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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Cojones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes into the arena with Ironfist blaring out of the sound system. Cojones has chosen Pearl Jam - Do The Evolution as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Magnus Scott is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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284 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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242 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
Good takedowns
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Magnus Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pablo Cojones!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott misses with a takedown attempt
and Cojones counters with a shoot takedown. Scott fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cojones throwing strikes from guard but Scott blocks nicely.
Scott wants to sweep here but Cojones controlling him for the moment.
Scott preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cojones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Scott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scott seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Cojones must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Scott is pulling down on Cojones's head. It's preventing any offense from Cojones, at least for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cojones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Scott is proving hard to escape from.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scott tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cojones swivels and escapes.
Cojones darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Scott is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Scott manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Scott is on top in guard.
Scott is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Cojones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cojones manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Scott has Cojones in his guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cojones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cojones has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Scott is proving hard to escape from.
Scott will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cojones trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Cojones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Scott trying to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cojones closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Scott did well to prevent Cojones getting side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cojones is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Scott as he works his way to full guard.
Scott looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cojones is one step ahead there.
Cojones tries to free his leg and advance position but Scott is retaining full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cojones gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Cojones dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Scott closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cojones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Cojones has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Scott works to full guard.
Cojones won't allow Scott to sweep him here.
Scott keeping full guard, as Cojones tries to pass.
Scott seems keen to control Cojones's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cojones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Cojones is squirming around, avoiding Scott's attempts to control the action.
Scott lands with some strikes.
Scott in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cojones tries to reverse the position but Scott maintains control.
Scott controlling his opponent.
Scott wants to control the pace but Cojones is squirming around nicely.
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.
Scott is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cojones is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scott controlling from the full mount.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
We're going to have a standup here because Magnus Scott wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Scott enables Cojones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Scott manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cojones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cojones wants to stand but Scott has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Scott is pulling down on Cojones's head. It's preventing any offense from Cojones, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cojones pushing down on Scott's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cojones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cojones is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Scott wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cojones wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Scott uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Scott is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cojones throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scott works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott looking to control.
Cojones throws a strike but Scott rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Magnus Scott dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Cojones enables Scott to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Cojones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Cojones is trying to keep Scott in close.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cojones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scott wants to control from the top but Cojones keeps moving.
Scott throwing strikes from guard but Cojones blocks nicely.
Scott drops back looking for a leg! Cojones is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cojones manages to kick Scott off! Scott jumps back into Cojones's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Cojones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scott looking to pass the guard.
Scott trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Scott slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Cojones 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.
Scott prevents Cojones from getting back to his feet.
Cojones has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Scott gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Magnus Scott overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking to sweep but instead, Cojones has passed into half guard.
Cojones is trying to work for a kimura but Scott is defending well.
Cojones tries to pass to full mount but Scott defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott wants to improve his position but Cojones is controlling well.
Cojones throwing shots but Scott is blocking nicely.
Scott keeping hold of Cojones's head, controlling as best he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Magnus Scott.
Cojones gets the takedown into side control.
Scott regains half guard, as Cojones was trying to land strikes.
Scott wants to improve his position but Cojones is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott manages to get to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Magnus Scott.
I think Scott has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Magnus Scott!
Magnus Scott decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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