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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cosme Cosme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Potz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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250 lbs
23 - 13 - 1 |
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170 cm
30
280 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Great elbows
Good gas tank |
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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
23 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Cosme Cosme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Potz !
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Francis DeMontford and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That kick from Cosme tenderised Potz 's leg. Potz is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cosme looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cosme does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Potz is looking to clinch but Cosme is avoiding it.
Potz blocks the body kick.
Potz is looking to clinch.
Cosme circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cosme does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cosme lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Potz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cosme paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cosme lets loose with a powerful body kick. Potz will feel that in the morning.
Cosme fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosme feints and as Potz raises his hands in defense, Cosme changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Potz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Cosme has passed into side control.
Cosme tries to move to mount but Potz blocks the move with his legs.
Cosme is trying to get an arm triangle but Potz is defending well.
Cosme is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Potz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosme landing strikes.
Cosme decides to stand back up.
Cosme lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Craig Potz has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Potz tries to clinch there but Cosme circles away.
Potz is looking to clinch.
Cosme fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Potz .
Potz tries to clinch there but Cosme circles away.
Potz closes the distance and clinches.
Cosme blocks an elbow strike.
Potz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cosme blocks the elbow strike.
Potz prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosme pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Craig Potz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cosme connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cosme clinches up against the cage.
Potz misses with an elbow strike.
Cosme goes for a takedown in the clinch but Potz prevents it.
Potz pushes off an throws an elbow but Cosme leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Potz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cosme is trying to force a seperation but Potz has the dominant position.
Cosme is looking to break free of the clinch but Potz has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Potz throws an elbow but misses.
Potz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cosme's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Potz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cosme's brow.
Cosme misses with the head strike.
Cosme avoids the elbow strike from Potz , against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cosme creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Potz throws an elbow but it misses.
Cosme blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Potz throws an elbow but misses.
Cosme is trying to push Potz away but Potz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Potz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Potz throws an elbow but it misses.
Cosme avoids a wild elbow strike from Potz .
Potz throws an elbow but it misses.
Potz throws an elbow but it misses.
Cosme is trying to drag Potz to the mat but Potz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cosme Cosme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cosme blocks an elbow strike.
Cosme avoids the elbow strike from Potz , against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Potz throws an elbow but misses.
Cosme tries to circle away but Potz has him pinned against the cage.
Cosme takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cosme blocks an elbow strike from Potz .
With the fighters up against the cage, Potz throws an elbow but misses.
Potz lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Potz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Potz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cosme's brow.
Potz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Potz has Cosme pressed against the cage, preventing Cosme from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Potz being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cosme dodges an elbow strike from Potz .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cosme Cosme dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Potz 's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cosme circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cosme counters by moving into the clinch.
Cosme escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Potz tries to clinch but Cosme is having none of it.
Cosme Cosme is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Potz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cosme.
Cosme thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Potz if he has to take too many more of those.
Cosme feints and then cracks Potz 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Potz down.
Potz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potz keeping full guard, as Cosme tries to pass.
Cosme thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Potz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cosme. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Cosme passes into half guard.
Cosme maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Potz could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Cosme has cracked it and Potz is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Cosme!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cosme Cosme!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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