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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Burton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coco Cobb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Burton could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Coco Cobb's chin.
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158 lbs
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158 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jack Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Coco Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb is looking to slow Burton down with leg kicks.
Cobb attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Burton scoring well with a low kick there.
Burton blocks the body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Burton.
Burton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Burton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burton clinches.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Burton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb prevents a body shot from Burton.
We've been informed that Cobb has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burton.
Burton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
Cobb working Burton over with knees to the body.
Burton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cobb's elbow.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Burton misses with some punches.
Burton throws an elbow but it misses.
Cobb throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Cobb.
Burton managing to block the knees to the body from Cobb.
Cobb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobb lands an uppercut.
Burton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cobb avoids it.
A right hook to the body lands for Cobb.
Cobb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Burton's face.
A short right from Burton.
Burton is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Burton lands an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Cobb.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
Cobb landing knees to the body.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burton.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cobb is trying to break the clinch but Burton is controlling him.
Burton working aggressively here.
Burton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries for a takedown. No joy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Burton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cobb content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cobb landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cobb avoids the elbow strike from Burton, against the cage.
Burton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burton with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burton avoids it.
Cobb missing with knees to the body.
Cobb trying to land knees to the body.
Cobb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burton is defending well for now.
Burton throws an elbow that misses.
Burton managing to block the knees to the body from Cobb.
Cobb breaks the clinch.
Cobb lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cobb takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton scores with a head kick. Cobb tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burton.
Burton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burton finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Burton misses with an attempted mid kick.
Burton misses with a lunging right hand
and Cobb counters with a good, hard body kick but Burton shrugs it off.
Burton misses with a looping left.
Cobb steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Burton throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Jack Burton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Burton blocks the low kick.
Burton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Burton connects with a body shot.
Burton throws a big shot that misses.
And Cobb tries to counter it with a takedown but Burton pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A clash of legs there as Burton blocks the low kick.
Burton wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cobb checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb checks a leg kick.
Cobb is looking to land body kicks.
Cobb takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burton throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb feints the counter takedown.
Burton checks a leg kick.
Burton's corner calls for a 1-2. Burton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Crunch! Cobb slams his shin into Burton's torso.
Cobb swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cobb misses with a kick to the body.
Cobb tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burton is able to avoid easily.
Jack Burton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cobb throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burton holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cobb using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Burton misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Coco Cobb 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 decent looking cross lands there for Burton.
Cobb lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cobb wants to land a leg kick but Burton is out of range.
Burton throws a push kick but Cobb slaps the foot to one side.
Cobb throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cobb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cobb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Burton throws the kick towards the body but Cobb avoids it.
Burton stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cobb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
A low kick from Cobb is predictable there
and Burton moves into the clinch.
Cobb blocks an elbow strike from Burton.
Burton working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burton.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Burton throws a head punch that misses.
Cobb scores a nice knee to the body.
Cobb blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cobb landing knees to the body.
Cobb on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cobb breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cobb walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burton.
Cobb lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burton fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cobb.
Burton looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Cobb looks to land a body kick but Burton moved away.
Burton is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cobb throws a leg kick
and Burton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton blocks a low kick nicely.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Burton is looking to land body kicks.
Cobb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
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!
Burton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cobb throws a half hearted mid kick.
A big right from Burton misses.
Cobb moves out of range as Burton throws a body kick.
Cobb moves out of range as Burton strikes.
Cobb throws a head kick that half lands.
Burton moves out of range as Cobb throws a body kick.
Cobb connects with a nice looking jab.
Cobb lands a leg kick that knocks Burton off balance momentarily.
Cobb throws a body kick that misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cobb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Burton avoids the head kick by Cobb.
Burton tried to score with a low kick but Cobb checks it.
A leg kick checked by Cobb.
Nice body kick there by Cobb.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
Cobb throws a front kick aimed at Burton's knee but Burton avoids it well.
Jab, jab by Burton - just one landing.
Burton tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cobb swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cobb thumps Burton with a low kick.
Burton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Burton misses with a low kick.
Cobb tries a low kick but Burton avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb connects with a leg kick. Burton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
The fighters circling - Burton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cobb blocks a head kick by Burton.
Cobb connects with a solid leg kick.
Cobb throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb throws a wild body kick that Burton sees coming a mile off.
Cobb goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid body kick from Burton.
Burton keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cobb connects with a solid leg kick.
Cobb fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burton throws a push kick but Cobb slaps the foot to one side.
Cobb is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coco Cobb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Burton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Burton throws a front kick aimed at Cobb's knee but Cobb avoids it well.
Burton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cobb looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cobb lands with a kick to the temple. Burton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cobb throws out a leg kick but Burton moves out of range and Cobb only half commits.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Burton backing away here, and Cobb unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cobb takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Cobb throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burton tests Cobb's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Burton blocks a head kick by Cobb.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobb moves away.
Cobb throws a big counter head kick but Burton avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cobb lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burton is looking to counter punch.
A clash of legs there as Burton blocks the low kick.
Coco Cobb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Burton.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Cobb checks a leg kick nicely.
Burton misses with a body kick.
Cobb tries to land a leg kick but Burton saw it coming and moves away.
Burton lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cobb, right into the meat.
Burton throws a leg kick that misses.
Burton looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Cobb only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Burton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cobb walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burton.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cobb.
Cobb throws a low kick, looking for Burton's leg but Burton calmly moves out of range.
Burton looks to throw the jab but Cobb is out of range.
Cobb misses with a body kick.
Cobb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cobb pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burton is out of range and Cobb settles back down.
Burton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burton misses with a straight left.
Burton throws the kick towards the body but Cobb avoids it.
Burton avoids the body shot from Cobb.
Burton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cobb.
Jack Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burton motions for Cobb to come forward. Burton throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burton cracks Cobb with an open hand slap.
Cobb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burton misses with a punch to the body.
Coco Cobb seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burton misses with a punch to the body.
Burton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Burton throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Burton trying to land knees to the body.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burton.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cobb.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burton.
Burton managing to block the knees to the body from Cobb.
Burton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Burton.
Burton swings wildly with an uppercut but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton managing to block the knees to the body from Cobb.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cobb.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Coco Cobb is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burton avoids it.
Cobb is trying to push Burton away but Burton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cobb breaks from the clinch.
Cobb slips under a jab from Burton.
Burton looks to land a body kick but Cobb moved away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burton moves out of range of the body kick from Cobb.
A little feinted left hand from Burton on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cobb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cobb pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burton is out of range and Cobb settles back down.
Burton doesn't manage to clinch there - Cobb circles away.
Burton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Coco Cobb.
Well Cobb 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 28:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coco Cobb!
After the fight, Coco Cobb was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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