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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randal Cooter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tiki Toke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Toke's choice of entrance music: Bonecracker- Shocore. 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.
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216 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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183 cm
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220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great low kicks
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randal Cooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tiki Toke!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Steve Montenegro and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toke throws an overhand right that lands on Cooter's shoulder, as Cooter tries to avoid the shot.
Cooter avoids the head kick by Toke.
Toke shoots in for a takedown but Cooter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Toke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Toke connects with a body shot.
Cooter wants to clinch but Toke slips to the side
and Toke counters with a left and a right that stings Cooter.
Cooter moves into range and clinches up with Toke.
Cooter with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cooter landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Toke blocks the elbow strike.
Cooter is fighting off a takedown attempt but Toke is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cooter to the mat. Cooter regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cooter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Toke's guard.
Toke escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cooter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cooter with a flurry of punches that miss.
Toke lands a decent shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toke has control of Cooter's left arm, preventing Cooter from doing any damage.
Cooter is working Toke over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Toke looking for a sweep. Not yet Toke, not yet.
Cooter trying to control the position from guard on top but Toke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Toke controls Cooter momentarily but Cooter frees himself.
Toke lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cooter!
Cooter 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Toke is trying to control here but Cooter has managed to regain half guard.
Toke has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Toke prevents Cooter from getting the reversal.
Toke unloads with some shots from mount but Cooter bucks and avoids them well.
Toke is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Cooter has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Cooter!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cooter's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Toke keeping moving, preventing Cooter from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Toke is controlling Cooter's posture.
Cooter postures up.
Cooter chips away with some ground and pound.
Cooter trying to control but Toke is working from the bottom.
Toke wants to hit a switch here but Cooter passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Toke there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Toke is working to get back to half guard.
Cooter scoring with strikes but Toke is staying in there.
Toke tries to hold on but Cooter postures up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toke might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cooter haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooter lands with some strikes.
Toke is in all sorts of trouble here.
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 Randal Cooter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cooter lands a jab to the nose.
Cooter darts in trying to clinch
and Toke counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Toke.
Toke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cooter has Toke pulled in close to control his posture.
Cooter wants to sweep but no luck.
Toke working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Toke drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cooter dives on top into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Toke wants to control the position but Cooter says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Toke keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toke is looking to improve his position.
Toke regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cooter working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Toke's head.
Toke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cooter lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cooter loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cooter with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooter passes Toke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Toke trying to control but Cooter postures up.
Cooter trying to control from half guard but Toke is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Toke is pressing down on Cooter's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Toke wants to stand and escape but Cooter is having none of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooter sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Toke's guard.
Toke wants to control but Cooter is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Toke wants to improve his position but Cooter is controlling well.
Cooter scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Toke wants to control but Cooter is keeping busy.
Cooter lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Cooter landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toke on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cooter looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Cooter working over Toke with some ground and pound. Toke looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Toke gets full guard.
Cooter trying to control but Toke is working from the bottom.
Cooter is looking to work some ground and pound but Toke has wrist control.
Randal Cooter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Toke is trying to keep Cooter in close.
Cooter trying to control the position from guard on top but Toke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cooter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Toke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Cooter wants to control from the top but Toke keeps moving.
Toke looking for a sweep. Not yet Toke, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Randal Cooter has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooter.
Cooter connects with a leg kick. Toke looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cooter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Toke manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randal Cooter 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!
Toke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooter jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Toke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooter dips to his left and cracks Toke with an uppercut!
Toke misses with a wild combination.
Toke will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Randal Cooter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooter tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Toke counters with a single leg into guard. Cooter didn't expect that.
Toke has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Midnight MMA. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Cooter managing to control the position.
Toke throwing strikes but missing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Toke throws an elbow that misses. Cooter uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Toke's guard. Nice move by Cooter!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Toke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Toke wants to pass the guard but Cooter is defending well.
Cooter avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Toke.
Toke not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Toke is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cooter defends it well.
Toke is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter is not content to let Toke control the position.
Toke is thwarting Cooter's attempts to control the position.
Toke is looking to take a break and control but Cooter is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cooter is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Darwinism , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Toke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Toke is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Toke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Cooter knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Toke is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tiki Toke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Cooter wants to control but Toke is keeping busy.
Toke thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cooter's head.
Toke seems to be working for a kimura but Cooter defends the submission attempt.
Toke with the ground and pound but Cooter uses the opportunity to regain guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooter trying to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tiki Toke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooter 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randal Cooter!
A victorious Randal Cooter thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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