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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). Koks has chosen DMX - We right here as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
24
165 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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172 cm
25
155 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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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
12 - 3 - 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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafal Koks! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Koks appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Koks throws an off balance right hand
and Lester counters with a nice leg kick. Koks moves into the clinch. Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Koks prevents a body shot from Lester. Koks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Koks scores with a nice short uppercut. Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Koks. A short left from Koks. Lester tries to throw a body punch but Koks avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage. Koks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lester backwards. Lester misses with a punch on the inside.
Lester tries a body shot but Koks blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester. Lester digs a right hand into Koks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koks's gas tank. Koks has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Koks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Lester tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lester. Lester blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Lester working some nice short punches in the clinch. Lester lands a left hand.
Lester misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lester misses with some punches.
Koks blocks an uppercut.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but Koks avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage. I was talking to Lester's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Koks throws an elbow that misses.
Lester scores with a hook to the body. Lester blocks the elbow strike.
Koks blocks a body shot from Lester. A head punch on the inside from Koks fails to land. Lester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Moe Lester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Koks has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lester. Lester avoids the head kick by Koks.
Lester jabbing away but nothing is landing. Lester misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lester digs a good hook to Koks's body.
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 misses with an uppercut. Koks saw that one coming. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Koks avoids the body shot from Lester.
Koks looks like he wants to counter punch here. Lester lands the left hand.
It looks like Rafal Koks has been cut. Lester misses with a straight left. Lester jabbing away but nothing is landing. Lester blocks a low kick nicely. Lester uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koks.
Lester misses with a hook. Koks ducked under it nicely. Lester slips a jab from Koks. An attempted straight right counter from Lester misses the target. Lester misses with a left hand enabling Koks to counter with a crisp jab. Lester missing with a left hand there. Koks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Koks tries to clinch but Lester moves out of range. Koks throws a sloppy head kick and Lester counters with a nice uppercut. Koks moves into range and clinches up with Lester. A short body shot lands from Lester as the two fighters clinch.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Koks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lester lands an uppercut. Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. A head punch on the inside from Koks fails to land. Koks misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Koks. Koks lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lester backwards. Koks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Lester blocking some punches.
Lester throws a head punch that misses. Koks lands with a light punch inside. Lester misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lester blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester. A head punch blocked on the inside by Lester. Koks pushes Lester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Koks lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lester backwards. Lester working aggressively here.
Lester misses with some punches.
Koks misses with a punch on the inside.
Koks tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Koks's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Lester struggles to land a body shot inside as Koks controls his hands.
Koks throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester. Lester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester lands with a left to the head. Koks tries to stall but Lester uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koks lands a nice uppercut. Lester blocks an uppercut.
Koks working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Moe Lester will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Rafal Koks's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Koks throws a leg kick that is checked letting Lester counter with a right hand. Koks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Lester looks to land a left hand but Koks moved out of range nicely. Koks looks like he wants to counter punch here. Koks looks to throw the jab but Lester is out of range. Lester swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lester throws a half hearted mid kick. Lester throws a leg kick that is checked and Koks counters with a slapping leg kick. Koks throws a lazy head kick and Lester counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Lester throws a right hand that misses
and Koks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Lester swings for the body but Koks moves out of range.
Lester throws a big shot that misses. Koks cracks Lester with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round. A big left from Lester misses. Koks misses with a body shot.
Koks rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lester cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Koks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lester misses the jab. A low kick from Koks is predictable there and Lester counters with an outside leg kick.
Koks throws a looping overhand right but Lester ducks down to avoid it. Lester throws a nice inside leg kick. Lester ducks under a wild hook from Koks. Koks steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester. Koks ducks under a wild hook from Lester. Koks fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koks was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester. Koks connects with a nice looking jab.
Jab, jab by Lester - just one landing. This has been an exciting period of action! Koks moves out of range of the body kick from Lester.
Lester wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Koks misses with a few strikes there.
Koks bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Koks takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Koks tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lester manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Koks throws a right hand that misses
enabling Lester to counter with a crisp jab. A slapping leg kick lands for Lester.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Koks defending well as Lester loads up on a big left hand. Lester cracks Koks with a right hand to the side of the head. Lester looks to land a left hand but Koks moved out of range nicely. Lester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Lester throws a leg kick but Koks sees it coming and checks it nicely. Lester misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koks.
Koks throws a jab but it's blocked by Lester. Lester throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Koks lands with a shot to the body. Lester throws a hook but Koks avoids it easily. Lester backing away here, and Koks unleashes a leg kick that just misses. A decent looking cross lands there for Koks. Koks rushes Lester and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Koks tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Koks back against the cage. Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koks's elbow. Lester lands a nice uppercut. A nice left hand lands by Koks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lester misses with the head strike.
Lester blocks an elbow strike from Koks.
Koks lands a nice uppercut. Koks throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester. Lester lands a left hand.
Koks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lester doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Lester. Koks prevents a body shot from Lester. A left hand lands to the body for Koks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lester. Rafal Koks seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Koks looks to throw an elbow but misses. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moe Lester dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Rafal Koks's cut. 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. This is the final round!
Lester needs to keep his hands up - Koks had a free shot at his head there. Koks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from Koks. Koks swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lester throws out a loose jab but Koks uses good head movement to avoid it. Lester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kokss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Koks is rocked! Lester is stalking Koks. Koks circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Lester, and it's lights out! Koks really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Moe Lester!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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