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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robby Cloud (ranked 605 p4p, 1127 weight class) and Cottoneye Joe (ranked 39 p4p, 63 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robby Cloud!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cottoneye Joe!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cloud pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cloud loads up on a big right hand but Joe slips the punch.
Cloud has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Joe.
Cloud wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cloud misses with a straight right.
Joe raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe is looking to chop away at Cloud's legs.
Cloud has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temple of Fitness in the buildup to the fight.
Cloud moves away from the strike by Joe.
Cloud avoids the body shot from Joe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud just misses with a punch to the body.
Joe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cloud is looking to counter punch.
Joe dodges the punch combination from Cloud.
Joe now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cloud takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Robby Cloud has been cut.
Cloud swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to clinch but Cloud moves away
and Cloud counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cloud keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cloud circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cloud counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe defending well as Cloud loads up on a big left hand.
Cloud takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Cloud misses its intended target.
Joe clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cloud.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cloud misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cloud.
Cloud misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cloud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe tries a body shot but Cloud blocks it.
Joe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cloud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cloud is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Joe.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Cloud controls the action.
Cloud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cloud's elbow.
Good body shot from Cloud.
Joe trying to land knees to the body.
Cloud misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Cloud fails to land.
Joe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cloud backwards.
Cloud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cloud blocks a body shot from Joe.
Cloud prevents a body shot from Joe.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Cloud blocks with his arms.
Cloud misses with the head strike.
Joe working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cloud.
Joe has a couple of punches blocked by Cloud.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cloud lands with a left to the head.
Joe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Cloud.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe tries a knee to the head but Cloud blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Joe as the two fighters clinch.
Cloud misses with a body punch.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Joe is working Cloud over against the cage.
Joe tries to work over Cloud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Joe on the inside.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Cloud has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cloud.
Cloud misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joe.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Joe.
Cloud misses with the head strike.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cloud.
Cloud tries to break the clinch but Joe is controlling the position.
Joe blocks an uppercut.
Cloud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Cloud blocks with his arms.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cloud misses with a punch to the body.
Cloud misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cloud can't find room to land a body shot as Joe controls the action.
Joe looking to throw knees to the head but Cloud is blocking nicely.
Cloud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Joe blocks a body shot from Cloud.
Cloud swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cloud.
Cloud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe lands a shot to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Joe blocking some punches.
Cloud misses with a punch to the body.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cloud as the two fighters clinch.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Joe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe working Cloud over with knees to the body.
Joe can't find room to land a body shot as Cloud controls the action.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Joe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Joe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cloud working hard to break the clinch.
Cloud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cloud struggles to land a body shot inside as Joe controls his hands.
Joe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Joe.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Joe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cloud tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Joe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Joe has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cloud seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Joe can turn it around.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe.
Joe scores with a knee to the head.
Joe tries to work over Cloud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe connects with a knee to the head.
Cloud prevents a body shot from Joe.
Cloud avoiding damage as Joe throws knees to the body.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Joe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cloud backwards.
Joe lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Joe.
Cloud avoiding damage as Joe throws knees to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Joe.
Joe lands a knee to the head.
Joe cracks Cloud with a nice body shot.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Joe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cloud is defending well for now.
Cloud has a couple of punches blocked by Joe.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Joe obliges.
Joe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Joe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cloud's face.
Joe tries a knee to the head but Cloud blocks it.
Joe landing knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Joe.
Joe tries to work over Cloud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Joe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cloud is defending well for now.
Joe working Cloud over with knees to the body.
Joe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cloud is defending well for now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe missing with knees to the body.
Cloud throws a head punch that misses.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Cloud blocks with his arms.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cottoneye Joe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robby Cloud's cut.
That's time! Cloud's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Joe throws a leg kick but Cloud checks it.
Cloud throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joe throws a leg kick but Cloud sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cloud sizes up Joe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cloud misses with a hook. Joe ducked under it nicely.
Joe unleashes a big counter combination but Cloud bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cloud throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Joe let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Joe clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe misses with some punches.
Cloud misses with the head strike.
Joe misses with a body punch.
Cloud blocks a body shot from Joe.
Joe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Joe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cloud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Joe lands a hook that snaps the head of Cloud backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joe.
Joe with a knee to the head.
Joe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Joe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A knee to the head by Joe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cloud tries a body shot but Joe blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Joe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cloud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Joe lands with a light punch inside.
Joe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joe looking to throw knees to the head but Cloud is blocking nicely.
Cloud is leaning against Joe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Joe.
Joe lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Joe misses with a knee strike.
Joe digs a right hand underneath Cloud's ribcage. Cloud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short right from Cloud.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Cloud is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Joe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Joe tries a body shot but Cloud blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Cloud breaks from the clinch.
Joe throws a leg kick
and Cloud counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cloud avoids the head kick by Joe.
Cloud connects with a right hand. Joe shakes it off.
Cloud throws a lazy right hand but Joe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Robby Cloud is winning the standup battle so far.
Cloud tries to keep at a distance but Joe has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a good knee to the midsection. Cloud won't want to take too many of those.
Joe lands a knee to the body.
Joe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cloud backwards.
Joe has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Joe on the inside.
Cloud tries to work over Joe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cloud takes a knee to the side of the body.
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!
Cloud tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Joe's elbow.
Joe using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Joe connects with a knee to the head.
Joe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cottoneye Joe seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Joe lands with a right to the head.
Joe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Joe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Joe digs a right hand underneath Cloud's ribcage. Cloud let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Cloud blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Cloud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Joe backwards.
Cloud blocks an uppercut.
Joe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Joe.
Joe lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cloud.
Cloud throws a punch but it's blocked by Joe.
Joe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A body shot lands from Joe.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Joe.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
A nice left hand lands by Joe.
Joe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Joe.
Joe tries a body shot but Cloud blocks it.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Joe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cloud.
Cloud lands a body punch.
Joe misses with a hook from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cloud in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Cloud misses with a punch on the inside.
Joe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Joe tries a knee to the head but Cloud blocks it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Joe obliges.
Joe lands with a left to the head.
Joe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cloud blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cloud lands with a right to the head.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Cloud fails to land.
Joe tries to work over Cloud's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Joe lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cloud working aggressively here.
Joe blocking some punches.
Cloud avoiding damage as Joe throws knees to the body.
Cloud avoiding damage as Joe throws knees to the body.
Joe tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloud avoids the damage to the body.
Joe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cloud has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Joe misses with a punch to the body.
Cloud's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Joe misses with a body shot.
Cloud swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cloud thuds a left hand into Joe's body.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Cloud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Joe.
Joe tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cloud misses with an uppercut
and Joe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cloud misses with a hook. Joe ducked under it nicely.
Joe throws out a counter right but Cloud avoids it with no problem.
Joe slips under a jab from Cloud.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Joe lands a big head kick that sends Cloud tumbling to the mat! Joe takes a step backwards and waves Cloud back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Cloud uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Joe has time to react.
Robby Cloud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe blocks a jab.
Cloud throws a right hand that misses
and Joe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe slips under a jab.
Joe throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cottoneye Joe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Robby Cloud's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cloud throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Joe on the side of the head.
Joe tries to clinch but Cloud moves out of range.
Joe doesn't manage to clinch there - Cloud circles away.
Cloud was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cloud connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Cloud misses the target.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Joe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cloud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloud throws a hook but Joe blocks it.
Joe throws a nice head kick!
Cloud misses with a straight right.
Joe steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cloud.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cloud.
Cloud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
Joe lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to clinch but Cloud moves out of range.
Joe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cloud.
A nice side step and Joe releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cloud scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cloud tries to clinch but Joe is having none of it.
Joe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cloud throws a hook to the side of Joe's head but Joe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Joe fails with an attempt to clinch.
It looked like Cloud wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloud clinches up against the cage.
Joe tries a knee to the head but Cloud blocks it.
Cloud lands with a short shot to the head.
Joe is working Cloud over against the cage.
A short right from Joe.
Joe tries a body shot but Cloud blocks it.
Cloud goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Joe tries a knee to the head but Cloud blocks it.
Joe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cloud managing to block the knees to the body from Joe.
Joe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Joe misses with the head strike.
Joe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Joe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cloud backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cloud avoids it.
Cloud lands a nice uppercut.
Joe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cloud lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joe tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloud avoids the damage to the body.
Cloud lands a right hand.
Joe looking to throw knees to the head but Cloud is blocking nicely.
Joe lands a knee to the head.
Cloud breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
Joe wants to counter the offense by Cloud and move into the clinch position.
Cloud getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Joe misses with a wild body shot.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Joe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joe swinging wildly here.
Cloud lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cloud thows a left - swing and a miss!
Joe only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Cloud scores with a jab to the jaw.
Joe darts in and clinches Cloud up against the cage.
Joe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cloud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Joe tries to land a knee to the head but Cloud blocks with his arms.
Cloud breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Joe throws a head kick but Cloud moves out of range.
Joe ducks under a wild hook from Cloud.
Joe is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cloud rather than just go for the knockout.
Joe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cloud.
It seemed like Joe was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Robby Cloud has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cottoneye Joe is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Cloud bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cloud throws a monster overhand right that drops Joe! Cloud follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:23 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Robby Cloud!
Robby Cloud decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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RATING
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