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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xylon Kofel (ranked 4693 p4p, 2362 weight class) and Bam Bam Joshy (ranked 391 p4p, 229 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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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 16 - 2, fighting out of New York, Xylon Kofel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bam Bam Joshy!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Ren Mimura.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joshy clinches up against the cage.
Kofel tries to throw a body punch but Joshy avoids it by throwing Kofel back against the cage.
Joshy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joshy presses Kofel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Joshy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kofel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Joshy lands a nice uppercut.
Kofel fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kofel is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Joshy to keep the fight standing.
Kofel blocking some punches.
Joshy has a couple of punches blocked by Kofel.
Joshy tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kofel smiles and moves away.
Kofel has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kofel there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kofel throws a jab when Joshy was well out of range.
Kofel throws an overhand right that lands on Joshy's shoulder, as Joshy tries to avoid the shot.
Joshy misses the shot to the body.
Good leg kick by Kofel.
Joshy tries a head kick but it misses.
Kofel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joshys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kofel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joshy throws a hook but Kofel avoids it easily.
Kofel shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Kofel showed some decent athleticism there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kofel with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kofel seems to be working for a kimura but Joshy defends the submission attempt.
Kofel looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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.
Joshy actively working from the bottom here.
Kofel is trying to work for a kimura but Joshy is defending well.
Kofel looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Joshy is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Joshy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kofel is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Kofel is looking to take a break and control but Joshy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Joshy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
A combination from Joshy does no damage.
Joshy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kofel tries to counter with a takedown but Joshy is quick to defend against it.
Joshy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joshy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
That kick from Kofel tenderised Joshy's leg. Joshy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kofel throws a right and a left that Joshy avoids nicely.
Joshy scores with a shot to the body.
Kofel thumps Joshy with a low kick.
Kofel scores with a jab to the body.
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 Xylon Kofel will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Joshy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kofel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kofel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kofel connects with a nice looking jab.
Joshy avoids the body shot from Kofel.
Kofel looks to land a right hand but Joshy moved out of range.
Kofel checks a low kick from Joshy.
Kofel checks the leg kick.
Kofel throws a front kick aimed at Joshy's knee but Joshy avoids it well.
Kofel throws a shot from downtown. Joshy moves away and avoids it.
Kofel misses with an uppercut.
Kofel scores with a shot to the body.
Kofel tries to land a leg kick but Joshy saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofel misses with a wild body shot.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kofel looks to score with a jab to the body but Joshy is just out of range.
Kofel loads up on a big right hand but Joshy slips the punch.
Kofel ducks right into an uppercut from Joshy.
Kofel defending well as Joshy loads up on a big left hand.
Joshy swings for the body but Kofel moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kofel lands a slapping body shot.
Joshy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kofel throws out the jab.
Joshy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kofel.
Kofel is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joshy can do to turn this around?
Horrible takedown attempt by Kofel or perhaps it was just good defense by Joshy, which made it look bad.
Bam Bam Joshy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Joshy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kofel is out of range and Joshy settles back down.
Kofel feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joshys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kofel takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A swing and a miss from Kofel.
Xylon Kofel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joshy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kofel was well out of range. Poor timing from Joshy.
Kofel swings for the body but Joshy moves out of range.
Joshy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kofel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joshy scrambles back to his feet.
Kofel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Joshy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kofel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kofel throws a leg kick
and Joshy counters with a straight right hand.
Kofel misses with a straight right.
Joshy tried to score with a low kick but Kofel checks it.
A slow jab from Joshy misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joshy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kofel misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Kofel blocks the low kick.
Joshy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kofel connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Joshy scrambles back to his feet.
Joshy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kofel.
Kofel slips under a jab from Joshy.
Joshy throws a hook but Kofel blocks it.
Joshy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joshy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kofel is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Kofel moves in looking to clinch but Joshy pushes him off.
Kofel throws out a loose jab but Joshy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Kofel.
Joshy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Joshy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Joshy staying out of range there.
Kofel lands with an uppercut that bounces Joshy off the cage and back into range.
Joshy throws out a loose jab but Kofel uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joshy dips to his left and cracks Kofel with an uppercut!
An inside leg kick from Kofel misses.
Joshy blocks a jab.
Kofel misses with a takedown attempt
and Joshy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Xylon Kofel is winning the standup battle so far.
Kofel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kofel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joshy throws out the jab.
Joshy throws a leg kick which misses Kofel's front leg but catches the back leg as Kofel tries to avoid it.
Kofel throws a hook but Joshy avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Joshy.
Joshy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kofel moves away.
Joshy jabs Kofel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Joshy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kofel misses with a looping left.
Kofel tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Joshy swings for the body but Kofel moves out of range.
Joshy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kofel digs a good body shot into Joshy's ribs.
Joshy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kofel throws a jab but it's blocked by Joshy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joshy misses with the combination.
Joshy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kofel tests Joshy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Joshy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kofel.
Joshy looks to land a left hand but Kofel moved out of range nicely.
Kofel avoids the head kick by Joshy.
A jab from Kofel misses.
A shot to the liver by Kofel. Beautiful body shot.
Joshy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kofel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kofel takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joshy.
Jab from Kofel.
Kofel works the jab nicely.
Kofel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kofel uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Joshy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Xylon Kofel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kofel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Joshy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joshy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kofel.
Kofel throws a one two combo.
Joshy avoids the body shot from Kofel.
Kofel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joshy.
Nice defenses there by Kofel.
A combination from Kofel does no damage.
Kofel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joshy throws out the jab.
A jab from Joshy misses.
Kofel throws out a loose jab but Joshy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Joshy misses with an uppercut. Kofel saw that one coming.
Kofel blocks a head kick by Joshy.
Kofel tries to clinch there but Joshy circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kofel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Joshy.
Kofel misses with an uppercut
and Joshy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kofel, as that shot connected.
Kofel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kofel tries to land a leg kick but Joshy saw it coming and moves away.
Joshy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kofel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joshy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kofel checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Joshy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kofel.
Kofel scores with a jab. Joshy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kofel moves out of range as Joshy strikes.
A big right from Joshy misses.
Joshy misses with a looping right.
Kofel with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Joshy to score with a decent uppercut.
Kofel throws a right and a left that Joshy avoids nicely.
Kofel tries to clinch there but Joshy circles away.
Joshy moves away from the strike by Kofel.
Kofel looks for a takedown but Joshy sprawls well.
Joshy slips a jab from Kofel.
A jab from Joshy does it's job there.
Kofel throws an overhand right that lands on Joshy's shoulder, as Joshy tries to avoid the shot.
Joshy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joshy throws a solid leg kick but Kofel takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Joshy.
Kofel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kofel slips under a jab.
Joshy takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joshy misses with an uppercut.
Joshy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kofel has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kofel darts in and clinches Joshy up against the cage.
Kofel scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Joshy with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Joshy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kofel lands a nice uppercut.
Kofel lands a hook to the side of the head.
Joshy has a couple of punches blocked by Kofel.
Joshy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kofel can't find room to land a body shot as Joshy controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Kofel fails to land.
Kofel lands a nice shot to the body.
Kofel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joshy backwards.
Joshy tries to work over Kofel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joshy tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kofel just stands there and leans against the cage.
Joshy looking to throw knees to the head but Kofel is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kofel managing to block the knees to the body from Joshy.
Kofel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bam Bam Joshy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kofel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kofel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kofel fails to pull guard.
Kofel misses with a punch to the body.
Joshy with a knee to the head.
Joshy has a couple of punches blocked by Kofel.
Kofel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xylon Kofel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kofel lands an uppercut.
Joshy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Joshy tries to throw a body punch but Kofel avoids it by throwing Joshy back against the cage.
Kofel misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kofel.
Joshy throws a punch but it's blocked by Kofel.
A head punch on the inside from Kofel fails to land.
Kofel manages to break the clinch.
Joshy connects with a leg kick.
Kofel throws a hook but Joshy blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kofel's corner calls for a 1-2. Kofel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Joshy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kofel throws a big shot that misses.
Joshy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joshy throws a series of punches but Kofel moves out of range.
Kofel slips under a jab.
Kofel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Joshy checks a low kick from Kofel.
Kofel throws a hook but Joshy avoids it easily.
Joshy gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kofel.
Kofel lands with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Joshy.
Kofel looks to land a right hand but Joshy moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Joshy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Joshy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kofel appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kofel checks the leg kick.
Bam Bam Joshy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kofel punishes Joshy's body with a nice straight punch.
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 Xylon Kofel.
Well Kofel 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Xylon Kofel!
A very excited looking Xylon Kofel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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hype
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