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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winston Cooper (ranked 5344 p4p, 22750 weight class) and Samuel Little (ranked 425 p4p, 509 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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171 cm
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5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Samuel Little!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Little throws a head kick but Cooper moves out of range.
Little pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up but Little swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooper tries to move into range but Little moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cooper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Little, pushing him back against the cage.
Little looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Little controls his hands.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Little pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Little.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Little lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Cooper moves into range and clinches up with Little.
Cooper tries a body shot but Little blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Little's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Little in his tracks for a moment.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooper.
Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper prevents Little from breaking the clinch.
Cooper keeps control of Little as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Our sources have told us that Cooper has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Little can't break the clinch.
Cooper is pushing Little up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Little can't break the clinch.
Little wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Little dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Cooper checks the leg kick nicely there.
Little scores with a body shot.
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!
Little throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Little takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Little breaks the clinch.
Little with a jab.
Little throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Little circles away.
Cooper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Little is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Little makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Little is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Little pushes him off.
Little tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Little tries to land a body kick
and Cooper counters by moving into the clinch.
Cooper blocks a body shot from Little.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Little avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Cooper.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Little misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Little looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cooper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Littles head.
Cooper can't find room to land a body shot as Little controls the action.
Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Little keeps it at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Little circles away and keeps his distance.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Little pushes him off.
Cooper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Little counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Little keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Little throws a fast counter high kick but Cooper manages to duck under it in time.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Cooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooper tries to clinch but Little is having none of it.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Little misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Little tries to get set, Cooper tries to push him back and clinch up but Little manages to avoid the attempt.
Little getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Little throws the left hand but Cooper avoids the punch easily.
Cooper wants to clinch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Little! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Little. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Little throws a head kick that misses.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Little 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.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Little keeps it at a distance.
Little swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Little looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Little.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Little circles away.
Cooper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Little counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cooper has managed to clinch.
Little is trying to break free.
Cooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Winston Cooper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Little working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Little backwards.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little's elbow.
Little has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cooper seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Little can turn it around.
Little breaks the clinch.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Little looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Little tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Little misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Little paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Little manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Little appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Little misses.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Little circles away.
Cooper has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Cooper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Little swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper instigates a clinch.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Little leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper gets through Little's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Little takes a shot to the head.
Little breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Little circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Little paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Little.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little feints and then cracks Cooper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooper down.
Little swings widly with a right hand
and Cooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooper tries to clinch but Little moves out of range.
Little throws the kick towards the body but Cooper avoids it.
A head kick misses from Little.
Cooper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cooper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Little pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooper is out of range and Little settles back down.
Cooper has closed the distance and engaged Little in a clinch.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Little.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooper cracks Little with a nice body shot.
Little displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooper up against the cage.
Little working hard to break the clinch.
Little wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cooper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Little is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Little slowing the pace effectively.
Little is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Little.
Little is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Little stalling in the clinch but Cooper improves position.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cooper takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Little has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Little breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Little's brow.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Little leaning against his opponent.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Little blocks the elbow strike.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Little ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cooper is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper wants to stay close but Little steps back to make room for something. Cooper seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Little and Cooper drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Samuel Little!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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