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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafal Koks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Massey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Koks comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - We right here. Rob Massey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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155 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
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148 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafal Koks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rob Massey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massey misses with a hook.
Koks throws a big counter combination but Massey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Koks cracks Massey with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Massey misses with a wild body shot.
Koks misses with an uppercut. Massey saw that one coming.
Massey throws a right hand that misses
and Koks cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Koks scores with a leg kick.
Koks tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Massey was well out of range. Poor timing from Koks.
An inside leg kick lands from Koks.
Koks moves into the clinch.
Koks blocking some punches.
Massey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Koks has Massey pressed against the cage, preventing Massey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Koks throws a punch but it's blocked by Massey.
Massey misses with a body punch.
I was talking to Koks's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Koks prevents a body shot from Massey.
Massey digs a right hand into Koks's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Koks's gas tank.
Massey misses with a punch to the body.
Massey has a couple of punches blocked by Koks.
Koks misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massey working hard to break the clinch.
Koks pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Massey swings wildly with an uppercut but Koks uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Koks.
Massey throws a head punch that misses.
Koks lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Massey working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Koks lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Koks swings wildly with an uppercut but Massey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koks lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Massey lands a left hand that snaps the head of Koks backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Massey.
Massey misses with a punch to the body.
Massey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Koks misses with a hook from the clinch.
Koks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Massey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Massey struggles to land a body shot inside as Koks controls his hands.
Massey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koks's corner calls for a 1-2. Koks obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Koks throws a body shot but no joy.
Koks tries to bum rush Massey with a series of wild strikes but Massey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Koks displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Massey throws out the jab.
Koks swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Massey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Koks keeps Massey at a distance using the push kick.
Massey takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Koks with a nice cross.
Koks slips under a jab.
Koks uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Massey.
Massey misses with a looping right.
Massey on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Massey misses with a looping left.
Massey takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Koks buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koks looks to land a right hand but Massey moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koks moves out of range of the strikes.
Koks scores with a leg kick.
Koks has managed to clinch.
Massey pushes Koks back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Massey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Koks blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Massey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Massey breaks the clinch.
Koks avoids the body shot from Massey.
Koks is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Massey.
Koks throws out a loose jab but Massey uses good head movement to avoid it.
It seemed like Massey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Massey gets tackled into the cage by Koks. Koks maintains the clinch.
Koks misses with an elbow strike.
Massey blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Massey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koks pushes off an throws an elbow but Massey leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Massey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Koks misses with a left hand
and Massey counters with a stiff right hand.
Massey tries to score with a low kick but Koks moves his leg out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Massey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Koks sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Massey takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Massey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koks manages to avoid it.
Massey swings for the body but Koks moves out of range.
Koks looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Massey misses the jab.
Rafal Koks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koks with a hook.
Massey throws a leg kick
enabling Koks to counter with a crisp jab.
Koks connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Massey momentarily.
Koks is looking to slow Massey down with leg kicks.
Massey takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Koks darts in trying to clinch
and Massey counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Massey throws a body punch but Koks moves out of range.
Koks goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Massey throws out a counter right but Koks avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafal Koks dominated that 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.
Massey misses with a body shot.
Koks misses with an uppercut.
Koks misses with a looping left.
Massey throws a hook but Koks avoids it easily.
Koks is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Massey can do to turn this around?
Massey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Koks manages to avoid it.
Rafal Koks is winning the standup battle so far.
Koks feints a jab promting Massey to slip. Koks then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Massey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Massey tries to keep at a distance but Koks has taken the fight into the clinch.
Koks pushes Massey back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Massey is trying to break the clinch but Koks is controlling him.
A shot in the inside from Koks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koks lands with a left to the head.
Koks lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Massey working hard to break the clinch.
Massey breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Koks blocks a head kick by Massey.
Koks throws a quick counter head kick but Massey was just out of range.
Koks takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koks moves out of range as Massey strikes.
Massey throws a body shot but no joy.
Massey misses with a wild combination.
Massey just misses with a punch to the body.
Massey swings for the body but Koks moves out of range.
Koks works the jab nicely.
Massey on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Massey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koks.
Koks ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Massey moves away.
Massey looks to land a left hand but Koks moved out of range nicely.
Massey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koks throws a big counter combination but Massey scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Massey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Koks counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koks forces Massey back against the cage and clinches.
Massey is trying to break the clinch but Koks has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Koks just misses with a elbow thrown towards Massey's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massey is trying to break the clinch but Koks is controlling him.
Koks tries to throw a body punch but Massey avoids it by throwing Koks back against the cage.
Massey blocks the elbow strike.
Koks lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Massey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rafal Koks has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Koks swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Koks lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Massey or not.
Koks lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Massey's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Massey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Koks scores with a hook to the body.
Massey tries to throw a body punch but Koks avoids it by throwing Massey back against the cage.
A short left from Koks.
Massey is rocked!
Koks lands with a right to the head.
Massey is still on wobbly legs! Can Koks finish him?
Koks lands an elbow just above Massey 's eye.
Koks throws a big uppercut that drops Massey! More strikes from Koks and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Massey lies dazed against the cage as Koks celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafal Koks!
A relieved looking Rafal Koks thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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