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Event:
SMASH: Andonian vs Chaos
Date: Nov 19, 2021 |
#R1#
Nicolas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cooke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nicolas tries to move into range but Cooke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cooke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicolas is just out of range.
Nicolas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nicolas swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nicolas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sloppy strikes from Cooke. Those never looked like landing.
Nicolas throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Cooke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Silverback MMA in the buildup to the fight.
Cooke jabs at Nicolas's body.
Cooke scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nicolas lands a slapping body shot.
Cooke defending well as Nicolas loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke lands with a good body shot.#T1#
Nicolas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nicolas throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Danga de danga de dang - Cooke scores with a four punch combination!
Cooke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cooke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Decent striking displayed by Cooke there.
Donk. Nicolas catches Cooke right on the button with a cross.
Cooke dips to his left and cracks Nicolas with an uppercut!
Nicolas misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke cracks Nicolas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cooke misses with the combination.
Nicolas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #T2#
Nicolas misses with a straight left.
Cooke scores with a hook.
Nicolas has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cooke scores with a jab. Nicolas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Some wild striking there from Cooke.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicolas.
Good exchange - Cooke coming out on top.
Nicolas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooke.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooke.
Cooke moves out of range as Nicolas strikes.
Nicolas walks into a left hand.
Cooke misses with a jab, cross combination.
A countering left hand to the body from Nicolas misses.#T3#
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nicolas staying out of range there.
Nicolas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nicolas throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooke.
Cooke fails to land with a series of punches.
Nicolas moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Cooke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nicolas is able to avoid easily.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Nicolas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nicolas misses the jab.
Nicolas fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cooke lands a jab.
Cooke lands with a nice body punch.
Nicolas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#T4#
Cooke slips a jab from Nicolas.
Cooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nicolas at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Nicolas.
Cooke walks into a jab.
Cooke scores with a three punch combo!
Nicolas throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a series of strikes that have Nicolas backpedaling.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nicolas.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Nicolas's shoulder, as Nicolas tries to avoid the shot.
Nicolas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nicolas misses with a double jab.
Cooke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicolas looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Nicolas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cooke swings widly with a right hand
and Nicolas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Cooke cracks Nicolas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Cooke does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Nicolas on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Nicolas ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Nicolas under the eye.
Cooke lands a head shot.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Nicolas was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nicolas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nicolas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nicolas.
Nicolas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Nicolas.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooke.
Nicolas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.#T1#
Cooke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nicolas can do to turn this around?
Nicolas walks into a left hand.
Nicolas connects with a leg kick.
Cooke throws a head kick but Nicolas moves out of range.
Jab, jab by Cooke - just one landing.
Nicolas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nicolas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Cooke here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cooke swings for the body but Nicolas moves out of range.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Nicolas is out of range.
Nicolas defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke tries a low kick but Nicolas avoids it.
Nicolas looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T2#
Nicolas moves forwards but Cooke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice cross by Cooke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nicolas tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cooke is able to avoid easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Cooke misses its target.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Nicolas fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooke throws the left hand but Nicolas avoids the punch easily.
Nicolas throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Nicolas slips a straight right by Cooke.
Cooke lands with a hook. Nicolas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. #T3#
Cooke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Nicolas takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nicolas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Nicolas throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Nicolas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke throws a low kick but Nicolas avoids it.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nicolas avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nicolas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooke looks to land a combination but Nicolas avoids it well.
Cooke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nicolas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nicolas goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nicolas counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cooke's knee momentarily.#T4#
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nicolas feints and then cracks Cooke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooke down.
Nicolas moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Nicolas's shoulder, as Nicolas tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Nicolas misses.
Cooke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Cooke.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nicolas is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cooke dips to his left and cracks Nicolas with an uppercut!
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Nicolas moved out of range.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicolas was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nicolas.
Nicolas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Nicolas misses with a right hand
and Cooke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Cooke lands with an overhand left.
Cooke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nicolas moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Cooke backing away here, and Nicolas unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Nicolas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke moves away from the strike by Nicolas.
Nicolas throws a body kick that misses.
Nicolas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nicolas throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Nicolas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Cooke throws out a loose jab but Nicolas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Cooke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nicolas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke tries to bum rush Nicolas with a series of wild strikes but Nicolas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Nicolas's legs.
A lazy left from Cooke finds it's target.
Nicolas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooke throws a series of strikes that have Nicolas backpedaling.
Nicolas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nicolas blocks a leg kick.
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Nicolas moved out of range nicely.
Nicolas falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Cooke to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooke lands a nice looking body kick.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Nicolas ducks down to avoid it.
Nicolas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T2#
Nice uppercut lands for Cooke. That snapped Nicolas's head back.
Cooke misses with a hook
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nicolas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Cooke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nicolas counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cooke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sloppy strikes from Cooke. Those never looked like landing.
Nicolas scores with a hook.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Nicolas's shoulder, as Nicolas tries to avoid the shot.
Nicolas lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nicolas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T3#
Cooke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Nicolas's head backwards.
Nicolas slips a straight right by Cooke.
Nicolas misses with a body kick.
Nicolas misses with a looping right.
Cooke avoids a kick to the body.
Nicolas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke throws an off balance right hand
and Nicolas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Nicolas throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A punch combination from Cooke misses.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T4#
Nicolas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nicolas throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke throws a hook but Nicolas blocks it.
Nicolas is looking for the big counter here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nicolas tries a quick counter leg kick but Cooke is wise to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke connects with a jab.
Harold Nicolas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Nicolas.
Cooke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nicolas looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Cooke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nicolas misses the body punch
and Cooke counters with a leg kick.
Nicolas throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a good low kick that Nicolas was not able to check.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooke 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
An out of breath Matt Cooke thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
SMASH: Bishop vs Kruger
Date: Oct 02, 2021 |
#R1#
Cooke throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benn Jr.
Cooke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke is looking to slow Benn Jr down with leg kicks.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Cooke finds it's way through Benn Jr's defenses.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Benn Jr lands with a good body shot.
Nice jab there from Cooke.
Cooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benn Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooke.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke tries to bum rush Benn Jr with a series of wild strikes but Benn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Cooke.
#T1#
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Benn Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Cooke's head back.
Cooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benn Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benn Jr scores with a body shot.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Benn Jr blocks the low kick.
A lazy left from Cooke finds it's target.
Benn Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Benn Jr feints a jab promting Cooke to slip. Benn Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cooke slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke wants to land a leg kick but Benn Jr is out of range. #T2#
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cooke misses with a body punch
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benn Jr.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Benn Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benn Jr.
Cooke lands with a right hand.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooke misses with a hook.
Cooke slips a straight right by Benn Jr.#T3#
Benn Jr looks for the body kick but Cooke saw that one coming.
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
Cooke loads up on a big right hand but Benn Jr slips the punch.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Benn Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cooke, as that shot connected.
Cooke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benn Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cooke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benn Jr's hands.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Benn Jr thuds his right hand into Cooke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Benn Jr misses.
A left lands for Cooke.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Benn Jr moved away.
A jab from Benn Jr does it's job there.
Benn Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Cooke swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benn Jr moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benn Jr.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benn Jr throws a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Benn Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Cooke defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Cooke ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooke also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Cooke.
Benn Jr lands with a straight right. Cooke didn't see that one coming.
Cooke misses with a looping right.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Benn Jr checks it
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Cooke connects with a looping right hand.
Cooke's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Benn Jr throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Benn Jr thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooke motions for Benn Jr to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Cooke throws a series of strikes that have Benn Jr backpedaling.
#T1#
Benn Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooke. Cooke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benn Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Benn Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Benn Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Benn Jr blocks it well.
Cooke misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr lands a jab to Cooke's midsection.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Cooke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benn Jr cracks Cooke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benn Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn Jr cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Cooke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benn Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cooke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benn Jr back to the cage. Cooke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Some wild striking there from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Cooke avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooke! But no joy.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Benn Jr moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good exchange - Cooke coming out on top.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Cooke thuds a left hand into Benn Jr's body.
Benn Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T3#
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Benn Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke with the inside leg kick.
Benn Jr moves forwards but Cooke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cooke sizes up Benn Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benn Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benn Jr thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Cooke scores with a punch to the head.
Cooke throws the left hand but Benn Jr avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke misses with a hook. Benn Jr ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Cooke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Benn Jr lands a jab to the head.
Benn Jr scores with a hook.
Cooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Benn Jr's knee but Benn Jr avoids it well.
Cooke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benn Jr.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benn Jr moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benn Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cooke lands a glancing blow to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Benn Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benn Jr avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Benn Jr's knee but Benn Jr avoids it well.
Benn Jr stuns Cooke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Benn Jr moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Cooke lands a glancing blow to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Benn Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Cooke throws a sloppy body shot
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
Cooke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooke lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Cooke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.#T1#
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from Cooke lands but Benn Jr takes it in his stride.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Cooke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head but Benn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Benn Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Benn Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooke throws a body punch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benn Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cooke throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Benn Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cooke misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke lands with a nice body punch. #T2#
Benn Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Cooke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr takes one to the chin there.
Cooke throws a nice looking combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Benn Jr misses its target.
Cooke misses the jab.
Benn Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Cooke with a series of wild strikes but Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooke misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Cooke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.#T3#
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke misses with a combination
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benn Jr in his tracks.
Cooke throws a hook but Benn Jr avoids it easily.
Cooke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benn Jr throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cooke throws a good cross that connects.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T4#
Benn Jr connects with a right hand. Cooke shakes it off.
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!
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Cooke follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.
Benn Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Benn Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nigel Benn Jr.
Well Benn Jr 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Nigel Benn Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be back'. |
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Event:
SMASH: Floyd vs Menshikov
Date: Sep 04, 2021 |
#R1#
Bouglas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bouglas thows a leg kick but Cooke checks it
and Cooke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooke connects with a jab.
Bouglas misses with a body kick.
Bouglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
It looked like Cooke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bouglas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke with a hook.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke lands a head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Bouglas.
Bouglas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Bouglas moves out of range easily.
Bouglas looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a hook. Bouglas ducked under it nicely.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses
and Bouglas counters with an outside leg kick.
Cooke connects with the punch.
Bouglas misses with a low kick.
Cooke tries a low kick but Bouglas avoids it.
Bouglas steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Bouglas staying out of range there.
Decent striking displayed by Bouglas there.
Bouglas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bouglas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T2#
Cooke keeps Bouglas at a distance using the push kick.
Bouglas throws a solid leg kick but Cooke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bouglas.
Bouglas slips a straight right by Cooke.
Bouglas tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bouglas counters with a nice body kick.
Cooke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bouglas throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Bouglas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooke delivers a nice body kick.#T3#
Bouglas lands a head kick!
Cooke with a hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cooke!
Cooke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Bouglas moved away.
Cooke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T4#
Cooke throws a right hand that misses
and Bouglas counters with a straight right hand.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Bouglas's shoulder, as Bouglas tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke is looking to clinch but Bouglas is avoiding it.
A lazy body kick from Bouglas
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bouglas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bouglas slips under a jab from Cooke.
And Bouglas responds with a good body kick, but Cooke manages to step out the way in time.
A jab from Bouglas misses.
Cooke seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Bouglas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Cooke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Bouglas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooke 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.
Bouglas takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bouglas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bouglas throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bouglas misses with a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke connects with a body shot that sends Bouglas's belly button to the back.
Cooke loads up on a big right hand but Bouglas slips the punch.
Bouglas moves away from the strike by Cooke. #T1#
Cooke tests Bouglas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bouglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
It seemed like Bouglas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bouglas sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bouglas can do to turn this around?
Cooke lands a nice hook to Bouglas's body. Bouglas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bouglas.
Bouglas keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooke lands a nice looking body kick.#T2#
A cross from Bouglas lands.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Bouglas.
Jab, jab by Cooke - just one landing.
Bouglas misses with a right hand
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bouglas lunges at Cooke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cooke's hand.
Cooke throws a sloppy body shot
and Bouglas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bouglas misses with a hook.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Bouglas manages to avoid it.
Bouglas misses with a telegraphed body shot
#CL#
and Cooke moves into the clinch.#T3#
Bouglas pushes Cooke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bouglas throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Bouglas.
Bouglas has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
Bouglas working aggressively here.
Bouglas digs a right hand underneath Cooke's ribcage. Cooke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Bouglas fails to land.
Bouglas struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
Cooke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bouglass head.
Bouglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Cooke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cooke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bouglas throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Bouglas misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke is trying to break the clinch but Bouglas is controlling him.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Bouglas.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
#T4#
Bouglas working aggressively here.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Bouglas misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bouglas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke tries to circle away but Bouglas has him pinned against the cage.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Bouglas.
Bouglas swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Bouglas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
#BC#
Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooke lands a slapping body shot.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Bouglas moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bouglas! But no joy.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Bouglas counters with a leg kick.
Cooke lunges at Bouglas with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bouglas's hand.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Bouglas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bouglas slips a straight right by Cooke.
Cooke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bouglas's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bouglas walks into a straight right hand from Cooke.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooke misses with the combination.
#T1#
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Bouglas is out of range.
Cooke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cooke avoids a kick to the body.
Bouglas slips a jab from Cooke.
Bouglas throws the kick towards the body but Cooke avoids it.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke tries to land a body kick
and Bouglas counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Bouglas's front leg but catches the back leg as Bouglas tries to avoid it. #T2#
Bouglas misses with a looping left.
Bouglas walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bouglas misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Bouglas throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Bouglas manages to avoid it.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #CL#
Cooke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bouglas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bouglas throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head. #T3#
Cooke lands a nice uppercut.#BC#
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bouglas misses with a looping left.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Bouglas's body. Bouglas takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bouglas misses with a leg kick #CL#
and Cooke counters by clinching up.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bouglas.
Cooke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bouglas fails to land.
Bouglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bouglas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Duster Bouglas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooke is trying to stall.
Bouglas tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bouglas misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bouglas.
Cooke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bouglas has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cooke.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Bouglas fails to land.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bouglas.
Nice body punch from Bouglas.
Bouglas has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
Bouglas has Cooke pressed against the cage, preventing Cooke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC#
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A cross from Bouglas lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooke 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well. |
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Event:
SMASH:14
Date: Aug 14, 2021 |
#R1#
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panayotov.
A little jabbing left from Cooke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Panayotov lands a right hook to the body.
Good work by Panayotov as he checks the leg kick.
Panayotov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Panayotov.
Cooke throws a lazy head kick
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panayotov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Cooke does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panayotov moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Panayotov jumps back.
Cooke throws a chopping leg kick but Panayotov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T1#
Panayotov lands a jab to Cooke's midsection.
Panayotov misses with a wild body shot.
Panayotov throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke misses with a hook. Panayotov ducked under it nicely.
Panayotov slips under a jab from Cooke.
Panayotov avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Panayotov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
A low kick from Cooke is predictable there
and Panayotov counters with a straight right hand.
Cooke lands a jab to Panayotov's midsection.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Panayotov is looking to wear down Cooke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T2#
Panayotov avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Sloppy strikes from Panayotov. Those never looked like landing.
Cooke throws a fast counter high kick but Panayotov manages to duck under it in time.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panayotov moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke is looking to chop away at Panayotov's legs.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Panayotov.
No joy there for Cooke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Panayotov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooke on the side of the head.
Cooke throws a lazy body kick #TD#
and Panayotov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cooke! #SU#
Panayotov decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T3#
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A jab lands there for Panayotov.
Cooke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Panayotov fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooke on the side of the head.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Panayotov moved away.
A quick step to the side and Panayotov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke throws a body punch but Panayotov moves out of range.
A low kick from Cooke misses
and Panayotov counters with a straight right hand.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Cooke. #T4#
Panayotov blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Panayotov throws a shot to the body.
Cooke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panayotov lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke misses with an uppercut. Panayotov saw that one coming.
Cooke misses the body punch
and Panayotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panayotov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Panayotov swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Panayotov lands a body shot.
Panayotov cracks Cooke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Panayotov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Panayotov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Panayotov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Panayotov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cooke throws a leg kick
letting Panayotov counter with a right hand.
Cooke takes a swing at Panayotov's ribcage but misses.
Panayotov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cooke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panayotov throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Panayotov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
#T1#
Panayotov misses the jab.
Panayotov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Cooke misses.
Panayotov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Panayotov attempts a counter takedown but Cooke avoids it well and moves away.
Cooke throws a lazy uppercut
and Panayotov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Panayotov.
Cooke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nikolay Panayotov is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke misses with a body shot
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Panayotov lands a slapping body shot.
Panayotov misses the shot to the body. #T2#
Panayotov tries a head kick but it misses.
Panayotov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nice uppercut lands for Cooke. That snapped Panayotov's head back.
Panayotov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cooke under the eye.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Panayotov connects with a body shot.
Nice jab there from Panayotov.
Panayotov misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Panayotov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.#T3#
Panayotov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Panayotov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke throws a lazy uppercut
and Panayotov counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Panayotov checks it
and Panayotov counters with a head kick. That will keep Cooke thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cooke wants to slow Panayotov down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Panayotov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Panayotov lands a slapping body shot.
Panayotov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Panayotov ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.#T4#
Panayotov cracks Cooke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Panayotov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Panayotov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke throws a low kick but Panayotov avoids it.
Panayotov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke misses with a shot to the body
letting Panayotov counter with a right hand.
Panayotov lands with an overhand left.
Cooke throws a right hand that misses
and Panayotov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!#R3#
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Panayotov moved out of range nicely.
Panayotov throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke throws a big counter head kick but Panayotov avoids it with no problem.
Panayotov loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Panayotov connects with a looping right hand.
Panayotov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Panayotov misses with a few strikes there.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Panayotov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke misses with a two punch combination.
Panayotov misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke. #T1#
Panayotov jabs Cooke right on the nose. Cooke blinks but takes it well.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
#TD#
Panayotov drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Panayotov advances to mount.
Panayotov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cooke tries to hold on but Panayotov postures up.#T2#
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke is looking to get to half guard.#SU#
Panayotov get's back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Panayotov throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
A leg kick checked by Panayotov.
Cooke is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cooke throws out a leg kick but Panayotov moves out of range and Cooke only half commits.
Panayotov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.#T3#
Cooke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Panayotov lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooke off the cage and back into range.
Panayotov connects with a high kick.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Panayotov checks it
and Panayotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Panayotov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Panayotov throws a sloppy head kick and Cooke moves out of range easily.
Cooke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cooke misses with a body punch
and Panayotov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Panayotov scores with a hook to the body. Cooke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Panayotov manages to avoid it.#T4#
Panayotov slips under a jab.
Panayotov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Panayotov lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Panayotov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
Nikolay Panayotov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cooke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Panayotov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooke can do to turn this around?
Panayotov scores with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Panayotov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Panayotov 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Panayotov!
An out of breath Nikolay Panayotov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
SMASH: Kapisi vs Floyd
Date: Jul 24, 2021 |
#R1#
Nicolas lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooke off the cage and back into range.
Nicolas's corner calls for a 1-2. Nicolas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nicolas has time to react.
Jab from Cooke.
Nicolas ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Cooke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nicolas counters with a nice uppercut.
Nicolas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Nicolas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooke misses with a left hand
and Nicolas counters with a nice body shot.
Cooke misses with a hook
and Nicolas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicolas misses with a left hand
and Nicolas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooke stalks Nicolas and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nicolas's face. Nicolas staggers backwards, shaken.#T1#
Cooke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nicolas on the side of the head.
Cooke tries to land a front kick but Nicolas steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooke slips under a jab from Nicolas.
Some wild striking there from Nicolas.
Nicolas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Nicolas lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
#T2#
Cooke misses with a body punch
and Nicolas counters with a straight right hand.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Nicolas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nicolas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Nicolas misses.
Nicolas slips under a jab.
Nicolas misses with a double jab
and Cooke counters with a big head kick but Nicolas shrugs it off.
Cooke scores with the left hand. Nicolas knows he should have avoided that one.
Nicolas wants to land a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
As Nicolas backs away, Cooke returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T3#
Cooke connects with a body shot.
Nicolas throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Nicolas moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cooke throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Nicolas to counter with a crisp jab.
Nicolas throws out a powerful jab.
Cooke works Nicolas's body with a nice hook.
Nicolas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Nicolas is just out of range.
Cooke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy. #T4#
A slow jab from Nicolas misses its intended target.
A punch lands to the side of Cooke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicolas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooke moves out of range as Nicolas throws a body kick.
Nicolas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooke throws a quick counter head kick but Nicolas was just out of range.
Nicolas tries a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Cooke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nicolas scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nicolas tries to work over Cooke's front leg with a kick but Cooke checks it.
Cooke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harold Nicolas will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Nicolas throws a leg kick but Cooke checks it.
Nicolas swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Nicolas moves out of range of the body kick.
Nicolas let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooke. That's going to slow Nicolas down.
Cooke throws an off balance right hand
and Nicolas counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Cooke misses.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicolas was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nicolas misses with a double jab
and Cooke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Cooke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooke.#T1#
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicolas was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
A jab lands there for Nicolas.
Nicolas looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nicolas unleashes a big counter combination but Cooke bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cooke fakes the leg kick and cracks Nicolas in the body.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Nicolas throws a leg kick but Cooke moved away.
Cooke blocks a leg kick.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Nicolas darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cooke throws a right hand that misses
enabling Nicolas to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Nicolas is out of range.
A low kick from Cooke misses
and Nicolas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nicolas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nicolas throws a low kick but Cooke moves out of range easily.
Cooke quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Nicolas swings widly with a right hand
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicolas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Donk. Cooke catches Nicolas right on the button with a cross.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Cooke. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Nicolas was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooke misses with a hook
and Nicolas counters with a straight right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooke.
Nicolas with a nice calf kick.
Nicolas looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Nicolas with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nicolas pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T4#
Nicolas wants to slow Cooke down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke moves out of range of the leg kick from Nicolas.
Cooke throws a quick counter head kick but Nicolas was just out of range.
Cooke misses with a leg kick
and Nicolas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicolas lands the left hand.
Nicolas buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nice body punch from Nicolas.
Nicolas looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
A low kick from Cooke misses
and Nicolas counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolas. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Nicolas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Cooke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cooke throws out a loose jab but Nicolas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicolas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cooke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cooke throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cooke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
Nicolas's corner calls for a 1-2. Nicolas obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Nicolas is able to avoid easily.
Nicolas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Cooke throws a body punch but Nicolas moves out of range.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
#T1#
Nicolas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nicolas avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Nicolas jabs at Cooke's body.
Nicolas throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke counters with an outside leg kick.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nicolas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Nicolas.
Cooke takes a swing at Nicolas's ribcage but misses.
Cooke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nicolas counters with a slapping leg kick. #T2#
Cooke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nicolas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A low kick from Cooke is predictable there
and Nicolas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke misses with a left hand
and Nicolas counters with a three punch combo that has Cooke backing up. Cooke nods at Nicolas to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke defending well as Nicolas loads up on a big left hand.
As Nicolas backs away, Cooke returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nicolas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nicolas connects with a jab.
Nicolas with the inside leg kick.
Nicolas works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Nicolas misses. #T3#
Nicolas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cooke throws a poor cross that misses
and Nicolas connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nicolas checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nicolas lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nicolas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nicolas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cooke counters with a nice leg kick.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke tries a low kick but Nicolas avoids it.
Cooke misses with a hook.
Harold Nicolas seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T4#
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Nicolas moves out of range easily.
Cooke throws a head kick but Nicolas moves out of range.
Nicolas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicolas moves out of range of the body kick.
Nicolas scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Nicolas. Nicolas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Nicolas misses with a left hand
and Cooke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nicolas slips a straight right by Cooke.
Nicolas looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Danga de danga de dang - Nicolas scores with a four punch combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Harold Nicolas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nicolas 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Nicolas!
An out of breath Harold Nicolas thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career. |
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Event:
SMASH: Voronin vs Benn Jr
Date: Jul 03, 2021 |
#R1#
Panayotov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cooke lands a glancing blow to the side of Panayotov's head.#CUT2#It looks like Nikolay Panayotov has been cut.#CL#
Panayotov instigates a clinch.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Panayotov.
Panayotov is pushing Cooke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Stalling in the clinch from Panayotov.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Panayotov looking to stall.
Panayotov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Panayotov.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Panayotov controls the action.
Panayotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Panayotov controls the action.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Panayotov controls the action.
Cooke tries to work over Panayotov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T1#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panayotov.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panayotov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Panayotov has Cooke pressed against the cage, preventing Cooke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC2#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panayotov scores with a punch to the head.
Panayotov avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Panayotov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Panayotov throws a lazy head kick
enabling Cooke to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cooke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Panayotov slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Panayotov misses the target.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Panayotov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Panayotov misses.
Cooke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Panayotov ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke avoids a kick to the body.
Panayotov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panayotov lands a jab to the nose.
Panayotov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Panayotov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
It looked like Panayotov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cooke lands with a good body shot.
Cooke cracks a nice hook into Panayotov's ribs.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Panayotov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Panayotov lands an overhand right.#T4#
Panayotov lands the left hand.#CL#
Panayotov has managed to clinch.
A shot in the inside from Panayotov.
Panayotov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Panayotov controls his hands.
Cooke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Panayotov tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooke avoids the damage to the body.
Panayotov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cooke after a bit of a struggle.
Panayotov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooke working hard to break the clinch.
Panayotov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Panayotov blocking some punches.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Panayotov has Cooke pressed against the cage, preventing Cooke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nikolay Panayotov will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Panayotov's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Panayotov misses with a hook to the body
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke throws a right hand that misses
and Panayotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL#
Panayotov rushes Cooke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke is working Panayotov over against the cage.
Panayotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Panayotov.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Panayotov creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Panayotov blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Panayotov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panayotov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke tries a body shot but Panayotov blocks it.
#T1#
Cooke blocking some punches.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nikolay Panayotov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Panayotov digs a right hand underneath Cooke's ribcage. Cooke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Panayotov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Panayotov has Cooke pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Cooke manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Panayotov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooke is defending well for now.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Panayotov controls his hands.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Panayotov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A bit of stalling here from Panayotov.
Panayotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Panayotov prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Panayotov.
Panayotov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
#T2#
Panayotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Panayotov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Panayotov stalling against the cage.
Good body shot from Panayotov.
#BC2#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panayotov looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Panayotov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice jab there from Panayotov.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Panayotov throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice jab.#T3#
Panayotov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Panayotov throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Panayotov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Panayotov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Panayotov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Panayotov misses the shot to the body.
Cooke thinks about the counter body kick.
Cooke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Panayotov throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
#T4#
Panayotov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke misses with a lunging right hand
and Panayotov counters with a nice uppercut.
Panayotov smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Panayotov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#CL#
Cooke tries to keep at a distance but Panayotov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Panayotov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panayotov avoiding damage.
Panayotov lands a nice uppercut.
Panayotov misses with a punch on the inside.
Panayotov lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Cooke throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Panayotov misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nikolay Panayotov's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#CL#
Panayotov has Cooke up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Panayotov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Panayotov lands a left hand.
Panayotov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Panayotov prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Panayotov landing knees to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Panayotov fails to land.
Panayotov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panayotov is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Panayotov.
Panayotov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Panayotov swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Cooke.
#T1#
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Panayotov tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
#BC2#
Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke throws the left hand but Panayotov avoids the punch easily.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Panayotov moves away.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Panayotov avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Panayotov.
Cooke slips a jab from Panayotov.#T2#
Panayotov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Panayotov connects with a jab.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Panayotov slips under a jab.
Nice shot lands for Panayotov.
Panayotov dips to his left and cracks Cooke with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke throws a poor cross that misses
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Panayotov moved away.
Cooke takes one on the button.#T3#
Panayotov jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke lands a right hook to the body.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Panayotov connects with a looping right hand.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Panayotov's legs.
Cooke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Panayotov.
Panayotov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Panayotov.
Cooke misses with a combination
and Panayotov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.#T4#
Panayotov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Panayotov connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Panayotov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cooke's head.
Panayotov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nikolay Panayotov is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Panayotov.
Cooke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Nikolay Panayotov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Panayotov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.#KD2#
Cooke lands a big head kick that sends Panayotov tumbling to the mat! Cooke takes a step backwards and waves Panayotov back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Panayotov is rocked!
Panayotov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Oh Panayotov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooke throws a poor cross that misses
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panayotov throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Cooke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Panayotov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooke can do to turn this around?
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Panayotov moved out of range nicely.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolay Panayotov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Panayotov 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:28
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolay Panayotov!
During a confident post fight interview, Nikolay Panayotov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
SMASH: Voronin vs McConnell
Date: Jun 19, 2021 |
#R1#
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bouglas.
Bouglas misses with a low kick as Cooke jumps back.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Bouglas looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bouglas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bouglas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooke defending well as Bouglas loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke scores with a punch to the head.
Bouglas looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bouglas tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bouglas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bouglas throws a lazy body kick
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.#T1#
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bouglas lands with a hook. Cooke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bouglas takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bouglas walks into a left hand.
Cooke scores with a nice right hand.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cooke. Bouglas shrugs it off though.
Bouglas is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Bouglas blocks the low kick.
It looked like Bouglas was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cooke.
Cooke with the inside leg kick.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bouglas's sensitive parts.
Bouglas does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T2#
Bouglas misses with a hook to the body
and Cooke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bouglas takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice uppercut there from Cooke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bouglas throws a body shot but no joy.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Cooke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bouglas moves away.
Bouglas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooke blocks the leg kick.
Cooke checks a leg kick. #T3#
Bouglas checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bouglas appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#KD2#
Cooke lands a big head kick that sends Bouglas tumbling to the mat! Cooke takes a step backwards and waves Bouglas back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Bouglas is rocked!
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters circling a little - Cooke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bouglas.
Cooke is looking for the big counter here.
Bouglas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Bouglas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Bouglas appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bouglas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Nice body kick from Cooke.#T4#
Bouglas throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cooke lands a glancing blow to the side of Bouglas's head.
Cooke connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Bouglas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bouglas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bouglas seems to have got his legs back now.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Bouglas sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bouglas lands a glancing blow to the side of Cooke's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bouglas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke catches Bouglas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cooke in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bouglas is looking to slow Cooke down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Bouglas is just out of range.
Bouglas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cooke thuds his shin into the meat of Bouglas's side.
Bouglas is looking to wear down Cooke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.#T1#
Bouglas throws a leg kick
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bouglas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bouglas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke lands a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Bouglas.
Cooke punishes Bouglas's body with a nice straight punch.
Bouglas moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Bouglas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
#T2#
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bouglas.
Good work by Bouglas as he checks the leg kick.
Cooke drops Bouglas with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Bouglas! Cooke dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that KOMBAT KLOTHING logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty. |
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Event:
SMASH: Steel vs Delsarte
Date: Jun 05, 2021 |
#R1#
Cooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Panayotov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Panayotov doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Panayotov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Panayotov misses the shot to the body.
Cooke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A shot to the body from Cooke misses
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Panayotov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Panayotov on the side of the head.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooke thows a body kick. Panayotov tries to catch it but that hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
#CL2#
and Panayotov counters by moving into the clinch.
Panayotov has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Panayotov avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Panayotov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Panayotov blocking some punches.
#T1#
Panayotov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Panayotov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke blocking some punches.
#BC#
Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Panayotov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Panayotov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooke throws a lazy head kick #CL2#
and Panayotov moves into the clinch.
Cooke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Panayotov.#BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Panayotov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke takes a swing at Panayotov's ribcage but misses. #T2#
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Panayotov.
Cooke cracks a nice hook into Panayotov's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Panayotov is out of range.
Panayotov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Panayotov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Panayotov lands a glancing blow to the side of Cooke's head.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Panayotov.#T3#
Cooke slips a straight right by Panayotov.
Panayotov lands a jab to the head.
#CL2#
Panayotov forces Cooke back against the cage and clinches.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Panayotov controls his hands.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Panayotov controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooke.
Still in the clinch, Panayotov scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Panayotov avoids the head kick by Cooke.
A little jabbing left from Panayotov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Panayotov misses with a body shot.
Panayotov listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Panayotov moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses. #T4#
Panayotov scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Panayotov misses.
Cooke scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panayotov slips a jab from Cooke.
Panayotov throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws an off balance right hand
and Panayotov counters with a nice uppercut.
Panayotov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Panayotov lands a nice looking body shot.
Panayotov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Panayotov.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolay Panayotov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Panayotov tries a head kick but it misses.
Panayotov throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Panayotov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Panayotov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Panayotov moves out of range easily. #CL2#
Panayotov clinches.
Panayotov blocking some punches.
Panayotov wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Cooke lands a right hand.
Cooke lands with a right to the head. #BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Nikolay Panayotov seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Cooke misses with a lunging right hand
and Panayotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cooke misses with a hook. Panayotov ducked under it nicely.
Cooke throws a push kick but Panayotov slaps the foot to one side.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Panayotov.
Cooke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Panayotov's head backwards.
A head kick by Cooke misses
and Panayotov counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke slips a straight right by Panayotov.
Cooke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Panayotov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T2#
Nice straight punches there by Cooke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooke.
Cooke throws a series of punches but Panayotov avoids them all with ease.
Panayotov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Panayotov throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Panayotov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke lands with a good body shot.
Panayotov throws a right hand that misses
and Cooke counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Panayotov! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Cooke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Cooke!
An out of breath and clearly excited Matt Cooke thanked KOMBAT KLOTHING for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). |
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Event:
ALPHA-1: Unbreakable
Date: Apr 24, 2021 |
#R1#
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Gregor throws a nice looking combination but Cooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gregor throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Gregor jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a lazy body kick
and Gregor counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cooke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.#CUT#It looks like James Gregor has been cut.
Cooke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gregor.#T1#
Gregor moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gregor blocks a leg kick.
Gregor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Gregor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Gregor misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cooke, as that shot connected.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Gregor.
Cooke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gregor lunges at Cooke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cooke's hand. #T2#
Gregor throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Gregor misses its intended target.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cooke. Gregor shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gregor loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Cooke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cooke - that will leave a mark!
Gregor throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Cooke throws a big counter combination but Gregor scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cooke is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cooke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gregor circles away quickly and effectively.
Gregor checks the leg kick.
Gregor is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Gregor has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.#T3#
Cooke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gregor is looking for the big counter here.
Cooke throws a jab when Gregor was well out of range.
Cooke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cooke lands a slapping body shot.
Gregor fails to land with a series of punches.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gregor.
Cooke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke takes a swing at Gregor's ribcage but misses.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Gregor's legs. #T4#
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Gregor ducks down to avoid it.
Gregor looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Gregor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gregor counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Gregor misses with a hook.
Gregor misses with an uppercut
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Gregor misses with a looping left.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Gregor.
Cooke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cooke dodges the punch combination from Gregor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on James Gregor's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Gregor connects with a right hand. Cooke shakes it off.
Gregor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Cooke lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Gregor throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Gregor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooke.
It looked like Cooke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gregor.
Cooke thuds his right hand into Gregor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Gregor comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
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!
Cooke misses with a body punch
enabling Gregor to counter with a crisp jab.
Gregor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Gregor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.#T1#
Nice body punch from Cooke.
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from Gregor misses.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
James Gregor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gregor shoots in but no luck this time.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Cooke connects with a body shot that sends Gregor's belly button to the back.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gregor throws out the jab.
Cooke is looking to counter with head kicks.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Gregor takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T2#
Cooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gregor.
Gregor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Gregor connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gregor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Cooke connects with a body shot.
Cooke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T3#
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Cooke swings for the body but Gregor moves out of range.
Gregor scores with a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Gregor. Those never looked like landing.
Cooke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gregor throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gregor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gregor lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
#CUT2#It looks like Matt Cooke has been cut.
Cooke misses with a body shot
and Gregor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
Gregor blocks a head kick by Cooke.
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!
Gregor throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke counters with a thumping low kick.
Good shot there by Gregor.
Cooke misses with the combination.
Cooke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.
Cooke motions for Gregor to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Gregor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Gregor rushes Cooke with punches - Cooke moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Cooke goes down! Gregor follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Gregor! |
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Event:
CPFC 8 - Boaler vs Cooke 2
Date: Feb 13, 2021 |
#R1#
Boaler dives in and grabs Cooke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cooke pushes down on Boaler's head and hops out.
Cooke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but Boaler avoids it.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boaler.
Boaler is looking to counter punch.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boaler.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Boaler is defended easily by Cooke.
Cooke throws a right and a left that Boaler avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Boaler half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Cooke walks into a stiff left hand from Boaler.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Boaler shoots in looking for a takedown but Cooke manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Boaler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Boaler. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T1#
Cooke misses the body punch
letting Boaler counter with a right hand.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Boaler changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.#CL#
Cooke tries to keep at a distance but Boaler has taken the fight into the clinch.#TD#
Boaler pulls guard effortlessly.
Boaler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cooke controls the pace.
Boaler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Boaler working a defensive guard here.
Cooke is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Cooke works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cooke not doing much here.
#T2#
Boaler wants to get back to full guard.
Cooke takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boaler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cooke looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cooke passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Boaler!
Cooke wants to take Boaler's back here but Boaler is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Cooke controlling from mount. #T3#
Boaler can't escape the position.
Cooke wants to take Boaler's back here but Boaler is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
#SU2#
Cooke is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boaler. That did some damage!
Cooke with a hook.
Boaler swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab lands there for Boaler.
Boaler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Boaler misses the target.
Boaler swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Cooke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T4#
Boaler avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke throws a combination that misses
and Boaler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Boaler throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Boaler thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Boaler.
Boaler tries for a takedown but Cooke circles away easily
and Cooke counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Boaler fails to pull guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Cooke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Boaler is out of range and Cooke settles back down.
Boaler throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boaler throws an off balance right hand
enabling Cooke to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boaler rather than just go for the knockout.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boaler was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Boaler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boaler walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boaler throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws the left hand but Boaler avoids the punch easily.
Boaler takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses. #CL#
Boaler moves into the clinch successfully.
#T1#
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.#TD#
Boaler gets control of Cooke's arms and successfully pulls guard. Boaler will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cooke is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Boaler has his foot on Cooke's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cooke works his way back into a safe position though.
Cooke not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Cooke tries to free his leg and advance position but Boaler is retaining full guard. #SUB#
Boaler is looking for a triangle but Cooke pushes his legs off easily.
Cooke passes Boaler's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Cooke is controlling the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boaler is looking to improve his position.
#T2#
Cooke is taking a breather. Boaler says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Boaler is looking to control Cooke's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Boaler avoid being mounted?
Boaler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cooke is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cooke performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boaler is trying to get back to full guard.#T3#
Cooke moves into full mount! Boaler won't be happy about that!
Boaler working to try and regain half guard.
Cooke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boaler is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Soul Supremacy Rio, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Matt Cooke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cooke prevents Boaler from getting the reversal.
Boaler is working hard here to advance position.
Cooke can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Boaler is looking to escape. #T4#
Cooke is looking to work his way around to Boaler's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Cooke content just to control the position here.
Boaler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boaler wants to hold on but Cooke pushes him away.
Cooke tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3#
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Boaler misses with a body shot.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boaler feinted with a counter takedown.
Boaler will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cooke stuns Boaler with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Boaler. Beautiful body shot.
Boaler showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooke.
#T1#
Cooke throws a shot to the body.
Boaler moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
#CL#
Boaler clinches up with Cooke and pushes him back against the cage.
Boaler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cooke smiles and moves away.
Boaler misses with a jab to the body
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Boaler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke throws the left hand but Boaler avoids the punch easily.
Cooke tests Boaler's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
Boaler thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Cooke misses with a straight left.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Boaler appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Cooke swings for the body but Boaler moves out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cooke, as that shot connected.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke slips a jab from Boaler.#CL#
Boaler has Cooke up against the cage in a clinch.
Boaler fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Boaler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD#
Boaler pulls guard. #T3#
Boaler looking to sweep here. No luck so far. #SUB#
Boaler has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cooke is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Boaler.
Boaler tries to buck Cooke off but Cooke is having none of it.
Boaler sneaks back into half guard.
Cooke takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cooke is pressing down on Boaler's thigh, looking to free his foot. Boaler is holding on for now. #SUB#
Boaler with the active half guard here but Cooke passes nicely into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.#T4#
Cooke wants to control but Boaler is keeping him busy.
The referee asks Cooke politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cooke prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cooke is continuing to stall.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boaler is trying to control Cooke's posture but Cooke avoids it.
Boaler is trying to improve his position.
Boaler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cooke's best efforts.
Cooke prevents Boaler from improving his position.
Cooke seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Boaler is looking for a sweep. Cooke is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke really dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R4#
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.#CL#
Boaler takes the fight into the clinch.
Boaler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boaler is trying to pull guard but Cooke has him pressed against the cage.
Cooke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #BC2#
Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Boaler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaler moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Boaler closes the distance and clinches up with Cooke, looking for a takedown. Boaler pushes Cooke against the cage but Cooke circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Boaler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooke leaves Boaler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.#T1#
Boaler takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooke lands a nice shot that snaps Boaler's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boaler. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Boaler on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boaler misses with a wild body shot.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boaler connects with the punch.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke tries to land a front kick but Boaler steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.#T2#
Cooke misses with a hook. Boaler ducked under it nicely.
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Boaler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL#
Boaler moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Boaler has Cooke up against the cage in a clinch.
Boaler is trying to pull guard but Cooke has him pressed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boaler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cooke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cooke lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooke cracks Boaler with a nice body shot.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Boaler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Boaler tries to pull guard but Cooke forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boaler fails to pull the fight into his guard.
#T3#
Boaler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cooke lands a left hand.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Boaler controls his hands.
Good body shot from Cooke.
Cooke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooke digs a right hand underneath Boaler's ribcage. Boaler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boaler's elbow.
Cooke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Boaler or not. #BC2#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooke thumps Boaler with a low kick.
Cooke scores with a jab to the body.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses. #T4##KD2#
Cooke lands a big head kick that sends Boaler tumbling to the mat! Cooke takes a step backwards and waves Boaler back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#Boaler is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke cracks Boaler with a hook to the temple - Boaler is on wobbly legs here! Cooke swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Boaler falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Cooke wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the big win, Matt Cooke made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him. |
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Event:
CPFC 5 - Puzo vs Scott
Date: Jan 23, 2021 |
#R1#
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morozov.
A lazy body kick from Morozov
and Cooke counters with a stiff right hand.
Morozov on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
A nice side step and Morozov releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Morozov moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Morozov checks it.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke with the inside leg kick. #T1#
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morozov.
Morozov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cooke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Morozov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Morozov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Morozov's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cooke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morozov scrambles back to his feet.
Morozov slips under a jab from Cooke.#TD2#
Morozov looking to score a takedown here. Cooke is defending well but Morozov drives through and ends up in Cooke's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Morozov accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cooke utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cooke is trying to keep Morozov in close.
#T2#
Morozov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cooke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morozov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morozov won't allow Cooke to sweep him here.
Morozov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Morozov chips away with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SUB#
Cooke looking for a guillotine here but Morozov defends easily.
Morozov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB2#
Morozov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cooke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. #T3#
Morozov trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke is controlling Morozov's posture.
Morozov trying to control but Cooke is working from the bottom.
Cooke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morozov is controlling him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cooke looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cooke pulls Morozov in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Morozov slips a jab from Cooke.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Morozov is just out of range.
Morozov feints the counter takedown.#T4#
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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooke.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Morozov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like Morozov was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And Morozov tries to counter it with a takedown but Cooke pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Morozov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Morozov moves out of range easily.
A little jabbing left from Morozov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cooke lands with a good body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morozov moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Morozov looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Morozov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Morozov off balance momentarily.
Morozov takes one to the chin there.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch but Morozov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morozov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#CL#
Cooke closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morozov takes a shot to the head.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Morozov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Morozov pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.#T1#
Cooke misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body.#BC#
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Morozov moved away.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cooke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Morozov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Morozov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Morozov throws a counter combo.
Morozov stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.#T2#
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Cooke throws a head kick that half lands.
Cooke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morozov. Morozov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morozov gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Morozov.
Morozov avoids a kick to the body.
Cooke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morozov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T3#
Morozov throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Cooke jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cooke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cooke throws a head kick but Morozov moves out of range.
Morozov throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Morozov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A jab from Morozov misses.
Morozov just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCooke.
Cooke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morozov tries a quick counter leg kick but Cooke is wise to it.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morozov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T4#
Morozov tries a head kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Cooke misses its target.
Morozov tries for a takedown but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke jabs Morozov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Morozov checks it well.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Morozov's body. Morozov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that second round.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Morozov fails with the takedown
and Cooke counters with a right hand to the body.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Cooke shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Morozov eats them both and turns towards Cooke to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cooke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circle, before Cooke throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Morozov's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Cooke lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Matt Cooke!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Matt Cooke made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Fedor Morozov spoke after the fight, saying 'i want rematch'. |
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Event:
CPFC 3 - Cooke vs Boaler
Date: Jan 06, 2021 |
#R1#
Boaler misses with a right hand
and Cooke counters with a leg kick.
Cooke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Boaler has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Boaler throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boaler avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Boaler changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Cooke thumps Boaler with a low kick.
Boaler throws a big shot that misses.
Cooke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boaler misses with a jab to the body
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaler shoots in looking for a takedown. Cooke tries to sprawl out of it but Boaler keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cooke manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1#
Boaler blocks a leg kick.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cooke lands with a right hand.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Boaler.
Boaler feints the counter takedown.
Cooke throws a low kick, looking for Boaler's leg but Boaler calmly moves out of range. #CL2#
Boaler rushes Cooke and presses him up against the cage.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Boaler jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cooke walks away with a smile on his face. Boaler gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL2#
Cooke tries to keep at a distance but Boaler has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Boalers head.
Boaler tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cooke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Matt Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Boaler.
Boaler tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Boaler is trying to pull guard but Cooke has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
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!#BC#
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body punch from Cooke.
Boaler blocks a head kick by Cooke.
#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL2#
Boaler takes the fight into the clinch.
Boaler tries to pull guard but Cooke forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Boaler is trying to pull guard but Cooke has him pressed against the cage.
Boaler jumps guard but Cooke stands there with Boaler around his waist. Boaler gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Boaler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cooke smiles and moves away.
Boaler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#T3#
Cooke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Boaler.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Boaler's legs.
Boaler tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nice body kick there by Cooke.
Cooke looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cooke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cooke misses with a leg kick #TD2#
and Boaler counters with a shoot takedown. Cooke fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Boaler trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke keeping full guard, as Boaler tries to pass. #SUB2#
Boaler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Boaler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Boaler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke trying to control the position here.
Boaler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cooke pulls Boaler in close to his closed guard and prevents Boaler from doing any damage or advancing position.
Boaler slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2##CL2#
Boaler closes the distance and clinches.
Boaler is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cooke to keep the fight standing.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooke digs a right hand underneath Boaler's ribcage. Boaler let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Boaler is trying to pull guard but Cooke has him pressed against the cage.
Boaler is trying to pull guard but Cooke has him pressed against the cage.
Matt Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonathan Boaler.
Boaler blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Boaler tries to pull guard but Cooke holds him up against the cage and eventually Boaler drops back down to his feet.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boaler can do to turn this around?
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Boaler is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cooke to keep the fight standing.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Matt Cooke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boaler tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cooke smiles and moves away.
A punch combination from Cooke misses.
Cooke throws a head kick that Boaler semi-blocks.
A punch combination from Boaler misses. #T1##CL2#
Boaler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#TD2#
Boaler has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cooke uses from the top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cooke's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Cooke has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Cooke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Boaler is keeping the position for now. #SUB2#
Boaler is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Cooke rolls with it to try and escape but Boaler cranks on the arm and Cooke is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonathan Boaler!
Jonathan Boaler is the new light heavyweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Jonathan Boaler made sure he mentioned MKFC , along with how happy he was to win his fight. |
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Event:
GAMMA#873 San Pedro v Storm
Date: Dec 19, 2020 |
#R1#
Cooke throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cooke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Krampus scores with a jab to the head.
Krampus uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cooke has time to react.#TD2#
Krampus shoots in and gets a takedown into Cooke's guard.
Cooke trying to keep a closed guard but Krampus is proving a slippery customer.
Krampus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke trying to keep a closed guard but Krampus is proving a slippery customer.
Krampus throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krampus is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB#
Cooke looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Krampus has picked Cooke up and slammed him! Cooke can't keep hold of the triangle and Krampus manages to pass to side control!
Sloppy strikes there by Krampus.
Cooke is holding Krampus down, trying to stall.#T1#
Krampus landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Cooke is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #SUB2#
Krampus is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cooke knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cooke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.#SUB2#
Krampus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cooke, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Krampus is chipping away with strikes.
Krampus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#T2#
Cooke taking punishment in the form of punches.
Krampus working the ground and pound but Cooke is defending the strikes.
Krampus trying to control the position but Cooke is working away.
Krampus misses with an attempted head punch from side control. #SUB2#
Krampus wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cooke, who protects the arm well.
Cooke manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cooke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. #SUB2#
Krampus is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cooke doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Krampus. #SUB2#
Krampus is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T3#
Cooke trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Krampus manages to pass to mount!
Cooke tries to hold on but Krampus postures up.
Krampus scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cooke?
Cooke is trying to escape the mount.
Krampus lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Cooke is in a horrible position here. Krampus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cooke is in a horrible position here. Krampus smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
#T4#
Cooke tries to hold on but Krampus pushes him away.
Cooke can't escape the position.
Cooke slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Krampus.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke is trying to control but can't.
Krampus lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cooke wants to improve his position but Krampus is controlling well.
Krampus prevents Cooke from standing back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Krampus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Krampus will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
As Krampus tries to get set, Cooke tries to push him back and clinch up but Krampus manages to avoid the attempt.
Krampus scores with a leg kick.
Krampus with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cooke to score with a decent uppercut.
Krampus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cooke checks it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krampus. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke lands a right hook to the body.
Krampus has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooke moves out of range as Krampus strikes.
Krampus keeps the fight on the outside.
Decent striking displayed by Cooke there.
Krampus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke cracks Krampus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cooke connects with an inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krampus checks a leg kick nicely.
Krampus steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cooke.
Krampus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Krampus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Krampus shoots in but Cooke avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T1#
Krampus connects with a looping right hand.
Krampus dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
Cooke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Krampus to score with a decent uppercut.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Krampus sees coming a mile off.
Dexter Krampus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Krampus.
Cooke lands with a nice body punch.
Cooke tries to clinch up but Krampus circles away and keeps his distance.
Krampus avoids a kick to the body.
Krampus buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Krampus jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Krampus tries to counter with a clinch but Cooke shakes him off and moves away.
Krampus throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Krampus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T2#
Cooke tries to work over Krampus's front leg with a kick but Krampus checks it.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooke lands 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!
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Krampus misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick from Krampus, right into the meat of the thigh.
Krampus misses with a straight left.
Krampus lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooke takes a swing at Krampus's ribcage but misses.
Krampus catches Cooke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Krampus throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Krampus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Krampus.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Krampus throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Krampus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krampus checks a leg kick nicely.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krampus manages to avoid it.
Cooke throws a nice head kick!
Krampus misses with a straight left.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krampus manages to avoid it.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krampus flicks out a counter leg kick but Cooke steps away.
Krampus slips a jab and a cross from Cooke.
Krampus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cooke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Krampus shoots in and drives through. Cooke sprawls well.
Cooke throws a counter high kick but Krampus was just alert enough to avoid it.
Krampus misses with an uppercut
and Cooke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Krampus throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Krampus throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it. #T4#
Krampus jabs at Cooke's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Krampus connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Krampus missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krampus.
That kick from Cooke tenderised Krampus's leg. Krampus is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some bone on bone action there as Krampus checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Krampus.
Krampus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cooke sprawls well. Cooke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Krampus gets slowly back to his feet.
Matt Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Krampus.
Krampus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Krampus.
A jab from Krampus misses.
Krampus blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Cooke takes a swing at Krampus's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krampus. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Krampus if he has to take too many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dexter Krampus will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Krampus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke is looking to wear down Krampus with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Krampus crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cooke - the referee stops the clock and Krampus gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cooke. Krampus manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cooke swings for the body but Krampus moves out of range.
Krampus looks to land a body kick but Cooke moved away.
Krampus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cooke wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Krampus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krampus.
Krampus is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Krampus throws a low kick but Cooke moves out of range easily.
Krampus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Krampus checks it well.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krampus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Krampus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krampus throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Krampus waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
A slow jab from Krampus misses its intended target.
Cooke seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.#T1#
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Krampus doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
Krampus misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Krampus checks it.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krampus moves away.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Krampus.
Krampus lands with a nice body punch.
Krampus fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooke.
Cooke throws a head kick but Krampus moves out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooke.
Krampus throws out a powerful jab.
Cooke throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Krampus counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dexter Krampus is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Krampus lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Krampus jabs at Cooke's body.
Cooke scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke throws a shot to the body.
Cooke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Krampus thuds his right hand into Cooke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cooke scores with a jab. Krampus acknowledges it with a nod of the head. #CUT#It looks like Dexter Krampus has been cut.
Krampus scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cooke in his tracks. #TD2#
Krampus bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Krampus remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Cooke tries to escape but Krampus is in control.
Cooke is looking to regain half guard here but Krampus keeps moving and retains side control. #T3#
Krampus taking a breather here.
Krampus is continuing to stall.
Krampus working away.
Krampus is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Cooke will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cooke is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cooke is trying to improve his position.#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cooke manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Still in half guard, Krampus seems content to control.
Cooke is looking to improve his position.
Krampus keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The adventures of Krampus the control monster continue. Boring.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice body punch from Krampus.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dexter Krampus.
Well Krampus 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Krampus!
In his post fight interview, Dexter Krampus started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. |
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Event:
GAMMA#867 Hiro v Grabber
Date: Nov 21, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sidious throws a big shot that misses.
Sidious connects with a solid leg kick.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sidious is out of range.
Sidious checks a low kick from Cooke.
Cooke's coach down at St Petersburg MMA Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cooke's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Sidious misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke avoids a kick to the body.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Sidious checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sidious moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Sidious walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sidious keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Cooke with a jab.
Sidious ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Sidious feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Sidious walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cooke.
Sidious throws a low kick, looking for Cooke's leg but Cooke calmly moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Sidious does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sidious quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sidious.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Sidious.
Sidious connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sidious tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cooke dips to his left and cracks Sidious with an uppercut!
Sidious misses with a series of wild punches.
Despite the aggression on Cooke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sidious on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cooke is looking to clinch but Sidious is avoiding it.
#T2#
Sidious moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Cooke misses with a left hand
and Sidious counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke lands a body shot.
Sidious throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooke connects with a body shot.
Cooke tries a low kick but Sidious avoids it.
Sidious moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sidious thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sidious looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Sidious lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Sidious fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooke on the side of the head.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sidious counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sidious takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Sidious.
#T3#
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sidious throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sidious manages to avoid it.
Cooke blocks the body kick.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Sidious's body. Sidious takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Sidious sees coming a mile off.
Cooke blocks a jab.
A swing and a miss from Sidious.
Sidious pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Sidious's legs.
Cooke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sidious's head.
Cooke throws a lazy body kick
and Sidious counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Sidious sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sidious lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T4#
Sidious fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Sidious counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Sidious moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Sidious fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cooke just manages to avoid it.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Sidious. Beautiful body shot.
Sidious throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke misses with a body punch
and Sidious counters with a low kick, right behind Cooke 's knee.
Cooke is looking to clinch but Sidious is avoiding it.
Cooke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke with a hook.
Sidious takes one to the chin there.
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 Darth Sidious will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Sidious pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body punch from Sidious.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Sidious counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick from Sidious.
Cooke is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sidious loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke swings for the body but Sidious moves out of range.
Cooke thumps Sidious with a low kick.
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Sidious moved out of range nicely.
Sidious looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Cooke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.#T1#
Cooke throws a low kick but Sidious moves out of range easily.
Sidious moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cooke!
Nice defenses there by Sidious.
Cooke with a nice calf kick.
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but Sidious avoids it.
Sidious does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cooke replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Sidious blocks it well.
Sidious checks a leg kick nicely.
And Sidious counters with a quick kick to the body but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooke misses with an uppercut
and Sidious counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#T2#
Sidious looks to land a body kick but Cooke moved away.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sidious is out of range.
Sidious thinks about countering with a body kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cooke in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooke.
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but Sidious avoids it.
Sidious feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sidious misses with an attempted mid kick.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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!
Cooke works Sidious's body with a nice hook.
Cooke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sidious misses with a body kick.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sidious.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Sidious does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sidious fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Sidious.#T3#
Cooke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sidious thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Cooke takes a swing at Sidious's ribcage but misses.
Sidious throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sidious throws a wild body kick that Cooke sees coming a mile off.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Sidious throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sidious is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke throws a counter combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Sidious does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sidious throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Sidious takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T4#
Cooke takes a swing at Sidious's ribcage but misses.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
A little feinted left hand from Sidious on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sidious throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooke misses.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sidious.
Sidious tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sidious scores with a hook.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sidious looks for the body kick but Cooke saw that one coming.
Sidious chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Sidious lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cooke at a distance.
Cooke connects with a crisp jab.
Sidious throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Sidious looks for the body kick but Cooke saw that one coming.
Cooke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Sidious throws a head kick that misses.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick there by Sidious.
Sidious misses with an attempted mid kick.
Nice cross by Sidious.
Sidious fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Cooke.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Sidious bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooke's head backwards.
Cooke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.#T1#
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Sidious's head but Sidious sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sidious tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooke cracks Sidious with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sidious blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Sidious uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Sidious walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cooke connects with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Sidious.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sidious counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sidious sizes up Cooke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Sidious lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cooke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke moves out of range as Sidious strikes.#T2#
Cooke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sidious on the side of the head.
Cooke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sidious slips under a jab from Cooke.
Sidious throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Sidious backing away here, and Cooke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A combination from Cooke does no damage.
Cooke just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromSidious.
Cooke avoids the head kick by Sidious.
Sidious ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Sidious lands with a shot to the body.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooke is looking to slow Sidious down with leg kicks.
Cooke tries to land a leg kick but Sidious saw it coming and moves away.
Sidious avoids the head kick by Cooke.
A combination from Cooke does no damage. #T3#
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Sidious was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cooke.
Sidious with a hook.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Sidious checks it
and Sidious cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sidious.
Cooke tries to clinch there but Sidious circles away.
Sidious avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Sidious swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Sidious smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sidious is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cooke.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sidious.
Cooke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Sidious throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A nice side step and Cooke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cooke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T4#
Sidious lands a body shot.
Sidious lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
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!
Cooke is looking to chop away at Sidious's legs.
Sidious slips under a jab.
Sidious throws a big counter combination but Cooke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sidious ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
A slow jab from Sidious misses its intended target.
Sidious misses with a body kick.
Sidious tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sidious walks into a left hand.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Sidious throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darth Sidious showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sidious 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke gave a mention to Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales). |
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Event:
GAMMA#860 Pedro v Storm
Date: Oct 17, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!#CL2#
Taker has closed the distance and engaged Cooke in a clinch.
Cooke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Taker or not.
Taker's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Taker. #BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Taker misses with a straight left.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Taker! But no joy.#CL2#
Taker clinches up with Cooke and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taker checks a leg kick.
Good exchange - Cooke coming out on top.
Taker throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Despite the aggression on Taker's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Taker moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Taker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Taker moves away from the strike by Cooke. #T1#
A solid body kick from Cooke.
We've been informed that Taker has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cooke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Taker checks a low kick from Cooke.
Cooke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Taker backs up against the cage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cooke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Taker has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Taker and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Taker delivers a nice body kick.
Cooke motions for Taker to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Taker throws a good cross that connects.
Taker throws a series of punches but Cooke moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke swings for the body but Taker moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Taker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taker throws a big shot that misses.
Cooke misses the jab.
Taker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
#T2#
Taker checks a low kick from Cooke.
Taker checks a low kick from Cooke.
Taker lands with a shot to the body.
Cooke needs to keep his hands up - Taker had a free shot at his head there.#CL2#
Taker moves into the clinch.
Cooke scores with a shoulder strike.
Taker tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke cracks Taker with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Cooke.
A right hand to the body from Cooke.
Taker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Taker lands a right hand.
Cooke tries a body shot but Taker blocks it.
Taker throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
Taker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Taker avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taker. #T3#
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taker's elbow.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke tries to work over Taker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taker has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
Taker can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taker scores with a hook to the body.
Taker misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Taker avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taker wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooke has him pressed against the cage.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Taker. #T4#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Taker blocking some punches.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Taker controls the action.
Taker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Taker has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Cooke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Taker.
Taker blocking some punches.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Taker lands with a right to the head.
Taker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Taker scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Taker.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke tries to work over Taker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Cooke jabs Taker right on the nose. Taker blinks but takes it well.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Taker.
As Taker backs away, Cooke returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Taker throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
As Taker looks to move away, Cooke throws a big counter combo but Taker just gets out of the way.
Taker lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Taker misses with a head kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#CL2#
Taker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but Taker avoids it.
Taker dodges the punch combination from Cooke.
Taker blocks the body kick.
Taker is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Taker looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Taker misses with a head kick.
Taker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Taker misses the jab.
Taker walks into a straight right hand from Cooke.
Taker looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Taker.
#T1#
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taker manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Taker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Taker looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taker. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taker throws a lazy right hand but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cooke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Taker connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Taker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cooke.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That kick from Taker tenderised Cooke's leg. Cooke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Taker lands a nice hook to Cooke's body. Cooke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooke misses with a hook. Taker ducked under it nicely.
Taker throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.#CL#
Cooke has Taker up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Taker.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Taker.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
Taker stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Taker lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Taker tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Taker back against the cage.
Taker lands with a right to the head.
Taker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#BC#
Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooke avoids a kick to the body.
Taker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Taker.
Cooke misses with a jab to the body
and Taker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Taker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke tries to clinch up.
Taker listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Taker takes a body punch but keeps moving. #T3#
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke walks into a jab.
Cooke throws a series of punches but Taker moves out of range.
Taker is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cooke with a body shot.
Cooke takes a swing at Taker's ribcage but misses.
Taker throws a sloppy head kick and Cooke moves out of range easily.
Good work by Taker as he checks the leg kick.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Taker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taker scores with a jab.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cooke drops his hands momentarily and Taker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Taker avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Taker raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Taker stuns Cooke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taker misses with a straight left.
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Taker.
Cooke swings for the body but Taker moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Taker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Taker scores with a nice right hand.
Cooke throws out a leg kick but Taker moves out of range and Cooke only half commits.
Taker looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Taker's sensitive parts.
Cooke throws a low kick, looking for Taker's leg but Taker calmly moves out of range.
Taker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taker tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Taker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Taker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Taker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Taker is out of range.
Taker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#CL2#
Taker gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Soul Taker showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3##CL2#
Taker gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Taker pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Taker takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cooke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooke throws a leg kick that misses.
Taker paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Cooke misses with a body shot
and Taker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Taker at a distance.
Taker lands a right hook to the body.
#CL2#
Taker clinches up with Cooke and pushes him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taker misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Taker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Taker.
A hook to the body from Cooke.
#T1#
Taker lands a shoulder strike.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Taker controls the action.
Taker tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
Taker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Taker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke pushes Taker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Taker blocking some punches.
Taker misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taker.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Taker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taker has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
Cooke cracks Taker with a nice body shot.
A short uppercut from Taker.
Cooke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Takers head. #T2#
Taker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cooke is trying to force a seperation but Taker has the dominant position.
Taker throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Taker's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke is trying to break the clinch but Taker is controlling him.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taker backwards.
Taker lands a shoulder strike.
Taker struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Taker as the two fighters clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Taker fails to land.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Taker swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Taker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Taker tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That kick from Cooke tenderised Taker's leg. Taker is trying to keep his angry face on.#T3#
Cooke throws a leg kick but Taker moved away.
Cooke connects with an inside leg kick.
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Taker jabbing away but nothing is landing. #CL2#
Taker moves into the clinch.
Taker has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
Cooke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Taker lands with a left to the head.
Cooke scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taker struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taker.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
A short right from Cooke. #T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
Taker scores with a hook to the body.
Taker throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
A shot in the inside from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Taker's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooke lands a body shot.
Taker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot in the inside from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
Matt Cooke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taker's elbow.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Taker controls his hands.
Cooke tries to work over Taker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Taker avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Taker's elbow.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Taker controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooke 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke very nearly forgot to thank Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you. |
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Event:
GAMMA#854 Turillo v Dinu
Date: Sep 26, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frame throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frame connects with a single shot there.
Cooke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Frame moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
A head kick from Cooke lands but Frame takes it in his stride.
Frame swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frame. #CL#
Cooke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Frame controls his hands.
Cooke gets through Frame's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooke.
Frame wants to get back to striking at distance but Cooke won't allow it.
Frame blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Cooke - that landed with a thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Frame's efforts to push away.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Cooke keeps control of Frame as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Frame tries to break free but Cooke pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Frame escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Frame blocks the body kick.
Frame looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Frame takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.#CL#
Cooke moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooke scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frame.
Cooke lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Frame uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frame swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke keeps control of Frame as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Frame tries to break the clinch but Cooke is controlling the position.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Frame backwards.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#T2#
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!#BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Frame blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Frame has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cooke stuns Frame with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooke punishes Frame's body with a nice straight punch.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frame moves away.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke slips a jab from Frame.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Frame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Frame counters with a nice uppercut.
Frame circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Frame counter with a right hand.
Cooke tries to land a leg kick but Frame saw it coming and moves away.
Frame replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cooke blocks it well.
A nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frame throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Frame digs a good body shot into Cooke's ribs.
Frame tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Frame.
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Frame misses with a looping left.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Frame's legs.
Frame takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Frame is just out of range.
Cooke swings for the body but Frame moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Frame does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Frame throws out the jab.
Frame moves into range and connects with a jab.
Frame goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cooke throws a right and a left that Frame avoids nicely.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke is looking to wear down Frame with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Frame.
#T4#
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!
Cooke throws a leg kick but Frame sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A head kick from Cooke lands but Frame takes it in his stride.
Frame throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Frame clobbers Cooke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cooke throws a leg kick that misses.
Frame checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cooke misses with a hook. Frame ducked under it nicely.
Frame unleashes a big counter combination but Cooke bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Cooke moves out of range of the leg kick from Frame.
Cooke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Frame tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Frame avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Frame misses the shot to the body.
Frame with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cooke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Frame! But no joy.
Frame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Frame backs up against the cage.
Frame looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Frame checks it well.
Cooke with a nice calf kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Cooke scores with a four punch combination!
Cooke is looking to slow Frame down with leg kicks.
Cooke throws a chopping leg kick but Frame manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Frame chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Frame swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Frame uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frame looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Cooke slips a jab and a cross from Frame.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Frame if he has to take too many more of those.
#T1#
Frame will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Frame lands a nice shot that snaps Cooke's head back.
Frame chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Frame misses with a double jab
and Cooke counters with a right hand to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Frame does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frame unleashes a big counter combination but Cooke bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooke. That's going to slow Frame down.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Frame ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooke.
A countering left hand to the body from Frame misses.
Frame tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Frame.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frame. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
That kick from Cooke tenderised Frame's leg. Frame is trying to keep his angry face on.#T2#
Frame scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Frame works over Cooke's head and body with a nice combination.
Frame's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Frame misses with a wild combination.
A low kick from Cooke is predictable there
and Frame counters with a good low kick that Cooke was not able to check.
Frame throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Frame throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke slips a jab from Frame.
Cooke with a nice calf kick.
Frame misses with an uppercut.
Frame blocks the body kick.
Frame misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#T3#
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooke tries to bum rush Frame with a series of wild strikes but Frame uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Frame.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
Frame comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Frame blocks a jab.
Frame now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Frame throws a lazy right hand but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cooke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Frame has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Frame and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Frame swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cooke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Frame slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Frame walks into a left hand. #T4#
Frame looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Cooke is looking to counter the offense by Frame and move into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frame takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Frame's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Frame duly obliges. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Frame wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooke has him pressed against the cage.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frame can do to turn this around?
A right handed body shot lands from Cooke.
#BC2#
Frame breaks from the clinch.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frame manages to avoid it.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Frame's head but Frame sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Frame. That did some damage!
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but Frame avoids it.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Frame checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooke.
Frame throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Frame throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Cooke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Frame moves out of range of the leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but Frame avoids it.
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Frame moves his leg out of the way.
Frame throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Frame lands a nice hook to Cooke's body. Cooke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Frame counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Frame cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Cooke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Frame checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cooke lands a front kick.#T1#
Cooke slips a straight right by Frame.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Frame.
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but Frame avoids it.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke doesn't manage to clinch there - Frame circles away.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Frame is able to avoid easily.
Cooke dodges the punch combination from Frame.
Frame cracks a nice hook into Cooke's ribs.
Frame scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Andrew Frame has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frame was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Frame scores with a jab to the body.
Frame misses with a few strikes there.
Cooke wants to clinch but Frame slips to the side
and Frame counters with a solid body kick.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Frame misses.
Cooke feints and then cracks Frame's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Frame down.
Cooke tries to work over Frame's front leg with a kick but Frame checks it.
Cooke throws a hook but Frame blocks it.
Despite the aggression on Frame's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cooke connects with the punch.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frame moves away.
Frame lunges at Cooke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cooke's hand.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Frame checks it. #T3#
Frame feints a jab promting Cooke to slip. Frame then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cooke slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Frame keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Frame throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Frame pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
No joy there for Frame, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frame misses with a leg kick.
Frame swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A low kick from Cooke misses
and Frame counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cooke thinking.
Frame attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Frame does no damage.
Frame takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Good leg kick by Cooke.
Frame takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body. Frame takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cooke.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Andrew Frame is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T4#
Frame takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cooke. Frame shrugs it off though.
Frame takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Frame was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Frame jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Frame lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frame.
Cooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frame.
Frame blocks the body kick.
#CL#
Cooke pushes Frame up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
Frame struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frame makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrew Frame.
Well Cooke 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
GC 361 Cooke vs Winston
Date: Aug 22, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winston lands a high kick!
Cooke punishes Winston's body with a nice straight punch.#TD2#
Winston shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cooke is trying to defend but Winston finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.#SUB2#
Winston is looking for a kimura but Cooke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Winston to get the leverage.
Winston is thwarting Cooke's attempts to control the position.
Winston stalling.
Cooke wants to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke keeping control of the position. #SUB#
Cooke looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Winston thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #T1#
Winston keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Cooke is staying active underneath Winston, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Still in half guard, Winston seems content to control.
Cooke is positioning himself well to prevent Winston advancing to mount.
Cooke continues to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Cooke controlling the position for now.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Good work by Winston as he checks the leg kick.
Winston appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
No luck for Winston with that takedown attempt. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Winston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winston manages to avoid it.
Winston throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Cooke avoids the head kick by Winston.
Cooke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Winston scores with a head kick. Cooke tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cooke lands with a hook. Winston tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winston. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Winston.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Winston counters with a straight right hand.
Cooke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Winston is out of range and Cooke settles back down.
Winston is looking for the big counter here.#T3#
Winston throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Winston tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Winston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Sloppy strikes from Winston. Those never looked like landing.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
Winston takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Winston throws out the jab.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Winston throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke connects with an inside leg kick.
Winston avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Winston unleashes a big counter combination but Cooke bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Winston misses with a looping right.
Cooke tries to work over Winston's front leg with a kick but Winston checks it.
Winston throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Winston.
Winston throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.#T4#
Cooke scores with a head kick. Winston tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cooke moves in looking to clinch but Winston pushes him off.
Winston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke takes a swing at Winston's ribcage but misses.
Winston lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Winston.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winston blocks a low kick nicely.
Winston throws a right hand that misses
#CL#
and Cooke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cooke tries to work over Winston's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC2#
Winston escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Winston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winston manages to avoid it.
Winston checks the leg kick nicely there.
Winston throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Good leg kick by Winston.
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harry Winston will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!#R2#
Winston misses with an uppercut.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch but Winston swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooke throws a right and a left that Winston avoids nicely.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooke scores with a sloppy right hand. Winston should have avoided that one.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Winston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Winston off balance momentarily.
Winston takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke dips to his left and cracks Winston with an uppercut!
Winston steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cooke. That one must have hurt.
Cooke 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.
Cooke wants to land a leg kick but Winston is out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke takes a swing at Winston's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Winston throws a lazy right hand but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke is looking to wear down Winston with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Winston gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Winston displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A head kick by Cooke misses
and Winston makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cooke throws a head kick but Winston moves out of range.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winston was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Winston only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cooke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Winston moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cooke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winston throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T2#
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winston moves away.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Winston releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crunch! Cooke slams his shin into Winston's torso.
Winston scores with a jab. Cooke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Winston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Winston's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cooke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Winston counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke stuns Winston with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Winston swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Winston scores with a head kick.
Winston misses with a straight left. #T3#
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Winston fails to land with a series of punches.
Winston tries a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Winston misses with a two punch combination.
Winston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooke throws a leg kick that misses.
That kick from Cooke tenderised Winston's leg. Winston is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Winston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cooke cracks Winston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cooke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cooke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke throws a body punch but Winston moves out of range.
Winston looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Winston circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Winston on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Winston counters with a stiff right hand. #T4#
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Winston manages to avoid it.
Winston connects with the punch.
Cooke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Winston.
Winston throws a low kick, looking for Cooke's leg but Cooke calmly moves out of range.
Cooke tries to counter by clinching up but Winston breaks away and moves out of range.
Winston moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winston.
Winston avoids a kick to the body.
Winston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cooke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Winston is able to avoid easily.
Cooke slips a jab from Winston.
A head kick from Cooke lands but Winston takes it in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Winston scores with a nice right hand.
Winston throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Cooke throws a leg kick
enabling Winston to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Winston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cooke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Winston's head.
A big left from Winston misses.
Cooke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooke throws a nice looking combination but Winston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Winston avoids the body shot from Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke scores with a body shot.
Cooke misses with a jab to the body
and Winston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Winston has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooke throws a chopping leg kick but Winston manages to avoid taking any serious damage.#T1#
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Winston slips a straight right by Cooke.
Winston is looking for the big counter here.
Winston motions for Cooke to come forward. Winston throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And Cooke counters with a quick kick to the body but Winston blocks it.
A swing and a miss from Winston.
Winston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Winston connects with a solid leg kick.
Cooke connects with a right hand. Winston shakes it off.
Winston misses with a low kick.
Cooke throws a lazy body kick
and Winston counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooke misses with a few strikes there.
Winston lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Winston misses with a wild combination.
#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Cooke does it's job there.
Cooke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Winston misses with a looping right.
Winston misses with a left hand
and Cooke counters with a nice leg kick.
Cooke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Winston.
Cooke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Winston on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Winston lands with a slapping head kick.
Winston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T3#
Winston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Winston looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Winston stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Winston throws a lazy right hand but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Winston is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke looks to land a combination but Winston avoids it well.
Good work by Cooke as he checks the leg kick.
Winston smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Winston throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Winston just manages to avoid it.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke backing away here, and Winston unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Winston moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Winston throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
A nice leg kick from Winston, right into the meat of the thigh.
#T4#
Cooke throws the left hand but Winston avoids the punch easily.
A right-left combo lands from Winston.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke wants to slow Winston down by chopping away at his legs.
Despite the aggression on Winston's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Winston connects with a right hand. Cooke shakes it off.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Winston with a nice calf kick.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
Winston appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooke throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Winston.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Winston's knee but Winston avoids it well.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harry Winston.
I think Winston has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Winston!
Harry Winston decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
GC 358 Giant vs Krieg
Date: Aug 01, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katoor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cooke.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katoor.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Cooke avoids the head kick by Katoor.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Katoor was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
A shot to the body from Katoor misses
and Cooke counters with an inside leg kick.
Katoor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Katoor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Katoor misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Cooke closes the distance and pushes Katoor back into the cage.
Cooke tries a body shot but Katoor blocks it.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Katoor throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke tries to work over Katoor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke presses Katoor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Cooke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
Katoor needs to keep his hands up - Cooke had a free shot at his head there.
Cooke lands with a good body shot.
Cooke with a nice calf kick.#T1#
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#CL2#
Katoor moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Katoors head.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Katoor controls his hands.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Katoor avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katoor's elbow.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katoor tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Katoor prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Katoor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Katoor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Katoor blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke avoids a wild elbow strike from Katoor.
Katoor misses with a body punch.
Katoor lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Katoor lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #T2#
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Katoor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Katoor backwards.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Katoor controls his hands.
Katoor tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Katoor controls the action.
A short left from Cooke.
Katoor is leaning against Cooke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Katoor throws an elbow but misses.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Katoor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Katoor blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Katoor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Katoor prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Katoor throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooke works on Katoor's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Katoor.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Katoor avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage. #T3#
Cooke blocks a body shot from Katoor.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Katoor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Katoor avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Katoor.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Katoor lands with a light punch inside.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Katoor controls his hands.
Katoor prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Katoor tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Katoor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Katoor misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#T4#
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Katoor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Katoor's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Katoor works on Cooke's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Katoor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short body shot lands from Katoor as the two fighters clinch.
Cooke tries a body shot but Katoor blocks it.
#BC#
Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke walks into a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Katoor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Katoor.
Katoor moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooke. That's going to slow Katoor down.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Katoor moves away.#CL2#
Cooke tries to keep at a distance but Katoor has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katoor misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Katoor. That did some damage!
Cooke stalks Katoor and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Katoor's face. Katoor staggers backwards, shaken.
Katoor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Katoor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Katoor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Despite the aggression on Katoor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Katoor throws a body shot but no joy.
Katoor checks a leg kick nicely.
Katoor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Katoor.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katoor.
Katoor wants to counter with a clinch but Cooke pushes him away.
Cooke swings for the body but Katoor moves out of range.
Cooke throws a low kick but Katoor moves out of range easily.
Cooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooke throws a leg kick that misses. #CL2#
Katoor pushes Cooke up against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
Cooke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katoor's elbow.
Cooke takes an elbow to the temple. #CUT2#It looks like Matt Cooke has been cut.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T1#
Katoor has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cooke.
Katoor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke lands a left hand.
Matt Cooke has scored more points in the clinch so far.#BC#
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Cooke connects with a leg kick.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
As Cooke backs off Katoor throws a huge counter combo but Cooke manages to avoid it all.
Cooke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Katoor.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Katoor can do to turn this around?#CL2#
Katoor moves into range and clinches up with Cooke.
Katoor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Katoor controls the action.
Cooke dodges an elbow strike from Katoor.
A short left from Cooke.
Katoor misses with the head strike.
Katoor blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#T2#
Cooke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Katoor backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Katoor creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Katoor.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Cooke.
Katoor lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooke.
Katoor lands with a left to the head.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice elbow from Katoor.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katoor's elbow.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice elbow from Katoor.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Katoor.
Katoor misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Katoor's elbow. #T3##BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. #CL2#
Katoor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Katoor.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke lands an uppercut.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Katoor.
A short uppercut from Cooke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Katoor misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Katoor controls the action.
A body shot lands from Cooke.
Katoor tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Katoor lands a body shot in the clinch.
#T4#
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Katoor controls his hands.
Katoor blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Katoor backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Katoor.
Cooke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Katoor backwards.
Katoor lands an elbow that stopped Cooke in his tracks for a moment.
Cooke works on Katoor's body with a couple of short punches.
Katoor lands a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke pushes Katoor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Katoor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Katoor prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Katoor backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katoor lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katoor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Katoor blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Katoor blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Katoor avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Katoor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cooke defends it well.
Cooke scores with a kick to the body.
#CL2#
Katoor moves into the clinch.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Katoor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Katoor.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Katoor blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooke tries to break free but Katoor pushes him back against the cage.
Cooke cracks Katoor with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
Katoor doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Katoor.
Katoor working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooke blocks an elbow strike.
Katoor misses with some punches.
#T1#
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
#BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooke misses with a few strikes there.
Katoor throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Katoor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke throws a leg kick but Katoor sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Katoor misses with a low kick as Cooke jumps back.
A jab from Cooke does it's job there.#CL2#
Katoor moves into the clinch.
A short left from Cooke.
Katoor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Katoor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Katoor misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Cooke as the two fighters clinch.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Ranji Katoor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Cooke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Katoor backwards.
Cooke tries a body shot but Katoor blocks it.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Katoor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Katoor.
A body shot lands from Cooke.
Katoor tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Katoor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Katoor blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Katoor's head. #ROC#Katoor is rocked!
A body shot lands from Cooke.
Katoor's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Katoor is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooke finish him?#T3#
Cooke lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Cooke - that landed with a thud.
Cooke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Katoor backwards.
Katoor working aggressively here.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Katoor's head.
Cooke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooke lands a body punch.
Cooke unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Katoor! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cooke is unloading with more strikes now! Katoor drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke made sure to mention his sponsor, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing in his post fight interview. |
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Event:
GC 355 Ribbit vs Cooke
Date: Jul 11, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribbit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribbit.
Ribbit feints and then cracks Cooke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooke down.
Cooke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ribbit can pounce on him.
Ribbit has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke is working Ribbit over against the cage.
Cooke is looking to break free of the clinch but Ribbit has double underhooks.
Cooke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Good body shot from Cooke.
Ribbit is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ribbit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooke is defending well for now.
Ribbit scores with a knee to the head.
Cooke lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooke gets through Ribbit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Ribbit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooke.
#T1##BC2#
Cooke breaks the clinch.
A solid body kick from Cooke.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ribbit stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ribbit.
Ribbit lands a body shot.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
Cooke misses with a leg kick
and Ribbit counters with a series of strikes. Cooke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Ribbit fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cooke just manages to avoid it.#CL2#
Cooke clinches up against the cage.
Ribbit using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ribbit missing with knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Cooke.
Cooke avoiding damage as Ribbit throws knees to the body.
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!
Ribbit misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooke.
Cooke tries a body shot but Ribbit blocks it.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Ribbit avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribbit's elbow. #T2#
Ribbit with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ribbit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ribbit struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
Ribbit tries a knee to the head but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Cooke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ribbit looking to throw knees to the head but Cooke is blocking nicely.
Cooke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribbit backwards.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ribbit tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooke avoids the damage to the body.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ribbit scores with a shot to the side of Cooke's head.
Ribbit blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Ribbit has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
Ribbit utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribbit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ribbit misses with a knee strike.
#T3#
Cooke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ribbit backwards.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ribbit throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ribbit obliges.
Ribbit prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Ribbit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Ribbit.
Ribbit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ribbit backwards.
Our sources have told us that Ribbit has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke lands an uppercut.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke cracks Ribbit with a nice body shot.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ribbit lands a good knee to the midsection. Cooke won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
Ribbit landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ribbit looking to throw knees to the head but Cooke is blocking nicely.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribbit's elbow.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
Ribbit works on Cooke's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooke managing to block the knees to the body from Ribbit.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke tries to work over Ribbit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ribbit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ribbit lands a body punch.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Ribbit blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Ribbit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ribbit tries a knee to the head but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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 Frog Ribbit will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ribbit is looking to counter the offense by Cooke and move into the clinch.
Ribbit misses with a straight right.
Cooke throws a leg kick #CL#
and Ribbit counters by clinching up.
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Ribbit backwards.
Cooke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ribbit backwards.
Ribbit prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Ribbit looking to throw knees to the head but Cooke is blocking nicely.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Cooke lands with a right to the head.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Ribbit controls the action.
A short left from Ribbit.
Ribbit blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
Ribbit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ribbit prevents a body shot from Cooke.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ribbit tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ribbit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooke is defending well for now.
Ribbit trying to control the position but instead, Cooke has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ribbit into the cage.#T1#
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ribbit scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooke blocking some punches.
Ribbit lands with a right to the head.
Ribbit lands a nice uppercut.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ribbit prevents a body shot from Cooke.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Ribbit blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Ribbit crunches a lovely knee into Cooke's ribcage.
Cooke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ribbit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ribbit lands with a right to the head.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Ribbit controls the action.
A knee to the head by Ribbit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ribbit lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T2#
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Ribbit crunches a lovely knee into Cooke's ribcage.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribbit.
Ribbit swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ribbit blocking some punches.
A hook to the body from Cooke.
Cooke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ribbit has him pressed against the cage.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Ribbit controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Ribbit.
Cooke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ribbits head.
Ribbit blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Ribbit tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Ribbit lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ribbits head.
Ribbit working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooke tries a body shot but Ribbit blocks it.
#T3#
Ribbit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ribbit working Cooke over with knees to the body.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
Ribbit is working Cooke over against the cage.
Cooke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ribbit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Ribbit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribbit's elbow.
Cooke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ribbit lands a body shot.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Ribbit controls his hands.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
Ribbit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cooke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ribbit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ribbit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ribbit lands a good knee to the midsection. Cooke won't want to take too many of those.
Ribbit misses with a knee to the head. #T4#
Ribbit lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke takes a shot to the head.
Ribbit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ribbit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
#BC2#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Ribbit has Cooke up against the cage in a clinch.
Ribbit lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ribbit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Frog Ribbit has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ribbit leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ribbit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ribbit tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frog Ribbit dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Ribbit takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke loads up on a big right hand but Ribbit slips the punch.
Ribbit throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ribbit throws a wild body kick that Cooke sees coming a mile off.#CL#
Ribbit closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribbit's elbow.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke managing to block the knees to the body from Ribbit.
Cooke digs a right hand underneath Ribbit's ribcage. Ribbit let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Ribbit lands an uppercut.
Ribbit scores with a knee to the head.
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#T1#
Ribbit missing with knees to the body.
Ribbit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Ribbit controls his hands.
Cooke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Ribbit.
Cooke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Ribbit working Cooke over with knees to the body.
Ribbit can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a right to the head.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribbit.
Ribbit tries a knee to the head but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ribbit has him pressed against the cage.#T2#
Ribbit misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ribbit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Ribbit.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Cooke digs a right hand into Ribbit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ribbit's gas tank.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Ribbit.
A right hand to the body from Ribbit.
Cooke lands a body punch.
Cooke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ribbit unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ribbit lands with a right to the head.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ribbit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ribbit tries to land knees in the clinch but Cooke avoids the damage to the body.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Ribbit can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Ribbit as the two fighters clinch.
Ribbit using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ribbit stalling against the cage.
Ribbit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooke is defending well for now.
A short right from Cooke on the inside.
Ribbit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Ribbit lands a knee to the head.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Ribbit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ribbit's elbow.
Ribbit lands a knee to the body.
Ribbit unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cooke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. #T4#
Ribbit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ribbit putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cooke in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribbit is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooke is defending well for now.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Ribbit landing knees to the body.
Ribbit tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Ribbit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Ribbit landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ribbit with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ribbit lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ribbit with a knee to the head.
Ribbit blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Cooke.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Frog Ribbit.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ribbit, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frog Ribbit!
During a confident post fight interview, Frog Ribbit thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him. |
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Event:
GC 352 Phoenix vs Ribbit
Date: Jun 20, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some bone on bone action there as Of Hand checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cooke lands a right hook to the body.
Cooke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Of Hand looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke tries to move into range but Of Hand moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cooke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nice jab there from Of Hand.
Of Hand connects with a body shot.
Of Hand misses with a body shot.
Cooke throws a solid leg kick but Of Hand takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cooke.
Of Hand scores with a nice head shot.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Of Hand's shoulder, as Of Hand tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke lands a jab to the nose.
Cooke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Of Hand bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooke's head backwards.
Of Hand connects with a solid leg kick.
Of Hand misses with a hook
and Cooke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Of Hand's knee momentarily.
Of Hand throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Of Hand looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Of Hand wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Of Hand throws a sloppy head kick and Cooke moves out of range easily. #T1#
Of Hand tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Of Hand.
Cooke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Of Hand throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke throws out a counter right but Of Hand avoids it with no problem.
Of Hand looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Of Hand tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Of Hand moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Of Hand scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cooke in his tracks.
Of Hand moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Of Hand swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Of Hand backing away here, and Cooke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Of Hand is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Of Hand scores with a spinning back kick!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Of Hand checks a leg kick.
Of Hand feints and then cracks Cooke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooke down.
Of Hand just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Hand rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Of Hand lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooke takes a step back to recover.
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!
Of Hand takes a kick to the side of the head.#T2#
Of Hand takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Of Hand ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Of Hand checks a leg kick.
Of Hand misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke unleashes a big counter combination but Of Hand bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A punch lands to the side of Cooke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Hand.
Of Hand lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooke takes a step back to recover.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Of Hand misses its target.
Of Hand is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Of Hand with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooke scores with a body shot.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Of Hand throws a head kick that half lands.
Cooke avoids a kick to the body.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Of Hand throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cooke misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Of Hand counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
Of Hand looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Of Hand is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Of Hand appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cooke is looking to clinch.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Of Hand jumps back.
Of Hand delivers a nice body kick.
Of Hand moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Of Hand takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cooke defending well as Of Hand loads up on a big left hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooke.
Of Hand throws a body shot but no joy.
Of Hand lands with a straight right. Cooke didn't see that one coming.
Cooke lands with a good body shot.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Of Hand.
Cooke feints and then cracks Of Hand's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Of Hand down.
Of Hand throws a sloppy head kick
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
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!
Cooke checks a low kick from Of Hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Of Hand. That's going to slow Cooke down. #T4#
Cooke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Hand moves away.
Of Hand misses with a low kick.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Of Hand.
Cooke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Of Hand rather than just go for the knockout.
Of Hand misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke feints a counter leg kick.
A combination from Of Hand does no damage.
A low kick lands for Of Hand.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cooke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooke throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Of Hand throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Of Hand. Those never looked like landing.
Of Hand is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cooke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Of Hand.
A cross from Of Hand lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sleight Of Hand dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.#R2#
Cooke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cooke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Hand is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooke can do to turn this around?
Of Hand throws a body kick that misses.
Of Hand throws a right hand that misses
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Of Hand swinging wildly here.
Of Hand takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Of Hand closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cooke throws a right and a left that Of Hand avoids nicely.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cooke might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Of Hand has got the better of the exchanges.
Of Hand misses with a hook.
Of Hand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Hand lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cooke at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooke.
Cooke walks into a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Of Hand sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Of Hand can pounce on him.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
#T1#
Cooke tries to land a front kick but Of Hand steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Of Hand connects with a body shot.
Of Hand throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Of Hand throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Of Hand misses with a two punch combination.
It seemed like Cooke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
It appears Of Hand was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sleight Of Hand is winning the standup battle so far.
Of Hand misses with a low kick.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Of Hand throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke with the inside leg kick.
Of Hand looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Of Hand lands with a kick to the temple. Cooke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Of Hand missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Hand thuds his right hand into Cooke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Of Hand fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Of Hand misses the jab.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Of Hand tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooke tries to counter by closing the distance.#T2#
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke throws a front kick that sends Of Hand stumbling back into the cage.
Of Hand waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Cooke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooke misses with a looping right.
Of Hand misses with a body kick.
Cooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Of Hand.
Of Hand throws a big shot that misses.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Of Hand sizes up Cooke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cooke with a nice calf kick.
A jab from Of Hand does it's job there.
Of Hand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Of Hand's sensitive parts.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Of Hand checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Of Hand misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.#T3#
Of Hand jabs at Cooke's body.
Cooke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Of Hand manages to avoid it.
Of Hand appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A combination from Cooke does no damage.
Good leg kick by Cooke.
Nice body punch from Of Hand.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Of Hand.
Cooke scores with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Of Hand misses.
Of Hand throws a lazy right hand but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke connects with a body shot.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Of Hand throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Of Hand connects with a solid leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooke checks a leg kick.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Of Hand counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T4#
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That kick from Cooke tenderised Of Hand's leg. Of Hand is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Hand moves away.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Of Hand avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Of Hand lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Hand connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Of Hand misses the jab.
Cooke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Of Hand.
Of Hand lands with an overhand left.
Cooke defending well as Of Hand loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Of Hand staying out of range there.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Of Hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sleight Of Hand dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Cooke swinging wildly here.
Cooke swings for the body but Of Hand moves out of range.
Of Hand misses with a straight left.
Of Hand keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Of Hand throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Of Hand thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Of Hand moves away.
Of Hand scores with a sloppy right hand. Cooke should have avoided that one.
Cooke checks a low kick from Of Hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Of Hand checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Of Hand lands a nice shot to the body.
Of Hand scores with a jab to the head.
Of Hand moves out of range of the body kick.
Of Hand was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke moves out of range as Of Hand throws a body kick.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Of Hand is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Of Hand bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Of Hand lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cooke will feel that in the morning.
Cooke has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Of Hand.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A shot to the body from Cooke misses
and Of Hand counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cooke thinking.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Of Hand stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cooke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Of Hand connects with a single shot there.
Of Hand scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cooke in his tracks.
Cooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Nice uppercut lands for Of Hand. That snapped Cooke's head back.
Cooke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cooke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.#T2#
Of Hand fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Of Hand throws out a leg kick but Cooke moves out of range and Of Hand only half commits.
Of Hand lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Of Hand scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Of Hand swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Of Hand scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cooke tries to clinch there but Of Hand circles away.
Cooke wants to slow Of Hand down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Of Hand uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Of Hand looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cooke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Of Hand finds it's way through Cooke's defenses.
Of Hand scores with a jab to the jaw.
Of Hand throws a good cross that connects.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Of Hand - that will leave a mark!
Cooke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T3#
Cooke delivers a nice body kick.
Of Hand lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Of Hand jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Of Hand lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Of Hand moves out of range easily.
Of Hand blocks a jab.
Of Hand scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Of Hand tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Of Hand lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooke swings for the body but Of Hand moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Of Hand.
Of Hand ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Of Hand works Cooke's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Of Hand throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cooke.#T4#
Nice straight punches there by Of Hand. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Of Hand.
Cooke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cooke is looking to slow Of Hand down with leg kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Of Hand.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Of Hand.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cooke needs to keep his hands up - Of Hand had a free shot at his head there.
Cooke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch combination from Cooke misses.
Good work by Of Hand as he checks the leg kick.
Cooke misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Of Hand moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Of Hand cracks Cooke with a good jab.
Cooke throws the left hand but Of Hand avoids the punch easily.
Of Hand connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sleight Of Hand showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Of Hand 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sleight Of Hand!
Sleight Of Hand bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
GC 350 ?? vs ??
Date: Jun 06, 2020 |
#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walcott. That did some damage!
Walcott is breathing heavily.
Walcott takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cooke has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Walcott is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cooke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walcott throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a good low kick that Walcott was not able to check.
Walcott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cooke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cooke lands a high kick!
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cooke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cooke stuns Walcott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Walcott is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T1#
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walcott's sensitive parts.
Walcott moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Walcott is looking for a counter combo.
Cooke fakes the leg kick and cracks Walcott in the body.
Walcott on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Walcott sees coming a mile off.
Walcott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walcott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.#CL#
Walcott has closed the distance and engaged Cooke in a clinch.
Cooke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Cooke.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#BC2#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooke jabs Walcott to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke tests Walcott's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Walcott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke is looking to slow Walcott down with leg kicks.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke tries to bum rush Walcott with a series of wild strikes but Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke scores with a kick to the body.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooke lands a slapping body shot.
Walcott sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walcott on the wrong end of a nice hook.#T3#
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke feints and then cracks Walcott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walcott down.
Walcott takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Walcott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walcott's head.
Walcott looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walcott misses with a looping right.
Walcott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cooke scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke throws a shot to the body.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke works over Walcott's head and body with a nice combination.
Walcott walks into a left hand. #T4#
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walcott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooke. That's going to slow Walcott down.
Cooke sizes up Walcott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cooke works Walcott's body with a nice hook.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Cooke.
Walcott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. #CL2#
Cooke moves into the clinch.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke pushes Walcott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
That's time! Walcott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walcott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Cooke tenderised Walcott's leg. Walcott is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Walcott crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cooke - the referee stops the clock and Walcott gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cooke. Walcott manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Walcott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walcott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke with a nice calf kick.
Some wild striking there from Cooke.
#T1#
Cooke throws a shot to the body.
Walcott takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Walcott crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cooke - the referee stops the clock and Walcott gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cooke. Walcott manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cooke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooke lands a nice looking body kick.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walcott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walcott rather than just go for the knockout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cooke. Walcott shrugs it off though.
Walcott will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.#CL2#
Cooke closes the distance and pushes Walcott back into the cage.
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.#BC2#
Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T2#
Walcott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Walcott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cooke sizes up Walcott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Walcott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Walcott's front leg but catches the back leg as Walcott tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Cooke.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooke.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cooke.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Walcott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Walcott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body. #T3#
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cooke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walcott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke lands a head shot.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke delivers a nice body kick.
Walcott tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walcott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Cooke keeps Walcott at a distance using the push kick. #T4#
Cooke with a nice calf kick.
Cooke throws a push kick but Walcott slaps the foot to one side.
Cooke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walcott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Walcott's body. Walcott takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooke stuns Walcott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walcott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cooke!
Walcott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Walcott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body kick from Cooke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke feints and then cracks Walcott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walcott down.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walcott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot by Cooke.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walcott finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cooke lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooke connects with a jab.
Walcott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice straight punches there by Cooke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooke.
Cooke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walcott doesn't seem bothered though.
Cooke throws a head kick but Walcott moves out of range.
It appears Walcott was looking to counter with a kick there.
Walcott tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke is looking to clinch but Walcott is avoiding it.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cooke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooke. That's going to slow Walcott down. #T1#
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Cooke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheers as Cooke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walcott doesn't seem phased though.
Cooke lands a right hook to the body.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#CL2#
Cooke rushes Walcott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.
Cooke tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott blocks an uppercut.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside. #BC2#
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walcott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Walcott doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walcott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Walcott on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooke stuns Walcott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walcott.
Walcott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke connects with a jab.
Cooke thumps Walcott with a low kick.
Joe Walcott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
#T3#
Cooke lands with a cross.
Cooke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walcott takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
Cooke thumps Walcott with a low kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Walcott's front leg but catches the back leg as Walcott tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cooke!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Walcott will feel that in the morning.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walcott. That did some damage!
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Cooke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walcott in his tracks.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke lands a two punch combo.
Cooke lands with a nice body punch.
Cooke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good leg kick by Cooke.
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cooke thumps Walcott with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Cooke.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Cooke clinches up with Walcott and pushes him back against the cage.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooke 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
Joe Walcott spoke after the fight, saying 'WTF?!? Gamma is a joke. Anyway Pit Bull Development is the best. I am always so focused because of that shit. Anyone who says different can suck a dick.'. |
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Event:
GC 347 Starker vs Ruas
Date: May 17, 2020 |
#R1#
Cooke thumps Johns with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
Johns fails with the takedown.
Johns shoots in and drives through. Cooke sprawls well.
Johns shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cooke sprawls well. Cooke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johns gets slowly back to his feet.
Matt Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Johns.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooke.
A left and a right from Cooke both land. Nice combination.
Johns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Johns is just out of range.
Jab by Cooke.
Cooke throws a series of punches but Johns moves out of range.
Cooke looks to land a combination but Johns avoids it well.
Cooke feints and then cracks Johns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johns down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johns looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cooke is looking to slow Johns down with leg kicks.
Johns shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Cooke counter with a right hand. #T1#
Johns looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A jab from Cooke finds it's way through Johns's defenses.
Johns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Johns tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cooke swivels and escapes.
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooke throws a good cross that connects.
Johns tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cooke defends well and Johns ends up having to push Cooke into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cooke feints and then cracks Johns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johns down.
Cooke leaves Johns with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Johns looks winded!
Johns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Cooke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab from Cooke.
Johns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Johns tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cooke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johns somewhat.
Cooke digs a good body shot into Johns's ribs.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cooke stuns Johns with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johns shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cooke as he jumps to the side.
No luck for Johns with that takedown attempt.
Johns shoots and misses
and Cooke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johns with a poor takedown #CL#
and Cooke counters by moving into the clinch.
Cooke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooke tries a body shot but Johns blocks it.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Johns's head.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
Johns tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.#T3#
Johns looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Johns blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke pushes Johns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cooke has had enough of the clinch but Johns keeps him there for the moment.
Cooke tries to work over Johns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johns changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cooke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Don Johns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Cooke moves into the clinch.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johns prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johns's elbow.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
Johns tries to score a body lock takedown but Cooke shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke tries a body shot but Johns blocks it.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Johns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
Johns tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cooke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Johns tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
Johns's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Cooke is looking to slow Johns down with leg kicks.
Johns takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Johns shoots in for a takedown but Cooke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#CL#
Cooke pushes Johns up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Johns blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke tries to work over Johns's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johns tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#BC#
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johns misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Matt Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Don Johns.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johns tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cooke swivels and escapes.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johns is breathing heavily.
Johns shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cooke sprawls well. Cooke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johns gets slowly back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.#T1#
Both fighters circling a little - Cooke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Cooke finds it's way through Johns's defenses.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cooke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Horrible takedown attempt by Johns or perhaps it was just good defense by Cooke, which made it look bad.
Cooke is looking to slow Johns down with leg kicks.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johns has time to react.
Cooke feints and then cracks Johns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Johns down.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke cracks Johns with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cooke lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johns gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cooke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johns can do to turn this around?
Johns shoots for a takedown but Cooke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cooke tried to counter with a leg kick but Johns avoided it.
Cooke lands a jab to Johns's midsection.#T2#
Cooke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke lands a two punch combo.
#CUT#
It looks like Don Johns has been cut.#CL#
Cooke clinches with his opponent.
Cooke digs a right hand into Johns's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johns's gas tank.
Matt Cooke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johns blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johns's elbow.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#CL#
Cooke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cooke lands an uppercut.
Cooke creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Johns's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Johns drops to his knees and Cooke pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Cooke!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Matt Cooke made sure he mentioned Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
GC 344 Starker vs Cobb
Date: Apr 26, 2020 |
#R1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Walcott does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good work by Walcott as he checks the leg kick.
Walcott throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooke throws out a leg kick but Walcott moves out of range and Cooke only half commits.
Walcott fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Walcott checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Walcott moves away and avoids it.
Walcott takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A big left from Walcott misses.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Walcott misses.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Walcott checks a low kick from Cooke.
Walcott fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cooke just manages to avoid it.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Walcott throws a big shot that misses.
Walcott drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooke throws a body punch but Walcott moves out of range. #T1#
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Walcott manages to avoid it.
Walcott throws a leg kick but Cooke checks it.
Walcott looks to throw a body kick
and Cooke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Walcott saw that one coming.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke tries a quick counter leg kick but Walcott is wise to it.#CL2#
Cooke moves into the clinch.
Cooke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Walcott working aggressively here.
Walcott gets through Cooke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Walcott.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Walcott displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooke up against the cage.
Cooke works on Walcott's body with a couple of short punches.#T2#
A head punch on the inside from Walcott fails to land.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Walcott definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.
Walcott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Walcott avoiding damage.
Walcott throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Walcott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
#T3#
Walcott prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike.
Walcott lands with a short shot to the head.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Walcott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Walcott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Walcott creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cooke's defenses.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Walcott pushes Cooke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Walcott lands a right hand.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#CL#
Walcott closes the distance and pushes Cooke back into the cage.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
Walcott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Walcott lands a left hand.
#T4#
A right hook to the body lands for Cooke.
Cooke tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
A short uppercut from Cooke.
Walcott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cooke.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Walcott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cooke is keeping busy.
Walcott trying to stall but Cooke improves his position.
Walcott slows down the pace here.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Walcott dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cooke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walcott doesn't seem bothered though.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke feints a jab promting Walcott to slip. Cooke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Walcott slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Cooke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott misses with a leg kick.
Walcott looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL#
Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Walcott. Walcott maintains the clinch.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#BC2#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Walcott uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cooke has time to react.
Cooke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walcott rather than just go for the knockout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walcott throws a leg kick
and Walcott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Walcott lands a lovely overhand right.
Cooke misses with a wild combination.
Walcott connects with a crisp jab. #T1#
A punch combination from Cooke misses.
Walcott misses with a head kick.
Walcott scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#CL#
Walcott clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Cooke tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.
Walcott makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walcott has Cooke pushed against the cage.
Cooke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Walcott is struggling to control the position.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Cooke tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
Joe Walcott has scored more points in the clinch so far.#T2#
Walcott is struggling to control the position.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
A right hand to the body from Cooke.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walcott blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke pushes Walcott back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Walcott.
Cooke tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott looks to throw an elbow but misses. #T3#
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Walcott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Walcott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walcott throws an elbow but misses.
Cooke tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Walcott scores with a hook to the body.
Walcott is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooke is defending well for now.
Walcott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Walcott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke misses with some punches.
#BC2#
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Cooke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooke slips under a jab from Walcott.
Walcott thumps Cooke with a low kick.#T4#
Walcott pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke throws a jab when Walcott was well out of range.
Walcott swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walcott tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke is looking for the big counter here.
Cooke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Walcott can pounce on him.
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!
Walcott steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Walcott throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cooke's head.
Walcott lands a right hook to the body.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke tries to land a front kick but Walcott steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Walcott misses with a body shot.
Cooke checks a low kick from Walcott.
Cooke replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Walcott blocks it well.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walcott slips a straight right by Cooke.
Walcott looks to land a body kick but Cooke moved away.
Walcott is looking to land body kicks.
An inside leg kick from Walcott misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joe Walcott will probably get the nod.
That's time! Walcott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Walcott moved away.#CL#
Walcott clinches up with Cooke and pushes him back against the cage.
Walcott lands with a light punch inside.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Walcott.
Cooke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Walcott or not.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Walcott misses with some punches.
Walcott misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Walcott.
Walcott leaning against his opponent.
Walcott misses with some punches.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walcott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walcott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Walcott lands with a right to the head.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Walcott throws an elbow but misses. #T1#
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Walcott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Walcott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walcott looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Walcott lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walcott.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walcott stalling in the clinch but Cooke improves position.
Walcott misses with some punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Cooke.
Cooke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke pushes Walcott back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Walcott creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #T2#
Walcott working aggressively here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Cooke tries to work over Walcott's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Walcott slowing the pace effectively.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
Walcott pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Walcott is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cooke is keeping busy.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
Walcott lands a right hand.
Walcott misses with the head strike.
#T3#
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Walcott is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Walcott blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
Walcott misses with some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Walcott.
Cooke blocking some punches.
Walcott throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke digs a right hand into Walcott's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Walcott's gas tank.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Walcott.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow. #T4#
Cooke misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walcott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hand to the body from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
Walcott tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Walcott swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Walcott blocking some punches.
Walcott creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cooke's defenses.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Cooke.
Well Walcott 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Walcott!
Joe Walcott gave a mention to Pit Bull Development in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Event:
GAMMA#821 Bollek v Falcone
Date: Apr 11, 2020 |
#R1#
King feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cooke.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. #CL2#
King drives through and clinches with Cooke against the cage.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt King or not.
King blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
King lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooke is trying to force a seperation but King has the dominant position.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
King tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
King misses with a wild body shot.
King throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
#CUT2#
It looks like Matt Cooke has been cut.
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but King moves his leg out of the way.
King throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
King missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cooke throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting King counter with a right hand. #CL2#
King clinches up with Cooke and pushes him back against the cage.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by King.
King tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
King lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Cooke pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Cooke. #T2##BC2#
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on King. That did some damage!
King with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cooke to score with a decent uppercut.#CL2#
King moves into the clinch successfully.
#BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cooke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
King keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
King avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cooke is looking to slow King down with leg kicks.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
Cooke takes a swing at King's ribcage but misses. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke scores with a shoulder strike. #T3#
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooke tries a body shot but King blocks it.
A short right from King.
Cooke pushes King back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC#
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
King takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#CL2#
King moves into the clinch successfully.
King blocking some punches.
King prevents a body shot from Cooke.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from King.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
King looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short uppercut from Cooke.
King misses with a body punch.
#BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Good work by King as he checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
King slips under a jab.
Cooke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed King momentarily.
King misses with a few strikes there.
#CL2#
King darts in and clinches Cooke up against the cage.
King prevents a body shot from Cooke.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
King misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Cooke blocks a body shot from King.
King lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooke's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
King misses with a body shot.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that King sees coming a mile off.#CL2#
King clinches.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
King misses with a body punch.
King blocks a body shot from Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke tries a body shot but King blocks it.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
King misses with some punches.
#T1#
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooke.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
King scores with a shot to the side of Cooke's head.
Cooke blocks a body shot from King.
A shot in the inside from Cooke.
Cooke cracks King with a nice body shot.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Cooke.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#BC2#
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
King lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke blocks a jab.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
King scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke fires out a quick counter leg kick but King just manages to avoid it.
Cooke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cooke throws a front kick that sends King stumbling back into the cage.
Cooke lands with a cross.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but King moved away.
A nice side step and King releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke looks for the body kick but King saw that one coming.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cooke.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
#T3#
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.#CL2#
King moves into the clinch successfully.
King misses with the head strike.
Cooke prevents a body shot from King.
King's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
King tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Cooke.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
King misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke is trying to break the clinch but King has him pressed against the cage.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke tries to work over King's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#T4#
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
King scores with a hook to the body.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King gets through Cooke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
King digs a right hand into Cooke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooke's gas tank.
King tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Harley King seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
King misses with a hook to the ribs.
King misses with a body punch.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
King lands a nice uppercut.
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Nice body punch from King.
King lands on the inside with an uppercut. #BC2#
King pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
King works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.#CL2#
King rushes Cooke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harley King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
King lands with a nice body punch.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body
and King counters with a left to the body.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
#CL2#
King gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC2#
King's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. King does a little dance to reset his feet.
King misses the shot to the body.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
King has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cooke throws the left hand but King avoids the punch easily.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cooke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from King. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice shot lands for King.#T1#
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but King moves away.
King takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke scores with a jab to the body.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
King fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooke misses with a wild combination.
Cooke slips a jab and a cross from King.
King misses with a hook
and Cooke counters with an outside leg kick.
King slips a straight right by Cooke.
King ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a cross.
King lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooke off the cage and back into range.
Cooke scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke throws a series of punches but King moves out of range. #T2##CL2#
King rushes Cooke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
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!
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke lands a right hand that snaps the head of King backwards.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
King digs a right hand underneath Cooke's ribcage. Cooke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
King stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
King lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
King tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
King pushes Cooke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
King breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooke cracks King with a good jab.
King looks to land a combination but Cooke avoids it well.
A jab from King does it's job there.
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
A jab from King misses.
Cooke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from King misses
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.#T3#
That kick from Cooke tenderised King's leg. King is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooke moves away from the strike by King.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses King's sensitive parts.
King misses with a double jab
and Cooke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses King's front leg but catches the back leg as King tries to avoid it.
A punch combination from King misses.
King jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL2#
Cooke tries to keep at a distance but King has taken the fight into the clinch.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
King misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
King blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Nice body punch from King.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke tries a body shot but King blocks it.
#T4#
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
King misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Cooke is leaning against King and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooke tries a body shot but King blocks it.
Cooke prevents a body shot from King.
King tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
King blocks a body shot from Cooke.
King swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harley King comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think King has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 28:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harley King!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Harley King waved his t-shirt featuring Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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Event:
GAMMA#816 Saric v Pony
Date: Mar 14, 2020 |
#R1#
Enchărya works Cooke's body with a nice hook.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Enchărya moved away.
Cooke's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cooke duly obliges.
Cooke has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Enchărya is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Enchărya takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Enchărya misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cooke slips under a jab from Enchărya.
Enchărya misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cooke.
Enchărya has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Wild Beasts Zoo in the buildup to the fight.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Enchărya.
Enchărya misses with a straight right.
Enchărya fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Enchărya throws a front kick that sends Cooke stumbling back into the cage.
Good work by Enchărya as he checks the leg kick.
Cooke tries a low kick but Enchărya avoids it.
Enchărya thinks about countering with a body kick.
Enchărya throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Enchărya missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Enchărya lands a right hook to the body.
#T1#
Cooke lands a nice hook to Enchărya's body. Enchărya takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooke slips a jab from Enchărya.
Cooke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Enchărya.
Cooke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Enchărya.
Cooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Enchărya.
Enchărya connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooke. Cooke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
Enchărya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Enchărya.
Good work by Cooke as he checks the leg kick.
Cooke lands a nice looking body kick.
Enchărya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Enchărya.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Enchărya is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Enchărya misses the target.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Enchărya connects with a leg kick. Cooke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Enchărya swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T2#
A slapping leg kick lands for Enchărya.
A bone on bone clash there as Enchărya blocks the leg kick.
Enchărya appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
Enchărya lands a lovely overhand right.
Enchărya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Enchărya.
Cooke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Enchărya throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Enchărya.
Enchărya lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooke.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Enchărya.
Cooke walks into a jab.
Enchărya slips a jab from Cooke.
Enchărya blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Enchărya throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Enchărya scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Cooke stuns Enchărya with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T3##CL#
Enchărya rushes Cooke and presses him up against the cage.
Enchărya tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Enchărya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Enchăryas head.
Enchărya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooke tries to break free but Enchărya pushes him back against the cage.
Cooke tries a body shot but Enchărya blocks it.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Enchărya has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
Enchărya can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Enchărya lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Enchărya.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Enchărya misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Enchărya throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Enchărya controls his hands.
#T4#
Enchărya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke pushes Enchărya back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Enchărya tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Enchărya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Enchărya.
Cooke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Enchărya or not.
Enchărya controlling the action here for a moment.
#BC2#
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
Cooke thuds a left hand into Enchărya's body.
Cooke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Enchărya. Enchărya obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Enchărya thows a body kick. Cooke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damagon Enchărya dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Enchărya ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
#CL2#
Cooke closes the distance and pushes Enchărya back into the cage.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Enchărya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Enchărya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Enchărya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Enchărya misses with some punches.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Enchărya avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Enchărya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooke works on Enchărya's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooke lands with a right to the head.
Damagon Enchărya has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Enchărya misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enchărya works on Cooke's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Enchărya controls his hands.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Enchărya controls the action.
Enchărya cracks Cooke with a nice body shot.
Enchărya tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Enchărya gets through Cooke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Cooke as the two fighters clinch.
#T1#
Enchărya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Enchărya lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Enchărya misses with a hook to the ribs.
Enchărya misses with some punches.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Enchărya.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Enchărya avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Enchărya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Enchărya lands a body punch.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Enchărya lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Enchărya.
A left hand lands to the body for Enchărya.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
Enchărya lands a nice shot to the body.
Enchărya lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Enchărya lands with a light punch inside.
Cooke tries a body shot but Enchărya blocks it.
Enchărya can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
Enchărya lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Nice body punch from Enchărya.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Enchărya lands a shot to the body.
Enchărya lands a shot to the body.
Enchărya lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Enchărya tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Enchărya lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Enchărya lands with a light punch inside.
Enchărya scores with a shoulder strike.
Enchărya tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Enchărya lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Enchărya misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Enchărya.
#BC#
Enchărya manages to break the clinch.
Enchărya swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Enchărya.
And Cooke responds with a good body kick, but Enchărya manages to step out the way in time.
Enchărya throws a leg kick which misses Cooke's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooke tries to avoid it.
Enchărya lands a nice shot that snaps Cooke's head back.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Enchărya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooke can do to turn this around?
Enchărya jabs Cooke right on the nose. Cooke blinks but takes it well.#T3#
Enchărya walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A clash of legs there as Cooke blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Enchărya.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Enchărya was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Enchărya moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Damagon Enchărya is winning the standup battle so far.
Enchărya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Enchărya throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cooke.
Enchărya avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Enchărya lands a nice hook to Cooke's body. Cooke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Enchărya throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Enchărya rather than just go for the knockout.
Enchărya throws out a leg kick but Cooke moves out of range and Enchărya only half commits.
Cooke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Enchărya throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena. #T4#
Enchărya throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Enchărya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Enchărya tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Enchărya missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Enchărya looks to land a body kick but Cooke moved away.
Enchărya throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooke steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Cooke. That snapped Enchărya's head back.
Enchărya avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke delivers a nice body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Enchărya, as that shot connected.
Cooke tries to land a leg kick but Enchărya saw it coming and moves away.
A clash of legs there as Enchărya blocks the low kick.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Enchărya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Enchărya lands with a nice body punch. #CL#
Enchărya rushes Cooke and presses him up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damagon Enchărya dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Enchărya throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooke has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Enchărya.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooke sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Enchărya.
Enchărya digs a good body shot into Cooke's ribs.
Enchărya scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cooke doesn't seem bothered though.
Enchărya cracks Cooke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Enchărya throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Enchărya.
Enchărya checks a low kick from Cooke.
An inside leg kick lands from Enchărya.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Enchărya can pounce on him.
Enchărya staying out of range there.
Enchărya throws a nice inside leg kick.
Enchărya darts in and out, connecting with a jab. #T1#
Enchărya missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Enchărya.
Cooke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A low kick from Cooke is predictable there
and Enchărya counters with an outside leg kick.
Enchărya fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Enchărya cracks Cooke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Enchărya is out of range and Cooke settles back down.
Cooke lands a front kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Enchărya.
Cooke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Enchărya.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Enchărya.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Enchărya lands a head shot.
Enchărya lands with a slapping head kick. #T2#
Enchărya pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Enchărya feints and then cracks Cooke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooke down.
A big left from Enchărya misses.
Enchărya steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cooke. That one must have hurt.
Enchărya misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Cooke blocks the body kick.
Enchărya stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cooke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Enchărya. That one must have hurt.
Cooke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
#T3#
Sloppy strikes from Cooke. Those never looked like landing.
Enchărya scores with a leg kick.
Cooke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Enchărya is out of range and Cooke settles back down.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Enchărya checks it.
Enchărya appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cooke throws a push kick but Enchărya slaps the foot to one side.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Enchărya.
Cooke throws a push kick but Enchărya slaps the foot to one side.
Cooke wants to land a leg kick but Enchărya is out of range.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crunch! Enchărya slams his shin into Cooke's torso.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Enchărya moved away.
Enchărya scores with a nice head shot.#CL#
Enchărya has managed to clinch.
Cooke lands with a right to the head.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Enchărya's elbow.
Cooke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T4#
Good body shot from Enchărya.
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!
Enchărya struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
Enchărya tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
Enchărya blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Enchărya blocks an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Enchărya.
Enchărya is working Cooke over against the cage.
Enchărya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Enchărya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Enchărya prevents a body shot from Cooke.
A short uppercut from Enchărya.
Enchărya scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Enchărya tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Enchărya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Enchărya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Damagon Enchărya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right hand to the body from Enchărya.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damagon Enchărya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Enchărya 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damagon Enchărya!
A very excited looking Damagon Enchărya made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
CEC Tokyo
Date: Feb 07, 2020 |
#R1#
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#CL2#
Cooke tries to keep at a distance but Mark has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Mark misses with a body punch.
Mark tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cooke smiles and moves away.
Cooke throws a shot to the body.
Mark misses with a double jab.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke connects with a body shot.
Mark throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Mark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mark just misses with a punch to the body.
#T1#
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mark.
Mark slips under a jab.
Mark slips a jab and a cross from Cooke.
A countering left hand to the body from Mark misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mark.
Cooke feints and then cracks Mark's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mark down.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Mark looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mark throws the kick towards the body but Cooke avoids it.
Mark lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooke off the cage and back into range.
Mark is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cooke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mark tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mark takes one on the button.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Mark moves his leg out of the way.
Cooke lands a slapping body shot.
Mark sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cooke lands a nice looking body kick.
Mark takes one to the side of the head.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#CL2#
Mark has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mark throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
A frustrated look appears on Mark's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke tries to work over Mark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke blocking some punches.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Mark working aggressively here.
Cooke blocking some punches.
#T3#
A short body shot lands from Cooke as the two fighters clinch.
Mark throws a head punch that misses.
Mark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mark.
Mark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mark working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Mark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Mark.
Mark misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mark lands a shoulder strike.
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Mark backwards.
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!
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Mark.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T4#
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mark working hard to break the clinch.
Cooke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mark lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mark swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mark throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Mark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mark prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Mark's head.
Mark tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke lands a right hand.
Cooke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mark misses with a body punch.
Mark lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
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 Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Marky Mark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mark manages to avoid it.
Cooke slips a jab and a cross from Mark.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Mark tries to work over Cooke's front leg with a kick but Cooke checks it.
Cooke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mark is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mark misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Cooke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mark.
Nice cross by Cooke.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Mark lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#T1#
Cooke connects with a jab.
Mark moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Mark tries a head kick but it misses.
Mark defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMark.
Mark swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooke.
Mark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mark lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mark takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cooke loads up on a big right hand but Mark slips the punch.
Mark is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Cooke is looking to wear down Mark with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab lands there for Cooke.
Cooke drops his hands momentarily and Mark takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mark connects with a jab.
Mark misses with an uppercut. #T2#
A shot to the liver by Mark. Beautiful body shot.
Mark bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mark avoids the body shot from Cooke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Mark cracks the inside of Cooke's front leg.
Sloppy strikes from Cooke. Those never looked like landing.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mark was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mark manages to avoid it.
It seemed like Mark was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooke tries to land a front kick but Mark steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mark misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mark.
Mark is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke slips under a jab.#T3#
Cooke connects with a high kick.
Mark looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mark throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Mark looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.#CL2#
Mark moves into the clinch.
Mark lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Mark blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Mark can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Mark prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Mark tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cooke smiles and moves away.
Cooke walks into a left hand.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.#CL#
Cooke moves into the clinch.#T4#
Mark throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Mark blocks an uppercut.
Cooke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Mark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mark fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Mark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Marky Mark seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cooke tries to work over Mark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mark lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mark's elbow.
Mark misses with the head strike.
Mark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mark's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Mark is just out of range.
Mark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mark listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Mark looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Mark has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mark's sensitive parts.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mark's sensitive parts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick from Mark misses.
Cooke half committed to a counter leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooke. That's going to slow Mark down.
Mark misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke takes a swing at Mark's ribcage but misses. #T1#
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke throws a head kick that Mark semi-blocks.
Mark throws a nice looking combination but Cooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mark lands a front kick.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body. Mark takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mark circles away quickly and effectively.
Mark stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cooke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cooke misses with the body kick
and Mark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mark throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Mark scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Mark saw that one coming.
It seemed like Mark was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mark tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Mark.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooke. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Mark has knocked Cooke down with a huge combo! Mark steps away and waves a wobbly Cooke back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cooke avoids the head kick by Mark.
Mark takes one on the button.
Mark looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Mark throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mark misses with a head kick.
Cooke misses with the combination.
Mark steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.#T3#
Mark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mark follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mark takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Mark.
Cooke throws a head kick but Mark moves out of range.
Mark throws a fast counter high kick but Cooke manages to duck under it in time.
Mark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooke.
Mark takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mark. That's going to slow Cooke down.
Mark on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Mark avoids the head kick by Cooke.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mark! But no joy.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mark's calf.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke throws a combination that misses
and Mark counters with a straight right hand.
Cooke takes a swing at Mark's ribcage but misses.
Mark comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mark pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooke is looking for a counter combo.
Cooke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mark.
Cooke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Mark's calf.
Mark fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Mark swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mark thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke tried to score with a low kick but Mark checks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marky Mark.
I think Cooke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Event:
RS 2
Date: Jan 18, 2020 |
#R1#
McCullen takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
McCullen throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and McCullen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke moves out of range as McCullen strikes.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from McCullen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cooke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
McCullen looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on McCullen's shoulder, as McCullen tries to avoid the shot.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
McCullen throws a head kick that misses.
McCullen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
McCullen throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
McCullen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cooke will feel that in the morning.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCullen.
An attempted straight right counter from McCullen misses the target.
McCullen drops his hands momentarily and Cooke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
McCullen throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
McCullen throws a nice outside leg kick.
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!
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCullen thows a body kick. Cooke tries to catch it but that hurt him. #T1#
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
McCullen thumps Cooke with a low kick.
Cooke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McCullen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
McCullen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A slow jab from McCullen misses its intended target.
McCullen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cooke counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McCullen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A jab from McCullen finds it's way through Cooke's defenses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCullen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
McCullen misses with a straight right. #T2#
McCullen lands a jab to the nose.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at McCullen's knee but McCullen avoids it well.
McCullen appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke throws a head kick that McCullen semi-blocks.
Cooke digs a good body shot into McCullen's ribs.
Cooke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McCullen counters with a straight right hand.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McCullen.
Cooke avoids the body shot from McCullen.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and McCullen moves out of range easily.
Cooke tries to move into range but McCullen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCullen digs a good hook to Cooke's body.
McCullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
McCullen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cooke. That one must have hurt.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCullen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McCullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McCullen throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.#T3#
Cooke checks the leg kick.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cooke wants it to stay on the feet.
McCullen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
McCullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
No joy there for Cooke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCullen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cooke throws a shot to the body.
Cooke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down McCullen rather than just go for the knockout.
McCullen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cooke avoids a kick to the body.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
McCullen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McCullen swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
McCullen throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nice body punch from Cooke. #T4#
McCullen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
McCullen doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooke blocks a low kick nicely.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCullen's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A clash of legs there as Cooke blocks the low kick.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McCullen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooke! But no joy.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooke lands a jab to McCullen's midsection.#CL2#
Cooke clinches.
Cooke tries to break free but McCullen pushes him back against the cage.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke tries to work over McCullen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
McCullen tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing McCullen back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
That's time! McCullen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Cooke avoids the body shot from McCullen.
Cooke tries to land a leg kick but McCullen saw it coming and moves away.
McCullen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
McCullen lands a lovely overhand right.
McCullen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooke.
McCullen scores with a nice right hand.
McCullen takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke cracks the inside of McCullen's front leg.
Cooke connects with an inside leg kick.
McCullen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
McCullen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
McCullen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
McCullen backing away here, and Cooke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cooke scores with a head kick.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
McCullen throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Cooke checks a leg kick.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but McCullen is out of range.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Cooke. Those never looked like landing. #T1#
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCullen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
McCullen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McCullen blocks a jab.
McCullen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
McCullen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cooke. That one must have hurt.
Cooke's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cooke duly obliges.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
McCullen works Cooke's body with a nice hook.
McCullen checks a leg kick.
McCullen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooke lands an overhand right.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
McCullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as McCullen blocks the leg kick.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as McCullen throws out the jab. #T2#
McCullen looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooke wants to land a leg kick but McCullen is out of range.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McCullen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
McCullen throws a shot to the body.
McCullen throws a body shot but no joy.
McCullen sets himself, and Cooke steps forward looking for the clinch! McCullen avoids it this time.
McCullen takes one to the chin there.
Cooke tries to clinch but McCullen moves out of range.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
McCullen slips a jab and a cross from Cooke.
Cooke slips a jab and a cross from McCullen.
Cooke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
McCullen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T3#
McCullen throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke wants to counter the offense by McCullen and move into the clinch position.#CL2#
Cooke moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but McCullen avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke tries to work over McCullen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McCullen tries to break free but Cooke pushes him back against the cage.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
McCullen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but McCullen avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as McCullen controls the action.
McCullen blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
#T4#
Cooke tries a body shot but McCullen blocks it.
A body shot lands from Cooke.
Cooke prevents McCullen from breaking the clinch.
McCullen blocks a body shot from Cooke.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
#BC#
McCullen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCullen connects with a looping right hand.
McCullen just misses with a punch to the body.
McCullen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCullen throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
McCullen staying out of range there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses McCullen's sensitive parts.
Cooke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cooke there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
McCullen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from McCullen.
Cooke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cooke - that will leave a mark!
McCullen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
McCullen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCullen scores with a body shot.
Cooke scores with a kick to the body.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from McCullen.
Cooke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
McCullen swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cooke throws a shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Cooke. Those never looked like landing.
Cooke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
McCullen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke lands a nice hook to McCullen's body. McCullen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McCullen moves away.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McCullen - that will leave a mark!
McCullen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
McCullen throws a wild body kick that Cooke sees coming a mile off.
McCullen moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
McCullen moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Cooke moves out of range as McCullen throws a body kick.
McCullen swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McCullen was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
McCullen is looking for a counter combo.
McCullen throws a leg kick which misses Cooke's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooke tries to avoid it.
Cooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
#T2##TD#
McCullen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#ES2#
Cooke explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A slow jab from McCullen misses its intended target.
McCullen tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
McCullen swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
McCullen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
McCullen misses with a kick to the body.
Cooke throws a body punch but McCullen moves out of range.
McCullen throws a leg kick that misses.
McCullen works over Cooke's head and body with a nice combination.
Some bone on bone action there as McCullen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cooke scores with a spinning back kick!#T3#
Cooke swinging wildly here.
McCullen lands a nice hook to Cooke's body. Cooke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McCullen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. McCullen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. McCullen does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCullen was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cooke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCullen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McCullen just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke scores with a nice strike.
McCullen slips a jab from Cooke.
McCullen misses with a body shot.
Despite the aggression on Cooke's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cooke throws a shot to the body.
Cooke avoids the body shot from McCullen.
Cooke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and McCullen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
McCullen tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Cooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McCullen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke replies with a solid counter kick to the body but McCullen blocks it well.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke connects with a body shot that sends McCullen's belly button to the back.
Cooke works McCullen's body with a nice hook.
McCullen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and McCullen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCullen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke wants to counter the offense by McCullen and move into the clinch position.
McCullen takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke wants to clinch.
Sam McCullen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCullen throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Sam McCullen.
Well Cooke 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
An out of breath and clearly excited Matt Cooke thanked Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Event:
CEC New Years Eve
Date: Dec 31, 2019 |
#R1#
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
No joy there for Nicolas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nicolas on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nicolas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooke digs a good body shot into Nicolas's ribs.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Nicolas counters with an outside leg kick.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Nicolas.
A jab from Nicolas misses.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke throws the left hand but Nicolas avoids the punch easily.
Nicolas throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nicolas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke lands a nice looking body shot.
#T1#
Cooke takes one to the side of the head.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nicolas.
Cooke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Nicolas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nicolas misses with a left hand
and Cooke counters with a body kick.
Cooke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Nicolas's shoulder, as Nicolas tries to avoid the shot.
Nicolas throws a counter combo.
Cooke scores with the left hand. Nicolas knows he should have avoided that one.
Nicolas connects with a leg kick. Cooke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nicolas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nicolas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke checks a low kick from Nicolas.
Cooke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Nicolas looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.#T2#
Cooke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nicolas throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
As Nicolas tries to get set, Cooke tries to push him back and clinch up but Nicolas manages to avoid the attempt.
Nicolas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nicolas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Nicolas checks a low kick from Cooke.
Nicolas flicks out a counter leg kick but Cooke steps away.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Nicolas's head but Nicolas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nicolas tries a quick counter leg kick but Cooke is wise to it.
Cooke throws a lazy body kick
and Nicolas counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Nicolas counters with a nice uppercut. #CL#
Cooke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cooke pushes Nicolas back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nicolas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
#BC2#
Nicolas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Nicolas was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Nicolas misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Nicolas checks it.
Nicolas misses with a straight left.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Nicolas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nicolas looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Nicolas takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Nicolas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cooke's calf.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Nicolas keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicolas checks the leg kick.
Cooke ducks right into an uppercut from Nicolas.
Cooke with a nice cross.
A nice combination there by Cooke.
#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cooke stuns Nicolas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nicolas tries to move into range but Cooke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nicolas takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cooke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cooke fails with a takedown attempt.
Nicolas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nicolas scores with a jab.
Nicolas misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke defending well as Nicolas loads up on a big left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nicolas throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nicolas missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sloppy strikes from Nicolas. Those never looked like landing.
Cooke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
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 Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Nicolas avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Cooke jabs at Nicolas's body.
Nicolas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cooke's head.
Nicolas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke lands with a slapping head kick.
Nicolas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooke defending well as Nicolas loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cooke is looking to counter the offense by Nicolas and move into the clinch.
Cooke shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nicolas counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nicolas.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nicolas was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Nicolas's calf.
Nicolas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T1#
A cross from Cooke lands.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nicolas.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke slips a jab from Nicolas.
Nicolas misses the shot to the body.
Nicolas avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke defending well as Nicolas loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Nicolas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nicolas gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cooke.
Nicolas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Nicolas lands with a straight right. Cooke didn't see that one coming.#T2#
Nicolas throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Cooke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nicolas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooke counters with a nice body shot.
Nicolas throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Harold Nicolas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooke looks to throw a body kick
and Nicolas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Nicolas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nicolas as he avoids it easily.
Nicolas throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooke.
Cooke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nicolas counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nicolas throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke. #T3#
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nicolas misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
Nicolas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nicolas throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke thinks about countering with a body kick.
Cooke darts in looking for a takedown but Nicolas gets double underhooks and turns Cooke into the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Cooke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nicolas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nicolas moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Nicolas sees coming a mile off.
Cooke is looking to slow Nicolas down with leg kicks.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke blocks a leg kick.
Cooke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nicolas looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cooke misses with a takedown attempt
and Nicolas counters with an outside leg kick.
Nicolas scores with a leg kick.
#T4#
Nicolas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke misses with a combination
and Nicolas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses
and Nicolas counters with a left to the body.
Nicolas loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Nicolas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cooke throws a low kick but Nicolas moves out of range easily.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nicolas slips under a jab.
Despite the aggression on Nicolas's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Nicolas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Harold Nicolas will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick
and Nicolas counters with a nice uppercut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooke.
Cooke tries to clinch there but Nicolas circles away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nicolas connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nicolas. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Cooke.
Cooke cracks Nicolas with a good jab.
Cooke is looking to slow Nicolas down with leg kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke misses with a jab to the body
and Nicolas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Nicolas saw that one coming.
Cooke motions for Nicolas to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Nicolas throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nicolas tries to score with a low kick but Cooke moves his leg out of the way.
Nicolas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
It looked like Cooke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses
and Nicolas counters with a nice leg kick.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Nicolas flicks out a counter leg kick but Cooke steps away.
Cooke misses with a straight left.
Nicolas feints a counter leg kick.
Nicolas throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicolas cracks Cooke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cooke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Nicolas checks it.
Nicolas swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Nicolas swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cooke stuns Nicolas with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.#T2#
Nicolas misses with a double jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nicolas thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke misses with a takedown attempt - Nicolas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cooke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke misses with a hook
and Nicolas counters with a leg kick.
Nicolas blocks a leg kick.
Cooke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Nicolas will feel that in the morning.
Nicolas will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cooke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooke. That's going to slow Nicolas down. #T3#
Nicolas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nicolas scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke throws a hook but Nicolas avoids it easily.
Nicolas looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Nicolas avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke misses the jab.
Nicolas throws a big shot that misses.
Nicolas lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nicolas on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T4#
Nicolas bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nicolas throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Nicolas throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Nicolas's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cooke under the eye.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke lands with a nice body punch.
Nicolas blocks a jab.
Nicolas is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#TD#
Cooke looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Nicolas keeps moving.
Cooke wants to pass the guard but Nicolas is keeping the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Harold Nicolas.
I think Nicolas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harold Nicolas!
Harold Nicolas decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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CEC 687
Date: Dec 14, 2019 |
#R1#
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Kahn's shoulder, as Kahn tries to avoid the shot.
A little feinted left hand from Kahn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kahn moves out of range of the body kick.
Kahn half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cooke sizes up Kahn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kahn sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kahn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooke.
Kahn lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooke off the cage and back into range.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kahn lands a nice shot that snaps Cooke's head back.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Kahn moved away.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Kahn misses with a looping left.
Kahn backing away here, and Cooke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Kahn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Kahn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
Kahn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Kahn.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.#T1#
Cooke throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cooke connects with a jab.
Kahn misses with a hook.
Cooke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kahn can pounce on him.
Kahn throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
And Cooke responds with a good body kick, but Kahn manages to step out the way in time.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kahn thumps Cooke with a low kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kahn.
Kahn lands a slapping body shot.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Kahn getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kahn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kahn misses with a leg kick.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Cooke moves out of range as Kahn strikes.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick
and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahn throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Kahn moved out of range.
Cooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kahn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kahn misses with a looping right.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Kahn moves his leg out of the way.
Kahn blocks a leg kick.
Kahn moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Kahn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An inside leg kick lands from Kahn.
Kahn takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke flicks out a counter leg kick but Kahn steps away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cooke cracks Kahn with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn blocks a leg kick.
Cooke digs a good body shot into Kahn's ribs.
Cooke lands a slapping body shot.
Cooke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A lazy left from Cooke finds it's target.#T3#
Kahn misses with a low kick.
Nice jab there from Kahn.
Kahn throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Kahn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cooke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kahn circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Cooke backs away, Kahn returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kahn displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Cooke defending well as Kahn loads up on a big left hand.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Kahn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kahn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kahn avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Kahn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kahn moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Kahn throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Kahn tries to work over Cooke's front leg with a kick but Cooke checks it.
Kahn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T4#
A thudding body kick lands there by Kahn!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Cooke throws a push kick but Kahn slaps the foot to one side.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Kahn moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
No joy there for Cooke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kahn checks it.
A telegraphed right hand from Kahn misses the target.
Cooke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kahn keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Kahn lands the left hand.
Kahn tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Kahn backing away here, and Cooke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Cooke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Kahn misses with a low kick as Cooke jumps back.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooke misses.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Kahn counters with a good low kick that Cooke was not able to check.
Cooke misses with a hook. Kahn ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Kahn looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kahn throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Cooke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Kahn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Kahn misses with a body kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kahn moved away.
It looked like Kahn was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cooke.
Cooke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kahn lands a glancing blow to the side of Cooke's head.
Kahn cracks a nice hook into Cooke's ribs.
Kahn tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Kahn with a nice cross.
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Kahn moved out of range nicely.
Kahn was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Cooke misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Kahn.
Cooke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kahn under the eye.#T1#
Cooke punishes Kahn's body with a nice straight punch.
Kahn looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Kahn thows a leg kick but Cooke checks it
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
A combination from Kahn does no damage.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahn throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kahn.
Solomon Kahn is winning the standup battle so far.
Kahn checks a low kick from Cooke.
Cooke's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kahn connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
Kahn tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kahn swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooke.
Kahn misses with a low kick.
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kahn.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Kahn ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke misses with a hook to the body
and Kahn counters with a series of strikes. Cooke will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kahn misses with a looping left.#T2#
Cooke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kahn tries to score with a low kick but Cooke moves his leg out of the way.
A jab from Cooke does it's job there.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kahn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Donk. Kahn catches Cooke right on the button with a cross.
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Kahn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kahn looks to land a combination but Cooke avoids it well.
Cooke connects with a body shot.
Kahn just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab lands there for Kahn.
A clash of legs there as Kahn blocks the low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Kahn connects with a leg kick. Cooke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kahn rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kahn turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T3#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kahn.
Cooke takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Kahn ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but Kahn avoids it.
Cooke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kahn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Some wild striking there from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a spinning back kick!
Kahn moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Cooke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kahn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kahn tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kahn if he has to take too many more of those.
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kahn.
Cooke scores with a nice strike.#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice jab there from Cooke.
Kahn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Kahn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Cooke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kahn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kahn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooke feints a counter leg kick.
Cooke scores with a jab.
Cooke misses the jab.
Cooke slips under a jab from Kahn.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Kahn counters with a straight right hand.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kahn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kahn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Kahn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahn moves away.
Cooke tries to bum rush Kahn with a series of wild strikes but Kahn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kahn throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Solomon Kahn will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
A solid leg kick lands there for Kahn.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Kahn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Cooke dodges the punch combination from Kahn.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Kahn throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Some bone on bone action there as Cooke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cooke throws a lazy uppercut
and Kahn counters with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke loads up on a big right hand but Kahn slips the punch.
Cooke lands with a kick to the temple. Kahn shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kahn swings widly with a right hand
and Cooke counters with a solid body kick.
Kahn misses with a straight left.
Cooke pushes Kahn away with a front kick.
Cooke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T1#
Cooke throws a low kick, looking for Kahn's leg but Kahn calmly moves out of range.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses
letting Kahn counter with a right hand.
Kahn throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kahn. That's going to slow Cooke down.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kahn.
A swing and a miss from Kahn.
A clash of legs there as Cooke blocks the low kick.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Kahn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke misses with an uppercut
and Kahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kahn sprawls well. Kahn wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cooke gets slowly back to his feet.
Kahn lands a head shot.#T2#
Cooke thumps Kahn with a low kick.
Kahn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahn cracks the inside of Cooke's front leg.
Kahn will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kahn misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Kahn listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kahn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Kahn looks for the body kick but Cooke saw that one coming.
Cooke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kahn.
Kahn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kahn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Kahn will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kahn connects with a high kick.
Kahn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kahn looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.#T3#
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Kahn checks it
and Kahn counters with a body kick that stops Cooke in his tracks momentarily.
Kahn lands a leg kick that knocks Cooke off balance momentarily.
Kahn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooke's head backwards.
Cooke tries to work over Kahn's front leg with a kick but Kahn checks it.
Cooke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kahn. Kahn obviously looking to wear him down.
Kahn takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kahn looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Kahn pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooke is out of range and Kahn settles back down.
A nice side step and Cooke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kahn misses with a double jab
and Cooke counters with a nice body shot.
Kahn jabs at Cooke's body.
Kahn avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Kahn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Kahn connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd cheers as Cooke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kahn doesn't seem phased though.#T4#
Kahn takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kahn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Kahn misses.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kahn checks it.
Cooke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Kahn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Cooke.
Kahn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke takes a swing at Kahn's ribcage but misses.
Kahn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooke on the side of the head.
Kahn scores with a nice right hand.
Cooke blocks a leg kick.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Kahn's head but Kahn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
Cooke digs a good body shot into Kahn's ribs.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kahn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Kahn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kahn 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Event:
CEC 685
Date: Nov 24, 2019 |
#R1#
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beznisko was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Cooke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beznisko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cooke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cooke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beznisko doesn't seem bothered though.
Cooke misses with the body kick#TD#
so Beznisko counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility. #ES2#
Cooke manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Beznisko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Beznisko lands a nice shot that snaps Cooke's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Beznisko misses with a straight right.
Beznisko on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Beznisko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooke misses with the body kick
enabling Beznisko to counter with a crisp jab.
Beznisko wants to slow Cooke down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Beznisko misses.
Beznisko throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Beznisko throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke scores with a spinning back kick!
Beznisko takes a jab right on the kisser.
#T1##TD#
Beznisko gets the takedown into side control.
Beznisko misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cooke is looking for a sweep.#ES2#
Cooke explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Cooke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beznisko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Beznisko misses with a straight left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beznisko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beznisko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Beznisko ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke sizes up Beznisko with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Beznisko fails to land with a series of punches.
Beznisko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beznisko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.#T2#
Cooke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beznisko.
Cooke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beznisko with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Cooke.
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke connects with a body shot that sends Beznisko's belly button to the back.
Beznisko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Beznisko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab from Cooke finds it's way through Beznisko's defenses.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Beznisko checks it.
Beznisko avoids a kick to the body.
Cooke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Beznisko rather than just go for the knockout.
Beznisko scores with a hook.
Cooke cracks a nice hook into Beznisko's ribs.
Beznisko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke feints and then cracks Beznisko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beznisko down.
Cooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Beznisko.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
#T3##TD#
Beznisko closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beznisko lands in his opponent's guard.
Cooke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beznisko's guard. #REVB#
Beznisko keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Beznisko can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cooke controls the pace.
Beznisko looking to control.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Beznisko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke stopping the sweep attempt from Beznisko.
Beznisko trying to control the position.
Cooke tries to free his leg and advance position but Beznisko is retaining full guard. #T4#
Beznisko is pulling down on Cooke's head to control his posture.
Beznisko wants to hit a switch here but Cooke passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Beznisko there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Beznisko is trying to escape the mount.
Cooke controlling the pace for now.
Cooke mounts Beznisko! Really nice guard pass there!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A shot to the liver by Beznisko. Beautiful body shot.
Cooke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Beznisko throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
Cooke scores with a head kick.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Beznisko's sensitive parts.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke connects with a high kick.
Beznisko connects with a nice looking jab.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beznisko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beznisko looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beznisko moves away.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
Beznisko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.#T1#
Nice defenses there by Beznisko.
Cooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beznisko at a distance.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke jabs Beznisko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Beznisko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Beznisko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beznisko.
Cooke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beznisko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beznisko. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Beznisko avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Both fighters circling a little - Beznisko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Beznisko throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke stuns Beznisko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beznisko.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Beznisko is just out of range.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beznisko throws a right hand that misses
and Beznisko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T2#
Beznisko throws a leg kick
and Beznisko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Beznisko.
Beznisko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Beznisko misses with a straight right.
Cooke feints a counter leg kick.
Beznisko slips a straight right by Cooke.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke feints a counter leg kick.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beznisko lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Beznisko with a body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooke blocks the leg kick.
Beznisko misses with a left hand
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Beznisko. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Beznisko.
Cooke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T3#
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beznisko throws out the jab.
Beznisko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Beznisko is looking to clinch but Cooke is avoiding it.
Cooke swings for the body but Beznisko moves out of range.
#TD#
Cooke gets caught flat footed, as Beznisko shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Beznisko cracks Cooke with a solid left hand.
Beznisko keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cooke's head.
Beznisko is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Beznisko being controlled here momentarily.
Beznisko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #T4#
Beznisko postures up.
Beznisko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Beznisko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beznisko's guard. #REVB#
Cooke wanted to stand there but Beznisko had control of the position.
Cooke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Beznisko keeping moving, preventing Cooke from controlling successfully.
Cooke looking to sit in guard and control but Beznisko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Good shot there by Cooke.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Beznisko takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Beznisko misses with a looping right.
Cooke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cooke scores with a kick to the midsection.
Beznisko throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Beznisko looks for a takedown but Cooke sprawls well.
Cooke cracks Beznisko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cooke takes a swing at Beznisko's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke wants to land a leg kick but Beznisko is out of range.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke throws a body punch but Beznisko moves out of range.
Beznisko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beznisko shoots in for a takedown but Cooke shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.#T1#
Beznisko tries to bum rush Cooke with a series of wild strikes but Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beznisko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Beznisko blocks a jab.
Beznisko misses with an uppercut.
Cooke thumps Beznisko with a low kick.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Beznisko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cooke stuffs the takedown attempt from Beznisko. Beznisko gets slowly back to his feet.
Cooke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Beznisko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Beznisko misses with a body shot
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Beznisko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beznisko.
Beznisko tries for a takedown but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Beznisko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke catches Beznisko with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beznisko misses the shot to the body.
Cooke throws a front kick that sends Beznisko stumbling back into the cage.
Beznisko blocks the body kick.
Beznisko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Beznisko.
Beznisko feinted with a counter takedown.
Sergey Beznisko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beznisko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke jabs Beznisko right on the nose. Beznisko blinks but takes it well.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Cooke lands a jab to Beznisko's midsection.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beznisko digs a good hook to Cooke's body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Cooke.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beznisko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Beznisko.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
#T3#
Beznisko misses with a looping left.
Beznisko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Beznisko lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Cooke.
Beznisko shoots in but no luck this time.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#CL#
Beznisko closes the distance and pushes Cooke back into the cage.
Beznisko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Beznisko avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke pushes Beznisko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A right hand to the body from Cooke.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Beznisko backwards.
Cooke lands a shot to the body.
Cooke digs a right hand into Beznisko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Beznisko's gas tank.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Beznisko backwards.
Cooke lands with a short shot to the head.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beznisko wants a takedown.
Beznisko misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Beznisko fails to land.
Cooke stops a takedown attempt from Beznisko.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Beznisko tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Beznisko controls his hands.
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke tries to work over Beznisko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beznisko tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Beznisko misses with a punch to the body.
Beznisko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke lands with a short shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooke 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
CEC Halloween 2
Date: Oct 31, 2019 |
#R1#
Kahn tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kahn misses with a body kick.
Cooke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kahn slips a straight right by Cooke.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Cooke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cooke blocks the body kick.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Kahn.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Kahn cracks Cooke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Cooke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Cooke slips a straight right by Kahn.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A big right from Kahn misses.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Kahn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.
Cooke throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Kahn throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Kahn takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kahn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kahn blocks a low kick nicely.
Kahn misses with a hook.
Cooke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A combination from Kahn does no damage.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke blocks the body kick.
Cooke throws out a loose jab but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke throws a low kick but Kahn avoids it.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kahn! But no joy.
Cooke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooke misses with a looping right.
Kahn tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooke connects with a looping right hand.
#T2#
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahn lunges at Cooke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cooke's hand.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Kahn throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
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!
Cooke slips under a jab.
Cooke misses with a hook. Kahn ducked under it nicely.
Cooke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kahn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cooke misses with a hook to the body
and Kahn counters with a nice uppercut.
Kahn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
Kahn looking to land some kicks to the body here.
No joy there for Kahn, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Cooke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kahn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke misses with a straight right.
A head kick by Kahn misses
and Cooke counters with a good low kick that Kahn was not able to check.
Cooke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kahn.#T3#
Cooke lands a jab to Kahn's midsection.
Kahn throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kahn looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke lands with a slapping head kick.
Cooke throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kahn.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooke swings for the body but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn misses with a straight right.
Kahn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Cooke throws a body punch but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kahn lands a head kick!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kahn throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Kahn's legs.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Nice cross by Cooke.
Kahn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooke's head backwards.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Kahn throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke counters with a good low kick that Kahn was not able to check.
Kahn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Kahn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kahn throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Kahn jumps back.
Kahn walks into a straight right hand from Cooke.
Kahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cooke slips under a jab from Kahn.
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Kahn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooke on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kahn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kahn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body. Kahn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kahn throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahn steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
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 Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Kahn blocks a leg kick.
Kahn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooke connects with an inside leg kick.
Cooke throws a front kick that sends Kahn stumbling back into the cage.
Cooke slips a straight right by Kahn.
Nice jab there from Kahn.
Kahn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kahn cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Kahn throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Kahn throws a wild body kick that Cooke sees coming a mile off.
A punch combination from Cooke misses.
Nice body kick from Cooke.
Kahn moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Kahn.
Kahn misses with a kick to the body.
Cooke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Kahn moves his leg out of the way.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
#T1#
Kahn staying out of range there.
Cooke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kahn. That did some damage!
Kahn throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kahn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kahn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kahn lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cooke will feel that in the morning.
Cooke throws out a loose jab but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kahn misses with a straight right.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Kahn is out of range.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Nice cross by Kahn.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kahn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Cooke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kahn if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Kahn throws a body kick that misses. #T2#
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kahn manages to avoid it.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke throws a series of punches but Kahn avoids them all with ease.
Kahn misses with a body kick.
Kahn drops his hands momentarily and Cooke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kahn gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice straight punches there by Cooke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooke.
Cooke walks into a jab.
A slow jab from Kahn misses its intended target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Cooke moves out of range as Kahn throws a body kick.
Cooke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kahn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kahn misses with a hook.
Cooke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cooke throws a big shot that misses.#T3#
Cooke throws out a loose jab but Kahn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kahn.
Kahn lands a nice looking body kick.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Cooke is looking to slow Kahn down with leg kicks.
Cooke throws a lazy uppercut
and Kahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke staying out of range there.
A head kick from Cooke lands but Kahn takes it in his stride.
Cooke throws a body punch but Kahn moves out of range.
Kahn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kahn throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cooke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kahn's knee momentarily.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Kahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooke looks to land a combination but Kahn avoids it well.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Kahn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kahn is just out of range.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kahn lands a glancing blow to the side of Cooke's head.
A big left from Kahn misses.
Kahn connects with the punch.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahn checks a leg kick nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Kahn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cooke scores with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke slips under a jab from Kahn.
Kahn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Kahn dodges the punch combination from Cooke.
Cooke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kahn walks into a jab.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
Kahn missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cooke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kahn.
Kahn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke is looking to wear down Kahn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kahn avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Kahn scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cooke takes one to the chin there.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It seemed like Kahn was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kahn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T1#
Cooke throws the left hand but Kahn avoids the punch easily.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kahn blocks the body kick.
Kahn follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kahn throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kahn throws out the jab.
Cooke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A jab from Kahn misses.
Kahn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Some wild striking there from Kahn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahn throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Kahn throws a body kick that misses.
A punch combination from Kahn misses.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses
letting Kahn counter with a right hand.
Kahn throws a series of punches but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Kahn.
Cooke is looking to clinch but Kahn is avoiding it.
Kahn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cooke if he has to take too many more of those.
Kahn scores with a jab to the head.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Cooke. That snapped Kahn's head back.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kahn moves away.
Kahn tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Kahn - just one landing.
Kahn misses with a left hand
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Kahn misses with a wild combination.
#T3#
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Kahn misses its intended target.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kahn.
Kahn throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooke counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kahn looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kahn.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kahn throws out the jab.
Kahn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooke is looking for a counter combo.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kahn throws out the jab.
Kahn lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kahn was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Kahn missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cooke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kahn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kahn lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooke takes a step back to recover.
Cooke connects with an inside leg kick.
Cooke walks into a left hand.
Cooke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Kahn waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Cooke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kahn blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Solomon Kahn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Kahn replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cooke blocks it well.
Cooke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Kahn.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooke slips a jab from Kahn.
And that's the end of the fight!
Solomon Kahn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 29:29
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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CEC 677
Date: Sep 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A right-left combo lands from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a slapping head kick.
Murhaa moves out of range of the leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've been told by Cooke's head coaches at DRAGON MMA - 13 Elite & 2 Double Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Murhaa misses the shot to the body.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick from Murhaa.
Cooke lands a jab.
Cooke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Murhaa misses with a body shot.
Cooke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Murhaa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.#T1#
Murhaa checks a low kick from Cooke.
Murhaa walks into a left hand.
Murhaa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cooke doesn't seem bothered though.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Murhaa throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Murhaa tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Murhaa blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Nice body kick there by Cooke.
Good exchange - Murhaa coming out on top.
Murhaa has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murhaa.
Cooke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murhaa darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murhaa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke lands a jab to Murhaa's midsection.#T2#
Murhaa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Murhaa at a distance.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good work by Cooke as he checks the leg kick.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Cooke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Murhaa under the eye.
Murhaa walks into a straight right hand from Cooke.
Murhaa walks into a jab.
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Murhaa.
Cooke takes a swing at Murhaa's ribcage but misses.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Murhaa misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely. #T3#
Cooke slips a jab from Murhaa.
Murhaa lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cooke throws a series of strikes that have Murhaa backpedaling.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Murhaa.
Cooke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Murhaa.
Cooke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Murhaa to score with a decent uppercut.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Murhaa checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A leg kick checked by Murhaa.
Murhaa thuds his shin into the meat of Cooke's side.
Cooke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Murhaa misses with a body kick.
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!
Cooke slips under a jab from Murhaa.#T4#
Cooke thumps Murhaa with a low kick.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Cooke.
Cooke misses with an uppercut. Murhaa saw that one coming.
Murhaa lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Murhaa misses with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Cooke.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Murhaa manages to avoid it.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa tries a quick counter leg kick but Cooke is wise to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Murhaa as he checks the leg kick.
Cooke throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Murhaa stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Cooke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Murhaa is out of range and Cooke settles back down.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Murhaa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
Murhaa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke punishes Murhaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Murhaa was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke sets himself, and Murhaa steps forward looking for the clinch! Cooke avoids it this time.
Murhaa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murhaa lands with a right hand.
Cooke is looking to wear down Murhaa with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a lazy head kick
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Murhaa checks it.
The fighters circling - Murhaa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Murhaa can do to turn this around?
Murhaa is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
#T1#
Murhaa is looking to land body kicks.
Murhaa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke throws a push kick but Murhaa slaps the foot to one side.
Murhaa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Cooke swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Murhaa makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Murhaa misses with a low kick.
Murhaa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cooke's calf.
Murhaa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Murhaa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cooke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murhaa blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Murhaa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Murhaa throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Murhaa swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Murhaa's hands.
The crowd cheers as Murhaa lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cooke doesn't seem phased though.
Cooke throws a shot to the body.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A clash of legs there as Murhaa blocks the low kick.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Murhaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke misses with the body kick
and Murhaa counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.#T3#
Murhaa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke motions for Murhaa to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Murhaa jabs Cooke right on the nose. Cooke blinks but takes it well.
Murhaa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Murhaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Murhaa. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke cracks a nice hook into Murhaa's ribs.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Murhaa.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Cooke connects with an inside leg kick.#T4#
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Murhaa moves away.
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Murhaa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooke throws a predictable looking body shot
and Murhaa connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murhaa tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Murhaa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Murhaa has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Murhaa there as he acknowledges the shot.
Murhaa tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cooke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Murhaa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Murhaa tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Cooke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Murhaa is just out of range.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#KD2#
Murhaa drops Cooke with a beautiful combination! Cooke stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Murhaa is looking for the KO!
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cooke avoids the head kick by Murhaa.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooke misses the target.
Murhaa takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
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!
Murhaa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cooke throws a body punch but Murhaa moves out of range.
Murhaa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Murhaa avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice cross by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
#T1#
Cooke feints and then cracks Murhaa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murhaa down.
Cooke misses with a body shot
and Murhaa counters with an outside leg kick.
Cooke avoids a kick to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Murhaa.
Murhaa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Murhaa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Cooke lands with a cross.
Cooke throws a hook but Murhaa avoids it easily.
Murhaa looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
As Murhaa looks to move away, Cooke throws a big counter combo but Murhaa just gets out of the way.
Murhaa misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke counters with an outside leg kick.
#T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murhaa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooke tries to land a front kick but Murhaa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Murhaa scores with a nice head shot.
Murhaa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Murhaa.
Nice uppercut there from Murhaa.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murhaa wants to counter with a clinch but Cooke pushes him away.
Pauke Murhaa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Murhaa checks a low kick from Cooke.
A jab from Murhaa finds it's way through Cooke's defenses.
A big left from Murhaa misses.
Murhaa throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Murhaa might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cooke has got the better of the exchanges.#T3#
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Murhaa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Murhaa moves his leg out of the way.
Murhaa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke lands an overhand right.
Cooke throws a series of punches but Murhaa avoids them all with ease.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Murhaa throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cooke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Murhaa takes a step back to recover.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Murhaa moved away.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Murhaa scores with a hook to the body. Cooke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Murhaa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Murhaa throws a body kick that misses
and Cooke counters with a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Murhaa, right into the meat.
Cooke digs a good body shot into Murhaa's ribs.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooke jabs at Murhaa's body.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murhaa.
Murhaa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cooke.
Cooke sizes up Murhaa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Murhaa throws out a leg kick but Cooke moves out of range and Murhaa only half commits.
Murhaa throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke tries a low kick but Murhaa avoids it.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Murhaa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murhaa throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooke 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
CEC 674
Date: Sep 08, 2019 |
#R1#
Arjuna slips a jab from Cooke.
A clash of legs there as Arjuna blocks the low kick.
Arjuna replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cooke blocks it well.
Cooke scores with a body shot.
Arjuna checks a low kick from Cooke.
Arjuna uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
It seemed like Arjuna was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooke lands a slapping body shot.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Arjuna is looking for the big counter here.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Arjuna now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Arjuna doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Arjuna sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Arjuna's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Arjuna takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cooke feints and then cracks Arjuna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arjuna down. #T1#
Arjuna on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Arjuna sees coming a mile off.
Arjuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arjuna looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooke.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arjuna! But no joy.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Arjuna takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
Arjuna staying out of range there.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Arjuna's body. Arjuna takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T2#
Cooke throws out a leg kick but Arjuna moves out of range and Cooke only half commits.
Arjuna follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A solid body kick from Cooke.
Cooke jabs Arjuna right on the nose. Arjuna blinks but takes it well.
Arjuna blocks a leg kick.
Arjuna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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!
Cooke pushes Arjuna away with a front kick.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Arjuna. That did some damage!
Arjuna has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Arjuna is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cooke.
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Arjuna uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Arjuna follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arjuna moves away.#T3#
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke throws a good cross that connects.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Arjuna looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Arjuna's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Arjuna chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Cooke throws a predictable looking body shot
#KD2#
and Arjuna counters with a crisp one two that drops Cooke! Arjuna thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cooke to his feet! Cooke is in big trouble!
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Arjuna feints a counter leg kick.
Cooke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good exchange - Cooke coming out on top.
Arjuna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.#T4#
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arjuna looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke scores with a nice head shot.
Arjuna takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cooke misses the body punch
and Arjuna counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Arjuna chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Cooke feints and then cracks Arjuna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arjuna down.
Arjuna takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Arjuna is out of range.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Arjuna throws a counter combo.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Arjuna moves his leg out of the way.
A nice side step and Arjuna releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arjuna checks a leg kick.
Arjuna flicks out a counter leg kick but Cooke steps away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As Cooke backs off Arjuna throws a huge counter combo but Cooke manages to avoid it all.
Arjuna on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Arjuna will feel that in the morning.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Arjuna can do to turn this around?
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Arjuna looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Arjuna might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cooke has got the better of the exchanges.
Arjuna checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Arjuna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Arjuna takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Arjuna's legs.
Arjuna feints a counter leg kick.
Arjuna keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cooke is looking to wear down Arjuna with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Cooke.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Arjuna moves out of range easily.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Arjuna off balance momentarily.
Cooke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Arjuna looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.#T1#
Arjuna moves out of range of the body kick.
Arjuna flicks out a counter leg kick but Cooke steps away.
Cooke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Arjuna checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Despite the aggression on Arjuna's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cooke swings for the body but Arjuna moves out of range.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Arjuna looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Arjuna takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cooke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cooke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Arjuna avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And Arjuna responds with a good body kick, but Cooke manages to step out the way in time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke. #T2#
Cooke connects with a body shot.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arjuna looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Arjuna takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke cracks the inside of Arjuna's front leg.
Cooke scores with a nice body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cooke - that will leave a mark!
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Arjuna lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Cooke misses with a shot to the body
and Arjuna counters with a left and a right that stings Cooke.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. #T3#
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Arjuna has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Arjuna moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Cooke lands with an uppercut that bounces Arjuna off the cage and back into range.
Arjuna avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Arjuna slips a jab from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a sloppy right hand. Arjuna should have avoided that one.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cooke!
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke lands with a nice body punch. #T4#
Cooke misses with a low kick.
A little jabbing left from Arjuna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arjuna looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Arjuna uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Arjuna tries a quick counter leg kick but Cooke is wise to it.
Cooke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arjuna is able to avoid easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke throws a lazy head kick
and Arjuna counters with a thumping low kick.
Arjuna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Arjuna throws a counter combo.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Arjuna.
Cooke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Arjuna is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Arjuna looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jab from Cooke.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Arjuna has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Cooke misses the shot to the body. #CL#
Cooke has closed the distance and engaged Arjuna in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Arjuna takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Cooke tries to break the clinch but Arjuna is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arjuna presses Cooke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arjuna lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Arjuna tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arjuna scores with a hook to the body.#T1#
Arjuna lands with a left to the head.
Cooke tries to work over Arjuna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arjuna tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Arjuna back against the cage.
Arjuna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Arjuna blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Arjuna swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Arjuna.
Arjuna lands a right hand.
Arjuna lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooke tries to work over Arjuna's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Arjuna has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
Cooke tries to break free but Arjuna pushes him back against the cage.
Arjuna dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Arjuna displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooke up against the cage.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
#T2#
A nice right hand lands inside from Arjuna.
Arjuna tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rama Arjuna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooke works on Arjuna's body with a couple of short punches.
Arjuna swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke works on Arjuna's body with a couple of short punches.
Arjuna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC#
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Arjuna thinks about the counter body kick.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Arjuna is out of range.
It seemed like Arjuna was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Cooke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Arjuna's sensitive parts.
Cooke falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Arjuna to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Arjuna doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cooke misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooke misses with a looping right.
Arjuna throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
A lazy left from Cooke finds it's target.
Arjuna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Arjuna lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Arjuna looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke digs a good hook to Arjuna's body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Arjuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Arjuna on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Arjuna avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Cooke throws a head kick but Arjuna moves out of range.
Arjuna shapes to counter with a head kick.
Cooke lands a head kick!
Cooke lands a slapping body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cooke, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
CEC 670
Date: Aug 11, 2019 |
#R1#
Cooke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cooke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons tries to work over Cooke's front leg with a kick but Cooke checks it.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fitzsimmons has time to react.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooke.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Fitzsimmons dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jim Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fitzsimmons comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooke lands a slapping body shot.
Fitzsimmons checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fitzsimmons throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Fitzsimmons.
Cooke works Fitzsimmons's body with a nice hook.
Fitzsimmons fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fitzsimmons lunges at Cooke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cooke's hand. #T1#
Fitzsimmons throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooke counters with a nice leg kick.
Fitzsimmons throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fitzsimmons checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fitzsimmons is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fitzsimmons throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke counters with a nice body kick.
Fitzsimmons takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cooke misses with an uppercut. Fitzsimmons saw that one coming.
Fitzsimmons doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cooke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fitzsimmons throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzsimmons misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cooke counters with a series of strikes. Fitzsimmons will be more careful next time no doubt. #T2#
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke defending well as Fitzsimmons loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Fitzsimmons ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Fitzsimmons looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fitzsimmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cooke scores with a body shot.
Cooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fitzsimmons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cooke lands a nice shot that snaps Fitzsimmons's head back.
Fitzsimmons takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cooke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fitzsimmons connects with a right hand. Cooke shakes it off.
Cooke tries to land a front kick but Fitzsimmons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A big right from Cooke misses. #T3#
Fitzsimmons lunges at Cooke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cooke's hand.
Nice shot by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons punishes Cooke's body with a nice straight punch.
Fitzsimmons swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fitzsimmons's sensitive parts.
Cooke's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A jab lands there for Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fitzsimmons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke throws a head kick but Fitzsimmons moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooke.
Cooke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Cooke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fitzsimmons has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke. #T4#
Fitzsimmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Fitzsimmons throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body punch
and Cooke counters with a head kick. That will keep Fitzsimmons thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks! #CUT#
It looks like Jim Fitzsimmons has been cut.
Nice shot by Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fitzsimmons ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Fitzsimmons flicks out a counter leg kick but Cooke steps away.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight right.
Cooke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzsimmons.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fitzsimmons thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fitzsimmons throws a solid leg kick but Cooke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fitzsimmons.
Cooke digs a good hook to Fitzsimmons's body.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Fitzsimmons connects with a body shot.
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 Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jim Fitzsimmons's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons scores with a shot to the body.
Fitzsimmons throws a right hand that misses
and Cooke counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Fitzsimmons moves out of range of the leg kick from Cooke.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzsimmons.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Fitzsimmons appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Cooke connects with a nice looking jab.
Fitzsimmons tries to work over Cooke's front leg with a kick but Cooke checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Fitzsimmons manages to avoid it.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Fitzsimmons's knee but Fitzsimmons avoids it well.
Fitzsimmons on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cooke. Fitzsimmons shrugs it off though.
Fitzsimmons has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fitzsimmons might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cooke has got the better of the exchanges.#T1#
Cooke misses with a hook
and Fitzsimmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Fitzsimmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fitzsimmons throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
Fitzsimmons loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Cooke fails to land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from Fitzsimmons.
Cooke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Fitzsimmons throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke cracks Fitzsimmons with an open hand slap.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzsimmons is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#T2#
Fitzsimmons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Fitzsimmons.
Cooke tries to work over Fitzsimmons's front leg with a kick but Fitzsimmons checks it.
Nice shot lands for Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with a body shot.
Cooke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fitzsimmons looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Fitzsimmons slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fitzsimmons. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke misses with the combination.
Fitzsimmons steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Fitzsimmons scores with a jab to the head.
#T3#
Fitzsimmons throws out a leg kick but Cooke moves out of range and Fitzsimmons only half commits.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
Fitzsimmons tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke scores with a decent looking hook.
Cooke slips a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fitzsimmons moves away.
Fitzsimmons misses with a hook
and Cooke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
Cooke throws out a loose jab but Fitzsimmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping left.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzsimmons.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Fitzsimmons takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Sloppy strikes from Cooke. Those never looked like landing. #T4#
A jab from Fitzsimmons misses.
Cooke quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cooke slips a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons thows a leg kick but Cooke checks it
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fitzsimmons tried to score with a low kick but Cooke checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fitzsimmons misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke lands a front kick.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Fitzsimmons on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooke misses the body punch
and Fitzsimmons counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons misses with a double jab
and Cooke counters with an outside leg kick.
Fitzsimmons misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Fitzsimmons does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke throws a head kick that Fitzsimmons semi-blocks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jim Fitzsimmons's cut.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Cooke walks into a stiff left hand from Fitzsimmons.
Cooke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Fitzsimmons jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke connects with the punch.
Fitzsimmons's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cooke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fitzsimmons scores with a punch to the head.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Fitzsimmons.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Fitzsimmons swings widly with a right hand
and Fitzsimmons takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzsimmons scores with a spinning back kick!#T1#
Cooke blocks a jab.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Fitzsimmons takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fitzsimmons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick
enabling Cooke to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooke misses with a body shot
and Fitzsimmons counters with a good low kick that Cooke was not able to check.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick from Fitzsimmons misses
and Cooke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fitzsimmons waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Fitzsimmons keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fitzsimmons throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cooke.#T2#
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Fitzsimmons scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzsimmons throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooke misses the target.
Cooke slips under a jab from Fitzsimmons.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
Fitzsimmons missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fitzsimmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fitzsimmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fitzsimmons blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Cooke throws a hook but Fitzsimmons avoids it easily.
Fitzsimmons with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Fitzsimmons scores with a nice strike.
Fitzsimmons lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fitzsimmons manages to avoid it.
Fitzsimmons misses the shot to the body. #T3#
Fitzsimmons throws a big shot that misses.
Fitzsimmons swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke throws a quick counter kick to the body but Fitzsimmons avoids it.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping left.
Cooke fails to land with a series of punches.
Fitzsimmons throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke punishes Fitzsimmons's body with a nice straight punch.
Fitzsimmons scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooke throws a right and a left that Fitzsimmons avoids nicely.
Cooke throws a good cross that connects.
Cooke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Fitzsimmons takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Fitzsimmons throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Jim Fitzsimmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
The fighters circle momentarily. Fitzsimmons darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab by Fitzsimmons.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooke. That's going to slow Fitzsimmons down.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight left.
Fitzsimmons walks into a stiff left hand from Cooke.
A slow jab from Fitzsimmons misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Fitzsimmons throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping right.
Fitzsimmons takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fitzsimmons misses with a looping left.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fitzsimmons.
Fitzsimmons rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke moves out of range as Fitzsimmons strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Cooke.
Well Cooke 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Jim Fitzsimmons stepped up to the mic, saying 'A jolly good scrap, old chum! I say, will you join me for a spot of gin and tonic?'.
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CEC 636
Date: Jan 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Burns throws a shot to the body.
Crunch! Cooke slams his shin into Burns 's torso.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Burns tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns .
Burns pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cooke misses with a straight left.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke walks into a stiff left hand from Burns .
Burns connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Burns is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cooke with a body shot.
Burns motions for Cooke to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooke.
Burns lands with a right hand.
Cooke throws a big shot that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Burns . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Burns .
Cooke throws a hook but Burns blocks it.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T1#
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
Cooke feints and then cracks Burns 's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burns down.
Cooke throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke slips a jab from Burns .
Cooke misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Burns checks a leg kick.
Burns tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cooke is able to avoid easily.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Burns tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns lands a nice looking body kick.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke tried to counter with a leg kick but Burns avoided it.#T2#
Cooke ducks right into an uppercut from Burns .
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke cracks Burns with a good jab.
Burns fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns .
Burns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Burns 's sensitive parts.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Burns looks to land a body kick but Cooke moved away.
Cooke scores with a three punch combo!
Burns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A punch lands to the side of Burns 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Burns swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Burns misses with a lunging right hand
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #T3#
Cooke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
Cooke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burns moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a leg kick
and Burns counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burns throws a low kick, looking for Cooke's leg but Cooke calmly moves out of range.
Burns scores with a shot to the body.
Burns connects with a body shot that sends Cooke's belly button to the back.
Burns throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Burns scores with the left hand. Cooke knows he should have avoided that one.
Cooke lands a jab to Burns 's midsection.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Donk. Cooke catches Burns right on the button with a cross.
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!
Cooke tries to clinch there but Burns circles away.
Burns lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cooke at a distance.
Burns slips under a jab from Cooke.#T4#
Cooke throws a push kick but Burns slaps the foot to one side.
Burns appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cooke tries to clinch up but Burns circles away and keeps his distance.
Burns swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burns lands a jab to the nose.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Burns jumps back.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cooke throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Burns lands the left hand.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Cooke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burns checks a leg kick.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Burns throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Cooke thows a body kick. Burns tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Burns .
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cooke, as that shot connected.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Cooke tries to clinch up.
Burns misses with a leg kick.
Cooke checks a low kick from Burns .
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Burns .
Cooke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a body kick that stops Burns in his tracks momentarily.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns tries a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Burns slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke clobbers Burns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #T1#
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns .
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Alex John Conor Burns seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Burns throws a leg kick that misses.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Burns throws a leg kick but Cooke checks it.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burns .
Burns is looking to chop away at Cooke's legs.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Burns is out of range.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burns misses with a straight right.
Cooke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Burns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Burns looks for the body kick but Cooke saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooke misses the target.
Burns throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke counters with a low kick, right behind Burns 's knee.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns .
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range. #T2#
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Burns lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cooke looks to land a combination but Burns avoids it well.
Burns steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Burns releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cooke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burns flicks out a counter leg kick but Cooke steps away.
Burns takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burns . That's going to slow Cooke down.
Burns checks a low kick from Cooke.
Burns blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and checks it nicely. #CL#
Cooke moves into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns .
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
I was talking to Cooke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Burns digs a right hand into Cooke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooke's gas tank.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch. #T3#
Burns working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Burns lands a shoulder strike.
A shot in the inside from Burns .
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Cooke.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Cooke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards.
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!
Cooke working aggressively here.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burns backwards. #BC2#
Burns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Burns throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it. #T4#
Cooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Burns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Burns looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Burns scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheers as Cooke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Burns doesn't seem phased though.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Burns .
Burns connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cooke's hands.
Burns misses with a body shot
and Burns takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burns misses the shot to the body.
Burns uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
A low kick from Cooke misses
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Burns connects with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Burns .
Burns throws a lazy right hand but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Burns lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Burns slips under a jab from Cooke.
Burns throws a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alex John Conor Burns will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R3#
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
A leg kick checked by Cooke.
Cooke tries to move into range but Burns moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cooke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cooke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burns checks it well.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns .
Cooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burns at a distance.
Cooke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Burns finds it's way round the side to connect with Cooke's head.
Burns has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a solid leg kick but Burns takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cooke.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Burns on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jab by Burns .
Cooke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.#T1#
Burns avoids a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Burns misses.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns scores with a kick to the midsection.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Cooke checks a low kick from Burns .#CL#
Burns gets tackled into the cage by Cooke. Cooke maintains the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burns lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burns tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns lands with a left to the head.
Burns blocks an uppercut.
Burns lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns working aggressively here.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Burns is looking to control Cooke's arms but Cooke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Burns has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke. #BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cooke lands with a slapping head kick.
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burns cracks Cooke with a good jab.
Cooke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns thumps Cooke with a low kick.
Burns throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke is looking for a counter combo.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Burns .
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Burns blocks a jab.
Burns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke connects with a nice looking jab.
#T3#
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
Cooke jabs at Burns 's body.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns .
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
Burns fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Burns 's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
Cooke cracks a nice hook into Burns 's ribs.
Cooke scores with a decent looking hook.
Burns scores with a shot to the body.
Burns misses the jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burns lands a really nice looking cross but Cooke seems unphased.
#T4#
Burns throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Burns scores with a decent looking hook.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Burns looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up but Burns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Burns sizes up Cooke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Burns scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Burns throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke counters with a slapping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Burns there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick from Burns misses.
Burns moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Burns . Those never looked like landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R4#
Burns cracks Cooke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Burns .
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
A lazy left from Cooke finds it's target.
A big right from Burns misses.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns .
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burns .
Cooke blocks a jab.
Burns misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Burns .
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Burns throws a front kick that sends Cooke stumbling back into the cage.#T1#
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
That kick from Cooke tenderised Burns 's leg. Burns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Burns lands a lovely overhand right.
Burns moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Cooke does it's job there.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burns .
It seemed like Burns was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooke throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns throws out a leg kick but Cooke moves out of range and Burns only half commits.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Burns 's knee but Burns avoids it well.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Burns .
Cooke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Burns throws a series of punches but Cooke avoids them all with ease.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T2#
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Burns .
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Burns looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burns takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke scores with a hook.
Cooke misses with a body punch
and Burns counters with a straight right hand.
Burns scores with a nice strike.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cooke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Burns has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Burns and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Burns cracks the inside of Cooke's front leg.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses
and Burns counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#T3#
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns .
Cooke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cooke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burns swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke lands a jab to the nose.
Burns checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cooke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Burns to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice jab there from Burns .
Cooke scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burns throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Burns thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab. #T4#
Cooke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns . Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooke.
A lazy left from Burns finds it's target.
Burns scores with a hook.
Burns slips a jab and a cross from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Burns as he connects with a hook.
Cooke walks into a stiff left hand from Burns .
Cooke drops his hands momentarily and Burns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns tries to bum rush Cooke with a series of wild strikes but Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Burns stuns Cooke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex John Conor Burns dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R5#
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Burns counters with a left to the body.
Burns connects with a looping right hand.
Burns defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
Burns looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Burns responds with a good body kick, but Cooke manages to step out the way in time.
Burns lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but Burns avoids it.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Burns lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burns scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.#T1#
Cooke wants to slow Burns down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice defenses there by Burns .
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Cooke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Burns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cooke takes one on the button.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Burns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burns tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooke slips under a jab from Burns .
Burns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Burns 's front leg but catches the back leg as Burns tries to avoid it.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke walks into a stiff left hand from Burns .
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!
Cooke misses with an uppercut. Burns saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Alex John Conor Burns is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T2#
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Burns keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cooke swings for the body but Burns moves out of range.
Burns keeps Cooke at a distance using the push kick.
Nice defenses there by Burns .
Cooke throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That kick from Burns tenderised Cooke's leg. Cooke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burns manages to avoid it.
Burns checks a low kick from Cooke.
Burns punishes Cooke's body with a nice straight punch.
Burns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burns slips a jab from Cooke.
Crunch! Burns slams his shin into Cooke's torso.
Burns digs a good body shot into Cooke's ribs.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Burns .#T3#
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Burns off balance momentarily.
Cooke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burns is looking to slow Cooke down with leg kicks.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Burns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
A bone on bone clash there as Burns blocks the leg kick.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burns scores with a jab to the body.
Burns wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns blocks a jab.
Cooke throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.#T4#
A lazy left from Cooke finds it's target.
Cooke scores with a decent looking hook.
Cooke throws a low kick but Burns avoids it.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Burns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Burns checks it
and Burns counters with a good low kick that Cooke was not able to check.
Cooke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Burns throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Burns checks the leg kick.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burns takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke tries to land a body kick
and Burns counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Burns uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cooke blocks a leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex John Conor Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burns 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex John Conor Burns !
Alex John Conor Burns is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Alex John Conor Burns thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
EMP SF 2: Gray vs Cooke
Date: Dec 15, 2018 |
#R1#
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Gray moves out of range easily.
Cooke lands a jab to the head.
Gray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooke motions for Gray to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGray.
Cooke misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Cooke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gray counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cooke pushes Gray away with a front kick.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
#CL#
Gray darts in and clinches Cooke up against the cage.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Gray working aggressively here.
Gray gets through Cooke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Gray.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gray prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke lands an uppercut.#T1#
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gray or not.
Gray lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gray. #BC2#
Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooke.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gray checks a leg kick.
Gray appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cooke throws a head kick but Gray moves out of range.
Gray tries to clinch
and Cooke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cooke - that will leave a mark!
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gray.
Gray keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gray moves out of range of the strikes.
Gray is looking to counter with a body kick.
Gray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Gray.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gray lands a jab to Cooke's midsection.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T2#
Good work by Gray as he checks the leg kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Gray sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cooke throws out a leg kick but Gray moves out of range and Cooke only half commits.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Gray checks a low kick from Cooke.
Cooke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A leg kick checked by Gray.
A quick step to the side and Gray tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.#CL#
Gray darts in and clinches Cooke up against the cage.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Gray lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Gray misses with some punches.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Gray controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gray.
Gray blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gray tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Gray back against the cage.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Gray looking to slow down the pace here.#T3#
Cooke lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Gray.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
Cooke tries to break free but Gray pushes him back against the cage.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Gray avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Gray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A hook to the body from Gray.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
Cooke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gray softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Gray has Cooke pressed against the cage.
Good body shot from Cooke.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Cooke tries to work over Gray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gray backwards. #T4##BC2#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooke.
Gray is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooke.
Cooke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cooke jabs at Gray's body.
Nice body kick from Gray.
Cooke takes one to the chin there.
Cooke throws a jab when Gray was well out of range.
Cooke delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Gray was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cooke.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Gray's front leg but catches the back leg as Gray tries to avoid it.
Gray moves in looking to clinch but Cooke pushes him off.
Cooke throws an off balance right hand
and Gray counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Cooke throws a low kick but Gray moves out of range easily.
Gray takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Gray jumps back.
Gray tries to clinch there but Cooke circles away.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
A low kick from Cooke misses
and Gray counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cooke's knee momentarily.
Gray throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Gray closes the distance but Cooke moves to the side
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gray is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gray tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gray throws a right hand that misses
and Cooke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke throws a leg kick but Gray moved away.
Gray connects with a right hand. Cooke shakes it off.
Cooke tried to score with a low kick but Gray checks it.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T1#
Gray throws a body kick that misses.
Gray backing away here, and Cooke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooke.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Gray was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gray was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke connects with the punch.
Cooke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gray dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gray ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooke throws a hook but Gray blocks it.#CL#
Gray moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooke working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Matt Cooke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
Cooke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Grays head.
Gray lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gray scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside. #T2#
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gray doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gray misses with a body punch.
Gray scores with a shot to the side of Cooke's head.
Cooke is looking to break free of the clinch but Gray has double underhooks.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Gray.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gray lands a shot to the body.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gray lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Gray.
Gray throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Gray tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Gray back against the cage.
Gray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Gray keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooke's efforts to push away.
Gray is trying to maintain a safe position but Cooke gets an underhook and turns Gray into the cage.
Gray scores with a hook to the body.
Cooke blocking some punches.
Gray lands a left hand.
#T3#
A nice right hand lands inside from Gray.
Gray lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gray creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Gray digs a right hand underneath Cooke's ribcage. Cooke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gray working aggressively here.
Gray displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooke up against the cage.
Gray swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gray presses Cooke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cooke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gray misses with a punch to the body.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A body shot lands from Gray.
Gray misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gray.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gray.#T4#
Cooke tries to work over Gray's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gray goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Gray fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Gray works on Cooke's body with a couple of short punches.#BC#
Gray manages to break the clinch.
Gray turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gray on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gray fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gray scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gray to score with a decent uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akoni Gray dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Cooke clobbers Gray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Both fighters circling a little - Gray finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gray dodges the punch combination from Cooke.
Gray throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gray throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Gray stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cooke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gray was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Cooke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Gray avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gray tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooke feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.
Gray wants to clinch up but Cooke keeps it at a distance.
Cooke defending well as Gray loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Cooke lands with an overhand left.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooke blocks the leg kick.
Cooke swings for the body but Gray moves out of range.
Nice shot by Gray.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Gray saw that one coming.
Gray moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Cooke slips a straight right by Gray.
Cooke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gray digs a good body shot into Cooke's ribs.
Gray tries to clinch up but Cooke circles away and keeps his distance.
Gray checks a leg kick nicely.
Cooke has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Cooke motions for Gray to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gray connects with a jab.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T2#
Cooke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cooke lands with a cross.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gray tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gray tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good work by Gray as he checks the leg kick.
Gray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
A telegraphed right hand from Gray misses the target.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Gray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
#T3#
Cooke wants to slow Gray down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke lands a jab to the nose.
Cooke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Gray counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Gray has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cooke's head.
Cooke scores with a jab to the head.
Cooke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooke cracks Gray with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gray looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Gray tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good exchange - Cooke coming out on top.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T4#
Cooke wants to land a leg kick but Gray is out of range.
Gray appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Gray's front leg but catches the back leg as Gray tries to avoid it.
Gray lands with a nice body punch.
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Gray moved out of range nicely.
Cooke throws a push kick but Gray slaps the foot to one side.
Gray uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Gray throws a body kick that misses.
Gray looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Cooke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gray has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jab from Gray.
Gray staying out of range there.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Gray sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gray slips a straight right by Cooke.
Cooke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gray scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Matt Cooke just about did enough to take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R4#
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooke clobbers Gray with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gray misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Gray takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
Gray fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cooke, pushing him back against the cage.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Cooke tries a body shot but Gray blocks it.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Gray misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Gray controls the action.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gray misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke lands a nice uppercut.
Gray misses with a body punch.
A short right from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gray has Cooke pushed against the cage.#T1#
Cooke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Gray checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
As Cooke tries to get set, Gray tries to push him back and clinch up but Cooke manages to avoid the attempt.
A clash of legs there as Gray blocks the low kick.
Gray swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooke is looking to slow Gray down with leg kicks.
Gray checks a leg kick.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Cooke throws a low kick but Gray avoids it.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gray uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
A lazy body kick from Cooke
and Gray counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cooke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Grays jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cooke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gray can pounce on him.
#T2#
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gray.
Cooke wants to slow Gray down by chopping away at his legs.
Gray throws a right and a left that Cooke avoids nicely.
Gray looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gray.
Gray ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Gray just misses with a punch to the body.
That kick from Cooke tenderised Gray's leg. Gray is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Gray throws a quick counter kick to the body but Cooke avoids it.
Gray showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick. #T3#
Cooke misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gray.
Gray scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #CL#
Gray forces Cooke back against the cage and clinches.
Nice body punch from Cooke.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Cooke.
Gray swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke tries a body shot but Gray blocks it.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Gray misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Gray controls his hands.
Cooke lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A hook to the body from Gray.
#T4#
Gray tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Gray.
Gray scores with a hook to the body.
Cooke is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gray prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Gray lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gray lands with a right to the head.
Gray working aggressively here.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Gray.
Gray tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Gray scores with a shot to the side of Cooke's head.
Gray effectively controlling the action here.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
Gray tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gray's elbow.
Cooke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gray backwards.
Gray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R5#
Gray throws a right hand that Cooke ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooke also avoids with ease.
Gray checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Gray off balance momentarily.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gray.
Gray lands a head shot.
Cooke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Gray is out of range and Cooke settles back down.
Gray looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Gray throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke misses with a straight left.
Gray was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke feints and then cracks Gray's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gray down.
Cooke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T1#
Gray checks a low kick from Cooke.
Gray throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke throws a body punch but Gray moves out of range.
Gray pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gray lands a jab to the nose.
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cooke keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cooke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke tries a low kick but Gray avoids it.
Gray wants to clinch.
Gray takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T2#
Cooke stuns Gray with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooke throws a low kick but Gray avoids it.
Cooke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sloppy strikes from Gray. Those never looked like landing.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke wants to land a leg kick but Gray is out of range.
Gray throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gray connects with an inside leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooke checks a leg kick.
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!
Gray missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
#T3#
A bone on bone clash there as Gray blocks the leg kick.
#CL#
Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Gray. Gray maintains the clinch.
Gray misses with the head strike.
Gray misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Gray scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Gray.
Gray scores with a hook to the body.#BC2#
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gray.
Cooke throws a right hand that misses
and Gray counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #CL#
Gray rushes Cooke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Gray blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gray can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Cooke lands a shot to the body.
Gray tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gray tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Gray back against the cage.
Akoni Gray has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4##BC2#
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Gray throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gray checks a leg kick nicely.
Cooke connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gray clobbers Cooke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gray looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Some bone on bone action there as Gray checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooke.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Gray's front leg but catches the back leg as Gray tries to avoid it.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke checks a low kick from Gray.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Akoni Gray.
I think Cooke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 46:49
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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CEC 629
Date: Nov 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Beznisko lands with a good body shot.
Cooke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Beznisko under the eye.
Beznisko takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Beznisko misses with a left hand
and Cooke counters with a leg kick.
Beznisko rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beznisko misses with a straight left.
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beznisko misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Cooke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Beznisko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooke finds it's way round the side to connect with Beznisko's head.
Cooke slips a jab from Beznisko.
Cooke half committed to a counter leg kick.
A big right from Beznisko misses.
Beznisko throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Cooke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke lands a right hook to the body.
Beznisko shoots for a double leg takedown but Cooke sprawls well. He's pushed Beznisko's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A nice combination there by Beznisko.
#CUT2#
It looks like Matt Cooke has been cut.
Beznisko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beznisko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.#T1#
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Cooke throws a head kick that Beznisko semi-blocks.
Beznisko lands a body shot.
Beznisko is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Beznisko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beznisko has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Cooke lands a jab to the nose.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beznisko. That did some damage!
Beznisko misses with a wild body shot.
Beznisko misses with an uppercut
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Beznisko throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cooke misses with an uppercut. Beznisko saw that one coming.#TD2#
Beznisko feints and as Cooke raises his hands in defense, Beznisko changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.#ES#
Cooke wriggles free and stands up.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beznisko misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Beznisko misses with a looping right.
Cooke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cooke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beznisko throws out the jab.
Beznisko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Beznisko misses with an uppercut.
Cooke scores with a sloppy right hand. Beznisko should have avoided that one.
Beznisko lands a slapping body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Cooke. That snapped Beznisko's head back.
Beznisko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Beznisko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beznisko with a nice cross.
Cooke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beznisko lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice body punch from Cooke. #T3#
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Cooke. That snapped Beznisko's head back.
Beznisko looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Beznisko just manages to avoid it.#CL#
Cooke clinches.
Beznisko misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cooke - that landed with a thud.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Beznisko's front leg but catches the back leg as Beznisko tries to avoid it.
Beznisko tries a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Beznisko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beznisko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beznisko cracks Cooke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cooke throws a jab when Beznisko was well out of range.
Beznisko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Beznisko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beznisko misses with a hook
and Beznisko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beznisko walks into a left hand.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body. Beznisko takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beznisko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Beznisko misses with a wild body shot.
Beznisko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beznisko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beznisko tries for a takedown but Cooke circles away easily
and Cooke counters with a stiff right hand.
Beznisko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Beznisko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Beznisko scores with a kick to the body.
Beznisko throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooke throws a nice looking combination but Beznisko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
Beznisko takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cooke moves forwards but Beznisko connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooke's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Beznisko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Beznisko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Beznisko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice shot by Cooke.
Nice shot by Cooke.
A big right from Beznisko misses.
Beznisko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cooke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Beznisko throws a right hand that misses
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beznisko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beznisko moves out of range of the strikes.
Beznisko throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Cooke keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beznisko.
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!
Beznisko slips under a jab from Cooke.
Cooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beznisko at a distance.
Beznisko throws a low kick, looking for Cooke's leg but Cooke calmly moves out of range. #T1#
Cooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beznisko.
Cooke throws a series of punches but Beznisko moves out of range. #CL#
Cooke closes the distance and pushes Beznisko back into the cage.
Beznisko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beznisko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beznisko can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Cooke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Beznisko's head.
Beznisko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cooke is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
Beznisko looking to stall.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Beznisko's elbow.
Cooke lands a left hand.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Beznisko can do to turn this around?
Cooke gets underhooks to prevent Beznisko's takedown attempt.
#BC#
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
#T2#
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beznisko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Beznisko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
Beznisko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cooke's head.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Beznisko on the side of the head.
Beznisko throws a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Cooke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Beznisko throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Beznisko lands a jab to Cooke's midsection.
Beznisko throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range. #T3#
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beznisko.
Beznisko looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Beznisko moves forwards but Cooke connects with a nice, crisp jab.#TD2#
Beznisko shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cooke tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Beznisko manages to move to mount!
Cooke tries to hold on but Beznisko pushes him away.
Cooke manages to control the position for a moment.
Beznisko thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Beznisko with shots to the head and body - Cooke looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beznisko looking to finish Cooke with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cooke!
Beznisko avoids the attempt from Cooke to control.
Beznisko lands a big shot there that rocks Cooke but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Beznisko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Beznisko trying to control but Cooke is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beznisko cracks Cooke with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Beznisko unloads with some shots from mount but Cooke bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beznisko trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Beznisko working the ground and pound effectively.
#ROC2#
Cooke is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sergey Beznisko will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooke's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R3#
Beznisko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Beznisko tries to clinch up.
Cooke thumps Beznisko with a low kick.
Beznisko misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Beznisko. Beznisko maintains the clinch.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beznisko can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Cooke prevents the takedown attempt.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matt Cooke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Beznisko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooke lands a nice uppercut.
Beznisko is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke tries to work over Beznisko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke trying to control the position but instead, Beznisko has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooke into the cage.
Beznisko working aggressively here.
#T1#
Beznisko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beznisko misses with a body punch.
Beznisko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Beznisko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cooke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch on the inside from Beznisko fails to land.
Cooke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke digs a right hand underneath Beznisko's ribcage. Beznisko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Beznisko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Beznisko scores with a nice hook to the head.#TD2#
Beznisko has picked Cooke up - he's going for a ride! Beznisko dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nice strikes from Beznisko there.
Cooke makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cooke.#T2#
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!
Beznisko with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooke working a defensive guard here.
Cooke has control of Beznisko's left arm, preventing Beznisko from doing any damage.
Cooke is trying to control the position but Beznisko postures up.
Cooke wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Beznisko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Beznisko postures up.
Cooke controlling the position.
Beznisko lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Beznisko wants to control from the top but Cooke keeps moving. #T3#
Cooke is trying to keep Beznisko in close.
Beznisko trying to control but Cooke is working from the bottom.
Beznisko throws a big elbow that misses.
Cooke pulls Beznisko in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Beznisko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cooke eats them both and turns towards Beznisko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Beznisko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beznisko.
Beznisko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A lazy left from Cooke finds it's target.
Beznisko walks into a jab.#T4#
Beznisko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beznisko.
Beznisko with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
Beznisko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beznisko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beznisko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Beznisko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cooke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cooke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke with a hook.
Beznisko does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cooke misses the jab.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch but Beznisko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Beznisko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Sergey Beznisko just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooke's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R4#
Some bone on bone action there as Beznisko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beznisko misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beznisko misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Cooke with a jab.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
Beznisko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beznisko looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Beznisko moves in looking to clinch but Cooke pushes him off.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
Beznisko throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cooke to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beznisko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
Beznisko tries to clinch but Cooke moves away
and Cooke counters with a left to the body.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Beznisko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. #T1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Beznisko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cooke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Beznisko misses with a left hand
and Cooke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooke throws a hook but Beznisko avoids it easily.
Cooke defending well as Beznisko loads up on a big left hand.
Beznisko scores with a leg kick.
Beznisko tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooke takes a swing at Beznisko's ribcage but misses.
Beznisko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Beznisko misses with a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Cooke defending well as Beznisko loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke blocks a leg kick.
Beznisko takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#CL2#
Cooke tries to keep at a distance but Beznisko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooke scores with a nice hook to the head.#T2#
Still in the clinch, Beznisko scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke looking to slow down the pace here.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Beznisko gets through Cooke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cooke is trying to break the clinch but Beznisko has him pressed against the cage.
Beznisko blocking some punches.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooke lands a shot to the body.
Cooke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cooke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Beznisko trying to stall but Cooke improves his position.
Beznisko is looking for a takedown.#T3#
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Beznisko blocking some punches.
Cooke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Beznisko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Beznisko is working for takedown but Cooke is calmly controlling the position for now.
Beznisko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beznisko struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
Cooke misses with a body punch.
Beznisko is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Cooke is defending well.
Matt Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Beznisko.
Beznisko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
Beznisko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Beznisko looking to slow down the pace here.#TD2#
Beznisko is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cooke can't fight it off and eventually Beznisko manages to take the fight to the floor. Cooke looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Beznisko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.#T4##SUB#
Cooke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Cooke wants to stand but Beznisko is controlling the position.
Beznisko not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Beznisko trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beznisko trying to control but Cooke is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke had his way with Sergey Beznisko in that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R5#
Beznisko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A cross from Cooke lands.
Cooke slips under a jab from Beznisko.
Beznisko shoots in looking for a takedown but Cooke manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Beznisko's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Beznisko looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Beznisko moves forwards but Cooke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Beznisko misses the jab.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beznisko wants to clinch but Cooke slips to the side
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beznisko doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooke circles away.
Beznisko throws a leg kick that misses.
Beznisko misses with a shot to the body
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beznisko. #T1#
Cooke throws a jab when Beznisko was well out of range.
Beznisko jabs Cooke right on the nose. Cooke blinks but takes it well.
Beznisko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beznisko throws out the jab.
Beznisko has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooke finds it's way round the side to connect with Beznisko's head.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beznisko.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Beznisko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
Beznisko drops his hands momentarily and Cooke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Beznisko catches Cooke right on the button with a cross.
Beznisko connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cooke momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beznisko.#T2#
No luck for Beznisko with that takedown attempt.
Beznisko throws a front kick aimed at Cooke's knee but Cooke avoids it well.
Beznisko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beznisko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beznisko checks a low kick from Cooke.
Good shot there by Cooke.
Beznisko takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Nice shot by Beznisko.
A left lands for Cooke.
Beznisko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Beznisko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#CL2#
Beznisko moves into range and clinches up with Cooke.
Cooke wants to get back to striking at distance but Beznisko won't allow it.
#BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#T3#
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beznisko.
Beznisko digs a good hook to Cooke's body.
Cooke throws out a loose jab but Beznisko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beznisko staying out of range there.
Beznisko tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Beznisko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beznisko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beznisko moves out of range of the strikes.
Beznisko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Beznisko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Beznisko feints the counter takedown.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Beznisko just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke takes a swing at Beznisko's ribcage but misses.
Beznisko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
#T4#
Cooke with a jab.
Beznisko on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Beznisko throws a body kick that misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beznisko ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Beznisko keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beznisko throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Beznisko moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Beznisko drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cooke defends it well.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beznisko.
Cooke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beznisko throws a lazy right hand but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beznisko staying out of range there.
Beznisko throws out a leg kick but Cooke moves out of range and Beznisko only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Beznisko.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
A little jabbing left from Beznisko on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Beznisko throws a leg kick
and Beznisko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cooke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke retains his light heavyweight title!
Matt Cooke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Date: Nov 02, 2018 |
#R1#
Burns blocks a low kick nicely.
Burns throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Burns is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Burns on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke throws a series of strikes that have Burns backpedaling.
Burns throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Burns swinging wildly here.
Burns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burns throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Burns gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Burns .
Burns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice jab there from Cooke.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns .
Nice body punch from Burns .
Burns clobbers Cooke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and checks it nicely. #CL2#
Cooke gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Burns tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
Burns lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short left from Burns .
Cooke keeps control of Burns as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cooke lands a left hand.
Cooke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Burns is keeping busy.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Burns swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke being controlled against the cage.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns 's elbow.
Cooke lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooke digs a right hand into Burns 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns 's gas tank. #T2#
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Burns controls his hands.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Burns 's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke just leaning against Burns , taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
Burns misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Burns s head.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
Burns misses with the head strike.
Cooke is trying to maintain a safe position but Burns gets an underhook and turns Cooke into the cage.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Cooke on the inside.
Cooke misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns .
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burns tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land. #T3#
Cooke scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Burns avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
Burns is working Cooke over against the cage.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
Burns misses with some punches.
Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Cooke jabs Burns right on the nose. Burns blinks but takes it well.
Cooke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Burns avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
Burns throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.#T4#
Burns misses with a looping right.
Burns tries to move into range but Cooke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Cooke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Cooke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burns . Burns circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Burns misses with a hook
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke slips under a jab from Burns .
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Burns .
Burns works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick from Burns .
Cooke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good work by Cooke as he checks the leg kick.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice uppercut there from Cooke.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Burns moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Cooke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooke throws out a loose jab but Burns uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burns throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Burns scores with a spinning back kick!
Burns slips under a jab.
Burns lands with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burns lands with a nice body punch.
Alex John Conor Burns is winning the standup battle so far.
Burns lands the left hand.#T1#
Burns looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Burns throws a leg kick but Cooke moved away.
Burns walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns .
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Burns moved out of range nicely.
Cooke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Burns swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooke.
Burns bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooke's head backwards.#CL2#
Cooke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Burns .
Cooke is looking to control Burns 's arms but Burns gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooke has his back to the cage.
Burns lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Burns .
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burns .
Burns is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Burns breaks from the clinch.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burns connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Burns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cooke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Burns 's knee momentarily.
Burns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Nice uppercut lands for Cooke. That snapped Burns 's head back.
Burns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooke misses with a jab to the body
and Burns counters with a three punch combo that has Cooke backing up. Cooke nods at Burns to acknowledge the strikes.#T3#
Burns swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Burns throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Burns on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Burns is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burns throws a wild body kick that Cooke sees coming a mile off.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burns moves away.
Cooke scores with a nice strike.
Cooke throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little feinted left hand from Burns on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Burns looks to land a combination but Cooke avoids it well.
Burns avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Cooke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cooke throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns misses with a right hand
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Burns sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Burns counters with an outside leg kick.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke misses with an uppercut
and Burns counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Burns throws a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Burns dips to his left and cracks Cooke with an uppercut!
Burns takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cooke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
Burns keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Burns fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cooke just manages to avoid it.
Cooke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Burns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cooke misses with a body punch
and Burns counters with an inside leg kick.
Cooke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R3#
Cooke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burns thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Burns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burns throws the kick towards the body but Cooke avoids it.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
Burns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burns misses with a head kick.
Burns keeps Cooke at a distance using the push kick.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.#T1#
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
Burns takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke misses with a hook.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
Cooke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Burns . Burns obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a push kick.
Good work by Cooke as he checks the leg kick.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Burns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Burns lands a glancing blow to the side of Cooke's head.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
Burns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Burns takes one to the side of the head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cooke.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL2#
Cooke clinches up with Burns and pushes him back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Matt Cooke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Burns tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Cooke blocking some punches.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Burns 's elbow. #BC#
Burns manages to break the clinch.
#CL2#
Burns tries to keep at a distance but Cooke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke digs a right hand into Burns 's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Burns 's gas tank.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Burns tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke looking to stall.
Burns scores with a hook to the body.
Burns pushes Cooke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.#BC#
Burns manages to break the clinch.
Burns moves forwards but Cooke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Burns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Burns misses with a head kick.
#T3#
Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Burns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cooke fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Burns misses its intended target.
Cooke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Burns sees it coming and moves out of range.
Burns swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Burns with a body shot.
Cooke cracks Burns with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cooke throws the left hand but Burns avoids the punch easily.
Burns throws a body kick, spinning off balance#CL2#
and Cooke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cooke.
Cooke lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Burns .
Burns makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Burns tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Burns trying to stall but Cooke improves his position.
#T4#
Burns blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Cooke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns is looking to break free of the clinch but Cooke has double underhooks.
Burns misses with a body punch.
Cooke lands a nice uppercut.
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Burns backwards. #BC#
Burns 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burns slips a jab from Cooke.
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Burns 's hands.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Burns misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
Cooke throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burns . That did some damage!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R4#
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Burns .
Burns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Burns lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooke takes a step back to recover.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Burns saw that one coming.
Burns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke thuds a left hand into Burns 's body.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
Burns has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Cooke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Burns misses with a hook
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Burns defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke swings widly with a right hand
enabling Burns to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Burns .
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Burns .
#T1#
Burns staying out of range there.
Cooke lands the left hand.
Cooke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burns has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burns cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Cooke throws a nice looking combination but Burns bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burns lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cooke throws a hook but Burns avoids it easily.
Burns connects with a nice looking jab.
Burns throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burns misses with a wild body shot.
Burns slips under a jab.
Cooke throws a big shot that misses.
Burns throws a leg kick which misses Cooke's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooke tries to avoid it.
Cooke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cooke slips under a jab from Burns .
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T2#
Cooke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burns on the side of the head.
Cooke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cooke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Burns ducks down to avoid it.
Burns throws a right and a left that Cooke avoids nicely.
Cooke scores with a punch to the head.
Burns uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns .
Burns feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cooke's calf.
Burns lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burns just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Burns misses with a low kick.
Burns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Burns looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.#T3#
Burns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burns misses with an uppercut.
Burns throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Burns moves his leg out of the way.
Burns throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Burns throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns . Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke digs a good hook to Burns 's body.
Cooke feints a jab promting Burns to slip. Cooke then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Burns slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Burns misses with a low kick as Cooke jumps back.
As Burns backs off Cooke throws a huge counter combo but Burns manages to avoid it all.
Burns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Burns checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Good exchange - Cooke coming out on top.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burns .
Burns throws a sloppy head kick and Cooke moves out of range easily.
Burns swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
#T4#
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Burns 's shoulder, as Burns tries to avoid the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burns lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cooke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body. Burns takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burns scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Burns wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Burns throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooke on the side of the head.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Burns .
Burns moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Burns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Burns .
Cooke jabs at Burns 's body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Burns .
Cooke misses with a hook. Burns ducked under it nicely.
Cooke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooke misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Burns 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
A jab from Burns misses.
Cooke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Burns lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooke takes a step back to recover.
Burns throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Burns drops his hands momentarily and Cooke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cooke blocks a low kick nicely.
A swing and a miss from Burns .
Burns stuns Cooke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Burns shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns .
A little jabbing left from Cooke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Burns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
A counter left hand to the body from Burns misses its target.
Burns lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
A little jabbing left from Cooke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Burns ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke is looking to clinch. #T1#
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Burns is out of range.
Burns throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Burns 's front leg but catches the back leg as Burns tries to avoid it.
Burns scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Burns was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A clash of legs there as Burns blocks the low kick.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Burns moved away.
Cooke tries to land a leg kick but Burns saw it coming and moves away.
Burns takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cooke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burns motions for Cooke to come forward. Burns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Burns darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooke throws a body punch but Burns moves out of range.
Burns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke misses with a straight left.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Alex John Conor Burns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Burns lands a leg kick that knocks Cooke off balance momentarily.
Cooke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
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!
Burns takes one to the chin there.
Cooke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burns is looking to counter punch.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Burns uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Burns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Burns sees coming a mile off.
Cooke tests Burns 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Burns swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Burns misses with a hook.
Burns slips a jab from Cooke.
Burns loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Burns smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burns throws a leg kick that misses. #T3#
Cooke defending well as Burns loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke scores with a nice right hand.
Cooke moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Cooke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burns connects with a leg kick. Cooke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burns misses with a kick to the body.
Burns doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burns swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burns .
Cooke misses with a hook to the body
and Burns counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke connects with a single shot there.
Cooke scores with a nice head shot.#T4#
Cooke staying out of range there.
Burns rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab from Burns misses.
Burns wants to land a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke lands a head shot.
Cooke scores with a nice head shot.
Cooke throws a right hand that misses
and Burns counters with a solid body kick.
Burns moves out of range of the strikes.
Burns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooke moves out of range as Burns strikes.
Cooke lands with an uppercut that bounces Burns off the cage and back into range.
Burns throws a big shot that misses.
Burns swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cooke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burns on the side of the head.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke blocks a jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooke 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 46:50
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke is the new light heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Matt Cooke was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Date: Oct 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Dall throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dall lands with a nice body kick.
Dall scores with a push kick.
Dall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hyryx Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut lands for Dall. That snapped Cooke's head back.
Cooke moves out of range as Dall throws a body kick.
Cooke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
We've been informed that Cooke has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall misses with a hook.
Dall misses with a combination
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T1#
Dall finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cooke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Dall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cooke lands with a nice body punch.
Dall fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooke on the side of the head.
Dall misses with a combination
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#
It looks like Hyryx Dall has been cut.
We've been hearing reports that Dall has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Dall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. #T2#
Cooke connects with a right hand. Dall shakes it off.
A jab from Cooke does it's job there.
Dall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cooke defends it nicely.
A nice side step and Cooke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Dall throws a lazy body kick
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dall dips to his left and cracks Cooke with an uppercut!
No joy there for Cooke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooke misses with a hook.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke avoids a kick to the body.
Dall shoots in for a double leg but Cooke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hyryx Dall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Dall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Dall there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Dall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dall lands a nice hook to Cooke's body. Cooke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Dall misses with a wild body shot. #T4#
Dall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dall missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Dall pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Cooke back to the cage. Dall follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A jab lands there for Cooke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
Dall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cooke sprawls well. Cooke wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dall gets slowly back to his feet.
Cooke flicks out a counter leg kick but Dall steps away.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hyryx Dall dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hyryx Dall's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A bone on bone clash there as Dall blocks the leg kick.
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cooke might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Dall has got the better of the exchanges.
Dall goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Cooke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Dall scores with a jab to the body.
Dall staying out of range there.
Dall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dall.
Cooke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD#
Dall looking to score a takedown here. Cooke is defending well but Dall drives through and ends up in Cooke's guard.
Cooke has Dall pulled in close to control his posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dall preventing the sweep. #T1#
Cooke keeping moving, preventing Dall from controlling successfully.
Dall is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cooke is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Dall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooke can do to turn this around?
Dall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cooke wants to sweep but no luck. #SUB#
Dall is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cooke is on top in guard.
#REVB#
Cooke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up. #T2#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Dall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cooke looking to pass the guard.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#SUB#
Cooke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Dall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooke is one step ahead there. #SUB#
Dall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
#T3##SUB#
Dall looking for a guillotine here but Cooke defends easily.
Dall trying to control the position.
Cooke slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #SUB#
Dall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T4#
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cooke is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dall shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.#TD#
Dall scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.#ES2#
Cooke throws Dall to one side and escapes!
Hyryx Dall is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke scores with a jab. Dall acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dall feints and then cracks Cooke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooke down.
Cooke slaps away a takedown attempt from Dall, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Hyryx Dall's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Dall throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Dall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dall connects with a body shot.
Cooke throws out a loose jab but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cooke counters with a slapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dall shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Cooke throws out a loose jab but Dall uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
Cooke drops his hands momentarily and Dall takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
A shot to the body from Dall misses
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT2#
Hyryx Dall's cut is getting worse.
Dall thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch lands to the side of Dall 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dall ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Dall falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke jabs Dall to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
#T2#
Dall just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cooke but Cooke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooke! But no joy.#TD#
Dall feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dall trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cooke is pulling down on Dall's head. It's preventing any offense from Dall, at least for the moment.#T3##SUB#
Dall drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cooke manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Dall has Cooke in his guard.#REVB#
Cooke looking to pass the guard.
Cooke content to stall in guard here. #SUB#
Dall looking for subs off his back but Cooke has passed one foot through into half guard.
#T4##SUB#
Dall is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cooke pulls his head out easily. #SU2#
Cooke gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Jab by Dall.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooke.
Dall throws a leg kick
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
CEC 616
Date: Sep 21, 2018 |
#R1#
Beznisko takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beznisko.
#CL#
Beznisko closes the distance and clinches.
Cooke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bezniskos head.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Beznisko stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
A battle for position here, against the cage.#BC2#
Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Beznisko drops his hands momentarily and Cooke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beznisko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Beznisko has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Beznisko avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Beznisko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
#T1#
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke throws a body punch but Beznisko moves out of range.
Beznisko tried to counter with a leg kick but Cooke avoided it.
Beznisko tries to clinch up but Cooke circles away and keeps his distance.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.#CL#
Beznisko gets a clinch.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
A hook to the body from Beznisko.
#BC#
Beznisko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick from Cooke misses
and Beznisko counters with a stiff right hand.
Beznisko smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beznisko throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Beznisko throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Beznisko scores with a hook to the body. Cooke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cooke slips under a jab from Beznisko.#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke scores with a body shot.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooke keeps the fight on the outside.
A low kick from Cooke misses
and Beznisko counters with a straight right hand.
Cooke tries to clinch there but Beznisko circles away.
Beznisko connects with an inside leg kick.
Beznisko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beznisko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beznisko lands a body shot.
Cooke lands a glancing blow to the side of Beznisko's head.
Beznisko throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Beznisko misses with a straight left.
Cooke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Beznisko throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Nice jab there from Cooke.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cooke takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T3#
Cooke checks a low kick from Beznisko.
Beznisko moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Beznisko's head but Beznisko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beznisko on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A big left from Beznisko misses.
Cooke digs a good hook to Beznisko's body.
Beznisko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beznisko doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooke circles away.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beznisko slips a jab from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#T4#
Beznisko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Beznisko throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Beznisko ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a body punch
enabling Beznisko to counter with a crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beznisko was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Beznisko just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke loads up on a big right hand but Beznisko slips the punch.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke cracks Beznisko with a good jab.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Cooke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Cooke scores with a jab. Beznisko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cooke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice straight punches there by Cooke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooke.
Cooke thumps Beznisko with a low kick.
Cooke throws a low kick but Beznisko avoids it.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Beznisko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Beznisko is looking for a counter combo.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beznisko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cooke keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beznisko swings widly with a right hand
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beznisko swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooke.
Beznisko seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T1#
Beznisko misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Cooke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Beznisko checks it well.
Cooke throws a lazy uppercut
and Beznisko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cooke misses with a straight left.
Beznisko appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Beznisko changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cooke feints and then cracks Beznisko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beznisko down.
Cooke lands a nice shot that snaps Beznisko's head back.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
Cooke feints and then cracks Beznisko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Beznisko down.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Beznisko checks it #TD#
and Beznisko counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cooke won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beznisko misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Beznisko scores with a couple of short elbows.
Beznisko lands a decent elbow from side control.
Beznisko in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time. #T2#
Cooke manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Beznisko in particular looking to stall.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beznisko looks to land a strike but Cooke avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Beznisko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Beznisko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Beznisko preventing the sweep.
Beznisko with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cooke is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cooke keeping moving, preventing Beznisko from controlling successfully.
Beznisko cracks Cooke with a solid left hand.#T3#
Beznisko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Beznisko is looking to work some ground and pound but Cooke has wrist control.
Beznisko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Beznisko is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Beznisko in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Beznisko trying to control but Cooke is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Beznisko has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Beznisko.
Beznisko throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot. #T4#
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a right hand.
Beznisko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Cooke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooke.
Beznisko wants to clinch up but Cooke keeps it at a distance.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beznisko.
Beznisko is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beznisko looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Beznisko slips under a jab.
Beznisko slips under a jab.
Beznisko was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
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!
Beznisko avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Beznisko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R3#
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Beznisko walks into a straight right hand from Cooke.
Beznisko pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Beznisko checks it.
Cooke misses with an uppercut
and Beznisko counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Beznisko misses with a double jab
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke motions for Beznisko to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Cooke.
Cooke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Beznisko counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke scores with a nice strike.#T1#
Beznisko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
A little feinted left hand from Beznisko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Beznisko misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Beznisko loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Beznisko takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beznisko tries to clinch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke throws a body punch but Beznisko moves out of range.
A jab from Beznisko misses.
Beznisko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooke.#T2#
Beznisko throws a body shot but no joy.
Beznisko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Beznisko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Beznisko lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beznisko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Sergey Beznisko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beznisko looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke swings widly with a right hand
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooke moves out of range as Beznisko strikes.
Beznisko misses with a straight left.
Beznisko tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beznisko moves away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke. #T3#
Cooke connects with a looping right hand.
Beznisko tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooke cracks the inside of Beznisko's front leg.
Cooke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
#CL#
Beznisko rushes Cooke and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke pushes Beznisko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC2#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beznisko moves away.
Beznisko drops down looking for a counter takedown but Cooke sprawls and moves away.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Beznisko misses with a straight right.
That kick from Cooke tenderised Beznisko's leg. Beznisko is trying to keep his angry face on.
Beznisko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Beznisko slips under a jab.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke throws a right hand that Beznisko ducks under and follows up with a left that Beznisko also avoids with ease.
Cooke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Good exchange - Cooke coming out on top.
Cooke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beznisko was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Beznisko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cooke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cooke 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
In his post fight interview, Matt Cooke started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Event:
CEC 612
Date: Sep 05, 2018 |
#R1#
Cooke misses with an uppercut
and Blaster counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blaster looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooke moves out of range as Blaster strikes.
Cooke replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Blaster blocks it well.
Blaster throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Blaster moves away and avoids it.
Blaster throws a right and a left that Cooke avoids nicely.
Blaster throws a big shot that misses.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaster blocks a low kick nicely.
A left and a right from Cooke both land. Nice combination.
Blaster throws a lazy right hand but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Blaster seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Blaster throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke throws a big shot that misses.
Blaster scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaster uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cooke has time to react.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cooke. Blaster shrugs it off though.
Blaster misses with a head kick.
Cooke throws a hook but Blaster blocks it.#T1#
Blaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Blaster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Blaster misses the shot to the body.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cooke scores with a punch to the head.
Cooke lands a glancing blow to the side of Blaster's head.
Blaster avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Blaster on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Blaster throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Blaster throws a sloppy head kick and Cooke moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Blaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke defending well as Blaster loads up on a big left hand. #T2#
Cooke throws a hook but Blaster blocks it.
A jab from Blaster does it's job there.
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Blaster ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooke.
Blaster takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Blaster moved out of range nicely.
Blaster was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blaster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cooke throws a hook but Blaster avoids it easily.
Blaster lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Blaster throws a wild body kick that Cooke sees coming a mile off.
Cooke only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blaster on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blaster throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Blaster.
Blaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.#T3#
Blaster throws a good cross that connects.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Blaster does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Blaster misses.
Blaster looks to throw a body kick
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
Blaster misses with a body shot.
A jab from Blaster misses.
Blaster on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blaster.
Blaster thows a body kick. Cooke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Blaster throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Blaster avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Blaster throws a right hand that Cooke ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooke also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cooke throws a front kick that sends Blaster stumbling back into the cage.
Blaster misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaster tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Blaster.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blaster throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blaster tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaster misses with a looping left.
Cooke swings for the body but Blaster moves out of range.
Blaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Blaster.
Cooke checks a low kick from Blaster.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Blaster misses with an attempted mid kick.
Blaster throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Blaster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke flicks out a counter leg kick but Blaster steps away.
Blaster moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Blaster fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cooke checks it well.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaster.
Cooke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blaster throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Blaster moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blaster misses with a two punch combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Blaster. That snapped Cooke's head back.
Blaster lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cooke at a distance.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Blaster tries a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Blaster looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Blaster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blaster throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Cooke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Blasters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!#T1#
Cooke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Blaster looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooke! But no joy.
Blaster jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Blaster sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Blaster avoids a kick to the body.
Blaster went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Blaster takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A big right from Blaster misses.
Blaster throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Blaster takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Blaster tries to work over Cooke's front leg with a kick but Cooke checks it.
Cooke misses with a left hand
and Blaster counters with a nice body shot.
A punch combination from Cooke misses.
Blaster thows a leg kick but Cooke checks it
and Cooke counters with a stiff right hand. #T2#
Blaster connects with a body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke misses with a low kick as Blaster jumps back.
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Blaster moves away and avoids it.
Blaster cracks Cooke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Blaster fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blaster misses with a low kick.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blaster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cooke thuds a left hand into Blaster's body.
Blaster checks a low kick from Cooke.
Cooke clobbers Blaster with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blaster drops his hands momentarily and Cooke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Blaster is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cooke misses with a hook.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Blaster with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cooke to score with a decent uppercut.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#T3#
A jab from Blaster misses.
Cooke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cooke tries to clinch up.
Blaster walks into a left hand.
Cooke slips a straight right by Blaster.
Cooke defending well as Blaster loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke sizes up Blaster with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Blaster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blaster looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Blaster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Blaster's shoulder, as Blaster tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Blaster finds it's way through Cooke's defenses.
Good shot there by Blaster.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Blaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Blaster throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooke counters with a nice leg kick. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke connects with the punch.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Blaster. That did some damage!
Blaster swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooke! But no joy.
Cooke misses with a body shot
and Blaster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blaster fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Blaster.
Cooke has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Blaster works Cooke's body with a nice hook.
Blaster looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Blaster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaster checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
Cooke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blaster staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaster tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Blaster's head but Blaster sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke stuns Blaster with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Blaster ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Blaster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke is looking to clinch but Blaster is avoiding it.
Cooke misses with a left hand
and Blaster counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cooke tests Blaster's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blaster misses with a looping right.
Blaster tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blaster looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Cooke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Blaster throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blaster keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Blaster momentarily.
#T1#
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blaster keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blaster chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Blaster lands a nice shot to the body.
Blaster throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Blaster will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Blaster throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooke on the side of the head.
Cooke explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Blaster misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke counters with a leg kick.
Donk. Cooke catches Blaster right on the button with a cross.
Cooke throws out a leg kick but Blaster moves out of range and Cooke only half commits.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke slips a jab from Blaster.#T2#
Blaster thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke wants to slow Blaster down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice body punch from Cooke.
Cooke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Blaster moves his leg out of the way.
Blaster avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Blaster blocks a low kick nicely.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaster.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Blaster takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Blaster.
Blaster walks into a stiff left hand from Cooke.
Cooke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blaster takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke misses with a body shot
and Blaster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T3#
Cooke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters circling - Blaster throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke tries to move into range but Blaster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Master Blaster has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blaster jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blaster's sensitive parts.
Cooke takes one on the button.
A left lands for Blaster.
Cooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blaster at a distance.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blaster, right into the meat.
Blaster connects with a leg kick. Cooke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blaster connects with a single shot there.
Blaster will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Blaster misses.
Cooke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blaster.
Blaster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice cross by Cooke.
A good leg kick by Cooke. #T4#
Cooke throws out a leg kick but Blaster moves out of range and Cooke only half commits.
Blaster scores with a jab to the body.
Blaster chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Blaster's front leg but catches the back leg as Blaster tries to avoid it.
Cooke checks the leg kick.#CL2#
Cooke darts in and clinches Blaster up against the cage.
Blaster throws a head punch that misses.
Blaster lands with a right to the head.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Blaster misses with the head strike.
Cooke digs a right hand into Blaster's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Blaster's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blaster lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cooke.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC2#
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Cooke.
Well Cooke 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Master Blaster spoke after the fight, saying 'It was that little dude on my shoulder that done fucked me up. God he's got an annoying voice. He's kinda heavy too.'.
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Event:
CEC 609
Date: Aug 22, 2018 |
#R1#
Judah getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Judah gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cooke swings for the body but Judah moves out of range.
Judah tried to counter with a leg kick but Cooke avoided it.
Judah walks into a straight right hand from Cooke.
Judah gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Judah looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooke slips under a jab from Judah.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cooke, as that shot connected.
Judah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooke on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice cross by Judah.
Judah jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab from Cooke does it's job there.
Judah on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.#T1#
Judah walks into a straight right hand from Cooke.
Judah scores with a jab to the body.
Judah is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke scores with a three punch combo!
Cooke connects with a single shot there.
Nice defenses there by Judah.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Judah takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooke connects with the punch.#CL2#
Cooke rushes Judah and presses him up against the cage.
Judah blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Judah throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Cooke lands a left hand.
#T2#
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Judah doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#BC2#
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
Cooke connects with a body shot.
Cooke throws a leg kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Judah throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Judah counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cooke thinking.
Cooke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Judah counters with a solid body kick.
Judah takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cooke thuds his right hand into Judah's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Judah avoids the body shot from Cooke.
An attempted straight right counter from Judah misses the target.
Judah throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Cooke cracks the inside of Judah's front leg. #T3#
Cooke throws a jab when Judah was well out of range.
It looked like Judah was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cooke has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Judah.
Judah throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Judah's front leg but catches the back leg as Judah tries to avoid it.
Judah shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Judah moves forwards but Cooke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cooke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Cooke lands a really nice looking cross but Judah seems unphased.
Nice uppercut there from Cooke.
Judah is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A combination from Cooke does no damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judah has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Judah there as he acknowledges the shot.
Judah misses with a wild combination.
#T4#
Judah lands the left hand.#CUT#
It looks like Matt Cooke has been cut.
Judah takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Judah off balance momentarily.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judah.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke throws a hook but Judah avoids it easily.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
Judah looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Cooke slips a straight right by Judah.
Judah throws a half hearted mid kick.
Judah throws a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooke's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Judah checks it
and Judah counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke jabs at Judah's body.
Judah pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Judah looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice body kick from Cooke.
A punch lands to the side of Judah 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judah throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Judah in his tracks.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judah takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
#T1#
Cooke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cooke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Judah has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Judah and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Judah moves away and avoids it.
Judah looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Judah.
It looked like Judah was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Judah slips a jab from Cooke.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Judah. That did some damage!
A leg kick checked by Judah.
Cooke tries to land a leg kick but Judah saw it coming and moves away.
It looked like Judah was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Judah slips a straight right by Cooke.
An attempted straight right counter from Judah misses the target.
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Judah displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Judah appears to be looking for a big counter.#T2#
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Judah's sensitive parts.
Cooke thuds his shin into the meat of Judah's side.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Judah checks it.
A good leg kick by Judah.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick from Judah.
Cooke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Judah checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Judah slips a jab from Cooke.
Judah walks into a jab.
Judah will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke tries a quick counter leg kick but Judah is wise to it.
Judah moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Cooke connects with a single shot there.#T3#
Judah slips a jab from Cooke.
Cooke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Judah on the side of the head.
Nice jab there from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Cooke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Judah misses with a head kick.
Cooke follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Judah has time to react.
Cooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judah sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Judah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Judah appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Judah ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Judah moved out of range.
Cooke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Judah counters with a nice body kick.
Cooke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Judah cracks Cooke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd cheers as Cooke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Judah doesn't seem phased though.
Cooke works Judah's body with a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good work by Cooke as he checks the leg kick.
Judah looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cooke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke lands a nice shot that snaps Judah's head back.
Judah misses with a body kick.
Cooke throws a chopping leg kick but Judah manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Judah misses with an attempted mid kick.
Judah's corner calls for a 1-2. Judah obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Judah is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Judah is just out of range.
Judah scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Judah loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Judah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #CL2#
Cooke moves into range and clinches up with Judah.#BC2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Judah gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cooke jabs at Judah's body.
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Judah ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Judah's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Cooke misses.
Cooke lands a jab to Judah's midsection.
Judah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Cooke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooke connects with a body shot.#T1#
Judah jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#CL2#
Cooke takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
#BC2#
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body. Judah takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Judah moves in looking to clinch but Cooke pushes him off.
Cooke throws a hook but Judah blocks it.
Judah chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Judah.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Judah lands a lovely overhand right.
Ras Li Judah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Nice jab there from Cooke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke misses with a straight left.
Judah stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Judah motions for Cooke to come forward. Judah throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Judah avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Judah appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Judah misses with a low kick.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Judah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Judah's head but Judah sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Judah avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Judah connects with a jab.#T3#
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Judah.
Judah tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Judah misses the jab.
Judah throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Judah checks a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Judah tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke tried to score with a low kick but Judah checks it.
Cooke works the jab nicely.
That kick from Cooke tenderised Judah's leg. Judah is trying to keep his angry face on.
Judah takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke tries to work over Judah's front leg with a kick but Judah checks it. #T4#
Judah checks a leg kick.
Cooke lands with a right hand.
Judah connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Judah takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Judah looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Judah throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Judah throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Judah.
Cooke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Crunch! Cooke slams his shin into Judah's torso.
Judah swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooke 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
A very excited looking Matt Cooke rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
GC 224
Date: Jul 18, 2018 |
#R1#
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quinn. That did some damage!
A low kick from Cooke misses
and Quinn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke misses with a wild combination.
Quinn looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Quinn throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke counters with a leg kick.
Cooke lands with an uppercut that bounces Quinn off the cage and back into range.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quinn misses with an uppercut.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quinn throws out the jab.
Cooke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quinn checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quinn. That did some damage!#T1#
A jab from Quinn misses.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Quinn avoids a kick to the body.
Quinn ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Quinn now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Quinn throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Quinn uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Quinn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Quinn misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Quinn walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Cooke cracks the inside of Quinn's front leg.
Quinn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A big right from Quinn misses.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Quinn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cooke to score with a decent uppercut.#T2#
Cooke cracks a nice hook into Quinn's ribs.
Cooke has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AK Beasties in the buildup to the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quinn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Quinn.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Quinn on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Quinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke slips a jab from Quinn.
Cooke thuds his right hand into Quinn's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice jab there from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Quinn's knee but Quinn avoids it well.
Quinn looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Quinn let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Quinn checks a low kick from Cooke.#T3#
Cooke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice uppercut there from Cooke.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Quinn's front leg but catches the back leg as Quinn tries to avoid it.
Quinn throws a chopping leg kick but Cooke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cooke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quinn's calf.
Quinn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Quinn throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Quinn on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Cooke slips under a jab from Quinn.
Cooke lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cooke digs a good body shot into Quinn's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quinn.
Cooke misses with an uppercut. Quinn saw that one coming.
Quinn is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.#T4#
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
The fighters circling - Quinn throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quinn takes one to the side of the head.
Cooke connects with a jab.
Quinn swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Quinn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Quinn.
Quinn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke thumps Quinn with a low kick.
Cooke throws a low kick but Quinn moves out of range easily.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke is looking to slow Quinn down with leg kicks.
Quinn misses the shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke moves out of range of the leg kick from Quinn.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cooke. Quinn shrugs it off though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
A slow jab from Quinn misses its intended target.
An inside leg kick from Quinn misses.
Quinn scores with a decent looking hook.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quinn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Cooke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Quinn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Quinn throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Cooke feints and then cracks Quinn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quinn down.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Quinn can do to turn this around?
Cooke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quinn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quinn swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quinn tries to move into range but Cooke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Quinn looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
A big right from Quinn misses.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
#T1#
Quinn swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Quinn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quinn throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Quinn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quinn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke throws a front kick that sends Quinn stumbling back into the cage.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke wants to slow Quinn down by chopping away at his legs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Quinn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quinn just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
A punch lands to the side of Cooke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Quinn's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.#T2#
Quinn misses with an uppercut.
Quinn missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke lands with an overhand left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quinn sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Quinn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke drops his hands momentarily and Quinn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Quinn throws an off balance right hand
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Cooke sizes up Quinn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Quinn looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Quinn manages to avoid it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Cooke throws a nice head kick!
Quinn lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
#T3#
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Quinn's front leg but catches the back leg as Quinn tries to avoid it.
Quinn throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Quinn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooke.
Quinn moves out of range of the strikes.
Quinn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Quinn throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Quinn is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cooke with a body shot.
Quinn takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooke throws out a leg kick but Quinn moves out of range and Cooke only half commits.
Quinn lunges at Cooke with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cooke's hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooke.
Quinn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Quinn was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quinn misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Cooke throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Quinn counters with a left to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Quinn throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Quinn checks the leg kick.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cooke tries to work over Quinn's front leg with a kick but Quinn checks it.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quinn.
Quinn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Quinn checks a low kick from Cooke.
Cooke swings for the body but Quinn moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
Quinn misses with a straight right.
As Quinn backs away, Cooke returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Quinn takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke scores with a nice right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Quinn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cooke - the referee stops the clock and Quinn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cooke. Quinn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cooke lands a head shot.
Cooke cracks the inside of Quinn's front leg.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Quinn walks into a stiff left hand from Cooke.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Cooke gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Quinn throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Quinn has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A nice side step and Quinn releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
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!
Cooke throws out a loose jab but Quinn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quinn looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
#T1#
Quinn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Quinn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Quinn is predictable there
and Cooke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Quinn's knee momentarily.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Quinn counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke moves out of range as Quinn strikes.
Quinn throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Quinn. That did some damage!
Cooke feints and then cracks Quinn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Quinn down.
Quinn throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Quinn.
Quinn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Mighty Quinn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Quinn counter with a right hand.
Quinn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quinn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Quinn's knee but Quinn avoids it well.
Quinn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Quinn takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Quinn throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Quinn's calf.
Quinn throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Quinn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Quinn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Quinn takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cooke cracks Quinn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quinn.
Jab from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a cross.
A low kick from Cooke misses
and Quinn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Quinn's front leg but catches the back leg as Quinn tries to avoid it.
Quinn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooke.
Quinn throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Cooke lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cooke catches Quinn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quinn throws out the jab.
Quinn has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T4#
Quinn looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke lands a front kick.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Quinn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Quinn swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke scores with a nice body kick.
Quinn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Quinn checks it
letting Quinn counter with a right hand.
Cooke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Quinn takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Quinn throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Quinn checks the leg kick nicely there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooke.
Quinn throws out a leg kick but Cooke moves out of range and Quinn only half commits.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooke 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Date: Jun 23, 2018 |
#R1#
Dundee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dundee is looking to slow Cooke down with leg kicks.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Dundee misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
Cooke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cooke avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooke lands a head shot.
Dundee rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cooke throws the left hand but Dundee avoids the punch easily.
Cooke slips under a jab from Dundee.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dundee.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke lands the left hand.
Dundee misses with a straight right.
Cooke is looking to clinch but Dundee is avoiding it.
A big right from Dundee misses.
Dundee blocks a jab.
Dundee wants to slow Cooke down by chopping away at his legs.
Dundee connects with a looping right hand.
#T1#
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Dundee's head but Dundee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dundee let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dundee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dundee has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dundee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dundee ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
A nice side step and Dundee releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cooke misses with the combination.
A jab from Cooke misses.
Cooke feints and then cracks Dundee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dundee down.
Dundee lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooke lands a jab to the head.
Cooke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Dundee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dundee is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dundee throws a solid leg kick but Cooke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dundee.
Dundee lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dundee manages to avoid it.
Cooke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Dundee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dundee throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dundee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dundee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cooke throws a hook but Dundee avoids it easily.
Cooke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cooke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Dundee throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Dundee checks the leg kick.
Dundee appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cooke checks the leg kick.
Cooke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dundee.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Dundee's front leg but catches the back leg as Dundee tries to avoid it.
Dundee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dundee on the side of the head.
Dundee lands a body shot.
Dundee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dundee ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Dundee has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dundee there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dundee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dundee tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dundee doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T3#
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dundee shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cooke misses with an uppercut
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Cooke there.#CL2#
Cooke tries to keep at a distance but Dundee has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dundee misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dundee.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooke stalling.
Dundee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dundee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cooke or not.
Dundee blocks an uppercut.
Dundee presses Cooke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Dundee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dundee.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dundee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dundee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow. #T4#
Dundee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dundee misses with the head strike.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Dundee controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Cooke slows down the pace here.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Cooke is leaning against Dundee and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A body shot lands from Cooke.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Dundee avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Dundee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dundee misses with a body punch.
Dundee misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dundee blocks an uppercut.
Dundee misses with some punches.
Dundee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Dundee.
Dundee misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Dundee scores with the left hand. Cooke knows he should have avoided that one.
Dundee tries to clinch but Cooke is having none of it.
Dundee misses the jab.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dundee moves away.
Cooke misses with a body shot
and Dundee counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheers as Cooke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dundee doesn't seem phased though.
Cooke feints and then cracks Dundee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dundee down.
Cooke fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooke blocks the leg kick.
Cooke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dundee just manages to avoid it.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Dundee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cooke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Dundee has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dundee and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cooke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dundee takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dundee tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dundee avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Cooke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dundee avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dundee, right into the meat.
#T1#
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dundee avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooke defending well as Dundee loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Dundee.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dundee misses with an uppercut.
Cooke misses with a leg kick
and Dundee counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke 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.
Dundee misses with a low kick.
Cooke lunges at Dundee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dundee's hand.
Dundee throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke wants to slow Dundee down by chopping away at his legs.
Dundee checks a leg kick.
Dundee checks a leg kick.
Dundee's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cooke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dundee scrambles back to his feet.
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Dundee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Dundee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dundee checks the leg kick nicely there.
Dundee looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dundee throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Dundee's knee momentarily.#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Dundee throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Dundee loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Dundee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Cooke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooke.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dundee can do to turn this around?
Dundee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dundee throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Dundee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cooke throws a big shot that misses.
Dundee tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cooke is able to avoid easily.
Dundee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Dundee.
Dundee checks a leg kick nicely.
Cooke walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cooke throws a chopping leg kick but Dundee manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A jab from Dundee misses. #T3#
Dundee loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dundee lands a body shot.
Dundee's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Dundee misses with a low kick.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Dundee stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Dundee misses with a straight right.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dundee misses with a hook.
Dundee looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dundee attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Dundee misses with a body shot.
Dundee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dundee looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#T4#
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dundee connects with a crisp jab.
Cooke slips a jab from Dundee.
Dundee with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dundee misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooke checks the leg kick.
Dundee takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cooke throws a big shot that misses.
Dundee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dundee.
Cooke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooke swings widly with a right hand
#CL2#
and Dundee counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dundee.
Dundee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dundee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Dundee can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Dundee throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Dundee scores with a shoulder strike.
Dundee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mick Dundee will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Dundee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Dundee tries to work over Cooke's front leg with a kick but Cooke checks it.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dundee throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke counters with a slapping leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
A punch lands to the side of Dundee 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cooke throws a body punch but Dundee moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dundee checks a leg kick.
Dundee throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Dundee misses with an uppercut.
Cooke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big left from Dundee misses.
Dundee misses with an uppercut.
A big left from Dundee misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dundee is looking to clinch but Cooke is avoiding it.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Dundee sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dundee tried to score with a low kick but Cooke checks it.
Dundee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Dundee throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.#T1#
Dundee misses the jab.
Dundee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dundee throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Some bone on bone action there as Cooke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cooke misses with a hook.
Dundee clobbers Cooke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Dundee is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dundee tries to clinch but Cooke moves out of range.
Dundee avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dundee is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dundee! But no joy.
Cooke blocks a low kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Cooke misses its target.
Cooke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Dundee counters with a right hand to the body.
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Dundee moved out of range nicely.
Crunch! Cooke slams his shin into Dundee's torso.
Dundee throws a series of punches but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Dundee cracks Cooke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.#T2##CL2#
Dundee gets a clinch.
Dundee lands a shoulder strike.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Dundee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dundee pushes Cooke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dundee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
Dundee throws a head punch that misses.
Dundee tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dundee lands a shoulder strike. #BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Dundee motions for Cooke to come forward. Dundee throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke connects with a jab.
Cooke lands a nice looking body shot.
Dundee does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T3#
Cooke throws a shot to the body.
Dundee misses with a few strikes there.
Cooke is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Cooke wants to clinch up but Dundee keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dundee throws out the jab.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dundee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
Dundee thows a left - swing and a miss!
A bone on bone clash there as Cooke blocks the leg kick.
Dundee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cooke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dundee is able to avoid easily.
Dundee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke is looking to clinch.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Cooke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Dundee counter with a right hand. #T4#
Dundee with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dundee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Dundee moved away.
Cooke swings for the body but Dundee moves out of range.
Dundee tries to counter with a clinch but Cooke shakes him off and moves away.
Cooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dundee.
Dundee swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Dundee was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dundee walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Dundee swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooke. That's going to slow Dundee down.
Cooke staying out of range there.
A clash of legs there as Cooke blocks the low kick.
Dundee slips a jab from Cooke.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dundee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooke on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Cooke.
I think Cooke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Event:
GC 210
Date: May 12, 2018 |
#R1#
A solid leg kick lands there for Cain.
Cain misses the body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#TD#
Cain changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Cooke looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.#SUB#
Cain working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cain throws an elbow but Cooke slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cooke managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The strikes coming from Cain are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Cain are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The strikes coming from Cain are missing the target in this wave of attacks. #SUB#
Cain wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cooke, who protects the arm well. #T1#
Cain looking to control but instead Cooke has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Cain with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cain trying to control from half guard but Cooke is working away.
Cain stalling away here and it's allowed Cooke to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Cooke is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cain with a flurry of punches that miss. #T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cooke looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Cain puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Cooke has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cain is working away from the top position though.
Cain trying to control the action but Cooke is working from the bottom.
Cain is stalling here. Cooke is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cain seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cooke has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cain is positioning himself to get back to half guard. #T3#
Cooke slows the pace down.
Cain is trying to control Cooke's posture but Cooke avoids it.
Cain holding on.
Cooke moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cooke has knee on belly and moves into mount. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cain is looking to improve his position but Cooke isn't that keen on the idea.
Cooke takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cain working to try and regain half guard.
Cooke controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Cain misses with a head kick.
Cain is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cain takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Cain.
Cain throws the kick towards the body but Cooke avoids it.#CL#
Cain moves into the clinch.
Cain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC2#
Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cain will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A low kick from Cain is predictable there
and Cooke counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T1#
Cain misses with the body kick
and Cooke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cain closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Cooke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cain throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An inside leg kick from Cain misses.
Cooke feints a counter leg kick.
A cross from Cooke lands.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Cain's knee but Cain avoids it well.
Cooke checks a leg kick nicely.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.#T2#
A good leg kick by Cain.
Cain shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cain throws a leg kick but Cooke moved away.
Cain misses with a hook to the body
and Cooke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cain thinking.
Cain fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke throws a leg kick but Cain moved away.
Cain looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.#CL#
Cain clinches.
A short uppercut from Cooke.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Cain.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Cain doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Cain.
Cain blocking some punches.
Cooke is trying to stall.
#T3#
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cain stalling in the clinch.
Cain misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cain misses with some punches.
Cain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cain tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cain. #BC2#
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Cain's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cooke connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cain scrambles back to his feet.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cain dives in and grabs Cooke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cooke pushes down on Cain's head and hops out.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cain throws a leg kick which misses Cooke's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooke tries to avoid it. #CL#
Cain has Cooke up against the cage in a clinch.
#BC2#
Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
Cain connects with a crisp jab.
Cain throws a low kick but Cooke moves out of range easily.
Cain throws a leg kick
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sea Level Cain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke thuds his shin into the meat of Cain's side.
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!
Cain tries for a takedown but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooke is out of range and Cain settles back down.
Cooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cain.
Cain missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooke misses.
Cooke loads up on a big right hand but Cain slips the punch.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooke throws a body punch but Cain moves out of range.
A low kick from Cain is predictable there
and Cooke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cain thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cain pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooke is out of range and Cain settles back down.
A nice side step and Cooke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cooke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cain closes the distance but Cooke moves to the side
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cain tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Cooke.
Cain takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cain throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T1#
Cooke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice takedown defense from Cooke. No joy for Cain on that attempt.
Cain moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Cooke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cain has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cain tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Cain buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cain throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Cooke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cooke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooke works Cain's body with a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T2##CL2#
Cooke drives through and clinches with Cain against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
Matt Cooke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cain tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cain lands a body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sea Level Cain has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooke misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cain.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3#
Cain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cain lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. #BC2#
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke tries to land a body kick#TD#
and Cain decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cooke's guard.
Sea Level Cain overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cooke working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cain.
Cooke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cooke keeping moving, preventing Cain from controlling successfully.
Cooke has his hands on Cain's head, controlling the position. #T4#
Cooke working a defensive guard here.
Cain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cooke is controlling Cain's posture.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Cain fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cain throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A low kick from Cain is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cooke 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
GC 203
Date: Apr 07, 2018 |
#R1#
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Gloom is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Gloom on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gloom bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gloom is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Gloom uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a hook
and Gloom makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cooke misses with a double jab.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gloom has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gloom swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gloom cracks a nice hook into Cooke's ribs.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Gloom.
Cooke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gloom throws a body shot but no joy. #T1#
Cooke misses with a hook. Gloom ducked under it nicely.
And Gloom tries to counter it with a takedown but Cooke pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cooke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Gloom throws a head kick that misses
and Cooke counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gloom thinking. #CL2#
Gloom closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Gloom on the inside.
Gloom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Gloom.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Gloom.
Gloom tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.#TD2#
Gloom jumps guard.
#SUB2#
Gloom working for a triangle but Cooke defends it easily.
Gloom is trying to keep Cooke in close.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T2#
Cooke advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gloom tries to improve position but can't.
Gloom can't do much from the bottom here. #SU#
Cooke stands up and beckons Gloom to his feet.
Gloom swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Gloom throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Guido Gloom seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#T3##CL2#
Gloom instigates a clinch.
Gloom throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gloom lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gloom is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cooke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gloom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Cooke.
Cooke lands a right hand.
Gloom blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
Gloom tries to score a body lock takedown but Cooke shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Gloom is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Gloom tries to pull guard but Cooke holds him up against the cage and eventually Gloom drops back down to his feet.
Matt Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guido Gloom.
Gloom lands with a right to the head.
Cooke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gloom backwards.
Gloom blocking some punches.
#T4#
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gloom prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Gloom lands with a left to the head.
Gloom tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke is trying to stall.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Gloom struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Gloom fails to land.
Gloom tries to stall but Cooke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cooke pushes Gloom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gloom is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cooke gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gloom prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gloom's elbow.
Gloom changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cooke fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gloom misses with a leg kick
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Gloom's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Gloom bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooke's head backwards.
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 Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Gloom tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cooke is able to avoid easily.
Gloom chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Nice defenses there by Gloom.
Gloom fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooke scores with a push kick.
A jab lands there for Cooke.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Gloom sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Gloom.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#T1##CL2#
Gloom gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cooke stalls.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Matt Cooke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gloom tries to pull guard but Cooke forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gloom tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gloom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Gloom pushes Cooke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gloom content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gloom swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gloom tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Cooke.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gloom blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Gloom avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke digs a right hand into Gloom's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gloom's gas tank.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Gloom uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke pushes Gloom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gloom's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke scores with a shoulder strike.
Gloom is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cooke to keep the fight standing.
Gloom tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cooke just stands there and leans against the cage.
Matt Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guido Gloom.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gloom.
Cooke misses with some punches.
#TD2#
Gloom drags the fight down to the ground.
Cooke sitting in guard here, content to control.
Cooke won't allow Gloom to sweep him here.
Cooke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gloom swivels though and keeps the full guard. #SUB2#
Gloom is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cooke has his hands clasped together but Gloom extends and breaks Cooke's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Gloom.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Guido Gloom!
After winning the bout, Guido Gloom thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
GC 199
Date: Mar 17, 2018 |
#R1#
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Ulriksen ducks down to avoid it.
Ulriksen changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Victor Ulriksen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Ulriksen gets tackled into the cage by Cooke. Cooke maintains the clinch.
A short uppercut from Cooke.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ulriksen.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke prevents a takedown attempt there.
Ulriksen wants a takedown but no success here.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ulriksen is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Ulriksen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Ulriksen.
A short right from Cooke.
We've been informed that Cooke has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cooke scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Ulriksen.
Ulriksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
#T1#
Ulriksen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ulriksen misses with a punch to the body.
Ulriksen goes for a takedown attempt but Cooke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ulriksen misses with a takedown attempt
and Cooke counters with a straight that turns Ulriksen's legs to rubber! Cooke pushes forward with more strikes and Ulriksen goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
GC 193
Date: Feb 25, 2018 |
#R1#
Thacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Thacker.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke moves out of range as Thacker strikes.
Thacker misses with a body shot
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
A shot to the body from Cooke misses
and Thacker counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cooke thinking.
A lazy left from Thacker finds it's target.
Thacker throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #CL2#
Cooke clinches with his opponent.
Cooke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thacker pushes Cooke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Thacker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thacker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thacker. That did some damage!
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thacker. That did some damage!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thacker ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Cooke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thacker counters with a nice uppercut. #T1#
Thacker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thacker lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
A big left from Thacker misses.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cooke closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Thacker swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Thacker's knee but Thacker avoids it well.
Thacker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke throws a chopping leg kick but Thacker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Thacker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thacker takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cooke swings for the body but Thacker moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Thacker misses the target.#T2#
Cooke throws a chopping leg kick but Thacker manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thacker looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thacker, right into the meat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thacker moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Thacker misses the target.
Thacker throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thacker backing away here, and Cooke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Thacker looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooke swings widly with a right hand
enabling Thacker to counter with a crisp jab.
Thacker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cooke lands a really nice looking cross but Thacker seems unphased.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thacker with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke throws the left hand but Thacker avoids the punch easily.
Cooke connects with an inside leg kick.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.#T3#
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thacker manages to avoid it.
Thacker throws a counter high kick but Cooke was just alert enough to avoid it.
Nice cross by Cooke.
Cooke misses with an uppercut
and Thacker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke slips under a jab from Thacker.
Cooke is looking for the big counter here.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Thacker.
Cooke lands an overhand right.
Thacker avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Thacker throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Thacker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thacker missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thacker checks a leg kick.
Thacker moves out of range of the leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Thacker has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
#T4#
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thacker moves away.
Thacker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Cooke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick from Thacker.
Good shot there by Cooke.
Thacker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Cooke thows a left - swing and a miss!
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Thacker ducks down to avoid it.
Thacker misses with the combination.
Cooke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thacker had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cooke looks to land a combination. Thacker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thacker moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Thacker throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Thacker throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke tries to clinch but Thacker moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Thacker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Thacker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thacker misses with a hook.#CL2#
Cooke moves into range and clinches up with Thacker.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thacker.
Cooke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Thacker backwards.
Thacker blocking some punches.
Thacker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooke is looking to control Thacker's arms but Thacker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooke has his back to the cage.
Thacker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Thacker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thacker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Thacker.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thacker's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Thacker fails to land.
Cooke tries a body shot but Thacker blocks it.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
Thacker misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thacker.
Thacker tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
#T1#
Thacker blocking some punches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.#BC#
Thacker manages to break the clinch.
Cooke misses with a leg kick
and Thacker counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thacker lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thacker.
Cooke throws a jab when Thacker was well out of range.
Thacker is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Thacker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Thacker takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thacker.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thacker misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
Thacker throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range. #T2#
Thacker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooke.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thacker.
Thacker looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Thacker chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Thacker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thacker.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Cooke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cooke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thacker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cooke blocks a jab.
A jab lands there for Cooke.
Thacker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke tries to work over Thacker's front leg with a kick but Thacker checks it.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. #T3#
Thacker fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooke digs a good hook to Thacker's body.
Cooke has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Thacker throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke connects with a nice looking jab.
Cooke misses with a shot to the body
and Thacker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A slow jab from Thacker misses its intended target.
Thacker scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thacker thows a leg kick but Cooke checks it
and Cooke counters with a series of strikes. Thacker will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thacker is out of range.
Thacker misses with a looping left.
Thacker throws a big shot that misses.
Cooke has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Thacker walks into a straight right hand from Cooke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke checks a leg kick. #T4#
Thacker misses with a straight left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thacker. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thacker misses the shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Thacker throws a body shot but no joy.
Thacker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cooke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thacker takes one on the button.
Cooke tries to land a leg kick but Thacker saw it coming and moves away.
A counter left hand to the body from Thacker misses its target.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Cooke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Thacker under the eye.
Cooke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thacker throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thacker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Thacker moves forwards but Cooke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cooke misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Thacker misses.
Thacker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cooke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cooke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cooke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thacker moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Thacker lands with a kick to the ribs.
Thacker with a nice cross.
Cooke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke is looking to clinch.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Thacker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thacker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thacker checks a leg kick nicely.#T1#
A big left from Thacker misses.
A big left from Cooke misses.
A little feinted left hand from Thacker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Thacker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Cooke lands with an overhand left.
Thacker looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Thacker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Thacker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Thacker ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thacker throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Thacker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thacker throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.#T2#
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Thacker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thacker was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Thacker blocks the body kick.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Thacker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Thacker.
Cooke lands a nice shot that snaps Thacker's head back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thacker misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thacker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thacker's sensitive parts.
Cooke slips under a jab from Thacker.
Thacker lands a nice hook to Cooke's body. Cooke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Thacker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Thacker throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
A low kick from Cooke is predictable there
and Thacker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cooke throws a hook but Thacker avoids it easily.
Thacker is looking to counter punch.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cooke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thackers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thacker tries to land a body kick
and Thacker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thacker tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thacker moves out of range of the strikes.
Alasdair Thacker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thacker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke throws a body punch but Thacker moves out of range.
Thacker tries a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Thacker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thacker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke lands with an uppercut that bounces Thacker off the cage and back into range.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Thacker moved out of range.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Thacker checks it.
Cooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thacker.
Thacker looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Thacker just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Thacker checks it.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooke throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Thacker is predictable there
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thacker digs a good hook to Cooke's body.
Cooke slips a jab from Thacker.
Cooke scores with a nice right hand.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Thacker counters with a leg kick.
Cooke lands with a straight right. Thacker didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooke 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
After the fight, Matt Cooke was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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GAMMA#653 Bryant v Rutten 2
Date: Aug 12, 2017 |
#R1#
Quin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matt Quin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cooke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good work by Quin as he checks the leg kick.
Quin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Quin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cooke counters with a good low kick that Quin was not able to check.
A punch combination from Quin misses.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Quin.
Quin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quin misses the jab.
Cooke swinging wildly here.
Quin throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Cooke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#T1#
Quin throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Quin lands with a good body shot.
Quin slips a jab from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a hook
and Quin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cooke thinking.
Donk. Quin catches Cooke right on the button with a cross.
Quin lands a jab to the nose.
Quin misses with an uppercut.
Quin has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cooke cracks the inside of Quin's front leg.
Cooke misses with a hook
and Quin counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cooke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Quin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sloppy strikes from Cooke. Those never looked like landing. #T2#
Quin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Quin.
Quin misses with a looping left.
Cooke misses with a straight left.
Quin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Quin manages to avoid it.
A jab from Cooke misses.
Quin thuds his right hand into Cooke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Quin staying out of range there.
Cooke misses with a jab to the body
and Quin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Quin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Quin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooke.#T3#
Cooke connects with a looping right hand.
Quin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Quin.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooke throws a hook but Quin avoids it easily.
Cooke slips a jab from Quin.
Quin throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.#TD2#
Quin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cooke is not content to let Quin control the position.
Cooke is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Quin has just dragged him back down to the mat.#T4#
Quin wants to control but Cooke is keeping him busy.
Cooke is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Quin asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Cooke seems a little lost for a moment, as Quin dominates the positioning.
Cooke wants to get back to his feet but Quin drags him back down.#REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Quin throws a right hand that misses
and Cooke counters with a good low kick that Quin was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quin cracks Cooke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cooke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
#R2#
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Quin throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
Quin throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quin throws out the jab.
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cooke moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Cooke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Quin off balance momentarily.
Quin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quin misses with a hook.
Cooke slips a jab from Quin.
Quin might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Quin scores with a jab. Cooke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quin misses the shot to the body. #T1#
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
Quin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A cross from Quin lands.
Quin swings widly with a right hand
and Cooke counters with an outside leg kick.
Quin throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Quin misses with a jab to the body
and Cooke counters with a leg kick.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Quin checks the leg kick.
A slow jab from Quin misses its intended target.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Quin.
Cooke quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Matt Quin seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Quin at a distance.
Quin works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Quin throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
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!
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Quin.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Quin slips under a jab.
Cooke throws a solid leg kick but Quin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cooke.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Quin! But no joy.
Cooke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Cooke moves out of range as Quin strikes.
Quin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Quin listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cooke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Cooke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T3#
Quin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cooke connects with a jab.
Quin misses with a looping right.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
Quin throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cooke throws a jab when Quin was well out of range.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Quin saw that one coming.
Cooke walks into a stiff left hand from Quin.
Quin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Quin let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Quin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke defending well as Quin loads up on a big left hand. #T4#
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Quin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Quin.
Quin ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Quin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quin lands an overhand right.
Quin misses with a wild body shot.
Quin's corner calls for a 1-2. Quin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Quin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Quin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Quin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Quin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Cooke misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Cooke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Quin misses the jab.
Cooke scores with a nice body kick.
Quin punishes Cooke's body with a nice straight punch.
Quin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooke on the side of the head.
Quin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cooke under the eye.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Quin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quin with the counter takedown but Cooke avoids it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Quin misses the target.
Quin thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Quin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T1#
Quin misses with an uppercut
and Cooke counters with an inside leg kick.
Cooke swings widly with a right hand
and Quin counters with a straight right hand.
Cooke takes a swing at Quin's ribcage but misses.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke misses with a few strikes there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Quin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Quin fails with a takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Cooke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
Quin lands a jab to the head.
Quin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cooke moves away from the strike by Quin. #TD2#
Quin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cooke is trying to defend but Quin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Quin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding. #ES#
Cooke makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Donk. Quin catches Cooke right on the button with a cross.
A swing and a miss from Quin.
Cooke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A looping hook to the body misses from Quin. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.#T3#
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Quin moved out of range nicely.
A low kick from Cooke misses
and Quin counters with a straight right hand.
Quin throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke misses with a leg kick
and Quin counters with a stiff right hand.
Quin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Quin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
A quick step to the side and Cooke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Quin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cooke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Quin to score with a decent uppercut.#T4#
Cooke drops his hands momentarily and Quin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quin lands a jab to Cooke's midsection.
A shot to the body from Quin misses
and Cooke counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Quin misses the body punch
and Cooke counters with an outside leg kick.
Quin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Quin off balance momentarily.
Quin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Quin throws a lazy right hand but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Quin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Quin avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Quin tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Quin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Quin 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Quin!
During a confident post fight interview, Matt Quin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Event:
GAMMA#649 Defoe v Verama
Date: Jul 22, 2017 |
#R1#
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
Cooke throws a push kick but Blasts slaps the foot to one side.
Blasts checks a leg kick.
Blasts does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cooke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blasts moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Blasts throws a leg kick that misses.
Blasts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke checks a leg kick nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Cooke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cooke cracks Blasts with a good jab.
Blasts lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Blasts tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blasts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cooke checks it well.
A chopping leg kick lands by Blasts.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Blasts moved out of range.
Blasts looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blasts wants to slow Cooke down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
#T1#
Cooke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blasts tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blasts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke throws an off balance right hand
and Blasts counters with a good low kick that Cooke was not able to check.
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Blasts moves away and avoids it.
Blasts seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Blasts connects with a solid leg kick.
Blasts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke punishes Blasts's body with a nice straight punch.
Cooke lunges at Blasts with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Blasts's hand.
Blasts dodges the punch combination from Cooke.
Cooke scores with the left hand. Blasts knows he should have avoided that one.
Cooke throws a hook but Blasts avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blasts throws a leg kick but Cooke checks it.
Cooke checks a low kick from Blasts.#T2#
Blasts uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Cooke misses with an uppercut. Blasts saw that one coming.
Blasts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Blasts takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Blasts fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blasts.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blasts scores with a leg kick.
Blasts tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Blasts tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blasts throws a leg kick that misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooke! But no joy.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blasts.
Cooke doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cooke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blasts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Blasts half committed to a counter leg kick.
Blasts connects with an inside leg kick.#T3#
Cooke checks a leg kick nicely.
Cooke misses the jab.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blasts manages to avoid it.
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blasts.
Some wild striking there from Cooke.
Blasts on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Blasts tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Blasts checks it well.
Blasts throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a stiff right hand.
Blasts wants to slow Cooke down by chopping away at his legs.
Blasts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
Blasts dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
Cooke takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blasts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
#T4#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Blasts misses with a leg kick.
Cooke swings for the body but Blasts moves out of range.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Blasts saw that one coming.
Cooke checks a leg kick nicely.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blasts moves away.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Blasts moved out of range.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
Blasts throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a solid body kick.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Blasts throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooke misses with a straight left.
Cooke with a nice cross.#CL#
Blasts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Blasts misses with a punch to the body.
Blasts with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Blasts working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke is looking to control Blasts's arms but Blasts gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooke has his back to the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Cooke thuds a left hand into Blasts's body.
Blasts changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blasts thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Blasts connects with a leg kick. Cooke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. #CL#
Blasts clinches up with Cooke and pushes him back against the cage.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Blasts uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC2#
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
Cooke tests Blasts's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blasts misses with a low kick.
Cooke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blasts. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Blasts tries to clinch there but Cooke circles away.
Blasts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cooke checks it well.
Cooke scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Blasts misses with a low kick as Cooke jumps back.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Blasts. #T1#
Blasts is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke tries a quick counter leg kick but Blasts is wise to it.
Good work by Cooke as he checks the leg kick.
Cooke looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Blasts throws a big shot that misses.
Cooke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Blasts is out of range and Cooke settles back down.
Blasts feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cooke's calf.
Blasts scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Blasts backing away here, and Cooke unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Blasts throws a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Blasts moves in looking to clinch but Cooke pushes him off.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Blasts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blasts throws a leg kick but Cooke checks it.
Cooke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blasts is able to avoid easily.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Blasts appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Blasts. #T2#
Blasts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blasts seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Blasts scoring well with a low kick there.
Blasts moves forwards but Cooke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Blasts counters with a nice body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blasts avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Cooke blocks a low kick nicely.
Blasts ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Blasts looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Cooke.
Blasts throws a chopping leg kick but Cooke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cooke loads up on a big right hand but Blasts slips the punch.
Blasts fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cooke just manages to avoid it.
Cooke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blasts's hands.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cooke moves out of range of the leg kick from Blasts.
Blasts looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#T3#
Blasts pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooke is out of range and Blasts settles back down.
Blasts is looking to wear down Cooke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blasts thumps Cooke with a low kick.#CL#
Blasts clinches with his opponent.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blasts tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
Cooke stalling the fight.
Blasts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke has had enough of the clinch but Blasts keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooke.
Blasts with a knee to the head.
Blasts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Blasts trying to land knees to the body.
Blasts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A hook to the body from Cooke.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#BC2#
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blasts throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke throws a low kick but Blasts avoids it.#T4#
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cooke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Blasts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cooke checks it well.
Cooke jabs Blasts to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blasts throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Blasts looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blasts lands a right hook to the body.
Blasts thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blasts checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Blasts takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke throws a hook but Blasts avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Blasts lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cooke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cooke digs a good hook to Blasts's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Blasts connects with a solid leg kick.
Cooke swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Blasts's shoulder, as Blasts tries to avoid the shot. #CL#
Blasts clinches.
Cooke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooke looking to slow down the pace here.
Blasts misses with a body punch.
Cooke managing to block the knees to the body from Blasts.
Cooke taking a breather.
Blasts blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blasts misses with a knee strike.
Blasts tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke tries to work over Blasts's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Blasts lands a body shot.
Blasts lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke avoiding damage as Blasts throws knees to the body.
#T1#
Cooke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Blasts backwards.
Cooke taking a breather.
Blasts blocks an uppercut.
Cooke managing to block the knees to the body from Blasts.
Blasts with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Blasts lands a nice shot to the body.
Blasts using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Blasts softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Blasts looking to throw knees to the head but Cooke is blocking nicely.
Cooke looking to stall.
A knee to the head by Blasts.
Blasts takes a shot to the head.
Blasts blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Blasts lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rupert Blasts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Blasts goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Blasts.
Cooke is trying to break the clinch but Blasts has him pressed against the cage.
Cooke is trying to break the clinch but Blasts has him pressed against the cage.
Cooke lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Blasts on the inside.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Blasts letting Cooke take a breather here.
Blasts blocks an uppercut.
Cooke pushes Blasts back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC2#
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooke keeps the fight on the outside.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Blasts misses with a low kick.
Blasts wants to land a leg kick but Cooke is out of range. #T3#
Blasts throws a leg kick that misses.
Blasts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cooke checks it well.
Blasts tried to score with a low kick but Cooke checks it.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Blasts. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke checks a low kick from Blasts.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooke blocks the leg kick.
Blasts shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A head kick from Cooke lands but Blasts takes it in his stride.
Blasts on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blasts connects with a leg kick. Cooke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Blasts gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Blasts chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooke takes a swing at Blasts's ribcage but misses.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Blasts is looking to clinch but Cooke is avoiding it.
Cooke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blasts.
Blasts tries to score with a low kick but Cooke moves his leg out of the way.
Cooke tries a quick counter leg kick but Blasts is wise to it.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Blasts fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cooke checks it well.
Blasts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blasts. That's going to slow Cooke down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blasts, right into the meat.
Blasts throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blasts ducks right into an uppercut from Cooke.
Cooke moves out of range of the leg kick from Blasts.
Blasts scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Rupert Blasts.
I think Cooke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Event:
GAMMA#643 Wolek v Sackett
Date: Jun 24, 2017 |
#R1#
Rokicki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rokicki throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Rokicki misses with a body shot.
Rokicki throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Rokicki is just out of range.
Cooke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.#TD#
Cooke gets a takedown into half guard.
Cooke has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Rokicki works to full guard. #SU#
Cooke stands up and waves to Rokicki to follow him.
Cooke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rokicki throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke throws a quick counter kick to the body but Rokicki avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rokicki throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rokicki really felt that one!#T1#
Cooke lands with a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Rokicki has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cooke on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Rokicki moves his leg out of the way.
Cooke throws out a loose jab but Rokicki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rokicki is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cooke takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rokicki keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rokicki tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Rokicki jumps back.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rokicki moves away.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
Rokicki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rokicki loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Rokicki takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rokicki.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke throws a nice looking combination but Rokicki bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rokicki tries to clinch but Cooke moves out of range.
Rokicki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Rokicki throws a low kick but Cooke moves out of range easily. #T2#
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooke.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A big left from Rokicki misses.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke thuds his right hand into Rokicki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Rokicki.
Cooke lands a head kick. Rokicki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke lands with a straight right. Rokicki didn't see that one coming.
Cooke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Rokicki's shoulder, as Rokicki tries to avoid the shot.
Rokicki misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
Rokicki throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
The fighters circling - Rokicki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rokicki misses the shot to the body.
Cooke jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Rokicki.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rokicki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Rokicki. #T3#
Rokicki connects with the punch.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Cooke is predictable there
and Rokicki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rokicki feints and then cracks Cooke's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooke down.
Rokicki looks for the body kick but Cooke saw that one coming.
Rokicki darts in looking for a takedown but Cooke gets double underhooks and turns Rokicki into the cage.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Rokicki moved away.
A big left from Rokicki misses.
It looked like Cooke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Rokicki.
Rokicki misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Jab from Cooke.
Cooke wants to slow Rokicki down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Rokicki stuffs the takedown.
Cooke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rokicki counters with a stiff right hand.
Rokicki moves away from the strike by Cooke.
A little jabbing left from Rokicki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rokicki avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Rokicki misses with a two punch combination.
Rokicki throws a solid leg kick but Cooke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Rokicki.
Rokicki throws a low kick but Cooke moves out of range easily. #T4#
Rokicki throws the kick towards the body but Cooke avoids it.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rokicki's corner calls for a 1-2. Rokicki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rokicki takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooke needs to keep his hands up - Rokicki had a free shot at his head there.
Rokicki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a one two! Rokicki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body. Rokicki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cooke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Rokicki misses.
Rokicki moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Rokicki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Rokicki.
Cooke swings for the body but Rokicki moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Rokicki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cooke doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rokicki with a jab.
Rokicki is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rokicki walks into a jab.
Cooke lands a jab to the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Rokicki misses the target.
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 Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Rokicki checks a leg kick.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rokicki throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Rokicki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooke finds it's way round the side to connect with Rokicki's head.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Rokicki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Cooke scores with a jab.
Rokicki with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Rokicki is able to avoid easily.
Rokicki feints a counter leg kick.
Cooke misses with a straight left.
Rokicki takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Rokicki is out of range.
Rokicki is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Rokicki slips under a jab from Cooke.
Rokicki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rokicki moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Rokicki checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Rokicki avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Rokicki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Cooke misses with a hook.
Rokicki doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Rokicki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
A combination from Cooke does no damage.
Both fighters circling a little - Rokicki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rokicki.
Rokicki lands a really nice looking cross but Cooke seems unphased.
Nice jab there from Cooke.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Rokicki looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rokicki was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Rokicki tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rokicki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rokicki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rokicki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Rokicki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rokicki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cooke's hands.
Rokicki cracks Cooke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T2#
Cooke moves out of range as Rokicki strikes.
Rokicki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Rokicki checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some bone on bone action there as Rokicki checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Rokicki! But no joy.
A slow jab from Rokicki misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Rokicki throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke lands a jab to the nose.
Rokicki throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rokicki moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Rokicki is looking for the big counter here.
Rokicki moves forwards but Cooke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick by Cooke misses
and Rokicki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rokicki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke cracks Rokicki with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T3#
Rokicki on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Rokicki jumps back.
Rokicki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rokicki scores with a nice strike.
Cooke misses with a left hand
and Rokicki counters with a straight right hand.
Rokicki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rokicki fails to land with a series of punches.
Cooke scores with a punch to the head.
Rokicki throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Cooke 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice side step and Rokicki releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
An inside leg kick lands from Rokicki.
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Rokicki tries a quick counter leg kick but Cooke is wise to it.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rokicki.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke throws a right hand that Rokicki ducks under and follows up with a left that Rokicki also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Rokicki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Rokicki.
#T4#
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Rokicki moves out of range easily.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Rokicki moved out of range.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Rokicki connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
Cooke defending well as Rokicki loads up on a big left hand.
Rokicki misses with an uppercut.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Rokicki's legs.
Cooke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rokicki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Rokicki checks it
and Rokicki counters with a one-two to the body.
Cooke looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Rokicki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch lands to the side of Rokicki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rokicki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Rokicki. That one must have hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rokicki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rokicki moves out of range of the leg kick from Cooke.
Rokicki slips under a jab from Cooke.
Rokicki fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Piotr Rokicki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Rokicki closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cooke circles away.
Rokicki shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cooke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rokicki staying out of range there.
Rokicki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses. #CL2#
Rokicki has closed the distance and engaged Cooke in a clinch.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Rokicki.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Rokicki.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke blocks an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rokicki.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rokicki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rokicki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rokicki. #T1#
Rokicki tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC2#
Rokicki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooke defending well as Rokicki loads up on a big left hand.
Rokicki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cooke doesn't seem bothered though.
Cooke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rokicki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Rokicki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke moves in looking to clinch but Rokicki pushes him off.
Rokicki misses with a straight right.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Rokicki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rokicki changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Rokicki ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rokicki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Rokicki.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Rokicki misses with a leg kick.
Cooke tries to land a leg kick but Rokicki saw it coming and moves away.
Rokicki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rokicki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T2#
Rokicki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rokicki throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rokicki tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick from Cooke lands but Rokicki takes it in his stride.
Rokicki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Rokicki manages to avoid it.
Rokicki throws a sloppy head kick and Cooke moves out of range easily.
Rokicki just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromCooke.
Cooke connects with a high kick.
Rokicki connects with a looping right hand.
Rokicki scores with a crisp jab that stopped Cooke in his tracks.
Rokicki shoots in but no luck this time.
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rokicki.
Cooke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooke connects with a body shot that sends Rokicki's belly button to the back.#CL#
Cooke takes the fight into the clinch. #T3#
Rokicki throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooke.
Rokicki has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke. #BC2#
Rokicki breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Rokicki tries to keep at a distance but Cooke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooke blocks the elbow strike.
Rokicki misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Cooke.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rokicki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Cooke lands a right hand.
Cooke stalling the fight.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rokicki backwards.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T4##BC2#
Rokicki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rokicki blocks a low kick nicely.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Rokicki checks a low kick from Cooke.
Rokicki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Rokicki throws a low kick, looking for Cooke's leg but Cooke calmly moves out of range.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Rokicki throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Rokicki throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rokicki will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rokicki throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Rokicki throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rokicki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rokicki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A little jabbing left from Rokicki on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rokicki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cooke.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Cooke.
I think Cooke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
A very excited looking Matt Cooke rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
GAMMA#638 Wolek v Junior 2
Date: Jun 03, 2017 |
#R1#
Troy scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke throws a big shot that misses.
Troy blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Troy was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A clash of legs there as Troy blocks the low kick.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Troy throws a body shot but no joy.
Troy moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Troy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Troy throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Cooke misses with a jab to the body
and Troy counters with a nice uppercut.
Troy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Troy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Troy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
An attempted straight right counter from Troy misses the target.
Nice body kick from Troy.
Cooke wants to clinch.#T1#
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Troy moves out of range easily.
Troy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Cooke keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooke scores with a nice body kick.
The fighters circling - Troy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Troy.
Cooke throws a body punch but Troy moves out of range.
That kick from Cooke tenderised Troy's leg. Troy is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Troy throws a head kick that misses.
Troy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Troy lands a right hook to the body.
Troy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Troy scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Troy under the eye.#T2#
Cooke avoids the body shot from Troy.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
Troy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cooke.
Cooke connects with a body shot that sends Troy's belly button to the back.
Troy misses with an uppercut.
Troy misses with a body shot.
Cooke takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Cooke throws a right hand that misses
#CL#
and Troy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cooke tries a body shot but Troy blocks it.
Troy presses Cooke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Troy tries to circle away but Cooke has him pinned against the cage.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Troy has had enough of the clinch but Cooke keeps him there for the moment.
Troy tries to break the clinch but Cooke is controlling the position.
Cooke misses with some punches.
#T3#
Troy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooke has him pressed against the cage.
Troy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Troy backwards.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke leaning against his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Troy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooke digs a right hand underneath Troy's ribcage. Troy let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Troy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Troy.
#BC#
Troy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Troy misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Troy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Nice straight punches there by Troy. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Troy.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
A jab from Cooke misses.
It looked like Troy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T4#
Cooke lands with a slapping head kick.
Cooke throws a jab when Troy was well out of range.
Troy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Troy counters with a low kick, right behind Cooke 's knee.
Cooke tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Troy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke thows a leg kick but Troy checks it
and Troy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Cooke lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Troy. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Troy scores with a jab.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body. Troy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Troy blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Cooke tries to move into range but Troy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hektor Troy is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Troy connects with a jab.
A clash of legs there as Troy blocks the low kick.
A slow jab from Troy misses its intended target.
Troy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Troy avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Troy ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.#CL2#
Cooke closes the distance and pushes Troy back into the cage.#BC#
Troy breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Cooke clinches.
A short left from Cooke.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#BC#
Troy breaks from the clinch.
Troy misses with a body shot.
Troy motions for Cooke to come forward. Troy throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.#T1#
Cooke throws a leg kick but Troy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cooke throws a jab when Troy was well out of range.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Troy.
Cooke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Troy counters with an outside leg kick.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A left lands for Cooke.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Troy.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Troy.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Troy takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooke throws a leg kick
and Troy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.#T2#
Troy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke motions for Troy to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
As Cooke tries to get set, Troy tries to push him back and clinch up but Cooke manages to avoid the attempt.
Troy throws a solid leg kick but Cooke takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Troy.
Cooke throws a counter combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Troy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooke! But no joy.
Cooke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Troy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Troy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cooke doesn't seem bothered though.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Troy misses the target.
Troy lands a jab to Cooke's midsection.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Troy throws out the jab.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Troy checks it.
Good work by Troy as he checks the leg kick.
Troy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Troy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T3#
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
Cooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Troy.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Troy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Troy misses with a double jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Troy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cooke lands a jab to the head.
Cooke thuds his right hand into Troy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cooke misses the body punch
letting Troy counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab lands there for Cooke.#T4#
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Troy's sensitive parts.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.
Jab from Troy.
Cooke tries to clinch but Troy moves out of range.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Troy throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Troy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Troy connects with the punch.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Troy moves away.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Troy's head but Troy sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Troy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
A jab lands there for Cooke.
Cooke throws a hook but Troy blocks it.
Cooke slips a straight right by Troy.
Cooke pivots, looking for a leg kick but Troy is out of range and Cooke settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Troy moves away and avoids it.
Cooke jabs at Troy's body.
Troy throws a low kick but Cooke moves out of range easily.
Troy wants to slow Cooke down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke scores with the left hand. Troy knows he should have avoided that one.
Troy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Troy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cooke.
Troy lands a body shot.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Troy jumps back.
Troy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke throws a body punch but Troy moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Troy jumps back.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cooke slips under a jab from Troy.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T1#
Cooke throws a low kick but Troy avoids it.
Troy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#CL2#
Cooke clinches up against the cage.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Troy can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cooke - that landed with a thud.
Cooke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Troy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooke pushes Troy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Troy breaks the clinch.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Troy sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Troy is just out of range.
Troy takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Troy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cooke.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Troy lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Troy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T2#
Troy misses with a few strikes there.
Troy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Troy jumps back.#CL2#
Cooke takes the fight into the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Troy tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Troy breaks the clinch.
Troy blocks a low kick nicely.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooke checks a low kick from Troy.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Troy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cooke misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#CL2#
Cooke forces Troy back against the cage and clinches.#T3#
Troy digs a right hand into Cooke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooke's gas tank.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Troy is looking to break free of the clinch but Cooke has double underhooks.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Troy tries to break free but Cooke pushes him back against the cage.
Troy gets through Cooke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Troy manages to break the clinch.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Troy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Troy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
Troy throws out a leg kick but Cooke moves out of range and Troy only half commits.
Troy takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cooke throws a head kick but Troy moves out of range.
Cooke misses with a hook.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Troy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Troy misses with a shot to the body
and Cooke counters with a right hand to the body.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Cooke moves away from the strike by Troy.
Cooke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Troy works the jab nicely.
Troy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Troy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hektor Troy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Troy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke is looking to slow Troy down with leg kicks.
Troy misses with a head kick.
A punch lands to the side of Troy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Troy moves out of range of the body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Troy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Troy scores with a jab. Cooke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cooke connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Cooke pushes Troy up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Troy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooke 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
After the fight, Matt Cooke was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
GAMMA#633 Junior v Hoshino 2
Date: May 13, 2017 |
#R1#
Cooke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice cross by Kind.
Kind throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Kind has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Urban Achievers in the buildup to the fight.
Kind lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kind lands with a good body shot.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Kind as he checks the leg kick.
Kind blocks the body kick.
Cooke defending well as Kind loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kind. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Kind saw that one coming.
Kind lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kind takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kind is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke throws the left hand but Kind avoids the punch easily.
Kind throws a chopping leg kick but Cooke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Kind moves out of range easily.
Kind misses the jab.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Kind is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#T1#
Cooke blocks the body kick.
Cooke slips a jab from Kind.
It seemed like Cooke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kind was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
A clash of legs there as Kind blocks the low kick.
Kind throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kind avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Kind misses with a kick to the body.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kind misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooke blocks the leg kick.
Kind throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kind just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown but Kind shows good takedown defense.
Kind throws a one two combo.
Cooke misses with an uppercut
and Kind counters with a straight right hand.
Kind throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kind tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kind misses the shot to the body.
Kind's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kind duly obliges. #T2#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kind cracks Cooke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cooke scores with a jab.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Kind throws a quick counter head kick but Cooke was just out of range.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kind is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kind.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kind is out of range.
Kind swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Kind's front leg but catches the back leg as Kind tries to avoid it.
Kind keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kind lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kind misses with a head kick.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
Kind is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kind throws a head kick that misses.
Kind throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooke misses.
Kind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Kind.#T3#
Kind tries a head kick but it misses.
Kind swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Cooke.
Kind swinging wildly here.
Kind pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooke is out of range and Kind settles back down.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Kind moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Cooke throws a head kick that Kind semi-blocks.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kind bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooke's head backwards.
Cooke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kind attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kind digs a good hook to Cooke's body.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Kind takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kind misses with a low kick as Cooke jumps back.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Kind. #T4#
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kind swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Kind sees coming a mile off.
Kind throws a leg kick
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kind sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kind.
Kind ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kind will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kind lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Kind jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kind seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kind.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooke checks a leg kick.
Cooke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Champ Kind dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kind moved away.
Kind avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Cooke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kind.
Nice uppercut there from Kind.
Kind connects with a nice looking jab.
Kind stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Kind appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cooke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kind - the referee stops the clock and Cooke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kind. Cooke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kind looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cooke might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kind has got the better of the exchanges.
Kind turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kind moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Kind throws a low kick, looking for Cooke's leg but Cooke calmly moves out of range.
Cooke is looking for the big counter here.
Crunch! Kind slams his shin into Cooke's torso.
Kind scores with a body shot.
Kind throws a series of punches but Cooke avoids them all with ease.
Kind takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Cooke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kind misses with a straight right.
Kind is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooke can do to turn this around?#T1#
Cooke staying out of range there.
Kind scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Kind.
Kind feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kind throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kind takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kind uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke throws a low kick, looking for Kind's leg but Kind calmly moves out of range.
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Champ Kind is winning the standup battle so far.
Kind shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kind pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke jabs Kind right on the nose. Kind blinks but takes it well.
Nice body punch from Kind.
Kind throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kind misses with a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a three punch combo that has Kind backing up. Kind nods at Cooke to acknowledge the strikes.
Kind throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kind has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooke finds it's way round the side to connect with Kind's head. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kind slips under a jab from Cooke.
Kind swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab from Kind.
Kind scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
Kind throws a big counter combination but Cooke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Kind's knee but Kind avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Kind on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL#
Kind clinches.
Kind tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke pushes Kind back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kind makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Kind throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kind dips to his left and cracks Cooke with an uppercut!
Kind swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kind. That did some damage!#T3#
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick from Kind.
Cooke scores with a spinning back kick!
Kind chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Kind is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Kind takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kind.
A jab lands there for Cooke.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kind throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Kind misses.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Kind was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke slips a straight right by Kind.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kind is just out of range.
Kind checks the leg kick.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses. #T4#
Kind takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kind misses the target.
Cooke misses with a body punch
enabling Kind to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kind lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cooke will feel that in the morning.
Kind tries a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Kind misses with a kick to the body.
Cooke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kind.
Cooke moves out of range as Kind strikes.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kind.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooke misses.
Kind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kind keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kind throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kind is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kind is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Champ Kind will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Cooke moves to clinch but Kind breaks away
and Kind counters with a body kick that stops Cooke in his tracks momentarily.
Good exchange - Kind coming out on top.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kind has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kind stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cooke jabs Kind to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kind throws a leg kick which misses Cooke's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooke tries to avoid it.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kind throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooke misses with an uppercut. Kind saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kind takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick. #T1#
Kind takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kind is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Kind half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kind on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kind throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Cooke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
A big right from Kind misses.
Cooke blocks the body kick.
Cooke dives in for a single leg takedown but Kind sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kind tried to score with a low kick but Cooke checks it.
Kind misses with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Kind checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kind connects with a single shot there.
Kind throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke slips a jab from Kind.
Cooke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cooke lands a jab to Kind's midsection.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Kind tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke slips a straight right by Kind.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kind misses with a kick to the body.
Kind tries to work over Cooke's front leg with a kick but Cooke checks it.
Kind is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cooke wants to land a leg kick but Kind is out of range.
Kind blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Kind is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Kind moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Kind uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a few strikes there.
Kind throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cooke has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kind.
Kind throws a nice outside leg kick. #T3#
Cooke throws a lazy head kick
letting Kind counter with a right hand.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kind thows a leg kick but Cooke checks it
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
Kind scores with a kick to the body.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Kind's legs.
Kind uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Cooke walks into a stiff left hand from Kind.
Kind connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooke. Cooke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A good leg kick by Kind.
Kind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Champ Kind is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kind darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kind scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab by Kind.
A head kick misses from Kind.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
Cooke tries to clinch up but Kind circles away and keeps his distance.
Cooke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cooke moves in looking to clinch but Kind pushes him off.#T4#
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kind connects with a nice looking jab.
Kind swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooke.
Kind lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kind throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooke on the side of the head.
Kind misses with a leg kick.
Kind looks to land a body kick but Cooke moved away.
Kind bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cooke drops his hands momentarily and Kind takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cooke connects with a single shot there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kind checks a leg kick.
Kind thuds his shin into the meat of Cooke's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kind throws a nice head kick!
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kind tried to counter with a leg kick but Cooke avoided it.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Kind sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Champ Kind showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kind 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Champ Kind!
A very excited looking Champ Kind made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Event:
GAMMA#629 Defoe v LeBlanc
Date: Apr 22, 2017 |
#R1#
Goodman throws a leg kick which misses Cooke's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooke tries to avoid it.
We've been told by Cooke's head coaches at Thunder MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Goodman misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Donk. Cooke catches Goodman right on the button with a cross.
Cooke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cooke throws a low kick but Goodman avoids it.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke lands with a right hand.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodman.
Cooke catches Goodman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cooke jabs Goodman right on the nose. Goodman blinks but takes it well.
Cooke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goodman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke scores with a nice body kick.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Goodman's knee but Goodman avoids it well.
Goodman only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Goodman lands with a kick to the temple. Cooke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Goodman throws a lazy right hand but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Goodman does a little dance to reset his feet.
A little jabbing left from Goodman on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Goodman throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a nice body kick.
Cooke slips under a jab.#T1#
Goodman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goodman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goodman counters with a nice leg kick.
Cooke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goodman.
Jab by Goodman.
Goodman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goodman jabs at Cooke's body.
Cooke tried to score with a low kick but Goodman checks it.
It seemed like Goodman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Goodman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The fighters circling - Goodman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke throws an off balance right hand
and Goodman counters with a straight right hand.
Goodman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A big left from Goodman misses.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Goodman saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goodman lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cooke has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cooke and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.#T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Goodman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Goodman manages to avoid it.
Goodman throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke thuds his shin into the meat of Goodman's side.
Goodman wants to slow Cooke down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Goodman is predictable there
and Cooke counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Cooke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke lands with a hook. Goodman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Goodman lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cooke tries to land a front kick but Goodman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Good standup being displayed there by Cooke as he connects with a hook.
A big right from Goodman misses.
A big left from Goodman misses.
Goodman tried to score with a low kick but Cooke checks it.
Cooke half committed to a counter leg kick.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Goodman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Goodman throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Goodman.#T3#
Good shot there by Goodman.
Goodman looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Goodman changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Goodman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goodman misses with a straight right.
Cooke misses the jab.
Goodman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Goodman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cooke - that will leave a mark!
Goodman throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Goodman checks it.
Goodman swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goodman.
Cooke half committed to a counter leg kick.
Goodman throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goodman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke. #T4#
Goodman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goodman misses with a straight left.
Goodman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke misses with an uppercut. Goodman saw that one coming.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Goodman sees coming a mile off.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Goodman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Goodman motions for Cooke to come forward. Goodman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goodman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Goodman checks it
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Goodman scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooke.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cooke, as that shot connected.
Goodman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooke throws a leg kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Saul Goodman will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Cooke wants to clinch.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Goodman raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Cooke looks to throw a body kick
and Goodman counters with a big head kick but Cooke shrugs it off.
Goodman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Goodman buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Goodman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Goodman misses with a looping left.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman flicks out a counter leg kick but Cooke steps away.
Goodman walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Goodman misses with a kick to the body.
Cooke misses with a body kick. #T1#
Goodman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Goodman if he has to take too many more of those.
Cooke stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Goodman.
Cooke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Goodman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Cooke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Goodman lands a jab to the head.
Goodman avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Goodman tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Goodman is just out of range.
Goodman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Goodman.
Goodman looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Goodman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goodman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.#T2#
Goodman lands with a shot to the body.
Goodman takes one to the chin there.
Goodman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cooke tried to score with a low kick but Goodman checks it.
Goodman has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cooke.
Goodman misses the shot to the body.
Cooke tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Goodman is able to avoid easily.
Saul Goodman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Goodman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke takes one to the chin there.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Goodman tries to move into range but Cooke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Goodman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Cooke throws a big shot that misses.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Goodman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Goodman misses.
Cooke is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.#T3#
Goodman looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Goodman throws a leg kick but Cooke checks it.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke motions for Goodman to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke moves out of range of the leg kick from Goodman.
Cooke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cooke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Goodman avoids it really well and circles away.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goodman.
Goodman moves out of range of the leg kick from Cooke.
Goodman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Goodman misses with a looping left.
Cooke connects with a crisp jab.
Goodman loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Goodman lands a nice shot to the body.
#T4#
A big right from Cooke misses.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Goodman looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Goodman misses with a leg kick.
Goodman looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Goodman throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Goodman moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooke throws a jab when Goodman was well out of range.
Cooke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke scores with a jab to the head.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke walks into a left hand.
Goodman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cooke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cooke blocks a low kick nicely.
Goodman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodman moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3#
The fighters circling - Goodman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Goodman lands a slapping body shot.
Goodman throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body
and Goodman counters with a right hand to the body.
Goodman throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooke throws a quick counter head kick but Goodman was just out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goodman checks a leg kick.
Goodman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses
and Goodman counters with an inside leg kick.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Goodman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Goodman on the side of the head.
Cooke misses with a hook.
Goodman lands a nice hook to Cooke's body. Cooke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooke on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goodman. Goodman obviously looking to wear him down.
Goodman stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.#T1#
Goodman is looking to slow Cooke down with leg kicks.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooke.
Goodman dodges the punch combination from Cooke.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Goodman counters with a nice uppercut.
Goodman misses with a straight left.
Goodman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Goodman checks a leg kick.
Goodman digs a good body shot into Cooke's ribs.
Goodman cracks Cooke with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Goodman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut there from Goodman.
Cooke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Goodman ducks right into an uppercut from Cooke.
Goodman ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.#T2#
Goodman throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goodman was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Goodman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cooke has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Goodman scores with a kick to the body.
Goodman lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke takes one on the button.
Goodman lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Goodman. Cooke shrugs it off though.
Cooke thumps Goodman with a low kick.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke throws a counter high kick but Goodman was just alert enough to avoid it.
Goodman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Goodman's calf.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cooke might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Goodman moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Goodman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T3#
Goodman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Goodman counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cooke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Goodman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Goodman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke throws a jab when Goodman was well out of range.
Goodman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It looked like Cooke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Goodman.
A jab lands there for Cooke.
Goodman throws a sloppy head kick
and Cooke counters with an outside leg kick.
Goodman just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke misses with a hook
and Goodman counters with a good, hard body kick but Cooke shrugs it off.
Cooke misses with a looping right.
Goodman swings away with a leg kick that misses.#T4#
Goodman takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodman moves away.
Cooke throws a head kick but Goodman moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cooke throws a jab when Goodman was well out of range.
Goodman clobbers Cooke with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Goodman misses with a few strikes there.
Goodman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Goodman connects with a body shot.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goodman moves away.
Goodman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goodman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
Goodman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
Saul Goodman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Goodman 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Saul Goodman!
After winning the bout, Saul Goodman thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Event:
GKNY 120 - Cooke vs Cole
Date: Mar 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Cooke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cole shoots in for a takedown but Cooke shows good takedown defense.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Cole is out of range.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cole was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Cole slips a straight right by Cooke.
Nice cross by Cole.
Cooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Michael Cole seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Cole sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole takes one on the chin but seems OK.
#KD#
Cooke drops Cole with a beautiful combination! Cole stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cooke is looking for the KO!#ROC#
Cole is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Michael Cole has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Cole clinches with his opponent.
Cole is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooke finish him?
Cooke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. #T1##BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Cooke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cole fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cole seems to have recovered his senses.
Cole tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A quick step to the side and Cooke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooke.
Cole shoots in for a double leg but Cooke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cole looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#CL2#
Cole forces Cooke back against the cage and clinches.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Cole.
Cole tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #T2#
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke slowing the pace effectively.
A short body shot lands from Cole as the two fighters clinch.
Cooke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Cole misses with the head strike.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short uppercut from Cooke.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cooke slows down the pace here.
#BC#
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
#KD#
Oooooh!!! Cooke has knocked Cole down with a huge combo! Cooke steps away and waves a wobbly Cole back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#TD2#
Cole shoots in and gets a takedown into Cooke's guard.#ES#
Cooke wriggles free and stands up.
We've been told by Cooke's head coaches at Thunder MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#T3#
Cole avoids a kick to the body.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cole.
Cole fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cooke checks it well. #CL2#
Cole rushes Cooke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cooke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cooke looking to stall.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Cole's head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cole as Cooke tries to tie him up.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Cole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cole misses with a punch on the inside.
#T4#
A nice right hand lands inside from Cole.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cole lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch. #BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
Cole throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cole checks a low kick from Cooke.
Cole with the counter takedown but Cooke avoids it easily.
Cole throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke appears to be looking for a big counter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Cooke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cole slips a jab from Cooke.
Cooke lands an overhand right.
Cooke throws a push kick but Cole slaps the foot to one side.
Cole pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cole can do to turn this around?
Cole lands with a straight right. Cooke didn't see that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cole scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cole ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.#T1##CL2#
Cole moves into the clinch.
Cooke working hard to break the clinch.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Cole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke digs a right hand underneath Cole's ribcage. Cole let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Cole misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke stalling in the clinch but Cole improves position.
Cole misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from Cooke.
Cole misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Cooke.
Cooke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cole tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cole working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Michael Cole seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Cole - that landed with a thud.
#T2#
Cooke content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Cole.
A left hand lands to the body for Cole.
Cole lands a nice shot to the body.
Cole throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke is looking to control Cole's arms but Cole gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooke has his back to the cage.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole. #BC#
Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cole with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cole closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cooke circles away.#TD2#
Cole bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cole throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Cole looks up at the clock and then as Cooke takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cole smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Cole working his ground and pound in the gym.#T3#
Cooke is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cole grinds an elbow into Cooke's temple.
Cooke wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cole lands a nice forearm strike.
Cooke tries to escape but Cole is in control.
Cole working the ground and pound.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cole lands a few punches from side control.
Cole trying to control the position but Cooke is working away.
Cooke managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Cole.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Cole is looking to take a break and control but Cooke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cooke stops Cole from passing to mount.
Cole working the body and head with strikes.
Cole creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Cooke sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cooke is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R3#
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
Cole tries to clinch up
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Cooke tries to work over Cole's front leg with a kick but Cole checks it.
Cole lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cooke swats away the attempt to clinch by Cole.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some bone on bone action there as Cole checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. #CL2#
Cole gets a clinch. #T1#
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cole.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cole's elbow.
Cole lands a body punch.
Cooke stalling in the clinch but Cole improves position.
Cole tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cole lands with a left to the head.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
Cole blocks an uppercut.
Cole taking a breather.
Cole pushes Cooke back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cole. #T2#
Cole softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooke is trying to break free.
Cole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
Cole works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A body shot lands from Cole.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Cooke is looking to control Cole's arms but Cole gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooke has his back to the cage.
Cole is leaning against Cooke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short uppercut from Cole.
Cole is working Cooke over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cole.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Cole.
Cole goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke just leaning against Cole, taking a breather.
A short left from Cole.
Cole doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#T3#
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Cooke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A short uppercut from Cole.
Cole lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Cole can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
#BC#
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
Cole moves in looking to clinch but Cooke pushes him off.
Cole scores with a nice strike.
Cole tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cooke defends well and Cole ends up having to push Cooke into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooke fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cole checks it well. #T4#
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Cole was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cole misses with a takedown attempt
and Cooke counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cole's knee momentarily.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cole fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooke keeps the fight on the outside.
Cole misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Cole sees coming a mile off.
A little jabbing left from Cole on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cole wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R4#
Cole throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke throws a quick counter head kick but Cole was just out of range.
Cooke stuns Cole with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
Cole lands an overhand right.
Cole tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cooke defends well and Cole ends up having to push Cooke into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cole tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooke misses with a wild combination.
Cole tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.#T1##CL2#
Cole instigates a clinch.
Cooke lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cole backwards.
Cooke trying to stall but Cole improves his position.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
Cooke tries to stall but Cole uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A left hand lands to the body for Cooke.
Cole throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Cole lands a shot to the body.#BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Cole moves into the clinch.
Cole keeps control of Cooke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cole struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole.
Cole lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooke backwards. #T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Cole is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cole tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cole works on Cooke's body with a couple of short punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cole throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Cole. #BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch.
Cole swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
#CL2#
Cole pushes Cooke up against the cage in a clinch.
Cole lands with a short punch from the clinch.
#BC#
Cooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cole tries to clinch but Cooke is having none of it. #T3##CL2#
Cole gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke is trying to maintain a safe position but Cole gets an underhook and turns Cooke into the cage.
Cole misses with a body punch.
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke lands a nice uppercut.
Cooke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
Cooke wants to stall.
Cooke is trying to break the clinch but Cole has him pressed against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Cooke.
Cooke is struggling to control the position.
A short uppercut from Cole. #T4#
Cole digs a right hand into Cooke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooke's gas tank.
Cole lands an uppercut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cole lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cole misses with some punches.
Cole lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cole lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cole.
Cole misses with the head strike.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Cole.
Cooke tries to stall but Cole uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cole lands a shoulder strike.
Cooke looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cooke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Cole dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Michael Cole's cut.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
#R5#
Cole scores with a hook to the body. Cooke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cole goes for a double leg but Cooke avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Cooke continues to drive forward.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cole swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooke slips a straight right by Cole.
Cooke pushes Cole away with a front kick.
Cole blocks a head kick by Cooke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooke swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooke looks to throw a body kick
and Cole counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cole doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooke circles away.
#T1#
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cole.
Cole is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooke is looking for a counter combo.#CL2#
Cole clinches up against the cage.
A short right from Cooke.
Cole throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Cole.
Cooke controlling the action here for a moment.
Cole tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
A right hand to the body from Cole.
Cole blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Cole.
Cole is pushing Cooke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The crowd are getting on Cole's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Cooke content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cole.
Cole misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Cole fails to land.
Cooke blocking some punches.
Cole can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Cooke working hard to break the clinch.
Cole lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.#T3#
Cooke trying to control the position but instead, Cole has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooke into the cage.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cole misses with a punch to the body.
Still in the clinch, Cole scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cole is looking to control Cooke's arms but Cooke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cole has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cole.
Cooke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cooke is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cole working aggressively here.
#T4#
Cole lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cole tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Cole back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Cole fails to land.
Cole lands a right hand. #BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
Cole closes the distance and clinches.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Cole controls the action.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Good body shot from Cole.
Cole misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Cole.
Michael Cole is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cooke throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Michael Cole.
I think Cole has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Cole!
Michael Cole is the new middleweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Michael Cole made sure he mentioned MayheM sportswear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Event:
GKNY 116 - Cooke vs Joe
Date: Feb 11, 2017 |
#R1#
Joe fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cooke avoids it really well and circles away.
Cooke has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Joe has his takedown stuffed
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Joe.
Matt Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Glass Joe.
Cooke looks to land a combination but Joe avoids it well.
Joe has his takedown stuffed
and Cooke counters with a good low kick that Joe was not able to check.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Joe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe misses with a takedown attempt #KD#
and Cooke counters with a crisp right hand that drops Joe! Cooke lets Joe back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#
Joe is rocked!#CUT#
It looks like Glass Joe has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke keeps Joe at a distance using the push kick.
Joe is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooke finish him?
Joe looks winded!#T1#
Joe has his takedown stuffed
and Cooke counters with a crisp right that sends Joe to the canvas! Cooke follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke retains his middleweight title!
Matt Cooke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
GKNY 110 - New Year's Eve
Date: Dec 31, 2016 |
#R1#
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke walks into a left hand.
Cooke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sodergren will feel that in the morning.
Sodergren throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Sodergren scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Cooke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sodergren lands with a nice body kick.
Sodergren has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Sodergren throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooke on the side of the head.
Cooke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sodergren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target. #T1#
Sodergren takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It appears Cooke was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Basten Sodergren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sodergren walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cooke.
Sodergren looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sodergren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooke jabs at Sodergren's body.
Sodergren moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sodergren lands with a shot to the body.
Sodergren will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cooke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Cooke staying out of range there.#T2#
Sodergren walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sodergren scores with a spinning back kick!
Sodergren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sodergren misses with a wild body shot.
Sodergren swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Sodergren misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Sodergren was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body
and Sodergren counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cooke cracks a nice hook into Sodergren's ribs.
Sodergren scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T3#
Sodergren throws a nice looking combination but Cooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sodergren lands a nice shot that snaps Cooke's head back.
Sodergren swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooke.
Sodergren misses the body punch
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Sodergren on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sodergren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Sodergren throws a wild body kick that Cooke sees coming a mile off.
Cooke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sodergren was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Sodergren pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Sodergren.
Sodergren is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cooke had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sodergren is out of range.
Sodergren ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T4#
Sodergren cracks Cooke with a right hand to the side of the head.
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!
Sodergren throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Sodergren scores with a jab. Cooke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sodergren works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Sodergren's legs.
Sodergren fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Sodergren scores with a head kick. Cooke tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sodergren misses with a straight left.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sodergren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sodergren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sodergren misses with a hook.
Sodergren takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sodergren takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2#
Sodergren throws a low kick, looking for Cooke's leg but Cooke calmly moves out of range.
Sodergren lands a glancing blow to the side of Cooke's head.
Sodergren scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cooke doesn't seem bothered though. #CL#
Cooke has Sodergren up against the cage in a clinch.
Sodergren misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Cooke using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sodergren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sodergren tries to circle away but Cooke has him pinned against the cage.
Cooke has Sodergren pressed against the cage.
#BC#
Cooke breaks the clinch.
#T1#
Sodergren throws a push kick but Cooke slaps the foot to one side.
Sodergren has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sodergren misses with a leg kick.
As Sodergren looks to move away, Cooke throws a big counter combo but Sodergren just gets out of the way.
Cooke thumps Sodergren with a low kick.
Sodergren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A low kick from Cooke is predictable there
and Sodergren makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cooke slips a jab from Sodergren.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooke misses the target.
Sloppy strikes from Sodergren. Those never looked like landing.
Sodergren swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Good shot there by Sodergren.
Sodergren misses with an uppercut
and Cooke counters with a solid body kick.
Cooke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sodergren.
Sodergren lands with a good body shot.#T2#
Cooke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke throws a head kick but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren thows a leg kick but Cooke checks it
and Cooke counters with an inside leg kick.
Sodergren just misses with a punch to the body.
Sodergren with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Sodergren moves out of range easily.
Sodergren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sodergren.
Sodergren wants to land a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
It looked like Cooke was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sodergren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Sodergren throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.#T3#
Cooke cracks Sodergren with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sodergren throws a low kick but Cooke moves out of range easily.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch but Sodergren swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sodergren steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Cooke connects with a body shot that sends Sodergren's belly button to the back.
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sodergren lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke moves out of range as Sodergren strikes.
Sodergren misses with a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a three punch combo that has Sodergren backing up. Sodergren nods at Cooke to acknowledge the strikes.
Basten Sodergren seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sodergren moves out of range of the body kick.
Sodergren throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Sodergren sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#T4#
Sodergren throws the kick towards the body but Cooke avoids it.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sodergren.
Cooke throws out a leg kick but Sodergren moves out of range and Cooke only half commits.
Sodergren throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A quick step to the side and Cooke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sodergren is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke digs a good body shot into Sodergren's ribs.
Cooke thuds a left hand into Sodergren's body.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sodergren throws out the jab.
Sodergren fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooke on the side of the head.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Sodergren scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke misses with a hook. Sodergren ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R3#
Good standup being displayed there by Sodergren as he connects with a hook.
Sodergren throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
Sodergren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A swing and a miss from Sodergren.
Sodergren looks to land a body kick but Cooke moved away.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Sodergren jumps back.
Sodergren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An inside leg kick lands from Sodergren.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Sodergren chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Sodergren wants to slow Cooke down by chopping away at his legs.
Sodergren's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Sodergren's body. Sodergren takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. #T1#
Sodergren gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cooke counters with a thumping low kick.
Cooke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
Sodergren misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke counters with a low kick, right behind Sodergren 's knee.
Cooke slips a jab from Sodergren.
It looked like Cooke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sodergren.
Sodergren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Sodergren 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Nice cross by Sodergren.
Sodergren with a nice cross.
Cooke throws a head kick but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren scores with a jab to the body.#T2#
Cooke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke throws a push kick but Sodergren slaps the foot to one side.
Sodergren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooke scores with a nice right hand.
Sodergren throws a leg kick
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sodergren throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sodergren is looking to slow Cooke down with leg kicks.
Cooke takes a swing at Sodergren's ribcage but misses.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Sodergren lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Sodergren connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sodergren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T3#
Sodergren works the jab nicely.
A jab from Cooke does it's job there.
Sodergren throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sodergren misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooke lands a jab.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses
and Sodergren counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sodergren manages to avoid it.
Sodergren lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cooke backs up against the cage.
Sodergren swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sodergren missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sodergren swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sodergren on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Sodergren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice cross by Sodergren.
Sodergren avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sodergren follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sodergren.
Cooke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sodergren just manages to avoid it.
Sodergren with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooke blocks the leg kick.
Sodergren throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sodergren throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sodergren.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Basten Sodergren just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R4#
Cooke takes one to the side of the head.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
It looks like Cooke has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Nice body kick from Sodergren.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Cooke moved away.
Cooke throws a body punch but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Sodergren jabs at Cooke's body.
Sodergren scores with a nice head shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Sodergren. That's going to slow Cooke down.
Sodergren fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke connects with a solid leg kick.
Sodergren checks a leg kick.#T1#
Cooke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sodergren momentarily.
Sodergren lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Cooke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice shot by Cooke.
Cooke slips a jab from Sodergren.
Sodergren digs a good hook to Cooke's body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sodergren.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Sodergren throws a right hand that Cooke ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooke also avoids with ease.#T2#
Sodergren jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooke lands with an overhand left.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sodergren looks to land a right hand but Cooke moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Sodergren misses the target.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sodergren throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cooke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cooke swings for the body but Sodergren moves out of range.
Sodergren throws a body shot but no joy.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooke misses the target.
Sodergren wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sodergren scores with a sloppy right hand. Cooke should have avoided that one. #T3#
Cooke misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Sodergren releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sodergren connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sodergren getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Sodergren throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke counters with a stiff right hand.
Cooke lands a nice shot that snaps Sodergren's head back.
Cooke lands a nice looking body shot.
Sodergren throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cooke counters with an outside leg kick.
Sodergren checks a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Cooke slips under a jab from Sodergren.
Nice body kick there by Cooke.#T4#
Sodergren throws a body shot but no joy.
Sodergren lands with a nice body punch.
Cooke staying out of range there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sodergren punishes Cooke's body with a nice straight punch.
Sodergren looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sodergren throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with an inside leg kick.
Cooke with a jab.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sodergren looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sodergren steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Sodergren swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basten Sodergren dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R5#
Cooke throws the kick towards the body but Sodergren avoids it.
Cooke drops his hands momentarily and Sodergren takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A low kick from Cooke misses
and Sodergren counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cooke's knee momentarily.
Sodergren swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Sodergren misses with the body kick
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sodergren throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Sodergren thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Sodergren slips under a jab.
Sodergren comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T1#
Cooke lands with a right hand.
Sodergren thows a body kick. Cooke tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cooke lands a jab to Sodergren's midsection.
Sodergren throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Sodergren finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A slow jab from Sodergren misses its intended target.
Some bone on bone action there as Cooke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cooke lands a jab to Sodergren's midsection.
Cooke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sodergren with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Sodergren dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
Sodergren misses with an uppercut.
Sodergren throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cooke tried to counter with a leg kick but Sodergren avoided it.
Sodergren fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooke appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sodergren misses with a hook.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by Sodergren. Beautiful body shot.
Nice defenses there by Sodergren.
Sodergren lands a head kick. Cooke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sodergren's head.#T3#
Cooke throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sodergren misses with a combination
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#ROC#
Sodergren is rocked!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Cooke! Sodergren is out on his feet! Cooke rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Sodergren is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Sodergren is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke retains his middleweight title!
Matt Cooke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
GKNY 105 - Defoe vs Man
Date: Dec 03, 2016 |
#R1#
Cooke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cole counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've been informed that Cooke has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cole jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cole wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cole.
Cooke misses with the combination.
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Cole sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cole tries to close the distance and clinch but Cooke swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target. #T1#
Cole tries to clinch
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A left lands for Cooke.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Cooke throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Cole is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke is the new middleweight champion!
Matt Cooke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Event:
GKNY 100 - Mencken vs Brewer
Date: Nov 12, 2016 |
#R1#
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Kropotkin's body. Kropotkin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kropotkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Kropotkin wants to clinch up but Cooke keeps it at a distance.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kropotkin is out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Cooke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kropotkin misses with a wild body shot.
Kropotkin scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kropotkin looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kropotkin cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Nice cross by Kropotkin.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooke. Cooke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kropotkin checks the leg kick nicely there.
Kropotkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kropotkin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromCooke.
Kropotkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Kropotkin misses with a straight right.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kropotkin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kropotkin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kropotkin tries to clinch but Cooke is having none of it.
Cooke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kropotkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Kropotkin swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kropotkin.
Kropotkin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kropotkin ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Cooke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cooke feints and then cracks Kropotkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kropotkin down.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kropotkin blocks a leg kick.
Kropotkin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A little feinted left hand from Kropotkin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke sizes up Kropotkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cooke lands a jab.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Kropotkin throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
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!
Kropotkin tests Cooke's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T2#
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
Kropotkin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cooke takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL#
Kropotkin closes the distance and clinches.
Kropotkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Kropotkin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
The referee calls for Cooke to work.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
#TD#
Kropotkin pulls guard successfully.
#SU2#
Cooke decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Kropotkin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kropotkin throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Kropotkin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kropotkin walks into a stiff left hand from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a cross.
Kropotkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kropotkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T3#
Cooke misses with a jab to the body
#CL#
and Kropotkin moves into the clinch.
Kropotkin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Cooke stalling the fight.
Cooke throws a punch but it's blocked by Kropotkin.
Cooke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kropotkin can't find room to land a body shot as Cooke controls the action.
Cooke avoiding damage.
#TD#
Kropotkin jumps into guard, dragging Cooke to the mat.
#SUB#
Kropotkin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Cooke escapes and throws Kropotkin's legs to the side, diving into side control! #SU2#
Cooke stands up and beckons Kropotkin to his feet.
Kropotkin cracks a nice hook into Cooke's ribs.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kropotkin.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Kropotkin misses with a hook.
Kropotkin throws a body shot but no joy. #T4##CL#
Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Kropotkin. Kropotkin maintains the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kropotkin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow. #TD#
Kropotkin pulls Cooke into guard.
#SU2#
Cooke stands and steps away. Kropotkin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A telegraphed right hand from Kropotkin misses the target.
Cooke blocks a jab.
Kropotkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kropotkin jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke throws a series of punches but Kropotkin avoids them all with ease.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick
and Kropotkin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kropotkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooke does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL#
Kropotkin rushes Cooke and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Kropotkin tries to pull guard but Cooke forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Kropotkin is trying to pull guard but Cooke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kropotkin blocks a body shot from Cooke.
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 Petr Kropotkin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Kropotkin is looking to clinch.
Kropotkin takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kropotkin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Cooke tries a low kick but Kropotkin avoids it.
Kropotkin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke slips under a jab from Kropotkin.
Cooke cracks Kropotkin with an open hand slap.
Cooke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cooke lands a jab to Kropotkin's midsection.
Kropotkin cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Cooke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kropotkin to score with a decent uppercut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kropotkin throws out the jab.
Kropotkin throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooke.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Good work by Kropotkin as he checks the leg kick.
Kropotkin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kropotkin lands with a straight right. Cooke didn't see that one coming.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kropotkin misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kropotkin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kropotkin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cooke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cooke feints and then cracks Kropotkin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Kropotkin down.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Kropotkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
A shot to the liver by Kropotkin. Beautiful body shot.
Kropotkin has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Kropotkin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kropotkin checks the leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Kropotkin tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cooke.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke slips under a jab.
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!
Kropotkin throws a nice looking combination but Cooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kropotkin throws out the jab.
Kropotkin throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooke.
Kropotkin misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy. #T2#
Kropotkin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kropotkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Kropotkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kropotkin checks a leg kick.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Kropotkin jumps back.
Kropotkin connects with a jab.
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kropotkin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Kropotkin misses the shot to the body.
Cooke scores with a jab.
Cooke slips under a jab.
A clash of legs there as Kropotkin blocks the low kick.
Kropotkin avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Cooke takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kropotkin lands a head shot.
Kropotkin throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
#T3#
Cooke cracks Kropotkin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cooke lands with a nice body kick.
Kropotkin throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Kropotkin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke misses with a two punch combination.
Cooke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kropotkin to score with a decent uppercut.
Kropotkin misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke counters with an inside leg kick.
Kropotkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke thinks about the counter body kick.
Cooke's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cooke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kropotkin blocks the body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Kropotkin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kropotkin was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a body shot.
Kropotkin cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kropotkin, as that shot connected.
#T4#
Cooke connects with a single shot there.
Cooke takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cooke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cooke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kropotkin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
Kropotkin throws a big counter combination but Cooke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Kropotkin.
Kropotkin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kropotkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cooke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kropotkin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kropotkin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kropotkin. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kropotkin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kropotkin just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kropotkin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kropotkin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kropotkin misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
#R3#
Cooke lands a right hook to the body.
Kropotkin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Kropotkin misses with an uppercut.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kropotkin tries to clinch up but Cooke circles away and keeps his distance.
Kropotkin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Kropotkin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kropotkin dips to his left and cracks Cooke with an uppercut!
Cooke connects with a single shot there.
Kropotkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Kropotkin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kropotkin jabs Cooke to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Kropotkin's front leg but catches the back leg as Kropotkin tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kropotkin checks a leg kick.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Kropotkin is out of range.
Cooke sizes up Kropotkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kropotkin tries to clinch up
and Cooke counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
#T1#
Kropotkin misses with a jab to the body
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kropotkin moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
A jab from Kropotkin misses.
Cooke throws out a counter right but Kropotkin avoids it with no problem.
Cooke lands with a slapping head kick. #CL#
Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Kropotkin. Kropotkin maintains the clinch.
Kropotkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kropotkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kropotkin jumps guard but Cooke stands there with Kropotkin around his waist. Kropotkin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kropotkin is trying to pull guard but Cooke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kropotkin tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Kropotkin back against the cage.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke trying to control the position but instead, Kropotkin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooke into the cage.
Cooke is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kropotkin is keeping busy.#BC2#
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Kropotkin connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#T2#
Cooke misses with a left hand #CL#
and Kropotkin counters by clinching up.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Kropotkin controls the action.
Kropotkin takes a shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Kropotkin.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Kropotkin's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kropotkin digs a right hand into Cooke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooke's gas tank.
Kropotkin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kropotkin misses with a body punch.
Kropotkin fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petr Kropotkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooke leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cooke is trying to stall.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Kropotkin is leaning against Cooke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kropotkin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Kropotkin prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Kropotkin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#T3#
Cooke blocking some punches.
Kropotkin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooke gets through Kropotkin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kropotkin gets through Cooke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kropotkin misses with a hook to the ribs.
#TD#
Kropotkin manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cooke wants to get up but he can't break Kropotkin's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. #SUB#
Kropotkin is looking for a triangle but Cooke pushes his legs off easily.
#SUB#
Kropotkin looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cooke passes into half guard.
Cooke wants to get back to his feet.
Kropotkin trying to control here.
#T4#
Kropotkin tries to get to full guard but Cooke has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB#
Kropotkin actively working from the bottom here.
Cooke tries to stand but his arm is trapped. #SU2#
Cooke stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Cooke wants to land a leg kick but Kropotkin is out of range.
Kropotkin throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a head kick but Kropotkin moves out of range.
Kropotkin missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke connects with a body shot that sends Kropotkin's belly button to the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooke has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Event:
GKNY 92 - Mencken v Gumption 3
Date: Oct 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Cooke feints and then cracks Alborov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Alborov down.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Alborov is just out of range.
Cooke with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Alborov throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Alborov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've been hearing reports that Alborov has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Alborov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Alborov misses with a jab to the body
and Alborov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice cross by Cooke.
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
A solid body kick from Cooke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Alborov misses.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Alborov throws a looping overhand right but Cooke ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cooke lands with a kick to the temple. Alborov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Alborov thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.#T1#
Some wild striking there from Alborov.
Cooke throws out a counter right but Alborov avoids it with no problem.
Cooke tries to bum rush Alborov with a series of wild strikes but Alborov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooke darts in trying to clinch
and Alborov counters with a nice body shot.
Alborov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Alborov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Alborov throws a body shot but no joy.
Alborov misses the shot to the body.
Alborov scores with a jab to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke scores with a head kick. Alborov tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses
and Alborov counters with a nice uppercut. #T2#
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Alborov is looking to wear down Cooke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cooke throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've been informed that Cooke has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Alborov misses with a looping right.
Alborov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Alborov's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cooke under the eye.
Alborov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Alborov misses.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Decent striking displayed by Cooke there.
Cooke throws a hook but Alborov blocks it.
Alborov misses the jab.
Alborov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cooke at a distance.
#T3#
Cooke throws a nice head kick!
The fighters circling - Alborov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Alborov scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
#CUT#
It looks like Matt Cooke has been cut.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Alborov.
Alborov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke connects with a right hand. Alborov shakes it off.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke cracks the inside of Alborov's front leg.
Alborov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
Alborov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Alborov misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Alborov does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. #T4#
Cooke dodges the punch combination from Alborov.
Cooke raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Alborov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alborov misses with a hook.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alborov.
Cooke misses with a left hand
enabling Alborov to counter with a crisp jab.
Alborov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alborov throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke feints a counter leg kick.
The fighters circling - Alborov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Alborov moved away.
Alborov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alborov.
Cooke thumps Alborov with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooke's cut.
That's time! Alborov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Alborov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Alborov.
Alborov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Alborov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Alborov's legs.
Cooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alborov.
Cooke throws out a counter right but Alborov avoids it with no problem.
Alborov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Cooke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Alborov swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That kick from Cooke tenderised Alborov's leg. Alborov is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Alborov moves away and avoids it.
Alborov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Alborov throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke tries to clinch up.#T1#
Cooke throws an overhand right that lands on Alborov's shoulder, as Alborov tries to avoid the shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Alborov might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
Alborov ducks right into an uppercut from Cooke.
Cooke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Alborov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alborov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Alborov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Alborov lands a nice shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooke.
Alborov misses with a body shot.
Alborov throws a right hand that Cooke ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooke also avoids with ease.#T2#
Alborov scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alborov swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alborov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Alborov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Cooke misses with a left hand
and Alborov counters with a straight right hand.
Cooke misses with a hook. Alborov ducked under it nicely.
Alborov throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alborov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alborov lands a right hook to the body.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alborov. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Alborov sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Alborov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Alborov avoids the head kick by Cooke.
A little feinted left hand from Alborov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alborov misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T3#
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Alborov moves out of range easily.
Alborov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke is trying to counter with his kicks.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Alborov off balance momentarily.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Alborov.
Cooke tries a quick counter leg kick but Alborov is wise to it.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Alborov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
A cross from Cooke lands.
Cooke connects with a nice looking jab.
Alborov takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Alborov swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Alborov misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
Alborov throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Alborov off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke walks into a left hand. #T4#
Alborov missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alborov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Alborov sees coming a mile off.
Alborov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Alborov.
Alborov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Alborov avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Alborov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Alborov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Alborov checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooke scores with a kick to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Cooke's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Alborov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cooke takes a swing at Alborov's ribcage but misses.
Cooke misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooke keeps Alborov at a distance using the push kick.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Alborov connects with a jab.
Alborov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Cooke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Alborov's knee but Alborov avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Alborov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Alborov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Alborov looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooke.
Cooke blocks a jab.#T1#
Cooke throws a hook but Alborov avoids it easily.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Cooke throws a chopping leg kick but Alborov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Alborov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Alborov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Alborov digs a good hook to Cooke's body.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alborov looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Alborov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cooke has time to react.
Alborov thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Alborov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Alborov.
Cooke wants to slow Alborov down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Alborov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Irbek Alborov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Alborov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick from Cooke lands but Alborov takes it in his stride.
Alborov loads up on a big right hand but Cooke slips the punch.
Alborov checks a leg kick.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alborov.
Alborov misses the shot to the body.
Cooke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Alborov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooke.
Cooke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alborov takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alborov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooke throws a solid leg kick but Alborov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cooke.
An attempted straight right counter from Alborov misses the target.
Cooke slips under a jab.#T3#
Cooke tried to score with a low kick but Alborov checks it.
A low kick from Cooke is predictable there
and Alborov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Alborov checks a low kick from Cooke.
Cooke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cooke lands with a straight right. Alborov didn't see that one coming.
Cooke throws the left hand but Alborov avoids the punch easily.
Cooke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cooke throws a push kick but Alborov slaps the foot to one side.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Alborov will feel that in the morning.
Cooke misses with the combination.
Alborov throws a series of punches but Cooke avoids them all with ease.
Alborov takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Alborov misses with the combination.
And Cooke responds with a good body kick, but Alborov manages to step out the way in time.
Alborov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
A quick step to the side and Alborov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Alborov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Alborov.
Cooke takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Alborov has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Alborov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Alborov was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cooke.
Alborov staying out of range there.#CL2#
Cooke instigates a clinch.
Alborov misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Matt Cooke.
Well Cooke 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 28:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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GKNY 85 - Campbell v Reilly
Date: Aug 13, 2016 |
#R1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Dall lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dall.
Nice defenses there by Dall.
Dall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
We've been told by Cooke's head coaches at Thunder MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dall.
Cooke walks into a stiff left hand from Dall.
Dall looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
A combination from Dall does no damage.
Cooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dall.
Dall fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cooke checks it well.
Dall cracks Cooke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
Nice body kick there by Cooke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dall looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cooke lands with a straight right. Dall didn't see that one coming.
Wykyd Dall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dall fails to land with a series of punches.
Dall buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Dall tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cooke is able to avoid easily.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Dall saw that one coming.
Dall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. #T1#
Cooke throws out a leg kick but Dall moves out of range and Cooke only half commits.
Nice body kick there by Cooke.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooke.
Cooke tries to land a front kick but Dall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooke scores with a hook.
Both fighters circling a little - Cooke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dall throws a right hand that Cooke ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooke also avoids with ease.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Cooke moves out of range of the leg kick from Dall.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dall.
Cooke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cooke scores with a kick to the body.
Dall wants to land a leg kick but Cooke is out of range.
A head kick misses from Dall.
Dall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke throws a quick counter head kick but Dall was just out of range.
Dall takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
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!
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matt Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dall takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Dall.
Dall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
#T2#
That kick from Cooke tenderised Dall's leg. Dall is trying to keep his angry face on.
That kick from Dall tenderised Cooke's leg. Cooke is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
A head kick misses from Dall.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dall throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooke on the side of the head.
Dall tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooke lands a glancing blow to the side of Dall's head.
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Dall moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Dall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dall misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Dall.
Dall throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Cooke.
Dall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cooke as he jumps to the side.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke. #T3#
Dall throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
A lazy body kick from Dall
and Cooke counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cooke thuds a left hand into Dall's body.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Cooke connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dall momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cooke!
Dall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke feints and then cracks Dall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dall down.
Dall shoots for a takedown but Cooke saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Dall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Cooke checks the leg kick.
Cooke displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dall.
Matt Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wykyd Dall.
Dall on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke connects with an inside leg kick.
Cooke tried to score with a low kick but Dall checks it.#T4#
Dall ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Dall throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cooke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dall tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Cooke defending well as Dall loads up on a big left hand.
A counter left hand to the body from Cooke misses its target.
Cooke takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dall is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dall is looking to score with low kicks.
Dall on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cooke scores with a nice right hand.
#TD2#
Dall shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Dall was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cooke dodges the ground and pound from Dall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooke pushes Dall away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Dall gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.#SUB2#
Dall tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB2#
Dall goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cooke rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dall's guard! Nice work there by Cooke!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Cooke scores with a head kick.
Cooke avoids the head kick by Dall.
Dall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from Cooke as Dall shoots in.
Dall misses with a wild combination.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Dall takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Dall misses with the combination.
Dall misses with a low kick.
A big right from Dall misses.
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke throws a body kick that misses.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dall scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dall.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
Dall throws a sloppy head kick and Cooke moves out of range easily. #T1#
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dall throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cooke throws a jab when Dall was well out of range.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Dall.
Dall throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Dall throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke avoids the head kick by Dall.
Dall fails with a takedown attempt.
Dall is breathing heavily.
Dall thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Dall misses with a body shot.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Dall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke throws a big counter combination but Dall scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cooke's calf.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dall has time to react.
Cooke scores with a body shot.
#CL#
Cooke drives through and clinches with Dall against the cage.
Cooke pressing his opponent against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T2##BC#
Cooke manages to break the clinch.
Dall attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Cooke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dall just manages to avoid it.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dall can do to turn this around?
Dall swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dall throws out the jab.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cooke jabs Dall right on the nose. Dall blinks but takes it well.
Dall uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Dall avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooke misses with a low kick as Dall jumps back.
Cooke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dall. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Dall.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke cracks Dall with an open hand slap.#T3#
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dall scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Dall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Dall lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dall throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke tried to score with a low kick but Dall checks it.
A jab from Dall finds it's way through Cooke's defenses.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dall appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dall tries a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Dall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dall pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooke blocks the leg kick.
Dall lands the left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall throws a chopping leg kick but Cooke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cooke cracks the inside of Dall's front leg. #T4#
Donk. Cooke catches Dall right on the button with a cross.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dall was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Dall looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cooke is fending him off so far but Dall persists. Nope, Cooke circles away and we're back to standing.
Matt Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wykyd Dall.
Cooke takes a swing at Dall's ribcage but misses.
Dall misses with a body punch
and Cooke counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dall.
Cooke thuds his shin into the meat of Dall's side.
Dall takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dall lands with a kick to the temple. Cooke shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dall misses with a body kick.
Cooke misses with a hook. Dall ducked under it nicely.
Cooke digs a good body shot into Dall's ribs.
Dall misses the shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dall checks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Dall will feel that in the morning.
Dall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dall swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooke.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dall.
Dall slips a jab from Cooke.
Dall looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Dall throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Dall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dall.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Dall.
Dall throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Dall looks to throw a body kick
and Cooke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Dall motions for Cooke to come forward. Dall throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dall shoots in for a double leg but Cooke sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dall throws a lazy head kick
and Cooke counters with a right hand to the body.
Dall swings widly with a right hand
and Cooke counters with a body kick.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dall.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.#T1#
Cooke lands the left hand.
Dall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Dall misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Dall misses its intended target.
Cooke slips under a jab.
Dall needs to keep his hands up - Cooke had a free shot at his head there.
Cooke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A swing and a miss from Dall.
Dall takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooke connects with a nice looking jab.
Dall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dall has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cooke.
Cooke moves into range and connects with a jab.
Cooke avoids the head kick by Dall.
It appears Cooke was looking to counter with a kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dall throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Dall walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cooke tests Dall's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wykyd Dall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cooke is looking to slow Dall down with leg kicks.
Jab from Cooke.
Dall throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Cooke is looking to counter with head kicks.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Dall.
Cooke throws a head kick that half lands.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick from Dall.
Dall ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A left lands for Cooke.
Dall walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cooke lands a jab to the head.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Cooke lands a nice shot that snaps Dall's head back.
Dall tries to land a leg kick but Cooke saw it coming and moves away.
Cooke delivers a nice body kick.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Dall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cooke lands with a right hand. #T3#
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke lands a nice looking body kick.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cooke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dall's head backwards.
Cooke lands a leg kick that knocks Dall off balance momentarily.
Cooke thows a body kick. Dall tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cooke scores with a decent looking hook.
Dall swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cooke wants it to stay on the feet.
Matt Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wykyd Dall.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooke.
Dall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Dall's body. Dall takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.#T4#
Cooke avoids the body shot from Dall.
Dall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cooke lands with a cross.
Good leg kick by Cooke there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke lands with an overhand left.
Dall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. Dall looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dall catches Cooke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cooke lands with a good body shot.
Cooke chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dall throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Cooke.
Dall throws a lazy head kick
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
Cooke connects with a looping right hand.
Dall takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooke 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Event:
GKNY 75 - Monk v Powell
Date: Jun 11, 2016 |
#R1#
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A leg kick checked by Tesla.
Tesla throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tesla misses with a body kick.
Tesla is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Tesla is looking to clinch but Cooke is avoiding it.
Tesla takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooke misses with a series of wild punches.
Tesla shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tesla.
Tesla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tesla misses the shot to the body.
A cross from Cooke lands.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tesla lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooke throws out a powerful jab.
Cooke seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tesla checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tesla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T1#
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke scores with a spinning back kick!
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tesla. That did some damage!
Tesla defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tesla.
Tesla has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Tesla moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tesla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Tesla bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cooke's head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cooke lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tesla has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tesla and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Cooke misses with an uppercut
and Tesla counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Tesla throws a low kick, looking for Cooke's leg but Cooke calmly moves out of range.
Tesla doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooke circles away.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tesla moves away.
Tesla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tesla swinging wildly here.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Tesla's head but Tesla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke tries to land a front kick but Tesla steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tesla.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Tesla moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Tesla throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Tesla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Tesla tries to clinch but Cooke is having none of it.
And Cooke counters with a quick kick to the body but Tesla blocks it.
Tesla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooke stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Some wild striking there from Tesla.
Tesla walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cooke.
Tesla ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Tesla looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Tesla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Tesla manages to avoid it.
Cooke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#T3#
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Tesla tries to counter by closing the distance.
Cooke connects with a right hand. Tesla shakes it off.
Tesla shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tesla fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tesla swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooke.
Tesla thuds his shin into the meat of Cooke's side.
Cooke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Tesla.
Cooke is looking to score with low kicks.
Tesla lands a front kick.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Tesla is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cooke rather than just go for the knockout.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tesla drops his hands momentarily and Cooke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Tesla throws a chopping leg kick but Cooke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cooke throws a solid leg kick but Tesla takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cooke.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cooke wants to slow Tesla down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Tesla's front leg but catches the back leg as Tesla tries to avoid it. #T4#
Cooke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tesla.
Tesla misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick from Tesla lands but Cooke takes it in his stride.
Tesla chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Tesla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Cooke scores with a body shot.
Tesla's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Tesla lands a body shot.
Tesla misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tesla stuns Cooke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tesla.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tesla takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tesla drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Tesla.
Tesla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Cooke lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Cooke blocks the body kick.
Cooke misses with a looping right.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooke misses the target.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Tesla keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Tesla moved away.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Tesla checks it
and Tesla counters with a left to the body.
Tesla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tesla dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke throws a body punch but Tesla moves out of range.
Tesla misses with a head kick.
Cooke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tesla moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Tesla slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke lands a front kick.
Tesla checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A leg kick checked by Tesla.
Cooke sets himself, and Tesla steps forward looking for the clinch! Cooke avoids it this time.
Tesla takes one to the chin there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tesla might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Cooke has got the better of the exchanges.
Tesla defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tesla cracks the inside of Cooke's front leg. #T1#
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Tesla moved away.
Tesla throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
Tesla throws a leg kick but Cooke moved away.
Cooke misses with a hook.
Tesla lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Tesla moves away from the strike by Cooke.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Tesla looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cooke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tesla swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tesla.
Tesla just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tesla just manages to avoid it.
Tesla misses the shot to the body. #T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Tesla throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Tesla keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Tesla on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke tries to work over Tesla's front leg with a kick but Tesla checks it.
Tesla rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooke counters with a nice body shot.
Tesla takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tesla does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tesla pushes Cooke away with a front kick.
Tesla throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tesla throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Tesla lands with an overhand left.
Cooke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Tesla's knee but Tesla avoids it well.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tesla.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooke misses the target.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T3#
Tesla ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tesla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tesla.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tesla!
Cooke moves out of range as Tesla throws a body kick.
Cooke misses with a lunging right hand
and Tesla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tesla misses with a head kick.
Cooke digs a good hook to Tesla's body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooke checks a leg kick.
Cooke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooke connects with the punch.
Tesla just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tesla.
Both fighters circling a little - Tesla finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tesla throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Cooke to counter with a crisp jab.
Cooke throws a sloppy body shot
and Tesla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.#T4#
Tesla walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke misses with a body kick.
Cooke avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tesla misses with a jab to the body
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tesla lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooke off the cage and back into range.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Tesla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Tesla. Those never looked like landing.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooke.
Tesla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Tesla steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Cooke.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.
Tesla tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.#CL2#
Tesla has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tesla can do to turn this around?
Tesla throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Tesla swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Matt Cooke will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke blocks the body kick.
Cooke is looking to counter with a body kick.
Jab from Tesla.
Tesla looks to clinch
and Cooke counters with a right hand to the body.
Tesla just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Matt Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Tesla avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cooke sets himself, and Tesla steps forward looking for the clinch! Cooke avoids it this time.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tesla. That did some damage!
Tesla throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tesla.
Cooke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cooke pushes Tesla away with a front kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tesla throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Tesla uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tesla misses with a looping right.#T1#
Cooke cracks a nice hook into Tesla's ribs.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An inside leg kick lands from Tesla.
Tesla has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Cooke.
Tesla ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
Tesla scores with a jab.
Tesla connects with a nice looking jab.
Tesla avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Cooke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke wants to slow Tesla down by chopping away at his legs.
Cooke lands with a right hand.
Tesla catches Cooke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tesla throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Tesla throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Tesla. That one must have hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tesla moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tesla throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
Nicola Tesla has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Cooke slips under a jab.
Tesla lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooke takes a step back to recover.
Cooke moves out of range as Tesla strikes.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tesla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tesla misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
Cooke fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tesla just manages to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Cooke throws a sloppy body shot
#CL2#
and Tesla counters by clinching up.
Tesla trying to land knees to the body.
Tesla misses with some punches.
Cooke works on Tesla's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Tesla controls his hands.
#BC2#
Tesla breaks from the clinch.
Tesla closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Tesla just misses with a punch to the body.
#CL2#
Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Tesla. Tesla maintains the clinch.
Cooke effectively controlling the action here.#T3#
Cooke pushes off an throws an elbow but Tesla leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body.
Cooke stalling in the clinch but Tesla improves position.
Cooke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tesla takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooke lands with a right to the head.
Tesla makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tesla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tesla misses with a body punch.
Cooke effectively controlling the action here.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Tesla controls the action.
Tesla throws a head punch that misses.
Tesla tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Tesla.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T4#
Tesla misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Tesla fails to land.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Nicola Tesla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tesla throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Tesla lands a good knee to the midsection. Cooke won't want to take too many of those.
Tesla has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A head punch on the inside from Tesla fails to land.
Cooke trying to control the position but instead, Tesla has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooke into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nicola Tesla.
I think Cooke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
A very excited looking Matt Cooke rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Event:
Causing Havoc 58
Date: Apr 01, 2016 |
#R1#
Guns connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Guns turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A combination from Guns does no damage.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Guns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooke has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cooke defending well as Guns loads up on a big left hand.
Guns throws a half hearted mid kick.
Guns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guns throws a leg kick but Cooke checks it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Guns.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cooke!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke misses with a straight left.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cooke.
Guns throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Guns swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooke takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#T1#
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Guns misses with a low kick.
Guns misses with a leg kick.
Guns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Guns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Guns has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Guns throws a quick inside leg kick.
A combination from Guns does no damage.
Cooke lands with a slapping head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cooke. Guns does a little dance to reset his feet.
Guns throws a big counter combination but Cooke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Guns misses with a low kick.
Guns throws a head kick that misses.
Cooke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Guns moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Guns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Guns misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cooke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke lands the left hand.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Cooke checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Guns defending well as Cooke loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Cooke lands a nice shot that snaps Guns's head back.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Guns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A chopping leg kick lands by Guns.
Guns motions for Cooke to come forward. Guns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cooke lands a nice looking kick to the body. Guns takes a step back to recover.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Guns stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.#T3#
Cooke loads up on a big right hand but Guns slips the punch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat.
Guns moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Guns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Guns.
A nice side step and Cooke releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Guns drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Guns tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Guns tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Guns with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooke avoids the head kick by Guns.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Guns looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Guns blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Guns throws a big counter combination but Cooke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guns was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.#T4#
Cooke checks a low kick from Guns.
A head kick misses from Guns.
Guns is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guns tried to score with a low kick but Cooke checks it.
Cooke pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guns moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Cooke scores with a jab.
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Guns.
Cooke scores with a jab to the head.
Cooke clobbers Guns with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cooke takes a swing at Guns's ribcage but misses.
Guns throws a nice looking combination but Cooke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Guns takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke tries to clinch there but Guns circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guns motions for Cooke to come forward. Guns throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Guns on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Guns if he has to take too many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Cooke pushes Guns away with a front kick.
A solid body kick from Cooke.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Guns walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Guns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooke throws a hook but Guns blocks it.
Cooke misses with the body kick
and Guns counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cooke's knee momentarily.
Guns with a jab.
Guns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guns throws out the jab.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Guns lands a head kick. Cooke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cooke thuds his right hand into Guns's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guns throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Guns tried to score with a low kick but Cooke checks it.
Big Guns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooke takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cooke scores with a hook.
Guns dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
Guns slips a jab from Cooke.#T1#
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Guns ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke connects with a body shot.
Guns walks into a jab.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
#CL2#
Cooke has managed to clinch.
Guns wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooke has him pressed against the cage.
Guns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cooke dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.#BC#
Guns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Guns stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Guns to score with a decent uppercut.
Cooke looks to land a body kick but Guns moved away.
Guns thinks about countering with a head kick.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Guns feints a jab promting Cooke to slip. Guns then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cooke slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke. #T2#
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooke.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Guns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Guns on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooke scores with a jab. Guns acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cooke connects with a jab.
Cooke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooke connects with a single shot there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Guns.
Cooke lands with an uppercut that bounces Guns off the cage and back into range.
Guns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Cooke there.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke checks a low kick from Guns.#T3#
Cooke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Guns looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Guns checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cooke with a hook.
Guns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cooke - that will leave a mark!
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Guns moves away and avoids it.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Guns.
Guns looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooke connects with a looping right hand.
Cooke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Guns's head.
Guns will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Guns checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Guns on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Guns throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cooke slips a straight right by Guns.
Guns walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooke checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Guns tries to land a body kick
and Cooke counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Guns throws a low kick but Cooke moves out of range easily.
Cooke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooke moves out of range as Guns throws a body kick.
Cooke lands a nice shot that snaps Guns's head back.
Cooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#CL2#
Cooke pushes Guns up against the cage in a clinch.
Guns has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
#R3#
Guns throws a sloppy head kick and Cooke moves out of range easily.
Guns misses with a head kick.
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Guns.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Guns takes one to the chin there.
Guns throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke connects with a single shot there.
A bone on bone clash there as Guns blocks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooke.
Cooke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Guns.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guns.
Guns attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke misses with a series of wild punches.
Guns looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.#T1#
Nice straight punches there by Cooke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooke.
A lazy body kick from Cooke
and Guns counters with an inside leg kick.
Cooke avoids a kick to the body.
Guns scores with a kick to the midsection.
Guns throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Guns throws a quick counter head kick but Cooke was just out of range.
Cooke scores with a nice strike.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guns throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke with a jab.
Cooke thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Guns if he has to take too many more of those.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Guns throws a nice outside leg kick.
Guns steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Guns tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Cooke misses.
Cooke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Big Guns has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Guns throws a wild body kick that Cooke sees coming a mile off.
A jab from Cooke does it's job there.
Guns misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Guns moves out of range easily.
Cooke feints and then cracks Guns's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Guns down.
Guns moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Guns's legs.
Guns blocks the body kick.
Guns tried to score with a low kick but Cooke checks it.
Guns pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooke is out of range and Guns settles back down.
Guns keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooke blocks a leg kick.
Cooke punishes Guns's body with a nice straight punch.
Guns misses with a head kick.
Cooke looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooke avoids the head kick by Guns.
#T3#
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Guns.
Cooke sizes up Guns with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cooke scores with a nice strike.
Guns misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Guns takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cooke checks a leg kick nicely.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke dodges the punch combination from Guns.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Guns's front leg but catches the back leg as Guns tries to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Guns.
Guns misses with a series of wild punches.
Guns takes a jab right on the kisser.
Matt Cooke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.#T4#
Cooke lands a really nice looking cross but Guns seems unphased.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke lands with a nice body punch.
A good leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke works the jab nicely.
Guns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Guns throws a body shot but no joy.
Guns throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A lazy left from Cooke finds it's target.
Cooke digs a good body shot into Guns's ribs.
Cooke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guns at a distance.
Guns has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Cooke lands with an overhand left.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Guns.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooke 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
After the big win, Matt Cooke made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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