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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bas Dekkers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafal Koks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dekkers comes to the cage accompanied by Shells - Get your roll on. Koks comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DMX - We right here kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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155 lbs
21 - 14 - 1 |
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155 lbs
17 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Bas Dekkers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafal Koks!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dekkers blocks a leg kick.
Dekkers misses the body punch
letting Koks counter with a right hand.
Koks is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dekkers.
Dekkers was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dekkers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Koks's hands.
Koks lands with a kick to the temple. Dekkers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dekkers tries to move into range but Koks moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Dekkers connects with an inside leg kick.
Koks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Koks on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dekkers. Dekkers obviously looking to wear him down.
Dekkers ducks under a wild hook from Koks.
Koks misses with an attempted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers looks to land a left hand but Koks moved out of range nicely.
Koks throws out a counter right but Dekkers avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers instigates a clinch.
Koks lands an uppercut.
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 tries a body shot but Dekkers blocks it.
Koks tries to throw a body punch but Dekkers avoids it by throwing Koks back against the cage.
Dekkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dekkers landing knees to the body.
Dekkers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koks's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've been told by Dekkers's head coaches at mickeyharts the greatest that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dekkers rushes Koks and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Koks misses with a punch on the inside.
Koks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dekkers misses with a knee to the head.
Dekkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koks blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Koks.
Koks tries to throw a body punch but Dekkers avoids it by throwing Koks back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koks lands a body shot in the clinch.
Koks managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koks swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dekkers blocks the elbow strike.
Koks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koks tries to throw a body punch but Dekkers avoids it by throwing Koks back against the cage.
Koks breaks the clinch.
Dekkers rushes Koks and presses him up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Koks - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A frustrated look appears on Koks's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right from Koks on the inside.
Dekkers misses with a knee strike.
Dekkers lands a nice elbow.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dekkers blocking some punches.
Koks throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Koks lands a left hand.
Dekkers wants to stall.
Dekkers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Koks misses with some punches.
Koks struggles to land a body shot inside as Dekkers controls his hands.
Koks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Koks managing to block the knees to the body from Dekkers.
Koks takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Rafal Koks has been cut.
Dekkers lands an elbow inside.
Koks wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dekkers lands a right hand.
Koks lands a left hand.
Dekkers blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Koks is working Dekkers over against the cage.
Koks tries to stall but Dekkers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Koks gets through Dekkers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koks avoids the elbow strike from Dekkers, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koks misses with the head strike.
Koks avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Koks misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dekkers.
Koks takes a knee to the side of the body.
Koks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koks tries to work over Dekkers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dekkers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dekkers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Koks avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Dekkers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Koks blocks it with crossed arms.
Dekkers has Koks pressed against the cage, preventing Koks from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good body shot from Koks.
Koks lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dekkers backwards.
Koks manages to break the clinch.
Koks takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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 Bas Dekkers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rafal Koks's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dekkers misses with a shot to the body
and Koks counters with a straight right hand.
Koks swats away the attempt to clinch by Dekkers.
Koks throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dekkers appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Koks throws a hook but Dekkers avoids it easily.
Dekkers tries to clinch up but Koks circles away and keeps his distance.
Rafal Koks seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A nice combination there by Koks.
Dekkers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dekkers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Dekkers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Koks.
Koks walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch lands to the side of Dekkers 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dekkers forces Koks back against the cage and clinches.
Dekkers lands a nice knee to the body.
Dekkers pushes Koks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Koks dodges an elbow strike from Dekkers.
Dekkers throws an elbow but it misses.
Koks goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Koks avoids it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dekkers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bas Dekkers has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koks wants to stall.
Dekkers crunches a lovely knee into Koks's ribcage.
Dekkers looking to throw knees to the head but Koks is blocking nicely.
Koks is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Koks stalling the fight.
Koks takes an elbow to the temple.
Dekkers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dekkers avoids a wild elbow strike from Koks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koks gets through Dekkers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Koks dodges an elbow strike from Dekkers.
Koks has a couple of punches blocked by Dekkers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers pushes off an throws an elbow but Koks leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Koks avoiding damage as Dekkers throws knees to the body.
Koks has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dekkers seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Koks can turn it around.
Koks scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Koks working aggressively here.
Dekkers misses with a knee strike.
Koks gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dekkers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dekkers tries to stall but Koks uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dekkers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dekkers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dekkers is stalling here.
Dekkers blocking some punches.
Dekkers lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dekkers digs a right hand underneath Koks's ribcage. Koks let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Koks tries to throw a body punch but Dekkers avoids it by throwing Koks back against the cage.
Koks misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koks lands with a short shot to the head.
Koks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koks misses with a punch to the body.
Koks is trying to force a seperation but Dekkers has the dominant position.
Koks fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Koks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Koks tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koks throws a punch but it's blocked by Dekkers.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dekkers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Koks's brow.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but Koks blocks with his arms.
Koks takes an elbow to the forehead.
Koks misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koks swings wildly with an uppercut but Dekkers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koks trying to control the position but instead, Dekkers has worked for underhooks and has pushed Koks into the cage.
Dekkers tries to land a knee to the head but Koks blocks with his arms.
Koks lands an uppercut.
Dekkers can't find room to land a body shot as Koks controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dekkers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dekkers pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dekkers blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Koks blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Koks throws a punch but it's blocked by Dekkers.
Dekkers connects with a nasty looking knee right to Koks's face.
Koks avoids the elbow strike from Dekkers, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bas Dekkers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rafal Koks's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Koks throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dekkers counters with a head kick that drops Koks to the mat! Koks scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Koks is rocked!
Dekkers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Koks is still on wobbly legs! Can Dekkers finish him?
Koks misses with a hook.
Dekkers is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Koks.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dekkers. Koks shrugs it off though.
Dekkers weaves into range and cracks Koks right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Koks goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Dekkers is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bas Dekkers!
Bas Dekkers seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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