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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jayne Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Rivera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cobb might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Hero of Canton. Rivera has chosen Your Hand in Mine as his entrance music. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jayne Cobb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Carlos Rivera!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cobb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A punch lands to the side of Rivera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rivera avoids the head kick by Cobb.
Rivera throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Rivera.
Rivera throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cobb slips under a jab from Rivera.
Rivera throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jayne Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb tries to clinch there but Rivera circles away.
Rivera takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rivera throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Rivera takes one to the chin there.
Rivera has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rivera there as he acknowledges the shot.
Rivera throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rivera moves out of range of the body kick.
Cobb lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rivera circles away quickly and effectively.
Rivera takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cobb closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Rivera just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cobb's brow.
Rivera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Still in the clinch, Rivera scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cobb digs a right hand into Rivera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivera's gas tank.
Cobb lands with a left to the head.
Cobb presses Rivera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rivera looks gassed!
Cobb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Cobb lands a left hand.
A right hand to the body from Cobb.
Cobb presses Rivera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobb lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rivera.
Cobb lands a shoulder strike.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cobb.
Cobb lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cobb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Cobb.
Cobb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
Cobb lands a body shot.
Cobb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cobb lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rivera or not.
Cobb scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cobb digs a right hand into Rivera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivera's gas tank.
Cobb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Cobb.
Cobb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Cobb lands a shot to the body.
Cobb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cobb - that landed with a thud.
Cobb works on Rivera's body with a couple of short punches.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rivera avoids it.
Cobb lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cobb struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Cobb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Cobb lands a hook that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Cobb lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cobb.
Rivera is trying to break free.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cobb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb presses Rivera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cobb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Cobb.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rivera creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Cobb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobb.
Cobb scores with a hook to the body.
Rivera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobb or not.
Cobb lands a shoulder strike.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from Cobb.
Cobb tries to work over Rivera's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rivera taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Cobb - that landed with a thud.
Cobb lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rivera stalling against the cage.
A hook to the body from Cobb.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivera manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Nice body punch from Cobb - that landed with a thud.
Cobb lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rivera holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Cobb lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cobb is keeping busy.
Rivera controlling the action here for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Carlos Rivera.
Cobb fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rivera, pushing him back against the cage.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Rivera uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rivera lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivera breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Rivera there.
Cobb wants to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cobb on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cobb misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jayne Cobb dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cobb with a nice cross.
Cobb throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rivera.
Rivera throws an overhand right that lands on Cobb's shoulder, as Cobb tries to avoid the shot.
Cobb tests Rivera's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cobb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rivera can do to turn this around?
Cobb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rivera.
Cobb tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb cracks Rivera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rivera drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cobb throws a combination that misses
and Rivera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobb connects with a solid leg kick.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch but Rivera swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rivera connects with a nice looking jab.
Cobb misses with a body shot.
Cobb dodges the punch combination from Rivera.
Cobb misses with a low kick.
Rivera might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Rivera.
Cobb darts in trying to clinch
and Rivera counters with a big head kick but Cobb shrugs it off.
A jab lands there for Cobb.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick and Rivera moves out of range easily.
Cobb moves in looking to clinch but Rivera pushes him off.
Cobb goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rivera throws a big shot that misses.
Cobb misses with a hook. Rivera ducked under it nicely.
Rivera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Come on Rivera - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Rivera's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobb misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera is struggling to control the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rivera.
Nice body punch from Rivera.
Rivera landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Rivera lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rivera stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cobb tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rivera's elbow.
Rivera trying to control the position but instead, Cobb has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rivera into the cage.
Cobb misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cobb misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rivera lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cobb or not.
Rivera lands a right hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Rivera.
Cobb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rivera lands a hook that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Rivera stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rivera blocks an uppercut.
Cobb misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb misses with a punch to the body.
Rivera lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivera lands a nice shot to the body.
Rivera lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivera throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rivera breaks from the clinch.
Rivera attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rivera throws a right hand that Cobb ducks under and follows up with a left that Cobb also avoids with ease.
Cobb throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch lands to the side of Cobb 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good standup being displayed there by Rivera as he connects with a hook.
Rivera throws a front kick aimed at Cobb's knee but Cobb avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rivera fails to land with a series of punches.
Rivera misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rivera avoids the head kick by Cobb.
Cobb throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobb wants to clinch but Rivera slips to the side
and Rivera counters with a nice kick to the body.
Cobb on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rivera cracks Cobb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rivera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Cobb falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivera lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rivera counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rivera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Rivera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rivera paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jayne Cobb is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cobb looks to clinch
and Rivera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivera sizes up Cobb with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cobb is rocked!
Cobb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Rivera misses.
Rivera throws a chopping leg kick but Cobb manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Rivera's head but Rivera sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobb misses the body punch
and Rivera counters with a straight right hand.
Cobb tries to clinch
and Rivera counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobb avoids the head kick by Rivera.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rivera.
Rivera moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Cobb throws a leg kick which misses Rivera's front leg but catches the back leg as Rivera tries to avoid it.
Rivera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Carlos Rivera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rivera fails to land the takedown.
Rivera looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cobb tries a head kick but it misses.
Cobb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Rivera in his tracks.
Rivera lands with a straight right. Cobb didn't see that one coming.
Rivera rushes Cobb and presses him up against the cage.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rivera has Cobb pressed against the cage.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rivera is stalling here.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivera throws an elbow but it misses.
Rivera lands an elbow just above Cobb 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb digs a right hand into Rivera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivera's gas tank.
Rivera misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rivera trying to control the position but instead, Cobb has worked for underhooks and has pushed Rivera into the cage.
Cobb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cobb lands with a light punch inside.
Rivera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cobb digs a right hand into Rivera's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rivera's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb scores with a hook to the body.
Cobb cracks Rivera with a nice body shot.
A short right from Cobb.
Cobb lands a right hand.
Cobb lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cobb lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Cobb.
Cobb lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Cobb scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rivera is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cobb is keeping busy.
A short right from Cobb on the inside.
Cobb lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb lands a shoulder strike.
Cobb throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Riveras head.
A short right from Cobb on the inside.
Cobb gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cobb lands with a left to the head.
Cobb working aggressively here.
Rivera blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Stalling in the clinch from Rivera.
Cobb goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rivera lands a shot to the body.
Jayne Cobb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rivera blocks a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rivera lands a shot to the body.
Rivera's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cobb presses Rivera against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cobb works on Rivera's body with a couple of short punches.
Cobb lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rivera backwards.
Cobb lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Rivera as the two fighters clinch.
Rivera prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Rivera tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cobb avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Cobb misses with a body punch.
Cobb lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rivera.
A hook to the body from Rivera.
A short right from Rivera.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Cobb scores with a shot to the side of Rivera's head.
Rivera is trying to stall.
Rivera works on Cobb's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Rivera.
Rivera digs a right hand underneath Cobb's ribcage. Cobb let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rivera working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rivera is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cobb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Rivera.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb struggles to land a body shot inside as Rivera controls his hands.
Rivera taking a breather.
Cobb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jayne Cobb showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cobb has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jayne Cobb!
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hype
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