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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connor Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Willis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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158 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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165 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Connor Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Cody Willis!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Atkins and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willis misses with a low kick.
Cozad avoids a punch combination nicely.
Willis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cozad was well out of range. Poor timing from Willis.
Cozad wants to land a leg kick but Willis is out of range.
Willis leaves Cozad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cozad throws a sloppy head kick and Willis moves out of range easily.
A punch combination from Cozad misses.
Cody Willis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Willis throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Willis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cozad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Willis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cozad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Willis. No joy for Cozad on that attempt.
Willis's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cozad under the eye.
Cozad misses with a low kick.
Cozad lands a glancing blow to the side of Willis's head.
Cozad throws an overhand right that lands on Willis's shoulder, as Willis tries to avoid the shot.
Cody Willis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cozad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cozad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Cozad with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor Cozad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Willis scores with a four punch combination!
Willis lands with a shot to the body.
Cozad scores with a jab to the head.
Cozad dives in and grabs Willis's left leg, looking for a takedown. Willis pushes down on Cozad's head and hops out.
Horrible takedown by Cozad or perhaps it was just good defense by Willis which made him look bad.
Willis misses with a left hand
and Cozad counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A leg kick checked by Willis.
Willis blocks the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cozad misses with a straight left.
Cozad's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cozad duly obliges.
Willis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cozad blocks a jab.
Donk. Cozad catches Willis right on the button with a cross.
Cozad ducks under a wild hook from Willis.
Willis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Willis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cozad blocks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cozad misses its intended target.
Cozad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cozad's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Willis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cozad scrambles back to his feet.
Cozad fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Willis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cozad.
Cozad fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Willis checks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cozad slips a jab and a cross from Willis.
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 Connor Cozad will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cozad moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Willis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cozad was well out of range. Poor timing from Willis.
Cozad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Willis moves out of range of the leg kick from Cozad.
A telegraphed right hand from Willis misses the target.
Cozad moves out of range of the leg kick from Willis.
Cozad takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Willis scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cozad doesn't seem bothered though.
Willis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cozad is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cozad thuds a left hand into Willis's body.
Willis throws a jab when Cozad was well out of range.
Willis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Willis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Connor Cozad is winning the standup battle so far.
Willis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cozad is just out of range.
Cozad connects with a jab.
Cozad will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Willis checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis defending well as Cozad loads up on a big left hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Cozad.
Cozad misses with a kick to the body.
Cozad throws a one two combo.
Cozad closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cozad throws a leg kick which misses Willis's front leg but catches the back leg as Willis tries to avoid it.
Willis tried to score with a low kick but Cozad checks it.
Willis slips under a jab from Cozad.
Willis misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Willis keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Willis misses.
Willis lunges at Cozad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cozad's hand.
Cozad ducks right into an uppercut from Willis.
Willis throws a combination. Cozad tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cozad throws a right hand that Willis ducks under and follows up with a left that Willis also avoids with ease.
Willis swinging wildly here.
Willis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cozad throws out the jab.
A jab lands there for Willis.
A telegraphed right hand from Willis misses the target.
Cozad jabs at Willis's body.
Cozad on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Willis. Willis obviously looking to wear him down.
Cozad misses with a head kick.
Willis is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cozad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Willis lands a jab.
Cozad throws the left hand but Willis avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cody Willis will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A big left from Willis misses.
Willis throws a nice looking combination but Cozad bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cozad misses with a takedown
enabling Willis to counter with a crisp jab.
Cozad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Willis circles away.
Cozad looks to land a combination but Willis avoids it well.
Willis moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cozad walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cozad moves out of range as Willis strikes.
Cozad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Willis catches Cozad with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Cozad finds it's way through Willis's defenses.
Willis lands with a right hand.
Willis pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Willis jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Connor Cozad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willis scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cozad avoids the body shot from Willis.
Willis throws a hook to the side of Cozad's head but Cozad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willis throws a poor cross that misses
so Cozad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cozad gets to his feet - Willis follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Willis checks a leg kick.
Willis fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cozad fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cozad swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Willis to counter with a crisp jab.
Willis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cozad moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cozad looks to score with a jab to the body but Willis is just out of range.
Willis loads up on a big right hand but Cozad slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad throws a body kick that misses.
Cozad lands with a nice combination. Willis backs away looking to recover.
Cozad walks into a stiff left hand from Willis.
Cozad is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Willis.
Cozad throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cozad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Willis avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor Cozad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Willis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cozad is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willis looks to score with a jab to the body but Cozad is just out of range.
Willis is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cozad misses with a wild combination.
Willis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cozad is out of range and Willis settles back down.
Willis blocks a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cozad looks to land a body kick but Willis moved away.
Willis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cozad.
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 Connor Cozad.
I think Cozad has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Connor Cozad!
Judge James Atkins scores the fight for Connor Cozad!
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight for Connor Cozad!
Connor Cozad wins by unanimous decision!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Connor Cozad made sure he mentioned Bloodsport Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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