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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy Cobb (ranked 1796 p4p, 2807 weight class) and Nestor Makhno (ranked 211 p4p, 306 weight class). Makhno has chosen Yablochko as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Purple 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nestor Makhno!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Alan Glass and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Cobb misses.
Makhno closes the distance and pushes Cobb back into the cage.
Makhno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makhno.
Makhno presses Cobb against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Makhno lands a nice uppercut.
Cobb escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makhno has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Makhno's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cobb under the eye.
Makhno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makhno gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cobb.
Cobb misses with a double jab.
We've been told by Cobb's head coaches at Doom\'s Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makhno tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sloppy strikes from Makhno. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Cobb misses.
Makhno let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cobb on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Makhno's head but Makhno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobb throws a hook but Makhno avoids it easily.
Makhno uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makhno.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Makhno moves away and avoids it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cobb. That's going to slow Makhno down.
Makhno fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobb throws a hook but Makhno blocks it.
Makhno throws a counter combo.
Cobb 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.
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Makhno counters with a right hand to the body.
Makhno moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cobb thuds a left hand into Makhno's body.
Makhno lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Makhno throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Makhno moved out of range.
Makhno throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb throws a hook but Makhno blocks it.
Makhno throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhno lands a lovely overhand right.
Makhno missing with a left hand there. Cobb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Makhno misses its intended target.
Cobb shoots in looking for a takedown. Makhno tries to sprawl out of it but Cobb keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Makhno manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cobb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Makhno.
Cobb connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Makhno loads up on a big right hand but Cobb slips the punch.
Makhno cracks Cobb with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Makhno moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cobb stuns Makhno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makhno misses the jab.
The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Makhno counters with a left and a right that stings Cobb.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makhno sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makhno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makhno throws out a loose jab but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Makhno's head but Makhno sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makhno jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Makhno connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cobb's hands.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Makhno moved out of range.
Makhno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cobb.
Cobb misses the jab.
Makhno digs a good hook to Cobb's body.
Makhno throws a jab when Cobb was well out of range.
Makhno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cobb misses with an uppercut
and Makhno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Cobb.
Makhno takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Cobb looks to land a left hand but Makhno moved out of range nicely.
Cobb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makhno.
Makhno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Makhno counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makhno ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Makhno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cobb scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cobb misses with a takedown
and Makhno counters with a left to the body.
Makhno is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cobb had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cobb slips a straight right by Makhno.
Makhno moves out of range as Cobb throws a body kick.
A combination from Cobb does no damage.
Makhno displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Billy Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Makhno moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Cobb misses its intended target.
Cobb drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Makhno throws a right hand that Cobb ducks under and follows up with a left that Cobb also avoids with ease.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Makhno slips the punch.
Makhno throws out a counter right but Cobb avoids it with no problem.
Cobb misses with an uppercut
and Makhno counters with a straight right hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nestor Makhno dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cobb slips a jab from Makhno.
Makhno blocks a jab.
Cobb throws a jab but it's blocked by Makhno.
Cobb swinging wildly here.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Cobb scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makhno doesn't seem bothered though.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Makhno scores with a shot to the body.
Makhno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cobb falls off balance throwing a combination
and Makhno counters with a nice body shot.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Makhno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Makhno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Makhno moves away from the strike by Cobb.
Cobb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makhno. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makhno throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhno moves away from the strike by Cobb.
Makhno lands with a nice body punch.
Cobb steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makhno.
Makhno connects with a crisp jab.
A jab from Cobb misses.
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makhno.
Jab by Makhno.
Makhno throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makhno.
Makhno is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cobb with a body shot.
Makhno rushes Cobb and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Makhno misses with the head strike.
Makhno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cobb is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Makhno scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhno tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makhno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Makhno lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cobb has had enough of the clinch but Makhno keeps him there for the moment.
Makhno lands with a left to the head.
Makhno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makhno tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Makhno.
Makhno throws a head punch that misses.
Makhno doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Cobb's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Makhno.
Good body shot from Makhno.
Cobb is trying to break the clinch but Makhno has him pressed against the cage.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Makhno.
Cobb's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Makhno tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makhno misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nestor Makhno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Makhno fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhno tries to throw a body punch but Cobb avoids it by throwing Makhno back against the cage.
Makhno misses with a punch to the body.
Makhno lands a right hand.
Cobb is trying to push Makhno away but Makhno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Makhno swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makhno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Makhno lands with a light punch inside.
Makhno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makhno misses with some punches.
Makhno working aggressively here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nestor Makhno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cobb fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makhno has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nestor Makhno seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobb moves out of range as Makhno strikes.
Cobb jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cobb thumps Makhno with a low kick.
Makhno slips under a jab.
Makhno tries to counter by closing the distance.
Makhno throws a jab when Cobb was well out of range.
Cobb throws a series of punches but Makhno moves out of range.
Makhno throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makhno avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cobb cracks Makhno with a good jab.
Makhno keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Makhno misses the jab.
Cobb lands a head shot.
Nestor Makhno is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Donk. Cobb catches Makhno right on the button with a cross.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makhno moves away.
Cobb moves forwards but Makhno connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Makhno counters with a nice uppercut.
Cobb throws a hook but Makhno avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Cobb tries a low kick but Makhno avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Makhno! But no joy.
Makhno swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb lands a head shot.
No joy there for Makhno, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Makhno.
A big right from Cobb misses.
Makhno throws a combination. Cobb tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Makhno fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Makhno clinches with his opponent.
Makhno tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb blocks a body shot from Makhno.
Cobb pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makhno tries to clinch but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb throws a hook but Makhno avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhno takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses.
Cobb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cobb throws out a loose jab but Makhno uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makhno comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Makhno.
Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Makhno releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Makhno swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cobb lands with a nice body punch.
Makhno clinches up against the cage.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Makhno.
Makhno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makhno tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb is trying to break the clinch but Makhno is controlling him.
Makhno misses with a body punch.
Cobb is trying to break the clinch but Makhno is controlling him.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Makhno.
Makhno has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Makhno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cobb wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makhno misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb blocks an uppercut.
Makhno misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Makhno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makhno throws a head punch that misses.
Makhno misses with a body punch.
Makhno has a couple of punches blocked by Cobb.
Makhno is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Makhno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb takes a shot to the head.
Makhno tries to work over Cobb's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cobb is trying to break free.
Billy Cobb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cobb blocks a body shot from Makhno.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nestor Makhno.
Well Makhno has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nestor Makhno!
Nestor Makhno really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Uncle Rufus Clothing .Co logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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