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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Forest Beckford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brian Cohen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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180 cm
22
190 lbs
6 - 3 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Forest Beckford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen misses the jab.
A jab from Cohen misses.
Forest Beckford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckford has a takedown stuffed.
Cohen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beckford circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice sprawl there from Cohen as Beckford shoots in.
Beckford moves away from the strike by Cohen.
Cohen clobbers Beckford with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Forest Beckford has been cut.
Cohen throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cohen misses with an uppercut. Beckford saw that one coming.
Beckford will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forest Beckford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cohen throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Beckford stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Cohen follows into mount!
Beckford is rocked!
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!
Cohen throws a strike there. Beckford manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
Oh Beckford is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cohen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Beckford seems to have got his legs back now.
Cohen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen throwing shots but Beckford is blocking nicely.
Cohen thows a huge punch but Beckford dodges it nicely.
Cohen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cohen thows a huge punch but Beckford dodges it nicely.
Cohen is working for a submission of some sort.
Beckford trying to control here.
Beckford wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cohen leaves Beckford with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A slow jab from Beckford misses its intended target.
A swing and a miss from Beckford.
Cohen sizes up Beckford with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Forest Beckford's cut is getting worse.
Cohen connects with a looping right hand.
Cohen cracks Beckford with an uppercut from hell and Beckford crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Cohen's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Cohenis looking to pass into half guard but Beckford pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Beckford is in guard.
Cohen pulls Beckford in close to his closed guard and prevents Beckford from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cohen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cohen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckford throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cohen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cohen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Beckford defends well.
Cohen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Beckford throwing strikes but missing.
Beckford scoring with punches to the head and body.
Beckford has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cohen keeping full guard, as Beckford tries to pass.
Beckford slips nicely into half guard.
Beckford wants to take a breather but Cohen is having none of it.
Beckford tries to pass to full mount but Cohen defends it.
Cohen works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beckford wants to control from the top but Cohen keeps moving.
Beckford is fighting to break Cohen's control of his arms but Cohen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Cohen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Forest Beckford's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cohen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cohen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beckford looks for a takedown but Cohen sprawls well.
Beckford misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Beckford is defended easily by Cohen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Forest Beckford. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cohen misses with a two punch combination.
Beckford looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cohen is fending him off so far but Beckford persists. Nope, Cohen circles away and we're back to standing.
Cohen cracks Beckford with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckford is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Cohen's half guard.
Beckford tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cohen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cohen keeping hold of Beckford's head, controlling as best he can.
Cohen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Beckford looks to land a strike but Cohen avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cohen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cohen has Beckford pulled in close to control his posture.
Cohen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cohen trying to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Beckford shoots in but Cohen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Beckford fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen drops Beckford with a left and a right! Oh, Beckford is hurt - Cohen dives into side control looking to finish!
Forest Beckford's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Beckford taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jeez, Forest Beckford's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Forest Beckford's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Brian Cohen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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