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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ambrose Chisholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ambrose Chisholm has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bubba Kush's chin.
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158 lbs
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179 cm
24
154 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bubba Kush! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ambrose Chisholm! The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kush scores with a push kick. Chisholm lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chisholm takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Kush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kush throws a leg kick that misses. Kush throws a good cross that connects.
Kush looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight. Kush really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Kush misses with a wild body shot. Kush swings for the body but Chisholm moves out of range.
Chisholm throws a leg kick but Kush sees it coming and moves out of range. Kush blocks the body kick.
Kush tries a head kick but it misses.
Chisholm doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Kush throws a leg kick but Chisholm moved away. Kush throws a hook but Chisholm blocks it. Kush moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromChisholm. Kush's jab looks to have found its range, popping Chisholm under the eye. Kush misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bubba Kush seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kush misses with a body kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Chisholm tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A good leg kick by Chisholm. Kush cracks a nice hook into Chisholm's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters circle momentarily. Kush darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Kush throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Kush lands with a nice body punch. Kush connects with an inside leg kick. Chisholm misses with a head kick.
Kush fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Chisholm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kush. Chisholm drops his hands momentarily and Kush takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. Kush jabs at Chisholm's body. Kush lands with a good body shot. Kush shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Chisholm's guard. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Chisholm is pulling down on Kush's head. It's preventing any offense from Kush, at least for the moment. Chisholm is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Chisholm keeping moving, preventing Kush from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Chisholm pulls Kush in close to prevent any damage. Kush throws a big right hand that misses. Kush throwing strikes but missing. Kush postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. Chisholm looking to control.
Kush scoring with punches to the head and body. Kush scoring with punches to the head and body. Chisholm pulls Kush in close to his closed guard and prevents Kush from doing any damage or advancing position. Kush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chisholm's head. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Kush keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Chisholm's head. Chisholm trying to control the position.
Chisholm is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kush forces his way into half guard. Kush lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Kush is thwarting Chisholm's attempts to control the position. Chisholm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Kush is keen to just control but Chisholm is a slippery customer. Kush is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Chisholm is just riding it out for now. Kush eventually gives up the hold. Kush is trying to control the action in half guard but Chisholm is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard. Kush works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kush working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Kush throws an elbow but Chisholm slips to the side and avoids it well. Kush working away. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Kush landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Chisholm takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kush working the ground and pound but Chisholm is defending the strikes. Kush has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Chisholm manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kush's best efforts. Kush slips a nice elbow through Chisholm's hands, connecting with Chisholm's forehead. Kush working over Chisholm with some ground and pound. Chisholm looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Chisholm is trying to maintain the position but Kush is very close to passing his half guard. Chisholm is controlling Kush's position as best he can from this difficult position. Kush is looking to take a break and control but Chisholm is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. Chisholm is looking to control Kush's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chisholm avoid being mounted? Chisholm is looking for a sweep. Kush is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Kush dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chisholm tries to clinch but Kush is having none of it. Chisholm lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Kush throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Kush manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Chisholm on his heels. He'll look to pass Chisholm's guard now, I'm sure. Kush is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chisholm can do to turn this around? Kush advances to half guard. Kush is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Chisholm controlling the position well. Chisholm has hold of Kush's hands but Kush slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Chisholm trying to control but Kush postures up.
Chisholm is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Chisholm controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chisholm taking some punishment here, with Kush in his half guard. Chisholm wants to get back to full guard. Kush throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Chisholm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kush. Kush is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chisholm defends it well. Kush working over Chisholm with some ground and pound. Chisholm looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable. Chisholm trying to control from the bottom.
Chisholm won't allow Kush to pass to mount. Chisholm wants to improve his position but Kush is controlling well.
Bubba Kush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Chisholm trying to control but Kush postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Kush is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Chisholm has hold of Kush's hands but Kush slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. Chisholm is looking to control Kush's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Chisholm avoid being mounted? Kush trying to control from half guard but Chisholm is working away. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kush lands a nice short elbow. Chisholm wants to improve his position but Kush is controlling well.
Chisholm trying to control from the bottom.
Kush with a momentary lay and pray from half guard. Kush is keen to just control but Chisholm is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Chisholm wants to control but Kush is keeping busy and won't allow it. Kush missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Kush sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chisholm defending well though. Kush is thwarting Chisholm's attempts to control the position. Kush wants to control but Chisholm is keeping him busy. The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up. Chisholm is trying to get back to full guard. Kush trying to control from half guard but Chisholm is working away. Kush is looking to advance position but Chisholm won't allow it. Kush scoring with strikes to the body and head. Chisholm is looking to escape. Kush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man. Chisholm trying to hold on to Kush's head to control him but Kush postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Chisholm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Chisholm misses with a series of wild punches.
Kush misses with a leg kick and Chisholm makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Kush lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Chisholm at a distance.
Kush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chisholm throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Kush misses the shot to the body. Chisholm misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Chisholm slips a jab from Kush. Chisholm was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Chisholm scoring well with a low kick there.
Kush getting the better of the striking in that exchange. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Chisholm doesn't manage to clinch there - Kush circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Kush dominated that second round. 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. This is the final round!
Kush walks into a jab. Kush throws a nice looking combination but Chisholm bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Chisholm wants to clinch. Excellent takedown into side control there by Kush. Kush lands a nice forearm strike. Kush working away. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Kush working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter. Chisholm parries the strikes from Kush easily there. Kush is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Chisholm to escape.
Sloppy strikes there by Kush. Chisholm is not content to let Kush control the position. Chisholm is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chisholm sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Kush seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Chisholm does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Chisholm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. Kush is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chisholm sees it coming and defends easily. Chisholm tries to get to full guard but Kush has control of the leg. Chisholm makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chisholm. Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Chisholm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Kush with a flurry of punches that miss. Chisholm pulls Kush in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Chisholm not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kush trying to control the position from guard on top but Chisholm is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Chisholm trying to keep a closed guard but Kush is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet. Nice body punch from Kush. Kush is looking to wear down Chisholm with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Chisholm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kush. Chisholm throws a leg kick but Kush sees it coming and moves out of range. Chisholm moves out of range of the leg kick from Kush. Chisholm staying out of range there. Kush avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chisholm lands with a slapping head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Kush swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Chisholm. Kush fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chisholm manages to avoid it. Chisholm on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Chisholm uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kush. Kush misses the shot to the body. Kush misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chisholm! But no joy. A punch lands to the side of Chisholm 's head but he takes it in his stride. Kush thuds his right hand into Chisholm's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. A nice combination there by Kush.
Chisholm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ambrose Chisholm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Chisholm defending well as Kush loads up on a big left hand. Kush misses with a straight left. Kush lands with a good body shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Chisholm attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Chisholm scores with the left hand. Kush knows he should have avoided that one. Kush lands with a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Kush shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Kush was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Chisholm manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Chisholm is trying to control but Kush manages to pass to mount!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground! Kush lands a couple of good shots and Chisholm has given up his back, trying to escape the position! Chisholm trying to control the hands but Kush won't let him. Kush is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Chisholm has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here. Kush has Chisholm flattened out and is raining down punches. Can Chisholm hold on?! Kush is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Ambrose Chisholm has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Bubba Kush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Kush is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight! Bubba Kush showed his dominance in that final round. Well Kush has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Kush!
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