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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimbo Wahwah (ranked 3694 p4p, 4708 weight class) and Mike Cozad (ranked 398 p4p, 458 weight class). Mike Cozad told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kimbo Wahwah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mike Cozad!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cozad defending well as Wahwah loads up on a big left hand.
Cozad is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Wahwah throws a leg kick that misses.
Wahwah misses with a low kick.
Cozad takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kimbo Wahwah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wahwah walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wahwah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wahwah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cozad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Wahwah manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wahwah lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wahwah misses the shot to the body.
Wahwah throws a hook but Cozad avoids it easily.
Wahwah sets himself, and Cozad steps forward looking for the clinch! Wahwah avoids it this time.
Wahwah throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wahwah moves away from the strike by Cozad.
Wahwah throws a leg kick
and Cozad holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cozad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cozad stalling.
Wahwah misses with a punch to the body.
Cozad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad stalling against the cage.
Cozad taking a breather.
Cozad blocks an uppercut.
Cozad trying to control the position but instead, Wahwah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cozad into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Wahwah swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Cozad counter with a right hand.
Wahwah throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wahwah misses with a head kick.
Wahwah changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cozad scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice jab there from Wahwah.
Cozad clinches up with Wahwah and pushes him back against the cage.
Cozad keeps control of Wahwah as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wahwah swings wildly with an uppercut but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wahwah is trying to break the clinch but Cozad is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad controlling the action here for a moment.
Cozad effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd are getting on Cozad's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Cozad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Wahwah breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cozad tries to clinch there but Wahwah circles away.
Cozad checks the leg kick.
Wahwah misses with a straight right.
Cozad is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Wahwah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cozad pushes Wahwah up against the cage in a clinch.
Cozad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cozad keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Wahwah's efforts to push away.
A right handed body shot lands from Wahwah.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad has Wahwah pressed against the cage.
Wahwah misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wahwah tries to work over Cozad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cozad stalling the fight.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cozad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cozad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wahwah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cozad has Wahwah pushed against the cage.
Cozad blocking some punches.
Wahwah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cozad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Wahwah misses with a hook to the body
and Cozad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cozad scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cozad lands with a hook. Wahwah tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wahwah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cozad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wahwah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cozad counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wahwah throws out a loose jab but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cozad wants to counter the offense by Wahwah and move into the clinch position.
Cozad lands a jab to the head.
Wahwah with a jab.
Wahwah throws a jab but it's blocked by Cozad.
Cozad tries to counter with a clinch but Wahwah shakes him off and moves away.
Cozad has Wahwah up against the cage in a clinch.
Wahwah lands with a left to the head.
Wahwah tries to work over Cozad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cozad wants to stall.
Wahwah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wahwah waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cozad.
Wahwah throws a shot to the body.
Wahwah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cozad moves away.
Wahwah throws the left hand but Cozad avoids the punch easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kimbo Wahwah dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wahwah swats away the attempt to clinch by Cozad.
It looked like Wahwah wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot by Cozad.
Cozad bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wahwah's head backwards.
Cozad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wahwah, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wahwah is trying to stall.
Cozad has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wahwah swings wildly with an uppercut but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wahwah pushes Cozad back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cozad stalling in the clinch but Wahwah improves position.
Wahwah tries to break the clinch but Cozad is controlling the position.
Wahwah goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wahwah breaks the clinch.
Cozad forces Wahwah back against the cage and clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahwah breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cozad lands a nice looking body shot.
Cozad uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wahwah.
Cozad wants to counter with a clinch but Wahwah pushes him away.
Cozad 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.
Cozad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wahwah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cozad ducks under a wild hook from Wahwah.
Cozad lands a nice shot that snaps Wahwah's head back.
Cozad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Wahwah.
A slow jab from Wahwah misses its intended target.
Cozad moves out of range as Wahwah strikes.
Wahwah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wahwah throws a body shot but no joy.
Wahwah loads up on a big right hand but Cozad slips the punch.
Wahwah swats away the attempt to clinch by Cozad.
Wahwah throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cozad counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad sends Wahwah crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cozad is motioning to the referee to let Wahwah up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wahwah is rocked!
Mike Cozad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cozad rushes Wahwah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Wahwah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cozad stalling against the cage.
Wahwah seems to have got his legs back now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wahwah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wahwah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cozad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wahwah has a couple of punches blocked by Cozad.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Mike Cozad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cozad has Wahwah pressed against the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cozad is trying to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Wahwah keeps the fight on the outside.
Wahwah tries to keep at a distance but Cozad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wahwah throws a head punch that misses.
Cozad taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad is looking to control Wahwah's arms but Wahwah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cozad has his back to the cage.
Cozad prevents a body shot from Wahwah.
Cozad is looking to control Wahwah's arms but Wahwah gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cozad has his back to the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wahwah as Cozad tries to tie him up.
Cozad just leaning against Wahwah, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Wahwah tries to land a leg kick but Cozad saw it coming and moves away.
Wahwah throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cozad defending well as Wahwah loads up on a big left hand.
Wahwah misses with a hook.
Wahwah stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wahwah throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cozad feints the counter takedown.
Cozad rushes Wahwah and presses him up against the cage.
Wahwah lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wahwah creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cozad looking to slow down the pace here.
Cozad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wahwah has Cozad pressed against the cage.
Cozad wants to stall.
Cozad trying to control the position but instead, Wahwah has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cozad into the cage.
Cozad is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Cozad fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cozad has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cozad takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cozad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wahwah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cozad takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Mike Cozad has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wahwah throws an off balance right hand
and Cozad counters with a straight right hand.
Cozad checks a low kick from Wahwah.
Wahwah with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Cozad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Cozad's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wahwah throws a big shot that misses.
Wahwah swings for the body but Cozad moves out of range.
Wahwah keeps the fight on the outside.
Some wild striking there from Wahwah.
Wahwah throws a hook to the side of Cozad's head but Cozad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wahwah throws a right hand that Cozad ducks under and follows up with a left that Cozad also avoids with ease.
Wahwah avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wahwah connects with a solid leg kick.
Cozad misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wahwah swats away the attempt to clinch by Cozad.
Wahwah misses with a left hand
and Cozad connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wahwah takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wahwah jabs at Cozad's body.
Cozad scores with a punch to the head.
Wahwah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Wahwah misses its intended target.
Cozad tries to counter with a clinch but Wahwah shakes him off and moves away.
Wahwah throws a hook but Cozad blocks it.
Cozad forces Wahwah back against the cage and clinches.
Wahwah throws a head punch that misses.
Wahwah pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice leg kick from Wahwah, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cozad has Wahwah up against the cage in a clinch.
Wahwah struggles to land a body shot inside as Cozad controls his hands.
Cozad tries to stall but Wahwah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wahwah lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cozad stalling the fight.
A short right from Wahwah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wahwah is trying to break the clinch but Cozad has him pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Wahwah.
Cozad blocking some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cozad tries to stall but Wahwah uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cozad looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Wahwah scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wahwah misses with a looping right.
Cozad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wahwah.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Wahwah.
Wahwah misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wahwah uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wahwah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cozad.
Cozad with a hook.
Wahwah sizes up Cozad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wahwah thuds a left hand into Cozad's body.
Cozad is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wahwah throws an overhand right that lands on Cozad's shoulder, as Cozad tries to avoid the shot.
Wahwah misses with a hook.
Wahwah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cozad.
Cozad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wahwah.
Wahwah moves out of range of the strikes.
Wahwah misses with a shot to the body
and Cozad counters by clinching up.
Cozad wants to stall.
Cozad stalls.
Wahwah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wahwah misses with a punch on the inside.
Wahwah wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wahwah tries to work over Cozad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cozad letting Wahwah take a breather here.
Wahwah lands with a light punch inside.
Wahwah lands with a left to the head.
Cozad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wahwah misses with a body punch.
Cozad wants to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cozad takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wahwah tries to break free but Cozad pushes him back against the cage.
Cozad is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mike Cozad.
Cozad keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wahwah.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kimbo Wahwah showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Wahwah has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kimbo Wahwah!
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