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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Henry Motts (ranked 5851 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Cohen (ranked 5843 p4p, 577 weight class). Ed Cohen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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185 lbs
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191 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Henry Motts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ed Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Roosa Järviläinen and Matti Vanhoillinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motts gets tackled into the cage by Cohen. Cohen maintains the clinch.
Motts is looking to break free of the clinch but Cohen has double underhooks.
Cohen prevents Motts from breaking the clinch.
Cohen tries to score a body lock takedown but Motts shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Motts tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cohen smiles and moves away.
Cohen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Motts. That did some damage!
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Motts paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cohen misses with a takedown attempt - Motts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motts throws a chopping leg kick but Cohen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cohen tries to land a front kick but Motts steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cohen has closed the distance and engaged Motts in a clinch.
Cohen prevents Motts from breaking the clinch.
Motts has a couple of punches blocked by Cohen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen avoiding damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Motts tries to pull guard but Cohen holds him up against the cage and eventually Motts drops back down to his feet.
Cohen pulls guard.
Motts slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cohen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Motts trying to control the position from guard on top but Cohen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Motts seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Motts won't allow Cohen to sweep him here.
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.
Motts trying to control but Cohen is working from the bottom.
Cohen controls Motts momentarily but Motts frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Motts accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cohen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Motts.
Cohen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cohen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cohen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Motts.
Cohen is looking to clinch but Motts is avoiding it.
Cohen tries to clinch up but Motts circles away and keeps his distance.
Motts was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen tries for a takedown but Motts sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Henry Motts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Cohen.
Cohen drives through and clinches with Motts against the cage.
Cohen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Motts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cohen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Henry Motts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cohen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cohen tries to clinch but Motts is having none of it.
Motts feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cohen tries to clinch there but Motts circles away.
Motts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cohen counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Motts!
Motts tries to buck Cohen off but Cohen is having none of it.
Motts gets back to half guard.
Cohen is pressing down on Motts's thigh, looking to free his foot. Motts is holding on for now.
Motts could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Motts wants to control but Cohen is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cohen not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Motts is not content to let Cohen control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cohen decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Motts swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch but Motts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Motts stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Motts wants it to stay on the feet.
Cohen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cohen moves away from the strike by Motts.
Cohen checks the leg kick.
Cohen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cohen closes the distance and lands a one-two.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Cohen dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Motts slaps away a takedown attempt from Cohen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cohen.
Motts shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cohen ducks under a wild hook from Motts.
Cohen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Motts misses with a low kick as Cohen jumps back.
Cohen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nice sprawl there from Motts as Cohen shoots in.
Henry Motts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Cohen.
Cohen ducks under a wild hook from Motts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cohen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Motts throws a lazy right hand but Cohen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Motts misses with a hook. Cohen ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen fails to land the takedown.
Motts throws a hook but Cohen avoids it easily.
Cohen fails with the takedown.
Ed Cohen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cohen is breathing heavily.
Cohen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cohen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Motts moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Motts was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cohen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Motts throws a hook to the side of Cohen's head but Cohen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cohen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Motts defends well and Cohen ends up having to push Motts into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cohen ducks under a wild hook from Motts.
Cohen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A big left from Motts misses.
Cohen slips a straight right by Motts.
Motts wants to slow Cohen down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen slips a straight right by Motts.
Motts shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Motts missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Motts is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cohen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Motts.
Motts perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Motts connects with a nice short shot to Cohen's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motts content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cohen is not content to let Motts control the position.
Cohen gets back to full guard.
Motts tries to free his leg and advance position but Cohen is retaining full guard.
Cohen wants to sweep here but Motts controlling him for the moment.
Motts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Motts controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Motts is fighting to break Cohen's control of his arms but Cohen is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Motts might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Motts is stalling in the full guard.
Motts is in close to Cohen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Motts trying to control the position from guard on top but Cohen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Motts working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Motts looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Motts dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cohen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Motts appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cohen is looking to clinch.
Motts drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cohen sprawls and moves away.
Cohen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Motts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cohen fails with the takedown.
Motts looks to land a right hand but Cohen moved out of range.
Cohen raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Henry Motts is winning the standup battle so far.
Cohen clinches.
Motts is trying to break the clinch but Cohen is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motts wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cohen tries to pull guard but Motts forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Henry Motts has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Cohen.
Cohen blocks an uppercut.
Motts working aggressively here.
Cohen lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Motts has a couple of punches blocked by Cohen.
Cohen wants to take the fight to the mat but Motts manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Motts misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cohen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Motts is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cohen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Motts will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cohen up against the cage.
Motts has had enough of the clinch but Cohen keeps him there for the moment.
Motts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Motts is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Motts misses with a hook from the clinch.
Motts is trying to push Cohen away but Cohen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cohen pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Motts misses with a hook. Cohen ducked under it nicely.
Cohen throws a head kick but Motts moves out of range.
Motts drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Motts tries to advance to mount but Cohen denies him.
Motts is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Ed Cohen has got the better of the ground game so far.
Motts throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Motts.
The ground and pound from Motts seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cohen is being controlled here.
Motts 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.
Motts trying to control the action but Cohen is working from the bottom.
Motts with the ground and pound but Cohen regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cohen trying to control but Motts postures up.
Motts is looking to take a break and control but Cohen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Motts prevents Cohen from improving his position.
Cohen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Motts looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Motts is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cohen has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cohen trying to control here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Motts showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Motts 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight for Henry Motts!
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight for Ed Cohen!
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight for Ed Cohen!
Ed Cohen wins by split decision!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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