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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luke Fluke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugo Agogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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175 lbs
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183 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
Good low kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luke Fluke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hugo Agogo!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Vladimir Khabensky and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fluke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fluke misses with a low kick.
Agogo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fluke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Agogo blocks a head kick by Fluke.
Fluke fakes the leg kick and cracks Agogo in the body.
Fluke slips a jab from Agogo.
Fluke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fluke moves into the clinch.
Fluke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short left from Fluke.
Agogo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fluke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Fluke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Agogo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fluke. Fluke obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fluke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agogo jabs at Fluke's body.
Fluke tries a head kick but it misses.
Fluke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Agogo. That did some damage!
Fluke scores with a jab to the head.
Agogo throws a leg kick but Fluke moved away.
Agogo stuffs the takedown.
Fluke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Agogo chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Fluke can pounce on him.
Agogo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Fluke thumps Agogo with a low kick.
Fluke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Agogo counters with a two punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Agogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A cross from Fluke lands.
Fluke feints and then cracks Agogo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Agogo down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agogo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Agogo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Agogo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Agogo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Agogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fluke manages to avoid it.
Agogo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fluke.
Luke Fluke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fluke scoring well with a low kick there.
Fluke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Agogo.
Fluke lands a leg kick that knocks Agogo off balance momentarily.
Agogo cracks the inside of Fluke's front leg.
Agogo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Agogo moves out of range of the strikes.
Fluke tries to clinch there but Agogo circles away.
Agogo slips a jab and a cross from Fluke.
Agogo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fluke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Agogo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Agogo fails to land with a series of punches.
Agogo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fluke at a distance.
Agogo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Agogo does no damage.
Fluke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fluke throws a series of punches but Agogo moves out of range.
Agogo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fluke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Agogo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fluke walks into a jab.
Fluke misses with a head kick.
Agogo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fluke as he jumps to the side.
Fluke throws a leg kick
and Agogo counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Agogo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fluke is on top in guard.
Fluke trying to control but Agogo is working from the bottom.
Agogo pulls Fluke in to control the position.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fluke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Luke Fluke.
Fluke throws a sloppy body shot
and Agogo counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Luke Fluke will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fluke slips a jab and a cross from Agogo.
Fluke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fluke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fluke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Agogo scores with a leg kick.
Agogo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fluke's calf.
Agogo takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Agogo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fluke's sensitive parts.
Agogo misses with a double jab
and Fluke counters with a two punch combo.
An inside leg kick lands from Fluke.
Fluke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Agogo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agogo. Fluke does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fluke throws a low kick but Agogo avoids it.
Fluke throws a head kick but Agogo moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agogo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Agogo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Agogo throws a lazy right hand but Fluke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Agogo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Agogo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fluke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Agogo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Agogo throws a jab when Fluke was well out of range.
Agogo tries to work over Fluke's front leg with a kick but Fluke checks it.
An inside leg kick lands from Fluke.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Agogo.
Fluke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Agogo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fluke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Agogo connects with a body shot that sends Fluke's belly button to the back.
Agogo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fluke but Fluke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Fluke throws a wild body kick that Agogo sees coming a mile off.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fluke!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fluke tries a low kick but Agogo avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fluke.
Fluke throws a looping overhand right but Agogo ducks down to avoid it.
Good work by Agogo as he checks the leg kick.
Fluke misses with a hook. Agogo ducked under it nicely.
Agogo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Fluke takes one on the button.
Fluke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Agogo.
Agogo pushes Fluke away with a front kick.
Fluke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Agogo is out of range and Fluke settles back down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke throws a leg kick but Agogo moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Agogo. Fluke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Agogo keeps the fight on the outside.
Good work by Agogo as he checks the leg kick.
Agogo throws a right hand that Fluke ducks under and follows up with a left that Fluke also avoids with ease.
Agogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fluke manages to avoid it.
Agogo stuffs the takedown.
Fluke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fluke throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Fluke.
Fluke misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Fluke - that landed with a thud.
Fluke scores with a shoulder strike.
Fluke's Muay Thai looks sharper than normal. He has obviously been working on it in the gym.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Agogo as Fluke tries to tie him up.
Fluke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fluke misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fluke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Agogo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hugo Agogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Agogo throws a head kick but Fluke moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Fluke dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Fluke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Fluke.
Agogo misses with an uppercut
and Fluke counters with a good low kick that Agogo was not able to check.
Fluke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fluke is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Agogo's half guard.
Agogo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fluke wants to pass to mount but Agogo is defending the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Agogo tries to roll over but Fluke keeps him under control.
Agogo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Fluke is working away from the top position though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hugo Agogo has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Fluke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Agogo misses with a wild body shot.
Agogo cracks a nice hook into Fluke's ribs.
Fluke lands with a slapping head kick.
Hugo Agogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fluke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fluke darts in looking for a takedown but Agogo gets double underhooks and turns Fluke into the cage.
Fluke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Agogo takes a shot to the head.
Fluke tries to work over Agogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fluke tries to work over Agogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fluke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fluke darts in and clinches Agogo up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fluke lands a hook that snaps the head of Agogo backwards.
Agogo blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fluke.
Fluke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fluke tries for a takedown but Agogo manages to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fluke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fluke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Agogo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fluke clinches up with Agogo and pushes him back against the cage.
Agogo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fluke. That's going to slow Agogo down.
Fluke wants to clinch up but Agogo keeps it at a distance.
A nice inside leg kick there by Fluke. That's going to slow Agogo down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fluke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Agogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Fluke.
Agogo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Agogo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Agogo swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fluke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Agogo throws a hook to the side of Fluke's head but Fluke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Agogo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Agogo slips a straight right by Fluke.
Fluke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Luke Fluke is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Agogo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fluke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fluke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Agogo's sensitive parts.
Jab by Fluke.
Luke Fluke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fluke tried to score with a low kick but Agogo checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Fluke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fluke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:28
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Fluke!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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