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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Bieke (ranked 3898 p4p, 3814 weight class) and Sam Cooper (ranked 387 p4p, 377 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Bieke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Felipe Paraventi and Thiago Cunha.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bieke throws out the jab.
Cooper takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Sam Cooper has been cut.
Bieke throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooper's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooper obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Tim Bieke has been cut.
Jab from Cooper.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Bieke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bieke misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming.
Cooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bieke.
Cooper moves away from the strike by Bieke.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bieke loads up on a big right hand but Cooper slips the punch.
Bieke throws a jab when Cooper was well out of range.
Bieke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooper finds it's way round the side to connect with Bieke's head.
Tim Bieke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper scores with a hook to the body. Bieke takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bieke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bieke misses with a right hand
and Cooper counters with a nice body shot.
Bieke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Cooper instigates a clinch.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
Bieke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooper misses with a body punch.
Bieke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cooper or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Cooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
I was talking to Bieke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Cooper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bieke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bieke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cooper counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bieke thinking.
Cooper lands with a good body shot.
Bieke is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bieke manages to avoid it.
Cooper looks to land a combination but Bieke avoids it well.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooper is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bieke rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice body punch from Cooper.
Bieke looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Bieke misses with a hook
and Cooper counters with a stiff right hand.
Tim Bieke's cut is getting worse.
A big right from Bieke misses.
Bieke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bieke misses with an uppercut. Cooper saw that one coming.
Bieke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cooper throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.
Bieke is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cooper has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bieke seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cooper can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bieke.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Biekes head.
Tim Bieke's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cooper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bieke backwards.
Bieke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooper.
Jeez, Tim Bieke's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Cooper lands a body punch.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bieke tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tim Bieke's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sam Cooper!
Sam Cooper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Urban Fighter, into his post fight interview.
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hype
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