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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nobby Kovacs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kovacs comes to the cage accompanied by Doooomed. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
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158 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nobby Kovacs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Willy Wonka!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Columbo Gatti and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovacs shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Wonka is trying to defend but Kovacs finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Kovacs drops an elbow to the side of Wonka's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Wonka manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kovacs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kovacs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wonka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kovacs won't allow Wonka to sweep him here.
Wonka is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kovacs postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kovacs with a nice head shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kovacs stands up over Wonka, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kovacs preventing the sweep.
Kovacs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wonka swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kovacs is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Wonka has momentary wrist control but Kovacs slips an elbow through the middle.
Kovacs is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Kovacs is working Wonka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kovacs throwing strikes from guard but Wonka blocks nicely.
Kovacs controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Kovacs cracks Wonka with a solid left hand.
Wonka trying to keep a closed guard but Kovacs is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka wants to sweep here but Kovacs controlling him for the moment.
Kovacs 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.
Kovacs chips away with some ground and pound.
Kovacs throwing strikes from guard but Wonka blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kovacs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kovacs wants to pass the guard but Wonka is keeping the position.
Kovacs is stalling in the full guard.
Kovacs throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wonka works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wonka is trying to keep Kovacs in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wonka controls Kovacs momentarily but Kovacs frees himself.
Kovacs is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Wonka has momentary wrist control but Kovacs slips an elbow through the middle.
Kovacs looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kovacs is working Wonka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Kovacs postures up.
Kovacs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kovacs working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kovacs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs content to stall in guard here.
Kovacs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wonka wants to sweep but no luck.
Wonka being controlled here, momentarily.
Kovacs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kovacs throws a big elbow that misses.
Wonka controls Kovacs momentarily but Kovacs frees himself.
Kovacs is working Wonka over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobby Kovacs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kovacs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kovacs looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonka is just out of range.
Wonka lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kovacs throws a sloppy body shot
and Wonka makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No joy there for Kovacs, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wonka is looking for the big counter here.
Kovacs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wonka.
Kovacs takes one to the side of the head.
Nobby Kovacs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kovacs avoids the head kick by Wonka.
Wonka connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kovacs misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Wonka's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonka scores with a jab to the head.
Kovacs gets the takedown into side control.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wonka takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kovacs cracks Wonka with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs looks up at the clock and then as Wonka takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kovacs smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Wonka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wonka is looking to regain half guard here but Kovacs keeps moving and retains side control.
Kovacs passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Wonka!
Kovacs controlling the pace for now.
Kovacs looking to finish Wonka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Wonka!
Nobby Kovacs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kovacs lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kovacs with a couple of short strikes.
Kovacs lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The referee warns Wonka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kovacs has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Wonka's face.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kovacs pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Wonka is in a horrible position here. Kovacs smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Wonka is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kovacs looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wonka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Kovacs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wonka can do to turn this around?
Wonka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wonka is bucking up trying to escape but Kovacs cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kovacs takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Kovacs cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Kovacs is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Wonka can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kovacs cracks Wonka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wonka tries to lock up and control but Kovacs gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Wonka is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kovacs landing strikes, looking to finish!
Kovacs dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka tries to hold on but Kovacs postures up.
Kovacs lands a big elbow.
Kovacs lands with some strikes.
Kovacs lands a big elbow.
Wonka regains half guard.
Wonka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kovacs slows the pace down in half guard.
Kovacs working Wonka over with strikes.
Kovacs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kovacs content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wonka felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wonka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kovacs not doing much here.
Kovacs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wonka on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kovacs is thwarting Wonka's attempts to control the position.
Kovacs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kovacs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kovacs takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nobby Kovacs dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kovacs throws a hook but Wonka blocks it.
Kovacs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wonka tries a head kick but it misses.
Kovacs darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kovacs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kovacs controlling the action here.
Kovacs 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.
Wonka is trying to control but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kovacs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kovacs not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kovacs slips a nice elbow through Wonka's hands, connecting with Wonka's forehead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kovacs is looking to advance position but Wonka won't allow it.
Wonka trying to hold on to Kovacs's head to control him but Kovacs postures up.
Kovacs content to control rather than advance.
Wonka is trying to get back to full guard.
Wonka is trying to maintain the position but Kovacs is very close to passing his half guard.
Kovacs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kovacs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kovacs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Wonka is trying to get back to full guard.
Wonka trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs winds up and cracks Wonka with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kovacs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kovacs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kovacs lands strikes from half guard.
Kovacs content to control rather than advance.
Wonka tries to get to full guard but Kovacs has control of the leg.
Still in half guard, Kovacs seems content to control.
Kovacs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wonka trying to hold on to Kovacs's head to control him but Kovacs postures up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Wonka is looking to improve his position.
Kovacs lands strikes from half guard.
Kovacs looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wonka taking some punishment here, with Kovacs in his half guard.
Wonka tries to roll over but Kovacs keeps him under control.
Wonka is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Willy Wonka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kovacs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kovacs lands with a punch from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kovacs controlling the pace.
Kovacs working over Wonka with some ground and pound. Wonka looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kovacs sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kovacs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Wonka tries to get to full guard but Kovacs has control of the leg.
Kovacs slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nobby Kovacs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nobby Kovacs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kovacs, 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nobby Kovacs!
Nobby Kovacs thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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