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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Koks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Koks's choice of entrance music: DMX - We right here. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Good 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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafal Koks!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Jorge Garcia and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Koks. That's going to slow Lester down.
Lester throws a front kick aimed at Koks's knee but Koks avoids it well.
Jab from Koks.
Koks gets a clinch.
Koks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lester blocks the elbow strike.
Koks scores with a shot to the side of Lester's head.
Koks lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Koks manages to break the clinch.
Koks cracks Lester with a good jab.
Lester checks the leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Koks. That's going to slow Lester down.
Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Koks. Lester does a little dance to reset his feet.
Koks jabs at Lester's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick by Koks misses
and Lester counters with a low kick, right behind Koks 's knee.
Lester misses with an uppercut. Koks saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koks throws a lazy uppercut
and Lester counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Koks is looking to land body kicks.
Lester appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Koks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lester circles away quickly and effectively.
Koks throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lester tries a low kick but Koks avoids it.
Koks is looking to land body kicks.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koks.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koks moves away.
Koks steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lester uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Koks has time to react.
Koks has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Lester throws a looping overhand right but Koks ducks down to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Lester blocks the leg kick.
Lester moves away from the strike by Koks.
It looked like Lester was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Koks.
Koks slips under a jab.
Koks slips under a jab.
Lester pivots, looking for a leg kick but Koks is out of range and Lester settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koks feints and then cracks Lester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lester down.
Koks tries to score with a low kick but Lester moves his leg out of the way.
Koks throws a wild body kick that Lester sees coming a mile off.
Lester throwing a counter right hand but Koks manages to avoid it.
Lester throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koks on the side of the head.
Lester has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester throws the left hand but Koks avoids the punch easily.
Koks looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rafal Koks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koks on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lester tries to move into range but Koks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lester waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Koks.
Koks is looking to clinch.
Koks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lester fires out a quick counter leg kick but Koks just manages to avoid it.
Lester throws a lazy uppercut
and Koks counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Koks cracks Lester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester thuds his right hand into Koks's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Koks jabs Lester to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Koks throws a lazy uppercut
and Lester counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lester checks the leg kick nicely there.
Koks fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lester is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Koks misses the target.
Lester dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koks. That did some damage!
Koks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lester.
Koks misses with a straight left.
Lester lands a lovely overhand right.
Koks moves into the clinch successfully.
Koks lands a hook that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Koks takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Koks just leaning against Lester, taking a breather.
The crowd are getting on Koks's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kokss head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lester tries a body shot but Koks blocks it.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester working aggressively here.
Koks pushes off an throws an elbow but Lester leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Koks creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Koks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koks scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Koks digs a right hand into Lester's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lester's gas tank.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Lester's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Koks scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koks.
Koks throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Koks dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lester slips a jab from Koks.
Lester tried to counter with a leg kick but Koks avoided it.
Lester lands with a right hand.
Koks throws a leg kick but Lester moved away.
Koks just misses with a punch to the body.
Koks misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Lester.
Koks misses with a kick to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Koks.
Koks throws a hook but Lester blocks it.
Lester throwing a counter right hand but Koks manages to avoid it.
Koks misses with a low kick.
Lester swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lester.
Koks throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Koks throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lester throws a body punch but Koks moves out of range.
Koks slips a jab from Lester.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester misses with a kick to the body.
Lester takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lester takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lester walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Koks connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lester. Lester circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lester throws a body shot but no joy.
Koks misses with a looping left.
Lester looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Koks lunges at Lester with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lester's hand.
Lester is looking to land body kicks.
Lester checks a low kick from Koks.
Lester tried to counter with a leg kick but Koks avoided it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Koks.
Lester on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Koks. Koks obviously looking to wear him down.
Lester swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Koks throws a series of punches but Lester moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lester paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rafal Koks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lester throws a jab but it's blocked by Koks.
Koks throws a looping overhand right but Lester ducks down to avoid it.
Koks bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Koks lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lester doesn't seem phased though.
Lester is looking to score with low kicks.
Koks throws a lazy uppercut
and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koks cracks the inside of Lester's front leg.
Good work by Koks as he checks the leg kick.
Koks misses with a head kick.
Koks scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Koks lands with a right hand.
Koks tries to work over Lester's front leg with a kick but Lester checks it.
Koks throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Koks.
An inside leg kick from Koks misses.
Koks keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lester.
Koks throws a shot from downtown. Lester moves away and avoids it.
Lester misses with a looping right.
Lester walks into a straight right hand from Koks.
Koks fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lester.
Lester checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Koks throws a leg kick
and Lester counters with a good low kick that Koks was not able to check.
Koks takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.
Good shot there by Koks.
Koks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Koks keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Koks unleashes a big counter combination but Lester bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Koks misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koks slips a straight right by Lester.
Koks scores with a jab to the body.
Lester is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koks works over Lester's head and body with a nice combination.
Koks lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Koks is just out of range.
Koks lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lester circles away quickly and effectively.
A little feinted left hand from Lester on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Koks is just out of range.
Koks connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Koks moves into range and clinches up with Lester.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koks's elbow.
Rafal Koks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Koks tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lester's elbow.
Koks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lester or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Koks showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lester's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Koks moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from Koks misses.
Lester fires out a quick counter leg kick but Koks just manages to avoid it.
Koks tried to score with a low kick but Lester checks it.
The fighters circling - Koks throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Lester is predictable there
and Koks counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Koks scores with a spinning back kick!
Good standup being displayed there by Koks as he connects with a hook.
Koks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lester thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Koks digs a good body shot into Lester's ribs.
Koks lands a nice shot to the body.
Koks misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koks throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koks looks to land a right hand but Lester moved out of range.
It looked like Lester wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Koks tries to land a body kick
and Lester counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lester throws an off balance right hand
and Koks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Koks misses.
Koks lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Koks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Koks lands with a good body shot.
Lester throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Koks throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lester keeps the fight on the outside.
Lester was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koks tries to close the distance and clinch but Lester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good work by Koks as he checks the leg kick.
Koks has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koks scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lester misses with a low kick.
Koks just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lester misses with a hook. Koks ducked under it nicely.
Koks cracks Lester with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koks takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Koks moves out of range as Lester strikes.
Koks avoids the body shot from Lester.
Lester attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Koks.
Koks looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target.
Lester's corner calls for a 1-2. Lester obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koks lands the left hand.
Moe Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koks wants to slow Lester down by chopping away at his legs.
Koks scores with a shot to the body.
Koks misses with a straight left.
Lester fires out a quick counter leg kick but Koks just manages to avoid it.
Lester swings for the body but Koks moves out of range.
Koks slips a jab from Lester.
A little jabbing left from Koks on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Koks tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lester paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Koks moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koks missing with a left hand there. Lester was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice defenses there by Koks.
Lester misses with a right hand
and Koks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lester misses with an uppercut
and Koks counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lester crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koks - the referee stops the clock and Lester gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koks. Lester manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a leg kick that misses.
Koks closes the distance and clinches.
Lester goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Koks misses with some punches.
Lester misses with a punch on the inside.
Koks misses with some punches.
Lester takes a shot to the head.
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!
Lester lands a body shot.
Koks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rafal Koks is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koks's elbow.
Lester misses with a body punch.
Lester misses with a punch to the body.
Koks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester.
Koks lands with a right to the head.
A right hand to the body from Lester.
Koks prevents a body shot from Lester.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafal Koks comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Koks has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafal Koks!
A very excited looking Rafal Koks made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
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hype
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