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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bucco Bruce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Cozart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cozart is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: H-Bomb - Nightmare. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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239 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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265 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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BJJ Brown Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bucco Bruce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Cozart!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruce gets caught flat footed, as Cozart shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cozart decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bruce, up you get!
Cozart looks for a takedown but Bruce sprawls well.
Nice takedown defense from Bruce. No joy for Cozart on that attempt.
Cozart has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bruce prevents the takedown attempt.
Bucco Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Cozart.
Bruce lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Josh Cozart has been cut.
Cozart wants a takedown.
Bruce stops a takedown attempt from Cozart.
Cozart drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bruce pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bruce throws a wild body kick that Cozart sees coming a mile off.
Cozart fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cozart shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bruce pushes Cozart off and gets back to his feet.
Bruce misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bruce moves into the clinch.
Cozart has Bruce pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bruce manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozart tries to work over Bruce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stalling in the clinch from Bruce.
Cozart tries a body shot but Bruce blocks it.
Cozart drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bruce pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cozart looks gassed!
Cozart closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bruce circles away.
Cozart tries to clinch
and Bruce holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bruce.
Bruce lands a nice shot to the body.
Good body shot from Bruce.
Bruce digs a right hand underneath Cozart's ribcage. Cozart let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bruce creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cozart's defenses.
Bruce misses with a knee strike.
Bruce lands a right hand.
A short left from Bruce.
Cozart takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bruce tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Josh Cozart seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bruce pushes Cozart up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A knee to the head by Bruce.
Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cozart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bruce.
Cozart fails with the takedown
and Bruce counters with a one-two to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce clinches.
Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce closes the distance and pushes Cozart back into the cage.
Cozart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cozart has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bruce is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bruce connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cozart's face.
Bruce breaks from the clinch.
Bruce has closed the distance and engaged Cozart in a clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bruce.
Bruce lands a right hand.
Bruce is pushing Cozart up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Cozart throws a head punch that misses.
Bruce tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bruce cracks Cozart with a nice body shot.
Cozart looking for a takedown.
Bruce pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bruce moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bruce - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Cozart tries to score a body lock takedown but Bruce shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce has Cozart pressed against the cage.
Bruce putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cozart in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruce.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bruce takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice elbow from Bruce.
Cozart is working for takedown but Bruce is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bruce effectively controlling the action here.
Bruce scores with a shoulder strike.
Bruce lands a good knee to the midsection. Cozart won't want to take too many of those.
Bruce connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cozart's face.
Bruce is stalling here.
Cozart is trying to drag Bruce to the mat but Bruce just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bruce scores with a shoulder strike.
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce closes the distance and pushes Cozart back into the cage.
Cozart goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bruce prevents it.
Bruce stalling the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bruce's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cozart clinches but Bruce breaks the clinch
and Bruce moves into the clinch.
Cozart being controlled against the cage.
Bruce is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cozart is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Bruce to the mat. Bruce regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cozart scoring with punches to the head and body.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bruce wants to stand up but Cozart is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cozart working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bruce uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Cozart tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bruce counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bruce.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cozart tries to work over Bruce's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bruce with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bucco Bruce dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh Cozart's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cozart tries for a takedown but Bruce circles away easily
and Bruce counters with a right hand to the body.
Cozart tries to clinch but Bruce moves away
and Bruce counters by moving into the clinch.
Bruce lands a left hand.
Cozart tries to score a body lock takedown but Bruce shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bruce is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cozart wants a takedown.
Bucco Bruce has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Cozart.
Bruce lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cozart's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bruce scores with a hook to the body.
Bruce lands a body punch.
Bruce slowing the pace effectively.
Cozart drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bruce gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bruce gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bruce working Cozart over with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Bruce.
Bruce lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cozart is breathing heavily.
Bruce breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cozart misses with a takedown attempt
and Bruce counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Bruce both land. Nice combination.
Bucco Bruce is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozart wants to clinch but Bruce slips to the side
and Bruce moves into the clinch.
Bruce landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bucco Bruce has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bruce escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bruce gets a clinch.
Cozart goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bruce prevents it.
Cozart goes for a takedown attempt but Bruce pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bruce landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bruce throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cozarts head.
Cozart has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bruce is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bruce trying to stall but Cozart improves his position.
Bruce lands a body punch.
Cozart takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Josh Cozart's cut even more.
Bruce lands a nice uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bruce.
Cozart takes a shot to the head.
Bruce scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bruce gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cozart is working for takedown but Bruce is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cozart tries for a takedown but Bruce circles away easily
and Bruce moves into the clinch.
Cozart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bruce lands a knee to the body.
Bruce breaks from the clinch.
Bruce moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bruce.
Bruce breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cozart throws a head kick that misses
and Bruce counters with a big head kick but Cozart shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bruce gets a clinch.
Bruce lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bruce lands a shot to the body.
Bruce breaks the clinch.
Bruce moves into the clinch.
Bruce gets underhooks to prevent Cozart's takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Bruce.
Bruce gets through Cozart's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bruce stops a takedown attempt from Cozart.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bruce lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bruce manages to break the clinch.
Bruce scores with a three punch combo!
Cozart is rocked!
Bruce rushes Cozart and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cozart is still on wobbly legs! Can Bruce finish him?
A shot in the inside from Bruce.
Bruce is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bruce is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cozart can do to turn this around?
Bruce lands a big knee! That's hurt Cozart! Oh, he's all over the place! Bruce lands another knee that sends Cozart to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bucco Bruce!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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