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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Krauss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Stanislav Krauss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Koch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koch is looking to clinch but Krauss is avoiding it.
Krauss with a lazy takedown attempt
and Koch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Krauss wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Krauss shoots for a takedown but Koch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Koch jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Koch goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Eric Koch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koch closes the distance and clinches.
Koch pushes off an throws an elbow but Krauss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Krauss dodges an elbow strike from Koch.
Krauss tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanislav Krauss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koch lands an elbow inside.
Koch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krauss's defenses.
It looks like Stanislav Krauss has been cut.
Krauss wants a takedown but no success here.
Koch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Krauss is trying to drag Koch to the mat but Koch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Koch pushes off an throws an elbow but Krauss leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krauss has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Koch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Koch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Koch throws a punch but it's blocked by Krauss.
Koch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koch tries a body shot but Krauss blocks it.
Krauss prevents a body shot from Koch.
Krauss is trying to drag Koch to the mat but Koch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Krauss managing to block the knees to the body from Koch.
Koch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Krauss has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Koch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krauss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Krauss blocks a body shot from Koch.
Krauss avoids a wild elbow strike from Koch.
Krauss blocks an elbow strike from Koch.
A right hook to the body lands for Koch.
Koch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Koch.
Koch lands a good knee to the midsection. Krauss won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch misses with an elbow over the top.
Krauss has Koch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Koch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Krauss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Koch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Koch closes the distance and clinches.
Koch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Koch tries to land knees in the clinch but Krauss avoids the damage to the body.
Koch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Krauss avoids it.
Koch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krauss.
Krauss wants to take the fight to the mat but Koch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A short left from Koch.
Krauss has Koch pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Koch manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koch throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Krauss blocks it with crossed arms.
Koch has Krauss pressed against the cage.
Koch tries a body shot but Krauss blocks it.
Koch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krauss is defending well for now.
Koch can't find room to land a body shot as Krauss controls the action.
Koch throws an elbow but it misses.
Krauss goes for a takedown attempt but Koch pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Krauss shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Koch sprawls well. Koch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krauss gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Krauss shoots in and drives through. Koch sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Koch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stanislav Krauss's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Krauss looks to land a combination but Koch avoids it well.
Koch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Krauss throws a series of punches but Koch moves out of range.
Krauss shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Koch pinned against the cage. Koch gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Koch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Krauss circles away from the clinch attempt.
Koch missing with a left hand there. Krauss was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koch misses with a body kick.
Krauss swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Krauss needs to keep his hands up - Koch had a free shot at his head there.
Krauss dives in and grabs Koch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Koch pushes down on Krauss's head and hops out.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koch. Krauss does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Krauss blocks a head kick by Koch.
Koch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eric Koch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koch pushes Krauss back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch pushes Krauss back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Krauss managing to block the knees to the body from Koch.
Koch prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanislav Krauss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Koch putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Krauss in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Koch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krauss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Koch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Koch tries to land a knee to the head but Krauss blocks with his arms.
Koch tries to land knees in the clinch but Krauss avoids the damage to the body.
Koch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krauss is defending well for now.
Koch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Koch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koch tries to throw a body punch but Krauss avoids it by throwing Koch back against the cage.
Krauss is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Koch is defending well.
Krauss drops down looking for an ankle pick but Koch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Koch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Krauss.
Krauss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koch.
Koch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Koch wants to clinch.
Koch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krauss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch looking to throw knees to the head but Krauss is blocking nicely.
Koch looking to throw knees to the head but Krauss is blocking nicely.
Koch landing knees to the head.
Koch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Koch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Koch lands an elbow that stopped Krauss in his tracks for a moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Koch.
Koch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Krauss up against the cage.
Krauss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krauss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krauss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krauss drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Koch gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A right handed body shot lands from Koch.
Koch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Krauss has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Koch after a bit of a struggle.
Koch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Koch crunches a lovely knee into Krauss's ribcage.
Krauss blocks the elbow strike.
Krauss tries for a takedown. No joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Koch missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Koch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Koch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Stanislav Krauss's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by Koch. That's going to slow Krauss down.
Krauss closes the distance and clinches up with Koch, looking for a takedown. Krauss pushes Koch against the cage but Koch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Krauss blocks a low kick nicely.
Krauss throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Koch's waist but Koch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Krauss off to one side.
Koch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Koch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Krauss's defenses.
Krauss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koch lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Koch.
Koch working Krauss over with knees to the body.
Koch trying to land knees to the body.
Koch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koch misses with a punch to the body.
Krauss tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stanislav Krauss. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Koch missing with knees to the body.
Koch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krauss's elbow.
Koch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koch prevents a takedown attempt there.
Koch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Krauss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Krauss prevents a body shot from Koch.
Koch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koch scores with a nice hook to the head.
Krauss blocking some punches.
Krauss is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Koch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Koch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koch landing knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Koch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Krauss is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Koch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krauss avoids a wild elbow strike from Koch.
Koch looking to throw knees to the head but Krauss is blocking nicely.
Koch gets through Krauss's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Krauss.
Koch misses with a knee to the head.
Krauss is looking for a takedown.
Krauss blocks the elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koch.
Koch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koch throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Koch.
Koch lands with a short shot to the head.
Koch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Koch fails to land.
Koch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koch connects with a knee to the head.
Koch with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Krauss can't get the takedown.
Koch is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koch lands an elbow inside.
Koch looking to throw knees to the head but Krauss is blocking nicely.
A left hand lands to the body for Koch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Krauss blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koch crunches a lovely knee into Krauss's ribcage.
A knee to the head by Koch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Koch misses with a body punch.
Krauss has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Koch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Koch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Koch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Krauss is defending well for now.
Koch leaning his opponent against the cage.
Stanislav Krauss has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eric Koch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Koch lands a nice elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Koch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Koch!
Eric Koch very nearly forgot to thank Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 95% Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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FIGHT
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