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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kiko Mustapha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Mclair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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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181 cm
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170 lbs
5 - 3 - 1 |
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180 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Kiko Mustapha! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Seth Mclair! The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Chris Edwards and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mclair takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mclair missing with a left hand there. Mustapha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Mclair throws a series of punches but Mustapha avoids them all with ease. A punch combination from Mclair misses. Mustapha tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Mclair takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mclair lands a really nice looking cross but Mustapha seems unphased.
Mustapha misses with a body shot.
Mustapha works Mclair's body with a nice hook. Mclair throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mustapha. Mclair misses with a two punch combination.
Mclair tries to clinch but Mustapha moves out of range. Mclair throws a series of punches but Mustapha moves out of range. Mustapha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mclair. That did some damage! Mclair clinches up with Mustapha and pushes him back against the cage. Mustapha blocks an elbow strike. Mclair is trying to break the clinch but Mustapha has him pressed against the cage. Mclair's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Mustapha stalling against the cage.
Mclair is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mclair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mustapha dodges an elbow strike from Mclair.
Mclair lands a nice uppercut. With the fighters up against the cage, Mclair throws an elbow but misses. Mustapha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mclair's efforts to push away. Mclair is trying to break the clinch but Mustapha is controlling him. Mclair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mustapha has him pressed against the cage. Mclair manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Mclair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mclair just misses with a punch to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mclair. Mclair on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Mclair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Mustapha misses. Mclair misses with a two punch combination.
Mclair throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mustapha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mclair takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Mustapha lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mustapha wants to land a leg kick but Mclair is out of range. Mclair misses with a series of wild punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Mustapha ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. A solid leg kick lands there for Mustapha.
Mclair looks gassed! Mustapha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Mustapha won't let Mclair get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now. Mustapha is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Mustapha gets in close and instigates a clinch. Mustapha breaks the clinch.
Kiko Mustapha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Mustapha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mclair.
Mclair throws a nice looking combination but Mustapha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A jab from Mustapha misses. Mclair thows a left - swing and a miss! Mclair takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Mclair moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Mclair moves into the clinch. Mclair wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mclair gets through Mustapha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Mclair tries to break the clinch but Mustapha is controlling the position. Mclair has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mclair as Mustapha tries to tie him up. Mclair gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Mustapha keeps control of Mclair as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Mclair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mustapha blocking some punches.
Mclair tries to circle away but Mustapha has him pinned against the cage. Mustapha has Mclair pressed against the cage, preventing Mclair from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Mclair is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. A short left from Mclair. Mclair wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mclair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mclair throws a nice looking combination but Mustapha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
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. Mclair scores with a nice strike. Mustapha takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Seth Mclair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Mustapha lands a two punch combo.
Mclair swinging wilding here.
A jab from Mustapha does it's job there. Mustapha ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Mclair connects with a body shot. Mustapha scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Mclair wants to clinch. Mclair throws the left hand but Mustapha avoids the punch easily. Mustapha dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mclair. That did some damage! Mustapha digs a good hook to Mclair's body.
Mclair swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mustapha throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Mustapha slips a jab and a cross from Mclair.
Mustapha lands a head kick!
Mclair wants to clinch and Mustapha counters with a left to the body. Mustapha lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mclair's sensitive parts. Mustapha fails with a takedown attempt from distance. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kiko Mustapha dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mclair tries to bum rush Mustapha with a series of wild strikes but Mustapha uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Mustapha lands a lovely overhand right. Mclair takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Mustapha clinches up against the cage. Mustapha has Mclair pressed against the cage, preventing Mclair from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Mclair wants to break free but Mustapha has control.
Mustapha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mclair throws an elbow but it misses.
Mclair looks to throw an elbow but misses. Mclair prevents Mustapha from breaking the clinch. Mclair is trying to force a seperation but Mustapha has the dominant position. Mclair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mclair doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. With the fighters up against the cage, Mclair throws an elbow but misses. Mclair has a couple of punches blocked by Mustapha.
Mclair tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Mustapha leaning against his opponent.
Mclair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mclair throws a nice looking combination but Mustapha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Mclair is looking to clinch. Mclair misses with a series of wild punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mclair, as that shot connected.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Mclair tries to clinch up. Mclair throws a body kick that misses. Mclair throws a nice looking combination but Mustapha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Mclair is breathing heavily. Mustapha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mclair throws out the jab. Mustapha throws a body punch but Mclair moves out of range. Mustapha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mclair circles away quickly and effectively. Mclair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mustapha.
Mclair tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. A right-left combo lands from Mclair. Mclair swinging wilding here.
Kiko Mustapha is winning the standup battle so far. Mclair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mustapha.
Mustapha feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mclair's calf. Mclair closes the distance and pushes Mustapha back into the cage. Mclair wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A bit of stalling here from Mustapha.
Mclair breaks from the clinch.
Mustapha cracks Mclair with a good jab. Mclair cracks Mustapha with a right hand to the side of the head. Good work by Mclair as he checks the leg kick. A head kick misses from Mclair. Mustapha misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mclair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mustapha. Mustapha scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Mustapha connects with a jab. Mclair lands with a kick to the temple. Mustapha shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?" Mustapha misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mclair counters with a left and a right that stings Mustapha. Mclair slips a jab and a cross from Mustapha.
Mclair throws a head kick that misses. Mclair misses with a head kick.
Mclair looks to land a left hand but Mustapha moved out of range nicely. Mustapha throws a nice looking combination but Mclair bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Mclair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mustapha counters with a right hand to the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Mclair fails to land with a series of punches.
Mustapha shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mclair tries to buck Mustapha off but he can't manage it. Mustapha is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet! A jab lands there for Mustapha. Kiko Mustapha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Mclair stuffs the takedown. Mclair tries to clinch up. Mustapha swats away the attempt to clinch by Mclair. Mclair has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mustapha finds it's way round the side to connect with Mclair's head. Mclair fails to land with a series of punches.
Mustapha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mustapha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mclair as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mclair looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Mclair jabbing away but nothing is landing. Mclair lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Mustapha gets in close and instigates a clinch. Mustapha has Mclair pressed against the cage.
Mclair has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Mclair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mustapha has him pressed against the cage. Mclair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Mclair keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mustapha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mclair.
Mclair misses with a double jab.
Mclair misses with the combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mustapha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mclair.
Mustapha lands a lovely overhand right. Mclair throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mustapha sees it coming and avoids it easily. No joy there for Mclair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kiko Mustapha will probably get the nod. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Mustapha shoots in looking for a takedown. Mclair tries to sprawl out of it but Mustapha keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mclair manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Mustapha rushes Mclair and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Mclair wants to break free but Mustapha has control.
Mclair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mustapha has him pressed against the cage. Mclair tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mclair lands a damaging elbow. Mclair breaks the clinch.
Mclair with a nice cross. Mclair forces Mustapha back against the cage and clinches. Mclair is trying to break the clinch but Mustapha is controlling him. Mclair comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Mclair takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Mclair wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mustapha has him pressed against the cage. Mclair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. The crowd cheers as Mclair lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mustapha doesn't seem phased though. Mclair checks a leg kick nicely. Mclair looks to throw the jab but Mustapha is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Mustapha throws a hook to the side of Mclair's head but Mclair sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Good leg kick by Mustapha there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mclair throws a shot from downtown. Mustapha moves away and avoids it. Mustapha falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Mclair counter with a right hand. Mustapha avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mclair takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mclair stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mustapha. Mustapha lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mclair backs up against the cage.
Mclair takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mustapha tests Mclair's chin there with a solid looking shot. Nice cross by Mustapha. Mclair is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Mclair scores with a jab to the body. Mclair tests Mustapha's chin there with a solid looking shot. Mustapha throws a leg kick but Mclair sees it coming and checks it nicely. Mclair wants to clinch up but Mustapha keeps it at a distance. Mustapha throws a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Mustapha has closed the distance and engaged Mclair in a clinch.
Mustapha keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mclair's efforts to push away. Mclair tries to land a knee to the head but Mustapha blocks with his arms.
A frustrated look appears on Mclair's face as he tries to break the clinch. Mustapha has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Mclair misses with an elbow strike.
Mustapha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Mclair prevents Mustapha from breaking the clinch. Mustapha has Mclair pressed against the cage, preventing Mclair from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Mclair manages to break the clinch.
Mclair showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mustapha.
Mclair will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mclair misses with a hook. Mustapha ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Mclair steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mustapha. Mclair misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mustapha throws a right and a left that Mclair avoids nicely. Mclair throws a nice looking combination but Mustapha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Mustapha takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mustapha has closed the distance and engaged Mclair in a clinch.
Mclair manages to break the clinch.
Mclair lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. Mclair has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Mclair takes one to the chin there. Mustapha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mclair throws out the jab. Mustapha thows a left - swing and a miss! Mclair has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mustapha finds it's way round the side to connect with Mclair's head. Mclair lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mustapha circles away quickly and effectively. Mclair tries to clinch up. Mustapha jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mustapha lands the left hand. Mclair gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mustapha. No joy there for Mclair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mustapha slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Mclair throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Mustapha scores with a hook. Mclair on the wrong end of a nice jab. Mustapha fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Mclair throws a body punch but Mustapha moves out of range. Mustapha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mclair throws out the jab. Left hook, right uppercut from Mustapha. Mustapha lands a lovely overhand right. Mustapha scores with a nice right hand.
Mclair takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A slapping leg kick lands for Mustapha.
Mustapha throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Mclair's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Mclair is looking to clinch. Mustapha slips a jab and a cross from Mclair.
Mclair checks a leg kick. Mclair takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice cross by Mustapha. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Mustapha connects with a right hand. Mclair shakes it off. Nice uppercut there from Mclair. Mustapha tests Mclair's chin there with a solid looking shot. Seth Mclair has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Kiko Mustapha is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Mclair scores with a punch to the head.
And that's the end of the fight! Kiko Mustapha showed his dominance in that final round. Well Mustapha 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27 Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27 Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kiko Mustapha!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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