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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Walcott (ranked 509 p4p, 854 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 72 p4p, 120 weight class). Walcott's entrance music is The Way Of The Fist. A fine choice. Walcott is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class 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 26 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joe Walcott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 14 - 3, fighting out of St Petersburg, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Daniel Franklin and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walcott. That did some damage!
Walcott is breathing heavily.
Walcott takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walcott on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cooke has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Walcott is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Cooke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Walcott throws a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a good low kick that Walcott was not able to check.
Walcott takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Cooke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cooke lands a high kick!
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cooke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cooke stuns Walcott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke lands with a kick to the ribs.
Walcott is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Walcott's sensitive parts.
Walcott moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Walcott is looking for a counter combo.
Cooke fakes the leg kick and cracks Walcott in the body.
Walcott on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Walcott sees coming a mile off.
Walcott takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Walcott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Walcott has closed the distance and engaged Cooke in a clinch.
Cooke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A hook to the body from Cooke.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Walcott.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooke jabs Walcott to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke tests Walcott's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Walcott throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooke is looking to slow Walcott down with leg kicks.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooke tries to bum rush Walcott with a series of wild strikes but Walcott uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooke turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke scores with a kick to the body.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooke lands a slapping body shot.
Walcott sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Walcott on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good leg kick by Cooke.
Cooke feints and then cracks Walcott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walcott down.
Walcott takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Walcott stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Walcott's head.
Walcott looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Walcott misses with a looping right.
Walcott takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Cooke scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke throws a shot to the body.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke works over Walcott's head and body with a nice combination.
Walcott walks into a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Walcott is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooke. That's going to slow Walcott down.
Cooke sizes up Walcott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cooke works Walcott's body with a nice hook.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Cooke.
Walcott on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooke moves into the clinch.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Walcott avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Walcott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke pushes Walcott back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke dominated that round.
That's time! Walcott's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cooke with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Walcott takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That kick from Cooke tenderised Walcott's leg. Walcott is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Walcott moves out of range easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Walcott crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cooke - the referee stops the clock and Walcott gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cooke. Walcott manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Walcott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walcott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke with a nice calf kick.
Some wild striking there from Cooke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke throws a shot to the body.
Walcott takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Walcott crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Cooke - the referee stops the clock and Walcott gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Cooke. Walcott manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cooke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooke lands a nice looking body kick.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Walcott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Walcott rather than just go for the knockout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cooke. Walcott shrugs it off though.
Walcott will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cooke closes the distance and pushes Walcott back into the cage.
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Walcott backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walcott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Walcott shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cooke sizes up Walcott with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Walcott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Walcott's front leg but catches the back leg as Walcott tries to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Cooke.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooke.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cooke.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Walcott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Walcott takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooke lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A nice leg kick from Cooke, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cooke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Walcott takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cooke lands a head shot.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke delivers a nice body kick.
Walcott tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Walcott has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooke.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Cooke keeps Walcott at a distance using the push kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke with a nice calf kick.
Cooke throws a push kick but Walcott slaps the foot to one side.
Cooke fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Walcott has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Walcott's body. Walcott takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooke stuns Walcott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Walcott looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cooke!
Walcott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Walcott takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice body kick from Cooke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke feints and then cracks Walcott's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Walcott down.
Cooke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Cooke scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Walcott stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nice shot by Cooke.
Matt Cooke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Walcott finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Cooke lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooke connects with a jab.
Walcott looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice straight punches there by Cooke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooke.
Cooke throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Cooke scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Walcott doesn't seem bothered though.
Cooke throws a head kick but Walcott moves out of range.
It appears Walcott was looking to counter with a kick there.
Walcott tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cooke is looking to clinch but Walcott is avoiding it.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cooke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooke. That's going to slow Walcott down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Cooke bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The crowd cheers as Cooke lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walcott doesn't seem phased though.
Cooke lands a right hook to the body.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke rushes Walcott and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Walcott controls the action.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walcott's elbow.
Cooke tries a body shot but Walcott blocks it.
Walcott blocks an uppercut.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
Cooke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Walcott has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Walcott doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Walcott on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cooke. Cooke obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Walcott on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cooke stuns Walcott with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Walcott.
Walcott takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cooke connects with a jab.
Cooke thumps Walcott with a low kick.
Joe Walcott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands with a cross.
Cooke closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Cooke lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cooke throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Cooke lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Walcott takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
Cooke thumps Walcott with a low kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Walcott's front leg but catches the back leg as Walcott tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cooke!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke lets loose with a powerful body kick. Walcott will feel that in the morning.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Walcott. That did some damage!
Cooke scores with a leg kick.
Matt Cooke 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.
Cooke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Walcott in his tracks.
Cooke scoring well with a low kick there.
Cooke lands a two punch combo.
Cooke lands with a nice body punch.
Cooke works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Good leg kick by Cooke.
A shot to the liver by Cooke. Beautiful body shot.
Cooke throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cooke thumps Walcott with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice shot by Cooke.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke clinches up with Walcott and pushes him back against the cage.
Walcott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cooke 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing, into his post fight interview.
Joe Walcott spoke after the fight, saying 'WTF?!? Gamma is a joke. Anyway Pit Bull Development is the best. I am always so focused because of that shit. Anyone who says different can suck a dick.'.
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