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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Do Ho Joy (ranked 697 p4p, 1219 weight class) and Cobweb Cooter (ranked 89 p4p, 142 weight class). Cooter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Porch Honky. This should be a great matchup!
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Do Ho Joy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ho Joy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ho Joy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cooter has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cooter tries to throw a body punch but Ho Joy avoids it by throwing Cooter back against the cage.
Ho Joy misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooter swings wildly with an uppercut but Ho Joy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ho Joy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Cooter drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ho Joy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cooter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ho Joy. That one must have hurt.
Cooter throws a lazy right hand but Ho Joy sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ho Joy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cooter connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ho Joy scrambles back to his feet.
Ho Joy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooter is out of range and Ho Joy settles back down.
Ho Joy looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy clinches with his opponent.
Ho Joy misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooter misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooter.
Cooter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooter misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter tries to pull guard but Ho Joy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ho Joy keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooter's efforts to push away.
Ho Joy tries to throw a body punch but Cooter avoids it by throwing Ho Joy back against the cage.
Cooter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ho Joy misses with a short punch on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cooter is trying to pull guard but Ho Joy has him pressed against the cage.
Do Ho Joy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobweb Cooter.
Cooter throws a punch but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Cooter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice body punch from Ho Joy - that landed with a thud.
Cooter can't find room to land a body shot as Ho Joy controls the action.
Ho Joy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooter is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooter.
Cooter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ho Joy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ho Joy creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Cooter.
Ho Joy leaning against his opponent.
Cooter has clasped his hands together around Ho Joy's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ho Joy controls the position for a moment.
Cooter is looking to take a break and control but Ho Joy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee asks Cooter politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Cooter prefers to stall for the moment though.
Cooter throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Ho Joy works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy tries to get to full guard but Cooter has control of the leg.
Cooter missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cooter throwing shots but Ho Joy is blocking nicely.
Ho Joy wants to improve his position but Cooter is controlling well.
Cooter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ho Joy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cooter.
Cooter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cooter missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's four 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.
Cooter is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Ho Joy wants to get back to full guard.
Cooter trying to control from half guard but Ho Joy is working away.
Cooter not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cooter throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ho Joy trying to control here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ho Joy thumps Cooter with a low kick.
Ho Joy takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cooter shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cobweb Cooter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cooter avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ho Joy throws a body punch but Cooter moves out of range.
Ho Joy slips a jab and a cross from Cooter.
Ho Joy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Cooter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ho Joy.
Ho Joy half committed to a counter leg kick.
Good leg kick by Ho Joy.
Cooter swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Cooter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ho Joy moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ho Joy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cooter shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ho Joy eats them both and turns towards Cooter to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Ho Joy slips a jab from Cooter.
Cooter thows a body kick. Ho Joy tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Ho Joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ho Joy pushes Cooter up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooter jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ho Joy walks away with a smile on his face. Cooter gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ho Joy scores with the left hand. Cooter knows he should have avoided that one.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cooter.
Cooter dives in and grabs Ho Joy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ho Joy pushes down on Cooter's head and hops out.
Do Ho Joy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cobweb Cooter.
Ho Joy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooter takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooter shoots in for a takedown but Ho Joy shows good takedown defense.
Cooter is looking to score with low kicks.
Ho Joy drops his hands momentarily and Cooter takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Do Ho Joy is winning the standup battle so far.
Ho Joy throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooter drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ho Joy defends it well.
Cooter misses with a right hand
and Ho Joy counters with a solid body kick.
Cooter throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Ho Joy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cooter's knee momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ho Joy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy misses the shot to the body.
Ho Joy is looking to wear down Cooter with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ho Joy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooter looks to throw the jab but Ho Joy is out of range.
Cooter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ho Joy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cooter somewhat.
Ho Joy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooter throws a big shot that misses.
Ho Joy is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cooter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cobweb Cooter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good leg kick by Ho Joy.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but Cooter moves out of range.
Cooter misses with a body kick.
Do Ho Joy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ho Joy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooter manages to avoid it.
Ho Joy lands a front kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ho Joy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Cobweb Cooter has been cut.
A solid body kick from Ho Joy.
Cooter checks a leg kick.
Cooter lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Ho Joy. No joy for Cooter on that attempt.
Cooter scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ho Joy misses with a leg kick
and Cooter counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick but Cooter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Cooter throws a jab but it's blocked by Ho Joy.
Cooter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ho Joy lands a nice shot that snaps Cooter's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ho Joy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter pushes Ho Joy away with a front kick.
Cooter shoots in and drives through. Ho Joy sprawls well.
Ho Joy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ho Joy wants it to stay on the feet.
Ho Joy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ho Joy misses with a head kick.
Ho Joy throws a leg kick but Cooter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooter misses.
Ho Joy tries to clinch but Cooter is having none of it.
Ho Joy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A good leg kick by Ho Joy.
Cooter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Ho Joy is trying to defend but Cooter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ho Joy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cooter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Do Ho Joy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cobweb Cooter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ho Joy pushes Cooter away with a front kick.
Ho Joy leaves Cooter with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Ho Joy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ho Joy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooter checks a leg kick.
Cooter takes a swing at Ho Joy's ribcage but misses.
Cooter with the inside leg kick.
Ho Joy throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cooter decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Ho Joy's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooter stands up over Ho Joy, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ho Joy looking for a sweep. Not yet Ho Joy, not yet.
Ho Joy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cooter looking to sit in guard and control but Ho Joy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooter is trying to hold Ho Joy in close to prevent damage but Ho Joy has managed to pass into half guard.
Cooter actively working from the bottom here.
Cooter makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cooter.
Ho Joy preventing the sweep.
Ho Joy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cooter keeping full guard, as Ho Joy tries to pass.
That's two 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.
Cooter wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Ho Joy is now in half guard.
Cooter tries to get to full guard but Ho Joy has control of the leg.
Cooter wants to get back to his feet.
Cooter trying to control here.
Ho Joy takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Cooter wants to control but Ho Joy is keeping busy.
Cooter wants to get back to full guard but Ho Joy has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ho Joy wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Cooter's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ho Joy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Cooter throws a predictable looking body shot
and Ho Joy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Ho Joy lands with a nice body kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooter misses the target.
Ho Joy throws a chopping leg kick but Cooter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cooter with the counter takedown but Ho Joy avoids it easily.
Cooter takes a swing at Ho Joy's ribcage but misses.
Ho Joy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooter.
Cooter throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ho Joy.
Cooter checks a low kick from Ho Joy.
Cooter steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ho Joy. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters circling a little - Cooter finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ho Joy wants to land a leg kick but Cooter is out of range.
Ho Joy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice defenses there by Ho Joy.
Cooter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cooter takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooter gets a takedown into half guard.
Cobweb Cooter has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cooter throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Cobweb Cooter.
I think Cooter 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Do Ho Joy!
Do Ho Joy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Cobweb Cooter was interviewed post fight and said 'Im feeling lower than a doodle bug right about now.'.
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hype
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