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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Kordic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, John Kordic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy West!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West tests Kordic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kordic cracks West with an open hand slap.
Kordic with a jab.
It looks like Billy West has been cut.
Kordic loads up on a big right hand but West slips the punch.
West misses with an uppercut.
Kordic tries to counter by clinching up but West breaks away and moves out of range.
Kordic has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Guerrilla MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Kordic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
John Kordic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
West jabs Kordic right on the nose. Kordic blinks but takes it well.
A big right from Kordic misses.
West pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kordic blocks a jab.
Kordic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
West misses with a looping left.
Kordic misses the jab.
A nice side step and West releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
West throws out a loose jab but Kordic uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
West connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Kordic on his heels. He'll look to pass Kordic's guard now, I'm sure.
Kordic working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from West.
West loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
West has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
West throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kordic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kordic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
West trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kordic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
West throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Decent striking displayed by West there.
Kordic blocks a jab.
West jabs Kordic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kordic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kordic counters with a straight right hand.
West misses with a body shot.
Kordic tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
West throws a shot from downtown. Kordic moves away and avoids it.
West moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kordic connects with a looping right hand.
West swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kordic misses with a body kick.
West swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
West jabs Kordic right on the nose. Kordic blinks but takes it well.
West lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
West closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - West lands in his opponent's guard.
West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
West is looking to work some ground and pound but Kordic has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells West's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
West with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kordic looking to hit a scissor sweep but West is one step ahead there.
Kordic has control of West's left arm, preventing West from doing any damage.
West in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kordic swivels though and keeps the full guard.
West working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four 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.
Kordic just misses with a punch to the body.
Kordic scores with a punch to the head.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kordic.
West takes a swing at Kordic's ribcage but misses.
Kordic is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kordic lands with a hook. West tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A bone on bone clash there as West blocks the leg kick.
Kordic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by West.
Kordic misses with the body kick
and West counters with a lovely straight right hand!
West moves out of range as Kordic throws a body kick.
Kordic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and West makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
West lands a nice hook to Kordic's body. Kordic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
West has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kordic keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kordic throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy West's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kordic throws a front kick that sends West stumbling back into the cage.
West is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kordic's half guard.
West missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
West prevents Kordic from improving his position.
West landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
West trying to mount his opponent but Kordic defends it.
West winds up and cracks Kordic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
West throwing shots but Kordic is blocking nicely.
Kordic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but West scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
West misses with a head shot. Kordic uses the momentum to regain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as West accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
West has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
West throws a strike but Kordic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
West looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
West is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Kordic is in close to West's body, working some short punches and elbows.
West looking for a sweep. Not yet West, not yet.
Kordic wants to control from the top but West keeps moving.
Kordic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kordic trying to control the position from guard on top but West is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kordic looking to pass the guard.
West pulls Kordic in close to prevent any damage.
Billy West has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kordic goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kordic connects with a body shot that sends West's belly button to the back.
Kordic thuds a left hand into West's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kordic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before West has time to react.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kordic fakes a jab and throws a low kick but West checks it well.
John Kordic is winning the standup battle so far.
West misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kordic.
Kordic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kordic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kordic gets a clinch.
West blocking some punches.
West goes for a takedown attempt but Kordic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
West moves away from the strike by Kordic.
Kordic misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from West.
West connects with a looping right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kordic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
West misses with an uppercut. Kordic saw that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kordic closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kordic lands in his opponent's guard.
West controlling the position.
Kordic stopping the sweep attempt from West.
Kordic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
West has Kordic pulled in close to control his posture.
Kordic postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kordic preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kordic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Billy West's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Good standup being displayed there by West as he connects with a hook.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kordic, as that shot connected.
West checks a low kick from Kordic.
Kordic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for West!
You can see the frustration on West's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kordic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kordic working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kordic misses with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kordic working away.
Kordic throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
West manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kordic's best efforts.
West trying to control from the bottom.
Kordic is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kordic moves nicely into side control.
Kordic throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kordic lands some shots froms side control.
You can see the frustration on West's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
West is looking to reverse the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kordic trying to control the action but West is working from the bottom.
Kordic misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
West dodges the ground and pound from Kordic.
Kordic grinds an elbow into West's temple.
Kordic working away.
West manages to work his way to half guard, despite Kordic's best efforts.
Kordic is thwarting West's attempts to control the position.
Kordic wants to take a breather but West is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kordic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed West's head.
West is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
West gets full guard.
Kordic throws a big elbow that misses.
West utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kordic is in close to West's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kordic looking to sit in guard and control but West gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
West throws a strike but Kordic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kordic trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kordic wants to pass the guard but West is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kordic trying to control but West is working from the bottom.
West has Kordic pulled in close to control his posture.
West keeping moving, preventing Kordic from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kordic clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Billy West'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.
West ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
West throws out a counter right but Kordic avoids it with no problem.
West throws a shot to the body.
Kordic moves into the clinch.
Kordic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kordic lands a right hand.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Kordic working aggressively here.
West wants a takedown but no success here.
Kordic misses with some punches.
West blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kordic lands a nice uppercut.
Kordic drops West onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! West is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
West is rocked!
That has opened up Billy West's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kordic misses with a hook from the clinch.
West is still on wobbly legs! Can Kordic finish him?
West looking to stall.
Kordic works on West's body with a couple of short punches.
Kordic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
West is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kordic drops West onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! West is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Kordic lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops West to his knees! Kordic keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kordic!
John Kordic retains his light heavyweight title!
John Kordic thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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