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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Augustus Moukari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Destroy Everything. Moukari has chosen Sunblock - I'll Be Ready as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
10 - 4 - 0 |
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180 lbs
16 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eaton Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Augustus Moukari!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox misses with a wild combination.
Cox lands a body shot.
Cox digs a good body shot into Moukari's ribs.
Moukari throws the kick towards the body but Cox avoids it.
Cox slips a straight right by Moukari.
Moukari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cox was well out of range. Poor timing from Moukari.
Moukari misses with an uppercut. Cox saw that one coming.
Cox throws a good cross that connects.
Moukari throws a right and a left that Cox avoids nicely.
Moukari throws a hook but Cox avoids it easily.
Moukari gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cox tries to free his leg and advance position but Moukari is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox looking to sit in guard and control but Moukari gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Moukari slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cox looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Moukari passes into side control.
Cox is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Moukari has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Moukari throws a hook to the side of Cox's head but Cox sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cox moves out of range of the strikes.
Cox keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Moukari.
Moukari takes one to the side of the head.
A big right from Moukari misses.
Moukari throws a shot from downtown. Cox moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Cox.
Cox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moukari moves away.
Moukari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Moukari, right into the meat.
Cox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moukari throws out the jab.
Cox motions for Moukari to come forward. Cox throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Augustus Moukari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cox takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cox shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Moukari manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cox looking to pass the guard.
Cox forces his way into half guard.
Moukari trying to control but Cox postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moukari is not content to let Cox control the position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moukari is refusing to be controlled, as Cox sits in half guard.
Cox is looking to advance position but Moukari won't allow it.
Cox seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moukari does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eaton Cox dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Moukari misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cox counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Moukari's guard now.
Cox trying to control the position from guard on top but Moukari is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Moukari wants to stand and escape but Cox is having none of it.
Moukari keeping moving, preventing Cox from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Moukari is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Eaton Cox just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Moukari throws a right and a left that Cox avoids nicely.
Cox fails with a takedown attempt.
Moukari misses with an uppercut. Cox saw that one coming.
Cox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cox.
A big right from Cox misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Moukari throws a leg kick that misses.
Cox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moukari pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Moukari takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Moukari throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cox ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cox scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Moukari throws out the jab.
Moukari slaps away a takedown attempt from Cox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eaton Cox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Moukari stops Cox from passing to mount.
Moukari manages to get back to half guard.
Moukari tries to kick Cox off but Cox keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cox looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cox seems to be looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox tries to pass the half guard into mount. Moukari knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cox sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cox wants to free his trapped foot but Moukari is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moukari is not content to let Cox control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eaton Cox dominated that second 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.
Moukari swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cox counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Augustus Moukari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cox slips a straight right by Moukari.
Cox is looking to wear down Moukari with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cox ducks under a wild hook from Moukari.
Cox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Moukari is fending him off so far but Cox persists. Nope, Moukari circles away and we're back to standing.
Cox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moukari misses with a few strikes there.
Cox lands a slapping body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox avoids the body shot from Moukari.
Moukari checks a leg kick.
Cox tries to move into range but Moukari moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Moukari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cox counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Moukari as he checks the leg kick.
Moukari fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cox manages to avoid it.
Cox fails to land the takedown.
Moukari works Cox's body with a nice hook.
Cox shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cox is looking to take a break and control but Moukari is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Moukari tries to kick Cox off but Cox keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox is pressing down on Moukari's thigh, looking to free his foot. Moukari is holding on for now.
Moukari trying to hold on to Cox's head to control him but Cox postures up.
Moukari is trying to stand.
Cox trying to control the action but Moukari is working from the bottom.
Cox seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Moukari is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eaton Cox!
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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
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