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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iosif Cobzone (ranked 2427 p4p, 243 weight class) and Kerry Howarth (ranked 2733 p4p, 262 weight class). Kerry Howarth has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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285 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Iosif Cobzone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kerry Howarth!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksandr Martynov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Howarth throws a shot from downtown. Cobzone moves away and avoids it.
Cobzone was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Howarth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Oooooh!!! Howarth has knocked Cobzone down with a huge combo! Howarth steps away and waves a wobbly Cobzone back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Iosif Cobzone has been cut.
Cobzone clobbers Howarth with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cobzone checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kerry Howarth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice body punch from Cobzone.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Howarth throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cobzone counters with a left to the body.
Howarth bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cobzone changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobzone has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Howarth. Cobzone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice defenses there by Cobzone.
Howarth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Howarth looks winded!
Cobzone scores with the left hand. Howarth knows he should have avoided that one.
Cobzone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cobzone thuds his right hand into Howarth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Howarth has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cobzone drops Howarth with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Howarth looks back up at him and smiles so Cobzone waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Howarth bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Cobzone comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Howarth falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Howarth was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Iosif Cobzone!
Iosif Cobzone decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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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
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