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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacek Goc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tedd Strongham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goc comes to the cage accompanied by Two Steps From Hell - ASAP. 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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222 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacek Goc!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tedd Strongham!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goc scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Goc misses with a straight left.
Goc blocks a low kick nicely.
Goc steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strongham.
Goc throws a half hearted mid kick.
Goc pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Goc lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Strongham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goc.
Strongham ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Strongham ducks under a wild hook from Goc.
Goc throws a low kick but Strongham moves out of range easily.
Goc fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strongham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A lazy body kick from Goc
and Strongham counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strongham needs to keep his hands up - Goc had a free shot at his head there.
It looks like Tedd Strongham has been cut.
Strongham misses with a leg kick
and Goc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goc thows a body kick. Strongham tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goc manages to avoid it.
Goc connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A clash of legs there as Strongham blocks the low kick.
Strongham throws a body kick that misses.
Strongham avoids the body shot from Goc.
Goc scores with a shot to the body.
Strongham checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Strongham fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goc manages to avoid it.
Goc misses with a body kick.
Strongham chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goc can pounce on him.
Goc throws the left hand but Strongham avoids the punch easily.
Goc throws out a loose jab but Strongham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goc lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Strongham has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Strongham and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goc looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goc throws a nice inside leg kick.
Goc throws a body kick that misses.
Goc stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strongham.
Goc lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strongham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Strongham fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goc on the side of the head.
Goc moves away from the strike by Strongham.
Goc throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Strongham sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Goc bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Goc chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Strongham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Strongham misses with a hook.
Goc avoids the head kick by Strongham.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goc moves out of range of the body kick.
Strongham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Goc.
Strongham moves into range and connects with a jab.
A combination from Strongham does no damage.
Strongham throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goc. That's going to slow Strongham down.
Goc looks to land a right hand but Strongham moved out of range.
Strongham's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Strongham throws a looping overhand right but Goc ducks down to avoid it.
Strongham throws a body punch but Goc moves out of range.
Strongham lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Strongham attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Goc avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goc misses with a body kick.
Goc on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goc fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strongham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Strongham. Goc shrugs it off though.
Strongham moves out of range of the body kick from Goc.
Goc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strongham was well out of range. Poor timing from Goc.
Strongham thuds his shin into the meat of Goc's side.
Strongham darts in and clinches Goc up against the cage.
Strongham swings wildly with an uppercut but Goc uses good head movement to avoid it.
Strongham working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Strongham just misses with a elbow thrown towards Goc's brow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Goc.
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 Jacek Goc will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tedd Strongham's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Strongham on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goc. Goc obviously looking to wear him down.
Goc moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Goc scores with a head kick.
Goc throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Goc scores with a kick to the midsection.
Strongham thows a leg kick but Goc checks it
and Goc counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strongham scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Strongham.
Goc lands a glancing blow to the side of Strongham's head.
Strongham is looking to score with low kicks.
Strongham misses the shot to the body.
Strongham tries to land a front kick but Goc steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Strongham pivots, looking for a leg kick but Goc is out of range and Strongham settles back down.
Strongham throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goc cracks Strongham with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Strongham bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Goc throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Strongham connects with a leg kick. Goc looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Goc cracks Strongham with an open hand slap.
Goc cracks Strongham with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Goc misses the shot to the body.
Goc lands a nice leg kick that just misses Strongham's sensitive parts.
Goc fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Strongham is out of range.
Goc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strongham lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Goc.
Goc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Strongham circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongham lands a nice looking body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goc lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Strongham has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Strongham and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goc tries to land a front kick but Strongham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Strongham ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goc moves away.
Strongham blocks a head kick by Goc.
Goc throws a body punch but Strongham moves out of range.
Strongham throws a nice outside leg kick.
Strongham gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Goc.
Strongham uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Goc.
Strongham lands a glancing blow to the side of Goc's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goc lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Strongham has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Strongham and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Strongham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Goc counters with a low kick, right behind Strongham 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongham throws a low kick, looking for Goc's leg but Goc calmly moves out of range.
Strongham lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A low kick from Goc is predictable there
and Strongham counters with a nice low kick that buckles Goc's knee momentarily.
Strongham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Strongham cracks the inside of Goc's front leg.
Strongham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Goc moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Strongham drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Strongham works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Strongham checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jacek Goc is winning the standup battle so far.
Strongham stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strongham misses with a low kick.
Strongham misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strongham lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Goc misses with a looping left.
Strongham blocks the body kick.
Strongham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Strongham connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A leg kick checked by Strongham.
Goc takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Goc lands a nice looking body kick.
Goc scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Strongham scores with a leg kick.
Goc moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Strongham moves out of range of the body kick.
Goc throws a body kick that misses.
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 Jacek Goc will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tedd Strongham's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goc connects with a body shot.
Strongham thows a body shot but no joy.
A telegraphed right hand from Goc misses the target.
Goc misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goc checks a leg kick.
Goc tries to land a leg kick but Strongham saw it coming and moves away.
Strongham tries a head kick but it misses.
Strongham moves out of range as Goc strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strongham. That's going to slow Goc down.
Strongham throws a head kick that misses.
Goc looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Goc lands with a thumping leg kick.
Strongham blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goc misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Goc.
Strongham is looking to slow Goc down with leg kicks.
Strongham attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Goc lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Goc throws a leg kick
and Strongham counters with a one-two to the body.
Strongham fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Goc is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Strongham.
Goc throws a series of punches but Strongham moves out of range.
Goc walks into a left hand.
Strongham misses with a head kick.
Strongham will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strongham throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Goc stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Goc. Strongham does a little dance to reset his feet.
Goc sizes up Strongham with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strongham's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Goc connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Strongham scrambles back to his feet.
Goc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Strongham manages to avoid it.
Goc throws a wild body kick that Strongham sees coming a mile off.
Goc misses the jab.
Strongham has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Goc.
A swing and a miss from Goc.
Goc cracks the inside of Strongham's front leg.
Strongham lands a jab to Goc's midsection.
Strongham misses with a wild body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goc.
Strongham throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strongham moves into the clinch successfully.
Goc blocks a body shot from Strongham.
Strongham misses with a hook from the clinch.
Goc blocks a body shot from Strongham.
Strongham lands a hook that snaps the head of Goc backwards.
Goc is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Strongham pushes Goc back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strongham misses with a hook. Goc ducked under it nicely.
Goc throws a head kick but Strongham moves out of range.
Strongham connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goc connects with a solid leg kick.
Goc cracks the inside of Strongham's front leg.
Goc misses with a low kick.
Goc scores with a push kick.
A swing and a miss from Strongham.
Goc takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Strongham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Goc takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Strongham scores with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goc throws a head kick that misses
and Strongham counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Strongham drives through and clinches with Goc against the cage.
Strongham lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goc backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tedd Strongham really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tedd Strongham's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Goc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Strongham defending well as Goc loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Strongham.
Strongham shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Decent striking displayed by Strongham there.
Goc thows a leg kick but Strongham checks it
and Strongham counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Goc misses with a low kick as Strongham jumps back.
Strongham does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Goc throws a leg kick but Strongham checks it.
Strongham waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Goc.
Goc connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Strongham's hands.
Strongham explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Strongham misses with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goc throws a head kick but Strongham moves out of range.
Strongham misses with the combination.
A slow jab from Strongham misses its intended target.
Strongham throws a big shot that misses.
Strongham is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Goc misses with a head kick.
Goc pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Strongham looks to land a body kick but Goc moved away.
Strongham changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Strongham throws a low kick but Goc moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goc scores with a head kick.
Strongham throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Strongham looks to land a right hand but Goc moved out of range.
A head kick misses from Strongham.
Strongham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goc.
Goc looks for the body kick but Strongham saw that one coming.
Goc looks to throw the jab but Strongham is out of range.
Strongham throws a front kick that sends Goc stumbling back into the cage.
Strongham misses with an uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Goc avoids a kick to the body.
Goc thows a leg kick but Strongham checks it
and Strongham counters with a slapping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Strongham keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goc looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Strongham pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goc lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Strongham has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Strongham and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Strongham motions for Goc to come forward. Strongham throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goc lands a slapping body shot.
Goc throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Goc misses with a kick to the body.
Goc throws a leg kick which misses Strongham's front leg but catches the back leg as Strongham tries to avoid it.
Strongham fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Goc throws a hook but Strongham avoids it easily.
Strongham checks a low kick from Goc.
Strongham throws a leg kick but Goc checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goc tries to land a leg kick but Strongham saw it coming and moves away.
Strongham walks into a jab.
Goc stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strongham.
Goc looks to score with a jab to the body but Strongham is just out of range.
Strongham feints and then cracks Goc's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Goc down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strongham throws a leg kick
and Goc counters with a solid body kick.
Strongham feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gocs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Strongham moves out of range as Goc throws a body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A solid leg kick lands there for Goc.
Strongham dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Goc. That did some damage!
Goc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tedd Strongham dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Tedd Strongham's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Strongham throws a head kick but Goc moves out of range.
Strongham blocks a head kick by Goc.
Goc tries to keep at a distance but Strongham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Strongham misses with a punch on the inside.
Goc stalls.
Goc is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Strongham is keeping busy.
Strongham lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Strongham blocks a body shot from Goc.
Strongham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strongham throws a low kick but Goc moves out of range easily.
Strongham takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Strongham scores with a nice right hand.
Strongham throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Strongham lands a slapping body shot.
Strongham looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goc moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Goc misses with the body kick
and Strongham counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Strongham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strongham throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Goc counters with a slapping leg kick.
Strongham has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goc.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Strongham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Strongham fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goc.
Goc lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Goc.
Goc throws an overhand right that lands on Strongham's shoulder, as Strongham tries to avoid the shot.
Goc misses with a straight left.
Strongham throws a sloppy head kick and Goc moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by Strongham. Beautiful body shot.
Goc throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Goc.
Goc scores with a spinning back kick!
Strongham is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A big left from Strongham misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goc tried to score with a low kick but Strongham checks it.
Strongham closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Strongham throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Strongham.
Strongham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Goc looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Goc taking a breather.
Strongham lands a knee to the head.
Goc blocks a body shot from Strongham.
A short uppercut from Strongham.
Strongham throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Strongham breaks from the clinch.
Strongham doesn't manage to clinch there - Goc circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strongham jabs Goc to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Strongham throws a leg kick but Goc sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A lazy left from Strongham finds it's target.
Good leg kick by Goc there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goc tries to land a front kick but Strongham steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Goc tries to bum rush Strongham with a series of wild strikes but Strongham uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Strongham missing with a left hand there. Goc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goc throws a combination that misses
and Strongham counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Goc looks to throw a body kick
and Strongham counters with a body kick that stops Goc in his tracks momentarily.
Goc fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Strongham has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Strongham thumps Goc with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tedd Strongham comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Strongham has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 47:48
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 47:48
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tedd Strongham!
Tedd Strongham is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Tedd Strongham misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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