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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ku ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nasko Stefanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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172 cm
18
215 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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190 cm
18
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, ku ho! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Nasko Stefanov! The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Donald Grub and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! ho swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stefanov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Stefanov scores with a jab to the body. Stefanov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
ho gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. ho is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Stefanov is defending well. ho avoids a wild elbow strike from Stefanov. ho tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
ho decides to pull guard. ho could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Stefanov trying to control but ho is working from the bottom. ho is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. ho thows a huge punch but Stefanov dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. ho missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Stefanov has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Red Tri-Angle - 12 ELITE COACHES. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one. Stefanov is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. Stefanov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. ho is working away from the top position though. ho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stefanov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round. ho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Stefanov is trying to maintain the position but ho is very close to passing his half guard. ho thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Stefanov is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment. ho looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stefanov with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position. Stefanov trying to control from the bottom.
ho winds up and cracks Stefanov with a swinging punch to the side of the head. ho prevents Stefanov from improving his position. Stefanov keeps trying to improve his position. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. ho lands strikes from half guard. ho sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stefanov defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stefanov is trying to get back to full guard. Stefanov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with ho. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. ho takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists. ho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with ho in particular looking to stall. Stefanov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but ho scores with a couple of nice shots. Stefanov wants to control but ho is keeping busy and won't allow it. Stefanov has hold of ho's hands but ho slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Stefanov is trying to get back to full guard. ho looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Stefanov trying to control from the bottom.
Stefanov works his way to full guard. Good work. ho working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. ho scoring with some ground and pound. ho 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. ho postures up and lands a big shot to Stefanov's brow. ho showing good wrestling skills to control the position. ho with a nice head shot there. ho won't allow Stefanov to sweep him here. ho landing with the ground and pound. Stefanov looking to sweep here. No luck so far. ho might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground. Stefanov being controlled here, momentarily. Stefanov is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. ho content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round. ho postures up.
ho forces his way into half guard. Stefanov has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. ho is working away from the top position though. Stefanov is looking to improve his position.
ho lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. ho seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. ho is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Ground and pound from ho. ho working the head and body with strikes. Well, if ho is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ku ho dominated that 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.
Stefanov throws a leg kick but ho sees it coming and moves out of range. ho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Stefanov. That snapped ho's head back.
Stefanov connects with the punch. Stefanov thuds a left hand into ho's body. ho swings for the body but Stefanov moves out of range.
ho jabbing away but nothing is landing. Stefanov jabs ho right on the nose. ho blinks but takes it well. Stefanov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping ho at a distance.
ho moves in looking to clinch but Stefanov pushes him off. ho takes a jab right on the kisser.
Stefanov tries to bum rush ho with a series of wild strikes but ho uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Stefanov swings for the body but ho moves out of range.
Stefanov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of ho's head. Stefanov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! ho misses with a hook. ho shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Stefanov napping and manages to drive through into side control! ho wants to control but Stefanov is keeping him busy. ho lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. ho working the head with strikes. ho is chipping away with strikes.
ho in side control, just content to control the action for now. Stefanov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better. ho working the head with strikes. ho cracks Stefanov with an elbow. That is naaassty. Stefanov can't do much from the bottom here. ho is staying tight to Stefanov's torso, preventing him from escaping. Stefanov is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. ho lands a decent elbow from side control. ku ho overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. ho lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face. Stefanov taking a bit of punishment here - ho scoring with strikes. ho landing a few strikes. Stefanov struggling a bit here. ho working the ground and pound from side control.
Stefanov is rocked! You can see the frustration on Stefanov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom. Stefanov is still in real trouble! Can ho finish him? ho scoring with punches from side control. ho lands a strong strike to the head of Stefanov. That's dazed him! ho looking to finish here. Stefanov is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - ho lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). ku ho!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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