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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vic Thory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kova Naama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thory comes into the arena with It's a fight blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Naama's choice of entrance music: The Undivine - Satellite Monarchy. Kova Naama struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Vic Thory is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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188 cm
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200 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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187 cm
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201 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Vic Thory! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kova Naama! The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jonathan Paton and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thory scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Kova Naama has been cut. Naama closes the distance but Thory moves to the side and Thory counters with a right hand to the body. A good leg kick by Thory. Thory misses with a jab, cross combination.
Naama closes the distance but Thory moves to the side and Thory counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Naama thinking. Thory closes the distance and pushes Naama back into the cage. Thory dodges an elbow strike from Naama.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Naama fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Thory. Thory swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Naama tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Thory works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Thory trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Thory stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Naama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thory controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Naama wants to stand up but Thory is controlling him. Thory looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Vic Thory. Thory ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Naama moves forwards but Thory connects with a nice, crisp jab. Thory thows a body kick. Naama tries to catch it but that hurt him. Naama looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Thory throws a series of strikes that have Naama backpedaling.
Thory lands a slapping body shot.
Thory connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Naama's hands. Thory slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Thory fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Naama on the side of the head. Thory buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thory throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Naama stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Thory stuns Naama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Kova Naama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Naama ducks right into an uppercut from Thory.
Naama is rocked!
That has opened up Kova Naama's cut even more. Naama tries to move into range but Thory moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Naama is still on wobbly legs! Can Thory finish him? Are you kidding me?! Thory ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Naama clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vic Thory! After winning the bout, Vic Thory thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
87% |
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