on Quantou's leg trying to pass to half guard. Quantou is fighting to maintain full guard but Anstey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Quantou felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anstey controlling the action here.
Quantou wants to sweep but Anstey has passed to side control!
Quantou is looking to reverse the position.
Anstey looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Quantou is avoiding damage well.
Anstey has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Anstey wants to take a breather but Quantou manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Anstey.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Anstey's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Quantou bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Anstey's guard.
Quantou being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anstey wants to sweep but no luck.
Anstey controlling Quantou's posture.
Anstey working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quantou doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quantou manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Quantou is stalling in the full guard.
Quantou trying to control the position from guard on top but Anstey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Anstey has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Anstey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Quantou looking to sit in guard and control but Anstey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Anstey cracks Quantou with a solid left hand.
Quantou keeping full guard, as Anstey tries to pass.
Anstey landing some decent shots from guard.
Quantou trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quantou keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
Anstey passes Quantou's left leg - he's now in half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Corwin Anstey dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Quantou tries for a takedown but Anstey circles away easily
and Anstey counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anstey is looking to take a break and control but Quantou is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Quantou is trying to control but can't.
Anstey passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Quantou!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey prevents Quantou from getting the reversal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big strike lands for Anstey! That's really hurt Quantou and he's turned his back - Anstey keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Anstey jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corwin Anstey!
Corwin Anstey is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Corwin Anstey thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Bjornsson (ranked 1356 p4p, 5576 weight class) and Jugabu Batdorani (ranked 177 p4p, 524 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie Bjornsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jugabu Batdorani!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjornsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Batdorani is defended easily by Bjornsson.
Batdorani misses with a takedown
and Bjornsson scores with a counter punch that sends Batdorani to the canvas! Bjornsson smells blood - he's punishing Batdorani with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Batdorani has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Bjornsson!
Eddie Bjornsson is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Eddie Bjornsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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