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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ros Ludovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ros Ludovic has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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185 cm
22
193 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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189 cm
20
185 lbs
3 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Roy McCoy! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ros Ludovic! The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! McCoy throws a nice head kick!
Ludovic looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight! McCoy tries to clinch up but Ludovic circles away and keeps his distance. McCoy has a takedown stuffed. McCoy wants to clinch up but Ludovic keeps it at a distance. McCoy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ludovic as he jumps to the side. McCoy fails in his attempt to clinch. McCoy is looking to clinch. McCoy shoots for a takedown but Ludovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy McCoy. That's going to take a lot out of him. McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ludovic paws at him with a jab and circles away. McCoy tries to clinch there but Ludovic circles away.
McCoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ludovic circles away.
McCoy shoots in but Ludovic avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ludovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ludovic stuffs the takedown. McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ludovic swats him away and circles back towards the center. McCoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Ludovic circles away.
McCoy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. McCoy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. McCoy tries to clinch up. McCoy moves in looking to clinch but Ludovic pushes him off. McCoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
McCoy is looking to clinch but Ludovic is avoiding it.
McCoy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's two minutes gone in the round. McCoy takes the fight into the clinch. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McCoy obliges. McCoy is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. McCoy with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from McCoy.
McCoy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Roy McCoy. McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ludovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McCoy moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on McCoy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ludovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
McCoy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ludovic's face.
McCoy scores with a knee to the head.
McCoy just leaning against Ludovic, taking a breather. McCoy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. McCoy leaning his opponent against the cage. McCoy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ludovic's face.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McCoy is stalling here.
McCoy connects with a knee to the head.
McCoy with a knee to the head.
McCoy connects with a knee to the head.
McCoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCoy wants to clinch. Ludovic keeps the fight on the outside. Ludovic keeps the fight on the outside. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy McCoy dominated that round. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McCoy looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ludovic is fending him off so far but McCoy persists. Nope, Ludovic circles away and we're back to standing. McCoy wants to clinch up but Ludovic keeps it at a distance. McCoy moves into the clinch successfully.
McCoy stalls. McCoy lands a nice knee to the body. McCoy lands a nice knee to the body. McCoy pressing his opponent against the cage. McCoy connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. McCoy landing knees to the head.
McCoy lands a knee to the head.
Come on McCoy - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's one minute gone in the round. McCoy unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ludovic lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. McCoy connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ludovic's face.
McCoy lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
McCoy lands a knee to the head.
McCoy scores with a knee to the head.
Ludovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
McCoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. McCoy dives in and grabs Ludovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ludovic pushes down on McCoy's head and hops out. McCoy clinches up against the cage. McCoy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McCoy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCoy looking to throw knees to the head but Ludovic is blocking nicely.
That's two 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. McCoy putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ludovic in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Ludovic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for McCoy.
Ludovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
McCoy has Ludovic pushed against the cage. McCoy is pressed up against the cage. Ludovic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McCoy down to the mat. McCoy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. McCoy tries to clinch there but Ludovic circles away.
McCoy tries to clinch but Ludovic moves out of range. McCoy tries to clinch up but Ludovic circles away and keeps his distance. McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Ludovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McCoy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Ludovic's half guard. McCoy wants to stand up but Ludovic is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Ludovic is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of McCoy's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take McCoy's back! McCoy tries to roll but Ludovic sticks to his back.
Ludovic landing with strikes. Ludovic scores with punches to the body. McCoy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ludovic on the ground. McCoy rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Ludovic is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round. McCoy wants to control but Ludovic is keeping busy.
Ludovic moves nicely into side control. McCoy defending against the ground and pound. Ludovic tries to move to mount but McCoy blocks the move with his legs. Ludovic wants to control for a moment but McCoy uses the opportunity to move back to half guard. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Ludovic throwing shots but McCoy is blocking nicely. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy McCoy dominated that second round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Ludovic takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch but Ludovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. McCoy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ludovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from McCoy. No joy for Ludovic on that attempt. McCoy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ludovic swats him away and circles back towards the center. Ludovic slaps away a takedown attempt from McCoy, before circling back to the center of the mat. Roy McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. McCoy misses with a takedown attempt - Ludovic sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Both fighters are breathing heavily. McCoy misses with a head kick.
Roy McCoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. McCoy is looking to clinch. McCoy tries to clinch there but Ludovic circles away.
McCoy clinches. McCoy scores with a knee to the head.
McCoy just leaning against Ludovic, taking a breather. Ludovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by McCoy.
McCoy unloads a knee to the mid-section. McCoy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCoy is pushing Ludovic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. McCoy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two 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. McCoy dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. McCoy scores a nice knee to the body.
Ludovic takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ludovic tries for a takedown but McCoy manages to get underhooks.
McCoy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCoy lands a nice knee to the body. McCoy stops a takedown attempt from Ludovic.
Roy McCoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ros Ludovic. McCoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Ludovic avoids the head kick by McCoy.
McCoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch. McCoy fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. McCoy tries to clinch there but Ludovic circles away.
McCoy shoots for a takedown but Ludovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily. Ludovic keeps the fight on the outside. Ros Ludovic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! McCoy misses with a takedown attempt and Ludovic counters with a nice uppercut. Ludovic tries to close the distance and clinch but McCoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. McCoy tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Ludovic decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McCoy's guard. Ludovic stands and throws McCoy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ludovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCoy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Ludovic throwing strikes but missing, from side control. Ludovic is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. McCoy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Ludovic tries to advance to mount but McCoy denies him. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Ludovic working away.
And that's the end of the fight! Ros Ludovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think McCoy 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28 Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28 Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy McCoy!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
31% |
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