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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Cosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Mitia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cosby might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cosby Show. Bill Cosby had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Cosby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dmitri Mitia!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Emerson Jorge and Edson Gomes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mitia looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cosby lands a head shot.
Cosby moves into the clinch successfully.
Mitia looking to stall.
A hook to the body from Cosby.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cosby takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cosby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mitia.
Cosby lands a takedown into guard.
Cosby is looking to work some ground and pound but Mitia has wrist control.
Cosby slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosby scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cosby stands up and beckons Mitia to his feet.
Mitia has a takedown stuffed.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mitia.
Bill Cosby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitri Mitia.
Mitia looks gassed!
Cosby throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby moves into the clinch.
Mitia drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cosby pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cosby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cosby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mitia's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mitia wants a takedown.
Cosby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cosby gets through Mitia's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cosby works on Mitia's body with a couple of short punches.
Cosby works on Mitia's body with a couple of short punches.
Cosby breaks the clinch.
Cosby clinches.
Cosby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitia backwards.
Cosby scores with a hook to the body.
Cosby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cosby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cosby is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cosby gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cosby throwing shots but Mitia is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cosby.
Cosby lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mitia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cosby.
Cosby thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Mitia to regain full guard.
Mitia is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cosby is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cosby accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cosby thows a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cosby drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cosby jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cosby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cosby cracks Mitia with a solid left hand.
Cosby throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cosby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mitia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cosby loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cosby stands up and waves to Mitia to follow him.
Cosby moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cosby throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Cosby.
Cosby stalling the fight.
Cosby lands a nice uppercut.
Cosby scores with a shoulder strike.
Cosby breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cosby closes the distance and clinches.
Cosby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitias head.
A body shot lands from Cosby.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cosby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Cosby.
Cosby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitia backwards.
Mitia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cosby pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cosby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bill Cosby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mitia throws a head kick that misses
and Cosby moves into the clinch.
A short left from Cosby.
A short uppercut from Cosby.
Cosby lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitia tries for a takedown but Cosby manages to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Cosby scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cosby dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cosby instigates a clinch.
Mitia has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cosby is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cosby manages to break the clinch.
Cosby gets a clinch.
Cosby is struggling to control the position.
A hook to the body from Cosby.
Cosby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cosby lands with a short shot to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Cosby.
Cosby cracks Mitia with a nice body shot.
Cosby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitia backwards.
Cosby ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cosby no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cosby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cosby punching to the body, from the bottom.
Mitia avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mitia pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cosby is keeping the position for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mitia is aware though and is defending well.
Cosby kicks Mitia off and gets to his feet.
Mitia with a poor takedown
and Cosby counters with a three punch combo that has Mitia backing up. Mitia nods at Cosby to acknowledge the strikes.
Cosby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cosby tries to clinch but Mitia moves out of range.
Cosby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mitia can do to turn this around?
Cosby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mitia, pushing him back against the cage.
Cosby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitia backwards.
Good body shot from Cosby.
Mitia is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cosby pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bill Cosby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitri Mitia.
Cosby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cosby ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cosby no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Cosby is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mitia drops back looking for a leg! Cosby is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cosby manages to kick Mitia off! Mitia jumps back into Cosby's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mitia stopping the sweep attempt from Cosby.
Cosby manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mitia manages to get himself to full guard.
Cosby passes Mitia's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cosby prevents Mitia from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mitia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cosby thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mitia's head.
Mitia keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cosby throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cosby works his way into side control.
Cosby misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mitia dodges the ground and pound from Cosby.
Cosby in side control, throwing shots but Mitia defends.
Cosby with the ground and pound but Mitia regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cosby thows a huge punch but Mitia dodges it nicely.
Cosby looks to land a strike but Mitia avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Cosby works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cosby scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cosby looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mitia avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cosby.
Cosby looking for a submission but Mitia manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Cosby throws a strike but Mitia rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cosby dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cosby tries to clinch but Mitia is having none of it.
Cosby clinches up with Mitia and pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bill Cosby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Mitia trying to control the position but instead, Cosby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Mitia into the cage.
Nice body punch from Cosby.
Cosby manages to pull guard.
Cosby is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bill Cosby overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cosby is trying to keep Mitia in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mitia wants to control from the top but Cosby keeps moving.
Cosby wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mitia is aware though and is defending well.
Mitia trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mitia passes into half guard.
Cosby is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mitia is thwarting Cosby's attempts to control the position.
Cosby wants to get back to full guard.
Cosby slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Mitia passes Cosby's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosby moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Mitia trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cosby is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Mitia is aware though and is defending well.
Cosby looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cosby has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Mitia is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Cosby.
Mitia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cosby knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cosby throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mitia.
Cosby darts in and clinches Mitia up against the cage.
Cosby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cosby is pressed up against the cage. Mitia has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cosby down to the mat. Cosby avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cosby has Mitia up against the cage in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Cosby.
Cosby stops a takedown attempt from Mitia.
Bill Cosby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dmitri Mitia.
Cosby is working Mitia over against the cage.
Cosby scores with a shot to the side of Mitia's head.
Mitia takes a shot to the head.
Cosby throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitias head.
Cosby is leaning against Mitia and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cosby lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cosby jumps guard and drags Mitia to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Cosby working for a triangle but Mitia defends it easily.
Dmitri Mitia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mitia trying to control but Cosby is working from the bottom.
Mitia looking to sit in guard and control but Cosby gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mitia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cosby decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Mitia, up you get!
Bill Cosby is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cosby clinches up with Mitia and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Cosby showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cosby 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:26
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Cosby!
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