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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ylli Kovaci (ranked 3789 p4p, 1016 weight class) and George Walker (ranked 401 p4p, 146 weight class). Kovaci's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Angra - Morning Star. Ylli Kovaci has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 cm
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5 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ylli Kovaci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Walker!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker throws a hook but Kovaci blocks it.
Walker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kovaci tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Kovaci tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovaci defending well as Walker loads up on a big left hand.
We've been told by Kovaci's head coaches at All Elite Training that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Kovaci goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like George Walker has been cut.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovaci.
Kovaci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovaci is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
And Walker tries to counter it with a takedown but Kovaci pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kovaci sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kovaci misses with a looping left.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Kovaci moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovaci dodges the punch combination from Walker.
Kovaci swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kovaci tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Walker gets tackled into the cage by Kovaci. Kovaci maintains the clinch.
Walker misses with a punch on the inside.
Walker is pressed up against the cage. Kovaci has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Walker down to the mat. Walker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Walker just misses with a punch to the body.
Walker throws an off balance right hand
and Kovaci counters with a straight right hand.
Walker misses with an uppercut. Kovaci saw that one coming.
Walker misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Kovaci moved out of range nicely.
Kovaci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovaci staying out of range there.
Kovaci darts in and clinches Walker up against the cage.
Walker manages to break the clinch.
Kovaci throws a head kick but Walker moves out of range.
Walker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Walker throws a jab when Kovaci was well out of range.
Kovaci pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovaci ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
Walker avoids the body shot from Kovaci.
Walker misses with a combination
and Kovaci makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovaci has managed to clinch.
Kovaci breaks from the clinch.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovaci.
Walker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kovaci takes the fight into the clinch.
Kovaci looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovaci manages to break the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Walker.
Walker is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Kovaci does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kovaci moves in looking to clinch but Walker pushes him off.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kovaci takes the fight into the clinch.
Kovaci tries to pull guard but Walker holds him up against the cage and eventually Kovaci drops back down to his feet.
Kovaci breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ylli Kovaci dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Walker's cut.
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.
A jab from Walker does it's job there.
Kovaci moves into range and clinches up with Walker.
Walker prevents Kovaci from breaking the clinch.
Kovaci leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kovaci tries to circle away but Walker has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovaci breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kovaci was well out of range. Poor timing from Walker.
Kovaci tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kovaci manages to avoid it.
Kovaci wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Walker lands with an overhand left.
Kovaci slips a jab and a cross from Walker.
Sloppy strikes from Walker. Those never looked like landing.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kovaci tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovaci doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Kovaci tries to clinch up but Walker circles away and keeps his distance.
Kovaci feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kovaci tries to clinch but Walker is having none of it.
Walker changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovaci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker swats away the attempt to clinch by Kovaci.
Walker takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Walker throws a hook but Kovaci avoids it easily.
Kovaci scores with a nice right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kovaci counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kovaci connects with a body shot that sends Walker's belly button to the back.
Kovaci jabs at Walker's body.
Kovaci connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Walker momentarily.
Kovaci is looking to clinch but Walker is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovaci throws a head kick that Walker semi-blocks.
Kovaci wants to clinch up but Walker keeps it at a distance.
Kovaci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walker.
Kovaci tries to close the distance and clinch but Walker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kovaci lands an overhand right.
Walker is rocked!
That has opened up George Walker's cut even more.
Kovaci throws a shot to the body.
Walker is still on wobbly legs! Can Kovaci finish him?
Kovaci rushes Walker and presses him up against the cage.
Kovaci pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Walker seems to have recovered his senses.
Walker misses with a hook. Kovaci ducked under it nicely.
Kovaci clinches.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kovaci pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovaci wants to slow Walker down by chopping away at his legs.
Kovaci steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Walker.
Kovaci half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kovaci dives in for a single leg takedown but Walker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kovaci is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Walker can do to turn this around?
Kovaci breaks from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovaci connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Walker shoots in but no luck this time.
Kovaci uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Walker.
Kovaci throws a body kick that misses.
Kovaci moves out of range as Walker strikes.
Walker looks to score with a jab to the body but Kovaci is just out of range.
Good leg kick by Kovaci.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ylli Kovaci dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on George Walker's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kovaci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kovaci sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Walker to the ground! Kovaci dives into full mount looking to finish!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kovaci trying to control but Walker is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovaci looking to control and managing it successfully.
Walker bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker throws a strike but Kovaci rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kovaci is one step ahead there.
Kovaci slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Walker controls Kovaci momentarily but Kovaci frees himself.
Kovaci is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Walker is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Walker working for a triangle but Kovaci defends it easily.
Walker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kovaci gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Walker working a defensive guard here.
Walker is looking for a triangle but Kovaci pushes his legs off easily.
Kovaci knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Walker on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovaci sitting in guard here, content to control.
Walker keeping full guard, as Kovaci tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovaci sitting in guard here, content to control.
Walker keeping moving, preventing Kovaci from controlling successfully.
Kovaci stopping the sweep attempt from Walker.
Walker looking for a guillotine here but Kovaci defends easily.
Walker throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Walker can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kovaci controls the pace.
Kovaci continues to stall.
Walker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kovaci is aware though and is defending well.
Kovaci controlling from the top position.
George Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kovaci is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Ylli Kovaci is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kovaci's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ylli Kovaci showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kovaci has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Ylli Kovaci!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Ylli Kovaci!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Ylli Kovaci!
Ylli Kovaci wins by unanimous decision!
Ylli Kovaci thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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hype
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