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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martin Cock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cock comes to the cage accompanied by Death Before Dishonor. Martin Cock has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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275 lbs
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195 cm
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245 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Martin Cock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Josh Watson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cock.
Watson loads up on a big right hand but Cock slips the punch.
Watson lands a jab to the nose.
Cock doesn't manage to clinch there - Watson circles away.
Cock shoots in and bounces Watson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cock stays in close to Watson's body and controls the position.
Cock looking to pass the guard.
Cock trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cock is stalling in the full guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Martin Cock just wasn't active enough.
Watson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watson throws a nice looking combination but Cock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Watson throws a combination that misses
and Cock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cock is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Watson won't allow Cock to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cock is taking a breather. Watson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Martin Cock.
Cock shoots in for a takedown but Watson shows good takedown defense.
Cock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Watson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cock somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martin Cock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cock looking to score a takedown here. Watson is defending well but Cock drives through and ends up in Watson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cock controlling from the top position.
Cock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Watson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cock slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Watson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
Cock passes Watson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cock controlling the action here.
Cock passes to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cock raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Cock dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Watson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Watson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Martin Cock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Watson misses with a few strikes there.
Cock fails with the takedown.
Watson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cock.
Cock tries to advance to mount but Watson denies him.
Watson seems a little lost for a moment, as Cock dominates the positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cock advances nicely into full mount.
Cock sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Watson is breathing heavily.
Cock throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Cock controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cock lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cock controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cock has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cock lands a nice shot to the head.
Cock controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cock raining down hammerfists from mount.
Martin Cock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cock fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Cock dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cock feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cock controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cock forces his way into half guard.
Cock thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Watson's head.
Watson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cock performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Watson is in trouble now - Cock has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cock controlling the position easily from mount.
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.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cock seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Watson for as long as he can get away with.
Cock lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Watson hang on?
Cock content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cock working Watson over with strikes here.
Cock in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Watson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Cock tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cock working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cock controlling from the full mount.
Cock wants to finish this one by submission but Watson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cock.
Cock controlling from mount.
Josh Watson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin Cock is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martin Cock showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cock, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:25
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martin Cock!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
48% |
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