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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Zullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sid Cosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zullo comes to the cage accompanied by Assistant To The Regional Manager - The Devil Wears Prada. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cosby's choice of entrance music: All Star. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
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180 cm
21
178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Zullo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sid Cosby!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Bruno Hogan and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zullo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cosby just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Cosby does no damage.
Zullo shoots in for a takedown but Cosby shows good takedown defense.
Zullo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cosby sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zullo somewhat.
Zullo misses with a takedown attempt - Cosby sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Zullo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cosby catches Zullo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cosby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zullo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zullo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cosby throws a hook but Zullo avoids it easily.
Cosby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby misses with a straight left.
A lazy left from Cosby finds it's target.
Zullo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cosby looks to land a right hand but Zullo moved out of range.
Cosby throws a looping overhand right but Zullo ducks down to avoid it.
Cosby lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cosby displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zullo.
Sid Cosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosby looks to land a left hand but Zullo moved out of range nicely.
Cosby swings for the body but Zullo moves out of range.
Cosby leaves Zullo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zullo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cosby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zullo.
Zullo shoots for a double leg takedown but Cosby sprawls well. He's pushed Zullo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cosby misses with a few strikes there.
Cosby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cosby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zullo.
Cosby misses with a jab, cross combination.
Zullo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cosby avoids it really well and circles away.
Cosby throws a nice looking combination but Zullo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Zullo doesn't seem bothered though.
A jab from Cosby finds it's way through Zullo's defenses.
Cosby misses with a hook.
Cosby thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Cosby - just one landing.
Zullo avoids the body shot from Cosby.
Cosby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cosby throws a jab but it's blocked by Zullo.
Cosby will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cosby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Zullo.
Cosby thows a body shot but no joy.
Cosby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cosby throws a body punch but Zullo moves out of range.
Cosby misses with the combination.
Cosby lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cosby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zullo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Cosby.
Zullo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Cosby dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Horrible takedown by Zullo or perhaps it was just good defense by Cosby which made him look bad.
Zullo needs to keep his hands up - Cosby had a free shot at his head there.
Cosby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Cosby misses.
Cosby throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Zullo.
No joy there for Cosby, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cosby just misses with a punch to the body.
A punch combination from Cosby misses.
Sid Cosby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zullo closes the distance and clinches up with Cosby, looking for a takedown. Zullo pushes Cosby against the cage but Cosby circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Zullo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Zullo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cosby connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zullo has a takedown stuffed.
Zullo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zullo dodges the punch combination from Cosby.
Zullo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cosby misses with a hook.
Cosby works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Zullo shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cosby pinned against the cage. Cosby gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cosby stuns Zullo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cosby wants it to stay on the feet.
Cosby throws a right hand that Zullo ducks under and follows up with a left that Zullo also avoids with ease.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Zullo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cosby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cosby misses the shot to the body.
Sid Cosby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cosby throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zullo misses with a leg kick.
Cosby scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cosby throws a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Cosby. No joy for Zullo on that attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby throws a hook but Zullo avoids it easily.
Zullo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cosby.
Cosby throws a looping overhand right but Zullo ducks down to avoid it.
Cosby takes a swing at Zullo's ribcage but misses.
Cosby lands a nice looking body shot.
Cosby connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Zullo momentarily.
Zullo avoids a punch combination nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zullo.
Nice uppercut lands for Cosby. That snapped Zullo's head back.
Zullo shoots in for a takedown but Cosby shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby lands with a hook. Zullo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cosby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zullo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zullo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cosby defends it nicely.
Sid Cosby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cosby misses with a straight left.
Cosby misses with an uppercut.
Cosby connects with a right hand. Zullo shakes it off.
Cosby jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cosby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sid Cosby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cosby looks to throw the jab but Zullo is out of range.
Zullo moves out of range as Cosby strikes.
Zullo slips a straight right by Cosby.
Nice takedown defense from Cosby. No joy for Zullo on that attempt.
Cosby connects with a body shot.
Cosby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cosby throws a lazy right hand but Zullo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cosby works Zullo's body with a nice hook.
Cosby scores with a jab to the body.
Zullo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Zullo might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cosby cracks Zullo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cosby throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cosby stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cosby wants it to stay on the feet.
Zullo dodges the punch combination from Cosby.
Cosby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cosby!
Zullo shoots in for a takedown but Cosby shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Zullo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cosby lands a right hook to the body.
Cosby scores with a nice right hand.
Cosby misses with a looping left.
Cosby lands a nice shot that snaps Zullo's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cosby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cosby cracks Zullo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zullo looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big right from Cosby misses.
A jab from Cosby does it's job there.
Cosby misses with a two punch combination.
Cosby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Zullo.
Cosby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zullo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cosby's waist but Cosby gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Zullo off to one side.
Cosby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Zullo fails with a takedown attempt.
Zullo tries to clinch there but Cosby circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby misses with a body shot.
Zullo shoots in for a takedown but Cosby shows good takedown defense.
Zullo slips a straight right by Cosby.
Cosby lands with an uppercut that bounces Zullo off the cage and back into rage.
Cosby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zullo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cosby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zullo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cosby misses with a body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Zullo.
Zullo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cosby.
Sid Cosby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cosby throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zullo avoids the body shot from Cosby.
Zullo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cosby manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Zullo drops back looking for a leg! Cosby is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cosby manages to kick Zullo off! Zullo jumps back into Cosby's guard.
Zullo prevents Cosby from getting back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sid Cosby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cosby winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sid Cosby!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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