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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bronson Hughes (ranked 1978 p4p, 2211 weight class) and Cobweb Cooter (ranked 0 p4p, 260 weight class). Hughes comes to the cage accompanied by Slam - By: Onyx. Cooter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Porch Honky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Excellent boxer
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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 22 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bronson Hughes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cobweb Cooter!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooter with a hook.
Cooter just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooter throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Bronson Hughes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hughes misses with a right hand
and Cooter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooter misses with the combination.
Hughes misses with a looping left.
Hughes walks into a jab.
Nice cross by Hughes.
Hughes cracks Cooter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cooter pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hughes is out of range and Cooter settles back down.
Hughes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hughes throws out a loose jab but Cooter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hughes throws an overhand right that lands on Cooter's shoulder, as Cooter tries to avoid the shot.
Hughes throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooter.
Cooter digs a good body shot into Hughes's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooter counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hughes gets a takedown into half guard.
Cooter slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cooter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cooter is adopting a defensive guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hughes accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cooter wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooter working a defensive guard here.
Hughes tries to free his leg and advance position but Cooter is retaining full guard.
Hughes has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
Hughes throwing strikes but missing.
Cooter keeping moving, preventing Hughes from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cooter wants to sweep here but Hughes controlling him for the moment.
Hughes has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hughes postures up.
Cooter has control of Hughes's left arm, preventing Hughes from doing any damage.
Cooter is trying to keep Hughes in close.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cooter working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hughes has passed into half guard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hughes sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cooter defending well though.
Hughes is looking for a kimura here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooter is looking to improve his position.
Cooter trying to control but Hughes postures up.
Hughes thows a huge punch but Cooter dodges it nicely.
Hughes prevents Cooter from improving his position.
Hughes working Cooter over with strikes.
Hughes scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cooter tries to get to full guard but Hughes has control of the leg.
Hughes works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hughes has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Check out the look on Hughes's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hughes trying to control the action but Cooter is working from the bottom.
Hughes is really struggling to control Cooter but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cooter tries to buck Hughes off but Hughes is having none of it.
Hughes working the ground and pound.
Cooter is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hughes's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cooter trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bronson Hughes dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cooter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooter slips a jab from Hughes.
Cooter lands a body shot.
Hughes slips under a jab from Cooter.
Cooter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Hughes on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hughes lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooter is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hughes rather than just go for the knockout.
Hughes lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hughes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooter can do to turn this around?
Hughes is looking to score with low kicks.
Hughes misses with a hook.
Cooter throws a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
Cooter looks to score with a jab to the body but Hughes is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooter misses with a looping left.
Hughes will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hughes throws a solid leg kick but Cooter takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hughes.
Hughes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooter scores with a jab to the head.
Hughes is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes throws a head kick that misses.
Cooter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hughes avoids the body shot from Cooter.
Hughes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hughes takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cooter connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hughes avoids the body shot from Cooter.
Cooter throws a body punch but Hughes moves out of range.
Cooter cracks a nice hook into Hughes's ribs.
Hughes throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Cooter tries to counter it with a takedown but Hughes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Hughes walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cooter has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hughes finds it's way round the side to connect with Cooter's head.
Hughes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooter slips under a jab.
Hughes takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooter! But no joy.
A head kick misses from Hughes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooter looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hughes tries to land a leg kick but Cooter saw it coming and moves away.
Cooter punishes Hughes's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick misses from Cooter.
Hughes moves out of range as Cooter throws a body kick.
Cooter throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hughes tries a low kick but Cooter avoids it.
Cooter throws a wild body kick that Hughes sees coming a mile off.
Cooter just misses with a punch to the body.
Hughes keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Hughes feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cooters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hughes bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cooter's head.
Cooter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hughes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hughes moves out of range of the body kick.
Good work by Cooter as he checks the leg kick.
Hughes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooter slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooter.
Cooter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hughes feinted with a counter takedown.
Cooter misses with a body kick.
Hughes blocks a head kick by Cooter.
Nice body punch from Cooter.
Hughes slips under a jab.
Cooter takes a swing at Hughes's ribcage but misses.
Cooter ducks right into an uppercut from Hughes.
Hughes throws the left hand but Cooter avoids the punch easily.
Hughes throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cooter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Donk. Cooter catches Hughes right on the button with a cross.
Cooter throws a big shot that misses.
Hughes's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Hughes duly obliges.
Hughes looks to land a right hand but Cooter moved out of range.
Hughes works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hughes scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooter looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Hughes is looking to chop away at Cooter's legs.
Hughes lands a really nice looking cross but Cooter seems unphased.
Cooter's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooter obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cobweb Cooter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A big left from Cooter misses.
Hughes wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A big right from Hughes misses.
Cooter moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooter throws a wild body kick that Hughes sees coming a mile off.
Hughes throws a low kick but Cooter avoids it.
Hughes throws a jab when Cooter was well out of range.
Cooter pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooter slips under a jab from Hughes.
Cooter fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooter misses with a looping left.
Hughes avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooter with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hughes to score with a decent uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Cobweb Cooter will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Hughes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cooter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hughes moves away.
A swing and a miss from Cooter.
Nice defenses there by Hughes.
Cooter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cooter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hughes.
Cooter misses with a wild body shot.
Hughes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooter connects with a nice looking jab.
A slow jab from Cooter misses its intended target.
Hughes throws a leg kick but Cooter sees it coming and moves out of range.
A nice side step and Cooter releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jab by Hughes.
Hughes lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooter looks to land a combination but Hughes avoids it well.
Cooter jabs Hughes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cooter tries to land a front kick but Hughes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooter scores with a kick to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hughes throws a right hand that misses
and Cooter counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cooter trying to control but Hughes is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cooter keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Cooter tries to roll over but Hughes keeps him under control.
Cooter manages to get to full guard.
Hughes controlling from the top position.
Hughes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hughes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but Cooter has wrist control.
Hughes scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hughes with a nice head shot there.
Hughes's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Hughes stopping the sweep attempt from Cooter.
Hughes is looking to work some ground and pound but Cooter has wrist control.
Hughes postures up.
Hughes preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cooter is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cooter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hughes trying to control the position.
Hughes looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cooter is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cooter is working Hughes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hughes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cooter's guard.
Cooter has momentary wrist control but Hughes slips an elbow through the middle.
Cooter is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hughes is controlling him.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Cooter keeps moving.
Hughes is fighting to break Cooter's control of his arms but Cooter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cooter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hughes throws a big elbow that misses.
Bronson Hughes overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hughes lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hughes chips away with some ground and pound.
Cooter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hughes being controlled here momentarily.
Cooter looking to control.
Cooter is controlling Hughes's posture.
Hughes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hughes wants to control from the top but Cooter keeps moving.
Cooter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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 Alan Glass scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Cobweb Cooter!
Our winner, Cobweb Cooter, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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