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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cheik Imbula (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nobby Kovacs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovacs has chosen Doooomed as his entrance music. Cheik Imbula has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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186 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cheik Imbula!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nobby Kovacs!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Imbula lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kovacs doesn't seem phased though.
Kovacs misses with a low kick.
Kovacs gets tackled into the cage by Imbula. Imbula maintains the clinch.
Imbula digs a right hand underneath Kovacs's ribcage. Kovacs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Imbula crunches a lovely knee into Kovacs's ribcage.
Kovacs looks winded!
Kovacs takes a knee to the side of the body.
Imbula's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kovacs drops his hands momentarily and Imbula takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like Nobby Kovacs has been cut.
Imbula is looking to slow Kovacs down with leg kicks.
Kovacs throws a leg kick but Imbula sees it coming and moves out of range.
Imbula lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kovacs will feel that in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imbula scores with a nice right hand.
Imbula tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kovacs manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kovacs takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Imbula lands with a nice body kick.
Imbula cracks Kovacs with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kovacs takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kovacs takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Imbula connects with a crisp jab.
Kovacs is rocked!
Imbula is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Imbula drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Kovacs's head, knocking him out cold! Imbula is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cheik Imbula!
A very excited looking Cheik Imbula 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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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
92% |
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