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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cobweb Cooter (ranked 2362 p4p, 216 weight class) and Chaz Mangalas (ranked 6209 p4p, 385 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cooter might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Porch Honky. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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157 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chaz Mangalas!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Fedor Mirinova and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Mangalas.
Mangalas looks to land a left hand but Cooter moved out of range nicely.
Chaz Mangalas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mangalas lands a head shot.
Mangalas misses with an uppercut. Cooter saw that one coming.
Cooter is looking to counter punch.
Mangalas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mangalas moves away from the strike by Cooter.
Cooter slips under a jab.
Mangalas misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Cooter was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mangalas.
Mangalas looks to throw the jab but Cooter is out of range.
Cooter comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mangalas misses with a straight left.
Cooter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mangalas misses with a double jab.
Jab by Mangalas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangalas works Cooter's body with a nice hook.
Mangalas throws a hook but Cooter blocks it.
We've been hearing reports that Cooter has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cooter throws a right hand that Mangalas ducks under and follows up with a left that Mangalas also avoids with ease.
Cooter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Chaz Mangalas has been cut.
Mangalas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooter scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangalas connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooter. Cooter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cooter feints a jab promting Mangalas to slip. Cooter then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mangalas slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cooter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mangalas.
Mangalas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cooter throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Mangalas tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cooter is in Mangalas's guard.
Cooter trying to control but Mangalas is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mangalas is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cooter stands and throws Mangalas's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cooter cracks Mangalas with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mangalas is looking to regain half guard here but Cooter keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter is working Mangalas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Cooter working the strikes but Mangalas uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Cooter trying to control the action but Mangalas is working from the bottom.
Cooter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mangalas is pressing down on Cooter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cooter 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.
Cooter advances position into side control!
Cooter connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Mangalas some visible discomfort.
Cooter working the ground and pound.
Mangalas can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter working the ground and pound from side control.
Cooter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cooter scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooter lands some shots froms side control.
Cooter tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cooter cracks Mangalas with a big right hand but Mangalas just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cooter is putting a hurting on Mangalas here, landing some big shots from side control.
Mangalas is not content to let Cooter control the position.
Cooter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mangalas is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cooter throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mangalas is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Cooter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cooter lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mangalas down.
Mangalas is being controlled here.
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!
Cooter lands a few punches from side control.
Cooter trying to control the position but Mangalas is working away.
Cooter misses with the ground and pound.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Cooter scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mangalas to see if he's OK.
Mangalas struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cobweb Cooter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chaz Mangalas's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Mangalas throws a right and a left that Cooter avoids nicely.
Mangalas misses with a hook. Cooter ducked under it nicely.
Mangalas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cooter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cooter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cooter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooter fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooter shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Mangalas's guard.
Cooter throws a big right hand that misses.
Mangalas keeping moving, preventing Cooter from controlling successfully.
Mangalas is trying to keep Cooter in close.
Cooter chips away with some ground and pound.
Cooter wants to control from the top but Mangalas keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mangalas working a defensive guard here.
Cooter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cooter controlling from the top position.
Cooter wants to control from the top but Mangalas keeps moving.
Cooter cracks Mangalas with a solid left hand.
Cooter looking to pass the guard.
Cooter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Cooter makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cooter postures up in Mangalas's guard and throws a big left but Mangalas blocks it.
Cooter trying to control but Mangalas is working from the bottom.
Cooter 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.
Cooter scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mangalas can't keep his opponent in guard - Cooter advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cooter keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mangalas is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cooter scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cooter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mangalas can do to turn this around?
Mangalas is trying to get back to full guard.
Cooter is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cooter slows the pace down in half guard.
Cooter lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cooter connects with a nice short shot to Mangalas's temple.
Cooter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Mangalas keeps control of the position for the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mangalas trying to hold on to Cooter's head to control him but Cooter postures up.
Mangalas wants to improve his position but Cooter is controlling well.
Cooter slips a nice elbow through Mangalas's hands, connecting with Mangalas's forehead.
Cooter trying to control from half guard but Mangalas is working away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cooter lands a nice short elbow.
Cooter perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cobweb Cooter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chaz Mangalas's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Mangalas. Those never looked like landing.
Mangalas throws an overhand right that lands on Cooter's shoulder, as Cooter tries to avoid the shot.
Cooter is looking to wear down Mangalas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cooter digs a good body shot into Mangalas's ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Mangalas misses the target.
Cooter misses with a body shot.
Mangalas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mangalas throws out a loose jab but Cooter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooter is looking to counter punch.
Cooter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mangalas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice body punch from Cooter.
Cobweb Cooter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mangalas tries to sprawl but Cooter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cooter wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mangalas keeps working.
Cooter is looking to stall here but Mangalas recovers full guard.
Cooter working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cooter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mangalas's guard.
Cooter winds up and cracks Mangalas with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cooter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cooter controlling the action here.
Mangalas trying to control here.
Cooter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mangalas is pressing down on Cooter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Mangalas working a defensive guard but Cooter manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter wants to control but Mangalas is keeping him busy.
Cooter working the ground and pound.
That has opened up Chaz Mangalas's cut even more.
Cooter working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Cooter trying to control the action but Mangalas is working from the bottom.
Cooter is working Mangalas over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mangalas is rocked!
The cut above Chaz Mangalas's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cobweb Cooter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cooter is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Mangalas's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mangalas is still in real trouble! Can Cooter finish him?
Cooter lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chaz Mangalas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chaz Mangalas's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Chaz Mangalas's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cobweb Cooter!
A less than humble Cobweb Cooter misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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hype
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