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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kryto Pro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Cosby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cosby comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hikky Burr kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kryto Pro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 cm
24
192 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kryto Pro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bill Cosby!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pro closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cosby quickly recovers to half guard.
Pro controlling the pace.
Cosby tries to roll over but Pro keeps him under control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cosby moves into full guard.
Pro trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pro trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby is looking for a triangle but Pro pushes his legs off easily.
Pro sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Cosby is trying to control the position but Pro postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pro pushing down on Cosby's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cosby tries to roll over but Pro keeps him under control.
Pro working Cosby over with strikes.
Pro looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Pro trying to control from half guard but Cosby is working away.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nice sprawl there from Cosby as Pro shoots in.
Cosby let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cosby closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Cosby.
Cosby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cosby escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pro fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cosby avoids it really well and circles away.
Cosby keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kryto Pro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pro shoots in but no luck this time.
Cosby throws a body shot but no joy.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Pro enables Cosby to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Pro manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Pro is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cosby trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pro wants to take a breather but Cosby is having none of it.
Cosby wants to control but Pro is keeping busy.
Cosby regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cosby had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pro defends it easily.
Cosby looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pro is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cosby lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Cosby is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Cosby trying to control but Pro is working from the bottom.
Cosby advances to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pro is looking to improve his position.
Cosby tries to pass to full mount but Pro defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cosby dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pro gets tackled into the ropes by Cosby. Cosby maintains the clinch.
Pro is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cosby is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Pro to the mat. Pro regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cosby's guard.
Our spies down at at Holding Cell inform us that Cosby has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pro trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cosby throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cosby keeping moving, preventing Pro from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pro passes Cosby's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cosby slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosby has an active guard here but Pro has managed to pass into half guard.
Pro wants to take a breather but Cosby is having none of it.
Pro drops an elbow to the side of Cosby's head.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cosby looking for submissions off his back.
Cosby manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pro stopping the sweep attempt from Cosby.
Pro scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bill Cosby has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pro trying to control the position from guard on top but Cosby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cosby throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Pro trying to control but Cosby is working from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Pro's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pro shoots in looking for a takedown. Cosby tries to sprawl out of it but Pro keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Cosby manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby scores with a punch to the head.
Cosby rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pro moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloppy strikes from Cosby. Those never looked like landing.
Cosby stuffs the takedown.
Kryto Pro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Pro was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cosby tries to avoid it but Pro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cosby to the ground. Cosby escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kryto Pro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cosby fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pro feinted with a counter takedown.
Pro goes for a double leg but Cosby avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Cosby continues to drive forward.
Pro tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cosby defends well and Pro ends up having to push Cosby into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cosby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cosby throws a body kick that misses.
Pro misses with a takedown
and Cosby counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pro fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pro shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cosby defends it nicely.
Cosby gets a takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cosby is looking to take a break and control but Pro is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pro is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bill Cosby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice cross by Cosby.
Pro is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cosby sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cosby looks to land a right hand but Pro moved out of range.
Pro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cosby sprawls well initially but Pro persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Pro scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pro with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pro is trying to control the action in half guard but Cosby is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cosby is pressing down on Pro's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosby tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cosby looking to control.
Pro trying to control but Cosby is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pro controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cosby leaves Pro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cosby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cosby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pro moves away.
Pro fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kryto Pro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pro dodges the punch combination from Cosby.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pro or perhaps it was just good defense by Cosby, which made it look bad.
Cosby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A cross from Cosby lands.
Bill Cosby is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pro shoots for a takedown but Cosby saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cosby steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Pro.
Cosby throws a hook to the side of Pro's head but Pro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cosby just misses with a punch to the body.
Cosby clinches up with Pro and pushes him back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Cosby.
Cosby gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosby wants to control from the top but Pro keeps moving.
Cosby controlling from the top position.
Cosby wants to pass the guard but Pro is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosby controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pro is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cosby seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Cosby trying to control the position from guard on top but Pro is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pro closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cosby to the mat! Cosby manages to get full guard.
Pro wants to control from the top but Cosby keeps moving.
Pro not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pro looking to sit in guard and control but Cosby gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kryto Pro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cosby advances to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Cosby comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cosby has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Cosby!
Bill Cosby took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'd like to thank my sponsor, "Jello Pudding Pops."'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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