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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ashwin Tyson (ranked 791 p4p, 1598 weight class) and Sam Cooper (ranked 106 p4p, 204 weight class). Cooper is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tale of Cu Chulainn. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Sam Cooper was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ashwin Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Damien Edna and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooper circles away.
Tyson tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper moves into range and clinches up with Tyson.
Cooper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tyson prevents the takedown attempt.
Cooper gets through Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tyson.
A shot in the inside from Tyson.
Tyson cracks Cooper with a nice body shot.
Cooper looking for a takedown.
Tyson lands a body shot.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson tries to throw a body punch but Cooper avoids it by throwing Tyson back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tyson.
Cooper tries for a takedown but Tyson manages to get underhooks.
Ashwin Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Cooper.
Tyson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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 head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Tyson tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tyson is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper scores with a shoulder strike.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cooper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tyson - the referee stops the clock and Cooper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tyson. Cooper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cooper looks winded!
Tyson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice side step and Cooper releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tyson misses with a two punch combination.
Cooper tries to counter with a clinch but Tyson shakes him off and moves away.
Cooper has closed the distance and engaged Tyson in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice straight punches there by Tyson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tyson.
It looks like Sam Cooper has been cut.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tyson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cooper instigates a clinch.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tyson stops a takedown attempt from Cooper.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Tyson avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the cage.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looks to land a combination but Cooper avoids it well.
Tyson wants to clinch but Cooper slips to the side
and Cooper counters with a nice uppercut.
Tyson scores with a head kick. Cooper tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Cooper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cooper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson misses with some punches.
Cooper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Cooper lands with a left to the head.
Tyson digs a right hand into Cooper's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Cooper's gas tank.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson darts in and clinches Cooper up against the cage.
Cooper has a couple of punches blocked by Tyson.
Cooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tyson manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson misses with a body shot.
Tyson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tyson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Tyson.
Tyson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tyson is looking to clinch.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooper circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Tyson on the inside.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Cooper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tyson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper blocks a body shot from Tyson.
Tyson misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tyson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tyson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
Tyson lands a left hand.
Cooper wants a takedown.
Cooper tries to score a body lock takedown but Tyson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tyson cracks Cooper with a nice body shot.
Cooper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tyson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson looks for the body kick but Cooper saw that one coming.
Tyson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That has opened up Sam Cooper's cut even more.
Cooper blocks a head kick by Tyson.
Tyson throws a jab when Cooper was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ashwin Tyson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sam Cooper's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tyson keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tyson.
Despite the aggression on Cooper's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cooper has managed to clinch.
Tyson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tyson lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooper lands a takedown into guard.
Tyson working a defensive guard but Cooper passes into half guard.
Cooper perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper prevents Tyson from improving his position.
Well, if Cooper is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper trying to mount his opponent but Tyson defends it.
Tyson wants to improve his position but Cooper is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cooper in particular looking to stall.
Cooper wants to pass to mount but Tyson is defending the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ashwin Tyson is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cooper changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Cooper manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooper let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tyson throws a head kick that misses
and Cooper counters with a two punch combo.
Ashwin Tyson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tyson fails to land with a series of punches.
Tyson has Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Tyson pushes Cooper back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Cooper working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Cooper.
Tyson breaks the clinch.
Tyson throws a head kick but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Tyson circles away.
A head kick misses from Tyson.
Cooper drives through and clinches with Tyson against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooper drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Cooper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ashwin Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Cooper.
Tyson takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
Cooper rushes Tyson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyson.
Tyson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooper prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Cooper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Tyson works on Cooper's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tyson misses with a body punch.
Tyson can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tyson's elbow.
Tyson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper pushes Tyson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tyson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper keeps the fight on the outside.
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!
Cooper goes for a double leg but Tyson avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tyson continues to drive forward.
It looked like Tyson was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cooper.
Tyson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tyson throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Cooper looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tyson is fending him off so far but Cooper persists. Nope, Tyson circles away and we're back to standing.
Cooper has managed to clinch.
Cooper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tysons head.
Cooper prevents Tyson from breaking the clinch.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper has Tyson pressed against the cage, preventing Tyson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cooper has Tyson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Tyson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tyson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Tyson prevents a takedown attempt there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Sam Cooper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sam Cooper's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Tyson lands the left hand.
Tyson throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tyson is looking to break free of the clinch but Cooper has double underhooks.
Sam Cooper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cooper lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tyson.
Tyson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tyson blocks a body shot from Cooper.
A short right from Cooper.
Tyson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooper is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tyson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooper gets through Tyson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tyson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
Tyson throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Tyson is defending well.
Cooper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper is working for takedown but Tyson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Ashwin Tyson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Cooper.
Cooper tightens his grip and picks Tyson up, before dumping him to the ground. Tyson manages to land in guard.
Cooper showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cooper pushing down on Tyson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Tyson is trying to control but Cooper manages to pass to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tyson is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at New York Public Gym, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cooper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Sam Cooper has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Let's hope that Cooper has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Cooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooper 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Cooper!
Sam Cooper decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Ashwin Tyson spoke after the fight, saying 'Huh?'.
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