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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dorian Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Cogliano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dorian Freeman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Josh Cogliano's chin.
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dorian Freeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Cogliano!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cogliano swats away the attempt to clinch by Freeman.
Cogliano looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Freeman tries to clinch there but Cogliano circles away.
Cogliano shoots in for a double leg but Freeman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cogliano avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cogliano blocks a head kick by Freeman.
Cogliano pushes Freeman up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Freeman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cogliano smiles and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Freeman.
Freeman looks to clinch
and Cogliano moves into the clinch.
Freeman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Josh Cogliano has been cut.
Cogliano blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Freeman trying to control the position but instead, Cogliano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Freeman into the cage.
Cogliano wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Freeman has him pressed against the cage.
Freeman throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Freeman throws an elbow but misses.
Freeman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Freeman trying to stall but Cogliano improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Freeman can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Freeman keeps control of Cogliano as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Freeman wants to get back to striking at distance but Cogliano won't allow it.
Cogliano keeps control of Freeman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cogliano prevents Freeman from breaking the clinch.
Freeman tries a knee to the head but Cogliano blocks it.
Cogliano dodges an elbow strike from Freeman.
Freeman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cogliano smiles and moves away.
Freeman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Freeman closes the distance but Cogliano moves to the side
and Cogliano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cogliano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Freeman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cogliano lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cogliano takes an elbow to the forehead.
Freeman landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Freeman is pressed up against the cage. Cogliano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Freeman down to the mat. Freeman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Freeman tries to clinch
and Cogliano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Freeman trying to control the position but instead, Cogliano has worked for underhooks and has pushed Freeman into the cage.
Freeman tries to land knees in the clinch but Cogliano avoids the damage to the body.
Freeman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cogliano as Freeman tries to tie him up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freeman.
Freeman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Freeman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Freeman trying to stall but Cogliano improves his position.
Freeman pushes off an throws an elbow but Cogliano leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Freeman throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cogliano blocks an elbow strike from Freeman.
Freeman taking a breather.
Freeman seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Cogliano is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freeman.
Freeman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Freeman looking to throw knees to the head but Cogliano is blocking nicely.
Freeman taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dorian Freeman.
Freeman rushes Cogliano and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cogliano pulls guard successfully.
Cogliano is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Freeman is controlling him.
Cogliano trying to keep a closed guard but Freeman is proving a slippery customer.
Cogliano wants to stand and escape but Freeman is having none of it.
Cogliano is looking for a triangle here but Freeman uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Freeman tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cogliano is looking to reverse the position.
Freeman tries to stand but Cogliano is controlling his head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cogliano is trying to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Freeman works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Dorian Freeman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Josh Cogliano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Freeman is looking to clinch but Cogliano is avoiding it.
Freeman throws a head kick but Cogliano moves out of range.
Freeman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cogliano gets a clinch.
Freeman swings wildly with an uppercut but Cogliano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cogliano has clasped his hands together around Freeman's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Freeman is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Cogliano is controlling him well.
Freeman struggling a bit here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cogliano avoids the strikes from the bottom by Freeman.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cogliano trying to control the action but Freeman is working from the bottom.
Freeman is trying to control Cogliano's posture but Cogliano avoids it.
Freeman is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Freeman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Freeman tries to clinch but Cogliano moves away
and Cogliano counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Freeman manages to break the clinch.
Freeman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cogliano counters by clinching up.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Freeman.
Freeman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cogliano is keeping busy.
Freeman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cogliano manages to break the clinch.
Cogliano takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Freeman scores with a head kick.
Freeman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Freeman doesn't manage to clinch there - Cogliano circles away.
Freeman throws a one two combo.
Freeman throws a head kick but Cogliano moves out of range.
Cogliano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Freeman moves in looking to clinch but Cogliano pushes him off.
Cogliano tries a head kick but it misses.
Dorian Freeman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Freeman tries to clinch but Cogliano moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Freeman tries to clinch up but Cogliano circles away and keeps his distance.
Cogliano circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cogliano holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cogliano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cogliano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cogliano has Freeman pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Freeman manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Freeman is looking to break free of the clinch but Cogliano has double underhooks.
Cogliano breaks from the clinch.
Dorian Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cogliano shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cogliano showed some decent athleticism there.
Well, if Cogliano is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Cogliano is looking to take a break and control but Freeman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cogliano tries to stand and escape but Freeman is controlling the position.
Cogliano wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freeman keeps working.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cogliano lands a nice short elbow.
Freeman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Cogliano is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Cogliano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Josh Cogliano's cut.
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. This is the final round!
Freeman closes the distance but Cogliano moves to the side
and Cogliano counters by moving into the clinch.
Cogliano manages to pull guard.
Freeman wants to get up but he can't break Cogliano's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Freeman stopping the sweep attempt from Cogliano.
Freeman stands up over Cogliano, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cogliano keeping moving, preventing Freeman from controlling successfully.
Cogliano takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Freeman is really struggling to control Cogliano but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman postures up.
Cogliano looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Freeman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Freeman is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cogliano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Freeman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cogliano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Freeman tries to clinch there but Cogliano circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Freeman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Freeman tries to clinch
and Cogliano counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cogliano blocks the elbow strike.
Freeman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Freeman fails to pull guard.
Freeman looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Freeman wants a takedown.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Freeman is trying to break free.
Cogliano tries to score a body lock takedown but Freeman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cogliano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Freeman.
Cogliano on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cogliano decides to pull guard.
Cogliano has his foot on Freeman's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Freeman works his way back into a safe position though.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Cogliano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cogliano looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Freeman has picked Cogliano up and slammed him! Cogliano can't keep hold of the triangle and Freeman manages to pass to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cogliano is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cogliano is looking to get back to his feet here but Freeman is keeping cool and he's managed to take Cogliano's back.
Freeman is hanging on to Cogliano's back as he tries to escape.
Cogliano holding both Freeman 's hands and preventing any damage.
Freeman avoiding Cogliano 's attempts to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Freeman tries to keep control of the position but Cogliano is staying busy.
Cogliano is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Freeman not allowing Cogliano to control his hands.
Freeman trying to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Cogliano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cogliano 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Cogliano!
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energy
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RATING
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