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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Cottingham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodrigo Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Cottingham had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 146.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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169 cm
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145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Richard Cottingham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rodrigo Cabral!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Viktor Lagutenko and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by Cabral there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cottingham shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cottingham showed some decent athleticism there.
Cottingham prevents Cabral from improving his position.
Cabral felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Cabral is trying to maintain the position but Cottingham is very close to passing his half guard.
Cottingham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cottingham is thwarting Cabral's attempts to control the position.
Cabral really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cottingham. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cottingham not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Cottingham throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Cabral to regain full guard.
Cottingham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cabral is trying to keep Cottingham in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cottingham haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cottingham throws a big right hand that misses.
Cottingham throws a big elbow that misses.
Cabral tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cottingham chips away with some ground and pound.
Cabral is trying to control the position but Cottingham postures up.
Cabral keeping moving, preventing Cottingham from controlling successfully.
Cottingham has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cabral wants to sweep here but Cottingham controlling him for the moment.
Cabral controlling Cottingham's posture.
Cabral working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cottingham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral working a defensive guard here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cottingham with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cabral is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cottingham has his takedown stuffed
and Cabral counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cottingham has been working on his balance at Cobra Kai Dojo, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Cabral.
Cottingham throws a push kick but Cabral slaps the foot to one side.
Cottingham fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cabral misses with an uppercut.
Good standup being displayed there by Cabral as he connects with a hook.
Cottingham shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cabral's guard.
Cottingham is working Cabral over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cottingham content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
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.
Cottingham distracts Cabral with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cottingham postures up in Cabral's guard and throws a big left but Cabral blocks it.
Cottingham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cottingham throws a big right hand that misses.
Cabral working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cottingham.
Cottingham throwing strikes but missing.
Cabral looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cottingham accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cottingham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cottingham lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cottingham is looking to work some ground and pound but Cabral has wrist control.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Cabral utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cottingham scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cottingham throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cabral works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabral utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cottingham throws a big right hand that misses.
Cottingham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cabral is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cottingham works over Cabral with some ground and pound from guard.
Cabral is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cottingham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cabral working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cottingham.
Cottingham lands a couple of elbows.
Cabral trying to keep a closed guard but Cottingham is proving a slippery customer.
Cottingham stands up over Cabral, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cottingham stands up over Cabral, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Cottingham dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cottingham has his takedown stuffed
and Cabral cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cottingham fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cabral avoids it really well and circles away.
Cottingham throws a lazy uppercut
and Cabral connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cottingham is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabral can do to turn this around?
Cottingham looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cabral is fending him off so far but Cottingham persists. Nope, Cabral circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Richard Cottingham. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cottingham throws a jab when Cabral was well out of range.
Cabral misses with a straight left.
It looked like Cottingham wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cottingham blocks a jab.
Cottingham decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Cottingham throwing shots but Cabral is blocking nicely.
Cabral trying to control here.
Cottingham throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cottingham missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cottingham thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cottingham throwing shots but Cabral is blocking nicely.
Cottingham wants to free his trapped foot but Cabral is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cabral avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cottingham.
Cottingham throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cabral gets full guard.
Richard Cottingham overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cabral is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cottingham keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cabral's head.
Cabral wants to sweep but no luck.
Cottingham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cottingham working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cottingham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cottingham throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cottingham content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cottingham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cabral looking to control.
Cabral preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cottingham throwing strikes but missing.
Cottingham won't allow Cabral to sweep him here.
Cottingham missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cabral is pulling down on Cottingham's head. It's preventing any offense from Cottingham, at least for the moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cottingham loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cottingham trying to control but Cabral is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Cabral misses the target.
Cabral keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cabral slaps away a takedown attempt from Cottingham, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cottingham fails with the takedown
letting Cabral counter with a right hand.
Cottingham shoots in for a double leg but Cabral sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cabral connects with an inside leg kick.
Cabral pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cottingham back to the ropes. Cabral follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cottingham.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cottingham shoots in and bounces Cabral off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Cottingham postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cottingham throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cabral looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cottingham passes into side control.
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!
Cottingham scoring with punches and elbows.
Cabral wants to control but Cottingham postures up.
Cottingham grinds an elbow into Cabral's temple.
Cottingham lands a decent elbow from side control.
Cottingham working the ground and pound from side control.
Cottingham misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cottingham is putting a hurting on Cabral here, landing some big shots from side control.
Cabral is rocked!
Cottingham scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Cabral is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Cottingham can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Cottingham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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