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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vijzera Wangva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). William Cooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Vijzera Wangva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wangva thuds his shin into the meat of Cooper's side.
Wangva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooper throws a nice looking combination but Wangva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wangva tries to clinch up.
Wangva throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Wangva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooper misses with a double jab.
Vijzera Wangva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wangva lands with a kick to the ribs.
Wangva throws a shot to the body.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wangva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wangva has closed the distance and engaged Cooper in a clinch.
Wangva digs a right hand underneath Cooper's ribcage. Cooper let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wangva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooper blocks it with crossed arms.
Wangva's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Wangva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wangva misses with a knee strike.
Wangva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wangva is stalling here.
Wangva landing knees to the body.
Wangva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wangva lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cooper or not.
Wangva scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wangva obliges.
Wangva lands with a right to the head.
Wangva lands a right hand.
Wangva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Wangva.
Wangva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wangva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wangva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wangva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wangva using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooper tries to pull guard but Wangva won't allow it.
Wangva pushes Cooper back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Cooper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wangva connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cooper's face.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wangva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wangva unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cooper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wangva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wangva misses with a knee to the head.
Cooper can't get the takedown.
Wangva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooper blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangva landing knees to the body.
Cooper tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wangva working Cooper over with knees to the body.
Wangva trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Wangva.
A left hand lands to the body for Wangva.
Wangva swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wangva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooper blocks it with crossed arms.
Wangva tries to land a knee to the head but Cooper blocks with his arms.
Wangva throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooper blocks it with crossed arms.
Cooper tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wangva.
Cooper jumps guard.
Cooper being controlled here, momentarily.
Cooper is looking to stand up but Wangva isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangva controls from within his opponent's guard.
Wangva gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Cooper takes one to the chin there.
Wangva is looking to slow Cooper down with leg kicks.
Wangva lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wangva lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A cross from Wangva lands.
Cooper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Wangva avoids them all with ease.
Wangva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wangva digs a good hook to Cooper's body.
Wangva clinches.
Cooper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wangva smiles and moves away.
Wangva works over Cooper's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vijzera Wangva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wangva bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wangva lands a jab to the nose.
Wangva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooper 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.
Vijzera Wangva 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.
Cooper takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wangva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wangva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooper throws a lazy head kick
and Wangva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cooper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wangva can pounce on him.
Wangva scoring well with a low kick there.
Wangva lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
No joy there for Wangva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wangva scores with a kick to the body.
Wangva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wangva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooper. That did some damage!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wangva scores with a kick to the body.
Cooper takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wangva connects with a solid leg kick.
Vijzera Wangva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both fighters circling a little - Wangva finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wangva scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooper will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Wangva throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wangva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wangva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wangva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Wangva connects with a solid leg kick.
Wangva scores with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Wangva.
Wangva connects with a crisp jab.
Wangva lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cooper takes a step back to recover.
Wangva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wangva moves into range and clinches up with Cooper.
Wangva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wangva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wangva thumps Cooper with a low kick.
Wangva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
William Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wangva throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cooper's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Wangva.
Wangva delivers a nice body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Wangva lands a high kick!
Wangva swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooper.
Cooper gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Wangva.
Wangva closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Decent striking displayed by Wangva there.
Wangva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooper takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wangva thumps Cooper with a low kick.
Wangva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wangva moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wangva scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Wangva delivers a nice body kick.
Wangva scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wangva.
Wangva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wangva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A head kick from Wangva lands but Cooper takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Wangva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wangva.
Wangva connects with a right hand. Cooper shakes it off.
Cooper takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Wangva clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wangva.
A short right from Wangva.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wangva obliges.
Wangva lands a knee to the body.
Wangva scores a nice knee to the body.
Wangva scores with a knee to the head.
Wangva has Cooper pressed against the ropes.
Wangva landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cooper is working for takedown but Wangva is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch but Wangva keeps him there for the moment.
Wangva lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wangva working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Wangva as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wangva crunches a lovely knee into Cooper's ribcage.
Cooper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wangva smiles and moves away.
Wangva clinches up against the ropes.
Vijzera Wangva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cooper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wangva landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wangva tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cooper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wangva prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wangva.
Wangva scores with a hook to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Wangva.
Wangva landing knees to the body.
Wangva pushes Cooper back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wangva just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Wangva lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cooper lands a takedown into guard.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Wangva keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vijzera Wangva 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!
Wangva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooper takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Wangva throws a quick inside leg kick.
Cooper looks to land a combination but Wangva avoids it well.
Wangva has closed the distance and engaged Cooper in a clinch.
Wangva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Wangva.
Wangva connects with a knee to the head.
Wangva lands a knee to the head.
Cooper stalling in the clinch but Wangva improves position.
Wangva using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Wangva.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooper takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wangva is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the ropes.
Cooper fails to pull guard.
Cooper wants to break free but Wangva has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cooper tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wangva just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wangva.
Cooper is trying to force a seperation but Wangva has the dominant position.
Cooper tries to score a body lock takedown but Wangva shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for William Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wangva scores a nice knee to the body.
Wangva lands a knee to the body.
Wangva with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cooper can't break the clinch.
Wangva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper tries to pull guard but Wangva won't allow it.
Wangva stalling against the ropes.
Wangva misses with a knee strike.
Cooper manages to pull guard.
Wangva passes Cooper's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wangva is thwarting Cooper's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wangva scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cooper wants to get back to full guard.
Wangva keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Wangva decides to return to a standing position.
An inside leg kick lands from Wangva.
Wangva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wangva lands a glancing blow to the side of Cooper's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wangva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cooper takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wangva throws a head kick that half lands.
Wangva lands a high kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Wangva.
Wangva scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wangva scores with a head kick.
Wangva lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cooper will feel that in the morning.
Cooper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wangva can pounce on him.
Wangva plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Wangva misses with a head kick.
Wangva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wangva punishes Cooper's body with a nice straight punch.
Wangva throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooper chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wangva can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Wangva.
Wangva pushes Cooper up against the ropes in a clinch.
Wangva tries to land a knee to the head but Cooper blocks with his arms.
Cooper ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cooper no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wangva looking to pass the guard.
Cooper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vijzera Wangva is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cooper is working an open guard so Wangva takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
William Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A solid leg kick lands there for Wangva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vijzera Wangva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wangva 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 25:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vijzera Wangva!
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