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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Deshawn Cotton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Saverin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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171 cm
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177 lbs
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177 cm
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Deshawn Cotton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Saverin! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Saverin throws a series of punches but Cotton moves out of range. Saverin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Saverin.
Saverin throws an overhand right that lands on Cotton's shoulder, as Cotton tries to avoid the shot. Jab from Saverin.
It looks like Deshawn Cotton has been cut. Cotton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cotton moves to clinch but Saverin breaks away and Saverin counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Saverin doesn't succeed with the takedown and Cotton counters by clinching up. Cotton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Cotton goes for a takedown attempt but Saverin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cotton closes the distance and pushes Saverin back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Saverin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Eduardo Saverin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Saverin lands a jab. Cotton tries to clinch but Saverin moves away and Saverin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cotton won't be happy with that.
Cotton is rocked! Saverin decides to take the fight back to the feet. Oh Cotton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Saverin throws a nice looking combination but Cotton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Saverin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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! Cotton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Saverin swats him away and circles back towards the center. Saverin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cotton counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Cotton seems to have got his legs back now. Saverin has clasped his hands together around Cotton's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done. Saverin looks winded! Saverin decides to stand back up. Saverin fails with a takedown attempt. Saverin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Saverin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice uppercut there from Saverin. Saverin keeps the fight on the outside. Saverin misses with a body shot.
Cotton closes the distance and clinches. Cotton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Saverin thows a body shot but no joy. Saverin looks to land a left hand but Cotton moved out of range nicely. Saverin 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. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Cotton is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive. Saverin wants to stand and escape but instead Cotton has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Saverin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Cotton throwing strikes but missing. Saverin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Cotton throws a big elbow that misses. Cotton cracks Saverin with a solid left hand. Saverin wants to stand up but Cotton is controlling him. Cotton is looking to work some ground and pound but Saverin has wrist control. Cotton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Saverin is looking to stand up but Cotton isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cotton throws a big right hand that misses. Cotton throws a big elbow that misses. Cotton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. Cotton with a flurry of punches that miss. Cotton with a flurry of punches that miss. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Cotton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Saverin uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cotton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eduardo Saverin dominated that round. The cut man is working on Deshawn Cotton's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cotton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Saverin as he jumps to the side. Saverin scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Saverin lands with a nice combination. Cotton backs away looking to recover. Cotton walks straight into a right hand from Saverin - that's dropped him! Saverin jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Cotton from any more punishment! Cotton complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Eduardo Saverin!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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