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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Coco Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vesa Sykk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sykk has chosen Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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158 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Coco Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vesa Sykk!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Wagner Zegers and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb connects with an inside leg kick.
Coco Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sykk bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick and Sykk moves out of range easily.
Sykk jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cobb throws a lazy body kick
letting Sykk counter with a right hand.
Sykk connects with a body shot.
Cobb throws a nice head kick!
Sykk on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick and Sykk moves out of range easily.
Cobb throws a leg kick
and Sykk counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sykk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cobb is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sykk tries to free his leg and advance position but Cobb is retaining full guard.
Sykk passes into half guard.
Sykk missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykk is keen to just control but Cobb is a slippery customer.
Cobb blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sykk.
Sykk lands with a punch from half guard.
Sykk is keen to just control but Cobb is a slippery customer.
Cobb is trying to control but can't.
Cobb is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sykk scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cobb trying to control from the bottom.
Sykk is keen to just control but Cobb is a slippery customer.
Cobb looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Sykk is thwarting Cobb's attempts to control the position.
Sykk trying to control the action but Cobb is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sykk in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykk is trying to control the action in half guard but Cobb is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cobb manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sykk trying to control the position from guard on top but Cobb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sykk has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Vesa Sykk hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cobb throws a leg kick but Sykk checks it.
A leg kick checked by Cobb.
Cobb lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cobb, right into the meat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cobb lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Sykk has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Sykk and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sykk throws a head kick but Cobb moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykk blocks a head kick by Cobb.
Cobb throws a head kick but Sykk moves out of range.
Cobb scores with a takedown into Sykk's guard.
Cobb wants to control from the top but Sykk keeps moving.
Sykk working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cobb.
Cobb tries to free his leg and advance position but Sykk is retaining full guard.
Sykk is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Sykk is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sykk looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cobb is one step ahead there.
Cobb wants to control from the top but Sykk keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sykk is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cobb tries to free his leg and advance position but Sykk is retaining full guard.
Sykk wants to sweep here but Cobb controlling him for the moment.
Sykk lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cobb!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykk lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sykk prevents Cobb from getting the reversal.
Sykk looking to control but Cobb is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vesa Sykk dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sykk blocks a head kick by Cobb.
Cobb throws a head kick but Sykk moves out of range.
Sykk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cobb. Cobb obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sykk lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cobb has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cobb and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Sykk misses with a looping left.
Cobb walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cobb lands a front kick.
A shot to the liver by Sykk. Beautiful body shot.
Sykk avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cobb throws a solid leg kick but Sykk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cobb.
Sykk on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cobb. Cobb obviously looking to wear him down.
Cobb lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cobb.
Sykk lands a body shot.
Sykk does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cobb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sykk.
Sykk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobb.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
Cobb throws a solid leg kick but Sykk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cobb.
Cobb is looking to slow Sykk down with leg kicks.
Horrible takedown by Cobb or perhaps it was just good defense by Sykk which made him look bad.
Cobb lands a head kick. Sykk smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sykk throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cobb pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sykk takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cobb wants to clinch.
Cobb avoids the head kick by Sykk.
Cobb tried to score with a low kick but Sykk checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sykk blocks a low kick nicely.
Cobb moves into the clinch.
Cobb with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cobb prevents Sykk from breaking the clinch.
Sykk using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cobb has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cobb working Sykk over with knees to the body.
Sykk throws a head punch that misses.
Sykk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sykk tries to pull guard but Cobb holds him up against the cage and eventually Sykk drops back down to his feet.
Cobb tries to land knees in the clinch but Sykk avoids the damage to the body.
Cobb lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Vesa Sykk has been cut.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sykk has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Sykk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sykk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sykk avoids it.
Sykk throws a head punch that misses.
Sykk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sykk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cobb lands a nice knee to the body.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sykk avoids it.
Sykk lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb misses with a knee to the head.
Sykk avoiding damage as Cobb throws knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sykk just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cobb's brow.
Sykk managing to block the knees to the body from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a knee strike.
Sykk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sykk has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
Sykk tries to pull guard but Cobb won't allow it.
Sykk stops a takedown attempt from Cobb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coco Cobb dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vesa Sykk's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cobb looks to land a body kick but Sykk moved away.
Sykk waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cobb.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cobb misses with a low kick as Sykk jumps back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cobb.
Sykk misses with a straight left.
An inside leg kick from Sykk misses.
Sykk will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cobb lands a head kick!
Sykk throws a low kick but Cobb moves out of range easily.
Cobb lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sykk throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sykk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cobb, pushing him back against the cage.
Sykk struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Cobb working Sykk over with knees to the body.
Sykk misses with the head strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sykk creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sykk.
Cobb looking to stall.
Sykk lands a hook that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Cobb trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sykk can't find room to land a body shot as Cobb controls the action.
Sykk misses with some punches.
Cobb keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sykk's efforts to push away.
Our sources have told us that Cobb has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Sykk lands a right hand.
Cobb blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sykk scores with a shot to the side of Cobb's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sykk breaks the clinch.
Sykk just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Cobb throws a push kick but Sykk slaps the foot to one side.
Cobb throws a head kick but Sykk moves out of range.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sykk connects with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Sykk.
Sykk misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Cobb misses
and Sykk counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Sykk.
Cobb is looking to land body kicks.
Cobb walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sykk.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sykk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sykk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sykk blocks a head kick by Cobb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sykk misses with a takedown attempt - Cobb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sykk throws a body kick that misses.
Sykk throws out a loose jab but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sykk rushes Cobb and presses him up against the cage.
Coco Cobb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cobb scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sykk scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cobb dodges an elbow strike from Sykk.
Sykk throws a head punch that misses.
Cobb misses with a knee to the head.
Cobb has Sykk pushed against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vesa Sykk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Sykk has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vesa Sykk!
Vesa Sykk decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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