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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Marcel Cooper (ranked 23540 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Wayne (ranked 5462 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Wayne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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161 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marcel Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyler Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Vladimir Khabensky and Viktor Lagutenko.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wayne throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cooper was covering up waiting for the punch and Wayne finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wayne content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wayne decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cooper really is built like a bowling ball. I wonder if he'd roll if you pushed him down a hill...
Cooper fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Wayne moves into the clinch.
Cooper digs a right hand into Wayne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wayne's gas tank.
Cooper could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne pulls guard.
Cooper won't allow Wayne to sweep him here.
Wayne looking to control but Cooper passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Cooper working the ground and pound effectively.
Wayne is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Wayne can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cooper looking to ground and pound but Wayne is blocking nicely.
Wayne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cooper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cooper cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Cooper with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Cooper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cooper working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wayne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wayne bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper kicks Wayne off and gets to his feet.
Wayne throws a series of punches but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper throws a front kick that sends Wayne stumbling back into the cage.
Cooper will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Wayne manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cooper on his heels. He'll look to pass Cooper's guard now, I'm sure.
Wayne trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet but Wayne is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wayne wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wayne advances to half guard.
Cooper trying to control but Wayne postures up.
Cooper looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyler Wayne will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Wayne connects with a high kick.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wayne sprawls well. Wayne wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cooper gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyler Wayne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wayne has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wayne jumps guard.
Cooper preventing the sweep.
Cooper trying to control but Wayne is working from the bottom.
Wayne is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cooper is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper throws a big right hand that misses.
Cooper working some strikes from top position.
Cooper won't allow Wayne to sweep him here.
Cooper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cooper throws a big right hand that misses.
Wayne looking for a sweep. Not yet Wayne, not yet.
Wayne controlling Cooper's posture.
Cooper controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wayne looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
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 throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wayne tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cooper is in Wayne's guard.
Wayne is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wayne is breathing heavily.
Cooper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Wayne keeps moving.
Wayne tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Wayne keeps moving.
Wayne is pulling down on Cooper's head to control his posture.
Cooper distracts Wayne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper stopping the sweep attempt from Wayne.
Wayne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cooper defends it easily.
Cooper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Nice takedown defense from Wayne. No joy for Cooper on that attempt.
Cooper fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcel Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cooper darts in looking for a takedown but Wayne gets double underhooks and turns Cooper into the cage.
Cooper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wayne swivels and escapes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne gets a takedown into half guard.
Wayne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cooper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cooper gets back to full guard.
Wayne won't allow Cooper to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Wayne defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Wayne from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Wayne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Wayne tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wayne has Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Wayne is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Wayne taking a breather.
Wayne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wayne closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cooper quickly recovers to half guard.
Cooper manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Wayne keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wayne has picked Cooper up - he's going for a ride! Wayne dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Wayne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Wayne there.
Cooper is looking to control Wayne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cooper avoid being mounted?
Wayne controlling the action here.
Cooper trying to control but Wayne postures up.
Wayne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cooper keeps working.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wayne takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Wayne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wayne has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Cooper is trying to keep an underhook but Wayne manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Cooper is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wayne decides to stand and escape the position.
Cooper shoots in but Wayne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cooper closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Wayne did well to prevent Cooper getting side control.
Wayne is looking for a sweep. Cooper is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wayne is not content to let Cooper control the position.
Wayne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wayne trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cooper haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cooper is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cooper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wayne's head.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wayne tries to get to full guard but Cooper has control of the leg.
Wayne is trying to control but can't.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyler Wayne.
I've got Wayne 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 Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 27:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyler Wayne!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
34% |
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