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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Cox (ranked 4007 p4p, 447 weight class) and Nelson Mandela (ranked 4885 p4p, 517 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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184 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nelson Mandela!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Reed Andrews and John Roberts.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cox has managed to clinch.
Cox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cox misses with a few strikes there.
Cox clinches up with Mandela and pushes him back against the cage.
Cox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cox gets a clinch.
Mandela escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cox gets a clinch.
Cox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mandela is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cox throws a series of punches but Mandela moves out of range.
Mandela moves in looking to clinch but Cox pushes him off.
Cox has managed to clinch.
Cox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Mandela looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mandela is trying to break free.
Cox is struggling to control the position.
Mandela is trying to break free.
Cox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela moves into the clinch successfully.
Cox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mandela takes the fight into the clinch.
A short left from Cox.
Cox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Cox. No joy for Mandela on that attempt.
Mandela blocks a head kick by Cox.
Cox rushes Mandela and presses him up against the cage.
Cox lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cox pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cox has Mandela pressed against the cage, preventing Mandela from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mandela working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Cox on the inside.
Cox is pressed up against the cage. Mandela has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cox down to the mat. Cox avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nelson Mandela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cox moves into the clinch successfully.
Cox breaks the clinch.
Mandela wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mandela tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cox counters with a one-two to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cox gets a clinch.
Cox lands a right hand.
Mandela tries to break free but Cox pushes him back against the cage.
Cox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cox closes the distance and pushes Mandela back into the cage.
Mandela is looking to break free of the clinch but Cox has double underhooks.
Mandela dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Mandela is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cox scores with a shot to the side of Mandela's head.
Mandela is trying to break the clinch but Cox is controlling him.
Mandela wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cox stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Cox.
Cox lands a nice uppercut.
Mandela tries to break the clinch but Cox is controlling the position.
Mandela's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cox gets a clinch.
Mandela misses with the head strike.
Cox manages to break the clinch.
Cox has closed the distance and engaged Mandela in a clinch.
Cox breaks from the clinch.
Mandela tries to close the distance and clinch but Cox swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cox appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Mandela fails to land the takedown.
John Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Mandela.
Mandela looks winded!
Cox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mandela walks into a stiff left hand from Cox.
Mandela gets tackled into the cage by Cox. Cox maintains the clinch.
Cox breaks from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cox misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox moves into the clinch.
Mandela is trying to push Cox away but Cox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mandela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cox has him pressed against the cage.
Mandela tries to break free but Cox pushes him back against the cage.
Cox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mandela looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mandela tries to clinch
and Cox counters with a three punch combo that has Mandela backing up. Mandela nods at Cox to acknowledge the strikes.
Mandela has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cox.
Mandela tries to keep at a distance but Cox has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cox slaps away a takedown attempt from Mandela, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Mandela looks to move away, Cox throws a big counter combo but Mandela just gets out of the way.
Cox clinches up with Mandela and pushes him back against the cage.
Cox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cox has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cox dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cox pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mandela back to the cage. Cox follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Nelson Mandela has been cut.
Cox pushes Mandela up against the cage in a clinch.
Cox pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mandela fails to land the takedown.
John Cox is winning the standup battle so far.
Cox closes the distance and clinches.
Mandela tries to break free but Cox pushes him back against the cage.
Cox manages to break the clinch.
Cox moves into the clinch.
Cox breaks the clinch.
Mandela has Cox up against the cage in a clinch.
Cox manages to break the clinch.
Cox clinches with his opponent.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cox 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mandela can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mandela wants to break free but Cox has control.
Cox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cox rushes Mandela and presses him up against the cage.
Cox displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mandela up against the cage.
Cox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mandela can do to turn this around?
Cox breaks the clinch.
Cox tries to clinch up but Mandela circles away and keeps his distance.
Cox lands a front kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mandela or perhaps it was just good defense by Cox, which made it look bad.
Mandela is breathing heavily.
Cox tries to clinch but Mandela is having none of it.
John Cox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cox throws a series of punches but Mandela moves out of range.
Cox scores with the left hand. Mandela knows he should have avoided that one.
Mandela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cox has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cox fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mandela takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
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!
Cox moves in looking to clinch but Mandela pushes him off.
Cox clinches.
Cox scores with a shoulder strike.
Cox breaks from the clinch.
Cox instigates a clinch.
Cox lands a shoulder strike.
Cox scores with a shot to the side of Mandela's head.
Mandela is trying to break the clinch but Cox is controlling him.
Cox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crunch! Cox slams his shin into Mandela's torso.
Mandela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cox's waist but Cox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mandela off to one side.
John Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Mandela.
Cox tests Mandela's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cox clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox breaks from the clinch.
Mandela is looking to clinch but Cox is avoiding it.
Cox closes the distance and pushes Mandela back into the cage.
Cox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mandela showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cox.
Mandela takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cox moves in looking to clinch but Mandela pushes him off.
Mandela now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cox clinches up against the cage.
Cox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cox closes the distance and pushes Mandela back into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cox.
Cox manages to break the clinch.
Cox has taken the fight to the clinch.
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!
Cox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox moves into the clinch successfully.
Cox will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Mandela up against the cage.
Mandela pulls Cox into guard.
Cox pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mandela is keeping the position for now.
Cox trying to control but Mandela is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cox slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Mandela had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cox defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cox dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nelson Mandela's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Mandela tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cox manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cox keeps the fight on the outside.
Mandela swats away the attempt to clinch by Cox.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
Mandela avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cox tries to close the distance and clinch but Mandela swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mandela shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cox sprawls well. Cox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mandela gets slowly back to his feet.
Mandela tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cox swivels and escapes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mandela takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mandela throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cox's waist but Cox gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mandela off to one side.
John Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nelson Mandela.
Cox closes the distance and pushes Mandela back into the cage.
Mandela tries to break the clinch but Cox is controlling the position.
Cox dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Cox.
Cox is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cox manages to break the clinch.
Mandela tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mandela takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cox drives through and clinches with Mandela against the cage.
Mandela manages to break the clinch.
Cox tries to clinch but Mandela is having none of it.
Cox scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Left hook, right uppercut from Cox.
Mandela circles away from the clinch attempt.
As Cox backs off Mandela throws a huge counter combo but Cox manages to avoid it all.
Cox pushes Mandela up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cox scores a nice knee to the body.
Mandela wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cox has him pressed against the cage.
Mandela tries to break the clinch but Cox is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cox is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A right hand to the body from Cox.
Cox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cox moves into the clinch.
Mandela wants to break free but Cox has control.
A knee to the head by Cox.
Cox lands with a short shot to the head.
Cox breaks from the clinch.
Mandela fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mandela walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cox.
Good shot there by Cox.
Cox instigates a clinch.
Cox breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox pushes Mandela up against the cage in a clinch.
Cox breaks from the clinch.
Mandela shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cox counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cox.
Mandela is wriggling around but Cox manages to pass to half guard.
Cox seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cox stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cox closes the distance and clinches.
Cox breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mandela walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cox.
Cox gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cox manages to break the clinch.
Cox instigates a clinch.
Cox lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mandela backwards.
Cox breaks from the clinch.
Mandela on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cox. Cox obviously looking to wear him down.
Cox has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cox gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cox breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mandela with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cox moves into the clinch.
Cox manages to break the clinch.
Cox forces Mandela back against the cage and clinches.
Cox lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cox's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cox takes the fight into the clinch.
Nelson Mandela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Cox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cox escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Cox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cox has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:25
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:25
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Cox!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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