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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Coca Bocus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Bennett (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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183 cm
26
179 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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185 cm
25
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Coca Bocus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Bennett! The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bocus misses with a hook
and Bennett counters with a right hand to the body. Bennett throws a jab when Bocus was well out of range. Bocus has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance. Bennett pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bennett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bocus manages to avoid it. Bocus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett. Coca Bocus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bennett blocks a jab. Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Bocus. Bocus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennett. Bocus tries to clinch up but Bennett circles away and keeps his distance. Bocus instigates a clinch. Bennett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Bennett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Bennett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Bocus dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Bocus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bennett has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Bocus has him pressed against the cage. A short body shot lands from Bocus as the two fighters clinch.
Bocus pressing his opponent against the cage. Bocus keeps control of Bennett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. Bennett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bocus has him pressed against the cage. Bocus tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bocus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Bocus is controlling him. Bennett tries to break free but Bocus pushes him back against the cage. Bennett is trying to break free. Bennett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bocus. Bocus misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bennett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Bocus pressing his opponent against the cage. Bocus is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bocus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Bennett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Bocus scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head. 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! Bennett is trying to force a seperation but Bocus has the dominant position. Bennett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Bocus blocking some punches.
Bennett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Bennett avoiding damage as Bocus throws knees to the body.
Bennett taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bocus misses with a punch on the inside.
Bocus lands on the inside with an uppercut. Bocus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Bocus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards. Bocus working aggressively here.
Bocus softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Bocus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Bennett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bocus has him pressed against the cage. A shot in the inside from Bocus. Bennett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Bennett wants to get back to striking at distance but Bocus won't allow it.
Bennett is looking to break free of the clinch but Bocus has double underhooks. Bocus throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett. Bocus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bocus scores with a shoulder strike. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Bocus trying to land knees to the body.
Bennett is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Bocus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bocus leaning against his opponent.
Bennett is looking to break free of the clinch but Bocus has double underhooks. Bennett wants to break free but Bocus has control.
Bocus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards. Bocus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Bennett on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bennett is trying to push Bocus away but Bocus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Bocus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bocus stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coca Bocus dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bocus wants to clinch. Bocus throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Bocus looks to throw the jab but Bennett is out of range. Bennett moves out of range as Bocus strikes. Bocus tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Nice straight punches there by Bennett. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bennett. Bocus misses with the combination.
Bocus moves out of range as Bennett strikes. Bennett cracks Bocus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Bocus tries to clinch but fails miserably and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Coca Bocus has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bennett's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bocus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bennett scrambles back to his feet. Nice jab there from Bennett. Bennett bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bennett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Bennett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Bocus tries to clinch up. Bennett takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bennett keeps the fight on the outside. The fight moves into the clinch position. Bocus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bocus looking to throw knees to the head but Bennett is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action! Bocus stalling the fight.
Bocus has Bennett pressed against the cage, preventing Bennett from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bocus struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Bocus misses with some punches.
Bocus misses with a hook from the clinch. Bocus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bocus.
Bocus trying to control the position but instead, Bennett has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bocus into the cage. Bennett tries to break free but Bocus pushes him back against the cage. Bennett is trying to force a seperation but Bocus has the dominant position. Bennett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bocus ducks under a wild hook from Bennett. Robert Bennett seems to be getting the better of the standup. Bennett misses with a hook. Bocus ducked under it nicely. Bocus moves into range and clinches up with Bennett. A head punch on the inside from Bocus fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bocus blocking some punches.
Bocus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards. Bocus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bocus gets through Bennett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Bocus misses with some punches.
A short right from Bocus. Bocus stalling.
Bocus struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Bennett is trying to push Bocus away but Bocus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bocus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennett avoids it. Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett avoiding damage as Bocus throws knees to the body.
Bocus blocking some punches.
Bocus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Bocus has him pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Bocus has him pressed against the cage. Bocus leaning against his opponent.
Bennett blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Bocus pushes Bennett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bocus lands a hook to the side of the head. Bocus keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bennett's efforts to push away. Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Bennett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Bocus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bennett lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bocus avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coca Bocus dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Coca Bocus's cut. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bennett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bocus's head backwards. Bennett slips under a jab. Bennett circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bocus ducks under a wild hook from Bennett. Bocus scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Bocus avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bocus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Bocus thows a body shot but no joy. Bennett clobbers Bocus with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Bennett scores with a jab to the head.
Bocus walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bocus forces Bennett back against the cage and clinches. Bennett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bennett is trying to push Bocus away but Bocus has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Bocus has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bocus. Bennett just leaning against Bocus, taking a breather. Bocus putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bennett in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Bennett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bocus has him pressed against the cage. Bocus is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Bocus lands a nice uppercut. Bennett has had enough of the clinch but Bocus keeps him there for the moment. Bocus has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Bocus stalls. Bennett tries to circle away but Bocus has him pinned against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bocus stalling.
Bennett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennett. Bennett prevents a body shot from Bocus. A short right hand to the side of the head by Bocus. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bocus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bocus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Bocus lands on the inside with an uppercut. Bocus misses with a hook from the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Bocus fails to land. Bocus is leaning against Bennett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Bocus lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Bennett lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bocus lands a body punch in the clinch. A short right hand to the side of the head by Bocus. Bocus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coca Bocus has scored more points in the clinch so far. Bennett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bocus can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
Bocus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Bocus. Bennett throws a head punch that misses. Bocus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Bocus lands with a left to the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bocus tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennett avoids it. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bocus can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
Bocus misses with some punches.
Bennett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Bennett has had enough of the clinch but Bocus keeps him there for the moment. Coca Bocus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Bennett on the inside. Bocus lands a left hand.
Bocus landing knees to the head.
It looks like Robert Bennett has been cut. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Nice body punch from Bocus - that landed with a thud.
Bocus lands a knee to the head.
Bocus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! Coca Bocus showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bocus, 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27 Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27 Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coca Bocus!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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