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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Perry Cox (ranked 3992 p4p, 5298 weight class) and Adam Saint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Solid boxing
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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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Perry Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Adam Saint!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Valeri Chadov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saint misses with a takedown
enabling Cox to counter with a crisp jab.
Cox moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
Cox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Saint shoots in but Cox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cox rushes Saint and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saint fails to pull guard.
Perry Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Saint.
Cox lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Cox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cox working aggressively here.
A short left from Cox.
Cox throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Cox.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cox as Saint tries to tie him up.
Saint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cox rushes Saint and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Saint is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cox is defending well.
Cox has Saint pressed against the cage, preventing Saint from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cox working aggressively here.
Cox breaks the clinch.
Perry Cox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cox misses with a double jab.
Saint drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cox defends it well.
Cox fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Saint, pushing him back against the cage.
Cox keeps control of Saint as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cox is trying to break the clinch but Saint has him pressed against the cage.
Saint is trying to maintain a safe position but Cox gets an underhook and turns Saint into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cox.
Cox lands with a light punch inside.
Saint blocking some punches.
Cox has a couple of punches blocked by Saint.
Saint tries to stall but Cox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cox has a couple of punches blocked by Saint.
Cox throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saints head.
Cox throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint.
Cox tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cox can't find room to land a body shot as Saint controls the action.
Saint tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cox misses with the head strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Cox.
Cox tries to circle away but Saint has him pinned against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cox.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint tries for a takedown but Cox manages to get underhooks.
Saint blocking some punches.
Cox swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cox presses Saint against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cox misses with a punch on the inside.
Cox misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cox misses with the head strike.
Saint blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cox fails to land.
Cox prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Saint backwards.
Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Saint takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox misses with an uppercut. Saint saw that one coming.
Cox is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cox lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cox misses the jab.
Cox swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cox tries to avoid it but Saint manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cox to the ground. Cox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cox throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cox cracks Saint with an open hand slap.
Sloppy strikes from Cox. Those never looked like landing.
Saint tries for a takedown but Cox circles away easily
and Cox counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint fails with the takedown
and Saint takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Saint shoots in but Cox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Cox 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.
Saint displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cox throws out the jab.
No joy there for Cox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Saint moves out of range as Cox strikes.
Cox swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Saint.
Cox throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint.
Cox looks to score with a jab to the body but Saint is just out of range.
A big right from Cox misses.
Saint staying out of range there.
Perry Cox is winning the standup battle so far.
Saint shoots for a takedown but Cox saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cox is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cox rushes Saint and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cox tries to throw a body punch but Saint avoids it by throwing Cox back against the cage.
Saint looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saint jumps guard but Cox turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Cox fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cox works on Saint's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Saint manages to break the clinch.
Cox tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Saint was well out of range. Poor timing from Cox.
Saint wants to counter the offense by Cox and move into the clinch position.
Saint dives in and grabs Cox's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cox pushes down on Saint's head and hops out.
Perry Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Saint.
Saint tries to clinch but Cox is having none of it.
Cox thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cox missing with a left hand there. Saint was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Cox. Those never looked like landing.
Cox rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saint counters with a straight right hand.
Cox scores with a punch to the head.
Cox throws out a powerful jab.
Cox throws a series of punches but Saint avoids them all with ease.
Saint ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cox tries to avoid it but Saint manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cox to the ground. Cox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Adam Saint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Saint shoots in looking for a takedown but Cox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Saint's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Saint tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice takedown defense from Cox. No joy for Saint on that attempt.
Saint shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cox but Cox pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Saint is breathing heavily.
Saint closes the distance and clinches up with Cox, looking for a takedown. Saint pushes Cox against the cage but Cox circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Cox.
Cox lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Saint goes for a double leg but Cox avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cox continues to drive forward.
Cox throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cox stuffs the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Cox misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Cox connects with a looping right hand.
Saint showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cox.
The fighters circling - Cox throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cox throws a big shot that misses.
Cox tries to bum rush Saint with a series of wild strikes but Saint uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cox takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
Cox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Saint feints the counter takedown.
Cox displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Saint.
Cox misses with an uppercut.
Cox throws an off balance right hand
and Saint cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox slaps away a takedown attempt from Saint, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cox is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Saint is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cox sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cox takes a swing at Saint's ribcage but misses.
Perry Cox is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cox throws a jab but it's blocked by Saint.
Cox is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Saint can do to turn this around?
Cox misses with an uppercut.
Cox sets himself, and Saint steps forward looking for the clinch! Cox avoids it this time.
Cox has closed the distance and engaged Saint in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cox.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cox throws a head punch that misses.
Saint is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Saint looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Saint blocking some punches.
Cox lands with a short shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Perry Cox dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Saint blocks a jab.
Cox misses with a series of wild punches.
Saint shoots in looking for a takedown but Cox manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Saint's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed right hand from Cox misses the target.
Saint shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cox sprawls well. Cox wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Saint gets slowly back to his feet.
Cox throws a big shot that misses.
Saint wants to counter with a clinch but Cox pushes him away.
Saint ducks under a wild hook from Cox.
Saint tries a quick counter leg kick but Cox is wise to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cox tries to avoid it but Saint manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cox to the ground. Cox escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Perry Cox has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Saint.
Saint takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cox throws the left hand but Saint avoids the punch easily.
Nice body punch from Cox.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cox misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Cox lands an impressive looking overhand right. Saint doesn't seem phased though.
Cox misses with a looping left.
Cox ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Saint moves away.
Saint with the counter takedown but Cox avoids it easily.
Cox throws a looping overhand right but Saint ducks down to avoid it.
Cox throws a big shot that misses.
Cox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Saint tries for a takedown but Cox sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Saint ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A punch combination from Cox misses.
Saint wants to counter the offense by Cox and move into the clinch position.
No joy there for Cox, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cox misses with a jab, cross combination.
Saint looks for a takedown but Cox sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Saint or perhaps it was just good defense by Cox, which made it look bad.
Saint takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cox misses with a looping left.
Cox sets himself, and Saint steps forward looking for the clinch! Cox avoids it this time.
Saint punishes Cox's body with a nice straight punch.
Cox clinches with his opponent.
Saint blocking some punches.
Saint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cox just misses with a punch to the body.
Saint wants to counter the offense by Cox and move into the clinch position.
Cox takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Saint has a takedown stuffed.
Cox is looking to counter punch.
Saint defending well as Cox loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cox connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cox darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
No luck for Saint with that takedown attempt.
Cox looks to throw the jab but Saint is out of range.
Saint misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cox jabs Saint right on the nose. Saint blinks but takes it well.
Cox connects with a body shot.
Cox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cox tries to clinch up but Saint circles away and keeps his distance.
Saint bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Saint tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cox throws out a loose jab but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cox tries to bum rush Saint with a series of wild strikes but Saint uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cox fails to land with a series of punches.
Cox throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cox lunges at Saint with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Saint's hand.
Saint gets tackled into the cage by Cox. Cox maintains the clinch.
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!
Cox struggles to land a body shot inside as Saint controls his hands.
Cox misses with some punches.
Saint blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saint blocks a body shot from Cox.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saint.
Adam Saint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Saint trying to land knees to the body.
Cox misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Perry Cox showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cox 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:25
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:24
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Perry Cox!
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energy
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