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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eaton Cox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Royer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cox comes to the cage accompanied by Hatebreed - Destroy Everything. Royer has chosen Speak Militant- Sabac Red as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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170 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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185 cm
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180 lbs
20 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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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
21 - 8 - 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
20 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dakota Royer!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Royer wants to slow Cox down by chopping away at his legs.
Cox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royer moves away.
Cox lands a glancing blow to the side of Royer's head.
Royer throws a head kick but Cox moves out of range.
Royer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cox.
Royer fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cox is out of range.
Royer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Royer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Eaton Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royer throws a looping overhand right but Cox ducks down to avoid it.
Royer throws a head kick that misses.
Cox looks to land a left hand but Royer moved out of range nicely.
Cox throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good leg kick by Cox there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Royer throws a sloppy head kick and Cox moves out of range easily.
Cox throws a solid leg kick but Royer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cox.
Royer misses with a body kick.
Cox throws a leg kick
and Royer counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cox tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Royer.
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royer throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cox slips under a jab from Royer.
Royer avoids the body shot from Cox.
A clash of legs there as Royer blocks the low kick.
Royer takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cox looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Royer is fending him off so far but Cox persists. Nope, Royer circles away and we're back to standing.
Royer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Royer misses with a low kick.
Cox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Royer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Royer ducks under a wild hook from Cox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws a looping overhand right but Royer ducks down to avoid it.
Cox fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Royer checks the leg kick nicely there.
A head kick by Cox misses
letting Royer counter with a right hand.
Royer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cox looks to score with a jab to the body but Royer is just out of range.
Dakota Royer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Royer lands with a kick to the temple. Cox shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cox misses with a looping right.
Royer throws a head kick that misses.
Royer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cox.
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Royer stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Royer wants it to stay on the feet.
Cox fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Cox is predictable there
and Royer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Royer moves out of range of the strikes.
Cox wants to land a leg kick but Royer is out of range.
Cox scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Royer doesn't seem bothered though.
Jab by Royer.
Royer misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice cross by Cox.
Royer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Royer. That's going to slow Cox down.
Royer staying out of range there.
Cox lands with a shot to the body.
Cox cracks Royer with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Royer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cox throws a shot from downtown. Royer moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws a nice outside leg kick.
Royer sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Royer looks gassed!
Cox jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Royer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Royer thows a body kick. Cox tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Royer lands a front kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cox. Royer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Royer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Royer slips under a jab.
Royer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cox fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eaton Cox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cox dips to his left and cracks Royer with an uppercut!
Cox misses with a body shot.
Cox misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eaton Cox dominated that 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.
Royer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cox punishes Royer's body with a nice straight punch.
Royer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Royer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cox.
Cox moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Royer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Royer misses with a leg kick
and Cox counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cox lands a jab to the head.
Cox misses with a hook
and Royer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cox displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Royer throws out the jab.
Cox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Royer throws an overhand right that lands on Cox's shoulder, as Cox tries to avoid the shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox misses with a hook.
Cox lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cox moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Royer is breathing heavily.
Cox lands with a thumping leg kick.
Royer pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cox looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice takedown defense from Royer. No joy for Cox on that attempt.
Cox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cox slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cox turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cox blocks a low kick nicely.
Royer on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cox dives in and grabs Royer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Royer pushes down on Cox's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eaton Cox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A leg kick checked by Cox.
Royer ducks under a wild hook from Cox.
Cox clinches up against the cage.
Royer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cox's efforts to push away.
Cox misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Cox.
A body shot lands from Cox.
Cox struggles to land a body shot inside as Royer controls his hands.
Cox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cox misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cox.
Cox tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Royer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cox scores with a three punch combo!
Cox takes a swing at Royer's ribcage but misses.
Donk. Cox catches Royer right on the button with a cross.
A bone on bone clash there as Royer blocks the leg kick.
Royer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Royer on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cox lands a nice leg kick that just misses Royer's sensitive parts.
Cox lands a leg kick that knocks Royer off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cox looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cox thows a body shot but no joy.
Cox pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox connects with a crisp jab.
Cox thows a leg kick but Royer checks it
and Royer counters with a straight right hand.
Cox throws a leg kick but Royer sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cox swings for the body but Royer moves out of range.
Cox is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Royer.
Cox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Royer moves away.
Cox avoids the head kick by Royer.
Royer misses with a low kick.
Cox dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cox scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Royer digs a good hook to Cox's body.
Eaton Cox is winning the standup battle so far.
Cox throws a sloppy head kick and Royer moves out of range easily.
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eaton Cox dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Royer throws a right and a left that Cox avoids nicely.
Cox misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cox stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Royer misses with a kick to the body.
Cox scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Royer lands a front kick.
Cox scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Royer is rocked!
Cox ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Royer is still on wobbly legs! Can Cox finish him?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cox is stalking Royer. Royer circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Cox, and it's lights out! Royer really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eaton Cox!
Eaton Cox thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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