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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hank Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owen Garvan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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157 lbs
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159 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Hank Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Owen Garvan!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Paul Tew and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - Garvan circles away.
Cole tries to clinch there but Garvan circles away.
Garvan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole tries to clinch but Garvan is having none of it.
Cole wants to clinch up but Garvan keeps it at a distance.
Garvan thows a body shot but no joy.
Cole moves into range and connects with a jab.
Garvan lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garvan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cole.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garvan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch but Garvan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garvan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cole moves in looking to clinch but Garvan pushes him off.
Garvan swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Cole throws out a powerful jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - Garvan circles away.
Cole moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Garvan.
Cole is working Garvan over against the cage.
Cole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garvan's efforts to push away.
Cole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cole fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cole lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Garvan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cole throws a punch but it's blocked by Garvan.
Cole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cole is struggling to control the position.
Cole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garvan's efforts to push away.
Cole throws a head punch that misses.
Cole prevents Garvan from breaking the clinch.
Cole lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cole.
Cole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garvan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Garvan can't break the clinch.
Cole presses Garvan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cole misses with some punches.
A short right from Cole.
Cole scores with a hook to the body.
Cole stalling in the clinch.
Cole lands a nice uppercut.
Garvan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garvans head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
Garvan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garvans head.
Garvan has had enough of the clinch but Cole keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
Cole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cole on the inside.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Garvans head.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cole swings wildly with an uppercut but Garvan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cole lands a body shot.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Cole scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cole leaning his opponent against the cage.
Garvan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garvan backwards.
Cole lands a nice uppercut.
Cole is pushing Garvan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Garvan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garvan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole scores with a shoulder strike.
Cole lands a right hand.
Cole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cole has Garvan pressed against the cage.
Cole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Garvan backwards.
Garvan looks gassed!
A short left from Cole.
Garvan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The referee is keeping an eye on Cole - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Nice body punch from Cole - that landed with a thud.
Cole lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cole digs a right hand underneath Garvan's ribcage. Garvan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cole lands a left hand that snaps the head of Garvan backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garvan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cole gets through Garvan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A bit of stalling here from Cole.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Cole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Cole dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cole tries to clinch there but Garvan circles away.
Garvan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Garvan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garvan throws a series of punches but Cole avoids them all with ease.
Garvan swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Garvan moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole throws an overhand right that lands on Garvan's shoulder, as Garvan tries to avoid the shot.
A punch lands to the side of Garvan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch but Garvan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cole tries to clinch up but Garvan circles away and keeps his distance.
Garvan throws a series of punches but Cole moves out of range.
Owen Garvan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Garvan's corner calls for a 1-2. Garvan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garvan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cole scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Garvan!
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - Garvan circles away.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garvan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cole wants to clinch up but Garvan keeps it at a distance.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole darts in and clinches Garvan up against the cage.
Cole lands with a left to the head.
Cole has a couple of punches blocked by Garvan.
Cole'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.
A shot in the inside from Cole.
Garvan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Garvan can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cole scores with a hook to the body.
Cole scores with a shot to the side of Garvan's head.
Cole has a couple of punches blocked by Garvan.
A short uppercut from Cole.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cole digs a right hand underneath Garvan's ribcage. Garvan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short body shot lands from Cole as the two fighters clinch.
Hank Cole has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Garvan is breathing heavily.
Cole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garvan backwards.
Cole has Garvan pressed against the cage, preventing Garvan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cole lands a nice uppercut.
Garvan being controlled against the cage.
Cole lands with a right to the head.
Cole is pushing Garvan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cole scores with a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole slows down the pace here.
Garvan tries to break the clinch but Cole is controlling the position.
Cole prevents Garvan from breaking the clinch.
Cole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cole lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cole has Garvan pressed against the cage, preventing Garvan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cole digs a right hand into Garvan's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Garvan's gas tank.
Cole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garvan's efforts to push away.
Cole misses with a punch on the inside.
Cole stalling.
Cole lands a nice shot to the body.
Cole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Garvan backwards.
Garvan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Cole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cole lands a shot to the body.
Cole lands with a right to the head.
Cole lands with a light punch inside.
Cole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cole lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Garvan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cole lands a hook that snaps the head of Garvan backwards.
Cole pushes Garvan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cole pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cole lands a shot to the body.
Cole has Garvan pressed against the cage.
Garvan takes a shot to the head.
Cole lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Cole dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cole tries to clinch up.
Garvan throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garvan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Garvan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garvan throws a series of punches but Cole avoids them all with ease.
A lazy left from Cole finds it's target.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole tries to clinch but Garvan moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole slips a jab and a cross from Garvan.
Garvan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cole drives through and clinches with Garvan against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole lands a shot to the body.
Cole effectively controlling the action here.
Cole lands a nice uppercut.
Cole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cole lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cole scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cole is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Cole for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Cole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garvan's efforts to push away.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Garvan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands with a short shot to the head.
Cole lands a right hand.
Cole misses with some punches.
Garvan wants to break free but Cole has control.
Cole manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cole lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
Garvan tries to circle away but Cole has him pinned against the cage.
Garvan wants to break free but Cole has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cole.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Cole.
Stalling in the clinch from Cole.
Cole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cole.
Cole digs a right hand underneath Garvan's ribcage. Garvan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cole lands with a right to the head.
Cole has Garvan pushed against the cage.
Cole lands a right hand.
Garvan takes a shot to the head.
Cole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cole lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garvan.
Hank Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cole lands a hook that snaps the head of Garvan backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cole creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garvan is trying to break the clinch but Cole is controlling him.
Garvan is looking to break free of the clinch but Cole has double underhooks.
Cole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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.
Cole scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cole.
A short uppercut from Cole.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cole keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Garvan's efforts to push away.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
Garvan is trying to force a seperation but Cole has the dominant position.
Cole lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Garvan.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Cole showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cole 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Cole!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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