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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Lavezzi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Cozard Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cozard Jr comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kid Rock - Born Free kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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197 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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186 cm
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198 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Andre Lavezzi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Cozard Jr!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavezzi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cozard Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lavezzi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A swing and a miss from Lavezzi.
Andre Lavezzi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cozard Jr throws a hook to the side of Lavezzi's head but Lavezzi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lavezzi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lavezzi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lavezzi with a hook.
Nice jab there from Lavezzi.
Lavezzi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cozard Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Lavezzi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cozard Jr.
Some wild striking there from Lavezzi.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cozard Jr takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Ryan Cozard Jr has been cut.
Cozard Jr throws a right hand that Lavezzi ducks under and follows up with a left that Lavezzi also avoids with ease.
Lavezzi lands a left and a right that sends Cozard Jr crashing to the canvas! Lavezzi dives into mount looking to finish!
Cozard Jr is rocked!
Cozard Jr working to try and regain half guard.
Cozard Jr is still in real trouble! Can Lavezzi finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavezzi content just to control the position here.
Cozard Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Cozard Jr wants to hold on but Lavezzi pushes him away.
Lavezzi controlling from mount.
Lavezzi stands up from mount. Strange move.
Cozard Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lavezzi throws a series of punches but Cozard Jr avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab-cross combination lands for Lavezzi and sends Cozard Jr crashing to the mat! Lavezzi follows him down to the mat - Cozard Jr regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lavezzi blocks the strikes from Cozard Jr.
Lavezzi decides to stand up.
Lavezzi throws a monster overhand right that drops Cozard Jr! Lavezzi follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Lavezzi!
A very excited looking Andre Lavezzi rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
71% |
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