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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Case (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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219 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Improved boxing
Cuts easily |
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Case!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Case shoots in and drives through. Cole sprawls well.
Cole fails to land the takedown.
Cole gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Case counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cole's guard now.
Cole is trying to keep Case in close.
Case looking to pass the guard.
Cole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cole is controlling Case's posture.
Case looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cole has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case looking to pass the guard.
Case is stalling in the full guard.
Cole wants to sweep here but Case controlling him for the moment.
Case controlling from the top position.
Case must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cole trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cole thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cole has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Cole is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Case sitting in guard here, content to control.
Case has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cole is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Case tries to free his leg and advance position but Cole is retaining full guard.
Cole being controlled here, momentarily.
Cole looking to hit a scissor sweep but Case is one step ahead there.
Case tries to free his leg and advance position but Cole is retaining full guard.
Cole thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cole looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Case throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cole's waist but Cole gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Case off to one side.
Cole fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole is breathing heavily.
Horrible takedown by Cole or perhaps it was just good defense by Case which made him look bad.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch but Case swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Case throws a right hand that Cole ducks under and follows up with a left that Cole also avoids with ease.
Case closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cole circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cole avoids the head kick by Case.
Case tries a head kick but it misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Case.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Case dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cole lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cole misses with a takedown attempt
and Case counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like John Cole has been cut.
Case shoots in but no luck this time.
Case tries to clinch but Cole moves away
and Cole counters by moving into the clinch.
Case is trying to break free.
Cole tries for a takedown but Case manages to get underhooks.
Cole drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Case gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Case is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Case tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cole just stands there and leans against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case prevents a takedown attempt there.
Case tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Case wants to break free but Cole has control.
Case throws a head punch that misses.
Cole wants a takedown but no success here.
Cole has Case pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Case manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cole prevents Case from breaking the clinch.
Case is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cole pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Case drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cole gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cole prevents Case from breaking the clinch.
Case is pressed up against the cage. Cole has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Case down to the mat. Case avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Case closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cole to the mat! Cole manages to get full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cole is on top in guard.
Cole gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cole fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
John Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cole feints and as Case raises his hands in defense, Cole changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cole seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Case can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cole advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole working the ground and pound but Case is defending the strikes.
Cole in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ground and pound from Cole seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cole in side control, throwing shots but Case defends.
Cole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Case keeps working.
Cole working away.
Cole wants to lay and pray for a moment but Case keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cole stuffs the takedown attempt from Case. Case gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Case fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cole manages to avoid it.
Case looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cole shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cole with a poor takedown
and Case counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cole's guard now.
Cole wants to sweep here but Case controlling him for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Case will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Cole's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cole throws a one two combo.
Cole throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Case.
Case throws a combination that misses
and Cole counters with a three punch combo that has Case backing up. Case nods at Cole to acknowledge the strikes.
Case looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cole is fending him off so far but Case persists. Nope, Cole circles away and we're back to standing.
Cole closes this distance looking for a takedown but Case circles away.
Case shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cole as he jumps to the side.
Case fails with a takedown attempt.
John Cole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Case.
Case takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cole shoots in but Case avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Case pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Cole. No joy for Case on that attempt.
Case feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Case controls from within his opponent's guard.
Case trying to control the position from guard on top but Cole is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cole wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Case is now in half guard.
Case takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
John Case has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole is doing well to control the position and prevent Case from advancing to side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Case prevents Cole from improving his position.
Cole is defending against the submission attempts here by Case.
Case really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Case stands up and beckons Cole to join him on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Case throws a right hand that Cole ducks under and follows up with a left that Cole also avoids with ease.
Case closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cole moves into the clinch.
Case on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Case has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cole avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cole is pressed up against the cage. Case has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cole down to the mat. Cole avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cole displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Case shoots in but no luck this time.
Case looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cole is fending him off so far but Case persists. Nope, Cole circles away and we're back to standing.
Case tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Case fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cole looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Case scores a takedown into full mount!
Cole is trying desperately to improve position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to John Case.
I've got Case winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Case!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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