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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Katt Strypare (ranked 1731 p4p, 1004 weight class) and Batang Kock (ranked 139 p4p, 93 weight class). Kock has chosen I will axe kick you, and I am not careful. as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Katt Strypare!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 24 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batang Kock!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Strypare but Strypare pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kock will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Strypare thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kock has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Strypare connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kock connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
An inside leg kick from Strypare misses.
Kock lunges at Strypare with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Strypare's hand.
Strypare misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheers as Strypare lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kock doesn't seem phased though.
Kock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kock let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kock connects with a high kick.
Strypare misses with a looping left.
Strypare cracks Kock with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kock scores with a hook to the body. Strypare takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Strypare throws a right hand that Kock ducks under and follows up with a left that Kock also avoids with ease.
Strypare lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kock at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock scores with a jab. Strypare acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kock cracks Strypare with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Strypare on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Strypare looks to land a left hand but Kock moved out of range nicely.
Kock throws out a counter right but Strypare avoids it with no problem.
Strypare on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Strypare smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strypare sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kock lands a body shot.
We've been hearing reports that Strypare has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Strypare throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Strypare misses the target.
Kock throws a body punch but Strypare moves out of range.
Strypare takes a swing at Kock's ribcage but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kock moves away from the strike by Strypare.
Kock is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strypare takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kock scores with the left hand. Strypare knows he should have avoided that one.
Strypare misses with a left hand
enabling Kock to counter with a crisp jab.
Kock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strypare sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kock attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Strypare throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strypare stuffs the takedown attempt from Kock. Kock gets slowly back to his feet.
Katt Strypare has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Batang Kock.
Kock blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Kock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Strypare slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Kock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strypare keeps the fight on the outside.
Strypare defending well as Kock loads up on a big left hand.
Strypare shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Strypare throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strypare moves nicely into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strypare working the body and head with strikes.
Strypare cracks Kock with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Strypare is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kock has escaped the position, nice work there.
Strypare 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.
Strypare is looking to take a break and control but Kock is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Strypare remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Strypare tries for a kimura but Kock is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strypare working the ground and pound but Kock is defending the strikes.
Strypare wants to control for a moment but Kock uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kock has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Strypare is working away from the top position though.
Strypare is taking a breather. Kock says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Strypare connects with a nice short shot to Kock's temple.
Kock is looking to control Strypare's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kock avoid being mounted?
Kock is staying active underneath Strypare, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Katt Strypare dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Strypare uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kock.
Strypare misses with a hook. Kock ducked under it nicely.
Strypare takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kock throws a body punch but Strypare moves out of range.
Kock displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Strypare throws out the jab.
Kock connects with a jab.
Batang Kock seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kock with a poor takedown
and Strypare counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kock is looking to clinch but Strypare is avoiding it.
Kock lands a leg kick that knocks Strypare off balance momentarily.
Kock slips a jab from Strypare.
Kock works Strypare's body with a nice hook.
Kock lands with a shot to the body.
Kock fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Strypare sprawls well initially but Kock persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strypare is pressing down on Kock's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kock looking to pass the guard.
Strypare controls Kock momentarily but Kock frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strypare working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kock.
Kock stopping the sweep attempt from Strypare.
Strypare working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kock doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kock manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Strypare will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Strypare is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Katt Strypare overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kock trying to control the position from guard on top but Strypare is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kock stopping the sweep attempt from Strypare.
Kock landing with the ground and pound.
Kock trying to control but Strypare is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Strypare working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kock.
Kock throwing strikes from guard but Strypare blocks nicely.
Kock stands up over Strypare, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Strypare trying to control the position here.
Strypare lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kock had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Strypare defends it easily.
Strypare chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strypare is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kock is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Strypare content to stall in guard here.
Kock not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kock is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strypare defends well.
Strypare not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strypare is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
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.
Strypare trying to control but Kock is working from the bottom.
Strypare makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Strypare distracts Kock with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Strypare working some strikes from top position.
Strypare controls from within his opponent's guard.
Kock has his foot on Strypare's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Strypare works his way back into a safe position though.
Kock is trying to keep Strypare in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strypare is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Kock trying to control the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batang Kock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Strypare.
Strypare cracks Kock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Strypare throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Strypare dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strypare with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kock misses with a hook. Strypare ducked under it nicely.
Kock looks to throw the jab but Strypare is out of range.
Strypare takes a swing at Kock's ribcage but misses.
Kock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kock shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strypare as he avoids it easily.
Strypare throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Kock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Strypare counters with a straight right hand.
Kock moves away from the strike by Strypare.
Strypare throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kock smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kock tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock defending well as Strypare loads up on a big left hand.
Strypare throws a big shot that misses.
Strypare lands a glancing blow to the side of Kock's head.
Kock looks to land a body kick but Strypare moved away.
Kock moves out of range of the strikes.
Strypare digs a good body shot into Kock's ribs.
Strypare scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Strypare lands with a shot to the body.
Strypare throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Kock counter with a right hand.
Strypare throws a hook but Kock blocks it.
Kock looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Danga de danga de dang - Strypare scores with a four punch combination!
Strypare staying out of range there.
Strypare throwing a counter right hand but Kock manages to avoid it.
Kock tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Strypare counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kock misses with a body shot
and Strypare counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strypare keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Strypare fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Strypare throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Kock counter with a right hand.
Kock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Strypare.
Kock defending well as Strypare loads up on a big left hand.
Strypare throws the left hand but Kock avoids the punch easily.
Kock punishes Strypare's body with a nice straight punch.
Kock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Strypare.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kock. Strypare does a little dance to reset his feet.
Strypare throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kock with a nice cross.
Kock ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kock darts in looking for a takedown but Strypare gets double underhooks and turns Kock into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Strypare misses the shot to the body.
Strypare keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kock.
Strypare misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Strypare throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kock counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kock has Strypare up against the cage in a clinch.
Strypare misses with the head strike.
Strypare prevents a body shot from Kock.
Strypare blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kock struggles to land a body shot inside as Strypare controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Kock.
Kock misses with some punches.
Kock misses with some punches.
Strypare lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kock throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Strypare tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kock's elbow.
Strypare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Strypare.
A short body shot lands from Kock as the two fighters clinch.
Strypare lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kock backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kock throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strypares head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Strypare.
Strypare managing to block the knees to the body from Kock.
A head punch on the inside from Strypare fails to land.
Kock breaks from the clinch.
Kock punishes Strypare's body with a nice straight punch.
Strypare tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kock was well out of range. Poor timing from Strypare.
Strypare defending well as Kock loads up on a big left hand.
Kock wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Strypare swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kock misses with a wild body shot.
Strypare misses with a wild body shot.
Strypare fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kock to the ground. Strypare is now in Kock's guard.
Kock keeping moving, preventing Strypare from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Katt Strypare showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Strypare 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katt Strypare!
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