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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cotton Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmund Coulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cotton Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Edmund Coulson!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hill closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Coulson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Coulson tries to score a body lock takedown but Hill shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hill throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coulson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coulson tries to work over Hill's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coulson managing to block the knees to the body from Hill.
Coulson stalling.
Coulson avoiding damage as Hill throws knees to the body.
Hill manages to break the clinch.
Coulson has managed to clinch.
Hill on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hill.
Hill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Coulson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Coulson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Coulson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Coulson has his foot on Hill's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hill works his way back into a safe position though.
Hill trying to control but Coulson is working from the bottom.
Coulson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hill gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hill wants to control from the top but Coulson keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill 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.
Hill is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Coulson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Coulson has escaped and now he's on top!
Coulson looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coulson passes Hill's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Coulson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Coulson seems to be looking for submissions.
Coulson looks gassed!
Hill is doing well to control the position and prevent Coulson from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two 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.
Coulson prevents Hill from improving his position.
Hill misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Hill wants to get back to full guard.
Hill is trying to maintain the position but Coulson is very close to passing his half guard.
Coulson is working for a kimura but Hill is defending it quite comfortably.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hill connects with the punch.
Hill circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Coulson as he avoids it easily.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hill, as that shot connected.
Hill wants to clinch
and Coulson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hill prevents a body shot from Coulson.
Coulson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Coulson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coulson landing knees to the body.
Hill wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coulson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hill breaks the clinch.
Hill scores with a jab to the head.
Hill shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Coulson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cotton Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coulson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hill!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coulson scoring with strikes but Hill is staying in there.
Coulson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Hill can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Hill wants to hold on but Coulson pushes him away.
Coulson looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hill is wriggling around trying to escape.
Coulson is trying to take his opponent's back.
Coulson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Coulson looking for a guillotine from mount but Hill is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Coulson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Coulson moves out of range easily.
Cotton Hill is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hill connects with a looping right hand.
Coulson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hill counters with a thumping low kick.
Coulson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hill counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hill is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Coulson wants to improve his position but Hill is controlling well.
Hill scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coulson looking for submissions off his back.
Coulson is breathing heavily.
Hill is working for a kimura but Coulson is defending it quite comfortably.
Coulson looking for submissions off his back.
Coulson looking for submissions off his back.
Coulson is defending against the submission attempts here by Hill.
Coulson regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Coulson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Hill stacks Coulson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Hill!
Coulson is looking to regain half guard here but Hill keeps moving and retains side control.
Hill is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Coulson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Coulson tries to bench press Hill off him but Hill keeps the position.
Hill has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Hill lands a nice shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coulson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Hill working Coulson over with strikes here.
Coulson is looking to get to half guard.
Hill punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hill landing shots from mount.
Hill controlling the position easily from mount.
Coulson is desperately trying to improve his position but Hill has a good base and remains in mount.
Hill with shots to the head and body - Coulson looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill looking to control but Coulson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Coulson is in a horrible position here. Hill smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hill lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Hill cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Coulson is looking to get to half guard.
The referee warns Coulson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Coulson is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Hill.
Coulson is still in real trouble! Can Hill finish him?
Hill looking to secure an arm triangle but Coulson defends it well.
Hill prevents Coulson from getting the reversal.
Coulson seems to have recovered his senses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cotton Hill dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Coulson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hill is looking to clinch.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cotton Hill seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hill tries for a takedown but Coulson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Hill with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coulson moves into the clinch.
Coulson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hill backwards.
Coulson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hill prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coulson gets control of Hill's arms and successfully pulls guard. Coulson will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Coulson has a closed guard, preventing Hill from standing up.
Hill scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Coulson looking for a guillotine here but Hill defends easily.
Hill has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hill trying to control the position from guard on top but Coulson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coulson looking for a guillotine here but Hill defends easily.
Hill slips nicely into half guard.
Coulson is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hill is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hill drops an elbow to the side of Coulson's head.
Hill working the head and body with strikes.
Hill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hill prevents Coulson from improving his position.
Coulson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hill scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throws a sloppy head kick and Coulson moves out of range easily.
Hill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Coulson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hill prevents a body shot from Coulson.
Coulson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hill.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cotton Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coulson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coulson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Coulson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hill's face.
Coulson tries to land knees in the clinch but Hill avoids the damage to the body.
Hill trying to land knees to the body.
Coulson can't find room to land a body shot as Hill controls the action.
Hill tries to break the clinch but Coulson is controlling the position.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hill throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hill throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A right-left combo lands from Hill.
Hill shoots in looking for a takedown. Coulson tries to sprawl out of it but Hill keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Coulson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Coulson forces Hill back against the cage and clinches.
Hill gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Coulson.
Hill goes for a takedown attempt but Coulson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hill.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edmund Coulson.
I think Coulson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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RATING
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