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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Michael weston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael weston had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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150 lbs
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael weston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Cooper!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Jorge Garcia and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
weston looks to land a combination but Cooper avoids it well.
weston throws a hook but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cooper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
weston misses with an uppercut.
Nice jab there from weston.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from weston.
Cooper falls off balance throwing a combination
and weston counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooper misses with a double jab.
A big right from weston misses.
weston looks to throw the jab but Cooper is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
Cooper walks into a jab.
The fighters circling - weston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooper misses with a double jab
and weston counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooper staying out of range there.
weston swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooper.
weston dips to his left and cracks Cooper with an uppercut!
weston waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
weston throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
weston uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooper.
Cooper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and weston counters with a stiff right hand.
weston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper slips under a jab.
weston is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A swing and a miss from weston.
weston defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
weston lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cooper backs up against the cage.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
weston connects with a nice looking jab.
Cooper looks to land a right hand but weston moved out of range.
Cooper misses the body punch
and weston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
weston is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
weston lands a nice hook to Cooper's body. Cooper takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
weston fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for weston. That snapped Cooper's head back.
Cooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as weston throws out the jab.
Cooper staying out of range there.
A shot to the body from Cooper misses
and weston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
weston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
weston darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
weston throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
weston missing with a left hand there. Cooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from weston.
Cooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fighters circling - Cooper throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooper misses with a double jab
and weston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cooper takes one to the side of the head.
weston throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cooper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael weston 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 swings for the body but weston moves out of range.
weston misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming.
Cooper misses with a straight right.
Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but weston was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper.
Cooper blocks a jab.
A big left from weston misses.
Josh Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
weston misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
weston defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
weston with a nice cross.
Cooper throws a sloppy body shot
and weston counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
weston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooper throws a sloppy body shot
and weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooper ducks right into an uppercut from weston.
weston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
weston lands a jab-cross combination.
Cooper throws a hook but weston blocks it.
Cooper misses with a straight right.
weston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
weston fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cooper slips a jab from weston.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooper. weston does a little dance to reset his feet.
weston tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooper takes a jab right on the kisser.
weston throws a sloppy body shot
and Cooper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
weston throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
Cooper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooper moves away from the strike by weston.
weston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
weston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice jab there from weston.
Cooper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling weston to score with a decent uppercut.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but weston is just out of range.
Cooper walks into a jab.
Cooper moves out of range as weston strikes.
Cooper slips under a jab from weston.
Nice uppercut lands for Cooper. That snapped weston's head back.
weston throws a big shot that misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cooper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a double jab
and weston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
weston looks to throw the jab but Cooper is out of range.
weston takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
weston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
weston throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
weston keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooper.
Cooper scores with a crisp jab that stopped weston in his tracks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! weston's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Cooper throws a combination that misses
and weston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cooper on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
weston misses with a looping right.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but weston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper blocks a jab.
Cooper lands a left and a right that send weston crashing to the mat, dazed. Cooper thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
weston is rocked!
It looks like Michael weston has been cut.
Cooper throws a hook to the side of weston's head but weston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
weston slips under a jab.
weston connects with a jab.
Cooper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
weston with a hook.
Cooper misses with a double jab
and weston counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooper swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and weston counters with a one-two to the body.
Cooper throws a lazy right hand but weston sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
weston listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cooper lands a jab to the nose.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
weston loads up on a big right hand but Cooper slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
weston throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.
Cooper misses with a telegraphed body shot
and weston counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cooper throws a big shot that misses.
weston looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.
weston misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
weston throws the left hand but Cooper avoids the punch easily.
Cooper misses with a looping left.
Cooper misses with a shot to the body
and weston counters with a nice body shot.
weston misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from weston.
weston throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
weston tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab by weston.
Josh Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
weston ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but weston uses good head movement to avoid it.
weston takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cooper swats away the attempt to clinch by weston.
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
weston fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooper on the side of the head.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts weston, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
Cooper swings away with a body shot that misses
and weston counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
weston lands a head shot.
Cooper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
weston throws a hook but Cooper blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Cooper.
Well Cooper has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:29
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Josh Cooper!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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