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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Incheol Wonha (ranked 1334 p4p, 153 weight class) and Coco Cobb (ranked 3528 p4p, 347 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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158 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible
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Good gas tank
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 12 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Incheol Wonha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 14 - 1, fighting out of London, Coco Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wonha rushes Cobb and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Wonha lands a damaging elbow.
We've been informed that Cobb has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Wonha lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wonha is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Wonha throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Wonha.
Wonha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wonha creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wonha scores with a hook to the body.
I was talking to Wonha's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Wonha taking a breather.
Cobb blocks the elbow strike.
Wonha avoiding damage as Cobb throws knees to the body.
Wonha looking to throw knees to the head but Cobb is blocking nicely.
Cobb tries a body shot but Wonha blocks it.
Wonha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cobb backwards.
Wonha blocks a body shot from Cobb.
Wonha avoiding damage as Cobb throws knees to the body.
Cobb can't find room to land a body shot as Wonha controls the action.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wonha.
Cobb misses with a body punch.
Wonha lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Wonha avoiding damage as Cobb throws knees to the body.
Wonha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cobb tries to land a knee to the head but Wonha blocks with his arms.
Wonha lands an elbow just above Cobb 's eye.
Wonha holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Cobb tries a body shot but Wonha blocks it.
Wonha tries to land knees in the clinch but Cobb avoids the damage to the body.
The referee calls for Wonha to work.
Cobb lands a body shot.
Cobb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cobb throws a body punch but Wonha moves out of range.
Cobb lands a front kick.
Cobb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wonha walks into a straight right hand from Cobb.
Cobb misses with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wonha moves out of range of the body kick from Cobb.
Wonha has managed to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb tries to throw a body punch but Wonha avoids it by throwing Cobb back against the ropes.
Wonha gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cobb misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wonha.
Wonha avoiding damage as Cobb throws knees to the body.
Wonha avoiding damage as Cobb throws knees to the body.
Cobb avoids a wild elbow strike from Wonha.
Wonha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wonha on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wonha struggles to land a body shot inside as Cobb controls his hands.
Wonha pushes off an throws an elbow but Cobb leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Wonha is struggling to control the position.
Cobb is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wonha is defending well for now.
Wonha lands an elbow inside.
Wonha avoiding damage as Cobb throws knees to the body.
Cobb blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Incheol Wonha dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Wonha swinging wildly here.
Wonha swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Wonha swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobb throws a head kick but Wonha moves out of range.
Wonha throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb swats away the attempt to clinch by Wonha.
Wonha is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cobb can do to turn this around?
That kick from Wonha tenderised Cobb's leg. Cobb is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cobb lets loose with a powerful body kick. Wonha will feel that in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses
and Wonha makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wonha tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Cobb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cobb thinks about the counter body kick.
Wonha takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cobb thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Wonha if he has to take too many more of those.
Wonha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Wonha is just out of range.
Cobb throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wonha's head.
Cobb lands with a nice body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Wonha crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cobb - the referee stops the clock and Wonha gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cobb. Wonha manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cobb misses the body punch
and Wonha counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cobb throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cobb connects with an inside leg kick.
Wonha is looking to wear down Cobb with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wonha tries to clinch there but Cobb circles away.
Cobb takes a swing at Wonha's ribcage but misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Cobb checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cobb throws a big counter head kick but Wonha avoids it with no problem.
Cobb connects with a jab.
Cobb lands a right hook to the body.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Wonha.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wonha moves in looking to clinch but Cobb pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Incheol Wonha seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wonha looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cobb avoids the body shot from Wonha.
Wonha looks to land a body kick but Cobb moved away.
Wonha missing with a left hand there. Cobb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cobb throws a body kick that misses.
Wonha swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses.
Cobb goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cobb motions for Wonha to come forward. Cobb throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Cobb tries to get set, Wonha tries to push him back and clinch up but Cobb manages to avoid the attempt.
Cobb chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wonha moves in looking to clinch but Cobb pushes him off.
Wonha has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cobb.
Cobb throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cobb throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Coco Cobb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cobb throws a body shot but no joy.
As Cobb looks to move away, Wonha throws a big counter combo but Cobb just gets out of the way.
Wonha pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobb walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wonha checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cobb takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Wonha avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cobb delivers a nice body kick.
Cobb lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cobb scores with a leg kick.
Cobb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wonha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wonha swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cobb.
Wonha changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Wonha swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wonha will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cobb thows a body kick. Wonha tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cobb scores with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobb connects with a single shot there.
Wonha tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Wonha.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cobb can pounce on him.
Wonha avoids the head kick by Cobb.
Cobb fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobb misses with an attempted mid kick.
Wonha sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cobb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cobb thinks about the counter body kick.
Cobb scores with a push kick.
Cobb looks for the body kick but Wonha saw that one coming.
Wonha connects with a nice looking jab.
Wonha lands a body shot.
Cobb moves out of range of the strikes.
Wonha just misses with a punch to the body.
Good work by Cobb as he checks the leg kick.
Cobb dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wonha. That did some damage!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha throws the left hand but Cobb avoids the punch easily.
Cobb throws a wild body kick that Wonha sees coming a mile off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb ducks under a wild hook from Wonha.
Wonha misses with a hook to the body
and Cobb counters with a good low kick that Wonha was not able to check.
Cobb takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cobb lands a head kick!
Wonha misses with a body shot.
Cobb blocks a low kick nicely.
Wonha lands a really nice looking cross but Cobb seems unphased.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick and Wonha moves out of range easily.
Coco Cobb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick and Wonha moves out of range easily.
Cobb lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wonha's sensitive parts.
Wonha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Cobb lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Coco Cobb comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cobb 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Coco Cobb!
Coco Cobb managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, MayheM sportswear, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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