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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Garbutt (ranked 216 p4p, 30 weight class) and Oswald Cobblepot (ranked 198 p4p, 26 weight class). Garbutt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Saxon - Strong Arm of the Law. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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206 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Garbutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oswald Cobblepot!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garbutt scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cobblepot takes a swing at Garbutt's ribcage but misses.
Garbutt tries to land a leg kick but Cobblepot saw it coming and moves away.
Cobblepot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cobblepot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Garbutt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garbutt loads up on a big right hand but Cobblepot slips the punch.
Cobblepot bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Garbutt avoids the body shot from Cobblepot.
Garbutt throwing a counter right hand but Cobblepot manages to avoid it.
Garbutt moves out of range as Cobblepot strikes.
Garbutt has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cobblepot finds it's way round the side to connect with Garbutt's head.
Garbutt fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobblepot manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Garbutt misses.
Cobblepot throws a head kick but Garbutt moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobblepot misses with a body shot.
Garbutt misses with an uppercut. Cobblepot saw that one coming.
Cobblepot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garbutt misses with an uppercut.
Cobblepot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garbutt throws out a loose jab but Cobblepot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobblepot scores with a jab to the body.
Garbutt throws a jab when Cobblepot was well out of range.
Garbutt lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobblepot.
Garbutt looks to land a right hand but Cobblepot moved out of range.
Garbutt throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cobblepot uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garbutt.
Garbutt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cobblepot misses with a double jab.
Cobblepot connects with a nice looking jab.
Cobblepot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garbutt throws out the jab.
Cobblepot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobblepot wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cobblepot misses with a looping right.
Cobblepot takes the fight into the clinch.
Garbutt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garbutt trying to control the position but instead, Cobblepot has worked for underhooks and has pushed Garbutt into the cage.
Garbutt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Garbutt works on Cobblepot's body with a couple of short punches.
Cobblepot gets through Garbutt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garbutt throws an elbow but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cobblepot has a couple of punches blocked by Garbutt.
Nice elbow from Garbutt.
Garbutt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cobblepot scores with a shoulder strike.
Cobblepot is trying to stall.
Cobblepot misses with a punch on the inside.
Garbutt being controlled against the cage.
Garbutt misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garbutt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cobblepot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobblepot tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garbutt misses with a punch on the inside.
Garbutt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garbutt throws a nice looking combination but Cobblepot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Garbutt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cobblepot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garbutt scrambles back to his feet.
Garbutt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Garbutt's hands.
Kevin Garbutt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Garbutt works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garbutt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garbutt ducks under a wild hook from Cobblepot.
Garbutt is looking to counter punch.
Cobblepot tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Garbutt paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Garbutt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cobblepot lands a jab to the head.
Garbutt gets a double leg takedown into Cobblepot's guard.
Garbutt loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garbutt throwing strikes but missing.
Garbutt throws a big right hand that misses.
Garbutt lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garbutt wants to control from the top but Cobblepot keeps moving.
Garbutt throwing strikes from guard but Cobblepot blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt postures up.
Garbutt forces his way into half guard.
Garbutt working the head and body with strikes.
Garbutt 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.
Cobblepot wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Garbutt there.
Garbutt not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garbutt thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cobblepot's head.
Cobblepot is concentrating on defense, preventing Garbutt from advancing position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Oswald Cobblepot will probably get the nod.
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.
Cobblepot misses the shot to the body.
Garbutt takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Garbutt.
Cobblepot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Cobblepot looks to move away, Garbutt throws a big counter combo but Cobblepot just gets out of the way.
Cobblepot stuns Garbutt with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cobblepot looks to score with a jab to the body but Garbutt is just out of range.
Garbutt lands with an uppercut that bounces Cobblepot off the cage and back into range.
Cobblepot looks to score with a jab to the body but Garbutt is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Garbutt.
Garbutt punishes Cobblepot's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobblepot. Garbutt does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oswald Cobblepot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Garbutt ducks under a wild hook from Cobblepot.
Garbutt connects with a nice looking jab.
Garbutt ducks under a wild hook from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garbutt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cobblepot blocks a head kick by Garbutt.
Garbutt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cobblepot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cobblepot scores with a decent looking hook.
A big right from Cobblepot misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Cobblepot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cobblepot swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Garbutt counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobblepot just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobblepot slips under a jab from Garbutt.
Cobblepot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
No joy there for Garbutt, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Garbutt looks to land a right hand but Cobblepot moved out of range.
Garbutt fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cobblepot.
Good leg kick by Garbutt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A leg kick checked by Cobblepot.
Garbutt jabs Cobblepot right on the nose. Cobblepot blinks but takes it well.
Cobblepot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cobblepot slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Garbutt. Beautiful body shot.
Cobblepot uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Garbutt.
Garbutt turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobblepot paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Garbutt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cobblepot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garbutt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch lands to the side of Cobblepot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Garbutt keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Garbutt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cobblepot wants to control but Garbutt postures up.
Garbutt is looking to take a break and control but Cobblepot is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Garbutt is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cobblepot is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cobblepot is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Garbutt postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Garbutt is controlling him well.
Garbutt in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Garbutt in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garbutt staying calm.
Cobblepot on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Garbutt throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Sloppy strikes there by Garbutt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ground and pound from Garbutt seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot manages to work his way to half guard, despite Garbutt's best efforts.
Kevin Garbutt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garbutt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garbutt prevents Cobblepot from improving his position.
Cobblepot trying to control but Garbutt postures up.
Cobblepot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garbutt.
Garbutt drops an elbow to the side of Cobblepot's head.
Cobblepot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Garbutt.
Garbutt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cobblepot can do to turn this around?
Garbutt thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Garbutt missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garbutt missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Garbutt dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Garbutt throws a lazy right hand but Cobblepot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garbutt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cobblepot connects with a looping right hand.
Garbutt uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobblepot.
Garbutt misses with a hook.
Cobblepot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garbutt.
Garbutt feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Garbutt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cobblepot momentarily.
Garbutt throws a sloppy head kick and Cobblepot moves out of range easily.
Garbutt takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Garbutt is looking to land body kicks.
Cobblepot misses with a wild combination.
Cobblepot throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Garbutt there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Garbutt missing with a left hand there. Cobblepot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cobblepot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garbutt manages to avoid it.
Cobblepot looks to land a combination but Garbutt avoids it well.
Garbutt half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cobblepot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garbutt throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garbutt misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Garbutt just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobblepot looks to land a combination. Garbutt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cobblepot throws a low kick but Garbutt avoids it.
Garbutt misses with a two punch combination.
Cobblepot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garbutt connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cobblepot wants to clinch up but Garbutt keeps it at a distance.
Cobblepot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garbutt ducks under a wild hook from Cobblepot.
A swing and a miss from Garbutt.
Cobblepot looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobblepot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A lazy left from Cobblepot finds it's target.
Garbutt missing with a left hand there. Cobblepot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cobblepot throws out a counter right but Garbutt avoids it with no problem.
Cobblepot ducks under a wild hook from Garbutt.
Garbutt misses with an uppercut. Cobblepot saw that one coming.
Cobblepot throws a hook but Garbutt blocks it.
Oswald Cobblepot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garbutt ducks right into an uppercut from Cobblepot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garbutt throws a low kick but Cobblepot avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobblepot throws a lazy uppercut
and Garbutt counters with a straight right hand.
Cobblepot connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Garbutt throws a hook but Cobblepot blocks it.
Garbutt misses with a takedown attempt - Cobblepot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cobblepot lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garbutt buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garbutt's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cobblepot connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garbutt scrambles back to his feet.
Garbutt throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garbutt uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobblepot.
Garbutt misses the jab.
Garbutt throws a solid leg kick but Cobblepot takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Garbutt.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobblepot misses the target.
Garbutt throws a head kick but Cobblepot moves out of range.
Cobblepot scores with a nice right hand.
Cobblepot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Garbutt can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Garbutt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice body punch from Cobblepot.
Cobblepot lands with a good body shot.
Garbutt thows a left - swing and a miss!
Garbutt throws a poor cross that misses
and Cobblepot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cobblepot throws a nice inside leg kick.
Garbutt throws a lazy right hand but Cobblepot sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garbutt swings for the body but Cobblepot moves out of range.
Cobblepot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garbutt.
Cobblepot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garbutt manages to avoid it.
Cobblepot lands an overhand right.
Garbutt pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cobblepot throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Garbutt is looking to slow Cobblepot down with leg kicks.
Cobblepot closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garbutt wants a takedown but no success here.
Cobblepot throws a punch but it's blocked by Garbutt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cobblepot working aggressively here.
Garbutt blocks a body shot from Cobblepot.
Garbutt misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobblepot.
Cobblepot lands a left hand.
Cobblepot has a couple of punches blocked by Garbutt.
Garbutt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cobblepot.
Garbutt takes a shot to the head.
Cobblepot misses with a hook from the clinch.
Garbutt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cobblepot backwards.
Cobblepot's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Garbutt breaks from the clinch.
Cobblepot throws a lazy right hand but Garbutt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Garbutt throws a poor cross that misses
and Cobblepot counters with an inside leg kick.
Cobblepot blocks a jab.
Cobblepot misses with a looping left.
Garbutt will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cobblepot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Garbutt backs off Cobblepot throws a huge counter combo but Garbutt manages to avoid it all.
And that's the end of the fight!
Oswald Cobblepot comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cobblepot has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Oswald Cobblepot!
A less than humble Oswald Cobblepot 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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