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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Austin Mccoshen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thibault Fernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin Mccoshen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Thibault Fernandez's chin.
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160 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Austin Mccoshen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Thibault Fernandez!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mccoshen throws a series of punches but Fernandez avoids them all with ease.
Austin Mccoshen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice sprawl there from Fernandez as Mccoshen shoots in.
Fernandez looks to land a right hand but Mccoshen moved out of range.
Fernandez closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mccoshen with a poor takedown
and Fernandez counters with a right hand to the body.
Fernandez throws a good cross that connects.
Nice straight punches there by Fernandez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fernandez.
Fernandez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Fernandez looks to land a combination but Mccoshen avoids it well.
Fernandez throws a hook but Mccoshen blocks it.
Fernandez cracks Mccoshen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mccoshen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mccoshen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Mccoshen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mccoshen dives in and grabs Fernandez's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fernandez pushes down on Mccoshen's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Mccoshen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Fernandez.
A shot to the liver by Fernandez. Beautiful body shot.
Mccoshen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mccoshen misses with a takedown attempt - Fernandez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fernandez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mccoshen fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez digs a good body shot into Mccoshen's ribs.
Mccoshen is breathing heavily.
Fernandez thuds a left hand into Mccoshen's body.
Mccoshen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fernandez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mccoshen doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fernandez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mccoshen circles away quickly and effectively.
Fernandez digs a good hook to Mccoshen's body.
Fernandez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fernandez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fernandez scores with a hook to the body. Mccoshen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez lands a nice looking body shot.
Fernandez scores with a shot to the body.
Fernandez dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fernandez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fernandez fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mccoshen looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fernandez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mccoshen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Fernandez lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mccoshen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Fernandez as he jumps to the side.
Fernandez lands with a nice body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez lands a jab.
Fernandez lands a nice shot to the body.
Fernandez punishes Mccoshen's body with a nice straight punch.
Mccoshen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fernandez connects with a body shot that sends Mccoshen's belly button to the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fernandez lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Austin Mccoshen has been cut.
Fernandez scores with a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thibault Fernandez dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Austin Mccoshen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fernandez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mccoshens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Mccoshen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fernandez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fernandez scores with a jab. Mccoshen acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thibault Fernandez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fernandez with a hook.
Fernandez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mccoshen doesn't seem bothered though.
Fernandez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fernandez wants it to stay on the feet.
A combination from Fernandez does no damage.
Mccoshen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mccoshen shoots in but no luck this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fernandez lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez scores with a nice strike.
Fernandez connects with a body shot.
Mccoshen moves to clinch but Fernandez breaks away
and Fernandez counters with a left to the body.
Fernandez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Fernandez stuns Mccoshen with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Fernandez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fernandez lands a slapping body shot.
Fernandez cracks a nice hook into Mccoshen's ribs.
Fernandez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mccoshen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fernandez lands with a right hand.
Fernandez scores with a one two! Mccoshen had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Fernandez throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab from Fernandez does it's job there.
Fernandez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mccoshen at a distance.
Fernandez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fernandez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Mccoshen eats them both and turns towards Fernandez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fernandez connects with a looping right hand.
Mccoshen moves forwards but Fernandez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mccoshen is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mccoshen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good exchange - Fernandez coming out on top.
Fernandez connects with a body shot that sends Mccoshen's belly button to the back.
Fernandez drops Mccoshen with a nice combination! Fernandez dives into Mccoshen's guard, looking to finish!
Oh Mccoshen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Mccoshen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fernandez content to stall in guard here.
Mccoshen seems to have got his legs back now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fernandez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Mccoshen is proving hard to escape from.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thibault Fernandez hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Fernandez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fernandez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fernandez connects with a body shot that sends Mccoshen's belly button to the back.
Donk. Fernandez catches Mccoshen right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thibault Fernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Austin Mccoshen's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Fernandez lands with a right hand.
Fernandez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Mccoshen takes a swing at Fernandez's ribcage but misses.
Fernandez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mccoshen rather than just go for the knockout.
Mccoshen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fernandez punishes Mccoshen's body with a nice straight punch.
Fernandez swats away the attempt to clinch by Mccoshen.
Fernandez stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fernandez wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mccoshen takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mccoshen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Fernandez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mccoshen looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice sprawl there from Fernandez as Mccoshen shoots in.
Mccoshen closes the distance and clinches up with Fernandez, looking for a takedown. Mccoshen pushes Fernandez against the cage but Fernandez circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Austin Mccoshen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fernandez lands with a good body shot.
Fernandez connects with a jab.
Fernandez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice jab there from Fernandez.
Nice body punch from Fernandez.
Fernandez lands a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A punch lands to the side of Mccoshen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Thibault Fernandez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Mccoshen.
Fernandez lands with a straight right. Mccoshen didn't see that one coming.
Fernandez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fernandez duly obliges.
Mccoshen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fernandez connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mccoshen. Mccoshen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fernandez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fernandez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Fernandez lands.
No luck for Mccoshen with that takedown attempt.
Austin Mccoshen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Fernandez finds it's target.
Thibault Fernandez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mccoshen walks into a stiff left hand from Fernandez.
Mccoshen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mccoshen on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mccoshen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mccoshen darts in trying to clinch
and Fernandez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A right-left combo lands from Fernandez.
Fernandez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fernandez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fernandez scores with a decent looking hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fernandez lands with an overhand left.
Austin Mccoshen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mccoshen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thibault Fernandez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fernandez has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight for Thibault Fernandez!
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight for Thibault Fernandez!
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight for Thibault Fernandez!
Thibault Fernandez wins by unanimous decision!
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