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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rust Cohle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Freitas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rust Cohle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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175 cm
18
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Rust Cohle! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Anderson Freitas ! The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cohle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Freitas . Cohle throws a head kick that misses. Freitas avoids the body shot from Cohle.
Nice shot by Freitas . Cohle closes the distance and clinches. Cohle stalling in the clinch.
Cohle drops down looking for an ankle pick but Freitas pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cohle moves forwards but Freitas connects with a nice, crisp jab. Cohle misses with the body kick and Freitas counters with a lovely straight right hand! Rust Cohle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Cohle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice. Cohle working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cohle misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cohle is staying tight to Freitas 's torso, preventing him from escaping. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Cohle passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Freitas !
That's one minute gone in the round. Cohle content just to control the position here. Cohle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cohle lands a big elbow. Freitas wants to control but Cohle is having none of it. Cohle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Cohle breaks from Freitas 's wrist control and lands an elbow. Cohle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Cohle controlling his opponent. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Freitas tries to hold on but Cohle postures up. Cohle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position. Cohle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cohle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The referee warns Freitas that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cohle loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Freitas scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Cohle land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Cohle stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rust Cohle!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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