Cole throws the occasional kick, but Heiderman is the aggressor and more effective of the two, even if he’s not landing too much. A couple right hands find a home and Pena just keeps shouting, “Again!” at her charge, who is having success whenever he closes the distance, crowds Cole, and lets go of his hands.
Cole lands a counter left, but Heiderman isn’t all that bothered by it, continuing to press forward and stick shots in the Team Nunes fighter’s mug. The horn sounds and it feels like we’re heading to a third round.
Forrest Griffin and Dana White both think Cole still did enough to win, as does Team Nunes, obviously, while Pena encourages Heiderman to continue doing what he’s doing and expand his attacks a little more as the commission official informs referee Chris Tognoni that we’re going to a third round.
Round 3: They touch gloves and Cole is the first to offer, lunging in with a left hand, connecting with a right behind it, and then eating a left from Heiderman in return. Cole is far more active to start the round, chopping at the lead leg with low kicks, much to the delight of coach Roger Krahl.
Cole presses forward and the two exchange in close, each landing a good shot before Cole clips Heiderman on the side of the head when he’s already a little off balance, sending him to the canvas briefly. Heiderman scurries back to his feet and hits Cole with a right hand as the Team Nunes fighter tries to swarm, backing him off and prompting him to panic wrestle.
Heiderman sees the takedown coming, sprawls well, and floats to the back, unloading on Cole as he turtles and covers up. The Team Pena fighter keeps hammering away, bringing Tognoni in for a look, and when Cole doesn’t respond to the referee’s request to fight back, the fight is stopped.
Great come-from-behind win for Jordan Heiderman.
Official Result: Jordan Heiderman def. Chandler Cole by TKO (strikes) at 1:14 of Round 3
