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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paolo Cezer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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288 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paolo Cezer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lawrence Cohen !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cezer thuds his shin into the meat of Cohen 's side.
Cezer pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cezer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Cohen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cezer is in Cohen 's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cohen manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cohen looking to finish Cezer with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cezer!
Cezer wants to control but Cohen is having none of it.
Cezer sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Cezer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cezer is controlling Cohen 's trapped leg to prevent Cohen from advancing to side control.
Cezer could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cohen trying to mount his opponent but Cezer defends it.
Cohen is trying to control. Cezer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cezer is concentrating on defense, preventing Cohen from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Paolo Cezer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cezer tries to close the distance and clinch but Cohen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cohen clinches with his opponent.
Cohen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Cezer.
Cohen is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cezer is keeping busy.
Cohen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cezer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Cohen .
Cezer misses with a two punch combination.
Lawrence Cohen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cohen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cezer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cohen throws a strike but Cezer avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Cohen preventing the sweep.
Cohen trying to control but Cezer is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cezer escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cohen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cohen wants to control from the top but Cezer keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lawrence Cohen was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cezer, right into the meat.
Cezer lands a head kick that stumbles Cohen and the fighters go to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paolo Cezer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cohen rushes Cezer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cohen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cezer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cohen clinches.
Cezer breaks from the clinch.
Cezer tries to close the distance and clinch but Cohen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cohen closes the distance and clinches.
Cohen looking to stall.
Cohen is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cezer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cohen is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cezer to the mat. Cezer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cohen throws an elbow that misses. Cezer uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cohen 's guard. Nice move by Cezer!
Cohen wants to stand up but Cezer is controlling him.
Cezer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cezer won't allow Cohen to sweep him here.
Cezer stands and throws Cohen 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is trying to control Cezer's posture but Cezer avoids it.
Cezer controls the position from side control.
Cohen is not content to let Cezer control the position.
Cohen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen trying to remain calm as Cezer controls from the top position.
We're going to have a standup here because Paolo Cezer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cohen blocks a head kick by Cezer.
Cohen misses with a wild body shot.
Cohen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cezer tries to clinch there but Cohen circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen keeps the fight on the outside.
Cezer tries to clinch up.
Cohen rushes Cezer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cohen is pushing Cezer up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cohen has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Cezer regains guard immediately.
Cohen 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cezer looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lawrence Cohen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cezer closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cezer goes for a takedown attempt but Cohen pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cezer wants to clinch up but Cohen keeps it at a distance.
Cohen attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cezer connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cezer gets caught napping as Cohen dives in and scores a takedown. Cezer manages to retain guard.
Cohen is looking to stand up but Cezer won't let him.
Cohen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cezer is trying to control the position but Cohen postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Paolo Cezer.
Cezer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cohen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cezer tries to clinch there but Cohen circles away.
Cohen swats away the attempt to clinch by Cezer.
Cezer moves into the clinch successfully.
Cohen drags the fight down to the ground.
Cohen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cezer stopping the sweep attempt from Cohen .
Cohen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cohen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cohen controls Cezer momentarily but Cezer frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Paolo Cezer just wasn't active enough.
Cezer tries to close the distance and clinch but Cohen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cezer throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cezer closes the distance and clinches.
Cezer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cohen closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cezer pushes Cohen off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cezer fails to land with a series of punches.
Cezer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cohen turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Cezer's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
I wouldn't like to be where Cezer is right now.
Cezer struggling a bit here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Paolo Cezer just wasn't active enough.
Cezer dips to his left and cracks Cohen with an uppercut!
And that's the end of the fight!
Paolo Cezer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cezer has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paolo Cezer!
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hype
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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