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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Emmitt Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Berzerk by Eminem. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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214 lbs
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210 cm
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200 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Inexperienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 Los Angeles, Emmitt Koch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lee Young!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young fails with the takedown.
Koch seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Young fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Koch on the side of the head.
Koch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Young.
Young looks to land a combination. Koch sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Emmitt Koch has been cut.
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
Koch shoots in for a double leg but Young sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Young tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young is looking to clinch.
Koch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young shoots in for a takedown but Koch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Emmitt Koch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Young.
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young tries to clinch but Koch is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Koch misses the target.
Young tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Young is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Young tries to clinch but Koch moves out of range.
Koch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Young tries to buck Koch off but Koch is having none of it.
Koch taking a breather here.
Koch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Young for as long as he can get away with.
Young wants to control but Koch postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young seems a little lost for a moment, as Koch dominates the positioning.
Young is looking to reverse the position.
A lull in the action here.
Young tries to improve position but can't.
Koch controls the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Young gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Koch to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Koch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Koch preventing the sweep.
Koch might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Koch wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
Young kicks Koch off and gets to his feet.
A punch combination from Young misses.
Koch tries to score a power double leg takedown but Young sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Koch somewhat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Young swings and misses with a hook to the body.
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 Emmitt Koch will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Emmitt Koch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Young tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Koch defends well and Young ends up having to push Koch into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Young closes the distance and clinches up with Koch, looking for a takedown. Young pushes Koch against the cage but Koch circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Young throws a series of punches but Koch moves out of range.
Koch shoots in and bounces Young off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Koch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Koch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Young works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch wants to stand but Young is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Koch stacks Young on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Koch!
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Koch stands up.
Young tries to score a power double leg takedown but Koch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Young somewhat.
Emmitt Koch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lee Young.
Koch looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Koch is controlling the pace.
Koch wants to stand but Young has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Koch is controlling the pace.
Koch is nestled in close to Young, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to kick Koch off but Koch keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Young misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Koch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Koch tries to clinch up but Young circles away and keeps his distance.
Emmitt Koch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Young fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Koch avoids it really well and circles away.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Young tries to get set, Koch tries to push him back and clinch up but Young manages to avoid the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Young pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Koch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Young clinches with his opponent.
Koch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Young just stands there and leans against the cage.
Koch is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Young to keep the fight standing.
Young's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Koch is trying to pull guard but Young has him pressed against the cage.
Koch tries to pull guard but Young won't allow it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koch gets control of Young's arms and successfully pulls guard. Koch will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Koch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Young must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Koch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emmitt Koch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Emmitt Koch's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Koch dives in and grabs Young's left leg, looking for a takedown. Young pushes down on Koch's head and hops out.
Young throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Young has closed the distance and engaged Koch in a clinch.
Koch jumps guard but Young stands there with Koch around his waist. Koch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Koch manages to pull guard.
Young wants to stand but Koch has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Young being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Young is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Koch looking to control.
Young looking to pass the guard.
Koch is looking to stand up but Young isn't so interested in that idea.
Emmitt Koch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Koch is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Young shoots in and drives through. Koch sprawls well.
Koch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Young sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Emmitt Koch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Young fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lee Young seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young tries to clinch up.
Koch appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Koch manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Young on his heels. He'll look to pass Young's guard now, I'm sure.
Young is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Young takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Koch trying to control the position from guard on top but Young is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Koch is standing up over Young. Young looks to escape but Koch dives into side control.
Koch scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch wants to stand but Young has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
Young working a defensive guard here.
Koch has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Young is proving hard to escape from.
Koch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Young keeping moving, preventing Koch from controlling successfully.
Koch slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Young looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Young is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Koch sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Young shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Koch as he avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Young.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Koch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Young avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Emmitt Koch.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Koch, 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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