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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eddie PhoQus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Firco Nowack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 cm
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245 lbs
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196 cm
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240 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Eddie PhoQus! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Firco Nowack! The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Radbod Blank and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! PhoQus misses with a wild combination.
PhoQus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nowack scores with a head kick. PhoQus tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. Nowack on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. PhoQus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. PhoQus lands with a hook. Nowack tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Nowack moves out of range of the strikes. PhoQus swings for the body but Nowack moves out of range.
PhoQus takes a kick to the side of the head. PhoQus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nowack. Nowack throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A punch combination from PhoQus misses. Nowack shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Nowack is looking to slow PhoQus down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nowack moves in looking to clinch but PhoQus pushes him off. A telegraphed right hand from PhoQus misses the target. Nowack wants to clinch. Nowack lands a lovely overhand right. Nowack misses with a double jab.
PhoQus throws a right hand that misses
and Nowack counters with a nice low kick that buckles PhoQus's knee momentarily. PhoQus throws a jab but it's blocked by Nowack. PhoQus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. PhoQus is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Nowack is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Nowack steps to the side to avoid the strikes from PhoQus.
That's two minutes gone in the round. PhoQus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nowack throws out the jab. Nowack scores with a nice body kick.
Nowack lands a leg kick that knocks PhoQus off balance momentarily. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nowack forces PhoQus back against the cage and clinches. Nowack comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Nowack tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and PhoQus avoids it. Nowack gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Nowack displaying some good clinch control by pressing PhoQus up against the cage. PhoQus has had enough of the clinch but Nowack keeps him there for the moment. Nowack breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nowack tries to close the distance and clinch but PhoQus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. PhoQus is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. PhoQus scores with a jab. Nowack misses with a leg kick. PhoQus misses with a wild body shot. PhoQus connects with a body shot that sends Nowack's belly button to the back. Nowack throws a predictable looking body shot
and PhoQus counters with a three punch combo that has Nowack backing up. Nowack nods at PhoQus to acknowledge the strikes. Nowack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Some wild striking there from PhoQus.
PhoQus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nowack manages to avoid it. PhoQus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Nowack tries to land a leg kick but PhoQus saw it coming and moves away.
PhoQus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nowack tries to score with a low kick but PhoQus moves his leg out of the way. PhoQus looks to throw the jab but Nowack is out of range. Nowack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. PhoQus throws the left hand but Nowack avoids the punch easily. Nowack throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck PhoQus on the side of the head. Nowack throws a sloppy head kick and PhoQus moves out of range easily. PhoQus misses with a few strikes there.
Nowack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nowack throws a sloppy head kick and PhoQus moves out of range easily. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nowack turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. PhoQus sizes up Nowack with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. PhoQus throws a jab but it's blocked by Nowack. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Eddie PhoQus will probably get the nod. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Good exchange - Nowack coming out on top. Eddie PhoQus is winning the standup battle so far. Nowack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good work by PhoQus as he checks the leg kick. PhoQus rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nowack counters with a left to the body. PhoQus connects with a crisp jab. Nowack misses with a head kick.
Nowack looking to land some kicks to the body here.
PhoQus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nowack. Nowack lands a front kick. Nowack gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there. This has been an exciting period of action! Nowack wants to slow PhoQus down by chopping away at his legs. Nowack lands a leg kick that knocks PhoQus off balance momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nowack has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nowack with a knee to the head.
PhoQus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Nowack utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Nowack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but PhoQus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nowack has PhoQus pressed against the cage, preventing PhoQus from circling away and getting back to striking at range. PhoQus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. PhoQus dodges an elbow strike from Nowack.
Nowack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but PhoQus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nowack misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nowack displaying some good clinch control by pressing PhoQus up against the cage. PhoQus tries to circle away but Nowack has him pinned against the cage. Nowack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Nowack has a couple of punches blocked by PhoQus.
Nowack tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nowack stalling in the clinch but PhoQus improves position. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Nowack obliges. Nowack misses with a knee strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Nowack throws a knee to the head but misses.
PhoQus can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. PhoQus dodges an elbow strike from Nowack.
Nowack has had enough of the clinch but PhoQus keeps him there for the moment. Nowack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nowack.
Nowack misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nowack - that will leave a mark!
Nowack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nowack misses with a low kick.
PhoQus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
PhoQus paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Jab by PhoQus. PhoQus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. 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! Nowack moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Nowack feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to PhoQus's calf. PhoQus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. PhoQus throws the left hand but Nowack avoids the punch easily. Nowack throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by PhoQus. A telegraphed right hand from PhoQus misses the target. Nowack scores with a jab. Nowack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as PhoQus throws out the jab. PhoQus with a nice cross. Nowack has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from PhoQus finds it's way round the side to connect with Nowack's head. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! PhoQus scores with a jab to the body. PhoQus thows a body shot but no joy. Nowack looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Firco Nowack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action!
PhoQus looks to land a right hand but Nowack moved out of range. Nowack lands a nice leg kick that just misses PhoQus's sensitive parts. Nowack fails to land with a series of punches.
PhoQus throws a looping overhand right but Nowack ducks down to avoid it. PhoQus fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nowack wants to land a leg kick but PhoQus is out of range. Nowack throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A left lands for PhoQus. Nowack slips under a jab from PhoQus. Nowack throws a leg kick that misses. Nowack clinches. Nowack is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. PhoQus is defending well for now. PhoQus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's one minute gone in the round. A bit of stalling here from Nowack.
PhoQus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. PhoQus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Nowack using the Thai plumb to throw knees but PhoQus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nowack escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
PhoQus thows a left - swing and a miss! Firco Nowack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. PhoQus throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Nowack has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Nowack feints and then cracks PhoQus's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow PhoQus down. PhoQus scores with a hook to the body. Nowack takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. PhoQus throws an overhand right that lands on Nowack's shoulder, as Nowack tries to avoid the shot. PhoQus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nowack's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A swing and a miss from Nowack. 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! Nowack throws a solid leg kick but PhoQus takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nowack. Nowack throws a wild body kick that PhoQus sees coming a mile off. Nowack misses with an uppercut. PhoQus saw that one coming. Nowack blocks a jab. Nowack bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Nowack moves in looking to clinch but PhoQus pushes him off. Nowack ducks right into an uppercut from PhoQus. A leg kick checked by PhoQus. PhoQus digs a good body shot into Nowack's ribs. Nowack takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Nowack showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from PhoQus.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nowack, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. PhoQus lands a nice looking body shot.
PhoQus walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. PhoQus throws a jab when Nowack was well out of range. Nowack lands a lovely overhand right. Nowack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. PhoQus throws out a loose jab but Nowack uses good head movement to avoid it. Nowack throws a head kick that misses. Some bone on bone action there as PhoQus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Nowack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
PhoQus digs a good body shot into Nowack's ribs. Nowack ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Nowack uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from PhoQus.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nowack tries to clinch but PhoQus is having none of it. Nowack works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Nowack takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! PhoQus misses with an uppercut. Nowack saw that one coming. PhoQus lands with a shot to the body. Nowack misses with an uppercut
letting PhoQus counter with a right hand. PhoQus lands with an uppercut that bounces Nowack off the cage and back into range. PhoQus lands a left and a right that send Nowack crashing to the mat, dazed. PhoQus thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nowack is rocked!
It looks like Firco Nowack has been cut. PhoQus cracks Nowack with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Nowack looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can PhoQus finish him?
Nowack is still on wobbly legs! Can PhoQus finish him? The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nowack displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as PhoQus throws out the jab. PhoQus moves out of range as Nowack throws a body kick.
Nowack throws a jab but it's blocked by PhoQus. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eddie PhoQus clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Firco Nowack's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
PhoQus scores with the left hand. Nowack knows he should have avoided that one. The fight stays on the outside here - Nowack looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Nowack has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Nowack misses the shot to the body. Nowack seems to have recovered his senses. PhoQus misses with a hook. Nowack ducked under it nicely. PhoQus lands a big right hand that sends Nowack crashing to the mat! PhoQus stays standing though and waves Nowack back to his feet! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Nowack takes a swing at PhoQus's ribcage but misses. Nowack pivots, looking for a leg kick but PhoQus is out of range and Nowack settles back down. PhoQus avoids a kick to the body.
PhoQus moves out of range as Nowack throws a body kick.
PhoQus scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nowack doesn't seem bothered though. PhoQus works the jab nicely. PhoQus smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nowack staying out of range there. Nowack is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted. Nowack has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from PhoQus finds it's way round the side to connect with Nowack's head. Nowack tries to land a leg kick but PhoQus saw it coming and moves away.
Nowack throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. An inside leg kick lands from Nowack. A shot to the liver by PhoQus. Beautiful body shot. PhoQus misses with a straight right. PhoQus misses with an uppercut. PhoQus digs a good body shot into Nowack's ribs. Nowack gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! PhoQus gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie PhoQus! Eddie PhoQus retains his heavyweight title! Eddie PhoQus managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The Nutritionists (O.R.G) »Q155 only $49!«, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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