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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and damien cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlos Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, damien cook!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo gets caught flat footed, as cook shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Eduardo looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
cook trying to control but Eduardo is working from the bottom.
cook scoring with punches to the head and body.
cook scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
cook gets to his feet - Eduardo follows without any prompting.
cook misses with the combination.
cook misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
cook drives through with a takedown into guard.
cook is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
cook with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
cook stands up over Eduardo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
cook with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
cook lands a couple of elbows.
cook is working Eduardo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
cook postures up and lands a big shot to Eduardo's brow.
cook trying to control but Eduardo is working from the bottom.
cook cracks Eduardo with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo controls cook momentarily but cook frees himself.
cook postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Eduardo has momentary wrist control but cook slips an elbow through the middle.
Eduardo wants to stand and escape but cook is having none of it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
cook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eduardo tries to clinch there but cook circles away.
Eduardo misses with a wild combination.
cook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eduardo tries to clinch up.
cook keeps the fight on the outside.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but cook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carlos Eduardo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
cook checks the leg kick nicely there.
cook scores with a takedown into Eduardo's guard.
cook lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
cook is in close to Eduardo's body, working some short punches and elbows.
cook lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eduardo wants to stand but cook is controlling the position.
cook stands and steps away. Eduardo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
cook lands a jab-cross combination.
cook misses with a two punch combination.
Eduardo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Eduardo lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as cook backs up against the cage.
cook moves in looking to clinch but Eduardo pushes him off.
cook circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo clinches but cook breaks the clinch
and cook moves into the clinch.
cook breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Eduardo lands a lovely overhand right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eduardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
cook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Eduardo.
Eduardo wants to clinch but cook slips to the side
and cook counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Eduardo!
cook with the ground and pound from mount.
cook postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Eduardo looks a forlorn figure.
Eduardo wants to get back to his feet.
cook is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Eduardo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
cook lands a big elbow.
Eduardo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
cook working Eduardo over with strikes here.
cook looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Eduardo tries to hold on but cook postures up.
Eduardo is desperately trying to improve his position but cook has a good base and remains in mount.
Eduardo really wants to buck cook off and get back to his feet.
Eduardo is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
cook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
cook looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
cook trying to control but Eduardo is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
cook looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
cook putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
damien cook 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.
Eduardo lands a jab-cross combination.
Eduardo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
cook lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by cook.
Eduardo tries to close the distance and clinch up but cook swats him away and circles back towards the center.
cook fails to land with a series of punches.
cook darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Eduardo taking some punishment here, with cook in his half guard.
Eduardo looking for submissions off his back.
Eduardo wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
cook seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
cook lands with a punch from half guard.
cook trying to control from half guard but Eduardo is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Eduardo wants to clinch up but cook keeps it at a distance.
A combination from cook does no damage.
cook misses with a series of wild punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Eduardo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
cook tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Eduardo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Eduardo tries to clinch there but cook circles away.
Eduardo stuffs the takedown.
Eduardo fails with the takedown
and cook counters with a single leg into guard. Eduardo didn't expect that.
Eduardo bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in cook's guard.
cook punching from the bottom.
cook wriggles free and stands up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and cook counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Eduardo is looking for a sweep. cook is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Eduardo manages to escape and get back to his feet!
cook misses with a two punch combination.
Eduardo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but cook is out of range.
A punch combination from Eduardo misses.
Eduardo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but cook moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Eduardo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Eduardo.
cook scores a takedown into full mount!
Eduardo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
cook with shots to the head and body - Eduardo looks very uncomfortable down there.
cook landing shots from mount.
cook working Eduardo over with strikes here.
Eduardo is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cook won't let Eduardo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
cook fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
cook breaks from Eduardo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
cook scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Eduardo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Eduardo wants to hold on but cook pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by cook.
Eduardo is trying to stand up.
Eduardo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by cook.
Eduardo tries to reverse the position but cook maintains control.
cook is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Eduardo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
cook scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eduardo?
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.
cook is landing with some decent strikes but Eduardo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
cook won't let Eduardo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
cook raining down shots from the mount!
Eduardo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
cook has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
cook looking to control but Eduardo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
cook with the ground and pound from mount.
Eduardo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
cook breaks from Eduardo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
cook putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
cook fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
cook landing shots from mount.
Eduardo tries to buck cook off but he can't manage it.
cook lands a big shot there that rocks Eduardo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
damien cook showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Eduardo closes the distance looking to clinch
and cook counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Eduardo!
Eduardo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
cook landing shots from mount.
cook dominating with strikes here.
cook won't let Eduardo get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
cook lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
cook connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Eduardo is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
cook postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Eduardo looks a forlorn figure.
Eduardo wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
cook lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
A nice elbow there by cook.
cook lands a big shot there that rocks Eduardo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
cook unloading with bombs!
Eduardo really wants to buck cook off and get back to his feet.
cook landing punches.
cook with a couple of short strikes.
cook breaks from Eduardo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Eduardo throwing hammer fists to the chest of cook. What's that going to do exactly?
cook scoring with strikes but Eduardo is staying in there.
damien cook has got the better of the ground game so far.
cook controlling from mount.
Eduardo is trying to stand.
cook is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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.
Eduardo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
cook avoids the attempt from Eduardo to control.
cook raining down shots from the mount!
cook lands a big elbow.
Eduardo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
cook pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
cook is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Eduardo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Eduardo flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
cook pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
cook with a couple of short strikes.
cook connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
cook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
cook cracks Eduardo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
cook lands a heavy elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
cook lands a big elbow.
Eduardo is trying to stand up.
Eduardo tries to hold on but cook pushes him away.
cook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
You get the feeling that Eduardo really doesn't like being in this position too much.
cook scores with a couple of good head shots there.
cook working the ground and pound effectively.
cook connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Eduardo wants to get back to his feet.
Eduardo swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
cook scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Eduardo?
cook landing strikes from the mount and Eduardo is in trouble!
Eduardo really wants to buck cook off and get back to his feet.
That's four 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.
cook with shots to the head and body - Eduardo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Eduardo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Eduardo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
A nice elbow there by cook.
cook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
cook raining down shots from the mount!
cook lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
cook with good strikes from the mount here!
Eduardo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
cook scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eduardo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Eduardo wants to hold on but cook pushes him away.
Carlos Eduardo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
damien cook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
cook looking to control but Eduardo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that's the end of the fight!
damien cook comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well cook 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... damien cook!
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energy
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hype
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