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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Kaizer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rex Kaizer has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Lawrence Cohen 's chin.
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300 lbs
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290 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good low kicks
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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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lawrence Cohen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rex Kaizer!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Cecil Peabody and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kaizer is looking to slow Cohen down with leg kicks.
Cohen avoids the head kick by Kaizer.
Kaizer scoring well with a low kick there.
Cohen blocks the body kick.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown but Kaizer shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kaizer lands a leg kick that knocks Cohen off balance momentarily.
Kaizer throws a right hand that Cohen ducks under and follows up with a left that Cohen also avoids with ease.
Kaizer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cohen throws a body punch but Kaizer moves out of range.
Cohen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kaizer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kaizer tries to bum rush Cohen with a series of wild strikes but Cohen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kaizer looks gassed!
Kaizer misses with a series of wild punches.
Kaizer throws out a loose jab but Cohen uses good head movement to avoid it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kaizer looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cohen ducks under a wild hook from Kaizer.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kaizer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rex Kaizer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaizer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cohen throws a head kick but Kaizer moves out of range.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kaizer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaizer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cohen fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaizer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cohen shoots in looking for a takedown. Kaizer tries to sprawl out of it but Cohen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kaizer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cohen dives in and grabs Kaizer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kaizer pushes down on Cohen 's head and hops out.
Cohen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cohen avoids the head kick by Kaizer.
Nice sprawl there from Kaizer as Cohen shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kaizer leaves Cohen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cohen misses with a few strikes there.
Kaizer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kaizer throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Kaizer throws a series of punches but Cohen moves out of range.
Kaizer showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cohen .
The fighters circle momentarily. Kaizer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cohen has a takedown stuffed.
Kaizer throws a sloppy head kick and Cohen moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Kaizer. Those never looked like landing.
Cohen misses with a kick to the body.
Kaizer keeps the fight on the outside.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kaizer but Kaizer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Kaizer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kaizer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kaizer throws a leg kick which misses Cohen 's front leg but catches the back leg as Cohen tries to avoid it.
Cohen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kaizer manages to avoid it.
Cohen shoots for a double leg takedown but Kaizer sprawls well. He's pushed Cohen 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kaizer throws a head kick that half lands.
Cohen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A combination from Kaizer does no damage.
Kaizer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cohen dives in and grabs Kaizer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kaizer pushes down on Cohen 's head and hops out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaizer connects with a single shot there.
Kaizer swinging wildly here.
Kaizer throws a nice looking combination but Cohen bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cohen looks for a takedown but Kaizer sprawls well.
Kaizer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cohen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaizer misses with a body kick.
Cohen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kaizer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rex Kaizer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kaizer goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cohen throws a sloppy head kick and Kaizer moves out of range easily.
Kaizer lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cohen will feel that in the morning.
Cohen wants to clinch.
Cohen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cohen slips under a jab.
Cohen pushes Kaizer up against the cage in a clinch.
Kaizer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cohen shoots for a double leg takedown but Kaizer sprawls well. He's pushed Cohen 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cohen misses with a head kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cohen .
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaizer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kaizer throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Kaizer.
Cohen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen moves into the clinch successfully.
Cohen jumps guard but Kaizer turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kaizer breaks from the clinch.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kaizer is trying to stand up here but Cohen is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Cohen is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cohen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cohen works his way into side control.
Cohen slows the pace down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lawrence Cohen just wasn't active enough.
Kaizer keeps the fight on the outside.
Kaizer is looking to chop away at Cohen 's legs.
Kaizer keeps the fight on the outside.
Cohen tries to land a front kick but Kaizer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kaizer slips a jab and a cross from Cohen .
Kaizer stuffs the takedown.
Cohen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaizer looks to land a body kick but Cohen moved away.
Kaizer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cohen circles away quickly and effectively.
Kaizer throws a head kick that misses
and Cohen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaizer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cohen won't allow Kaizer to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We're going to have a standup here because Lawrence Cohen wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Kaizer leaves Cohen with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kaizer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kaizer tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lawrence Cohen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cohen moves in looking to clinch but Kaizer pushes him off.
A punch combination from Kaizer misses.
Cohen doesn't manage to clinch there - Kaizer circles away.
Kaizer throws a sloppy head kick and Cohen moves out of range easily.
Cohen loads up on a big right hand but Kaizer slips the punch.
Cohen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cohen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kaizer pinned against the cage. Kaizer gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kaizer swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Kaizer as Cohen shoots in.
Cohen is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kaizer lands a nice hook to Cohen 's body. Cohen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cohen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lawrence Cohen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cohen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kaizer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaizer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kaizer scores with a punch to the head.
Kaizer lands a high kick!
Kaizer stuffs the takedown attempt from Cohen . Cohen gets slowly back to his feet.
Cohen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cohen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cohen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cohen tries to clinch but Kaizer moves out of range.
Kaizer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cohen closes the distance and clinches.
Kaizer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rex Kaizer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kaizer throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cohen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen scores with a shot to the body.
Cohen shoots in but no luck this time.
Kaizer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cohen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kaizers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kaizer throws a head kick but Cohen moves out of range.
Kaizer lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cohen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kaizer lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A combination from Kaizer does no damage.
Cohen misses with a body kick.
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!
Kaizer throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Kaizer misses.
Kaizer plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cohen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kaizer - the referee stops the clock and Cohen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kaizer. Cohen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cohen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kaizer defends it nicely.
Kaizer is looking to slow Cohen down with leg kicks.
Kaizer throws a series of strikes that have Cohen backpedaling.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch but Kaizer swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cohen tries to clinch up but Kaizer circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaizer swats away the attempt to clinch by Cohen .
Kaizer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cohen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kaizer misses with a kick to the body.
Cohen fails to land the takedown.
Kaizer misses with a head kick.
Cohen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen fails with the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cohen .
Kaizer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kaizer's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kaizer duly obliges.
Kaizer throws a head kick but Cohen moves out of range.
Kaizer looks to land a combination but Cohen avoids it well.
Cohen looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cohen dodges the punch combination from Kaizer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kaizer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cohen fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kaizer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cohen moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rex Kaizer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kaizer has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rex Kaizer!
Rex Kaizer thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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