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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cozad is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Daft Punk - Hard Better Faster Stronger. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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175 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthew Cozad!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Lou da Vinci.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cozad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Cozad just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker misses with a series of wild punches.
Cozad swings for the body but Parker moves out of range.
Cozad throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cozad throws a hook but Parker avoids it easily.
Parker avoids the body shot from Cozad.
Parker fails to land with a series of punches.
Cozad lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Matthew Cozad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cozad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
Cozad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Cozad scores with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Parker.
Parker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cozad is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Parker.
Parker scores with a leg kick.
Parker shoots for a double leg takedown but Cozad sprawls well. He's pushed Parker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad blocks a jab.
Parker tries to clinch but Cozad is having none of it.
Cozad misses with a straight left.
Cozad lands a slapping body shot.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good shot there by Cozad.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cozad misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Cozad throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad scores with the left hand. Parker knows he should have avoided that one.
Parker slips under a jab.
Cozad just misses with a punch to the body.
Cozad looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cozad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cozad leaves Parker with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cozad throws out a loose jab but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Cozad.
Parker avoids the body shot from Cozad.
Parker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cozad's waist but Cozad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parker off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cozad just misses with a punch to the body.
Cozad misses the shot to the body.
Cozad misses with a body shot
and Parker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Matthew Cozad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Parker does no damage.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Cozad circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Cozad dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cozad throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Parker takes one to the side of the head.
Cozad scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cozad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Parker throws a body punch but Cozad moves out of range.
Parker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cozad paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cozad just misses with a punch to the body.
Cozad misses the shot to the body.
Parker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cozad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cozad tries to avoid it but Parker manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cozad to the ground. Cozad escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Parker throws a right and a left that Cozad avoids nicely.
Cozad lands a nice looking body shot.
Cozad thows a body shot but no joy.
Parker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cozad throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Parker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cozad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cozad thows a body shot but no joy.
Cozad scores with a nice strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cozad. Parker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cozad takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Parker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cozad ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cozad throws out a powerful jab.
Parker takes one on the button.
Parker is rocked!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Parker 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 Cozad has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cozad and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker misses the shot to the body.
Parker seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad lands with a hook. Parker tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cozad scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cozad throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Parker might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cozad ducks under a wild hook from Parker.
Cozad misses with a hook.
Cozad swinging wildly here.
Parker misses with a body punch
and Cozad counters with a nice uppercut.
Cozad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cozad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cozad connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cozad digs a good hook to Parker's body.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Cozad.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cozad thows a body shot but no joy.
Parker connects with a looping right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cozad swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Parker.
Cozad throws a series of punches but Parker moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthew Cozad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cozad misses the jab.
Parker on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cozad takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Cozad is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Parker rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice shot by Cozad.
Cozad slips under a jab.
Cozad just misses with a punch to the body.
Cozad ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Parker doesn't manage to clinch there - Cozad circles away.
Cozad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Parker in his tracks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker moves in looking to clinch but Cozad pushes him off.
Cozad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Parker was well out of range. Poor timing from Cozad.
Parker misses the jab.
Parker loads up on a big right hand but Cozad slips the punch.
Parker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cozad looks to land a right hand but Parker moved out of range.
Parker takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cozad drops Parker with a big left hand! Parker is injured, injured bad! Cozad jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matthew Cozad!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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