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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ahmed Koulibaly (ranked 5699 p4p, 0 weight class) and Test Steve Jr (ranked 5702 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ahmed Koulibaly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Test Steve Jr!
The judges for this bout are Eliza Hachem, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koulibaly looks to score with a jab to the body but Steve Jr is just out of range.
Steve Jr is looking to clinch.
Steve Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Koulibaly looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Koulibaly - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Koulibaly throws an elbow but it misses.
Koulibaly lands a body shot.
A short left from Steve Jr.
Koulibaly misses with an elbow strike.
Steve Jr lands a right hand that snaps the head of Koulibaly backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
Koulibaly misses with a body punch.
Steve Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Koulibaly uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Koulibaly fails to land.
Koulibaly struggles to land a body shot inside as Steve Jr controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koulibaly blocking some punches.
Koulibaly looking to stall.
Steve Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Koulibaly throws an elbow that misses.
Koulibaly misses with a hook to the ribs.
Koulibaly misses with a body punch.
Koulibaly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Steve Jr lands a right hand.
Koulibaly misses with a punch to the body.
A short uppercut from Koulibaly.
Steve Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Steve Jr fails to land.
Steve Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Koulibaly.
Steve Jr avoids a wild elbow strike from Koulibaly.
Koulibaly scores with a shot to the side of Steve Jr's head.
Koulibaly doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koulibaly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Steve Jr fails to land.
Koulibaly throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Koulibaly scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koulibaly throws a head punch that misses.
Koulibaly goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Steve Jr blocks an uppercut.
Steve Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Steve Jr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koulibaly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Steve Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Steve Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Koulibaly.
Koulibaly blocks a body shot from Steve Jr.
Koulibaly prevents a body shot from Steve Jr.
Koulibaly misses with the head strike.
Koulibaly throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steve Jrs head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koulibaly has a couple of punches blocked by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr lands a body shot.
Steve Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Koulibaly or not.
Koulibaly makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Koulibaly misses with a punch to the body.
Steve Jr lands with a right to the head.
Steve Jr tries to pull guard but Koulibaly forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Koulibaly's elbow.
Steve Jr scores with a shot to the side of Koulibaly's head.
Koulibaly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve Jr misses with some punches.
Steve Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Steve Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Steve Jr lands with a right to the head.
Koulibaly misses with a hook from the clinch.
Steve Jr tries to work over Koulibaly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koulibaly has a couple of punches blocked by Steve Jr.
Koulibaly tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters up against the cage, Koulibaly throws an elbow but misses.
Koulibaly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Steve Jr is trying to pull guard but Koulibaly turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Koulibaly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Steve Jr backwards.
Steve Jr manages to pull guard.
Steve Jr has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Koulibaly is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Steve Jr.
Koulibaly will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Koulibaly is looking to take a break and control but Steve Jr is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steve Jr struggling a bit here.
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 Ahmed Koulibaly will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Steve Jr misses with an uppercut. Koulibaly saw that one coming.
Steve Jr lands with a good body shot.
Koulibaly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Steve Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Steve Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the liver by Koulibaly. Beautiful body shot.
Steve Jr misses with a right hand
enabling Koulibaly to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Steve Jr.
Koulibaly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve Jr.
Koulibaly was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Koulibaly scores with a nice right hand.
Steve Jr cracks Koulibaly with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steve Jr tries to clinch but Koulibaly is having none of it.
Koulibaly takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve Jr cracks Koulibaly with an open hand slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steve Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Koulibaly has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Koulibaly there as he acknowledges the shot.
Steve Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steve Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Koulibaly misses with a body shot.
Steve Jr misses with an uppercut
and Koulibaly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steve Jr gets a clinch.
Koulibaly fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Koulibaly throws a punch but it's blocked by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Steve Jr misses with some punches.
Steve Jr tries a body shot but Koulibaly blocks it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steve Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Koulibaly controls his hands.
Steve Jr blocks an uppercut.
Steve Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Koulibaly uses good head movement to avoid it.
Koulibaly swings wildly with an uppercut but Steve Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Steve Jr lands a body punch.
Koulibaly misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Koulibaly lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Steve Jr.
Koulibaly misses with a body punch.
Koulibaly throws an elbow but it misses.
Steve Jr is working Koulibaly over against the cage.
Steve Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Koulibaly uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koulibaly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steve Jr's elbow.
Koulibaly lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Steve Jr blocking some punches.
Steve Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Test Steve Jr has been cut.
Steve Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Koulibaly fails to land.
Koulibaly can't find room to land a body shot as Steve Jr controls the action.
Steve Jr misses with the head strike.
Steve Jr tries to throw a body punch but Koulibaly avoids it by throwing Steve Jr back against the cage.
Steve Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Koulibaly.
Koulibaly lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Koulibaly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Steve Jr working aggressively here.
Koulibaly tries to work over Steve Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koulibaly keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Steve Jr's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Steve Jr.
Nice body punch from Steve Jr.
Come on Koulibaly - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Steve Jr tries to work over Koulibaly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Koulibaly prevents a body shot from Steve Jr.
Koulibaly working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Steve Jr misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steve Jr blocks an uppercut.
Koulibaly lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Steve Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Koulibaly fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Steve Jr fails to land.
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 Ahmed Koulibaly will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Test Steve Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Koulibaly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve Jr.
Koulibaly swats away the attempt to clinch by Steve Jr.
Koulibaly gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Steve Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koulibaly.
Steve Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Koulibaly was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve Jr.
Koulibaly throws a big counter combination but Steve Jr scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Koulibaly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steve Jr throws out a counter right but Koulibaly avoids it with no problem.
Koulibaly throws a body shot but no joy.
Koulibaly walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koulibaly takes one to the chin there.
Steve Jr scores with a body shot.
Steve Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Koulibaly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koulibaly throws the left hand but Steve Jr avoids the punch easily.
Koulibaly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Koulibaly throws a lazy right hand but Steve Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Steve Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Koulibaly keeps the fight on the outside.
Koulibaly is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koulibaly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr tries to clinch but Koulibaly is having none of it.
Koulibaly with a nice cross.
Test Steve Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Steve Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Koulibaly is just out of range.
Koulibaly was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koulibaly uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve Jr.
Steve Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Koulibaly counters with a nice body shot.
Koulibaly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steve Jr.
Steve Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koulibaly lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab, jab by Steve Jr - just one landing.
Steve Jr lands with a nice combination. Koulibaly backs away looking to recover.
Koulibaly's corner calls for a 1-2. Koulibaly obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Steve Jr slips a jab from Koulibaly.
Steve Jr throws a hook but Koulibaly avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Steve Jr.
Koulibaly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Steve Jr is looking to clinch.
Koulibaly jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Steve Jr looks to land a right hand but Koulibaly moved out of range.
Koulibaly scores with a shot to the body.
Steve Jr throws a lazy right hand but Koulibaly sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Koulibaly misses.
Koulibaly swinging wildly here.
Steve Jr misses with a straight right.
Koulibaly misses with a hook to the body
and Steve Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Steve Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Koulibaly counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Koulibaly tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Steve Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Koulibaly.
Test Steve Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koulibaly looks to land a combination but Steve Jr avoids it well.
A nice side step and Steve Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Koulibaly just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve Jr throws a counter combo.
Steve Jr takes a swing at Koulibaly's ribcage but misses.
Koulibaly swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve Jr misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koulibaly moves out of range as Steve Jr strikes.
Koulibaly keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steve Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Koulibaly moves away.
Steve Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Koulibaly connects with a crisp jab.
Koulibaly slips under a jab from Steve Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Koulibaly takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Koulibaly lands a nice looking body shot.
Steve Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Koulibaly moves into range and connects with a jab.
Koulibaly throws a jab when Steve Jr was well out of range.
Steve Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ahmed Koulibaly.
Well Koulibaly 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 Eliza Hachem scores the fight for Ahmed Koulibaly!
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight for Test Steve Jr!
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight for Ahmed Koulibaly!
Ahmed Koulibaly wins by split decision!
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energy
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