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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olivier Enoh (ranked 5562 p4p, 631 weight class) and George Thorogood (ranked 6339 p4p, 659 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Thorogood's choice of entrance music: Imperial March (L.O.D. Rage Mix). George Thorogood is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Olivier Enoh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Thorogood!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Enoh takes a swing at Thorogood's ribcage but misses.
Enoh gets caught flat footed, as Thorogood shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Enoh trying to control the position here.
Thorogood wants to control from the top but Enoh keeps moving.
Thorogood won't allow Enoh to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thorogood stands up and waves to Enoh to follow him.
Thorogood closes the distance and clinches up with Enoh, looking for a takedown. Thorogood pushes Enoh against the ropes but Enoh circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Enoh throws a shot from downtown. Thorogood moves away and avoids it.
Thorogood is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Thorogood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Olivier Enoh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thorogood blocks a jab.
Enoh stuffs the takedown.
Enoh looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enoh misses with a looping right.
Enoh lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thorogood at a distance.
Enoh throws a hook to the side of Thorogood's head but Thorogood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thorogood moves away from the strike by Enoh.
Olivier Enoh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thorogood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Enoh throws out the jab.
Enoh misses with a hook. Thorogood ducked under it nicely.
Thorogood takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thorogood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Enoh.
Enoh misses with a right hand
and Thorogood counters with a low kick, right behind Enoh 's knee.
Thorogood moves away from the strike by Enoh.
Thorogood moves out of range as Enoh strikes.
Thorogood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Enoh misses with a wild body shot.
Enoh takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
No luck for Thorogood with that takedown attempt.
Olivier Enoh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Thorogood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thorogood shoots in for a takedown but Enoh shows good takedown defense.
Enoh connects with a right hand. Thorogood shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Enoh connects with a right hand. Thorogood shakes it off.
Thorogood forces Enoh back against the ropes and clinches.
Enoh gets underhooks to prevent Thorogood's takedown attempt.
Enoh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Thorogood ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thorogood no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Enoh seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Enoh wants to stand but Thorogood is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorogood working a defensive guard but Enoh manages to pass into side control anyway.
Enoh decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Enoh checks a leg kick.
Enoh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for Enoh, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Enoh throws an overhand right that lands on Thorogood's shoulder, as Thorogood tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Enoh catches Thorogood right on the button with a cross.
Thorogood dives in and grabs Enoh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Enoh pushes down on Thorogood's head and hops out.
Enoh misses with a straight left.
Enoh throws a jab when Thorogood was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Enoh stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Enoh throws a big shot that misses.
Enoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorogood wants to counter with a clinch but Enoh pushes him away.
Enoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorogood.
Thorogood staying out of range there.
As Enoh backs off Thorogood throws a huge counter combo but Enoh manages to avoid it all.
Thorogood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Enoh missing with a left hand there. Thorogood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thorogood ducks under a wild hook from Enoh.
Enoh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Enoh misses with a hook.
Enoh misses with a hook. Thorogood ducked under it nicely.
Enoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorogood.
Thorogood closes the distance and clinches.
Thorogood keeps control of Enoh as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Enoh is trying to break free.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thorogood changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Enoh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Enoh misses the jab.
Thorogood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Enoh misses its intended target.
Enoh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorogood was well out of range. Poor timing from Enoh.
Nice body punch from Enoh.
Thorogood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Enoh just misses with a punch to the body.
Enoh misses with a hook. Thorogood ducked under it nicely.
Thorogood takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like George Thorogood has been cut.
Thorogood tries for a takedown but Enoh sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Enoh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thorogood slips a straight right by Enoh.
Thorogood throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thorogood misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Enoh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thorogood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Enoh.
Thorogood ducks under a wild hook from Enoh.
Thorogood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Enoh.
Enoh throws a hook to the side of Thorogood's head but Thorogood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Enoh misses the jab.
Thorogood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Enoh.
Thorogood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Enoh counters with a straight right hand.
Enoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorogood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Enoh misses with a straight left.
Thorogood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Enoh is fending him off so far but Thorogood persists. Nope, Enoh circles away and we're back to standing.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Enoh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thorogood on the side of the head.
Thorogood slips under a jab from Enoh.
Thorogood instigates a clinch.
Thorogood has Enoh pressed against the ropes.
Thorogood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Enoh misses.
Enoh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thorogood looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Enoh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorogood was well out of range. Poor timing from Enoh.
And Thorogood tries to counter it with a takedown but Enoh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Thorogood shoots in looking for a takedown. Enoh tries to sprawl out of it but Thorogood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Enoh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Thorogood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Enoh circles away.
Thorogood looks winded!
Nice body punch from Enoh.
Thorogood takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Enoh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thorogood ducks under a wild hook from Enoh.
Horrible takedown attempt by Thorogood or perhaps it was just good defense by Enoh, which made it look bad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Enoh misses with a hook.
Enoh throws a good cross that connects.
Enoh misses the shot to the body.
Thorogood shoots in for a double leg but Enoh sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Enoh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thorogood was well out of range. Poor timing from Enoh.
Enoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thorogood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Enoh.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Enoh slips under a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Enoh. Thorogood does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Enoh misses its intended target.
Enoh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thorogood throws the left hand but Enoh avoids the punch easily.
Enoh misses with a hook.
Thorogood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Enoh.
Enoh misses with a looping left.
Thorogood manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Enoh on his heels. He'll look to pass Enoh's guard now, I'm sure.
Enoh has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Thorogood is pushing him up against the ropes, looking to control the position.
A frustrated look appears on Enoh's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Enoh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Enoh wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Enoh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on George Thorogood's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Enoh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thorogood on the side of the head.
Enoh connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Enoh connects with the punch.
Enoh misses with a straight right.
Thorogood moves out of range of the strikes.
Enoh throws the left hand but Thorogood avoids the punch easily.
Thorogood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thorogood ducks under a wild hook from Enoh.
Enoh leaves Thorogood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enoh takes a swing at Thorogood's ribcage but misses.
Thorogood takes the fight into the clinch.
Thorogood pulls guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Enoh would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Thorogood being controlled here, momentarily.
Enoh wants to stand but Thorogood is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thorogood wants to control the position but Enoh says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Enoh decides to return to a standing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Thorogood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Enoh looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Thorogood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Enoh throws a hook but Thorogood blocks it.
Thorogood moves into the clinch.
Thorogood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thorogood avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thorogood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Enoh.
Thorogood avoids the body shot from Enoh.
Enoh looks to throw the jab but Thorogood is out of range.
Thorogood shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Enoh controls Thorogood momentarily but Thorogood frees himself.
Enoh has control of Thorogood's left arm, preventing Thorogood from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thorogood wants to pass the guard but Enoh is keeping the position.
Thorogood engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Thorogood must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Enoh is trying to control the position but Thorogood postures up.
Enoh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thorogood can do to turn this around?
Enoh managing to control the position.
Enoh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Enoh decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thorogood, up you get!
Thorogood has Enoh up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thorogood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Enoh walks away with a smile on his face. Thorogood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Enoh scores with a nice right hand.
Thorogood blocks a jab.
Thorogood slips under a jab.
Thorogood throws a counter combo.
Enoh fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thorogood. Enoh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Enoh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorogood.
Thorogood slips under a jab.
Thorogood misses with a takedown attempt
letting Enoh counter with a right hand.
Olivier Enoh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George Thorogood.
Thorogood is breathing heavily.
Enoh misses with a body shot.
Thorogood staying out of range there.
Enoh pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Enoh misses the shot to the body.
Despite the aggression on Thorogood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Thorogood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Enoh.
Enoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorogood.
Enoh misses the jab.
George Thorogood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Enoh throws a hook but Thorogood avoids it easily.
Enoh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thorogood.
Thorogood shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Enoh feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thorogoods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Thorogood walks into a left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Thorogood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Enoh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enoh throws a body shot but no joy.
Enoh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thorogood.
Enoh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thorogood lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Thorogood ducks under a wild hook from Enoh.
Olivier Enoh is winning the standup battle so far.
Thorogood darts in and clinches Enoh up against the ropes.
Enoh tries to circle away but Thorogood has him pinned against the ropes.
Thorogood breaks from the clinch.
Enoh loads up on a big right hand but Thorogood slips the punch.
Thorogood ducks under a wild hook from Enoh.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Enoh connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Enoh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Enoh throws a hook but Thorogood avoids it easily.
As Enoh backs off Thorogood throws a huge counter combo but Enoh manages to avoid it all.
Enoh misses with a body punch
and Thorogood moves into the clinch.
Thorogood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thorogood slips under a jab from Enoh.
Thorogood shoots for a takedown but Enoh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Enoh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Despite the aggression on Thorogood's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd cheers as Enoh lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thorogood doesn't seem phased though.
Enoh misses the shot to the body.
Thorogood fails with a takedown attempt.
Thorogood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Enoh.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Enoh throws a looping overhand right but Thorogood ducks down to avoid it.
Enoh misses with a body shot.
Enoh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thorogood manages to avoid it.
Thorogood changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Enoh cracks Thorogood with a right hand to the side of the head.
Thorogood throws a nice looking combination but Enoh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thorogood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thorogood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Enoh defends it nicely.
Olivier Enoh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Enoh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Enoh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thorogood.
Thorogood on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Decent striking displayed by Enoh there.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Thorogood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thorogood swinging wildly here.
A jab from Enoh misses.
Thorogood tries a head kick but it misses.
Thorogood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Enoh pinned against the ropes. Enoh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A slow jab from Enoh misses its intended target.
Thorogood defending well as Enoh loads up on a big left hand.
Thorogood fails with a takedown attempt.
Enoh was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
George Thorogood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thorogood takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olivier Enoh showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Enoh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight for Olivier Enoh!
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight for Olivier Enoh!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Olivier Enoh!
Olivier Enoh wins by unanimous decision!
In defeat, George Thorogood stepped up to the mic, saying 'He cheated! Check his gloves, they've got chloroform on them!'.
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