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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jayne Cobb (ranked 2617 p4p, 339 weight class) and Nam Ho (ranked 395 p4p, 55 weight class). Cobb's entrance music is The Hero of Canton. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jayne Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nam Ho !
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Andrew Berry.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Ho misses with a wild combination.
Cobb drops down looking for a counter takedown but Ho sprawls and moves away.
Ho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nam Ho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Cobb.
Cobb appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ho .
Cobb appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Ho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho looks to throw the jab but Cobb is out of range.
Ho looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Ho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ho misses with a wild combination.
That's two 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.
Nice jab there from Ho .
Cobb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ho .
Ho looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Ho throws a nice looking combination but Cobb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cobb is looking to counter punch.
Ho misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Ho misses.
Ho misses the body punch
and Cobb counters with a series of strikes. Ho will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cobb avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cobb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Ho - just one landing.
Ho throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Cobb swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ho throws a series of punches but Cobb avoids them all with ease.
Ho pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ho swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nam Ho dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Ho throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cobb.
Cobb is looking to counter punch.
Cobb moves out of range as Ho strikes.
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
Cobb is looking for a counter combo.
Ho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cobb counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb wants to control from the top but Ho keeps moving.
Cobb stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cobb missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cobb postures up and lands a big shot to Ho 's brow.
Cobb throws an elbow that misses. Ho uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cobb's guard. Nice move by Ho !
Cobb working a defensive guard here.
Cobb looking to control but Ho passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cobb is looking to control Ho 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cobb avoid being mounted?
Cobb has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cobb tries to get to full guard but Ho has control of the leg.
Cobb regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho trying to control but Cobb is working from the bottom.
Cobb doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ho would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cobb seems keen to control Ho 's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Cobb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ho throws out the jab.
Ho might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ho scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cobb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ho .
Nam Ho is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho loads up on a big right hand but Cobb slips the punch.
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
It looked like Cobb was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ho .
Ho has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ho scores with a jab to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ho throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nam Ho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Ho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho .
Ho misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.
Ho misses with a straight left.
Ho lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho fails to land with a series of punches.
Cobb is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ho tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Ho .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Cobb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ho .
Cobb tries to counter with a takedown but Ho is quick to defend against it.
Cobb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cobb counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cobb is keen to just control but Ho is a slippery customer.
Ho on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cobb sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ho defending well though.
Cobb is just content to waste time from the top position. Ho takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Ho can't keep his opponent in guard - Cobb advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cobb is trying to control the action in half guard but Ho is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cobb sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cobb throwing shots but Ho is blocking nicely.
Ho avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cobb.
Nam Ho is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cobb seems to be working for a kimura but Ho defends the submission attempt.
Ho moves into full guard.
Cobb lands a couple of digs.
Jayne Cobb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cobb postures up in Ho 's guard and throws a big left but Ho blocks it.
Cobb missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cobb tries to free his leg and advance position but Ho is retaining full guard.
Cobb trying to control the position from guard on top but Ho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ho can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cobb trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Ho throws an overhand right that lands on Cobb's shoulder, as Cobb tries to avoid the shot.
Cobb feinted with a counter takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ho throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Cobb appears to be looking for a big counter.
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 Jayne Cobb.
I think Ho 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nam Ho !
In his post fight interview, Nam Ho started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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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
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