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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Coleman Osborn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lambis Kobelikos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lambis Kobelikos will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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214 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Coleman Osborn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lambis Kobelikos!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Steve Erwin and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobelikos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Osborn circles away quickly and effectively.
Kobelikos looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Osborn closes the distance and clinches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kobelikos.
Kobelikos gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Osborn regains guard.
Osborn keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Osborn working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kobelikos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kobelikos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Osborn pulls Kobelikos in close to prevent any damage.
Osborn striking from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobelikos is fighting to break Osborn's control of his arms but Osborn is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Osborn has his foot on Kobelikos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kobelikos works his way back into a safe position though.
Osborn is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Osborn really is a fat lump.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborn pulls Kobelikos in close to prevent any damage.
Osborn doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Osborn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Osborn 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.
Osborn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kobelikos works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Osborn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Osborn with a nice head shot there.
Our spies down at at Cozad MMA Sydney inform us that Kobelikos has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Osborn slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Osborn lands a couple of digs.
Osborn throws a big elbow that misses.
Osborn lands a couple of digs.
Osborn is in close to Kobelikos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kobelikos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Osborn wants to stand but Kobelikos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Osborn landing some decent shots from guard.
Osborn not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Osborn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Osborn working some strikes from top position.
Osborn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Osborn stands up over Kobelikos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Osborn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborn works over Kobelikos with some ground and pound from guard.
Osborn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Osborn wants to stand but Kobelikos is controlling his posture from full guard.
Osborn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kobelikos's head.
Osborn 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.
Osborn chips away with some ground and pound.
Osborn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Osborn stands up over Kobelikos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Osborn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Osborn works over Kobelikos with some ground and pound from guard.
Osborn's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Osborn wants to stand but Kobelikos has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Osborn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Osborn is stalling in the full guard.
Osborn scoring with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Osborn showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Osborn connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coleman Osborn 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.
Osborn darts in and clinches Kobelikos up against the cage.
Osborn is working for takedown but Kobelikos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kobelikos turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kobelikos manages to end up in side control.
Kobelikos working away.
Osborn stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Osborn can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobelikos is breathing heavily.
Osborn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Osborn wants to control but Kobelikos postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborn tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Osborn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kobelikos off and has taken his back!
Osborn keeps control of the position easily here as Kobelikos tries to buck him off.
Osborn lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Kobelikos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Osborn controlling the positon.
Osborn is punishing Kobelikos with strikes - can he finish him?!
Osborn keeps control of the position easily here as Kobelikos tries to buck him off.
Osborn landing with strikes.
Osborn scores with punches to the body.
Osborn controls the position.
Kobelikos grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Osborn lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborn is working the ground and pound. Can Kobelikos escape?
I would not like to be Kobelikos right now.
Osborn is landing with strikes from the back.
Osborn is landing with strikes. Kobelikos can't take much more of this.
Osborn is landing with strikes. Kobelikos can't take much more of this.
Coleman Osborn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Osborn is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Osborn gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Osborn gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Osborn apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Osborn forces Kobelikos back against the cage and clinches.
Osborn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Osborn is trying to pull guard but Kobelikos has him pressed against the cage.
Osborn pulls guard.
Kobelikos must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Osborn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Osborn looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osborn doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Osborn is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Osborn holds on and takes a little breather.
Osborn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kobelikos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Osborn working for a triangle but Kobelikos defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coleman Osborn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Osborn clinches up against the cage.
Osborn gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Osborn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Osborn controlling the pace.
Osborn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Osborn controlling the pace.
Kobelikos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Osborn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osborn lands strikes from half guard.
Osborn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Osborn working over Kobelikos with some ground and pound. Kobelikos looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Osborn controlling the action here.
Osborn working the head and body with strikes.
Kobelikos has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Osborn is working away from the top position though.
Osborn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
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.
Osborn slips a nice elbow through Kobelikos's hands, connecting with Kobelikos's forehead.
Kobelikos is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Osborn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Osborn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Osborn content to control rather than advance.
Nice strikes from Osborn there.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Osborn in particular looking to stall.
Kobelikos taking some punishment here, with Osborn in his half guard.
Osborn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Osborn content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osborn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Osborn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Kobelikos on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Osborn controlling the action here.
Osborn working the head and body with strikes.
Osborn is taking a breather. Kobelikos says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Osborn lands a nice short elbow.
Osborn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Osborn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Osborn slows the pace down in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Osborn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Osborn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Osborn slows the pace down in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Osborn working the head and body with strikes.
Osborn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lambis Kobelikos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coleman Osborn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Osborn sitting and controlling from the half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Coleman Osborn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Osborn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coleman Osborn!
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FIGHT
RATING
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