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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Gillis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ledil Kuch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gillis's entrance music is I Don't Feel Like Dancing - Scissor Sisters. A fine choice. Kuch has chosen Bob Seger - Turn the Page as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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210 lbs
14 - 3 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jamie Gillis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ledil Kuch!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gillis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kuch throws a nice head kick!
It looks like Jamie Gillis has been cut.
Gillis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Kuch tries to clinch but Gillis moves out of range.
Gillis thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gillis walks into a left hand.
Gillis has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kuch.
Gillis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gillis misses with a takedown attempt - Kuch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kuch.
Kuch lands with a left to the head.
Kuch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gillis's elbow.
Kuch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gillis.
Kuch misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kuch fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch blocking some punches.
Kuch swings wildly with an uppercut but Gillis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuch tries to work over Gillis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gillis takes a shot to the head.
Kuch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Kuch.
Kuch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gillis.
Gillis blocking some punches.
Gillis prevents a body shot from Kuch.
Kuch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gillis avoids it.
Gillis slowing the pace effectively.
Kuch misses with a punch to the body.
Kuch prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Gillis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Kuch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gillis prevents a body shot from Kuch.
A short left from Kuch.
Gillis tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gillis looking for a takedown.
A nice left hand lands by Kuch.
Kuch misses with some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gillis jumps guard but Kuch stands there with Gillis around his waist. Gillis gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kuch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gillis.
Kuch misses with some punches.
A short right from Kuch.
Gillis is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A head punch on the inside from Kuch fails to land.
Kuch is leaning against Gillis and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gillis is breathing heavily.
Gillis wants a takedown but no success here.
Kuch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gillis's elbow.
Kuch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gillis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Kuch.
Kuch digs a right hand underneath Gillis's ribcage. Gillis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kuch presses Gillis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuch lands with a light punch inside.
Kuch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gillis takes a shot to the head.
Kuch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuch drops Gillis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gillis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Gillis is rocked!
Kuch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oh Gillis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kuch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuch drops Gillis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Gillis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kuch scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Kuch.
A short right from Kuch.
The referee calls for Kuch to work.
Kuch receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch works on Gillis's body with a couple of short punches.
Kuch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gillis.
Kuch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gillis seems to have got his legs back now.
Kuch pushes Gillis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kuch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Kuch.
Gillis blocking some punches.
Kuch misses with the head strike.
Kuch throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kuch is stalling here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kuch misses with a body punch.
Gillis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gillis gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Gillis's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kuch throws a jab when Gillis was well out of range.
Gillis throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kuch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gillis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gillis on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Kuch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gillis swinging wildly here.
Kuch throws a low kick but Gillis avoids it.
Gillis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gillis lands in his opponent's guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Gillis trying to move into half guard but instead Kuch has managed to sweep!
Kuch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuch trying to control the position from guard on top but Gillis is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Gillis is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Kuch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kuch wants to stand but Gillis has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ledil Kuch was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kuch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gillis misses the shot to the body.
Ledil Kuch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kuch tries a head kick but it misses.
Gillis misses with a looping right.
Kuch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gillis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ledil Kuch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gillis sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuch misses with an uppercut. Gillis saw that one coming.
Kuch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gillis slips under a jab.
Gillis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuch has managed to clinch.
Kuch just leaning against Gillis, taking a breather.
Ledil Kuch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gillis.
Gillis is trying to maintain a safe position but Kuch gets an underhook and turns Gillis into the cage.
Kuch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuch throws a punch but it's blocked by Gillis.
Kuch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gillis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuch swings wildly with an uppercut but Gillis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuch throws a head punch that misses.
Gillis tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Gillis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gillis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kuch stalling in the clinch but Gillis improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Kuch fails to land.
Gillis content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kuch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuch scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gillis.
Kuch working aggressively here.
Kuch misses with the head strike.
Kuch lands a hook that snaps the head of Gillis backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuch misses with a punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Kuch.
Kuch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Gillis trying to control the position but instead, Kuch has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gillis into the cage.
Kuch misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Kuch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Gillis.
Still in the clinch, Kuch scores with a nice short uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuch lands with a left to the head.
Kuch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kuch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ledil Kuch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamie Gillis's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Kuch moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kuch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A good leg kick by Kuch.
Gillis blocks a leg kick.
Kuch cracks Gillis with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ledil Kuch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kuch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gillis. That did some damage!
Kuch lands a jab to the nose.
Jamie Gillis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kuch tries to land a leg kick but Gillis saw it coming and moves away.
Kuch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gillis gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Kuch points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Gillis wakes up just in time to hear Kuch thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ledil Kuch!
A relieved looking Ledil Kuch thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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