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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Richie Owens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kolo Cornelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richie Owens has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Richie Owens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kolo Cornelius!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cornelius on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cornelius tries to keep at a distance but Owens has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cornelius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Owens stalling in the clinch but Cornelius improves position.
Cornelius is pressed up against the cage. Owens has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cornelius down to the mat. Cornelius avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cornelius darts in and clinches Owens up against the cage.
Cornelius lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Owens is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cornelius is pushing Owens up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Owens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Cornelius lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Owens.
Nice body punch from Cornelius - that landed with a thud.
Cornelius is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cornelius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cornelius scores a nice knee to the body.
Owens is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornelius lands a shot to the body.
Cornelius tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cornelius.
Owens tries for a takedown but Cornelius manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richie Owens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A body shot lands from Cornelius.
Cornelius pressing his opponent against the cage.
A hook to the body from Cornelius.
Owens letting Cornelius take a breather here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cornelius.
Cornelius lands a body shot.
Cornelius lands a body punch in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cornelius.
Cornelius lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cornelius.
Cornelius prevents a body shot from Owens.
Cornelius gets through Owens's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Cornelius.
Cornelius has clasped his hands together around Owens's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Cornelius is working Owens over with some ground and pound from side control.
The referee asks Cornelius politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cornelius prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cornelius landing a few strikes.
Cornelius is trying to get an arm triangle but Owens is defending well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cornelius in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cornelius working the ground and pound from side control.
Owens takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Cornelius controls the position from side control.
Cornelius in side control lands a decent elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owens tries to buck Cornelius off but Cornelius is having none of it.
Cornelius is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Owens knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cornelius tries to advance to mount but Owens denies him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cornelius scores with punches from side control.
Cornelius tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cornelius scores with a couple of short elbows.
Cornelius controlling the position from side mount.
Cornelius stands up.
Owens keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cornelius gets the takedown into side control.
Cornelius controls the position.
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!
Owens takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cornelius grinds an elbow into Owens's temple.
Owens is not content to let Cornelius control the position.
Owens sneaks back into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Owens looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cornelius prevents Owens from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kolo Cornelius dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cornelius gets a clinch.
Owens manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Owens has his foot on Cornelius's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cornelius works his way back into a safe position though.
Cornelius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cornelius gets to his feet. Owens looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cornelius clinches up with Owens and pushes him back against the cage.
Cornelius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Owens looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cornelius lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Owens backwards.
Owens tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cornelius just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cornelius controlling the action here for a moment.
Cornelius lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Owens backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cornelius taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cornelius lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cornelius lands a body shot.
Cornelius leaning against his opponent.
Cornelius turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Cornelius manages to end up in side control.
Cornelius controlling the position from side mount.
Cornelius really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Owens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cornelius is working Owens over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cornelius lands an elbow.
Cornelius cracks Owens with a big right hand but Owens just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cornelius is trying to get an arm triangle but Owens is defending well.
Cornelius moves into full mount!
Cornelius lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cornelius breaks from Owens's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Cornelius working for a guillotine from mount but Owens is in no mood to give up.
The referee warns Owens that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Owens really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cornelius controlling the position easily from mount.
Cornelius is landing with some decent strikes but Owens is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cornelius controlling the position easily from mount.
Cornelius is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Cornelius raining down hammerfists from mount.
Owens working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cornelius controlling the pace for now.
Cornelius working Owens over with strikes here.
Owens is in a horrible position here. Cornelius smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cornelius with the ground and pound from mount.
Cornelius has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Owens's face.
The referee warns Owens that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Owens is rocked!
Owens in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Oh Owens is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cornelius lands a big shot to the head and Owens winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kolo Cornelius!
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FIGHT
RATING
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