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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Muay Thai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takeshi Kovacks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thai's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Deadly Muay Thai Skills. 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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300 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Muay Thai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Takeshi Kovacks!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacks throws a jab but it's blocked by Thai.
Kovacks shoots in for a double leg but Thai sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thai wants to clinch up but Kovacks keeps it at a distance.
Thai wants to clinch.
Thai tries to clinch but Kovacks is having none of it.
Thai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kovacks.
Kovacks misses with a hook
and Thai counters by moving into the clinch.
Kovacks lands a nice uppercut.
Kovacks wants to stall.
Kovacks has Thai pressed against the cage.
Kovacks throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thai breaks from the clinch.
Kovacks keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai is looking to clinch.
Kovacks fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thai checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thai doesn't manage to clinch there - Kovacks circles away.
Kovacks takes a swing at Thai's ribcage but misses.
Kovacks circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thai stuffs the takedown attempt from Kovacks. Kovacks gets slowly back to his feet.
Thai is looking to clinch but Kovacks is avoiding it.
Thai is looking to clinch but Kovacks is avoiding it.
Thai lands a jab.
Muay Thai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thai tries to clinch up but Kovacks circles away and keeps his distance.
Kovacks pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovacks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovacks keeps the fight on the outside.
Thai tries to clinch up but Kovacks circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Kovacks does it's job there.
Kovacks swats away the attempt to clinch by Thai.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Muay Thai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A combination from Thai does no damage.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Thai enables Kovacks to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Thai manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Thai is looking to stand up but Kovacks isn't so interested in that idea.
Thai keeping full guard, as Kovacks tries to pass.
Kovacks throwing strikes from guard but Thai blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovacks wants to control from the top but Thai keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kovacks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Thai keeping moving, preventing Kovacks from controlling successfully.
Kovacks postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kovacks postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thai wants to stand and escape but Kovacks is having none of it.
Kovacks trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kovacks's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kovacks.
Kovacks with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacks works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kovacks wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thai keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kovacks scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice strikes from Kovacks there.
Kovacks is trying to work for a kimura but Thai is defending well.
Kovacks working over Thai with some ground and pound. Thai looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovacks looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Thai has one foot on Kovacks's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takeshi Kovacks dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kovacks looks to throw the jab but Thai is out of range.
Thai slips a jab and a cross from Kovacks.
Kovacks throws a series of punches but Thai avoids them all with ease.
Thai throws a nice head kick!
Thai tries to clinch there but Kovacks circles away.
Thai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thai slips under a jab from Kovacks.
Thai moves in looking to clinch but Kovacks pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thai looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch but Kovacks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kovacks slips a jab and a cross from Thai.
Thai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kovacks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kovacks misses with an uppercut.
Thai fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thai stalks Kovacks and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kovacks's face. Kovacks staggers backwards, shaken.
Kovacks looks to land a right hand but Thai moved out of range.
Thai pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacks connects with the punch.
Kovacks throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Thai tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Kovacks is in Thai's guard.
Kovacks distracts Thai with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Thai keeping moving, preventing Kovacks from controlling successfully.
Kovacks throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kovacks connects with a couple of short punches.
Kovacks works a leg free and moves into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kovacks moves nicely into side control.
Thai is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kovacks asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kovacks looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Thai is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacks in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Kovacks working the head with strikes.
Thai is rocked!
Kovacks cracks Thai with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Kovacks immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Thai is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Kovacks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Takeshi Kovacks!
Post fight, Takeshi Kovacks took to the microphone: 'How many asses do I have to kick before I can screw Megan Fox?'.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
91% |
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