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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Avit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Cottingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duke Cottingham 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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141 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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145 lbs
1 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Avit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Duke Cottingham!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cottingham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Avit tries to avoid it but Cottingham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Avit to the ground. Avit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cottingham changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Avit tries to avoid it but Cottingham manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Avit to the ground. Avit escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cottingham avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Avit takes the fight into the clinch.
Avit jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cottingham walks away with a smile on his face. Avit gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Avit shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cottingham looking for submissions off his back.
Avit trying to control the action but Cottingham is working from the bottom.
Avit is pressing down on Cottingham's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cottingham is holding on for now.
Avit uses his free foot to push down on Cottingham's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Cottingham.
Avit prevents Cottingham from getting the reversal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avit is looking to stand but Avit has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Cottingham can't escape the position.
Avit jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cottingham is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cottingham and Avit has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Avit is looking to take a break and control but Cottingham is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Avit in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cottingham really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Avit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cottingham striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Cottingham sneaks back into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cottingham strikes from the bottom but Avit passes into mount!
Cottingham is mounted but he's throwing punches.
Avit fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottingham flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Cottingham is wriggling around trying to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cottingham can do anything to dispel that myth.
Avit can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cottingham is looking to escape.
Cottingham tries to reverse the position but Avit maintains control.
Cottingham throwing hammer fists to the chest of Avit. What's that going to do exactly?
Avit landing shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Avit.
Cottingham really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cottingham looks gassed!
Avit wants to stand but Cottingham is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Avit is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cottingham has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cottingham throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottingham is looking to get to half guard.
Avit landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cottingham working to try and regain half guard.
Cottingham manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cottingham looking for submissions off his back.
Cottingham is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Avit pulls his head out easily.
Avit has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cottingham is defending against the submission attempts here by Avit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cottingham is looking to improve his position.
Avit is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cottingham!
Avit scoring with strikes but Cottingham is staying in there.
Avit prevents Cottingham from getting the reversal.
Avit working for a submission but Cottingham is keeping him at bay.
Cottingham tries to reverse the position but Avit maintains control.
Cottingham is bucking up trying to escape but Avit cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Avit dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Avit misses with a wild combination.
Avit lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Avit lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Avit.
Avit lands a body shot.
Avit just misses with a punch to the body.
Avit throws a good cross that connects.
Cottingham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Avit but Avit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cottingham tries to clinch up but Avit circles away and keeps his distance.
Cottingham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Avit pinned against the cage. Avit gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Avit scores with a punch to the head.
Cottingham is breathing heavily.
Cottingham shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cottingham was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avit manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Cottingham should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Avit wants to control but Cottingham is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Cottingham is working for an americana but Avit has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Cottingham was thinking about the submission.
Cottingham drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Avit manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cottingham has Avit in his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avit passes Cottingham's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avit is keen to just control but Cottingham is a slippery customer.
Cottingham actively working from the bottom here.
Avit trying to control the action but Cottingham is working from the bottom.
Avit is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cottingham doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Avit.
Avit throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cottingham looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avit is trying to control the action in half guard but Cottingham is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cottingham avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Avit.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Avit looks to land a combination but Cottingham avoids it well.
Avit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cottingham manages to avoid it.
Avit tries to clinch up
and Cottingham counters with a shoot takedown. Avit fights it but they end up in guard.
Cottingham working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Avit is pulling down on Cottingham's head. It's preventing any offense from Cottingham, at least for the moment.
Cottingham postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Avit is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cottingham, into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottingham looking for a guillotine here but Avit defends easily.
Avit passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Avit wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cottingham keeps working.
Cottingham is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ben Avit will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cottingham takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good exchange - Avit coming out on top.
Cottingham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Avit but Avit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cottingham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Avit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Avit scores a takedown into full mount!
Cottingham keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Avit stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Avit fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cottingham sprawls well initially but Avit persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Avit scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cottingham is refusing to be controlled, as Avit sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avit not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Avit is trying to work for a kimura but Cottingham is defending well.
Cottingham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Avit is working for a kimura but Cottingham is defending it quite comfortably.
Avit blocks the strikes from Cottingham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cottingham is looking to get back to full guard here but Avit has managed to pass to side control instead.
Cottingham is squirming around, avoiding Avit's attempts to control the action.
Cottingham throws a strike from the bottom but Avit uses the opportunity to take his back.
Avit lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Avit patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Cottingham can't escape the position.
Cottingham turns into Avit and is now in his guard.
Cottingham drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Avit dives on top into guard.
Ben Avit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cottingham had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Avit is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Cottingham Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Avit's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottingham is hanging on to Avit's back as he tries to escape.
Avit has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Cottingham.
Even with his hooks in, Cottingham manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Cottingham has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Avit has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Avit fending off the submission attempt from Cottingham.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Avit preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cottingham.
Duke Cottingham has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ben Avit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cottingham is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Avit tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Avit showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Avit 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Avit!
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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