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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Legend (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trinity Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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210 lbs
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Legend!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trinity Kush!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kush goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kush misses with a body shot
and Legend counters with a right hand to the body.
Kush tries to clinch up but Legend circles away and keeps his distance.
Kush swings widly with a right hand
and Legend counters with a shoot takedown. Kush fights it but they end up in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Legend stays in close to Kush's body and controls the position.
Kush not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kush really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Legend. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kush is working an open guard so Legend takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kush wants to clinch
and Legend counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kush thinking.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Legend.
Legend drives through and clinches with Kush against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kush.
Kush keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Legend's efforts to push away.
Kush gets through Legend's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kush's coach down at The Exiled BJJ and Wrestling was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kush's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kush lands a knee to the body.
Legend is breathing heavily.
Kush scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like John Legend has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kush with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kush is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kush throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kush lands a right hand that snaps the head of Legend backwards.
Kush can't find room to land a body shot as Legend controls the action.
Kush lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kush slowing the pace effectively.
Kush softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Kush working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend is trying to maintain a safe position but Kush gets an underhook and turns Legend into the cage.
Kush lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Kush.
Kush taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kush obliges.
Kush pushes Legend back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kush lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Legend.
Kush lands a left hand that snaps the head of Legend backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kush.
Kush throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Legends head.
Legend blocks a body shot from Kush.
Kush landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kush is leaning against Legend and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Kush.
Kush landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Legend takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sloppy strikes from Kush. Those never looked like landing.
Kush looks for the body kick but Legend saw that one coming.
Kush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kush lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some wild striking there from Kush.
Trinity Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kush drops Legend with a left right combo! Kush follows him down to the ground into side control.
Legend is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kush tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kush wants to control but Legend is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Legend is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kush is controlling him well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Trinity Kush has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Legend blocks a head kick by Kush.
Kush lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Legend sprawling to the canvas. Kush follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Legend hang on?
Oh Legend is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Legend is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kush pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trinity Kush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Legend's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Legend shoots in but no luck this time.
Legend seems to have got his legs back now.
Legend rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kush throws a body shot but no joy.
Kush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kush is looking to clinch but Legend is avoiding it.
Kush takes a swing at Legend's ribcage but misses.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kush tries a head kick but it misses.
Legend tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Legend slips a jab from Kush.
Nice cross by Kush.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Legend paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kush leaves Legend with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Legend changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kush tries to avoid it but Legend manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kush to the ground. Kush escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Legend. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush is looking to clinch.
Kush misses with a low kick.
Legend avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kush throws a sloppy head kick and Legend moves out of range easily.
Kush misses with a low kick as Legend jumps back.
Legend blocks a head kick by Kush.
Kush closes the distance and pushes Legend back into the cage.
Kush presses Legend against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kush putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Legend in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kush misses with a knee to the head.
Trinity Kush seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A body shot lands from Kush.
A knee to the head by Kush.
Kush unloads a knee to the mid-section. Legend lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kush.
Kush has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Legend misses with a hook to the ribs.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kush wants to stall.
Kush connects with a knee to the head.
Kush breaks the clinch.
Kush throws the kick towards the body but Legend avoids it.
Kush throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kush fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Legend is out of range.
Kush misses with a two punch combination.
Kush wants to clinch up but Legend keeps it at a distance.
Kush will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Legend thuds a left hand into Kush's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Legend blocks the body kick.
Legend shoots in looking for a takedown. Kush tries to sprawl out of it but Legend keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kush manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kush misses with a low kick as Legend jumps back.
Trinity Kush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kush throws a leg kick but Legend sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kush throws a sloppy head kick and Legend moves out of range easily.
Kush lands a nice shot that snaps Legend's head back.
Legend blocks a head kick by Kush.
Legend on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kush motions for Legend to come forward. Kush throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kush misses with a head kick.
Legend defending well as Kush loads up on a big left hand.
Legend tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kush sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Legend somewhat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kush doesn't manage to clinch there - Legend circles away.
Kush throws a leg kick but Legend checks it.
Kush misses with a double jab.
Kush has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Legend swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kush is looking to clinch but Legend is avoiding it.
Kush is looking to chop away at Legend's legs.
Kush clinches up with Legend and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kush pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
John Legend is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Legend shoots in but no luck this time.
Legend blocks the body kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Legend blocks the leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trinity Kush showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on John Legend's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kush dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Kush.
Legend throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kush's waist but Kush gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Legend off to one side.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Legend paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kush tries to land a leg kick but Legend saw it coming and moves away.
Kush throws a series of punches but Legend avoids them all with ease.
Kush showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Legend.
Kush lands a nice shot that snaps Legend's head back.
Trinity Kush seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kush throws a sloppy head kick and Legend moves out of range easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice takedown defense from Kush. No joy for Legend on that attempt.
Kush swats away the attempt to clinch by Legend.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kush is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kush throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kush throws a shot to the body.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch up but Legend swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kush goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kush misses with a low kick.
Legend throws a wild body kick that Kush sees coming a mile off.
Kush tries to close the distance and clinch but Legend swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kush will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kush moves in looking to clinch but Legend pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kush gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kush misses with a punch on the inside.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kush obliges.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees to the body from Kush.
Legend blocks a body shot from Kush.
Still in the clinch, Kush scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kush lands a right hand that snaps the head of Legend backwards.
Nice body punch from Kush - that landed with a thud.
Kush misses with a punch to the body.
Kush scores with a knee to the head.
Kush tries a body shot but Legend blocks it.
Kush working Legend over with knees to the body.
Kush lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Legend backwards.
Kush landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kush gets through Legend's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kush lands a big knee from the Thai clinch and Legend goes down hard! The ref takes a good look at him but he's still defending himself. Kush in side control.
Legend is rocked!
Legend is trying to control Kush's posture but Kush avoids it.
Oh Legend is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kush wants to stand but Legend is controlling his arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Legend is looking for a sweep.
Legend seems to have got his legs back now.
Legend can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
John Legend has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Some wild striking there from Kush.
Kush tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kush looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kush moves in looking to clinch but Legend pushes him off.
Kush tries to clinch up but Legend circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Legend avoids a kick to the body.
Legend keeps the fight on the outside.
John Legend has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trinity Kush is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Legend avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trinity Kush comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kush winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 26:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trinity Kush!
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