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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Naiki Nekele (ranked 1064 p4p, 54 weight class) and Tyson Cobb (ranked 1477 p4p, 76 weight class). Naiki Nekele has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Naiki Nekele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyson Cobb!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobb lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cobb tries to score with a low kick but Nekele moves his leg out of the way.
Tyson Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nekele ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Nekele is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cobb throws a looping overhand right but Nekele ducks down to avoid it.
Nekele scores with a hook to the body. Cobb takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cobb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nekele stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nekele's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cobb under the eye.
Nekele looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nekele comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nekele throws a sloppy head kick and Cobb moves out of range easily.
Nekele misses with a body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb misses the jab.
Nekele blocks a head kick by Cobb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Cobb takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cobb looks to land a body kick but Nekele moved away.
Nekele 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.
Nekele is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Cobb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nekele takes one on the button.
Cobb avoids the body shot from Nekele.
Nekele tries to land a front kick but Cobb steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cobb is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Nekele with a body shot.
Cobb takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nekele throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cobb takes one on the chin but seems OK.
It looks like Tyson Cobb has been cut.
Nekele on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nekele uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nekele takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nekele walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nekele lands a leg kick that knocks Cobb off balance momentarily.
Nekele takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nekele throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cobb sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cobb.
Nekele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Nekele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nekele.
Cobb throws a sloppy head kick and Nekele moves out of range easily.
Cobb lands a jab to Nekele's midsection.
Cobb waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Nekele.
An attempted straight right counter from Nekele misses the target.
Cobb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nekele is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cobb misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Nekele misses the target.
Cobb's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nekele under the eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nekele throws a head kick that misses.
Cobb walks into a jab.
Cobb throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cobb takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nekele misses with a straight left.
Cobb tries to counter by closing the distance.
Nekele takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Nekele slips the punch.
Cobb tries to close the distance and clinch but Nekele swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Nekele saw that one coming.
Nekele fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cobb manages to avoid it.
Cobb misses with a shot to the body
and Nekele makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nekele throws the left hand but Cobb avoids the punch easily.
Cobb looks to land a body kick but Nekele moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Cobb. Beautiful body shot.
Cobb tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Cobb throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nekele is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cobb.
Cobb moves out of range of the body kick from Nekele.
Cobb swings widly with a right hand
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nekele takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nekele keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cobb.
Nekele just misses with a punch to the body.
Nekele throws a body kick that misses
and Cobb counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Nekele.
Nekele displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Nekele misses the target.
Nekele uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyson Cobb will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyson Cobb's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Nekele cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nekele avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cobb throws a hook but Nekele blocks it.
Nekele is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nekele staying out of range there.
Nekele loads up on a big right hand but Cobb slips the punch.
Cobb fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Nekele.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nekele turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tyson Cobb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb throws a hook but Nekele blocks it.
Cobb lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nekele manages to avoid it.
Cobb throws a leg kick
and Nekele counters with a stiff right hand.
Nekele tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cobb was well out of range. Poor timing from Nekele.
Cobb throws a right hand that misses
and Nekele counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cobb throws a half hearted mid kick.
Nekele quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cobb lands a nice shot that snaps Nekele's head back.
Cobb tries to clinch but Nekele moves out of range.
Nekele swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cobb misses with the body kick
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nekele moves away.
Nekele works the jab nicely.
Cobb darts in and clinches Nekele up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Cobb tries to work over Nekele's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a punch on the inside.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nekele.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb struggles to land a body shot inside as Nekele controls his hands.
Cobb misses with a body punch.
Cobb swings wildly with an uppercut but Nekele uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Nekele is trying to break the clinch but Cobb has him pressed against the cage.
Cobb connects with a nasty looking knee right to Nekele's face.
It looks like Naiki Nekele has been cut.
Cobb lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nekele backwards.
Cobb lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cobb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Cobb on the inside.
Cobb works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A right hook to the body lands for Cobb.
Nekele blocks a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Cobb working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cobb looking to throw knees to the head but Nekele is blocking nicely.
Cobb throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nekele blocking some punches.
Cobb lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nekele backwards.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Cobb.
A short left from Cobb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cobb blocking some punches.
A short right from Cobb.
Nekele has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nekele working hard to break the clinch.
Tyson Cobb seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cobb using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nekele has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Cobb.
Nekele tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cobb has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cobb misses with the head strike.
Cobb has a couple of punches blocked by Nekele.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Nekele prevents a body shot from Cobb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Cobb showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!
Cobb misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Nekele.
Cobb gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nekele.
Nekele blocks a jab.
Cobb misses with a looping left.
Nekele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cobb throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cobb pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nekele lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cobb takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nekele slips a jab from Cobb.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb misses with an uppercut. Nekele saw that one coming.
Cobb lands with an uppercut that bounces Nekele off the cage and back into range.
Cobb misses with a head kick.
Nekele quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cobb takes a swing at Nekele's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nekele keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nekele uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cobb.
Nekele throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Cobb staying out of range there.
Nekele sets himself, and Cobb steps forward looking for the clinch! Nekele avoids it this time.
Nekele fakes the leg kick and cracks Cobb in the body.
Cobb throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nekele counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cobb tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nekele throws a head kick but Cobb moves out of range.
Nekele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cobb looks to score with a jab to the body but Nekele is just out of range.
Nekele misses with a body kick.
Nekele lunges at Cobb with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cobb's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb tries to clinch but Nekele is having none of it.
Nekele swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Cobb moves out of range as Nekele throws a body kick.
Cobb connects with a body shot that sends Nekele's belly button to the back.
Cobb tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nekele was well out of range. Poor timing from Cobb.
Cobb throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Nekele to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nekele misses with a low kick as Cobb jumps back.
Nekele has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cobb.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cobb scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nekele in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nekele connects with a looping right hand.
Cobb works Nekele's body with a nice hook.
Cobb swings for the body but Nekele moves out of range.
Nekele was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nekele throws a body shot but no joy.
Cobb throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Nekele misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cobb darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nekele throws a body punch but Cobb moves out of range.
Nekele throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Cobb was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nekele doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cobb ducks right into an uppercut from Nekele.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a low kick.
Nekele throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cobb on the side of the head.
Nekele moves out of range of the body kick from Cobb.
It looked like Nekele was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cobb.
Cobb connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nekele ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nekele blocks a leg kick.
Cobb throws a hook but Nekele avoids it easily.
Cobb buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Nekele does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cobb lands the left hand.
Cobb has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb misses the shot to the body.
Naiki Nekele has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nekele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyson Cobb.
Well Cobb has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Cobb!
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