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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mattias Johansson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Kyle Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mattias Johansson!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Matti Vanhoillinen and Marco Blurström.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper slips a jab and a cross from Johansson.
Johansson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooper circles away.
Cooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Johansson.
Cooper throws a right hand that Johansson ducks under and follows up with a left that Johansson also avoids with ease.
Cooper pushes Johansson away with a front kick.
Cooper tries to keep at a distance but Johansson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johansson drags the fight down to the ground.
Johansson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Cooper manages to pass to side control.
Cooper could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cooper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johansson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper wants to control but Johansson is keeping him busy.
Johansson is trying to stand up here but Cooper is controlling him well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kyle Cooper.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a nice looking combination but Johansson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Johansson instigates a clinch.
Johansson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cooper taking a breather.
Johansson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johansson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooper tries to circle away but Johansson has him pinned against the cage.
Cooper avoiding damage as Johansson throws knees to the body.
Johansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johansson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johansson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
Cooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johansson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cooper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johansson struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooper controls his hands.
Johansson pushes off an throws an elbow but Cooper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Johansson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johansson looks gassed!
Johansson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Johansson misses with a knee strike.
Cooper tries to pull guard but Johansson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Johansson pushes Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper has Johansson up against the cage in a clinch.
Johansson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooper taking a breather.
Johansson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Cooper is trying to break the clinch but Johansson has him pressed against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooper.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooper is defending well for now.
Johansson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mattias Johansson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johansson closes the distance and pushes Cooper back into the cage.
The referee calls for Cooper to work.
Johansson is trying to pull guard but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Johansson avoiding damage as Cooper throws knees to the body.
Johansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johansson tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooper avoids the damage to the body.
Cooper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Johansson managing to block the knees to the body from Cooper.
Cooper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Johansson moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Johansson is working for takedown but Cooper is calmly controlling the position for now.
Johansson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cooper is defending well.
Kyle Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Johansson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cooper tries to stall but Johansson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Johansson breaks the clinch.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Johansson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mattias Johansson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper shoots for a takedown but Johansson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johansson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches up with Johansson, looking for a takedown. Cooper pushes Johansson against the cage but Johansson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper fails to land the takedown.
Cooper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Johansson.
Cooper moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Johansson tries to throw a body punch but Cooper avoids it by throwing Johansson back against the cage.
Johansson has Cooper pressed against the cage, preventing Cooper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Johansson lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johansson is leaning against Cooper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johansson crunches a lovely knee into Cooper's ribcage.
Johansson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Johansson.
Johansson avoiding damage as Cooper throws knees to the body.
Johansson jumps guard but Cooper turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Johansson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johansson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooper is defending well for now.
Johansson is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johansson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Johansson.
Johansson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Johansson trying to land knees to the body.
Johansson misses with a knee to the head.
Johansson tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maybe Cooper would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Mattias Johansson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johansson lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mattias Johansson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cooper wants to clinch up but Johansson keeps it at a distance.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Johansson dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
Johansson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cooper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johansson darts in and clinches Cooper up against the cage.
Johansson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johansson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cooper stalling in the clinch but Johansson improves position.
Johansson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cooper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cooper throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johansson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cooper is defending well.
Kyle Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mattias Johansson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johansson tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper keeps control of Johansson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cooper fails to pull guard.
Johansson working Cooper over with knees to the body.
Johansson misses with a body punch.
Johansson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cooper after a bit of a struggle.
Johansson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johansson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johansson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cooper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johansson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johansson wants to clinch.
Cooper fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johansson tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johansson tries to clinch there but Cooper circles away.
Cooper tries for a takedown but Johansson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cooper is looking to chop away at Johansson's legs.
Johansson tries to clinch but Cooper moves away
and Cooper counters with a left and a right that stings Johansson.
Johansson looks to land a combination. Cooper sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Johansson throws a leg kick
and Cooper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johansson pushes Cooper off looking to stand but Cooper dives back in and keeps control.
Cooper is stalling here. Johansson is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cooper seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Johansson has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to control but Johansson postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johansson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cooper sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johansson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Johansson is trying to ground and pound but Cooper uses the momentary lack of control by Johansson to regain half guard.
Cooper regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Johansson.
Johansson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kyle Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johansson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johansson wanted to stand there but Cooper had control of the position.
Mattias Johansson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cooper looking for a guillotine here but Johansson defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mattias Johansson.
I've got Johansson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mattias Johansson!
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