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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solomon Cook (ranked 1381 p4p, 678 weight class) and Young Lad (ranked 177 p4p, 90 weight class). Solomon Cook has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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36 - 25 - 0 |
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27 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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 36 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Solomon Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Young Lad!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook cracks Lad with an open hand slap.
Cook feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lads jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lad misses with an uppercut. Cook saw that one coming.
Lad slips a jab from Cook.
A little jabbing left from Lad on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cook avoids the body shot from Lad.
Lad looks to land a right hand but Cook moved out of range.
Cook takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lad throws a jab when Cook was well out of range.
Lad scores with a jab to the head.
Cook paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cook lands a leg kick that knocks Lad off balance momentarily.
Cook fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cook slips under a jab.
Lad lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Solomon Cook has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lad looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cook throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cook swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cook misses with a shot to the body
and Lad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cook misses with a body shot
and Lad counters with a nice uppercut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cook. That's going to slow Lad down.
Lad ducks under a wild hook from Cook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook clobbers Lad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lad pushes Cook up against the cage in a clinch.
Cook misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cook dodges an elbow strike from Lad.
Lad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cook lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Lad.
Lad prevents a body shot from Cook.
Lad lands a right hand.
Lad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cook's defenses.
Nice body punch from Cook - that landed with a thud.
Cook fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lad lands a damaging elbow.
Solomon Cook's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lad just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cook's brow.
Cook misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lad blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lad blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cook misses with some punches.
Cook tries a body shot but Lad blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook struggles to land a body shot inside as Lad controls his hands.
Nice elbow from Lad.
Solomon Cook's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cook misses with a body punch.
Cook tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lad lands an elbow just above Cook 's eye.
Jeez, Solomon Cook's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Solomon Cook's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Young Lad!
An out of breath Young Lad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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