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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cooper Roos (ranked 1463 p4p, 2206 weight class) and Ricardo Morales (ranked 215 p4p, 291 weight class). Roos comes to the cage accompanied by EASY MONEY. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cooper Roos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ricardo Morales!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Morales.
Morales throws a poor cross that misses
and Roos counters with a nice body shot.
Roos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Ricardo Morales has been cut.
A jab from Roos finds it's way through Morales's defenses.
Roos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've been told by Roos's head coaches at Convicted Fight Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A big left from Roos misses.
Morales tries to counter with a clinch but Roos shakes him off and moves away.
Roos misses with a head kick.
Roos dodges the punch combination from Morales.
Morales uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roos.
Roos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morales. Morales circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roos misses with a right hand
letting Morales counter with a right hand.
Roos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Morales forces Roos back against the cage and clinches.
Morales looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Roos prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
The referee calls for Morales to work.
Roos misses with a knee strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Roos obliges.
Morales scores with a shoulder strike.
Roos stops a takedown attempt from Morales.
Morales working aggressively here.
Roos prevents Morales from breaking the clinch.
Morales goes for a takedown in the clinch but Roos prevents it.
Knees to the body from Roos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roos trying to land knees to the body.
Morales avoiding damage as Roos throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Morales.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morales has had enough of the clinch but Roos keeps him there for the moment.
Roos with a knee to the head.
Morales can't break the clinch.
Morales is trying to drag Roos to the mat but Roos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cooper Roos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Morales.
A nice right hand lands inside from Roos.
Morales managing to block the knees to the body from Roos.
Morales jumps into guard, dragging Roos to the mat.
Morales is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Morales is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roos is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Morales trying to keep a closed guard but Roos is proving a slippery customer.
Roos sitting in guard here, content to control.
Morales is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Morales has a closed guard, preventing Roos from standing up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Morales moves in looking to clinch but Roos pushes him off.
Roos swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Morales drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Morales looks for a takedown but Roos sprawls well.
Morales fails to land the takedown.
Roos swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Roos misses with a left hand
and Morales counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Roos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Morales's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Morales looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roos misses with a body shot.
Roos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Roos throws a lazy head kick
and Morales counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morales avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roos looks to throw the jab but Morales is out of range.
Roos stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Roos wants it to stay on the feet.
Roos stuffs the takedown.
Roos throwing a counter right hand but Morales manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Morales looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Roos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Roos throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Morales is breathing heavily.
Morales swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Roos throws a big shot that misses.
Roos connects with a good right hand that stumbles Morales. Morales circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roos fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Roos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morales moves away.
Roos throws a predictable looking body shot
and Morales counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roos controlling the position well.
Roos is refusing to be controlled, as Morales sits in half guard.
Roos is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roos trying to hold on to Morales's head to control him but Morales postures up.
Roos is concentrating on defense, preventing Morales from advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Morales takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Morales avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Morales tries to counter by closing the distance.
Morales looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Roos!
Roos throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Cooper Roos is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morales throws a shot from downtown. Roos moves away and avoids it.
Nice body punch from Roos.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roos fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Morales on the side of the head.
Roos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Morales manages to avoid it.
Morales tries to counter by closing the distance.
Roos misses with a hook to the body
and Morales cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Roos misses with a head kick.
Morales moves out of range as Roos strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Roos dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ricardo Morales's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Morales shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Roos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Roos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Morales can do to turn this around?
A head kick misses from Roos.
Morales shoots for a double leg takedown but Roos sprawls well. He's pushed Morales's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Roos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Morales sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Morales wants to counter with a clinch but Roos pushes him away.
Morales shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roos as he avoids it easily.
Cooper Roos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ricardo Morales.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morales shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Morales takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Morales is rocked!
Morales takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Roos scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Morales doesn't seem bothered though.
Morales is still on wobbly legs! Can Roos finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roos cracks Morales on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Morales falls backwards against the cage. Roos follows up with more strikes that drop Morales to his knees. Roos keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Morales! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cooper Roos!
Our winner, Cooper Roos, 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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energy
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hype
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pop
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