QFC - 014 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willy Frank has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Cooper
vs
Frank

173 cm
25
146 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

150 cm
25
130 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Willy Frank!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper avoids the head kick by Frank.
Cooper connects with a right hand. Frank shakes it off.
Cooper's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cooper lands with a hook. Frank tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cooper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Frank is rocked!
Cooper knocks out Frank with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Cooper before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Cooper picks up the big W with a huge KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Cooper!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dave Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wes Nerk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wes Nerk is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Smith
vs
Nerk

150 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

150 cm
25
130 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Hates pizza

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wes Nerk!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Chris Downing and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Smith throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nerk tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Smith is in Nerk's guard.
Smith stopping the sweep attempt from Nerk.

Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Nerk has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Nerk's legs - danger averted.
Smith could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Smith stops Nerk from standing up.
Nerk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to stand but Nerk is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nerk swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with a body kick.
Smith wants to clinch.
Nerk tries to counter with a clinch but Smith shakes him off and moves away.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Nerk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nerk buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nerk shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Smith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nerk gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith trying to control but Nerk is working from the bottom.
Smith wanted to stand there but Nerk had control of the position.
Nerk keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
Nerk striking from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nerk lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Smith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Nerk wants to stand and escape but instead Smith has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smith controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Smith is breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to get up but he can't break Nerk's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Nerk holds on and takes a little breather.
Nerk looking to control.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Nerk is retaining full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nerk is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Smith dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Smith fails in his attempt to clinch.

Smith drives through with a takedown into Nerk's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith trying to control but Nerk is working from the bottom.
Nerk looking for a sweep. Not yet Nerk, not yet.
Nerk keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nerk seems keen to control Smith's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nerk jabs Smith to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dave Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith looks for a takedown but Nerk sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nerk shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
Smith throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smith misses with a head kick.

Nerk rushes Smith and presses him up against the cage.

Nerk breaks the clinch.
Nerk misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nerk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Smith is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nerk can do to turn this around?
Nerk keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Nerk scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith tries to buck Nerk off but Nerk is having none of it.
Smith is trying to control Nerk's posture but Nerk avoids it.
Nerk wants to control but Smith is keeping him busy.
Smith tries to improve position but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nerk stands up.

Nerk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nerk taking a breather.
Nerk is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Smith gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dave Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Nerk.
Nerk has had enough of the clinch but Smith keeps him there for the moment.
Nerk tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Smith smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Nerk pushes Smith up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith is struggling to control the position.
Nerk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Smith tries to pull guard but Nerk holds him up against the cage and eventually Smith drops back down to his feet.
Nerk has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Smith after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Nerk breaks the clinch.
Nerk scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wes Nerk 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. And we move into the final round!

Smith closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Nerk's guard.
Smith trying to stand up but can't free himself from Nerk's guard.
Smith looking to pass the guard.

Smith drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Nerk dives on top into guard.

Nerk is stalling in the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith is trying to keep Nerk in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Nerk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Nerk is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smith keeping full guard, as Nerk tries to pass.
Nerk is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nerk engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Nerk preventing the sweep.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Nerk closes the distance and clinches.
Nerk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.

Nerk pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nerk or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith, which made it look bad.
Nerk shoots in but no luck this time.
Smith fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nerk dives in and grabs Smith's left leg, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes down on Nerk's head and hops out.
Dave Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wes Nerk.
Nerk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Smith drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nerk sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to control the action in half guard but Nerk is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Nerk looking for submissions off his back.
Nerk flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nerk is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 George Francis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Smith!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
25%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doug Fresh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lasnur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Fresh
vs
Lasnur

150 cm
25
130 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Doug Fresh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brock Lasnur!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fresh on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Fresh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lasnur sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fresh somewhat.
Lasnur tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lasnur stuffs the takedown.
Lasnur flicks out a counter leg kick but Fresh steps away.
Lasnur fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lasnur is looking to clinch.
Fresh throws a nice looking combination but Lasnur bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Lasnur forces Fresh back against the cage and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Fresh breaks the clinch.
Lasnur shoots in looking for a takedown. Fresh tries to sprawl out of it but Lasnur keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fresh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lasnur is looking to clinch but Fresh is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh lands a leg kick that knocks Lasnur off balance momentarily.
Lasnur shoots for a double leg takedown but Fresh sprawls well. He's pushed Lasnur's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Doug Fresh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brock Lasnur.
Fresh goes for a double leg but Lasnur avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lasnur continues to drive forward.

Lasnur shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Fresh's guard.
Lasnur trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fresh throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fresh wants to sweep but no luck.

Fresh is looking for a triangle but Lasnur pushes his legs off easily.
Fresh keeping moving, preventing Lasnur from controlling successfully.
Fresh looking for a sweep. Not yet Fresh, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lasnur looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lasnur fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fresh avoids it really well and circles away.
Lasnur misses the shot to the body.
Lasnur throws a head kick that misses

and Fresh holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lasnur is trying to stall.
Lasnur looks winded!

Fresh manages to break the clinch.
Lasnur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fresh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasnur shoots in for a takedown but Fresh shows good takedown defense.
Lasnur shoots in for a takedown but Fresh shows good takedown defense.
Lasnur misses with a wild combination.
Fresh scores with a nice head shot.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Fresh.
Fresh wants to stand but Lasnur is controlling his arm.
Fresh working away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasnur is trying to improve his position.
Fresh is looking to take a break and control but Lasnur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Fresh working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fresh landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Doug Fresh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Fresh throws a leg kick but Lasnur checks it.
Fresh changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Lasnur closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lasnur lands in his opponent's guard.
Lasnur trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fresh's guard.

Fresh working for a triangle but Lasnur defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fresh lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fresh tries to free his leg and advance position but Lasnur is retaining full guard.
Fresh missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fresh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lasnur is proving hard to escape from.

Fresh drops back looking for a leg! Lasnur is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lasnur manages to kick Fresh off! Fresh jumps back into Lasnur's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fresh wants to control from the top but Lasnur keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lasnur is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fresh won't allow Lasnur to get back to his feet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lasnur keeping moving, preventing Fresh from controlling successfully.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Fresh fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
As Fresh backs off Lasnur throws a huge counter combo but Fresh manages to avoid it all.
Doug Fresh is winning the standup battle so far.
Lasnur shoots in but no luck this time.
Lasnur defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Fresh.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lasnur keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fresh could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lasnur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fresh misses with a hook. Lasnur ducked under it nicely.
And Lasnur tries to counter it with a takedown but Fresh pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fresh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lasnur wants to clinch up but Fresh keeps it at a distance.
Fresh is looking to counter the offense by Lasnur and move into the clinch.
Lasnur changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fresh tries to avoid it but Lasnur manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fresh to the ground. Fresh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Lasnur 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.
Fresh seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fresh wants to stand but Lasnur is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lasnur distracts Fresh with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fresh throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Fresh controls Lasnur momentarily but Lasnur frees himself.
Fresh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lasnur controls the pace.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Fresh is trying to control the position but Lasnur postures up.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

A momentary lapse in concentration from Fresh enables Lasnur to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Fresh manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brock Lasnur 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. This is the final round!

Fresh misses with a takedown attempt - Lasnur sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fresh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lasnur but Lasnur pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Doug Fresh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fresh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lasnur manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Fresh defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lasnur.

Lasnur bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lasnur trying to control the action but Fresh is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fresh is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lasnur controlling the position.
Fresh is looking to reverse the position.
Lasnur trying to control the action but Fresh is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Fresh wants to control but Lasnur postures up.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Fresh gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lasnur to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lasnur wants to control from the top but Fresh keeps moving.

Fresh throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lasnur sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fresh is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lasnur pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fresh is keeping the position for now.
Lasnur trying to control the position from guard on top but Fresh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Fresh is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lasnur tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Fresh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lasnur will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Lasnur gets tackled into the cage by Fresh. Fresh maintains the clinch.
Lasnur prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Fresh. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Fresh is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lasnur is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Fresh to the mat. Fresh regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Lasnur stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Fresh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fresh trying to control the position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fresh is trying to keep Lasnur in close.

And that's the end of the fight!
Brock Lasnur comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lasnur 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brock Lasnur!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
27%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riley Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Cooper
vs
Freeman

180 cm
25
183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

177 cm
25
158 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tom Cooper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Riley Freeman!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Freeman lands a nice looking body shot.
Freeman misses with a low kick.
Cooper dodges the punch combination from Freeman.
Freeman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Cooper counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cooper postures up in Freeman's guard and throws a big left but Freeman blocks it.
Cooper postures up and lands a big shot to Freeman's brow.
Freeman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cooper.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Cooper scoring with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Freeman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooper passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Cooper tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Cooper lands an elbow.
The ground and pound from Cooper seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Cooper scoring with punches from side control.
Freeman takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

Cooper is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Freeman has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cooper postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Freeman looks a forlorn figure.
Cooper lands a big shot there that rocks Freeman but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Cooper punishing his opponent with strikes.
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!

Cooper moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Freeman has worked his arm free - good work by Freeman!
Cooper throwing strikes but Freeman manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to control but Freeman postures up.
Cooper manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Cooper is trying to get back to full guard.
Freeman trying to control the action but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper is looking to improve his position.
Freeman seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cooper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Cooper has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Freeman tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cooper knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Freeman is trying to control. Cooper wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Freeman is looking for a kimura but Cooper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Freeman to get the leverage.

Cooper looking for submissions off his back.
Cooper has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Freeman is working away from the top position though.
Cooper tries to get to full guard but Freeman has control of the leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Cooper dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Cooper drives through with a takedown into Freeman's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cooper lands a couple of digs.
Freeman wants to sweep here but Cooper controlling him for the moment.
Cooper passes Freeman's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cooper wants to control but Freeman is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper wants to free his trapped foot but Freeman is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Cooper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Freeman doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cooper.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper wants to pass to mount but Freeman is defending the position.
Cooper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freeman keeps working.
Cooper prevents Freeman from improving his position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cooper seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Freeman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

Cooper is working for a kimura but Freeman is defending it quite comfortably.
Tom Cooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Freeman is refusing to be controlled, as Cooper sits in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

Cooper is looking for a kimura but Freeman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cooper to get the leverage.
Cooper winds up and cracks Freeman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cooper throws a strike but Freeman avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper landing with the ground and pound.
Freeman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Freeman controls Cooper momentarily but Cooper frees himself.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Freeman falls off balance throwing a combination

and Cooper counters with a nice double leg into side control. Freeman won't be happy with that.
Cooper working the body and head with strikes.
Freeman manages to get back to half guard.
Cooper sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Freeman defending well though.

Cooper is working for a kimura but Freeman is defending it quite comfortably.
Cooper is looking to advance position but Freeman won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to take a breather but Freeman is having none of it.
Cooper is really struggling to control Freeman but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cooper scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Freeman keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Cooper 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.

Freeman throws a leg kick

and Cooper counters with a shoot takedown. Freeman fights it but they end up in guard.

Cooper drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Freeman dives on top into guard.

Cooper trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Freeman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Freeman won't allow Cooper to sweep him here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper is working hard here to advance position.

Freeman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cooper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Freeman has managed to get both his arms back between Cooper's legs - danger averted.
Freeman trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper working a defensive guard but Freeman manages to pass into side control anyway.
Cooper is trying to get back to half guard.
Freeman trying to control the action but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands with a punch from half guard.
Cooper moves into full mount! Freeman won't be happy about that!
Cooper landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cooper looking to finish Freeman with some ground and pound. This is bad for Freeman!

Freeman is rocked!
Cooper softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Freeman is out cold! Cooper jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Cooper!
Tom Cooper retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Tom Cooper 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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FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between K The Rad Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reyn Reyn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rad Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Death March - Immortal Technique. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

The Rad Jr
vs
Reyn

183 cm
25
148 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, K The Rad Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Reyn Reyn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reyn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rad Jr sprawls well. Rad Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Reyn gets slowly back to his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Rad Jr misses the target.
Rad Jr really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Reyn takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Reyn on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Reyn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Rad Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Reyn throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Reyn tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Rad Jr parries the strikes from Reyn easily there. Reyn is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Rad Jr to escape.

Reyn wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rad Jr, who protects the arm well.
Reyn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Reyn is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Rad Jr looks calm but he's in trouble here. Reyn gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Rad Jr is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Reyn lets go of the hold and Rad Jr can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Reyn Reyn!
Reyn Reyn is the new featherweight champion!
K The Rad Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'Revenge is like the sweetest joy next to getting pussy so mothafucka!! i fucking demand a rematch or else get me some pussy to fuck hard.'.