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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimi Kubica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Lombard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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225 cm
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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191 cm
28
207 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kimi Kubica! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bernard Lombard! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Aafke Stam and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kubica bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Kubica thuds a left hand into Lombard's body. A telegraphed right hand from Lombard misses the target. Kubica really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Lombard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kubica looks to throw the jab but Lombard is out of range. A thudding body kick lands there by Lombard!
Lombard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lombard misses with an uppercut. Kubica ducks under a wild hook from Lombard. Lombard throws a sloppy body shot
and Kubica counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Lombard on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Danga de danga de dang - Kubica scores with a four punch combination! Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
Kubica misses the jab. Lombard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kubica circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lombard looks to land a left hand but Kubica moved out of range nicely. Lombard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kubica, as that shot connected.
Kubica lands with a shot to the body. Lombard takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bernard Lombard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lombard throws an overhand right that lands on Kubica's shoulder, as Kubica tries to avoid the shot. Kubica sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Lombard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kubica. Kubica connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lombard. Lombard circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Kubica will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lombard just misses with a punch to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! Lombard throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kubica counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lombard throws a right and a left that both miss. A looping hook to the body misses from Lombard. Kubica does a little dance to reset his feet. Kubica digs a good hook to Lombard's body.
Lombard is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent. Lombard walks into a left hand. Kubica listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Some wild striking there from Lombard.
Kubica throws a shot from downtown. Lombard moves away and avoids it. Kubica scores with a body shot.
Lombard misses with a hook
and Kubica counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Kubica throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lombard throws a head kick but Kubica moves out of range.
Lombard throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kubica counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kubica jabs Lombard to the body, keeping him at a distance. Lombard looks gassed! Nice uppercut lands for Kubica. That snapped Lombard's head back.
Lombard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him. Kubica swinging wildly here.
A big left from Lombard misses. Lombard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kubica. A jab from Kubica finds it's way through Lombard's defenses. Lombard throws a nice looking combination but Kubica bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Nice jab there from Kubica. Lombard scores with a jab to the head.
Kubica lands a jab to Lombard's midsection. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Kubica takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A decent looking cross lands there for Kubica. Kubica is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Kubica changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Kubica misses with a wild combination.
Kubica scores with a body shot.
Kubica with a nice cross. Kubica scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lombard in his tracks. Kubica is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Kubica scores with a sloppy right hand. Lombard should have avoided that one. Lombard throws a looping overhand right but Kubica ducks down to avoid it. Kubica lands a jab to the nose. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Kubica feints a jab promting Lombard to slip. Kubica then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lombard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Kubica fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimi Kubica dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lombard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lombard might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kubica has got the better of the exchanges. Kubica scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Bernard Lombard has been cut. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lombard in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Lombard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kubica finds it's way round the side to connect with Lombard's head.
Lombard is rocked! Kubica closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Lombard! Kubica dives in looking to finish! Lombard is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimi Kubica! Kimi Kubica retains his light heavyweight title!
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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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