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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hank Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and sparka man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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157 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
4 - 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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, sparka man!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Donald Grub and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
man circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cole is looking to clinch but man is avoiding it.
Cole misses with a looping right.
Cole uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from man.
man slips under a jab.
Cole lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as man backs up against the cage.
Cole fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cole tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
man slips under a jab.
man walks into a jab.
Cole throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
man misses with a straight left.
A big right from Cole misses.
Cole throws a right hand that man ducks under and follows up with a left that man also avoids with ease.
Cole throws the left hand but man avoids the punch easily.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from man.
man swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cole lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by man.
Cole misses with a few strikes there.
That's two 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 lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cole misses with an uppercut. man saw that one coming.
Cole moves away from the strike by man.
Cole's corner calls for a 1-2. Cole obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
man misses with an uppercut. Cole saw that one coming.
Cole jabbing away but nothing is landing.
man slips a jab from Cole.
man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Cole misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
man avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cole jabs man right on the nose. man blinks but takes it well.
Cole wants to clinch.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - man circles away.
A shot to de liver by Cole. Beautiful body shot.
Cole tries to clinch but man moves out of range.
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.
A telegraphed right hand from man misses the target.
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - man circles away.
Cole just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole throws a hook to the side of man's head but man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cole slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cole lands a jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cole tries to clinch up but man circles away and keeps his distance.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Cole dominated that round.
That's time! Cole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch but man swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hank Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Cole scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
man defending well as Cole loads up on a big left hand.
Cole throws a shot from downtown. man moves away and avoids it.
Cole misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
man avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
man has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cole lands a two punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole scores with a nice head shot.
Cole throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling man to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Hank Cole has been cut.
Cole scores with a punch to the head.
Cole throws a hook to the side of man's head but man sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
Cole is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cole connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cole works over man's head and body with a nice combination.
Cole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cole misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
man pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
man on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cole ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cole scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
man walks into a stiff left hand from Cole.
Cole lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
man walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cole throws a jab but it's blocked by man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
man loads up on a big right hand but Cole slips the punch.
man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
man connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cole momentarily.
A jab from Cole finds it's way through man's defenses.
Cole is looking to clinch.
Hank Cole is winning the standup battle so far.
Cole throws a jab when man was well out of range.
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - man circles away.
man swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cole misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole scores with a crisp jab that stopped man in his tracks.
Cole throws a left and a right that both miss
and man counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
man takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cole falls off balance throwing a combination
and man counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Cole dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hank Cole's cut.
That's time! Cole's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cole slips under a jab from man.
Cole works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cole 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.
man takes one to the chin there.
Cole with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Some wild striking there from Cole.
Nice defenses there by man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
man slips a straight right by Cole.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cole scores with a decent looking hook.
man keeps the fight on the outside.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cole thuds his right hand into man's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cole tries to clinch there but man circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cole bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cole ducks under a wild hook from man.
Cole tries to clinch there but man circles away.
Cole tries to clinch but man is having none of it.
Cole tries to clinch but man is having none of it.
Cole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cole tries to clinch
enabling man to counter with a crisp jab.
man throws an overhand right that lands on Cole's shoulder, as Cole tries to avoid the shot.
Cole loads up on a big right hand but man slips the punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from man.
man misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Cole.
Cole lands with a straight right. man didn't see that one coming.
Hank Cole is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
man looks to throw the jab but Cole is out of range.
man is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cole.
man looks to land a left hand but Cole moved out of range nicely.
man moves away from the strike by Cole.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cole slips a straight right by man.
A cross from Cole lands.
Cole tries to clinch up.
Cole is looking to clinch but man is avoiding it.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
man takes a body punch but keeps moving.
man looks to throw the jab but Cole is out of range.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A swing and a miss from Cole.
sparka man has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
man needs to keep his hands up - Cole had a free shot at his head there.
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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Tew 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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pop
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RATING
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