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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hildebrand Coenan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Gustin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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180 lbs
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186 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 13 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Hildebrand Coenan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Melvin Gustin!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gustin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coenan circles away quickly and effectively.
Oooooh!!! Coenan has knocked Gustin down with a huge combo! Coenan steps away and waves a wobbly Gustin back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Gustin is rocked!
It looks like Melvin Gustin has been cut.
Gustin throws a hook but Coenan blocks it.
Gustin is still on wobbly legs! Can Coenan finish him?
Coenan looks for a takedown but Gustin sprawls well.
Gustin seems to have recovered his senses.
Gustin throws the left hand but Coenan avoids the punch easily.
Melvin Gustin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coenan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gustin.
Gustin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coenan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coenan went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Gustin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coenan tries to clinch but Gustin is having none of it.
Gustin jabs Coenan right on the nose. Coenan blinks but takes it well.
Gustin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gustin lands a head kick. Coenan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Coenan is rocked!
It looks like Hildebrand Coenan has been cut.
Coenan ducks under a wild hook from Gustin.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coenan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gustin misses with a punch to the body.
Coenan tries to throw a body punch but Gustin avoids it by throwing Coenan back against the cage.
Gustin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coenan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coenan avoiding damage.
Coenan misses with the head strike.
Coenan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coenan lands a nice uppercut.
Coenan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coenan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coenan misses with the head strike.
Gustin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gustin throws out a loose jab but Coenan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coenan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gustin manages to avoid it.
The fighters circling - Coenan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gustin wants to land a leg kick but Coenan is out of range.
Jab, jab by Gustin - just one landing.
Gustin tries a head kick but it misses.
As Gustin tries to get set, Coenan tries to push him back and clinch up but Gustin manages to avoid the attempt.
Coenan blocks a head kick by Gustin.
Melvin Gustin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gustin slips a jab and a cross from Coenan.
Coenan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Coenan just misses with a punch to the body.
Gustin tries to counter with a clinch but Coenan shakes him off and moves away.
Gustin slips a jab from Coenan.
Gustin tries to clinch but Coenan moves out of range.
Coenan misses with a series of wild punches.
Gustin tries to counter by closing the distance.
Coenan moves into the clinch.
Gustin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gustin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gustin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coenan has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gustin.
Gustin tries to clinch up but Coenan circles away and keeps his distance.
Coenan tries to counter with a takedown but Gustin is quick to defend against it.
Gustin misses with a looping right.
Coenan throws a lazy right hand but Gustin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gustin lands a body shot.
Coenan avoids a kick to the body.
Coenan swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gustin connects with a single shot there.
Gustin throws a head kick that misses.
Coenan avoids the head kick by Gustin.
Gustin avoids the body shot from Coenan.
Coenan blocks a head kick by Gustin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coenan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gustin circles away quickly and effectively.
Gustin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coenan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coenan tries to work over Gustin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gustin working hard to break the clinch.
Coenan lands a right hand.
Coenan can't find room to land a body shot as Gustin controls the action.
Coenan has been working on his balance at Hammer and fickle, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Gustin.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Coenan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coenan misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Coenan.
Gustin controlling the action here for a moment.
Gustin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Coenan tries a body shot but Gustin blocks it.
Gustin is trying to stall.
Gustin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Hildebrand Coenan will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Gustin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gustin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coenan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Coenan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Gustin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coenan wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Coenan drops Gustin with a beautiful combination! Gustin stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Coenan is looking for the KO!
Gustin instigates a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coenan misses with a punch to the body.
Coenan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coenan tries to throw a body punch but Gustin avoids it by throwing Coenan back against the cage.
Gustin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gustin tries to break free but Coenan pushes him back against the cage.
Coenan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gustin wants to break free but Coenan has control.
Gustin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coenan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gustin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gustin moves to clinch but Coenan breaks away
and Coenan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Coenan wants to clinch up but Gustin keeps it at a distance.
Gustin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Coenan misses with an uppercut.
Coenan drops Gustin with a huge uppercut! Gustin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Coenan is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hildebrand Coenan!
During a confident post fight interview, Hildebrand Coenan thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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