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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pope Cozad (ranked 3702 p4p, 5732 weight class) and Bruno Dukic (ranked 455 p4p, 580 weight class). Cozad's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Spirit In The Sky- Norman Greenbaum. Pope Cozad has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pope Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruno Dukic!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozad slips under a jab from Dukic.
Nice uppercut there from Cozad.
Cozad will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dukic throws out a counter right but Cozad avoids it with no problem.
Dukic moves out of range of the leg kick from Cozad.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cozad loads up on a big right hand but Dukic slips the punch.
Dukic moves out of range as Cozad strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Cozad keeps it at a distance.
Cozad tried to counter with a leg kick but Dukic avoided it.
Pope Cozad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dukic rushes Cozad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A hook to the body from Dukic.
Cozad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Dukic swings wildly with an uppercut but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dukic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cozad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cozad swats away the attempt to clinch by Dukic.
Dukic slips under a jab from Cozad.
Cozad throws a hook to the side of Dukic's head but Dukic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cozad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cozad throws a low kick but Dukic moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dukic uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cozad.
Dukic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cozad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dukic.
Dukic takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dukic stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cozad.
Cozad throws a sloppy head kick and Dukic moves out of range easily.
Dukic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cozad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dukic's hands.
Cozad throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Cozad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cozad is looking to counter punch.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch but Cozad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dukic wants to clinch up but Cozad keeps it at a distance.
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cozad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dukic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Cozad misses with an attempted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dukic! But no joy.
Cozad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dukics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cozad swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cozad throws a jab but it's blocked by Dukic.
Cozad is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cozad throws a hook to the side of Dukic's head but Dukic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A bone on bone clash there as Dukic blocks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Cozad misses its intended target.
Cozad wants to slow Dukic down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cozad throws a hook but Dukic blocks it.
Cozad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Dukic's hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pope Cozad dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cozad throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Dukic to counter with a crisp jab.
Dukic tries to clinch but Cozad is having none of it.
Dukic tries to clinch there but Cozad circles away.
Cozad swings widly with a right hand
and Dukic counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cozad thinking.
Cozad swings widly with a right hand
and Dukic counters with a nice uppercut.
Pope Cozad is winning the standup battle so far.
Dukic has managed to clinch.
Cozad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cozad misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cozad cracks Dukic with an open hand slap.
Cozad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dukic can do to turn this around?
Dukic tries to clinch up but Cozad circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cozad lands a leg kick that knocks Dukic off balance momentarily.
Pope Cozad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cozad lands a glancing blow to the side of Dukic's head.
Cozad cracks Dukic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cozad. Dukic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dukic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Cozad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cozad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dukic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cozad has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dukic moves in looking to clinch but Cozad pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Dukic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A nice leg kick from Cozad, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Cozad is avoiding it.
Dukic pushes Cozad up against the cage in a clinch.
Dukic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dukic blocks a body shot from Cozad.
Dukic keeps control of Cozad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dukic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Dukic.
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!
Cozad blocks an uppercut.
Dukic is looking to control Cozad's arms but Cozad gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dukic has his back to the cage.
Cozad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cozad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cozad misses with a punch to the body.
Cozad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dukic scores with a jab. Cozad acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad throws a head kick that misses
and Dukic counters with a stiff right hand.
Cozad rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dukic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cozad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dukic blocks a jab.
Cozad tries to work over Dukic's front leg with a kick but Dukic checks it.
Dukic tries to clinch up but Cozad circles away and keeps his distance.
Dukic tries to clinch there but Cozad circles away.
Dukic throws out a loose jab but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dukic checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Cozad is avoiding it.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cozad swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cozad fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dukic just manages to avoid it.
A jab from Cozad misses.
Dukic swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dukic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A big left from Cozad misses.
Cozad throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dukic.
A low kick from Cozad misses
and Dukic counters with a nice uppercut.
Dukic is looking to clinch but Cozad is avoiding it.
Cozad looks to land a right hand but Dukic moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Dukic on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pope Cozad dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Dukic checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cozad pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dukic is out of range and Cozad settles back down.
Cozad fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dukic on the side of the head.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cozad!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dukic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cozad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dukic closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cozad counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dukic tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cozad keeps the fight on the outside.
Cozad throws a poor cross that misses
and Dukic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cozad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cozad throws an overhand right that lands on Dukic's shoulder, as Dukic tries to avoid the shot.
Dukic clinches with his opponent.
Cozad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cozad misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dukic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cozad misses with some punches.
The referee calls for Cozad to work.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cozad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cozad is stalling here.
Cozad lands an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cozad blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cozad.
Dukic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dukic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cozad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dukic misses with some punches.
Dukic working aggressively here.
Cozad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dukic lands with a short shot to the head.
Dukic misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dukic breaks from the clinch.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cozad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dukic clinches up with Cozad and pushes him back against the cage.
Dukic misses with some punches.
Cozad lands with a short shot to the head.
Cozad manages to break the clinch.
Dukic might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Jab by Cozad.
Dukic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cozad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cozad scoring well with a low kick there.
Sloppy strikes from Cozad. Those never looked like landing.
Cozad misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad throws a big shot that misses.
Dukic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dukic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cozad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cozad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dukic blocks a jab.
Dukic ducks right into an uppercut from Cozad.
Cozad misses with a left hand
and Dukic connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dukic tries to clinch but Cozad is having none of it.
Cozad throws a hook to the side of Dukic's head but Dukic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dukic looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dukic tries to clinch up.
Bruno Dukic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pope Cozad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dukic fails in his attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pope Cozad showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cozad, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pope Cozad!
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