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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ossilus Chiarmanda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Cotchin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chiarmanda's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Long live my homeland, my free Tajikistan!. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ossilus Chiarmanda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Trent Cotchin!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotchin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cotchin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chiarmanda is looking to counter punch.
Chiarmanda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cotchin tries a quick counter leg kick but Chiarmanda is wise to it.
Chiarmanda fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chiarmanda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Chiarmanda on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cotchin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cotchin swings widly with a right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a straight right hand.
Chiarmanda takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Chiarmanda blocks a leg kick.
Chiarmanda swings for the body but Cotchin moves out of range.
Cotchin throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chiarmanda blocks a jab.
Cotchin looks to land a combination but Chiarmanda avoids it well.
Chiarmanda lands with a good body shot.
Chiarmanda slips a straight right by Cotchin.
Chiarmanda is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cotchin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cotchin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cotchin misses with the head strike.
Cotchin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cotchin misses with a punch to the body.
Cotchin misses with a body punch.
A short right from Chiarmanda on the inside.
Cotchin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cotchin lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Chiarmanda as the two fighters clinch.
Chiarmanda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cotchin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chiarmanda tries a body shot but Cotchin blocks it.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chiarmanda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chiarmanda lands a shoulder strike.
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!
Cotchin throws a head punch that misses.
Cotchin tries to work over Chiarmanda's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cotchin prevents a body shot from Chiarmanda.
Cotchin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cotchin prevents a body shot from Chiarmanda.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice left hand lands by Chiarmanda.
Cotchin lands a body punch.
Chiarmanda misses with the head strike.
Chiarmanda lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cotchin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chiarmanda has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chiarmanda there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chiarmanda avoids the body shot from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cotchin throws a leg kick which misses Chiarmanda's front leg but catches the back leg as Chiarmanda tries to avoid it.
Cotchin thows a leg kick but Chiarmanda checks it
and Chiarmanda counters with a thumping low kick.
Chiarmanda takes one to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Cotchin misses.
Chiarmanda looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cotchin steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cotchin tries to work over Chiarmanda's front leg with a kick but Chiarmanda checks it.
Chiarmanda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cotchin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin swings widly with a right hand
and Chiarmanda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook. Cotchin ducked under it nicely.
Good leg kick by Cotchin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cotchin tries to score with a low kick but Chiarmanda moves his leg out of the way.
Cotchin misses with a right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a nice leg kick.
Cotchin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Chiarmanda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cotchin swings widly with a right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a stiff right hand.
Cotchin throws a shot from downtown. Chiarmanda moves away and avoids it.
Cotchin misses with a looping left.
Chiarmanda waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cotchin.
Cotchin scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chiarmanda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cotchin throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chiarmanda counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotchin just misses with a punch to the body.
Cotchin scores with a hook.
Cotchin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chiarmanda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cotchin checks a leg kick.
Cotchin blocks a jab.
A jab from Chiarmanda misses.
Cotchin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Chiarmanda checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Chiarmanda on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cotchin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cotchin swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Chiarmanda takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trent Cotchin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cotchin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chiarmanda was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cotchin tests Chiarmanda's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cotchin throws a lazy head kick
and Chiarmanda finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cotchin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chiarmanda digs a good body shot into Cotchin's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chiarmanda. Cotchin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cotchin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Chiarmanda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cotchin misses with a looping left.
Chiarmanda cracks Cotchin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cotchin throws an off balance right hand
and Chiarmanda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Trent Cotchin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cotchin misses with a head kick.
Chiarmanda throws the left hand but Cotchin avoids the punch easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good standup being displayed there by Cotchin as he connects with a hook.
Cotchin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiarmanda tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cotchin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cotchin throws a head kick but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
Cotchin slips under a jab from Chiarmanda.
An inside leg kick lands from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda swings for the body but Cotchin moves out of range.
A jab from Chiarmanda misses.
Chiarmanda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cotchin on the side of the head.
Chiarmanda checks a low kick from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda avoids the head kick by Cotchin.
Chiarmanda scores with a leg kick.
Cotchin throws a hook but Chiarmanda avoids it easily.
Cotchin checks a leg kick nicely.
Trent Cotchin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chiarmanda wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda with a nice cross.
Chiarmanda has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cotchin finds it's way round the side to connect with Chiarmanda's head.
Cotchin throws a body punch but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
Chiarmanda ducks under a wild hook from Cotchin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cotchin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotchin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Chiarmanda's head.
Chiarmanda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cotchin.
Cotchin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
An inside leg kick lands from Chiarmanda.
Cotchin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chiarmanda appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cotchin.
Chiarmanda swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chiarmanda attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chiarmanda swings for the body but Cotchin moves out of range.
Chiarmanda closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Chiarmanda has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cotchin scores with a punch to the head.
Cotchin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cotchin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chiarmanda.
Cotchin is looking to slow Chiarmanda down with leg kicks.
Cotchin avoids the body shot from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda keeps Cotchin at a distance using the push kick.
Cotchin throws an overhand right that lands on Chiarmanda's shoulder, as Chiarmanda tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cotchin's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Cotchin catches Chiarmanda right on the button with a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chiarmanda.
Cotchin throws a series of punches but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Chiarmanda misses the target.
Chiarmanda turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Chiarmanda blocks a jab.
Chiarmanda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotchin moves away.
Cotchin throws a looping overhand right but Chiarmanda ducks down to avoid it.
Chiarmanda blocks a jab.
Cotchin thows a leg kick but Chiarmanda checks it
and Chiarmanda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Chiarmanda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cotchin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chiarmanda moves away from the strike by Cotchin.
Chiarmanda throwing a counter right hand but Cotchin manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Trent Cotchin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jab from Cotchin.
Cotchin scores with a head kick.
Cotchin throws a leg kick
and Chiarmanda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chiarmanda fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cotchin on the side of the head.
It looks like Trent Cotchin has been cut.
Chiarmanda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cotchin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cotchin lands a really nice looking cross but Chiarmanda seems unphased.
Chiarmanda pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cotchin is out of range and Chiarmanda settles back down.
Chiarmanda needs to keep his hands up - Cotchin had a free shot at his head there.
Cotchin misses with a low kick.
Chiarmanda takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Chiarmanda walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chiarmanda throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big right from Cotchin misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Chiarmanda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cotchin throws a hook but Chiarmanda avoids it easily.
Chiarmanda checks a low kick from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cotchin misses with a low kick as Chiarmanda jumps back.
Cotchin looks to land a left hand but Chiarmanda moved out of range nicely.
Cotchin with a hook.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Chiarmanda - that will leave a mark!
Cotchin misses with a hook.
Cotchin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Chiarmanda has time to react.
Chiarmanda looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cotchin clobbers Chiarmanda with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Chiarmanda avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Cotchin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chiarmanda keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cotchin's efforts to push away.
Chiarmanda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chiarmanda can't find room to land a body shot as Cotchin controls the action.
Cotchin misses with a punch on the inside.
Cotchin swings wildly with an uppercut but Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Chiarmanda.
Cotchin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Chiarmanda lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cotchin backwards.
Cotchin has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Chiarmanda seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cotchin can turn it around.
Cotchin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chiarmanda lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chiarmanda blocks a body shot from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda blocks a body shot from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chiarmanda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cotchin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chiarmanda's elbow.
Chiarmanda prevents a body shot from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotchin has had enough of the clinch but Chiarmanda keeps him there for the moment.
Chiarmanda prevents a body shot from Cotchin.
Ossilus Chiarmanda has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cotchin misses with a body punch.
Chiarmanda lands with a light punch inside.
Cotchin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cotchin struggles to land a body shot inside as Chiarmanda controls his hands.
Chiarmanda tries to throw a body punch but Cotchin avoids it by throwing Chiarmanda back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda misses with a body punch.
Chiarmanda tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chiarmanda blocks a body shot from Cotchin.
Cotchin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotchin gets through Chiarmanda's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chiarmanda trying to control the position but instead, Cotchin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Chiarmanda into the cage.
Chiarmanda scores with a shot to the side of Cotchin's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda lands a left hand.
Chiarmanda lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cotchin misses with a punch to the body.
Cotchin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chiarmanda goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chiarmanda works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chiarmanda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cotchin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cotchin working aggressively here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chiarmanda looking to slow down the pace here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cotchin struggles to land a body shot inside as Chiarmanda controls his hands.
Cotchin prevents a body shot from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda misses with the head strike.
Chiarmanda tries to work over Cotchin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chiarmanda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cotchin fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Trent Cotchin just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Trent Cotchin's cut.
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.
Chiarmanda lands with a straight right. Cotchin didn't see that one coming.
Chiarmanda will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cotchin! But no joy.
Cotchin misses with an uppercut
and Chiarmanda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chiarmanda scores with a spinning back kick!
Chiarmanda stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cotchin throws a jab when Chiarmanda was well out of range.
Cotchin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Chiarmanda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Chiarmanda on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiarmanda tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cotchin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Chiarmanda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cotchin.
Cotchin lands a really nice looking cross but Chiarmanda seems unphased.
Chiarmanda takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin swinging wildly here.
Chiarmanda misses with a series of wild punches.
Cotchin misses with an uppercut. Chiarmanda saw that one coming.
Cotchin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Chiarmanda. That did some damage!
Chiarmanda walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cotchin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cotchin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cotchin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by Cotchin.
Cotchin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chiarmanda momentarily.
Cotchin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chiarmanda was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotchin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cotchin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chiarmanda tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cotchin is able to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cotchin throws the left hand but Chiarmanda avoids the punch easily.
Chiarmanda throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Chiarmanda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cotchin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circling - Cotchin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chiarmanda throws a body shot but no joy.
Chiarmanda tests Cotchin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cotchin walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Chiarmanda checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Chiarmanda throws a leg kick but Cotchin moved away.
Cotchin scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda connects with a crisp jab.
Chiarmanda throws a series of punches but Cotchin avoids them all with ease.
Chiarmanda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cotchin moves out of range of the body kick from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda misses with a hook
and Cotchin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cotchin scores with a kick to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cotchin throws a right hand that misses
and Chiarmanda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cotchin's knee momentarily.
Cotchin throws a low kick, looking for Chiarmanda's leg but Chiarmanda calmly moves out of range.
A low kick from Cotchin is predictable there
and Chiarmanda counters with a thumping low kick.
Chiarmanda pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Crunch! Chiarmanda slams his shin into Cotchin's torso.
Chiarmanda blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda is looking to land body kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cotchin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cotchin, right into the meat.
Chiarmanda throws a jab when Cotchin was well out of range.
Cotchin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Chiarmanda is out of range.
It appears Chiarmanda was looking to counter with a kick there.
Nice shot lands for Cotchin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cotchin.
Cotchin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chiarmanda tries to work over Cotchin's front leg with a kick but Cotchin checks it.
Cotchin blocks a jab.
Cotchin slips a straight right by Chiarmanda.
Chiarmanda takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Ossilus Chiarmanda will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Trent Cotchin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A head kick from Cotchin lands but Chiarmanda takes it in his stride.
Cotchin looks to score with a jab to the body but Chiarmanda is just out of range.
Cotchin with a nice cross.
Chiarmanda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotchin.
Chiarmanda slips a jab from Cotchin.
A telegraphed right hand from Cotchin misses the target.
Cotchin misses with a low kick.
Cotchin staying out of range there.
Chiarmanda scores with a sloppy right hand. Cotchin should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Cotchin misses the target.
Chiarmanda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cotchin connects with a leg kick. Chiarmanda looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotchin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Chiarmanda on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cotchin connects with a body shot.
Cotchin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Chiarmanda.
Cotchin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cotchin throws a head kick that misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Chiarmanda.
Cotchin with a jab.
Cotchin motions for Chiarmanda to come forward. Cotchin throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cotchin lands a head shot.
Chiarmanda is looking to land body kicks.
Chiarmanda is looking to clinch but Cotchin is avoiding it.
Ossilus Chiarmanda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cotchin blocks a low kick nicely.
Cotchin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Chiarmanda.
Cotchin cracks Chiarmanda with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chiarmanda tries to score with a low kick but Cotchin moves his leg out of the way.
Chiarmanda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cotchin can pounce on him.
Cotchin lands a front kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chiarmanda uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cotchin.
Chiarmanda misses the jab.
Chiarmanda ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cotchin moves away.
Cotchin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cotchin misses with a body punch
and Chiarmanda counters with a straight right hand.
Cotchin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Chiarmanda's head.
Cotchin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chiarmanda was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotchin.
It looked like Chiarmanda wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiarmanda does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cotchin keeps Chiarmanda at a distance using the push kick.
Chiarmanda uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cotchin's calf.
Cotchin connects with a right hand. Chiarmanda shakes it off.
Cotchin scores with a nice strike.
Cotchin misses with a body punch
letting Chiarmanda counter with a right hand.
Cotchin throws a right hand that Chiarmanda ducks under and follows up with a left that Chiarmanda also avoids with ease.
Cotchin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cotchin swings for the body but Chiarmanda moves out of range.
It looked like Chiarmanda was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cotchin.
Chiarmanda takes a swing at Cotchin's ribcage but misses.
A shot to the body from Cotchin misses
and Chiarmanda makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Chiarmanda 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cotchin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chiarmandas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cotchin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Chiarmanda chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Chiarmanda throws a chopping leg kick but Cotchin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cotchin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Trent Cotchin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Chiarmanda throws out a loose jab but Cotchin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cotchin punishes Chiarmanda's body with a nice straight punch.
Cotchin keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chiarmanda takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cotchin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chiarmanda moves out of range as Cotchin strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Cotchin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cotchin 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 47:48
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 46:49
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Cotchin!
Trent Cotchin is the new lightweight champion!
A victorious Trent Cotchin thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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