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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joe Cobsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barry Rand (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Joe Cobsen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Joe Cobsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Barry Rand!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Daniel Bishop and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobsen clinches with his opponent.
Rand blocks an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cobsen.
Rand tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cobsen smiles and moves away.
Cobsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Rand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rand looks to land a combination but Cobsen avoids it well.
Rand shoots in looking for a takedown. Cobsen tries to sprawl out of it but Rand keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cobsen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cobsen tries to close the distance and clinch but Rand swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cobsen is looking to clinch but Rand is avoiding it.
Cobsen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cobsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rand fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Joe Cobsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Rand.
Cobsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Rand circles away.
Cobsen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rand misses with a combination
and Cobsen moves into the clinch.
Rand takes an elbow to the temple.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rand as Cobsen tries to tie him up.
Cobsen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Rand breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rand throws a sloppy head kick and Cobsen moves out of range easily.
Rand shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cobsen tries to get to full guard but Rand has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cobsen moves into full guard.
Cobsen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobsen controlling the pace for now.
Rand is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rand holds of for dear life.
Cobsen trying to control but Rand is having none of it.
Cobsen controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four 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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rand tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Cobsen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cobsen tries to clinch there but Rand circles away.
Rand misses with a few strikes there.
Cobsen moves in looking to clinch but Rand pushes him off.
Cobsen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cobsen.
Cobsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Barry Rand has been cut.
Cobsen misses with an elbow strike.
Cobsen lands an elbow just above Rand 's eye.
Cobsen lands a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rand's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cobsen throws an elbow but misses.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside that Rand shrugs off.
Rand being controlled against the cage.
Rand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rand, as that shot connected.
It looks like Joe Cobsen has been cut.
Cobsen wants to clinch.
Cobsen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Rand has eaten all the pies!
Cobsen lands a nice uppercut.
Rand blocks an elbow strike.
Rand breaks the clinch.
Cobsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobsen scores with a sloppy right hand. Rand should have avoided that one.
Cobsen lands a jab-cross combination.
Cobsen forces Rand back against the cage and clinches.
Rand jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cobsen walks away with a smile on his face. Rand gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rand swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobsen.
Cobsen wants to clinch.
Cobsen doesn't manage to clinch there - Rand circles away.
Cobsen stalks Rand and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rand's face. Rand staggers backwards, shaken.
Cobsen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cobsen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rand shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cobsen as he avoids it easily.
Rand is breathing heavily.
Cobsen wants to clinch.
Rand swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobsen.
Cobsen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rand swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cobsen moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Cobsen.
Rand is trying to break free.
Rand is trying to break free.
Cobsen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cobsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cobsen lands a damaging elbow.
Rand is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Joe Cobsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Rand.
Cobsen scores with a knee to the head.
Cobsen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cobsen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rand takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cobsen with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rand being controlled against the cage.
Nice elbow from Cobsen.
Cobsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rand's defenses.
Cobsen connects with a knee to the head.
Cobsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cobsen lands an elbow that stopped Rand in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Cobsen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobsen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rand's face.
A knee to the head by Cobsen.
Nice elbow from Cobsen.
Rand takes an elbow to the temple.
Cobsen throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Cobsen.
Knees to the body from Cobsen.
Cobsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rand avoids the elbow strike from Cobsen, against the cage.
Rand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobsen moves into range and clinches up with Rand.
Cobsen is trying to stall.
Cobsen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rand breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobsen throws a series of strikes that have Rand backpedaling.
Cobsen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rand blocks the elbow strike.
Rand lands an elbow just above Cobsen 's eye.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside.
Rand wants to break free but Cobsen has control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cobsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rand gets control of Cobsen's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rand will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cobsen stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cobsen darts in and clinches Rand up against the cage.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside that Rand shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Cobsen.
A short right from Cobsen on the inside.
Cobsen pushes off an throws an elbow but Rand leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cobsen lands a damaging elbow.
Cobsen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rand wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cobsen has him pressed against the cage.
Cobsen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rand tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside that Rand shrugs off.
Rand takes an elbow to the temple.
Cobsen lands a nice knee to the body.
Cobsen wants to stall.
Rand is trying to break the clinch but Cobsen has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Cobsen dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cobsen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rand misses with a combination
and Cobsen holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cobsen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rand avoids a wild elbow strike from Cobsen.
Cobsen pushes off an throws an elbow but Rand leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rand blocks an elbow strike from Cobsen.
Rand on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rand's defenses.
Rand is looking to break free of the clinch but Cobsen has double underhooks.
Cobsen lands an elbow that stopped Rand in his tracks for a moment.
Cobsen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rand wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cobsen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cobsen.
Rand takes an elbow to the forehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobsen.
Rand working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rand's brow.
Cobsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rand tries to score a body lock takedown but Cobsen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cobsen landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cobsen lands a nice elbow.
Cobsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rand's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside that Rand shrugs off.
Cobsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rand's defenses.
Cobsen with a knee to the head.
Cobsen lands an uppercut.
Cobsen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cobsen lands a damaging elbow.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside that Rand shrugs off.
Cobsen lands an elbow just above Rand 's eye.
Cobsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Cobsen.
Rand is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rand's brow.
Cobsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cobsen misses with an elbow strike.
Cobsen lands a nice elbow.
Cobsen connects with a knee to the head.
Rand drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cobsen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Joe Cobsen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Barry Rand.
Rand avoids the elbow strike from Cobsen, against the cage.
Cobsen connects with a knee to the head.
Rand wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cobsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rand's defenses.
Rand escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
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.
Rand misses with an uppercut. Cobsen saw that one coming.
Cobsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rand paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rand circles away from the clinch attempt.
Joe Cobsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cobsen tries to clinch up.
Cobsen closes the distance and clinches.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside that Rand shrugs off.
Cobsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cobsen lands a damaging elbow.
Cobsen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cobsen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rand's brow.
Cobsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rand is looking to break free of the clinch but Cobsen has double underhooks.
Cobsen lands a nice elbow.
Rand breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobsen dodges the punch combination from Rand.
Cobsen wants to clinch up but Rand keeps it at a distance.
Cobsen moves in looking to clinch but Rand pushes him off.
Cobsen rushes Rand and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rand goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice elbow from Cobsen.
A knee to the head by Cobsen.
Cobsen with a knee to the head.
Cobsen lands an elbow inside.
Cobsen pushes off an throws an elbow but Rand leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rand wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cobsen has him pressed against the cage.
Cobsen with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cobsen.
Cobsen lands a knee to the head.
Rand dodges an elbow strike from Cobsen.
Nice elbow from Cobsen.
Joe Cobsen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rand can't break the clinch.
Rand tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobsen avoids the damage to the body.
Cobsen gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cobsen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rand's defenses.
Cobsen lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Cobsen.
Rand takes an elbow to the temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rand wants to get back to striking at distance but Cobsen won't allow it.
Rand fails to pull guard.
Cobsen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cobsen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cobsen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Rand tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rand is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cobsen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rand up against the cage.
Cobsen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barry Rand has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rand takes a knee right on the jaw!
Cobsen scores a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Cobsen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cobsen, 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Cobsen!
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energy
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RATING
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