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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Hargh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hargh comes to the cage accompanied by Dominant view. Cohen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Season in the Abyss kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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175 cm
25
173 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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178 cm
21
178 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ken Hargh ! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Cohen! The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Hargh looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A slow jab from Hargh misses its intended target. Lawrence Cohen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cohen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hargh as he jumps to the side. Hargh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cohen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cohen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hargh . Cohen fails with a takedown attempt. Hargh misses with a straight right. Hargh scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Hargh uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Hargh . No joy for Cohen on that attempt. Ken Hargh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lawrence Cohen. Hargh scores with a nice strike. Excellent takedown into side control there by Cohen. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Cohen trying to control the position but Hargh is working away. Cohen tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it. Hargh manages to get one leg in to regain half guard. Hargh wants to get back to full guard. Cohen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hargh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Hargh is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Cohen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hargh pinned against the cage. Hargh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Cohen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Cohen looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hargh is fending him off so far but Cohen persists. Nope, Hargh circles away and we're back to standing. Hargh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. A looping hook to the body misses from Hargh . Cohen does a little dance to reset his feet. Cohen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cohen is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hargh knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hargh gets back to half guard. Hargh trying to hold on to Cohen's head to control him but Cohen postures up.
Hargh looking for submissions from an awkward position here. Hargh wants to control but Cohen is keeping busy and won't allow it. Hargh looking for a kimura from the bottom but Cohen passes into side control! Hargh sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Cohen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hargh does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back. Cohen not doing much here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hargh trying to control but Cohen postures up.
Cohen maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Hargh could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Cohen has cracked it and Hargh is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Cohen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lawrence Cohen!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
47% |
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