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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Koshcheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koshcheck comes to the cage accompanied by To Be Loved-Papa Roach. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 cm
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170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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185 cm
18
176 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Paulo Koshcheck! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Royce Gracie! The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Koshcheck tries a head kick but it misses.
Koshcheck looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Gracie tries to clinch but Koshcheck is having none of it. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Koshcheck misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch. Koshcheck misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer. No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Koshcheck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Koshcheck looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Koshcheck misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch. Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out! Koshcheck stuffs the takedown. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Koshcheck dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gracie checks a leg kick. Gracie fails in his attempt to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Koshcheck pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gracie is out of range and Koshcheck settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round. Koshcheck throws a nice inside leg kick. Koshcheck throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Koshcheck throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless. Koshcheck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Koshcheck which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Koshcheck looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well. Gracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Koshcheck circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie. Gracie moves in looking to clinch but Koshcheck pushes him off. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Koshcheck dominated that second round. 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gracie tries to clinch but Koshcheck is having none of it. Koshcheck avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Koshcheck throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease. Paulo Koshcheck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round. Koshcheck throws a leg kick that misses. Koshcheck lands a head kick!
Koshcheck throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Koshcheck stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A punch combination from Koshcheck misses. Royce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Gracie wants to clinch up but Koshcheck keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Gracie shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Koshcheck defends it nicely. Koshcheck fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that's the end of the fight! Paulo Koshcheck showed his dominance in that final round. Well Koshcheck has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Suge Night scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27 Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Koshcheck!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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