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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Batang Kock (ranked 971 p4p, 1558 weight class) and Tiaoali Lvavatai (ranked 72 p4p, 109 weight class). Kock's entrance music is I will axe kick you, and I am not careful.. A fine choice. Lvavatai is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You Can Get It If You Really Want. Tiaoali Lvavatai has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Batang Kock's chin.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Batang Kock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiaoali Lvavatai !
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kock clinches up against the cage.
Lvavatai is trying to break the clinch but Kock has him pressed against the cage.
Kock lands a nice uppercut.
Kock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kock lands with a short shot to the head.
Lvavatai is looking to break free of the clinch but Kock has double underhooks.
Kock prevents Lvavatai from breaking the clinch.
Kock prevents Lvavatai from breaking the clinch.
Lvavatai wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A right hand to the body from Kock.
Kock lands a nice uppercut.
Kock swings wildly with an uppercut but Lvavatai uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lvavatai wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lvavatai is trying to force a seperation but Kock has the dominant position.
Kock pulls guard.
Lvavatai trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kock's guard.
Kock looking for a guillotine here but Lvavatai defends easily.
Lvavatai wants to stand but Kock is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lvavatai gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Lvavatai slaps away a takedown attempt from Kock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kock slips under a jab from Lvavatai .
Kock shoots for a double leg takedown but Lvavatai sprawls well. He's pushed Kock's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kock has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hidden in the buildup to the fight.
Lvavatai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lvavatai throws a hook to the side of Kock's head but Kock sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tiaoali Lvavatai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lvavatai on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lvavatai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Kock as he checks the leg kick.
The fighters circling - Lvavatai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lvavatai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Kock.
Lvavatai ducks right into an uppercut from Kock.
Lvavatai lands a jab to the head.
Lvavatai throws a front kick aimed at Kock's knee but Kock avoids it well.
Kock closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lvavatai circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Batang Kock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kock has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Kock fails to land.
The referee calls for Kock to work.
Kock pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kock moves away from the strike by Lvavatai .
Kock appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai dodges the punch combination from Kock.
Lvavatai misses with a head kick.
Kock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lvavatai .
Kock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kock misses with a body shot.
Lvavatai swings widly with a right hand
and Kock counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lvavatai thinking.
Lvavatai catches Kock with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lvavatai misses with an uppercut. Kock saw that one coming.
Kock misses with a body shot.
Kock misses with a kick to the body.
A bone on bone clash there as Kock blocks the leg kick.
Kock is looking to wear down Lvavatai with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lvavatai misses with a hook.
Lvavatai misses with an uppercut
and Kock counters with a left and a right that stings Lvavatai .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock moves out of range of the body kick from Lvavatai .
Kock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lvavatai throws a right hand that misses
and Kock counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lvavatai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kock is looking to counter punch.
Kock throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lvavatai throws a nice looking combination but Kock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kock slips a jab and a cross from Lvavatai .
Tiaoali Lvavatai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kock tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lvavatai was well out of range. Poor timing from Kock.
A swing and a miss from Lvavatai .
Kock swings for the body but Lvavatai moves out of range.
Kock rushes Lvavatai and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lvavatai wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batang Kock dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lvavatai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lvavatai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kock misses with the combination.
Kock cracks Lvavatai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lvavatai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lvavatai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kock misses with a body shot.
Lvavatai tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lvavatai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kock counters with a stiff right hand.
Lvavatai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lvavatai misses with a left hand
and Kock counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lvavatai misses its intended target.
Lvavatai throws a sloppy head kick and Kock moves out of range easily.
Kock throwing a counter right hand but Lvavatai manages to avoid it.
Kock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lvavatai can do to turn this around?
A big right from Lvavatai misses.
Lvavatai slaps away a takedown attempt from Kock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Kock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lvavatai .
Kock throws a front kick that sends Lvavatai stumbling back into the cage.
Kock lands with a hook. Lvavatai tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lvavatai throws a right hand that Kock ducks under and follows up with a left that Kock also avoids with ease.
Lvavatai throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kock moves out of range of the strikes.
Crunch! Kock slams his shin into Lvavatai 's torso.
Lvavatai thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kock changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lvavatai looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lvavatai is not content to let Kock control the position.
Lvavatai pushes Kock away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kock gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Kock is chipping away with strikes.
Lvavatai tries to escape but Kock is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kock tries for a kimura but Lvavatai is defending well.
Lvavatai taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lvavatai is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kock asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kock is looking to take a break and control but Lvavatai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kock is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lvavatai has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kock in side control, just content to control the action for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kock is looking to take a break and control but Lvavatai is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kock working the ground and pound from side control.
Lvavatai is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kock asserts his dominance and retains side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Batang Kock dominated that second round.
That's time! Kock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lvavatai misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Lvavatai misses the target.
Kock shoots in and gets a takedown into Lvavatai 's guard.
Lvavatai keeping moving, preventing Kock from controlling successfully.
Lvavatai has momentary wrist control but Kock slips an elbow through the middle.
Kock prevents Lvavatai from getting back to his feet.
Kock might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Kock landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lvavatai wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Kock manages to pass to side control.
Kock looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lvavatai is refusing to be controlled, as Kock sits in half guard.
Kock is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kock is looking to stall here but Lvavatai recovers full guard.
Lvavatai is looking to stand up but Kock isn't so interested in that idea.
Batang Kock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lvavatai uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Lvavatai missing with a left hand there. Kock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tiaoali Lvavatai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lvavatai throws a low kick but Kock moves out of range easily.
Lvavatai tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kock. Lvavatai shrugs it off though.
Kock just misses with a punch to the body.
Lvavatai throws a hook but Kock avoids it easily.
Lvavatai looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lvavatai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lvavatai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lvavatai slaps away a takedown attempt from Kock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lvavatai misses with a series of wild punches.
Lvavatai misses the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kock.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kock.
Lvavatai throws a right and a left that Kock avoids nicely.
Lvavatai throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kock throwing a counter right hand but Lvavatai manages to avoid it.
Kock with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kock lands a lovely overhand right.
Lvavatai loads up on a big right hand but Kock slips the punch.
Kock tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lvavatai manages to circle out of the way.
Lvavatai wants to slow Kock down by chopping away at his legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock defending well as Lvavatai loads up on a big left hand.
As Lvavatai looks to move away, Kock throws a big counter combo but Lvavatai just gets out of the way.
Lvavatai is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kock.
A big right from Lvavatai misses.
Kock seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lvavatai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Kock to counter with a crisp jab.
Lvavatai misses with a straight right.
Lvavatai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kock with a nice calf kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kock throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lvavatai throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kock swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lvavatai .
Lvavatai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kock swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kock ducks under a wild hook from Lvavatai .
Tiaoali Lvavatai has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kock slips a jab from Lvavatai .
Kock is looking to counter with a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tiaoali Lvavatai .
I think Kock 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Batang Kock!
In his post fight interview, Batang Kock started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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