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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caius Cosades (ranked 142 p4p, 17 weight class) and Shi Fu Tu (ranked 201 p4p, 27 weight class). Cosades comes to the cage accompanied by Reign of the Septims. Fu Tu has chosen Klendathu drop as his entrance music. 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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152 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Caius Cosades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 8 - 2, fighting out of London, Shi Fu Tu!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fu Tu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fu Tu scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cosades waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fu Tu.
Cosades fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fu Tu avoids it really well and circles away.
Fu Tu misses with a looping left.
It looked like Cosades wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fu Tu tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cosades closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fu Tu loads up on a big right hand but Cosades slips the punch.
It looked like Cosades wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades fails with the takedown
and Fu Tu counters with a nice body kick.
Cosades takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A thudding body kick lands there by Fu Tu!
Fu Tu looks to land a right hand but Cosades moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Fu Tu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cosades has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fu Tu looks to land a body kick but Cosades moved away.
Cosades looks to land a body kick but Fu Tu moved away.
Cosades gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cosades misses with a right hand
and Fu Tu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fu Tu is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fu Tu moves into range and connects with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Fu Tu.
Cosades moves out of range as Fu Tu strikes.
Fu Tu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cosades takes one on the button.
Fu Tu scores with the left hand. Cosades knows he should have avoided that one.
Cosades looks for a takedown but Fu Tu sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caius Cosades. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cosades on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fu Tu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fu Tu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fu Tu scores with a body shot.
Fu Tu's corner calls for a 1-2. Fu Tu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cosades misses with a head kick.
Fu Tu connects with a single shot there.
Cosades dives in for a single leg takedown but Fu Tu sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu misses with a kick to the body.
Fu Tu thows a body kick. Cosades tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cosades on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Fu Tu. Fu Tu obviously looking to wear him down.
Fu Tu walks into a stiff left hand from Cosades.
Cosades scores with a kick to the body.
Shi Fu Tu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cosades takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fu Tu feints and then cracks Cosades's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cosades down.
Cosades moves out of range of the body kick.
Cosades stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fu Tu.
Both fighters circling a little - Fu Tu finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fu Tu lands a nice looking body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cosades. Fu Tu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cosades comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Fu Tu fakes the leg kick and cracks Cosades in the body.
Fu Tu moves out of range of the strikes.
Fu Tu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cosades throws a sloppy head kick
and Fu Tu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cosades thinking.
Cosades takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fu Tu.
Cosades lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fu Tu lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Fu Tu scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fu Tu swings for the body but Cosades moves out of range.
Cosades will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Fu Tu throws a looping overhand right but Cosades ducks down to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fu Tu - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shi Fu Tu dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fu Tu misses with a body shot.
Fu Tu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cosades appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cosades with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice straight punches there by Cosades. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cosades.
Fu Tu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cosades thinks about countering with a head kick.
Jab by Cosades.
Cosades looks for the body kick but Fu Tu saw that one coming.
Fu Tu throws a looping overhand right but Cosades ducks down to avoid it.
Fu Tu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cosades looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cosades might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fu Tu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fu Tu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cosades is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fu Tu moves forwards but Cosades connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shi Fu Tu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fu Tu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cosades throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fu Tu counters with a right hand to the body.
Shi Fu Tu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fu Tu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cosades.
Fu Tu looks to throw the jab but Cosades is out of range.
Fu Tu scores with a hook.
Fu Tu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fu Tu catches Cosades with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cosades swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cosades slips a straight right by Fu Tu.
An inside leg kick from Cosades misses.
Cosades fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Fu Tu. No joy for Cosades on that attempt.
Cosades shoots in for a double leg but Fu Tu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caius Cosades. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cosades takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu jabs Cosades to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cosades lands with an uppercut that bounces Fu Tu off the cage and back into range.
A cross from Fu Tu lands.
Cosades steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Fu Tu. That one must have hurt.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cosades.
Fu Tu is looking to regain half guard here but Cosades keeps moving and retains side control.
Fu Tu is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Cosades off and has taken his back!
Fu Tu trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Cosades is in a bad position with Fu Tu working for a choke. Cosades manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Fu Tu manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cosades manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cosades keeping moving, preventing Fu Tu from controlling successfully.
Fu Tu wants to pass the guard but Cosades is keeping the position.
Cosades seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Fu Tu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cosades works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fu Tu looking to sit in guard and control but Cosades gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fu Tu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cosades's guard.
Fu Tu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cosades is keeping the position for now.
Fu Tu is looking to work some ground and pound but Cosades has wrist control.
Fu Tu would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Fu Tu avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cosades's guard.
Fu Tu trying to mount his opponent but Cosades defends it.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cosades manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Fu Tu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fu Tu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cosades slips a straight right by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu looks to throw the jab but Cosades is out of range.
Cosades fails with the takedown
and Fu Tu counters with a stiff right hand.
Cosades lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Fu Tu lands a nice hook to Cosades's body. Cosades takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shi Fu Tu 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!
Fu Tu throws a poor cross that misses
and Cosades counters with an outside leg kick.
Fu Tu lands a jab to the nose.
Cosades lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Fu Tu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cosades is out of range.
Cosades swings widly with a right hand
and Fu Tu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fu Tu misses with a body kick.
Fu Tu lands with a nice body punch.
Fu Tu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fu Tu cracks Cosades with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cosades tries to land a body kick
and Fu Tu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cosades tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Fu Tu's corner calls for a 1-2. Fu Tu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cosades looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu Tu throws a half hearted mid kick.
Fu Tu bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cosades's head.
Cosades takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cosades uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fu Tu.
Cosades throws a poor cross that misses
and Fu Tu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fu Tu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fu Tu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cosades swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fu Tu connects with a body shot.
Cosades misses with a body shot.
Fu Tu misses with a body kick.
Cosades avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cosades looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cosades misses with a hook.
Caius Cosades has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cosades throws a body punch but Fu Tu moves out of range.
Cosades swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Fu Tu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fu Tu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cosades takes a jab right on the kisser.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cosades ducks under a wild hook from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fu Tu with a jab.
Fu Tu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cosades was well out of range. Poor timing from Fu Tu.
Cosades was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cosades fails with the takedown
and Fu Tu counters with a good low kick that Cosades was not able to check.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cosades walks into a straight right hand from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu lands with a nice body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cosades's calf.
Nice body punch from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A jab from Fu Tu finds it's way through Cosades's defenses.
Cosades takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Fu Tu catches Cosades with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Fu Tu throws a leg kick but Cosades sees it coming and moves out of range.
Fu Tu throws a quick inside leg kick.
A low kick from Fu Tu misses
and Cosades decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fu Tu's guard.
Fu Tu is trying to control the position but Cosades postures up.
Fu Tu looking for a sweep. Not yet Fu Tu, not yet.
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!
Cosades is fighting to break Fu Tu's control of his arms but Fu Tu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cosades throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fu Tu works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Fu Tu is trying to control the position but Cosades postures up.
Fu Tu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cosades is one step ahead there.
Fu Tu has momentary wrist control but Cosades slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cosades's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cosades lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Fu Tu pulls Cosades in close to his closed guard and prevents Cosades from doing any damage or advancing position.
Cosades is working Fu Tu over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Fu Tu looking for a sweep. Not yet Fu Tu, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shi Fu Tu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fu Tu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shi Fu Tu!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Shi Fu Tu made sure he mentioned Urban Fighter, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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energy
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hype
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