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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Numero Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Koch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cero comes into the arena with Hate Me Now - Nas blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!
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162 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
32 - 16 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Numero Cero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacob Koch!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cero scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koch has taken the fight to the clinch.
Koch misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cero just leaning against Koch, taking a breather.
Cero has a couple of punches blocked by Koch.
A head punch on the inside from Koch fails to land.
Cero working aggressively here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cero.
Koch throws a head punch that misses.
Koch throws a punch but it's blocked by Cero.
Cero stalling in the clinch but Koch improves position.
Koch taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cero looking to slow down the pace here.
Koch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koch lands an uppercut.
Koch misses with a punch to the body.
Cero tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koch misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Koch fails to land.
Koch misses with a punch on the inside.
Koch breaks from the clinch.
Cero lands a nice hook to Koch's body. Koch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Cero.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Koch, right into the meat.
Cero throws a shot from downtown. Koch moves away and avoids it.
Cero throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koch slips under a jab from Cero.
Cero connects with a body shot that sends Koch's belly button to the back.
Koch gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cero counters with a nice leg kick.
Koch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cero goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koch slips a jab from Cero.
Koch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koch throws the left hand but Cero avoids the punch easily.
Cero on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Koch counters with a nice uppercut.
Koch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cero thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Koch misses.
Koch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A leg kick checked by Cero.
Cero throws a right hand that Koch ducks under and follows up with a left that Koch also avoids with ease.
Koch throws the left hand but Cero avoids the punch easily.
Cero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Koch avoids the head kick by Cero.
Koch replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cero blocks it well.
Koch scores with a nice head shot.
Koch misses with a leg kick
and Cero counters with a straight right hand.
Koch fakes the leg kick and cracks Cero in the body.
Cero misses with the body kick
and Koch counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cero's knee momentarily.
Koch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cero.
Koch connects with a looping right hand.
Nice uppercut lands for Koch. That snapped Cero's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch thows a body kick. Cero tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cero closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koch lands a nice looking body shot.
Koch delivers a nice body kick.
Koch tries to move into range but Cero moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Koch is looking to score with low kicks.
It appears Cero was looking to counter with a kick there.
Koch misses with a low kick.
Cero tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koch was well out of range. Poor timing from Cero.
Cero checks a low kick from Koch.
Koch fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cero is out of range.
Koch needs to keep his hands up - Cero had a free shot at his head there.
Koch looks to score with a jab to the body but Cero is just out of range.
A head kick by Cero misses
and Koch counters with a body kick that stops Cero in his tracks momentarily.
Cero keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koch throws a leg kick that misses.
Cero pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koch misses with a body shot.
Good work by Cero as he checks the leg kick.
Koch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cero misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koch.
Koch's coach down at Beauty School was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Koch's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jab by Cero.
Koch walks into a straight right hand from Cero.
Koch wants to land a leg kick but Cero is out of range.
A slow jab from Cero misses its intended target.
Cero misses the jab.
A swing and a miss from Cero.
A nice leg kick lands there from Koch.
Cero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koch.
Koch is looking to score with low kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Koch gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cero counters with a thumping low kick.
Koch tried to score with a low kick but Cero checks it.
Koch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Koch misses with an uppercut
and Cero connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jacob Koch will probably get the nod.
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.
Cero misses with a low kick.
Koch tries to work over Cero's front leg with a kick but Cero checks it.
Koch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cero connects with a crisp jab.
The fighters circling - Cero throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koch thinks about the counter body kick.
Cero is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Koch tries to land a front kick but Cero steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cero was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cero on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koch. Koch obviously looking to wear him down.
Cero throws a poor cross that misses
and Koch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Koch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cero throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cero lands a nice looking body shot.
Cero avoids the head kick by Koch.
Cero lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koch clinches.
Cero scores with a hook to the body.
Koch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cero. Koch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cero lands a nice looking body shot.
Cero misses the jab.
Koch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cero blocks a low kick nicely.
Koch connects with an inside leg kick.
A big left from Cero misses.
Cero throws an overhand right that lands on Koch's shoulder, as Koch tries to avoid the shot.
Cero throws a good cross that connects.
Koch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Koch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cero misses with a shot to the body
and Koch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cero lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero slips under a jab.
It looked like Cero wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Numero Cero is winning the standup battle so far.
Koch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Koch misses with the body kick
and Cero counters with a straight right hand.
Cero scores with a nice right hand.
Koch throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cero takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Koch misses with a low kick.
Koch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cero manages to avoid it.
Koch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cero checks it well.
Cero swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cero misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Koch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koch misses with a kick to the body
and Cero counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Koch.
Koch slips a jab from Cero.
Cero throws a looping overhand right but Koch ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Cero.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koch throws a nice outside leg kick.
A left lands for Koch.
Koch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cero misses with a jab, cross combination.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Koch! But no joy.
Cero blocks a jab.
Cero is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cero staying out of range there.
Cero is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cero blocks a low kick nicely.
Koch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cero jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Koch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Koch lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cero has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cero and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cero lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Numero Cero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koch defending well as Cero loads up on a big left hand.
Koch connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cero. Koch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koch blocks a head kick by Cero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Koch if he has to take too many more of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koch scores with a leg kick.
Cero throws the kick towards the body but Koch avoids it.
Koch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cero bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from Cero misses the target.
Cero cracks Koch with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Koch slips a straight right by Cero.
Koch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Koch misses with a looping left.
Koch throws a leg kick but Cero sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cero tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cero misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cero moves out of range of the body kick.
Cero misses the shot to the body.
Koch tries a head kick but it misses.
Cero fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Numero Cero will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cero displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Koch throws out the jab.
Koch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cero slips under a jab from Koch.
Cero throws a sloppy head kick and Koch moves out of range easily.
Koch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cero to score with a decent uppercut.
Cero ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cero has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Koch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koch misses with a low kick.
Cero misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koch throws the left hand but Cero avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cero buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cero throws a hook but Koch avoids it easily.
Cero throws a predictable looking body shot
and Koch counters with a body kick.
Koch throws a hook to the side of Cero's head but Cero sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Koch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Koch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Koch just misses with a punch to the body.
Cero defending well as Koch loads up on a big left hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cero.
Cero throws a looping overhand right but Koch ducks down to avoid it.
Koch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cero.
Cero throwing a counter right hand but Koch manages to avoid it.
Cero fakes the leg kick and cracks Koch in the body.
Cero throws a right hand that misses
and Koch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cero.
Koch thows a leg kick but Cero checks it
and Cero cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cero scores with a jab. Koch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Koch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cero throwing a counter right hand but Koch manages to avoid it.
Cero smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Koch.
Cero moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cero stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Koch.
Cero scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick from Koch.
Koch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cero thuds a left hand into Koch's body.
Cero throws a leg kick that misses.
Koch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cero connects with a looping right hand.
Koch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cero paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cero throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cero doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Koch digs a right hand into Cero's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cero's gas tank.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cero letting Koch take a breather here.
Nice body punch from Koch - that landed with a thud.
Koch has Cero pressed against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Koch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cero misses with a wild combination.
Koch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Koch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cero.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cero. That's going to slow Koch down.
Koch walks into a left hand.
Cero throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cero throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero loads up on a big right hand but Koch slips the punch.
Koch takes one on the button.
Koch misses with a kick to the body.
Koch looks to land a right hand but Cero moved out of range.
Koch throws a right hand that misses
and Cero counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Koch throws a low kick, looking for Cero's leg but Cero calmly moves out of range.
Cero slips under a jab.
Cero will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cero scores with a nice strike.
Cero throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cero!
Nice straight punches there by Koch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Koch.
Cero throws a series of punches but Koch moves out of range.
Koch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cero.
Koch misses with a leg kick
and Cero counters with a straight right hand.
Cero throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koch on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Numero Cero showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cero has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Numero Cero!
A very excited looking Numero Cero rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
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hype
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