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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Cozard Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Fuego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cozard Jr comes to the ring accompanied by Kid Rock - Born Free. Fuego comes into a darkened arena with his song building. País Tropical kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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198 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
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183 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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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
3 - 5 - 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jose Fuego!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Mauricio Rocha and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuego with a poor takedown
and Cozard Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fuego uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cozard Jr.
Jose Fuego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fuego shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cozard Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fuego is one step ahead there.
Cozard Jr trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Cozard Jr managing to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fuego trying to control but Cozard Jr is working from the bottom.
Fuego postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cozard Jr is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fuego, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozard Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fuego trying to control the position.
Cozard Jr engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fuego trying to keep a closed guard but Cozard Jr is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cozard Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fuego tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cozard Jr trying to control but Fuego is working from the bottom.
Fuego looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fuego is trying to keep Cozard Jr in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cozard Jr misses with the combination.
Ryan Cozard Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fuego with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cozard Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Fuego misses with a takedown attempt
and Cozard Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryan Cozard Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jose Fuego.
Cozard Jr cracks Fuego with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fuego has his takedown stuffed
and Cozard Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Fuego defending well as Cozard Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Fuego with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cozard Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Fuego.
Fuego looks winded!
Fuego with a poor takedown
and Cozard Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cozard Jr pounces like a tiger and cracks Fuego with a vicious hook! Fuego is down but not out! Cozard Jr follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ryan Cozard Jr!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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