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Event:
NYF 11: Donal vs Myth
Date: Mar 11, 2023 |
#R1#
Cohen thuds a left hand into Ideaale's body.
Ideaale fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cohen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cohen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cohen throws a shot from downtown. Ideaale moves away and avoids it.
Cohen defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ideaale.
Cohen misses with an uppercut. Ideaale saw that one coming.
Ideaale shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cohen pinned against the cage. Cohen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Asher Cohen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alee Ideaale.
Cohen missing with a left hand there. Ideaale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cohen scores with the left hand. Ideaale knows he should have avoided that one.
Ideaale fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cohen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ideaale tries for a takedown but Cohen circles away easily
and Cohen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cohen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ideaale manages to avoid it.
Ideaale tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cohen swivels and escapes.#T1#
Ideaale will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cohen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ideaale looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#TD2#
Ideaale shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cohen napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ideaale in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Cohen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Cohen is trying to control Ideaale's posture. Ideaale takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Cohen! Ideaale is rotating here... this could be the end... Cohen is out! Ideaale has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alee Ideaale!
Alee Ideaale spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant. |
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Event:
NYF 6: Kuznecov vs St Claire
Date: Jan 27, 2023 |
#R1#
Cohen lands a nice shot to the body.
Cohen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mies.#CUT#It looks like Asher Cohen has been cut.
Mies feints a jab promting Cohen to slip. Mies then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cohen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cohen throws a body shot but no joy.
Mies tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cohen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mies misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cohen throws a hook but Mies blocks it.
Mies on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cohen lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mies blocks a jab.
Mies takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.#CUT2#It looks like Ihme Mies has been cut.
Mies doesn't manage to clinch there - Cohen circles away.
Mies fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cohen missing with a left hand there. Mies was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cohen lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Mies looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cohen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mies.
Mies throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cohen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mies throws a right and a left that Cohen avoids nicely. #T1#
A combination from Mies does no damage.
Cohen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mies clobbers Cohen with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cohen lands a nice looking body shot.
Cohen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cohen slips a jab and a cross from Mies.
Cohen's coach down at Dark Horse MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cohen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mies takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jab, jab by Cohen - just one landing.
Mies throws out a leg kick but Cohen moves out of range and Mies only half commits.
Mies takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cohen cracks Mies with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mies rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cohen counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cohen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#ROC2#Mies is rocked!
Mies throws a lazy uppercut
and Cohen counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Mies out cold! What a finish! Cohen is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Asher Cohen!
Ihme Mies was interviewed post fight and said 'I Come back stronger'. |
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Event:
NYF:4
Date: Jan 07, 2023 |
#R1#
Cohen thuds his right hand into Salad's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cohen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A shot to the liver by Cohen. Beautiful body shot.
Cohen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cohen lunges at Salad with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Salad's hand.
Good exchange - Cohen coming out on top.
Salad closes the distance and clinches up with Cohen, looking for a takedown. Salad pushes Cohen against the cage but Cohen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Salad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cohen counters with a stiff right hand.
Salad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Salad has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salad on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Cohen as he connects with a hook.
Salad takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cohen thuds a left hand into Salad's body.
Salad closes the distance and clinches up with Cohen, looking for a takedown. Salad pushes Cohen against the cage but Cohen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tater Salad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen leaves Salad with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cohen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cohen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Salad. Salad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.#T1#
Cohen throws a shot to the body.
Cohen feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Salads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Salad takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cohen lands with a hook. Salad tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice sprawl there from Cohen as Salad shoots in.
Cohen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Salad is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Cohen.
#ROC2#Salad is rocked!
Salad tries to clinch but Cohen is having none of it.
Cohen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oh Salad is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cohen cracks Salad with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Salad seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#KD2#
Cohen sends Salad crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Cohen is motioning to the referee to let Salad up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Cohen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cohen.
Cohen scores with a shot to the body.
Salad throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cohen's waist but Cohen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Salad off to one side.
Cohen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Cohen lands with a nice combination. Salad backs away looking to recover.
Cohen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#KD2#
Cohen feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Salad sprawling to the canvas! Salad rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Cohen finish him?!
Cohen is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Salad had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Cohen fakes the body blow, causing Salad to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Salad goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Asher Cohen!
The defeated Tater Salad had this to say: 'You May Have Defeated Tater Salad, But You Will Pay For It In A Few Hours, Mark My Words!!. Check Out Your Fighters Injury!! Probably Shitting His Guts Out. Tater Salad Happens To Us All Sometimes. Lets Have A Moment Of Silence For Tater Salad.'. |
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Event:
NYF 2: Tank vs Kuznecov
Date: Dec 17, 2022 |
#R1#
Cohen dips to his left and cracks Gurgel with an uppercut!#CUT#It looks like Fabio Gurgel has been cut.
Cohen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gurgel at a distance.
Fabio Gurgel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#TD2#
Gurgel fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cohen to the ground. Gurgel is now in Cohen's guard.
Gurgel trying to control the position from guard on top but Cohen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cohen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cohen wants to sweep here but Gurgel controlling him for the moment.
Gurgel advances to half guard.
Gurgel trying to control the action but Cohen is working from the bottom.
Gurgel wants to pass to mount but Cohen is defending the position.
Cohen is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Gurgel is looking for a kimura but Cohen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gurgel to get the leverage.
Cohen is trying to control but can't.
Gurgel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cohen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cohen wants to control but Gurgel is keeping busy.
#T1#
Gurgel wants to free his trapped foot but Cohen is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cohen wants to get back to his feet.
Gurgel tries to pass to full mount but Cohen defends it. #SUB2#
Gurgel seems to be looking for submissions.
#SUB2#
Gurgel wants to work for an arm triangle but Cohen is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Cohen keeping control of the position.
Cohen is trying to control but can't.
Cohen is trying to stand up here but Gurgel is controlling him well. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Gurgel is looking to advance position but Cohen won't allow it.
Cohen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gurgel on the ground.
Gurgel seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cohen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cohen tries to get to full guard but Gurgel has control of the leg.
Gurgel is controlling the pace.
Cohen is trying to stand back up but Gurgel is controlling him
Cohen is trying to maintain the position but Gurgel is very close to passing his half guard.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cohen connects with a looping right hand.
Gurgel shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cohen pinned against the cage. Cohen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. #T3#
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gurgel.
Cohen connects with a body shot that sends Gurgel's belly button to the back.
Cohen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gurgel in his tracks.
Nice sprawl there from Cohen as Gurgel shoots in.
Asher Cohen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fabio Gurgel.
Cohen's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gurgel under the eye.
Cohen lands a jab to the nose.#ROC#Gurgel is rocked!
Gurgel is aggressively charging in as Cohen backs up avoiding any damage. Cohen tosses out a jab and Gurgel runs right into it face first! Gurgel is out cold! Cohen dropped down on all fours and is barking in Gurgel's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Asher Cohen! |
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Event:
WFC 16: Avangyan vs Alexander
Date: Nov 26, 2022 |
#R1#
McIntyre with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cohen to score with a decent uppercut.
McIntyre throws a body shot but no joy.
Cohen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McIntyre has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
McIntyre slips a straight right by Cohen.
Cohen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#CUT2#It looks like Asher Cohen has been cut.
Decent striking displayed by Cohen there.
Cohen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cohen.
McIntyre tries for a takedown but Cohen circles away easily
and Cohen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cohen tests McIntyre's chin there with a solid looking shot.#ROC#McIntyre is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McIntyre scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cohen slaps away a takedown attempt from McIntyre, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McIntyre staying out of range there.
Cohen throws a hook but McIntyre blocks it.#T1#
A decent looking cross lands there for Cohen.
Cohen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McIntyre manages to avoid it.
Cohen is pawing at McIntyre, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into McIntyre's nose. McIntyre is badly hurt! Cohen pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! McIntyre tries desperately to hold on but Cohen is relentless in his assault! As McIntyre receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Cohen away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Asher Cohen! |
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Event:
WFC 11: Ichirou vs Rocky
Date: Oct 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Cohen throws a hook but Juniorss blocks it.
Cohen jabs at Juniorss's body.
Cohen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Juniorss was well out of range. Poor timing from Cohen.
Nice shot lands for Juniorss.
Cohen swings for the body but Juniorss moves out of range.
Cohen throws a shot from downtown. Juniorss moves away and avoids it.
Juniorss throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cohen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cohen lands a jab to Juniorss's midsection.
Cohen misses with a wild body shot.
Juniorss lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cohen throws a combination. Juniorss tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cohen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice combination there by Cohen.
A jab lands there for Cohen.
Juniorss is looking to clinch.
Cohen throws a looping overhand right but Juniorss ducks down to avoid it.
Cohen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Juniorss.#CUT2#It looks like Asher Cohen has been cut.
Cohen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Juniorss.
A little jabbing left from Juniorss on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
A cross from Juniorss lands.
Cohen lands with a hook. Juniorss tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cohen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jab by Juniorss.
Juniorss looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cohen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Juniorss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Asher Cohen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juniorss scores with a body shot.
Cohen punishes Juniorss's body with a nice straight punch.
Juniorss scores with a nice right hand.
#ROC2#Cohen is rocked!
Juniorss measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Cohen! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Hamed Juniorss! |
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Event:
WFC 6: Ichirou vs Greydorian
Date: Sep 17, 2022 |
#R1#
Cohen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A jab from Cohen finds it's way through Green's defenses.
Cohen lands a slapping body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Cohen there.
Cohen misses with a low kick.
Green swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Green shoots in looking for a takedown but Cohen manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Green's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Green takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Asher Cohen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Cohen there.
Cohen connects with a combination that backs up Green into the cage. Cohen lands a flurry of punches that gets past Green's guard. Green is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Cohen bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Asher Cohen! |
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