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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rooster Cogburn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bastion Vincent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vincent comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Final Countdown kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rooster Cogburn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rooster Cogburn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bastion Vincent!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Summer Carpenter and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Vincent looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cogburn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Vincent looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cogburn is one step ahead there.
Vincent is looking to stand up but Cogburn isn't so interested in that idea.
Cogburn could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cogburn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Vincent bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cogburn's guard.
Vincent stops Cogburn from standing up.
Cogburn trying to control the position.
Cogburn on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cogburn tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cogburn pulls Vincent in to control the position.
Vincent is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Vincent passes Cogburn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Vincent is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cogburn trying to control but Vincent postures up.
Cogburn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Vincent scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cogburn might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vincent trying to control from half guard but Cogburn is working away.
Vincent looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cogburn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Vincent slips a nice elbow through Cogburn's hands, connecting with Cogburn's forehead.
Vincent is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Cogburn is looking to control Vincent's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cogburn avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent prevents Cogburn from improving his position.
Cogburn manages to get to full guard.
Cogburn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cogburn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Vincent postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent wants to pass the guard but Cogburn is keeping the position.
Cogburn is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vincent showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vincent postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cogburn avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Vincent trying to control but Cogburn is working from the bottom.
Vincent postures up.
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.
Vincent won't allow Cogburn to sweep him here.
Cogburn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vincent on the ground.
Cogburn controls Vincent momentarily but Vincent frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cogburn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vincent's guard.
Cogburn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cogburn trying to control the position from guard on top but Vincent is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cogburn is looking to advance position but Vincent has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cogburn tries to hold on but Vincent postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bastion Vincent dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cogburn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cogburn is looking to take a break and control but Vincent is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vincent is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cogburn is controlling him well.
Vincent bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Vincent tries to clinch there but Cogburn circles away.
Vincent looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cogburn is fending him off so far but Vincent persists. Nope, Cogburn circles away and we're back to standing.
Vincent is breathing heavily.
Cogburn keeps the fight on the outside.
Vincent takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bastion Vincent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cogburn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vincent stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cogburn thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cogburn gets the takedown into side control.
Cogburn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vincent is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Cogburn wants to control but Vincent is keeping him busy.
Cogburn decides to stand back up. Cogburn steps back and let's Vincent get back to his feet.
Vincent tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cogburn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cogburn fails with a takedown attempt.
Vincent misses with a takedown attempt
and Cogburn counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cogburn fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Vincent sprawls well initially but Cogburn persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Rooster Cogburn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cogburn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cogburn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vincent kicks off Cogburn and gets to his feet.
Cogburn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Cogburn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vincent's head.
Vincent is trying to get back to full guard.
Cogburn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cogburn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vincent pushes Cogburn off looking to stand but Cogburn dives back in and keeps control.
Cogburn throwing shots but Vincent is blocking nicely.
Cogburn is trying to control the action in half guard but Vincent is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vincent takes a kick to the side of the head.
Nice takedown defense from Vincent. No joy for Cogburn on that attempt.
Vincent tries to clinch
and Cogburn counters with a shoot takedown. Vincent fights it but they end up in guard.
Vincent is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cogburn trying to control but Vincent is working from the bottom.
Vincent can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cogburn controls the pace.
Vincent has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vincent is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Cogburn dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Vincent's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cogburn wants to control but Vincent is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cogburn tries to move into full mount but can't pass Vincent's legs.
Cogburn decides to take the fight back to the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rooster Cogburn dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Vincent with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cogburn counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Vincent is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Cogburn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Vincent!
Cogburn throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Vincent because Cogburn loaded up on that one.
Cogburn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Vincent can't escape the position.
Cogburn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Vincent wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cogburn.
Vincent tries to hold on but Cogburn pushes him away.
Vincent takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vincent working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vincent tries to hold on but Cogburn pushes him away.
Cogburn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vincent is looking to escape.
Vincent wants to control but Cogburn is having none of it.
Cogburn controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
Vincent wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cogburn.
Vincent is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cogburn throws some wild stikes that Vincent manages to avoid easily.
Cogburn tries to control but Vincent wriggling away.
Cogburn sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cogburn tries to control but Vincent wriggling away.
Vincent wants to hold on but Cogburn pushes him away.
Cogburn dominating with strikes here.
You get the feeling that Vincent really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Vincent tries to reverse the position but Cogburn maintains control.
Vincent tries to hold on but Cogburn pushes him away.
Cogburn working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cogburn working the ground and pound effectively.
Vincent looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cogburn is landing with strikes from the back.
Vincent covering up well and avoiding damage.
Cogburn doesn't have the hooks in and Vincent manages to turn into his guard.
Cogburn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cogburn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Cogburn lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Vincent backs up against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cogburn instigates a clinch.
Cogburn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cogburn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rooster Cogburn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cogburn 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 John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rooster Cogburn!
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