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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khasbulaev comes to the cage accompanied by Fetty Wap - Trap Queen. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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144 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Magomedrasul Khasbulaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Danny McCoy!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch but McCoy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khasbulaev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A combination from McCoy does no damage.
McCoy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Khasbulaev moves in looking to clinch but McCoy pushes him off.
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khasbulaev is looking to clinch.
Khasbulaev is looking to clinch but McCoy is avoiding it.
McCoy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Khasbulaev closes the distance but McCoy moves to the side
and McCoy counters with a three punch combo that has Khasbulaev backing up. Khasbulaev nods at McCoy to acknowledge the strikes.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Khasbulaev throws a lazy head kick
and McCoy counters with a series of strikes. Khasbulaev will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khasbulaev moves out of range of the strikes.
Khasbulaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khasbulaev clinches up against the cage.
McCoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCoy scores with a nice head shot.
McCoy has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy throws a body punch but Khasbulaev moves out of range.
Khasbulaev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McCoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khasbulaev wants to clinch up but McCoy keeps it at a distance.
Khasbulaev fails with an attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on McCoy's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Khasbulaev slips a straight right by McCoy.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up but McCoy circles away and keeps his distance.
A left and a right from McCoy both land. Nice combination.
McCoy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Khasbulaev.
McCoy lands a slapping body shot.
McCoy avoids a kick to the body.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khasbulaev closes the distance and pushes McCoy back into the cage.
McCoy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khasbulaev lands a shoulder strike.
McCoy blocking some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCoy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Khasbulaev has him pressed against the cage.
Khasbulaev misses with the head strike.
McCoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Khasbulaev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
McCoy looks to land a left hand but Khasbulaev moved out of range nicely.
Khasbulaev wants to clinch up but McCoy keeps it at a distance.
A jab from McCoy misses.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khasbulaev closes the distance looking to clinch
and McCoy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a straight left.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khasbulaev gets a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Khasbulaev.
McCoy blocking some punches.
McCoy working hard to break the clinch.
McCoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch there but McCoy circles away.
McCoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Khasbulaev avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a looping left.
McCoy lands a nice shot that snaps Khasbulaev's head back.
McCoy throws a right and a left that Khasbulaev avoids nicely.
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McCoy throws a right hand that Khasbulaev ducks under and follows up with a left that Khasbulaev also avoids with ease.
Khasbulaev doesn't manage to clinch there - McCoy circles away.
McCoy throws a counter combo.
Khasbulaev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch but McCoy moves out of range.
McCoy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Khasbulaev with a body shot.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McCoy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Khasbulaev moves in looking to clinch but McCoy pushes him off.
Khasbulaev lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCoy throws a looping overhand right but Khasbulaev ducks down to avoid it.
Khasbulaev is looking to clinch but McCoy is avoiding it.
McCoy looks to score with a jab to the body but Khasbulaev is just out of range.
Khasbulaev is looking to counter with head kicks.
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny McCoy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
McCoy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Khasbulaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Khasbulaev.
McCoy is looking for the big counter here.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McCoy lands a lovely overhand right.
Khasbulaev closes the distance and clinches.
Khasbulaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCoys head.
McCoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khasbulaev lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Khasbulaev working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Khasbulaev lands a shoulder strike.
McCoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCoy is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khasbulaev has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy.
McCoy blocks an uppercut.
McCoy blocking some punches.
Khasbulaev keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McCoy's efforts to push away.
Khasbulaev misses with a punch on the inside.
McCoy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McCoy is trying to break free.
Khasbulaev misses with a punch on the inside.
McCoy blocks an uppercut.
McCoy takes a shot to the head.
McCoy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khasbulaev has a couple of punches blocked by McCoy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Khasbulaev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Khasbulaev fails to land.
Khasbulaev swings wildly with an uppercut but McCoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Khasbulaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch on the inside from Khasbulaev fails to land.
Khasbulaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khasbulaev misses with some punches.
McCoy blocking some punches.
McCoy is looking to break free of the clinch but Khasbulaev has double underhooks.
McCoy wants to break free but Khasbulaev has control.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McCoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khasbulaev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khasbulaev working aggressively here.
Khasbulaev throws a head punch that misses.
Khasbulaev misses with some punches.
McCoy is trying to push Khasbulaev away but Khasbulaev has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Khasbulaev lands a shoulder strike.
McCoy blocking some punches.
Khasbulaev misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khasbulaev.
McCoy has had enough of the clinch but Khasbulaev keeps him there for the moment.
Khasbulaev throws a punch but it's blocked by McCoy.
Khasbulaev breaks from the clinch.
McCoy keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
McCoy misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from McCoy.
Khasbulaev wants to clinch but McCoy slips to the side
and McCoy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khasbulaev drives through and clinches with McCoy against the cage.
Khasbulaev misses with some punches.
McCoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for McCoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
McCoy misses with a looping right.
Khasbulaev fails in his attempt to clinch.
Khasbulaev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McCoy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up but McCoy circles away and keeps his distance.
McCoy loads up on a big right hand but Khasbulaev slips the punch.
McCoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Khasbulaev.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev dominated that second round.
That's time! Khasbulaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
McCoy loads up on a big right hand but Khasbulaev slips the punch.
Khasbulaev is looking to clinch but McCoy is avoiding it.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch there but McCoy circles away.
McCoy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Khasbulaev rushes McCoy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Khasbulaev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Khasbulaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khasbulaev throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McCoys head.
McCoy is trying to break the clinch but Khasbulaev is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khasbulaev throws a head punch that misses.
McCoy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Khasbulaev swings wildly with an uppercut but McCoy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khasbulaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy blocking some punches.
Khasbulaev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khasbulaev lands a left hand that snaps the head of McCoy backwards.
Khasbulaev swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khasbulaev misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Khasbulaev fails to land.
McCoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Khasbulaev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McCoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCoy stuns Khasbulaev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McCoy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Khasbulaev backs up against the cage.
A jab from Khasbulaev misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev wants to clinch but McCoy slips to the side
and McCoy counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Khasbulaev thinking.
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khasbulaev tries to close the distance and clinch up but McCoy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McCoy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
McCoy swats away the attempt to clinch by Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCoy misses with a two punch combination.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. McCoy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
McCoy moves out of range of the body kick.
McCoy throws a nice looking combination but Khasbulaev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khasbulaev moves into the clinch successfully.
Khasbulaev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McCoy keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khasbulaev tries to clinch but McCoy is having none of it.
Khasbulaev is looking to clinch.
McCoy throws a hook but Khasbulaev blocks it.
Khasbulaev is looking to clinch but McCoy is avoiding it.
Khasbulaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Khasbulaev swings widly with a right hand
and McCoy counters with a nice uppercut.
Khasbulaev is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
Khasbulaev misses with a combination
and McCoy counters with a left and a right that stings Khasbulaev.
Khasbulaev takes one to the chin there.
McCoy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Khasbulaev manages to avoid it.
Khasbulaev clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from McCoy misses.
Sloppy strikes from Khasbulaev. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCoy misses with a hook.
Khasbulaev appears to be looking for a big counter.
Khasbulaev has closed the distance and engaged McCoy in a clinch.
Khasbulaev lands an uppercut.
Khasbulaev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Khasbulaev connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Khasbulaev tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McCoy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khasbulaev clinches up against the cage.
Khasbulaev misses with a punch on the inside.
Khasbulaev working aggressively here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny McCoy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McCoy has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny McCoy!
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hype
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