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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hershel Cox (ranked 9756 p4p, 0 weight class) and Immer Siegriech (ranked 6561 p4p, 321 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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140 lbs
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170 cm
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135 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hershel Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Immer Siegriech!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Siegriech instigates a clinch.
Cox throws an elbow but it misses.
Siegriech's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Siegriech displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cox.
Siegriech with the counter takedown but Cox avoids it easily.
Immer Siegriech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cox takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Siegriech clinches with his opponent.
Siegriech tries to pull guard but Cox holds him up against the cage and eventually Siegriech drops back down to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siegriech tries to land a knee to the head but Cox blocks with his arms.
Siegriech is trying to pull guard but Cox has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegriech looking for a takedown.
Hershel Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Immer Siegriech.
Siegriech blocks an elbow strike.
Siegriech tries to pull guard but Cox won't allow it.
Siegriech jumps guard but Cox stands there with Siegriech around his waist. Siegriech gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Siegriech has Cox pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cox manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cox throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cox tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Siegriech can't find room to land a body shot as Cox controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Siegriech has Cox pushed against the cage.
Siegriech breaks the clinch.
Siegriech darts in looking for a takedown but Cox gets double underhooks and turns Siegriech into the cage.
Siegriech tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Siegriech tries for a takedown but Cox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Siegriech instigates a clinch.
Siegriech escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siegriech stuffs the takedown.
Cox shoots in for a takedown but Siegriech shows good takedown defense.
Cox throws a head kick that misses.
Siegriech shapes to counter with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox avoids the head kick by Siegriech.
Siegriech clinches up against the cage.
Siegriech breaks from the clinch.
Cox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Siegriech scores with a shot to the body.
Siegriech closes the distance and pushes Cox back into the cage.
Siegriech jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cox walks away with a smile on his face. Siegriech gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Siegriech.
Cox is trying hard to land a takedown here. Siegriech sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siegriech throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cox.
Siegriech looks winded!
Cox shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Siegriech as he jumps to the side.
Siegriech gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Siegriech wants to get back to striking at distance but Cox won't allow it.
Cox misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Siegriech breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Siegriech shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Immer Siegriech dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cox avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cox really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Siegriech looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Siegriech shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Siegriech tries to circle away but Cox has him pinned against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Siegriech fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hershel Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Immer Siegriech.
Siegriech tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Siegriech misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegriech doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Siegriech wants to take the fight to the mat but Cox manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cox cracks Siegriech with a nice body shot.
Siegriech breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cox misses with a wild combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Siegriech.
Cox tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Siegriech manages to circle out of the way.
Siegriech is breathing heavily.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Siegriech enables Cox to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Siegriech manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Siegriech can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cox controls the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Siegriech's head.
Cox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Cox missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cox not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cox scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cox content to stall in guard here.
Cox wants to get up but he can't break Siegriech's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Cox has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Cox 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.
Siegriech thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cox trying to control but Siegriech is working from the bottom.
Cox drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Siegriech dives on top into guard.
Cox wants to get back to his feet but Siegriech is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cox pushes Siegriech off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Cox tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Siegriech defends well and Cox ends up having to push Siegriech into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Siegriech has closed the distance and engaged Cox in a clinch.
Siegriech is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cox to keep the fight standing.
Siegriech is trying to pull guard but Cox turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Siegriech is trying to drag Cox to the mat but Cox just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Siegriech is looking to break free of the clinch but Cox has double underhooks.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Siegriech.
A frustrated look appears on Siegriech's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hershel Cox dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Siegriech clinches.
Siegriech pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Siegriech darts in looking for a takedown but Cox gets double underhooks and turns Siegriech into the cage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Siegriech.
Siegriech dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cox. That did some damage!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cox moves into the clinch.
Siegriech fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hershel Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Immer Siegriech.
Cox tries to land knees in the clinch but Siegriech avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Siegriech trying to control the position but instead, Cox has worked for underhooks and has pushed Siegriech into the cage.
Immer Siegriech seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short body shot lands from Cox as the two fighters clinch.
Siegriech wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Siegriech can't get the takedown.
Siegriech takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Siegriech slows down the pace here.
Siegriech tries to work over Cox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Siegriech jumps guard but Cox turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cox lands a body shot.
Cox throws an elbow that misses.
Siegriech is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cox to keep the fight standing.
Siegriech blocks an uppercut.
Siegriech pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Horrible takedown attempt by Siegriech or perhaps it was just good defense by Cox, which made it look bad.
Siegriech has Cox up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Siegriech is trying to maintain a safe position but Cox gets an underhook and turns Siegriech into the cage.
Siegriech fails to pull guard.
Cox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Siegriech tries to stall but Cox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Siegriech is defending well for now.
Siegriech looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Siegriech avoids a wild elbow strike from Cox.
Siegriech looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Siegriech on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Siegriech wants to stall.
Siegriech escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Siegriech instigates a clinch.
Siegriech looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Siegriech fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Siegriech wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Hershel Cox.
I think Cox has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Hershel Cox!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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