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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Margarito Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Fanning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
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200 cm
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Margarito Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mick Fanning!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Damien Edna and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen looks to land a combination but Fanning avoids it well.
Cohen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fanning rushes Cohen and presses him up against the cage.
Fanning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fanning missing with knees to the body.
Fanning is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cohen is defending well for now.
Fanning breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fanning darts in and clinches Cohen up against the cage.
Fanning lands a body shot in the clinch.
Fanning escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Fanning swivels and escapes.
Fanning pushes Cohen up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fanning.
Fanning is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cohen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fanning after a bit of a struggle.
Cohen misses with some punches.
Fanning jumps into guard, dragging Cohen to the mat.
Fanning seems keen to control Cohen's posture.
Cohen lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cohen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Fanning preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cohen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fanning has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cohen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Cohen looks to land a combination but Fanning avoids it well.
Fanning drives through and clinches with Cohen against the cage.
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!
Fanning tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fanning breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fanning lands the left hand.
Cohen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanning takes the fight into the clinch.
Cohen tries to land a knee to the head but Fanning blocks with his arms.
Cohen tries to work over Fanning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cohen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fanning has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Cohen clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cohen is looking to stand back up. He's having to work hard to escape but eventually he manages it.
Fanning forces Cohen back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fanning gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cohen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Margarito Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fanning pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fanning darts in and clinches Cohen up against the cage.
Cohen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cohen gets a takedown into half guard.
Fanning is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Fanning dominated that round.
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.
Fanning has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cohen connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fanning's face.
Mick Fanning seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cohen has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Fanning is trying to keep an underhook but Cohen manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Fanning has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fanning wants to get back to his feet.
Cohen 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.
Cohen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fanning defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cohen lands strikes from half guard.
Cohen is nestled in close to Fanning, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fanning has hold of Cohen's hands but Cohen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fanning really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cohen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanning keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fanning controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Fanning pushes Cohen off but Cohen dives into side control.
You can see the frustration on Fanning's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cohen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fanning regains half guard, as Cohen was trying to land strikes.
Fanning keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cohen drops an elbow to the side of Fanning's head.
Cohen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fanning is looking to escape.
Cohen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cohen is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanning tries to get to full guard but Cohen has control of the leg.
Cohen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Fanning's head.
Cohen stops Fanning from getting back to his feet.
Cohen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fanning with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fanning is trying to stand back up but Cohen is controlling him
That's four 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.
Cohen drops an elbow to the side of Fanning's head.
Cohen is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fanning has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cohen decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Fanning moves into the clinch successfully.
Cohen has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fanning gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cohen.
Fanning is pressed up against the cage. Cohen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fanning down to the mat. Fanning avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Margarito Cohen 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!
Fanning closes the distance and clinches.
Fanning pulls Cohen into guard.
Fanning is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cohen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cohen stands and steps away. Fanning gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Fanning pushes Cohen up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cohen goes for a takedown in the clinch but Fanning prevents it.
Fanning is trying to push Cohen away but Cohen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Fanning to keep the fight standing.
Cohen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cohen prevents Fanning from breaking the clinch.
Fanning manages to break the clinch.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cohen.
Fanning throws out a counter right but Cohen avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Margarito Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fanning moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Fanning avoiding damage as Cohen throws knees to the body.
Cohen tries to score a body lock takedown but Fanning shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cohen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fanning gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cohen decides to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fanning stops Cohen from standing up.
Cohen controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanning in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fanning trying to control the position from guard on top but Cohen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cohen pushes Fanning off and gets back to his feet.
Fanning shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cohen as he jumps to the side.
Fanning misses with a straight left.
Cohen appears to be looking for a big counter.
Fanning closes the distance and pushes Cohen back into the cage.
Cohen blocks a body shot from Fanning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fanning gets underhooks to prevent Cohen's takedown attempt.
Fanning manages to break the clinch.
Cohen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fanning moves away.
Fanning pushes Cohen up against the cage in a clinch.
Cohen tries to pull guard but Fanning forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cohen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Fanning after a bit of a struggle.
Fanning jumps guard but Cohen stands there with Fanning around his waist. Fanning gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Fanning comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Fanning 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 John Mangel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Fanning!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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