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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leon Cotton (ranked 3571 p4p, 378 weight class) and Sven Ludwig (ranked 628 p4p, 83 weight class). Cotton comes to the cage accompanied by Humble by: Kendrick Lamar. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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189 lbs
9 - 9 - 0 |
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185 cm
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199 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Cotton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sven Ludwig!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cotton fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ludwig looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ludwig lands a head shot.
Cotton is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ludwig sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cotton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ludwig is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ludwig looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cotton is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotton wants to control from the top but Ludwig keeps moving.
Ludwig looking for a sweep. Not yet Ludwig, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ludwig is keeping the position for now.
Cotton is working hard here to advance position.
Ludwig tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ludwig seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ludwig's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cotton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ludwig wants to sweep here but Cotton controlling him for the moment.
Cotton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cotton wants to pass the guard but Ludwig is keeping the position.
Cotton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ludwig works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cotton is fighting to break Ludwig's control of his arms but Ludwig is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cotton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cotton has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cotton stopping the sweep attempt from Ludwig.
Ludwig has Cotton pulled in close to control his posture.
Ludwig working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cotton.
Ludwig is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cotton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ludwig has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ludwig lands with a kick to the temple. Cotton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig lands a head shot.
Cotton shoots for a double leg takedown but Ludwig sprawls well. He's pushed Cotton's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leon Cotton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ludwig scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ludwig throws a head kick but Cotton moves out of range.
Nice body punch from Ludwig.
Cotton shoots in for a takedown but Ludwig shows good takedown defense.
Ludwig lands with a nice body punch.
Ludwig scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cotton doesn't seem bothered though.
Sven Ludwig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ludwig punishes Cotton's body with a nice straight punch.
Cotton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Ludwig tries to avoid it but Cotton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Ludwig to the ground. Ludwig escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cotton has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig scores with a push kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cotton fails with a takedown attempt.
Cotton fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ludwig avoids it really well and circles away.
Cotton has a takedown stuffed.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ludwig turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ludwig ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sven Ludwig dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ludwig turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ludwig lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Cotton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cotton wants to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Ludwig.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cotton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ludwig manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cotton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Leon Cotton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ludwig cracks the inside of Cotton's front leg.
Ludwig has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ludwig throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ludwig changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cotton looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Cotton is looking to regain half guard here but Ludwig keeps moving and retains side control.
Ludwig working the ground and pound.
Cotton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cotton is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ludwig connects with a decent elbow.
Cotton struggling a bit here.
Cotton looking for a sweep but Ludwig has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ludwig working Cotton over with strikes here.
Cotton is trying desperately to improve position.
Cotton is in a horrible position here. Ludwig smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cotton is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Cotton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cotton is looking to improve his position but Ludwig isn't that keen on the idea.
Cotton seems to have got his legs back now.
Sven Ludwig has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ludwig with a couple of short strikes.
Cotton is looking to improve his position but Ludwig isn't that keen on the idea.
Ludwig lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Cotton hang on?
Cotton regains half guard.
Cotton slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotton keeping moving, preventing Ludwig from controlling successfully.
Ludwig has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ludwig forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ludwig working the head and body with strikes.
Ludwig looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ludwig prevents Cotton from improving his position.
Cotton actively working from the bottom here.
Cotton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Ludwig winds up and cracks Cotton with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ludwig lands with a punch from half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Ludwig working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Ludwig lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Ludwig there.
Ludwig lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Cotton! More strikes land and this one is all over! Ludwig jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sven Ludwig!
Sven Ludwig decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Leon Cotton stepped up to the mic, saying 'When I return it will be HELL to pay!!'.
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