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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Cozard Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kesigan Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cozard Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Kid Rock - Born Free. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ryan Cozard Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Kesigan Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Alexandre Firmino and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cozard Jr misses the shot to the body.
Lawler misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cozard Jr throws a hook to the side of Lawler's head but Lawler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cozard Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cozard Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lawler closes the distance but Cozard Jr moves to the side
enabling Cozard Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawler clinches up with Cozard Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Lawler is looking to control Cozard Jr's arms but Cozard Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lawler has his back to the cage.
Cozard Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cozard Jr enables Lawler to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cozard Jr manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cozard Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cozard Jr works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cozard Jr wants to stand and escape but Lawler is having none of it.
Lawler throwing strikes from guard but Cozard Jr blocks nicely.
Lawler wants to control from the top but Cozard Jr keeps moving.
Lawler's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lawler won't allow Cozard Jr to sweep him here.
Lawler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cozard Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kesigan Lawler has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Lawler shoots for a takedown but Cozard Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lawler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cozard Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ryan Cozard Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kesigan Lawler.
Cozard Jr throws a right hand that Lawler ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawler also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lawler misses with a hook to the body
and Cozard Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Lawler moves into the clinch.
Cozard Jr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lawler's efforts to push away.
Lawler goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cozard Jr prevents it.
Lawler misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawler jumps guard but Cozard Jr stands there with Lawler around his waist. Lawler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler tries to break the clinch but Cozard Jr is controlling the position.
Lawler tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lawler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cozard Jr smiles and moves away.
Cozard Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Lawler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A punch combination from Lawler misses.
Cozard Jr scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler has his takedown stuffed
and Cozard Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lawler fails with the takedown
and Cozard Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lawler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lawler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lawler looks winded!
Lawler moves to clinch but Cozard Jr breaks away
and Cozard Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cozard Jr lands with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawler moves to clinch but Cozard Jr breaks away
and Cozard Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ryan Cozard Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A jab lands there for Cozard Jr.
Cozard Jr connects with a single shot there.
Cozard Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cozard Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lawler throws a body kick that misses.
Cozard Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Cozard Jr stuffs the takedown.
Cozard Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lawler.
Lawler throws a right and a left that Cozard Jr avoids nicely.
Ryan Cozard Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lawler won't allow Cozard Jr to get back to his feet.
Cozard Jr keeping full guard, as Lawler tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lawler trying to control but Cozard Jr is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Cozard Jr on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cozard Jr tries to get out of the position.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kesigan Lawler wasn't active enough on the ground.
Cozard Jr misses with a double jab.
Lawler misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cozard Jr punishes Lawler's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cozard Jr.
Cozard Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lawler takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A jab from Cozard Jr misses.
A big right from Cozard Jr misses.
Lawler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cozard Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lawler stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cozard Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawler has his takedown stuffed
and Cozard Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozard Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cozard Jr manages to avoid it.
Kesigan Lawler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Lawler or perhaps it was just good defense by Cozard Jr which made him look bad.
Ryan Cozard Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kesigan Lawler.
Cozard Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lawler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cozard Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Cozard Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawler throws a leg kick that misses.
Cozard Jr shoots in and drives through. Lawler sprawls well.
Lawler shoots and misses
and Cozard Jr counters with a series of strikes. Lawler will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lawler fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lawler is breathing heavily.
Cozard Jr lands with a hook. Lawler tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lawler misses with a leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice takedown defense from Cozard Jr. No joy for Lawler on that attempt.
Lawler doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cozard Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Cozard Jr dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Cozard Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A nice combination there by Cozard Jr.
Lawler moves forwards but Cozard Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cozard Jr lands with a straight right. Lawler didn't see that one coming.
Cozard Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cozard Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Lawler makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cozard Jr really felt that one!
Lawler has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cozard Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lawler misses with a takedown attempt - Cozard Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lawler shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lawler is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ryan Cozard Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kesigan Lawler.
Lawler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lawler keeps control of Cozard Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lawler is working for takedown but Cozard Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cozard Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cozard Jr lands an overhand right.
Cozard Jr lands with an overhand left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawler is looking to clinch.
Cozard Jr looks to land a right hand but Lawler moved out of range.
Lawler misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Cozard Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheers as Cozard Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lawler doesn't seem phased though.
Lawler shoots in looking for a takedown but Cozard Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lawler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cozard Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawler misses with a takedown attempt
and Cozard Jr counters with a series of strikes. Lawler will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cozard Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Lawler misses with a takedown
and Cozard Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cozard Jr displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lawler.
Cozard Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cozard Jr throws a right hand that Lawler ducks under and follows up with a left that Lawler also avoids with ease.
Lawler tries to clinch up
and Cozard Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Cozard Jr.
Cozard Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Lawler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozard Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawler was well out of range. Poor timing from Cozard Jr.
Ryan Cozard Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Cozard Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lawler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cozard Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lawler.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Cozard Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lawler throws a chopping leg kick but Cozard Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Cozard Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cozard Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:27
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ryan Cozard Jr!
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energy
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