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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rob Cold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Credival (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rob Cold has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rob Cold!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Desmond Credival!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Credival scores with a jab.
Credival dodges the punch combination from Cold.
Credival gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Credival tries to clinch up
and Cold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Cold. Those never looked like landing.
Credival displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cold throws out the jab.
Credival tries to clinch there but Cold circles away.
Cold fails to land with a series of punches.
Cold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Credival wants to clinch up but Cold keeps it at a distance.
Credival shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cold bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Credival manages to avoid it.
Cold avoids the head kick by Credival.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cold throws a series of punches but Credival moves out of range.
Cold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cold swings widly with a right hand
and Credival counters with a one-two to the body.
Cold takes a jab right on the kisser.
Credival throws a sloppy head kick and Cold moves out of range easily.
Cold bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Credival.
Credival throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Credival rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cold moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cold misses with a wild combination.
Rob Cold is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Credival closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cold counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Credival throws a leg kick that misses.
Cold tries to bum rush Credival with a series of wild strikes but Credival uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cold throws a right and a left that Credival avoids nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Credival throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cold.
Credival changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cold tries to avoid it but Credival manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cold to the ground. Cold escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Credival tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cold swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cold swings for the body but Credival moves out of range.
Cold thows a body shot but no joy.
Cold falls off balance throwing a combination
and Credival cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Credival tries to clinch up.
Cold misses with the combination.
Cold is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cold misses with a series of wild punches.
Cold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Credival tries to clinch but Cold moves away
and Cold makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Credival shoots in for a takedown but Cold shows good takedown defense.
Rob Cold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desmond Credival.
Cold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Credival throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Credival fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cold avoids it really well and circles away.
Cold misses with a right hand
and Credival counters with a one-two to the body.
Credival looks gassed!
Cold punishes Credival's body with a nice straight punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Credival.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cold, as that shot connected.
Cold tries to bum rush Credival with a series of wild strikes but Credival uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Credival misses with a wild combination.
Cold stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cold wants it to stay on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Credival manages to avoid it.
Cold looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Credival avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cold clobbers Credival with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Rob Cold seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Credival ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Credival fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cold throws a series of strikes that have Credival backpedaling.
Cold tries to bum rush Credival with a series of wild strikes but Credival uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Credival avoids a punch combination nicely.
Credival closes the distance but Cold moves to the side
and Cold counters with a left and a right that stings Credival.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Cold dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Credival shoots in for a takedown but Cold shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cold throws a series of punches but Credival avoids them all with ease.
Credival shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cold defends it nicely.
Cold stuffs the takedown attempt from Credival. Credival gets slowly back to his feet.
Rob Cold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desmond Credival.
Cold misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cold thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rob Cold is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Cold.
Cold swinging wildly here.
Rob Cold is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cold is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Credival.
Credival shoots for a takedown but Cold saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cold.
Credival wants to land a leg kick but Cold is out of range.
Credival pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cold is out of range and Credival settles back down.
Cold throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cold swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Credival counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cold thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cold takes a swing at Credival's ribcage but misses.
Cold throws a lazy uppercut
and Credival counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Credival fails to land the takedown.
Credival connects with a nice looking jab.
Credival fails with the takedown.
Cold misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Credival shoots in for a double leg but Cold sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Credival shoots in looking for a takedown but Cold manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Credival's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Credival misses with a body kick.
Cold misses with the combination.
Credival takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Credival fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cold falls off balance throwing a combination
and Credival counters with a nice body shot.
Cold misses with a hook. Credival ducked under it nicely.
Credival shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cold defends it nicely.
Cold throws a series of punches but Credival avoids them all with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold fails to land with a series of punches.
Credival takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Credival slips a jab and a cross from Cold.
Cold lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Credival pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Credival. Cold does a little dance to reset his feet.
Credival tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cold blocks a head kick by Credival.
Cold throws a nice looking combination but Credival bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cold misses with a combination
and Credival counters with a nice body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Credival circles away quickly and effectively.
Credival doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cold counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cold scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Credival wants to clinch.
Donk. Credival catches Cold right on the button with a cross.
Cold misses with a double jab
and Credival counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Credival is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cold sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A lazy left from Cold finds it's target.
Credival misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rob Cold will probably get the nod.
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!
Cold circles away from the clinch attempt.
Credival avoids the body shot from Cold.
Credival misses with a takedown
and Cold counters with a series of strikes. Credival will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cold swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Credival avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Credival tries to clinch up but Cold circles away and keeps his distance.
Cold displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Credival is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cold is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Credival.
Credival avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cold is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cold is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cold fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Credival will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cold lands a slapping body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Credival will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cold throws a series of punches but Credival moves out of range.
Cold slaps away a takedown attempt from Credival, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Rob Cold has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Desmond Credival.
Credival avoids a punch combination nicely.
Credival looks to clinch
and Cold counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Credival misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cold misses with a series of wild punches.
Cold misses with a looping right.
Cold throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Credival.
Credival displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cold throws out the jab.
Credival closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cold circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Credival looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cold is fending him off so far but Credival persists. Nope, Cold circles away and we're back to standing.
Good standup being displayed there by Cold as he connects with a hook.
Cold looks to land a combination but Credival avoids it well.
Cold keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cold displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Credival tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cold manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Credival moves away from the strike by Cold.
Credival is looking to land body kicks.
Credival drops his hands momentarily and Cold takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cold displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Credival.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Cold misses its intended target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cold throws a series of punches but Credival moves out of range.
Credival shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cold digs a good body shot into Credival's ribs.
Cold misses with a double jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cold.
Credival tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cold paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cold throws a right and a left that Credival avoids nicely.
Credival misses with a body kick.
Credival fails with the takedown
and Credival takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cold throws a right and a left that Credival avoids nicely.
Credival throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cold lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cold. Credival does a little dance to reset his feet.
Credival wants to clinch up but Cold keeps it at a distance.
Cold thuds his right hand into Credival's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Credival takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Credival misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Credival wants to land a leg kick but Cold is out of range.
Cold misses with a wild combination.
Credival tries to clinch but Cold is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cold thuds his right hand into Credival's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cold misses with a combination
and Credival counters with a left and a right that stings Cold.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Cold showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cold has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Cold!
In his post fight interview, Rob Cold started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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