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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kosey Khufu (ranked 5278 p4p, 4902 weight class) and Vince Vega (ranked 565 p4p, 545 weight class). Khufu's entrance music is Real Life - Kool G Rap. A fine choice. The key to victory for Kosey Khufu has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kosey Khufu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Vince Vega!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khufu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Khufu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khufu throws a body shot but no joy.
Vega has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Khufu lands the left hand.
Vega moves into range and clinches up with Khufu.
Vega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Khufu lands a right hand.
Khufu lands with a left to the head.
I was talking to Khufu's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Vega misses with some punches.
Khufu missing with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khufu.
Vega is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Khufu throws a head punch that misses.
Vega is still on wobbly legs! Can Khufu finish him?
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vega prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vega throws a head punch that misses.
Vega seems to have recovered his senses.
Vega scores with a shoulder strike.
Vega just leaning against Khufu, taking a breather.
Khufu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vega wants to stall.
Khufu blocks a body shot from Vega.
Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Khufu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vega swings wildly with an uppercut but Khufu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khufu has a couple of punches blocked by Vega.
Khufu fails to pull guard.
Vega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khufu backwards.
Vega being controlled against the cage.
Vega lands a hook that snaps the head of Khufu backwards.
Vega gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Khufu.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kosey Khufu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khufu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Khufu lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Vega lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khufu backwards.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
Vega misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khufu looking to slow down the pace here.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khufu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Khufu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Khufu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Vega throws a punch but it's blocked by Khufu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Vega - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vega taking a breather.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
Khufu tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vega avoids it.
Vega lands a body punch in the clinch.
Khufu misses with the head strike.
Vega digs a right hand into Khufu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Khufu's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Khufu.
Khufu scores with a shot to the side of Vega's head.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khufu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Khufu fails to pull guard.
Vega prevents a body shot from Khufu.
Vega tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vega throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Vega looking to stall.
Vega misses with the head strike.
Khufu tries to land a knee to the head but Vega blocks with his arms.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khufu.
Khufu digs a right hand underneath Vega's ribcage. Vega let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khufu throws an elbow but it misses.
Vega softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Vega displaying some good clinch control by pressing Khufu up against the cage.
Khufu letting Vega take a breather here.
Vega continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khufu has a couple of punches blocked by Vega.
Vega stalls.
Khufu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vega misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Khufu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vega throws a head punch that misses.
Khufu has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vega avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vega has a couple of punches blocked by Khufu.
Vega goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Vega on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vega lands an uppercut.
Khufu looking to slow down the pace here.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khufu tries to throw a body punch but Vega avoids it by throwing Khufu back against the cage.
Khufu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Vega.
Khufu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Vince Vega will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice uppercut lands for Vega. That snapped Khufu's head back.
Vega throws a hook but Khufu avoids it easily.
Vega defending well as Khufu loads up on a big left hand.
Vega clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Khufu fails to land.
Khufu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Khufu has a couple of punches blocked by Vega.
Vega is pressed up against the cage. Khufu has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vega down to the mat. Vega avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Vega pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vega waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Khufu.
Khufu throws a leg kick but Vega checks it.
Khufu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vega.
Vega tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Vega checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vega scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khufu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vega moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vega fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vega throws a big shot that misses.
Khufu takes one to the side of the head.
Vince Vega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khufu throws a low kick but Vega avoids it.
A slow jab from Vega misses its intended target.
Vega throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khufu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Khufu is looking to counter punch.
Khufu moves out of range of the strikes.
Vega moves out of range as Khufu strikes.
Khufu misses with an uppercut.
Khufu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vega sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vega throws a big shot that misses.
Vega avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vega is looking for the big counter here.
Vega moves in looking to clinch but Khufu pushes him off.
An attempted straight right counter from Khufu misses the target.
Kosey Khufu is winning the standup battle so far.
Vega doesn't manage to clinch there - Khufu circles away.
Vega doesn't manage to clinch there - Khufu circles away.
Khufu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vega.
Khufu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vega.
Vega throws a body shot but no joy.
Vega is looking to clinch.
Khufu pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vega is out of range and Khufu settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khufu misses with a double jab.
Khufu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vega.
Khufu lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Khufu.
Khufu throws a leg kick but Vega moved away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vega takes a swing at Khufu's ribcage but misses.
Khufu is looking to counter punch.
Vega misses with a hook
and Khufu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Vega slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vega misses with a straight right.
Vega lands a glancing blow to the side of Khufu's head.
Vega is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Khufu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khufu cracks a nice hook into Vega's ribs.
Vega looks to land a left hand but Khufu moved out of range nicely.
Khufu misses with an uppercut. Vega saw that one coming.
Vega gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vega lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Khufu backwards.
Khufu misses with an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khufu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vega is looking to control Khufu's arms but Khufu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Vega has his back to the cage.
Khufu throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vega blocks it with crossed arms.
Khufu jumps guard but Vega turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kosey Khufu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khufu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Khufu throws a head punch that misses.
Kosey Khufu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Vega swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vega lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Khufu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vega's brow.
Vince Vega seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Khufu wants to stall.
Vega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vega as Khufu tries to tie him up.
Vega misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khufu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vega lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Khufu backwards.
Khufu throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Khufu on the inside.
Vega blocks an elbow strike.
Vega stalling against the cage.
Vega lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Khufu lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vega lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khufu backwards.
Khufu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khufu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vega misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Khufu.
Khufu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Khufu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vega has a couple of punches blocked by Khufu.
Vega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vega lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Vega fails to land.
Vega tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khufu swings wildly with an uppercut but Vega uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Vince Vega will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Vega throws a hook to the side of Khufu's head but Khufu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot by Vega.
Vega throws a poor cross that misses
and Khufu counters with a series of strikes. Vega will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khufu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Khufu there.
Vega misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Khufu.
Khufu drops Vega with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Vega! Khufu dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kosey Khufu!
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