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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Semmy Cobb (ranked 630 p4p, 64 weight class) and Carlos Ruas (ranked 882 p4p, 95 weight class). Cobb comes into the arena with You dropped the Bomb on me blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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212 cm
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265 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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200 cm
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280 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Basic striking
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Semmy Cobb! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Carlos Ruas! The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cobb lands a jab.
It looks like Carlos Ruas has been cut. Cobb misses with a series of wild punches.
Ruas feints the counter takedown. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Ruas shoots in and drives through. Cobb sprawls well. Cobb misses with a hook. Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss! Ruas takes a body punch but keeps moving. Ruas swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb misses with a hook. Cobb misses the jab. Ruas misses with an uppercut. Cobb scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Cobb misses with an uppercut. Cobb throws an overhand right that lands on Ruas's shoulder, as Ruas tries to avoid the shot. Ruas ducks under a wild hook from Cobb. Ruas fails with a takedown attempt. Ruas misses with an uppercut
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Ruas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cobb misses with a few strikes there.
Ruas tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Cobb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ruas. Ruas misses with a takedown attempt - Cobb sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Cobb has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Xtreme Fighting Systems in the buildup to the fight. Semmy Cobb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Ruas. Cobb sizes up Ruas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Ruas throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it. Cobb misses with a hook. Ruas ducked under it nicely. Ruas takes a swing at Cobb's ribcage but misses. Ruas ducks under a wild hook from Cobb. Ruas ducks under a wild hook from Cobb. And Ruas tries to counter it with a takedown but Cobb pushes his down on his head and steps out. Ruas misses with a wild body shot. Cobb swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Cobb's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cobb duly obliges. Cobb staying out of range there. Ruas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cobb to the ground. Ruas is now in Cobb's guard. 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! Cobb keeping full guard, as Ruas tries to pass. Cobb pushes Ruas off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ruas just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Cobb misses with a hook. Ruas looks to score with a jab to the body but Cobb is just out of range. Cobb looks to throw the jab but Ruas is out of range. Cobb listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut. Ruas walks into a jab.
That has opened up Carlos Ruas's cut even more. Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruas is just out of range. Ruas misses the jab. Cobb looks to land a left hand but Ruas moved out of range nicely. Cobb is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Ruas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cobb as he jumps to the side. Semmy Cobb is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Cobb's jab looks to have found its range, popping Ruas under the eye. Cobb lands a jab. Ruas darts in looking for a takedown but Cobb gets double underhooks and turns Ruas into the cage. Cobb changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Cobb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ruas drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cobb defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Cobb scores with a nice head shot. Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Ruas is just out of range. Ruas feints the counter takedown. Ruas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Ruas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Cobb connects with a right hand. Ruas shakes it off. Ruas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb. Cobb will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cobb connects with a jab.
The cut above Carlos Ruas's eye is starting to cause him problems now. Ruas misses with a hook. Cobb ducked under it nicely. A looping hook to the body misses from Ruas. Cobb does a little dance to reset his feet. Cobb feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Ruass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Cobb is really peppering his opponent's head with punches. Cobb dips to his left and cracks Ruas with an uppercut! The fighters circling - Cobb throws out the jab but it was never going to land. 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! Cobb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Cobb is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range. Ruas shoots in looking for a takedown. Cobb tries to sprawl out of it but Ruas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cobb manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A punch combination from Cobb misses. Cobb misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheers as Cobb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ruas doesn't seem phased though. Ruas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Cobb misses the jab. Semmy Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Ruas lands with a right hand. Cobb stuffs the takedown attempt from Ruas. Ruas gets slowly back to his feet. Cobb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Ruas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Carlos Ruas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters. Cobb misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cobb uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ruas has time to react. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Ruas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cobb moves away. Ruas wants to clinch up but Cobb keeps it at a distance. Cobb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ruas in his tracks. Cobb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ruas. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Semmy Cobb dominated that round. The cut man is working on Carlos Ruas's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cobb misses with the combination.
Cobb lands a jab to the nose. Ruas throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Cobb to counter with a crisp jab. Cobb lands a head shot. A lazy left from Cobb finds it's target. Ruas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Carlos Ruas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Semmy Cobb! Semmy Cobb is the new heavyweight champion! A very excited looking Semmy Cobb rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. The defeated Carlos Ruas had this to say: 'No one likes seeing their opponent's hand raised, but that just means that they were the better man today. My team at 3Band MMA and I will break down this match and make the proper changes for my next camp.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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