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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between ben cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Achilles The Immortal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). cook kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is last man. Achilles The Immortal told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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198 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, ben cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Achilles The Immortal !
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
cook bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
cook trying to control the action but The Immortal is working from the bottom.
cook tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no cook has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The Immortal wants to control but cook postures up.
cook working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The Immortal is not content to let cook control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cook looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Immortal tries to bench press cook off him but cook keeps the position.
The Immortal is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked cook off and has taken his back!
The Immortal is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. cook defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The Immortal is persistently looking for the submission but cook is defending it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Immortal looking for the choke but no joy.
cook just trying to survive but The Immortal is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The Immortal is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. cook is defending well though. The Immortal let's go of the attempt for now.
The Immortal working for a choke but cook is defending well.
The Immortal avoiding cook 's attempts to control his hands.
cook rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
The Immortal is looking for a kimura here.
The Immortal looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cook is pressing down on The Immortal 's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The Immortal postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! cook is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of The Immortal , into his guard.
cook drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and The Immortal dives on top into guard.
cook lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for The Immortal !
cook looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Immortal is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The Immortal defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from cook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Immortal manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by The Immortal , under a barage of strikes from cook.
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 ben cook will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
cook shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. The Immortal manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Immortal keeping moving, preventing cook from controlling successfully.
cook seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cook trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
cook is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! The Immortal is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! The Immortal has escaped and now he's on top!
The Immortal postures up.
cook is really struggling to control The Immortal but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The Immortal thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
cook is trying to control the position but The Immortal postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
The Immortal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Immortal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The Immortal drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and The Immortal jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
cook manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. The Immortal manages to get himself to full guard.
The Immortal keeping moving, preventing cook from controlling successfully.
cook wants to pass the guard but The Immortal is keeping the position.
cook throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Immortal works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Immortal is adopting a defensive guard.
The Immortal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
cook tries to free his leg and advance position but The Immortal is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The Immortal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and cook counters with a single leg into guard. The Immortal didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Immortal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The Immortal is looking to sweep but instead, cook has passed into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
cook is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, The Immortal has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ben cook dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
cook tries for a takedown but The Immortal circles away easily
and The Immortal decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in cook's guard.
The Immortal stopping the sweep attempt from cook.
The Immortal drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and cook dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Immortal being controlled here, momentarily.
cook tries to free his leg and advance position but The Immortal is retaining full guard.
cook is working hard here to advance position.
ben cook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
cook trying to control but The Immortal is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The Immortal is trying to keep cook in close.
cook wants to pass the guard but The Immortal is keeping the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
cook looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cook is working for a submission of some sort.
cook stalling away here and it's allowed The Immortal to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
cook throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
cook trying to control the position from guard on top but The Immortal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
cook is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because The Immortal is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Achilles The Immortal .
Well cook 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for ben cook!
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight for ben cook!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for ben cook!
ben cook wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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