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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pope Cozad (ranked 2709 p4p, 2482 weight class) and Klinx Maxwell (ranked 345 p4p, 319 weight class). Cozad comes to the cage accompanied by Spirit In The Sky- Norman Greenbaum. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pope Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Klinx Maxwell!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, John Kavanagh and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maxwell is looking to clinch but Cozad is avoiding it.
Maxwell misses with a hook to the body
letting Cozad counter with a right hand.
Cozad tries to score with a low kick but Maxwell moves his leg out of the way.
Cozad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Maxwell momentarily.
Maxwell wants to clinch.
Maxwell needs to keep his hands up - Cozad had a free shot at his head there.
Cozad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cozad misses with a leg kick
letting Maxwell counter with a right hand.
Cozad circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cozad scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maxwell rushes Cozad and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maxwell.
Cozad avoiding damage as Maxwell throws knees to the body.
Cozad takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Pope Cozad has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maxwell slowing the pace effectively.
Cozad is leaning against Maxwell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Maxwell keeps control of Cozad as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maxwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A shot in the inside from Cozad.
Maxwell trying to land knees to the body.
Maxwell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cozad's face.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Cozad blocks with his arms.
Cozad being controlled against the cage.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cozad content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Cozad blocks with his arms.
Cozad wants to stall.
Cozad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cozad lands a nice hook to Maxwell's body. Maxwell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cozad scores with a hook.
Maxwell tries to bum rush Cozad with a series of wild strikes but Cozad uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maxwell throws an overhand right that lands on Cozad's shoulder, as Cozad tries to avoid the shot.
Cozad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cozad throws a front kick aimed at Maxwell's knee but Maxwell avoids it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cozad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cozad scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cozad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maxwell was well out of range. Poor timing from Cozad.
Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Cozad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cozad was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maxwell misses with a wild combination.
A counter left hand to the body from Cozad misses its target.
Maxwell moves in looking to clinch but Cozad pushes him off.
Maxwell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Cozad tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Maxwell wants to clinch up but Cozad keeps it at a distance.
Cozad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Decent striking displayed by Cozad there.
Cozad throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cozad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maxwell tries to clinch up but Cozad circles away and keeps his distance.
It looks like Cozad has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cozad swats away the attempt to clinch by Maxwell.
Cozad fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cozad displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pope Cozad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maxwell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Maxwell is looking to clinch.
Cozad connects with a good right hand that stumbles Maxwell. Maxwell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cozad gets tackled into the cage by Maxwell. Maxwell maintains the clinch.
A short right from Cozad on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maxwell.
Cozad tries to stall but Maxwell uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Maxwell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cozad's face.
Maxwell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cozad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cozad is looking to break free of the clinch but Maxwell has double underhooks.
Cozad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cozad manages to break the clinch.
Cozad is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maxwell tries to clinch but Cozad moves away
enabling Cozad to counter with a crisp jab.
Maxwell walks into a straight right hand from Cozad.
Maxwell wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Maxwell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maxwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maxwell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cozad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maxwell lands a knee to the body.
Cozad digs a right hand underneath Maxwell's ribcage. Maxwell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maxwell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cozad's elbow.
Cozad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cozad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maxwell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Maxwell looks to move away, Cozad throws a big counter combo but Maxwell just gets out of the way.
Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch but Cozad swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cozad feinted there with a counter leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cozad keeps the fight on the outside.
Maxwell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cozad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Maxwell tries to counter with a clinch but Cozad shakes him off and moves away.
Cozad tries to keep at a distance but Maxwell has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cozad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pope Cozad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pope Cozad's cut.
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.
Maxwell gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cozad breaks the clinch.
Cozad is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maxwell can do to turn this around?
Cozad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Maxwell takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cozad misses the shot to the body.
Jab by Cozad.
Cozad fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Maxwell is out of range.
Cozad misses with a looping right.
Cozad gets tackled into the cage by Maxwell. Maxwell maintains the clinch.
Maxwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cozad blocks it with crossed arms.
Cozad misses with some punches.
Maxwell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cozad as Maxwell tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maxwell with a knee to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cozad is trying to break the clinch but Maxwell has him pressed against the cage.
Maxwell blocks an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maxwell stalling in the clinch but Cozad improves position.
Maxwell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cozad wants to stall.
Cozad working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maxwell looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Maxwell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cozad in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cozad struggles to land a body shot inside as Maxwell controls his hands.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maxwell stalling in the clinch but Cozad improves position.
Maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cozad blocks the elbow strike.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Cozad blocks with his arms.
Cozad breaks from the clinch.
Maxwell looks to land a body kick but Cozad moved away.
Cozad avoids a punch combination nicely.
A punch combination from Cozad misses.
Cozad darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cozad smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maxwell gets a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maxwell landing knees to the head.
Cozad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cozad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Maxwell backwards.
Cozad tries to break the clinch but Maxwell is controlling the position.
Maxwell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cozad lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maxwell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cozad tries to break free but Maxwell pushes him back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Maxwell.
Maxwell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maxwell landing knees to the head.
Cozad tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cozad fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maxwell tries a knee to the head but Cozad blocks it.
Cozad lands an uppercut.
Cozad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cozad is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Maxwell is keeping busy.
Maxwell lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad wants to break free but Maxwell has control.
Nice body punch from Cozad - that landed with a thud.
Cozad misses with the head strike.
Maxwell throws an elbow that misses.
Maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maxwell landing knees to the head.
Maxwell throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maxwell is breathing heavily.
Cozad misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Maxwell as Cozad tries to tie him up.
Cozad lands a nice uppercut.
Cozad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cozad jabs Maxwell right on the nose. Maxwell blinks but takes it well.
Cozad connects with a body shot that sends Maxwell's belly button to the back.
Cozad throws a hook but Maxwell avoids it easily.
Maxwell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Good standup being displayed there by Cozad as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cozad swats away the attempt to clinch by Maxwell.
Maxwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maxwell closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Klinx Maxwell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cozad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cozad swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cozad misses with a body shot.
Maxwell tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cozad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab lands there for Cozad.
Maxwell wants to clinch.
Cozad darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maxwell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cozad.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cozad.
Maxwell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maxwell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pope Cozad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pope Cozad's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Maxwell defending well as Cozad loads up on a big left hand.
Maxwell checks the leg kick nicely there.
Maxwell forces Cozad back against the cage and clinches.
Maxwell landing knees to the head.
Maxwell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maxwell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Maxwell working Cozad over with knees to the body.
Maxwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maxwell misses with a knee strike.
Cozad wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maxwell manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Cozad.
Cozad misses with a punch on the inside.
Maxwell missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Maxwell tries a knee to the head but Cozad blocks it.
Maxwell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cozad has a couple of punches blocked by Maxwell.
Cozad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cozad tries to break the clinch but Maxwell is controlling the position.
Maxwell misses with a knee strike.
Cozad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cozad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maxwell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cozad comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maxwell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cozad throwing a counter right hand but Maxwell manages to avoid it.
Maxwell slips a straight right by Cozad.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cozad.
Pope Cozad is winning the standup battle so far.
Cozad lunges at Maxwell with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maxwell's hand.
Maxwell blocks the body kick.
Maxwell steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cozad.
Cozad with a jab.
Maxwell doesn't manage to clinch there - Cozad circles away.
Cozad connects with a body shot that sends Maxwell's belly button to the back.
Cozad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maxwell wants to clinch up but Cozad keeps it at a distance.
Maxwell tries to clinch there but Cozad circles away.
Cozad throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maxwell wants to clinch up but Cozad keeps it at a distance.
Maxwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Cozad scores with a nice strike.
Cozad tries to work over Maxwell's front leg with a kick but Maxwell checks it.
Maxwell takes the fight into the clinch.
Cozad tries to circle away but Maxwell has him pinned against the cage.
Cozad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maxwell avoids it.
Maxwell throws an elbow that misses.
Cozad has a couple of punches blocked by Maxwell.
Maxwell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cozad blocks it with crossed arms.
Klinx Maxwell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maxwell throws a head punch that misses.
Maxwell with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maxwell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maxwell throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad looking to slow down the pace here.
Maxwell with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cozad blocks a body shot from Maxwell.
Cozad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cozad is looking to control Maxwell's arms but Maxwell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cozad has his back to the cage.
Come on Maxwell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Maxwell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Maxwell lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maxwell connects with a knee to the head.
Maxwell is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Maxwell tries to land a knee to the head but Cozad blocks with his arms.
Cozad wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maxwell has him pressed against the cage.
Cozad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cozad avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maxwell tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cozad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad lands a lovely overhand right.
Cozad jabs Maxwell to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maxwell takes one to the side of the head.
Maxwell closes the distance but Cozad moves to the side
and Cozad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cozad misses with a hook. Maxwell ducked under it nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maxwell moves out of range of the strikes.
Maxwell has closed the distance and engaged Cozad in a clinch.
Cozad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maxwell blocking some punches.
Cozad is looking to control Maxwell's arms but Maxwell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cozad has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cozad.
Maxwell tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maxwell misses with a knee to the head.
Cozad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Maxwell wants to clinch.
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 Pope Cozad.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cozad, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pope Cozad!
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