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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marciano Cobb (ranked 159 p4p, 20 weight class) and Gennady Mikhasevich (ranked 372 p4p, 50 weight class). Cobb comes to the cage accompanied by Miley Cyrus - Party In The U.S.A.. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Marciano Cobb!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Gennady Mikhasevich!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Frank Dennis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cobb's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mikhasevich under the eye.
Cobb lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Mikhasevich backs up against the cage.
Cobb connects with a crisp jab.
Cobb misses the jab.
Mikhasevich is looking for the big counter here.
Mikhasevich doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mikhasevich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobb.
Cobb misses with an uppercut
and Mikhasevich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cobb jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobb moves into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mikhasevich creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikhasevich misses with a punch to the body.
Mikhasevich manages to break the clinch.
Cobb connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mikhasevich. Mikhasevich circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cobb definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cobb slips a jab and a cross from Mikhasevich.
Cobb was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mikhasevich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobb missing with a left hand there. Mikhasevich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cobb closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Mikhasevich scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mikhasevich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cobb.
Mikhasevich working hard to break the clinch.
Mikhasevich swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mikhasevich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by Mikhasevich.
Cobb rushes Mikhasevich and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cobb.
Mikhasevich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mikhasevich wants to break free but Cobb has control.
Mikhasevich content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Mikhasevich lands a nice uppercut.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Mikhasevich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cobb misses with a lunging right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
Mikhasevich has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cobb finds it's way round the side to connect with Mikhasevich's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb with a hook.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mikhasevich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mikhasevich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mikhasevich takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cobb fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mikhasevich looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Mikhasevich throws a shot from downtown. Cobb moves away and avoids it.
Cobb feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mikhasevichs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cobb has closed the distance and engaged Mikhasevich in a clinch.
Mikhasevich is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mikhasevich escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cobb dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cobb with a jab.
Mikhasevich tries to keep at a distance but Cobb has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jab from Cobb.
Cobb dips to his left and cracks Mikhasevich with an uppercut!
Cobb is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mikhasevich misses with a combination
and Cobb counters with a right hand to the body.
Cobb cracks Mikhasevich with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cobb throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mikhasevich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marciano Cobb seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cobb throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mikhasevich.
Cobb slips under a jab from Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Mikhasevich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mikhasevich takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cobb.
Mikhasevich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cobb.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cobb works the jab nicely.
Mikhasevich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cobb displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mikhasevich throws out the jab.
Mikhasevich throws a body shot but no joy.
Mikhasevich takes one to the chin there.
Cobb walks into a stiff left hand from Mikhasevich.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikhasevich moves away.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cobb works the jab nicely.
Cobb is looking to clinch.
Mikhasevich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mikhasevich ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
A telegraphed right hand from Cobb misses the target.
Cobb catches Mikhasevich with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cobb cracks Mikhasevich with a good jab.
Mikhasevich swings for the body but Cobb moves out of range.
Mikhasevich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Mikhasevich throws a counter combo.
Cobb misses with a hook
and Mikhasevich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mikhasevich throws a hook but Cobb blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cobb. Mikhasevich does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mikhasevich has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb is looking to clinch but Mikhasevich is avoiding it.
Cobb connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Mikhasevich's head but Mikhasevich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mikhasevich on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mikhasevich uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cobb.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Cobb.
Mikhasevich ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Cobb ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cobb closes the distance and clinches.
Mikhasevich breaks from the clinch.
Cobb thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mikhasevich swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cobb throws out a loose jab but Mikhasevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Mikhasevich's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A jab from Mikhasevich misses.
No joy there for Cobb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cobb missing with a left hand there. Mikhasevich was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mikhasevich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mikhasevich takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mikhasevich moves out of range of the strikes.
Cobb throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mikhasevich moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Mikhasevich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cobb misses with a looping right.
Cobb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobb swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mikhasevich.
Cobb misses with a left hand
and Mikhasevich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mikhasevich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cobb throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mikhasevich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mikhasevich keeps the fight on the outside.
Mikhasevich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb throws a hook to the side of Mikhasevich's head but Mikhasevich sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobb getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cobb lands with an overhand left.
Mikhasevich moves out of range as Cobb strikes.
Cobb is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mikhasevich can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a straight right.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Mikhasevich slips under a jab from Cobb.
Cobb lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cobb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mikhasevich is looking for the big counter here.
Cobb slips under a jab from Mikhasevich.
A punch combination from Cobb misses.
Mikhasevich lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cobb circles away quickly and effectively.
Cobb throws a hook but Mikhasevich blocks it.
Cobb closes the distance and pushes Mikhasevich back into the cage.
Mikhasevich prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Cobb blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cobb.
Mikhasevich misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mikhasevich.
A head punch on the inside from Mikhasevich fails to land.
Cobb makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Cobb.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mikhasevich wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mikhasevich tries a body shot but Cobb blocks it.
Mikhasevich blocking some punches.
Cobb misses with some punches.
Mikhasevich breaks from the clinch.
Marciano Cobb is winning the standup battle so far.
A combination from Mikhasevich does no damage.
Nice shot by Cobb.
Mikhasevich walks into a jab.
Cobb lands with an overhand left.
Mikhasevich throws a series of punches but Cobb avoids them all with ease.
Mikhasevich gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cobb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cobb misses the jab.
Mikhasevich ducks under a wild hook from Cobb.
Cobb listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mikhasevich swats away the attempt to clinch by Cobb.
Cobb misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mikhasevich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Cobb fails with an attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Mikhasevich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mikhasevich throws a nice looking combination but Cobb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Cobb misses its target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikhasevich staying out of range there.
Mikhasevich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikhasevich looks to land a left hand but Cobb moved out of range nicely.
Cobb is looking to counter punch.
Mikhasevich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cobb to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb throws out a loose jab but Mikhasevich uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cobb misses with a wild body shot.
Cobb fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cobb misses with a right hand
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and Mikhasevich counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mikhasevich throws out a loose jab but Cobb uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Cobb.
Mikhasevich gets tackled into the cage by Cobb. Cobb maintains the clinch.
Mikhasevich tries to break free but Cobb pushes him back against the cage.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch.
Mikhasevich takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cobb misses with a shot to the body
and Mikhasevich counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mikhasevich will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikhasevich scores with a nice strike.
Mikhasevich connects with a jab.
Mikhasevich gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mikhasevich has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Mikhasevich moved out of range.
A nice side step and Mikhasevich releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mikhasevich takes one to the side of the head.
Cobb tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Cobb swings for the body but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
A jab from Cobb misses.
Cobb throws the left hand but Mikhasevich avoids the punch easily.
Mikhasevich with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cobb to score with a decent uppercut.
Cobb scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut. Cobb saw that one coming.
Cobb fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mikhasevich on the side of the head.
Cobb gets a clinch.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cobb misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cobb fails to land.
Mikhasevich blocks an uppercut.
Mikhasevich looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mikhasevich lands a nice uppercut.
Cobb misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mikhasevich is trying to break free.
Mikhasevich tries to circle away but Cobb has him pinned against the cage.
Mikhasevich tries to circle away but Cobb has him pinned against the cage.
Cobb struggles to land a body shot inside as Mikhasevich controls his hands.
Mikhasevich working aggressively here.
Mikhasevich wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cobb has him pressed against the cage.
Mikhasevich is trying to push Cobb away but Cobb has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb misses with a short punch on the inside.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Cobb, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Cobb. Beautiful body shot.
Cobb throws a body punch but Mikhasevich moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cobb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cobb lands a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cobb throws a big shot that misses.
Mikhasevich misses with a straight right.
Mikhasevich walks into a straight right hand from Cobb.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cobb loads up on a big right hand but Mikhasevich slips the punch.
Cobb looks to land a right hand but Mikhasevich moved out of range.
Cobb fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mikhasevich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mikhasevich avoids the body shot from Cobb.
Mikhasevich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cobb misses with a hook.
Cobb instigates a clinch.
Mikhasevich misses with a body punch.
Mikhasevich has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mikhasevich is trying to break the clinch but Cobb has him pressed against the cage.
Mikhasevich prevents a body shot from Cobb.
Marciano Cobb has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Cobb.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cobb.
Cobb fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cobb.
Mikhasevich blocks an uppercut.
Mikhasevich working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cobb throws a punch but it's blocked by Mikhasevich.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Mikhasevich tries to stall but Cobb uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich prevents a body shot from Cobb.
A right hook to the body lands for Mikhasevich.
Cobb doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mikhasevich can't break the clinch.
Mikhasevich breaks the clinch.
Cobb swings widly with a right hand
and Mikhasevich counters with a straight right hand.
Cobb lands with an overhand left.
Cobb jabs at Mikhasevich's body.
Mikhasevich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cobb throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mikhasevich connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mikhasevich throws a hook to the side of Cobb's head but Cobb sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cobb lands with an uppercut that bounces Mikhasevich off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cobb throws a hook but Mikhasevich avoids it easily.
Cobb throws an overhand right that lands on Mikhasevich's shoulder, as Mikhasevich tries to avoid the shot.
Mikhasevich avoids the body shot from Cobb.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cobb tries to clinch up but Mikhasevich circles away and keeps his distance.
Cobb fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cobb rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cobb takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mikhasevich moves away from the strike by Cobb.
Mikhasevich takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cobb digs a good body shot into Mikhasevich's ribs.
Mikhasevich is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cobb.
Mikhasevich avoids a punch combination nicely.
It seemed like Mikhasevich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb lands with a straight right. Mikhasevich didn't see that one coming.
Cobb fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mikhasevich manages to avoid it.
Cobb throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Cobb.
Mikhasevich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobb wants to clinch up but Mikhasevich keeps it at a distance.
Cobb misses the jab.
Mikhasevich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Cobb misses.
Mikhasevich steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cobb.
Mikhasevich throws out a counter right but Cobb avoids it with no problem.
Mikhasevich avoids the body shot from Cobb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cobb looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cobb throws a shot from downtown. Mikhasevich moves away and avoids it.
Cobb misses with the combination.
Cobb throws a right hand that misses
and Mikhasevich cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mikhasevich throws a lazy right hand but Cobb sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cobb lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cobb misses with a jab, cross combination.
It seemed like Mikhasevich was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mikhasevich displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cobb throws out the jab.
Mikhasevich looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice shot by Cobb.
Mikhasevich avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cobb throws a poor cross that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marciano Cobb had his way with Gennady Mikhasevich in that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Mikhasevich throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cobb.
Cobb cracks Mikhasevich with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mikhasevich loads up on a big right hand but Cobb slips the punch.
Cobb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cobb wants to clinch up but Mikhasevich keeps it at a distance.
Cobb is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A shot to the body from Cobb misses
enabling Mikhasevich to counter with a crisp jab.
Cobb connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cobb blocks a jab.
It looked like Cobb wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Mikhasevich.
Cobb appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cobb scores with a body shot.
Cobb throws a lazy uppercut
and Mikhasevich counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cobb scores with a punch to the head.
Cobb connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mikhasevich's hands.
Cobb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Mikhasevich misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cobb connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cobb feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mikhasevichs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cobb throws a jab when Mikhasevich was well out of range.
Cobb throws a hook but Mikhasevich avoids it easily.
Mikhasevich looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cobb misses with an uppercut
letting Mikhasevich counter with a right hand.
Mikhasevich misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Cobb.
Cobb is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Cobb is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mikhasevich.
Mikhasevich rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cobb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cobb just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mikhasevich! But no joy.
Mikhasevich walks into a straight right hand from Cobb.
Mikhasevich walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mikhasevich shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cobb moves away from the strike by Mikhasevich.
Cobb ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mikhasevich moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cobb lands a lovely overhand right.
Mikhasevich jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobb moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cobb smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cobb swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cobb takes one to the side of the head.
Mikhasevich fails to land with a series of punches.
Mikhasevich takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cobb moves into the clinch successfully.
Mikhasevich blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cobb tries to work over Mikhasevich's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mikhasevich is trying to maintain a safe position but Cobb gets an underhook and turns Mikhasevich into the cage.
Marciano Cobb is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mikhasevich's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikhasevich throws a right hand that Cobb ducks under and follows up with a left that Cobb also avoids with ease.
Mikhasevich misses with the combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mikhasevich misses with an uppercut
and Mikhasevich takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mikhasevich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cobb with a hook.
Cobb throws a right hand that misses
and Mikhasevich counters with a straight right hand.
Mikhasevich takes one to the chin there.
Mikhasevich takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cobb misses with a shot to the body
and Mikhasevich counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cobb looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marciano Cobb showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cobb 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marciano Cobb!
Marciano Cobb retains his middleweight title!
Marciano Cobb decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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