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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Helge Fossmo (ranked 8031 p4p, 275 weight class) and Corey Mcgraugh (ranked 6247 p4p, 129 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fossmo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Helge Fossmo predikar. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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286 lbs
38 - 20 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Solid boxing
Good chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
38 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Helge Fossmo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Corey Mcgraugh!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Daniel Franklin and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgraugh fails in his attempt to clinch.
And Fossmo counters with a quick kick to the body but Mcgraugh blocks it.
Mcgraugh lands a nice shot that snaps Fossmo's head back.
Mcgraugh looks to land a left hand but Fossmo moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Mcgraugh misses its intended target.
Mcgraugh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Fossmo.
Fossmo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mcgraugh just manages to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh throws a nice looking combination but Fossmo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fossmo appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mcgraugh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgraugh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mcgraugh throws a hook but Fossmo blocks it.
Fossmo is looking to counter punch.
Fossmo keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mcgraugh.
Fossmo jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Mcgraugh throws a right hand that misses
and Fossmo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Mcgraugh misses its intended target.
Mcgraugh tries to clinch there but Fossmo circles away.
Fossmo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Mcgraugh wants to clinch.
Mcgraugh takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mcgraugh lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh moves in looking to clinch but Fossmo pushes him off.
Fossmo is looking to counter punch.
Mcgraugh jabs Fossmo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Corey Mcgraugh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fossmo moves away from the strike by Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands a nice looking body shot.
Mcgraugh throws an overhand right that lands on Fossmo's shoulder, as Fossmo tries to avoid the shot.
Fossmo throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mcgraugh avoids it.
Mcgraugh tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Fossmo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mcgraugh thuds a left hand into Fossmo's body.
Mcgraugh throws a shot from downtown. Fossmo moves away and avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fossmo looks for the body kick but Mcgraugh saw that one coming.
Mcgraugh throws a jab but it's blocked by Fossmo.
Mcgraugh misses with a shot to the body
and Fossmo counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mcgraugh just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromFossmo.
Mcgraugh scores with a hook to the body. Fossmo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mcgraugh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fossmo.
Mcgraugh misses the shot to the body.
Mcgraugh scores with the left hand. Fossmo knows he should have avoided that one.
Mcgraugh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mcgraugh with a nice cross.
Mcgraugh goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mcgraugh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mcgraugh connects with a body shot that sends Fossmo's belly button to the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh closes the distance but Fossmo moves to the side
and Fossmo counters with a good low kick that Mcgraugh was not able to check.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mcgraugh tries to bum rush Fossmo with a series of wild strikes but Fossmo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fossmo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fossmo slips a jab from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh throws a jab but it's blocked by Fossmo.
Mcgraugh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mcgraugh throws a jab but it's blocked by Fossmo.
Fossmo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mcgraugh. Fossmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fossmo tried to counter with a leg kick but Mcgraugh avoided it.
Mcgraugh lands the left hand.
Mcgraugh moves in looking to clinch but Fossmo pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Mcgraugh dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mcgraugh lands a body shot.
Mcgraugh wants to clinch up but Fossmo keeps it at a distance.
Mcgraugh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fossmo was well out of range. Poor timing from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh missing with a left hand there. Fossmo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fossmo throwing a counter right hand but Mcgraugh manages to avoid it.
Mcgraugh lands with an uppercut that bounces Fossmo off the ropes and back into range.
Mcgraugh lands with a nice combination. Fossmo backs away looking to recover.
Fossmo ducks under a wild hook from Mcgraugh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fossmo slips under a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Fossmo misses its target.
Mcgraugh moves into range and clinches up with Fossmo.
Fossmo tries to circle away but Mcgraugh has him pinned against the ropes.
Fossmo takes a shot to the head.
Fossmo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fossmo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Fossmo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands a lovely overhand right.
Mcgraugh looks to land a right hand but Fossmo moved out of range.
Fossmo is looking to counter with head kicks.
Some wild striking there from Mcgraugh.
Fossmo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Fossmo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Mcgraugh throws a nice looking combination but Fossmo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcgraugh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fossmo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mcgraugh.
Fossmo tried to counter with a leg kick but Mcgraugh avoided it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh scores with a nice right hand.
Mcgraugh connects with a right hand. Fossmo shakes it off.
Mcgraugh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fossmo staying out of range there.
It looked like Fossmo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fossmo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcgraugh misses with a hook. Fossmo ducked under it nicely.
Mcgraugh closes the distance and pushes Fossmo back into the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fossmo effectively controlling the action here.
Mcgraugh has Fossmo pressed against the ropes, preventing Fossmo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcgraugh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mcgraugh lands a body punch.
Mcgraugh creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fossmo's defenses.
Mcgraugh lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fossmo's efforts to push away.
Fossmo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcgraugh connects with a jab.
Mcgraugh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mcgraugh connects with a nice looking jab.
Mcgraugh throws a big shot that misses.
Mcgraugh cracks Fossmo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mcgraugh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mcgraugh connects with a jab.
Mcgraugh connects with a looping right hand.
Mcgraugh looks to land a left hand but Fossmo moved out of range nicely.
Fossmo half committed to a counter leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh misses the body punch
and Fossmo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fossmo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fossmo is trying to push Mcgraugh away but Mcgraugh has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mcgraugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mcgraugh has Fossmo pressed against the ropes, preventing Fossmo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mcgraugh misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgraugh lands an uppercut.
Mcgraugh scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Mcgraugh.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in the clinch, Mcgraugh scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mcgraugh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fossmo has had enough of the clinch but Mcgraugh keeps him there for the moment.
Fossmo is trying to push Mcgraugh away but Mcgraugh has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mcgraugh lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Mcgraugh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mcgraugh scores with a sloppy right hand. Fossmo should have avoided that one.
Fossmo staying out of range there.
Fossmo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mcgraugh tries to bum rush Fossmo with a series of wild strikes but Fossmo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
It appears Fossmo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Mcgraugh takes a swing at Fossmo's ribcage but misses.
Fossmo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mcgraugh.
A little feinted left hand from Fossmo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fossmo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mcgraugh checks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mcgraugh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fossmo circles away quickly and effectively.
Fossmo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Mcgraugh throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Fossmo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mcgraugh darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Mcgraugh comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgraugh misses with a double jab.
Fossmo needs to keep his hands up - Mcgraugh had a free shot at his head there.
Fossmo misses with a body kick.
Mcgraugh fails to land with a series of punches.
Mcgraugh gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mcgraugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mcgraugh keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Fossmo's efforts to push away.
Mcgraugh misses with a punch to the body.
Corey Mcgraugh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Mcgraugh tries to throw a body punch but Fossmo avoids it by throwing Mcgraugh back against the ropes.
Fossmo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Mcgraugh.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fossmo as Mcgraugh tries to tie him up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh misses with the head strike.
Mcgraugh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fossmo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fossmo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcgraugh lands an elbow just above Fossmo 's eye.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fossmo backwards.
Mcgraugh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fossmo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mcgraugh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mcgraugh is looking to control Fossmo's arms but Fossmo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Mcgraugh has his back to the ropes.
Fossmo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mcgraugh taking a breather.
Fossmo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mcgraugh lands with a right to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mcgraugh cracks Fossmo with a nice body shot.
Mcgraugh lands with a short shot to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mcgraugh throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mcgraugh lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Helge Fossmo has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh lands an elbow inside that Fossmo shrugs off.
A short right from Mcgraugh on the inside.
Mcgraugh lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mcgraugh lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Fossmo or not.
Mcgraugh presses Fossmo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mcgraugh lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mcgraugh lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mcgraugh working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mcgraugh misses with a punch to the body.
Mcgraugh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fossmos head.
Mcgraugh lands a left hand.
Mcgraugh lands with a right to the head.
Mcgraugh pushes Fossmo back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgraugh tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mcgraugh lands a body punch.
Mcgraugh scores with a hook to the body.
Fossmo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mcgraugh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mcgraugh misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Mcgraugh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgraugh lands with a short shot to the head.
Fossmo prevents a body shot from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fossmo backwards.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Mcgraugh throws an elbow but misses.
Mcgraugh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Mcgraugh.
Mcgraugh lands a body punch.
Fossmo is trying to push Mcgraugh away but Mcgraugh has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Mcgraugh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mcgraugh jabs Fossmo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fossmo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fossmo is rocked!
A lazy left from Mcgraugh finds it's target.
Oh Fossmo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mcgraugh lands with a straight right. Fossmo didn't see that one coming.
Corey Mcgraugh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fossmo drops his guard momentarily, allowing Mcgraugh to crack him with a picture perfect lead left hook! Boom! Down goes Fossmo! Oh, he's in big trouble - I don't like his chances here as the referee's count reaches 5. 6,7,8,9...10! He's out! Mcgraugh takes it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Corey Mcgraugh!
Corey Mcgraugh is the new super heavyweight champion!
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