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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winston Cooper (ranked 3949 p4p, 1353 weight class) and Kyle Kristian Galeos (ranked 406 p4p, 162 weight class). Winston Cooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Cooper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kyle Kristian Galeos!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Galeos is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooper.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Galeos is avoiding it.
Galeos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Galeos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Galeos counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooper instigates a clinch.
Cooper leaning against his opponent.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Kyle Kristian Galeos has been cut.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Galeos is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Galeos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Galeos tries to circle away but Cooper has him pinned against the cage.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
Galeos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Galeos is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
Cooper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooper.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper working aggressively here.
Galeos has had enough of the clinch but Cooper keeps him there for the moment.
Galeos gets through Cooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Galeos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooper has Galeos pressed against the cage, preventing Galeos from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Galeos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Galeos blocks an elbow strike.
Galeos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Galeos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Galeos tries to break free but Cooper pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooper.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Galeos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Galeos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cooper tries to stall but Galeos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Galeos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cooper keeps control of Galeos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Galeos's coach down at The White Castle was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Galeos's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cooper lands a hook that snaps the head of Galeos backwards.
Galeos takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper misses with a body punch.
Galeos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Galeos.
Galeos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galeos.
Our sources have told us that Cooper has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Galeos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Galeos escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper tries to clinch but Galeos is having none of it.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Galeos is avoiding it.
Galeos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper tries to clinch but Galeos moves out of range.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Galeos circles away.
Winston Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper pushes Galeos up against the cage in a clinch.
Galeos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooper tries a body shot but Galeos blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Galeos's brow.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Galeos is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper trying to stall but Galeos improves his position.
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Galeos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Galeos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Galeos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Galeos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Galeos blocking some punches.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Galeos blocking some punches.
Galeos is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Galeos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Galeos is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
Cooper looking to stall.
Galeos wants to break free but Cooper has control.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Galeos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Galeos backwards.
Cooper can't find room to land a body shot as Galeos controls the action.
Galeos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Galeos avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
The referee calls for Cooper to work.
Galeos is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The referee calls for Cooper to work.
Cooper keeps control of Galeos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Kristian Galeos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cooper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cooper as Galeos tries to tie him up.
Galeos is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Galeos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Galeos tries to break free but Cooper pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Galeos as Cooper tries to tie him up.
Cooper wants to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Galeos.
Cooper avoiding damage.
Galeos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Winston Cooper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Galeos taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Galeos wants to break free but Cooper has control.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Galeos as Cooper tries to tie him up.
Galeos is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Galeos has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooper struggles to land a body shot inside as Galeos controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Kyle Kristian Galeos's cut even more.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galeos's elbow.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Galeos avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the cage.
Cooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Galeos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Galeos avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the cage.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Galeos can do to turn this around?
Galeos is trying to break the clinch but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Galeos fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galeos is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Galeos blocks an uppercut.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Galeos wants to break free but Cooper has control.
Galeos blocks an elbow strike.
Galeos has had enough of the clinch but Cooper keeps him there for the moment.
Galeos is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Galeos is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from Cooper.
Galeos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Galeos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Galeos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Galeos 's eye.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Galeos's elbow.
Galeos is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Galeos avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Kyle Kristian Galeos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Cooper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cooper tries to work over Galeos's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Galeos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cooper is trying to maintain a safe position but Galeos gets an underhook and turns Cooper into the cage.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Galeos takes an elbow to the temple.
Kyle Kristian Galeos's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Galeos avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the cage.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper has a couple of punches blocked by Galeos.
Cooper keeps control of Galeos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooper.
Cooper misses with a punch on the inside.
Galeos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Galeos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Galeos blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Galeos manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Galeos is avoiding it.
A little jabbing left from Galeos on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Cooper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Galeos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Galeos circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Galeos. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper wants to clinch.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Galeos circles away.
Galeos keeps the fight on the outside.
Galeos swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Galeos scores with a jab to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winston Cooper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Kristian Galeos's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Galeos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Galeos misses with a two punch combination.
No joy there for Galeos, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cooper looks to clinch
and Galeos counters with a left and a right that stings Cooper.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Galeos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Galeos.
Cooper misses with a body punch.
Galeos misses with the head strike.
Galeos tries to circle away but Cooper has him pinned against the cage.
Galeos can't break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Galeos shrugs off.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Galeos blocks an uppercut.
Cooper scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Galeos breaks from the clinch.
Galeos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Galeos is avoiding it.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Galeos circles away.
Winston Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooper tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Galeos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Galeos keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Galeos releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cooper wants to clinch
and Galeos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Galeos circles away from the clinch attempt
and Galeos counters with a crisp right that sends Cooper to the canvas! Galeos follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Kristian Galeos!
Kyle Kristian Galeos is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Kyle Kristian Galeos started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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