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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between roger nottingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalib Koscheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalib Koscheck told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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185 cm
24
192 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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187 cm
22
195 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, roger nottingham! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kalib Koscheck! The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Koscheck shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Koscheck was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Koscheck throwing strikes here but nottingham is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Koscheck landing punches. nottingham keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
nottingham tries to lock up and control but Koscheck gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away. Koscheck pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. nottingham gets back to half guard. Ground and pound from Koscheck. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Koscheck prevents nottingham from improving his position. Koscheck wants to lay and pray for a moment but nottingham keeps working. nottingham trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Koscheck throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. nottingham looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Koscheck tries to stand but his hand is stuck under nottingham. nottingham is looking for a sweep. Koscheck is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Koscheck looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Koscheck works his way into side control. Koscheck is chipping away with strikes.
nottingham gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. nottingham wants to control but Koscheck is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Koscheck trying to control from half guard but nottingham is working away. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Koscheck is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Koscheck throwing shots but nottingham is blocking nicely. Koscheck drops an elbow to the side of nottingham's head. nottingham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Koscheck. Koscheck scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Koscheck frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Koscheck lands a big shot there that rocks nottingham but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
nottingham is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Koscheck lands a big elbow. nottingham regains half guard. nottingham is trying to get back to full guard. Koscheck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Koscheck looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks nottingham with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Koscheck missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Koscheck tries to stand but his hand is stuck under nottingham. Koscheck is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, nottingham manages to get to full guard. There's a bit of a scramble here and now nottingham is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. nottingham stops Koscheck from standing up. nottingham trying to control the position from guard on top but Koscheck is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Koscheck has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes nottingham off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds. A big right from Koscheck misses. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. nottingham with a lazy takedown attempt and Koscheck counters with a nice double leg into guard. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! nottingham is working an open guard so Koscheck takes the opportunity to get back to his feet. Nice takedown defense from Koscheck. No joy for nottingham on that attempt. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kalib Koscheck dominated that round. That's time! nottingham's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Koscheck tests nottingham's chin there with a solid looking shot. Koscheck is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in nottingham's half guard. Koscheck lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. Koscheck is just content to waste time from the top position. nottingham takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard. Koscheck with a flurry of punches that miss. nottingham is looking for a triangle but Koscheck pushes his legs off easily.
Koscheck throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Koscheck has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing nottingham to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Koscheck is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - nottingham pulls down on the head and he's put Koscheck to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). roger nottingham!
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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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