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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jermaine Cole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cole comes to the cage accompanied by No Role Modelz. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jermaine Cole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arthur Vlad!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vlad scores with a nice right hand.
Cole throws a right hand that Vlad ducks under and follows up with a left that Vlad also avoids with ease.
Cole throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Vlad clinches.
Cole drops down looking for an ankle pick but Vlad pulls his leg out and moves away.
Vlad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cole throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cole misses with a wild combination.
Jab by Vlad.
Vlad takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Vlad connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cole's hands.
Vlad showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cole.
Vlad has Cole up against the cage in a clinch.
Cole is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Vlad to keep the fight standing.
Vlad lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cole jumps guard but Vlad stands there with Cole around his waist. Cole gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vlad is pressed up against the cage. Cole has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Vlad down to the mat. Vlad avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cole shoots in and bounces Vlad off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Vlad looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cole got a little sloppy there for a moment and Vlad has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cole has managed to get both his arms back between Vlad's legs - danger averted.
Vlad is looking for a triangle but Cole pushes his legs off easily.
Vlad is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Vlad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cole defends well.
Vlad is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad controls Cole momentarily but Cole frees himself.
Vlad has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cole can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cole scoring with some ground and pound.
Vlad is trying to control the position but Cole postures up.
Vlad is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cole is aware though and is defending well.
Cole stands and throws Vlad's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vlad manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cole's best efforts.
Vlad taking some punishment here, with Cole in his half guard.
Cole stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Vlad to get to his feet.
Vlad stuffs the takedown.
Cole will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A countering left hand to the body from Vlad misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cole to score with a decent uppercut.
Jab from Vlad.
Cole will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Vlad rushes Cole and presses him up against the cage.
Cole has Vlad pressed against the cage, preventing Vlad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cole jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Vlad walks away with a smile on his face. Cole gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Good exchange - Vlad coming out on top.
Vlad moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Vlad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vlad tries to clinch up but Cole circles away and keeps his distance.
Arthur Vlad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vlad clinches up with Cole and pushes him back against the cage.
Vlad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vlad prevents a takedown attempt there.
Vlad is looking to break free of the clinch but Cole has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad works on Cole's body with a couple of short punches.
Vlad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vlad misses with a looping left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vlad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vlad tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cole defends well and Vlad ends up having to push Cole into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vlad looks winded!
Vlad with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cole looks to land a combination but Vlad avoids it well.
Vlad darts in looking for a takedown but Cole gets double underhooks and turns Vlad into the cage.
Cole misses with a double jab.
Cole shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Vlad defends it nicely.
Vlad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vlad shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cole as he jumps to the side.
Cole gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vlad counters with a left and a right that stings Cole.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arthur Vlad will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cole has Vlad up against the cage in a clinch.
Vlad works on Cole's body with a couple of short punches.
Cole tries to pull guard but Vlad holds him up against the cage and eventually Cole drops back down to his feet.
Vlad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cole tries to pull guard but Vlad forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cole is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cole fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cole has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Vlad avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Vlad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Vlad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Vlad.
Vlad scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vlad tries to break free but Cole pushes him back against the cage.
Vlad gets underhooks to prevent Cole's takedown attempt.
Vlad has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cole uses from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cole avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vlad looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cole working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Vlad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vlad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cole advances position into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cole lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Vlad tries to bench press Cole off him but Cole keeps the position.
Vlad sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cole seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Vlad does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Vlad gets back to full guard.
Vlad is looking for a triangle but Cole pushes his legs off easily.
Cole avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vlad keeping moving, preventing Cole from controlling successfully.
Cole has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cole wants to pass the guard but Vlad is keeping the position.
Cole lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cole postures up.
Cole gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Vlad stalks Cole and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cole's face. Cole staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab from Vlad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cole looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vlad throws a jab when Cole was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vlad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cole, pushing him back against the cage.
Vlad tries to break free but Cole pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Vlad.
Vlad lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cole fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Arthur Vlad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cole wants a takedown but no success here.
Cole pulls guard.
Cole is looking to stand up but Vlad isn't so interested in that idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vlad is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Vlad preventing the sweep.
Vlad 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.
Vlad gets to his feet. Cole looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Vlad takes the fight into the clinch.
Vlad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vlad lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Vlad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cole with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vlad to score with a decent uppercut.
Vlad swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Cole throws a right and a left that Vlad avoids nicely.
Vlad is looking to clinch.
Cole misses with a takedown attempt - Vlad sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vlad moves into the clinch.
Vlad has had enough of the clinch but Cole keeps him there for the moment.
Cole breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vlad lands with a nice body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vlad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Vlad lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Vlad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vlad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cole on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jermaine Cole is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cole.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Vlad is just out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Cole. No joy for Vlad on that attempt.
Cole has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cole there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cole misses with a body shot.
Vlad has closed the distance and engaged Cole in a clinch.
Vlad makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Vlad.
Vlad lands with a light punch inside.
Vlad is trying to break the clinch but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Vlad working hard to break the clinch.
Vlad tries to break free but Cole pushes him back against the cage.
Vlad decides to pull guard.
Vlad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Vlad has his foot on Cole's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cole works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vlad bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cole's guard.
Vlad won't allow Cole to sweep him here.
Cole wants to stand and escape but Vlad is having none of it.
Cole looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cole throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Vlad decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cole ducks right into an uppercut from Vlad.
Vlad clinches up with Cole and pushes him back against the cage.
Cole's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cole wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jermaine Cole. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vlad softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cole is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Vlad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Vlad lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Vlad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vlad has Cole up against the cage in a clinch.
Cole can't break the clinch.
Vlad wants to break the clinch but can't.
Vlad lands a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Vlad scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cole wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Vlad has him pressed against the cage.
Cole fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Vlad stops a takedown attempt from Cole.
Cole is trying to drag Vlad to the mat but Vlad just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cole drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vlad gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Vlad.
Vlad lands a nice uppercut.
Cole has Vlad pressed against the cage, preventing Vlad from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vlad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cole tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Vlad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cole takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vlad has managed to clinch.
Vlad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Vlad lands a nice uppercut.
Jermaine Cole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Arthur Vlad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vlad gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cole.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Vlad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vlad winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Vlad!
Jermaine Cole was interviewed post fight and said 'Next time he won't be so lucky...'.
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