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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brett Hilgers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brett Hilgers could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Daniel Cohen's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Hilgers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Cohen!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Ben Watson and John Mangel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Cohen.
Hilgers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cohen sprawls well. Cohen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hilgers gets slowly back to his feet.
Cohen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Hilgers moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cohen fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cohen tries to clinch but Hilgers is having none of it.
Hilgers seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cohen has closed the distance and engaged Hilgers in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hilgers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cohen's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilgers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hilgers lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hilgers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cohen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hilgers tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cohen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hilgers somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Cohen.
Hilgers is looking for a counter combo.
Cohen looks to land a combination. Hilgers sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hilgers pushes Cohen up against the cage in a clinch.
Hilgers is trying to pull guard but Cohen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Hilgers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen breaks the clinch.
Hilgers shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cohen sprawls well. Cohen wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hilgers gets slowly back to his feet.
Hilgers fails to land the takedown.
Cohen has his takedown stuffed
and Hilgers counters with a right hand to the body.
Cohen's coach down at Sydney Fight Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cohen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hilgers thows a leg kick but Cohen checks it
and Cohen counters with a single leg into guard. Hilgers didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cohen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cohen looking to sit in guard and control but Hilgers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cohen trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cohen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hilgers is controlling him.
Hilgers throwing strikes but missing.
Cohen wants to get back to his feet but Hilgers is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cohen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hilgers is controlling him.
Hilgers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hilgers stands up and waves to Cohen to follow him.
Cohen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cohen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cohen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hilgers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hilgers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cohen, pushing him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hilgers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cohen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hilgers moves into range and clinches up with Cohen.
Cohen breaks the clinch.
Cohen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hilgers prevents Cohen from breaking the clinch.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but Hilgers has him pressed against the cage.
Hilgers tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hilgers breaks the clinch.
Hilgers rushes Cohen and presses him up against the cage.
Hilgers breaks the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cohen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hilgers. That one must have hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brett Hilgers will probably get the nod.
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.
Hilgers stuffs the takedown.
Cohen rushes Hilgers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hilgers stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hilgers breaks the clinch.
Cohen has a takedown stuffed.
An attempted straight right counter from Hilgers misses the target.
Hilgers takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Daniel Cohen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilgers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Hilgers pushes Cohen up against the cage in a clinch.
Hilgers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cohen clinches with his opponent.
Hilgers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hilgers tries to land a leg kick but Cohen saw it coming and moves away.
Cohen rushes Hilgers and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hilgers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cohen blocks a head kick by Hilgers.
Cohen pushes Hilgers up against the cage in a clinch.
Cohen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daniel Cohen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hilgers shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brett Hilgers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cohen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cohen clinches.
Hilgers jumps guard but Cohen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cohen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hilgers throws a wild body kick that Cohen sees coming a mile off.
Cohen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen throws a front kick aimed at Hilgers's knee but Hilgers avoids it well.
Cohen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cohen is looking to clinch but Hilgers is avoiding it.
Cohen is looking to clinch.
Hilgers stuffs the takedown attempt from Cohen. Cohen gets slowly back to his feet.
Brett Hilgers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Daniel Cohen.
Hilgers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hilgers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cohen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cohen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hilgers missing with knees to the body.
Cohen misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilgers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cohen lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cohen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hilgers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hilgers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cohen moves away.
Cohen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hilgers seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cohen lands with a shot to the body.
Hilgers bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cohen misses the shot to the body.
Cohen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cohen feints a jab promting Hilgers to slip. Cohen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hilgers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hilgers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cohen's calf.
Cohen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hilgers on his heels. He'll look to pass Hilgers's guard now, I'm sure.
Hilgers manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cohen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hilgers manages to break the clinch.
Hilgers gets tackled into the cage by Cohen. Cohen maintains the clinch.
Cohen wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hilgers manages to break the clinch.
Hilgers tries to bum rush Cohen with a series of wild strikes but Cohen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hilgers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cohen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hilgers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cohen throws a counter combo.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch but Hilgers swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Daniel Cohen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Nice takedown defense from Cohen. No joy for Hilgers on that attempt.
Hilgers scores with a leg kick.
Hilgers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hilgers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cohen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Cohen breaks the clinch.
A left and a right from Cohen both land. Nice combination.
Hilgers blocks a head kick by Cohen.
Cohen has managed to clinch.
Cohen wants to break free but Hilgers has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hilgers keeps control of Cohen as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hilgers tries to pull guard but Cohen holds him up against the cage and eventually Hilgers drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brett Hilgers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hilgers manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen feints a jab promting Hilgers to slip. Cohen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Hilgers slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Hilgers misses with a hook.
Hilgers throws a head kick but Cohen moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hilgers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cohen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hilgers as he avoids it easily.
Hilgers feinted with a counter takedown.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hilgers.
Cohen doesn't manage to clinch there - Hilgers circles away.
Cohen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cohen takes the fight into the clinch.
Hilgers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is trying to break free.
Cohen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hilgers misses with a few strikes there.
Cohen throws a series of punches but Hilgers moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hilgers drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cohen explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Hilgers moves into the clinch.
Cohen can't break the clinch.
Hilgers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hilgers looks to land a combination but Cohen avoids it well.
Cohen takes the fight into the clinch.
Daniel Cohen seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hilgers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cohen smiles and moves away.
Hilgers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cohen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hilgers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cohen throws a nice looking combination but Hilgers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cohen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hilgers appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cohen lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cohen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hilgers breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hilgers has Cohen pressed against the cage, preventing Cohen from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hilgers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cohen is looking to clinch.
Hilgers looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Hilgers misses with a low kick.
Hilgers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cohen avoids it really well and circles away.
Cohen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Hilgers defends it well.
Cohen wants to clinch
and Hilgers counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Cohen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hilgers drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cohen pulls his leg out and moves away.
Hilgers throws a head kick but Cohen moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Cohen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cohen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Cohen!
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energy
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