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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Cox (ranked 4339 p4p, 4177 weight class) and Petr Yan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined |
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Josh Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Petr Yan!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Winston Howard and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox swats away the attempt to clinch by Yan.
Cox sizes up Yan with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yan misses with a right hand
and Cox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cox listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Yan tries to clinch
and Cox counters with a left to the body.
Cox lands a slapping body shot.
Cox works over Yan's head and body with a nice combination.
Yan fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheers as Cox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Yan doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yan moves in looking to clinch but Cox pushes him off.
Yan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cox checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox swings for the body but Yan moves out of range.
A big right from Yan misses.
Yan tries to clinch but Cox moves out of range.
Yan tries to clinch up.
Yan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cox counters with a nice body shot.
Cox moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Yan tries to clinch but Cox is having none of it.
Cox goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Yan tries to clinch up but Cox circles away and keeps his distance.
Yan darts in trying to clinch
letting Cox counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Yan tries to clinch up but Cox circles away and keeps his distance.
Cox throws a body punch but Yan moves out of range.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yan fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cox was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yan tries to clinch up but Cox circles away and keeps his distance.
Yan tries to clinch
and Cox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Petr Yan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yan wants to clinch.
It looked like Cox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan tries to clinch
and Cox counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cox jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cox throws out a powerful jab.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yan wants to clinch but Cox slips to the side
and Cox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A lazy left from Cox finds it's target.
Yan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Yan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cox makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yan closes the distance but Cox moves to the side
and Cox counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yan doesn't manage to clinch there - Cox circles away.
Cox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Yan tries to clinch but Cox moves away
and Cox connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cox misses the shot to the body.
Yan is looking to clinch but Cox is avoiding it.
Cox just misses with a punch to the body.
Yan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Yan fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cox keeps the fight on the outside.
Yan wants to clinch but Cox slips to the side
and Cox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch but Cox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Cox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Cox dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yan tries to clinch
enabling Cox to counter with a crisp jab.
Cox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yan can do to turn this around?
Yan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cox throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It seemed like Yan was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Yan takes one to the chin there.
Yan wants to clinch but Cox slips to the side
and Cox counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cox lands with a cross.
Cox misses the shot to the body.
Yan moves to clinch but Cox breaks away
enabling Cox to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cox's jab looks to have found its range, popping Yan under the eye.
Yan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Cox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cox scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
Yan closes the distance but Cox moves to the side
and Cox counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yan closes the distance but Cox moves to the side
and Yan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Yan might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cox has got the better of the exchanges.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cox!
Yan is rocked!
Yan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cox.
Yan feints a counter leg kick.
Yan is still on wobbly legs! Can Cox finish him?
Cox misses with an uppercut. Yan saw that one coming.
Yan seems to have recovered his senses.
Yan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yan tries to clinch
and Cox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cox thuds a left hand into Yan's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yan closes the distance but Cox moves to the side
and Cox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cox stuns Yan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Yan throws a hook but Cox avoids it easily.
Yan has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yan tries to clinch up.
Yan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Yan tries to clinch but Cox moves out of range.
Yan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yan looks to land a left hand but Cox moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox lands with a nice combination. Yan backs away looking to recover.
Yan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cox lands a jab to Yan's midsection.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Josh Cox is winning the standup battle so far.
Yan wants to clinch up but Cox keeps it at a distance.
It looked like Cox wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yan looks to clinch
letting Cox counter with a right hand.
Yan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cox's hands.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cox throws a good cross that connects.
Cox misses with a few strikes there.
Yan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Yan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yan moves in looking to clinch but Cox pushes him off.
Cox swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Yan fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Cox was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yan.
Yan is looking to clinch but Cox is avoiding it.
Cox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cox lands with a nice body punch.
Cox throws out a loose jab but Yan uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Yan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch but Cox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yan misses with an uppercut
and Cox counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yan closes the distance but Cox moves to the side
and Cox counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Cox dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Cox smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Cox was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Yan moves in looking to clinch but Cox pushes him off.
Yan tries to clinch
and Cox cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yan looks to clinch
and Cox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cox circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cox counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cox throws a shot to the body.
Yan moves to clinch but Cox breaks away
and Cox counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yan moves in looking to clinch but Cox pushes him off.
Yan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yan doesn't manage to clinch there - Cox circles away.
No joy there for Cox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yan is looking to clinch but Cox is avoiding it.
Cox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yan doesn't manage to clinch there - Cox circles away.
Yan closes the distance but Cox moves to the side
and Cox counters with a stiff right hand.
Cox stuns Yan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cox throws a body shot but no joy.
Yan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cox throws a big counter combination but Yan scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yan is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cox misses the shot to the body.
Yan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yan wants to clinch.
Yan misses with a combination
and Cox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Cox counter with a right hand.
Yan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cox.
Yan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yan is looking to clinch.
Yan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cox counters with a straight right hand.
Cox jabs Yan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yan drops his hands momentarily and Cox takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Yan wants to clinch up but Cox keeps it at a distance.
Josh Cox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Yan wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Cox misses.
Yan tries to counter with a clinch but Cox shakes him off and moves away.
Cox connects with a body shot.
Cox misses with a wild combination.
Yan doesn't manage to clinch there - Cox circles away.
Petr Yan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Yan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yan is looking to clinch.
Yan doesn't manage to clinch there - Cox circles away.
Yan moves in looking to clinch but Cox pushes him off.
Yan tries to clinch there but Cox circles away.
Yan looks to land a right hand but Cox moved out of range.
Cox was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Cox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cox 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:24
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:24
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Cox!
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FIGHT
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