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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timiko Chen Lo (ranked 328 p4p, 49 weight class) and Marciano Cobb (ranked 443 p4p, 65 weight class). Chen Lo comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Cobb is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.. Marciano Cobb has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
14 - 5 - 0 |
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180 cm
27
187 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Timiko Chen Lo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chen Lo throws a right hand that misses
letting Cobb counter with a right hand.
Cobb connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Chen Lo momentarily.
Cobb has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chen Lo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cobb moves out of range as Chen Lo strikes.
Cobb smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chen Lo misses with a left hand
and Cobb counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chen Lo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Chen Lo does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Chen Lo.
Chen Lo digs a good hook to Cobb's body.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen Lo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen Lo swinging wildly here.
A little jabbing left from Cobb on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Chen Lo lands with a shot to the body.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chen Lo seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Cobb punishes Chen Lo's body with a nice straight punch.
Chen Lo scores with a shot to the body.
Chen Lo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Chen Lo saw that one coming.
Chen Lo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cobb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chen Lo counters with a series of strikes. Cobb will be more careful next time no doubt.
A jab from Cobb misses.
Chen Lo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chen Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A left and a right from Chen Lo both land. Nice combination.
Chen Lo misses with a wild body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Cobb misses.
Chen Lo misses with a looping right.
Chen Lo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chen Lo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cobb counters with a left to the body.
Chen Lo is looking to wear down Cobb with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chen Lo.
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throwing a counter right hand but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Chen Lo takes one to the side of the head.
Cobb takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chen Lo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobb.
Chen Lo misses with an uppercut
and Cobb counters with a stiff right hand.
Chen Lo swinging wildly here.
Despite the aggression on Cobb's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Chen Lo cracks Cobb with an open hand slap.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cobb's head.
Chen Lo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
No joy there for Chen Lo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cobb wants to counter with a clinch but Chen Lo pushes him away.
Chen Lo swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobb.
A counter left hand to the body from Chen Lo misses its target.
Cobb misses with an uppercut.
Chen Lo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cobb on the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chen Lo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timiko Chen Lo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cobb lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Timiko Chen Lo is winning the standup battle so far.
Cobb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chen Lo.
Timiko Chen Lo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chen Lo misses with an uppercut
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cobb might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chen Lo has got the better of the exchanges.
Chen Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Cobb unleashes a big counter combination but Chen Lo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cobb throws an off balance right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cobb takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb slips under a jab.
Cobb let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chen Lo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cobb can do to turn this around?
Cobb misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a right hand
and Chen Lo counters with a stiff right hand.
Cobb blocks a jab.
Cobb moves out of range as Chen Lo strikes.
Chen Lo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Chen Lo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chen Lo misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Chen Lo misses the target.
Cobb fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cobb displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Chen Lo throws a poor cross that misses
and Cobb counters with a left to the body.
Cobb moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Chen Lo slips the punch.
A slow jab from Chen Lo misses its intended target.
Cobb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chen Lo was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobb.
Chen Lo lands with a right hand.
Chen Lo misses with a right hand
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Chen Lo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cobb lands a glancing blow to the side of Chen Lo's head.
Cobb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chen Lo.
An attempted straight right counter from Chen Lo misses the target.
Chen Lo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chen Lo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cobb counters with a nice body shot.
Cobb takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cobb misses with a combination
and Chen Lo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Cobb! Chen Lo lets Cobb back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Cobb is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chen Lo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Cobb is still on wobbly legs! Can Chen Lo finish him?
Chen Lo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cobb seems to have recovered his senses.
A big right from Cobb misses.
Cobb lands the left hand.
Chen Lo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cobb looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A cross from Chen Lo lands.
Chen Lo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cobb! But no joy.
Cobb throws a shot to the body.
Chen Lo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Marciano Cobb will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Chen Lo throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chen Lo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chen Lo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
Chen Lo just misses with a punch to the body.
Chen Lo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Chen Lo throws a hook but Cobb avoids it easily.
Chen Lo moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chen Lo lands with an uppercut that bounces Cobb off the cage and back into range.
Chen Lo misses with a body shot.
Cobb let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Cobb. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chen Lo doesn't seem bothered though.
Chen Lo looks to land a right hand but Cobb moved out of range.
Cobb wants to clinch.
Cobb staying out of range there.
Cobb falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chen Lo counters with a left to the body.
Chen Lo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cobb is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chen Lo with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chen Lo throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chen Lo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cobb cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice defenses there by Chen Lo.
Cobb bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chen Lo misses with a right hand
and Cobb counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cobb takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chen Lo cracks a nice hook into Cobb's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chen Lo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Chen Lo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
A big left from Cobb misses.
The crowd cheers as Cobb lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chen Lo doesn't seem phased though.
Cobb uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chen Lo.
Chen Lo swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chen Lo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cobb throws a right hand that misses
and Chen Lo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobb cracks Chen Lo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chen Lo misses with a hook to the body
and Cobb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Chen Lo throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobb connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cobb misses with a straight left.
Cobb lands an overhand right.
Cobb needs to keep his hands up - Chen Lo had a free shot at his head there.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Timiko Chen Lo.
Well Chen Lo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timiko Chen Lo!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Timiko Chen Lo made sure he mentioned Freebok (85% Laundry), along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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hype
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