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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Wallace (ranked 860 p4p, 21 weight class) and Rico Cole (ranked 970 p4p, 25 weight class). Wallace kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Time for some Aksion- Redman. Cole has chosen Gerardo's Rico Suave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Rico Cole told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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168 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
24 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Nathan Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 16 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rico Cole!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Felipe Paraventi and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace throws a combination that misses
and Cole counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A lazy body kick from Wallace
and Cole connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
Cole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cole looks to land a right hand but Wallace moved out of range.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wallace.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cole.
Wallace needs to keep his hands up - Cole had a free shot at his head there.
Wallace misses with a two punch combination.
Cole has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Wallace throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cole looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cole with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallace misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Cole scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wallace moves out of range as Cole strikes.
Cole misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cole wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.
Cole let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Wallace checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rico Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cole scores with a leg kick.
Cole tried to score with a low kick but Wallace checks it.
Wallace moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cole lands a nice shot to the body.
Cole with a nice cross.
Wallace lands with a nice body kick.
Cole lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wallace scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cole throws a looping overhand right but Wallace ducks down to avoid it.
Wallace takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That kick from Wallace tenderised Cole's leg. Cole is trying to keep his angry face on.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cole.
Cole lands a head shot.
Wallace throws a right hand that Cole ducks under and follows up with a left that Cole also avoids with ease.
Cole feints and then cracks Wallace's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Wallace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace scores with a head kick. Cole tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wallace misses with a combination
and Cole counters with a nice body kick.
Cole misses with a low kick.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Wallace throws a body kick that misses.
Wallace looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wallace takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cole avoids the head kick by Wallace.
Cole scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cole.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
Cole throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Cole goes for a double leg but Wallace avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wallace continues to drive forward.
Wallace tries to move into range but Cole moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Cole there.
Wallace on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cole. Cole obviously looking to wear him down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cole lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Wallace has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Wallace and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
As Cole looks to move away, Wallace throws a big counter combo but Cole just gets out of the way.
Cole misses with a kick to the body.
Cole is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wallace had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wallace pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cole back to the cage. Wallace follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cole displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cole lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wallace throws a right hand that Cole ducks under and follows up with a left that Cole also avoids with ease.
Cole tries to clinch but Wallace is having none of it.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wallace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace throws a series of punches but Cole avoids them all with ease.
Cole looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A good leg kick by Cole.
Cole scores with a jab to the body.
Cole lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wallace lands with a right hand.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole lands a slapping body shot.
Cole connects with a single shot there.
Wallace checks a low kick from Cole.
Cole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cole tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Cole misses.
It looked like Wallace was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cole getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cole misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wallace is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wallace misses with a double jab.
Wallace misses with the combination.
Nathan Wallace is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wallace swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Cole tries a quick counter leg kick but Wallace is wise to it.
Cole tries to clinch up.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cole throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rico Cole 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.
Cole moves out of range of the body kick from Wallace.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
Wallace throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cole lands a lovely overhand right.
Cole misses with a hook
and Wallace counters with a three punch combo that has Cole backing up. Cole nods at Wallace to acknowledge the strikes.
Wallace misses with a combination
letting Cole counter with a right hand.
Cole throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Cole finds it's way through Wallace's defenses.
Cole lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cole.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Wallace.
Cole lands a right hook to the body.
Wallace swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Cole. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Wallace misses.
Cole connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wallace.
Rico Cole seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cole turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wallace tries a head kick but it misses.
Despite the aggression on Cole's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Wallace will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallace misses with a head kick.
Cole fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cole cracks the inside of Wallace's front leg.
Wallace misses with a combination
and Cole counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wallace takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nathan Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - Wallace circles away.
Wallace explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wallace takes one to the chin there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole sizes up Wallace with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace throws a leg kick
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Cole.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cole closes the distance and pushes Wallace back into the cage.
Wallace tries to break free but Cole pushes him back against the cage.
Wallace's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace is trying to break the clinch but Cole is controlling him.
Cole prevents Wallace from breaking the clinch.
Cole manages to break the clinch.
Cole thuds a left hand into Wallace's body.
Cole throws out a powerful jab.
Cole bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Wallace's head backwards.
Cole misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wallace's calf.
Wallace throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and moves out of range.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
It seemed like Cole was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Cole. That snapped Wallace's head back.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
Wallace went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A combination from Wallace does no damage.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cole goes for a double leg but Wallace avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Wallace continues to drive forward.
Cole swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wallace throws a nice outside leg kick.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cole showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wallace.
Wallace misses with a two punch combination.
Cole with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cole throws a series of strikes that have Wallace backpedaling.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cole scores with a sloppy right hand. Wallace should have avoided that one.
Wallace looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
Wallace walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wallace shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cole eats them both and turns towards Wallace to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cole connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Wallace's hands.
Cole closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cole is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wallace gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cole throws an overhand right that lands on Wallace's shoulder, as Wallace tries to avoid the shot.
Wallace has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wallace there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wallace moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A combination from Wallace does no damage.
Cole throws a series of punches but Wallace moves out of range.
Cole scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Cole looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Wallace is fending him off so far but Cole persists. Nope, Wallace circles away and we're back to standing.
Wallace fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wallace uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cole swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cole walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Wallace checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cole is looking to chop away at Wallace's legs.
Wallace lands a leg kick that knocks Cole off balance momentarily.
Nice shot lands for Cole.
Wallace takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Wallace misses with a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cole blocks a jab.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cole dodges the punch combination from Wallace.
Cole appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Wallace throws a right hand that Cole ducks under and follows up with a left that Cole also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cole uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A head kick misses from Wallace.
Wallace throws a push kick but Cole slaps the foot to one side.
Wallace has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cole.
Cole connects with a leg kick. Wallace looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cole's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wallace under the eye.
Some bone on bone action there as Cole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wallace tries to land a front kick but Cole steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A jab from Cole does it's job there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cole.
Cole scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cole dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Wallace. That did some damage!
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nathan Wallace has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cole throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Wallace, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cole lands a head shot.
Cole misses with a hook. Wallace ducked under it nicely.
Wallace just misses with a punch to the body.
Cole looks to land a left hand but Wallace moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheers as Cole lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wallace doesn't seem phased though.
Cole is looking to clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cole. That's going to slow Wallace down.
Cole scores with a sloppy right hand. Wallace should have avoided that one.
Wallace lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cole circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cole. Wallace does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cole lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rico Cole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Cole looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cole blocks a leg kick.
Wallace lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wallace.
Cole shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Wallace eats them both and turns towards Cole to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cole lands a head shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cole.
Cole is looking to score with low kicks.
A solid body kick from Cole.
Wallace checks a low kick from Cole.
Cole keeps Wallace at a distance using the push kick.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wallace misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wallace throws a nice looking combination but Cole bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Wallace does no damage.
Cole lands with an uppercut that bounces Wallace off the cage and back into range.
Cole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cole.
Cole lands a nice leg kick that just misses Wallace's sensitive parts.
Cole looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
Cole digs a good hook to Wallace's body.
Cole fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cole fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wallace throws a push kick but Cole slaps the foot to one side.
Wallace misses with a wild combination.
Wallace throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cole.
Cole connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wallace momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wallace keeps the fight on the outside.
Cole scores with the left hand. Wallace knows he should have avoided that one.
Wallace swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As Wallace backs off Cole throws a huge counter combo but Wallace manages to avoid it all.
Cole clinches with his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rico Cole comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cole 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 Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Cole!
After winning the bout, Rico Cole thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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