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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Cole (ranked 1052 p4p, 1486 weight class) and John Brown (ranked 139 p4p, 181 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Brown's choice of entrance music: I’ll Whip Ya Head Boy. James Cole has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, James Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 39 - 46 - 4, fighting out of Hilo, John Brown!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown darts in looking for a takedown but Cole gets double underhooks and turns Brown into the cage.
Brown closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Brown lands in his opponent's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Cole trying to control the position.
Cole looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cole pulls Brown in close to his closed guard and prevents Brown from doing any damage or advancing position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
Brown got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cole has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Brown has managed to get both his arms back between Cole's legs - danger averted.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cole wants to sweep but no luck.
Cole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brown content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Brown trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Brown landing with the ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Brown working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Brown trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cole trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Cole wants to control but Brown passes easily into half guard.
Cole is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the pace.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Brown content to control rather than advance.
Cole trying to hold on to Brown's head to control him but Brown postures up.
Cole taking some punishment here, with Brown in his half guard.
Brown trying to control from half guard but Cole is working away.
Brown has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Brown thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cole is staying active underneath Brown, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brown slips a nice elbow through Cole's hands, connecting with Cole's forehead.
Ground and pound from Brown.
Brown is trying to control the action in half guard but Cole is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole is looking to control Brown's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cole avoid being mounted?
Cole is pressing down on Brown's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cole trying to keep a closed guard but Brown is proving a slippery customer.
Brown distracts Cole with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Brown postures up.
Cole working for a triangle but Brown defends it easily.
Brown in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Brown stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cole swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brown trying to control but Cole is working from the bottom.
Brown stands and throws Cole's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cole struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Brown lands a nice forearm strike.
Brown scoring with punches and elbows.
You can see the frustration on Cole's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brown cracks Cole with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Cole tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Brown wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Cole is not content to let Brown control the position.
Check out the look on Brown's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brown scoring with punches and elbows.
What's Cole going to do here then? He's in a bit of a pickle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Brown dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Cole moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Cole on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Brown throws a half hearted mid kick.
Brown ducks under a wild hook from Cole.
Brown swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cole counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Brown throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cole counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like John Brown has been cut.
Brown throws a right and a left that Cole avoids nicely.
Brown gets tackled into the cage by Cole. Cole maintains the clinch.
I was talking to Cole's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cole scores with a shoulder strike.
Brown misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cole.
Brown blocks a body shot from Cole.
Cole lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cole fails to land.
Cole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cole lands a hook that snaps the head of Brown backwards.
Brown is rocked!
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole prevents the takedown attempt.
Cole working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Cole.
Cole lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Brown or not.
Cole lands with a short shot to the head.
Cole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cole lands a left hand.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Cole finish him?
Brown is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Cole.
James Cole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cole misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Brown blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Brown seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brown.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brown blocks a body shot from Cole.
Brown blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brown wants to take the fight to the mat but Cole manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brown wants to stall.
A left hand lands to the body for Cole.
Cole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cole tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brown's elbow.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cole tries to work over Brown's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cole lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a body shot.
Cole can't find room to land a body shot as Brown controls the action.
Brown takes a shot to the head.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cole is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brown can do to turn this around?
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cole throws a punch but it's blocked by Brown.
Cole has a couple of punches blocked by Brown.
A short left from Cole.
Brown has hold of one of Cole's legs. Cole is fighting the takedown attempt but Brown gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Brown avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cole's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole trying to control the position here.
Brown chips away with some ground and pound.
Cole is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cole's head.
Brown content to stall in guard here.
Cole keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cole is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cole is keeping the position for now.
Cole is trying to control the position but Brown postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Cole dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Brown's cut.
That's time! Cole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A big left from Brown misses.
Cole stuffs the takedown.
Cole is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Cole throws a right hand that Brown ducks under and follows up with a left that Brown also avoids with ease.
Brown takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
Cole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole throws out a powerful jab.
Cole throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.
Cole tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown scores with a takedown into Cole's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown postures up in Cole's guard and throws a big left but Cole blocks it.
Cole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Brown works over Cole with some ground and pound from guard.
Cole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brown is one step ahead there.
Brown throws a big right hand that misses.
Brown throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cole can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brown controls the pace.
Cole working a defensive guard here.
Cole pulls Brown in close to prevent any damage.
Brown landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two 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.
Brown lands a couple of digs.
Brown throwing strikes but missing.
Cole is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brown is aware though and is defending well.
Cole is trying to keep Brown in close.
Brown trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cole trying to control the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cole appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cole cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Cole cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Brown steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cole.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
James Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Cole finds it's target.
James Cole is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Brown tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cole defends well and Brown ends up having to push Cole into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Brown.
A combination from Cole does no damage.
Brown looks to throw a body kick
and Cole counters with a nice uppercut.
Cole throws out a loose jab but Brown uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole tries to clinch but Brown moves away
and Brown counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cole!
Cole is trying to control Brown's posture but Brown avoids it.
John Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cole is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working the body and head with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brown working away.
Cole is working to avoid the ground and pound but Brown connects with a decent elbow.
Cole tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Cole takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brown landing a few strikes.
Cole can't do much from the bottom here.
Brown lands an elbow.
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 James Cole.
I think Cole 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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