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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Da Vincible (ranked 349 p4p, 219 weight class) and Franck Kodjia (ranked 7 p4p, 8 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Leonardo Da Vincible!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franck Kodjia!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Vincible ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kodjia moves away.
Da Vincible uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kodjia.
Kodjia throws a leg kick that is checked
and Da Vincible connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kodjia misses with an uppercut.
Kodjia throws a low kick but Da Vincible avoids it.
Da Vincible has been working on his boxing with his coaches at FF Forever in the buildup to the fight.
Kodjia misses with a low kick as Da Vincible jumps back.
Kodjia tests Da Vincible's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Leonardo Da Vincible has been cut.
Da Vincible scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Franck Kodjia has been cut.
Da Vincible throws a head kick but Kodjia moves out of range.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Da Vincible.
Kodjia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Da Vincible connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kodjia scrambles back to his feet.
Da Vincible connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kodjia on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kodjia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A nice leg kick from Kodjia, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodjia throws the left hand but Da Vincible avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Da Vincible on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kodjia ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kodjia moves forwards but Da Vincible connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Da Vincible is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kodjia.
Kodjia throws a series of punches but Da Vincible avoids them all with ease.
Kodjia throws a shot from downtown. Da Vincible moves away and avoids it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kodjia crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Da Vincible - the referee stops the clock and Kodjia gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Da Vincible. Kodjia manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kodjia tries to clinch but Da Vincible is having none of it.
Kodjia looks to throw the jab but Da Vincible is out of range.
Kodjia throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Vincible.
Franck Kodjia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kodjia misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Vincible counters with a solid body kick.
Da Vincible tests Kodjia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Da Vincible blocks a head kick by Kodjia.
Kodjia is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Da Vincible loads up on a big right hand but Kodjia slips the punch.
Kodjia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Da Vincible.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Vincible throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kodjia holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kodjia swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Vincible uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Da Vincible scores with a nice short uppercut.
Da Vincible working hard to break the clinch.
Da Vincible working aggressively here.
Da Vincible is trying to push Kodjia away but Kodjia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Da Vincible is looking to break free of the clinch but Kodjia has double underhooks.
Da Vincible misses with a body punch.
Da Vincible is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Kodjia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kodjia pushes Da Vincible back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Da Vincible tries to break the clinch but Kodjia is controlling the position.
Da Vincible misses with the head strike.
Kodjia is leaning against Da Vincible and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Da Vincible escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kodjia rushes Da Vincible and presses him up against the cage.
Da Vincible breaks from the clinch.
Kodjia swings for the body but Da Vincible moves out of range.
Da Vincible looks to land a left hand but Kodjia moved out of range nicely.
Da Vincible backing away here, and Kodjia unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vincible ducks under a wild hook from Kodjia.
Da Vincible pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kodjia moves into the clinch successfully.
Kodjia can't find room to land a body shot as Da Vincible controls the action.
Da Vincible wants to break free but Kodjia has control.
Kodjia is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kodjia works on Da Vincible's body with a couple of short punches.
Da Vincible is breathing heavily.
Kodjia tries to land knees in the clinch but Da Vincible avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kodjia.
Kodjia misses with a punch on the inside.
Kodjia has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Da Vincible seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Kodjia can turn it around.
Kodjia misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kodjia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Da Vincible backwards.
Da Vincible is looking to break free of the clinch but Kodjia has double underhooks.
Kodjia lands a nice uppercut.
Kodjia tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Da Vincible lands with a short shot to the head.
Da Vincible prevents a body shot from Kodjia.
Da Vincible swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Kodjia.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kodjia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Vincible.
A short right from Kodjia on the inside.
Kodjia scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kodjia misses with a hook from the clinch.
Da Vincible is trying to push Kodjia away but Kodjia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kodjia lands a knee to the body.
Kodjia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kodjia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kodjia misses with a punch to the body.
Kodjia misses with the head strike.
Kodjia connects with a knee to the head.
Da Vincible throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kodjias head.
Kodjia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Da Vincible blocks a body shot from Kodjia.
Da Vincible scores with a shoulder strike.
Kodjia blocks an uppercut.
Kodjia looking to throw knees to the head but Da Vincible is blocking nicely.
Kodjia tries a body shot but Da Vincible blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franck Kodjia dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kodjia moves out of range as Da Vincible throws a body kick.
Kodjia misses with a body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Da Vincible!
A shot to the liver by Kodjia. Beautiful body shot.
Kodjia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kodjia closes the distance and pushes Da Vincible back into the cage.
Kodjia tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Da Vincible blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Da Vincible fails to land.
Da Vincible is looking to break free of the clinch but Kodjia has double underhooks.
Da Vincible breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kodjia misses the jab.
Da Vincible was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kodjia misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Vincible counters with a nice uppercut.
Da Vincible lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Kodjia.
Da Vincible checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kodjia scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kodjia lands a leg kick that knocks Da Vincible off balance momentarily.
Kodjia throws a leg kick
and Da Vincible connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kodjia misses with a wild body shot.
Kodjia with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Da Vincible to score with a decent uppercut.
Kodjia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Da Vincible, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Da Vincible struggles to land a body shot inside as Kodjia controls his hands.
Kodjia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Vincible.
Kodjia tries to work over Da Vincible's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kodjia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Da Vincible backwards.
Kodjia struggles to land a body shot inside as Da Vincible controls his hands.
Kodjia tries to throw a body punch but Da Vincible avoids it by throwing Kodjia back against the cage.
Kodjia misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Da Vincible.
Da Vincible's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kodjia throws an off balance right hand
and Da Vincible counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia throws a push kick but Da Vincible slaps the foot to one side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A swing and a miss from Kodjia.
Da Vincible slips under a jab.
Kodjia slips under a jab from Da Vincible.
Da Vincible checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Da Vincible moves out of range as Kodjia strikes.
Kodjia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kodjia looks to land a body kick but Da Vincible moved away.
Kodjia lands a lovely overhand right.
Kodjia scores with a jab to the body.
Kodjia works Da Vincible's body with a nice hook.
Kodjia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Da Vincible swings for the body but Kodjia moves out of range.
Da Vincible looks to land a body kick but Kodjia moved away.
Kodjia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Kodjia.
Kodjia scoring well with a low kick there.
Kodjia tries to close the distance and clinch but Da Vincible swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kodjia has Da Vincible up against the cage in a clinch.
Kodjia missing with knees to the body.
Kodjia digs a right hand into Da Vincible's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Da Vincible's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kodjia misses with a punch to the body.
Kodjia lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kodjia tries to land a knee to the head but Da Vincible blocks with his arms.
Kodjia lands an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kodjia.
Kodjia has a couple of punches blocked by Da Vincible.
Da Vincible breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kodjia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da Vincible avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kodjia lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kodjia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kodjia lands an uppercut.
Da Vincible has a couple of punches blocked by Kodjia.
Kodjia blocking some punches.
Kodjia tries a knee to the head but Da Vincible blocks it.
Da Vincible looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kodjia digs a right hand underneath Da Vincible's ribcage. Da Vincible let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Da Vincible misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Kodjia as the two fighters clinch.
Kodjia tries to work over Da Vincible's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kodjia using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kodjia with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Da Vincible doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kodjia with a knee to the head.
Da Vincible wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Franck Kodjia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Good work by Da Vincible as he checks the leg kick.
Leonardo Da Vincible has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kodjia just misses with a punch to the body.
Kodjia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Vincible.
Da Vincible misses with a body kick.
Kodjia throws a right hand that Da Vincible ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Vincible also avoids with ease.
Kodjia tries to clinch but Da Vincible is having none of it.
It looked like Da Vincible wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kodjia tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Da Vincible cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Da Vincible.
Kodjia throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Vincible ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Da Vincible takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kodjia misses with a looping left.
Da Vincible cracks Kodjia with a right hand to the side of the head.
Da Vincible thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vincible throws a jab but it's blocked by Kodjia.
Kodjia wants to counter the offense by Da Vincible and move into the clinch position.
Kodjia throws a right hand that Da Vincible ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Vincible also avoids with ease.
Kodjia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Da Vincible bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Kodjia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kodjia throws a low kick but it's checked well by Da Vincible.
Da Vincible misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kodjia tries to clinch but Da Vincible moves out of range.
Da Vincible was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Da Vincible throws a lazy right hand but Kodjia sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Kodjia releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kodjia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Da Vincible.
Da Vincible checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Kodjia.
Da Vincible lands with a nice body kick.
Da Vincible throws a shot from downtown. Kodjia moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia tries to clinch but Da Vincible moves out of range.
Kodjia throws a head kick but Da Vincible moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Da Vincible on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Da Vincible throws a head kick but Kodjia moves out of range.
Kodjia misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kodjia. Da Vincible does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Da Vincible wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A jab from Da Vincible finds it's way through Kodjia's defenses.
Leonardo Da Vincible is winning the standup battle so far.
Kodjia throws a head kick but Da Vincible moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Vincible tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Kodjia misses.
Kodjia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Kodjia.
Da Vincible misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia stuns Da Vincible with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kodjia darts in and clinches Da Vincible up against the cage.
Da Vincible blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kodjia can't find room to land a body shot as Da Vincible controls the action.
Kodjia tries to throw a body punch but Da Vincible avoids it by throwing Kodjia back against the cage.
Kodjia misses with a knee to the head.
Franck Kodjia is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Da Vincible lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kodjia backwards.
Da Vincible tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kodjia has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Da Vincible.
A short left from Da Vincible.
Kodjia throws a head punch that misses.
Da Vincible wants to break free but Kodjia has control.
Kodjia blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Da Vincible pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kodjia tries to clinch there but Da Vincible circles away.
Kodjia looks to land a right hand but Da Vincible moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kodjia with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kodjia looks to throw the jab but Da Vincible is out of range.
Kodjia throws a jab when Da Vincible was well out of range.
Da Vincible avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Da Vincible. Those never looked like landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Kodjia misses.
Kodjia lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Vincible lands a front kick.
Kodjia scores with a shot to the body.
Da Vincible on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Da Vincible scores with a head kick.
Da Vincible looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kodjia lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Da Vincible backs up against the cage.
Kodjia misses with a looping right.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leonardo Da Vincible.
I think Kodjia has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Franck Kodjia!
Franck Kodjia decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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