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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cobweb Cooter (ranked 885 p4p, 788 weight class) and Carl Kingston (ranked 110 p4p, 97 weight class). Cooter's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Porch Honky. Kingston comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Creep - Radiohead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carl Kingston!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kingston looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kingston throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooter.
Kingston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooter moves away.
Cooter shoots in looking for a takedown but Kingston manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cooter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kingston! But no joy.
Kingston swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kingston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kingston avoids the head kick by Cooter.
Cooter checks a low kick from Kingston.
Cooter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kingston circles away.
Kingston follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Kingston finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kingston ducks under a wild hook from Cooter.
Kingston appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A left lands for Kingston.
Kingston misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kingston wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cobweb Cooter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kingston throws a hook to the side of Cooter's head but Cooter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooter has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kingston.
Kingston looks to throw the jab but Cooter is out of range.
Cooter lands a nice shot that snaps Kingston's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Cooter.
Kingston fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carl Kingston is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kingston closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kingston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for Kingston.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kingston.
Cooter lands a slapping body shot.
Kingston connects with a solid leg kick.
Kingston keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kingston lands with a nice body punch.
Cooter looks to land a right hand but Kingston moved out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingston bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kingston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kingston fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cooter checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter blocks a jab.
Cooter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kingston changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kingston manages to avoid it.
Kingston dodges the punch combination from Cooter.
Kingston lands with a kick to the ribs.
Cooter throws a nice head kick!
Cooter loads up on a big right hand but Kingston slips the punch.
Kingston looks for the body kick but Cooter saw that one coming.
Kingston dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingston scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Cooter misses with an uppercut
and Kingston counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kingston throws a push kick but Cooter slaps the foot to one side.
Kingston is looking to chop away at Cooter's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooter.
Kingston walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kingston clobbers Cooter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cooter checks a leg kick.
Kingston connects with a body shot.
Kingston throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cooter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kingston.
Kingston looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice shot lands for Kingston.
Kingston tries to land a front kick but Cooter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooter jabs Kingston right on the nose. Kingston blinks but takes it well.
Cooter has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kingston.
Kingston lands with a cross.
Kingston throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Cooter misses its target.
Cooter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kingston moves away.
Cooter throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kingston counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cooter's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter tries for a takedown but Kingston sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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!
Cooter is looking to land body kicks.
Cooter avoids the body shot from Kingston.
Cooter blocks a head kick by Kingston.
Kingston misses with the combination.
Kingston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cooter throws a jab when Kingston was well out of range.
A jab lands there for Cooter.
Cooter gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kingston throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kingston throws out the jab.
Kingston catches Cooter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kingston.
Cooter takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kingston has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Kingston turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kingston dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cooter lands a jab.
Kingston looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kingston throws a leg kick that misses.
Cooter misses the body punch
and Kingston counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooter checks a leg kick nicely.
Kingston uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cooter swings away with a body shot that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kingston works the jab nicely.
Kingston pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooter is out of range and Kingston settles back down.
Kingston looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooter is just out of range.
Cooter half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kingston looking to land some kicks to the body here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the body from Kingston misses
and Cooter counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cooter.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingston has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Kingston keeping moving, preventing Cooter from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cooter trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooter trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kingston keeping full guard, as Cooter tries to pass.
Cooter lands a couple of elbows.
Cooter throws a big right hand that misses.
Cooter throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cooter slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooter trying to control but Kingston is working from the bottom.
Cooter looking to pass the guard.
Cooter throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cooter walks into a straight right hand from Kingston.
Kingston digs a good body shot into Cooter's ribs.
Cooter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kingston.
Kingston throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooter counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kingston!
Cooter throwing strikes but Kingston 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.
Cooter regains half guard.
Kingston controlling the pace.
Cooter moves into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooter managing to control the position.
Kingston has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cooter is proving hard to escape from.
Kingston got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cooter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kingston has managed to get both his arms back between Cooter's legs - danger averted.
Kingston has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooter working for a triangle but Kingston defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cooter working a defensive guard but Kingston passes into half guard.
Cooter wants to improve his position but Kingston is controlling well.
Kingston perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kingston's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Cooter is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carl Kingston showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Cooter has a takedown stuffed.
Carl Kingston seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kingston cracks Cooter with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cooter blocks a leg kick.
Cooter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kingston tries to avoid it but Cooter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kingston to the ground. Kingston escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kingston misses with a straight right.
Kingston misses with a wild body shot.
Kingston displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooter throws out the jab.
Kingston feints and then cracks Cooter's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooter down.
Kingston tries to land a leg kick but Cooter saw it coming and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooter is just out of range.
Cooter swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooter looks to land a body kick but Kingston moved away.
Kingston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingston looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooter is just out of range.
Cooter changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kingston throws a hook but Cooter blocks it.
An inside leg kick from Kingston misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cooter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter misses with a shot to the body
and Kingston counters with a nice body kick.
Kingston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cooter is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Kingston.
Cooter takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kingston clobbers Cooter with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kingston tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cooter throws a hook to the side of Kingston's head but Kingston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cooter scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kingston misses with a body kick.
Kingston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kingston digs a good body shot into Cooter's ribs.
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!
Kingston connects with a leg kick.
Cooter throws a shot to the body.
Cooter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kingston follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kingston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kingston steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooter.
Kingston tries to sprawl but Cooter drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Cooter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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.
Kingston is positioning himself well to prevent Cooter advancing to mount.
Let's hope that Kingston has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Kingston is looking to escape.
Cobweb Cooter overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kingston has hold of Cooter's hands but Cooter slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cooter wants to free his trapped foot but Kingston is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooter.
Cooter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kingston's head.
Cooter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cooter thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kingston's head.
Cooter is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cooter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cobweb Cooter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carl Kingston is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cooter thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Cooter thows a huge punch but Kingston dodges it nicely.
Kingston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooter.
Cooter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kingston taking some punishment here, with Cooter in his half guard.
Cooter works his way into full mount!
Cooter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cooter wants to control the pace but Kingston is squirming around nicely.
Kingston is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Cobweb Cooter.
I think Kingston 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Kingston!
During a confident post fight interview, Carl Kingston thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Cobweb Cooter stepped up to the mic, saying 'Im feeling lower than a doodle bug right about now.'.
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