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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Cooper (ranked 2049 p4p, 2520 weight class) and Charlie Hall (ranked 121 p4p, 144 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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17 - 12 - 0 |
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27 - 30 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Dangerous knees
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Matt Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Hall!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall loads up on a big right hand but Cooper slips the punch.
Good shot there by Cooper.
Hall misses with the combination.
Cooper with a jab.
Good shot there by Cooper.
Cooper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Hall has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Cooper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hall in his tracks.
Cooper lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hall misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Hall is just out of range.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall throws a leg kick
and Cooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall avoids the body shot from Cooper.
Cooper comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooper throws a wild body kick that Hall sees coming a mile off.
Hall throws a looping overhand right but Cooper ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cooper.
Cooper moves away from the strike by Hall.
Cooper appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cooper scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Hall.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cooper on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Hall staying out of range there.
Cooper staying out of range there.
Some wild striking there from Hall.
Cooper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Hall misses with a low kick.
Cooper scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Charlie Hall has been cut.
Hall needs to keep his hands up - Cooper had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall looks to throw the jab but Cooper is out of range.
Charlie Hall seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper lands with a nice body punch.
Cooper has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hall misses with a wild combination.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cooper makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hall there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hall moves away.
A shot to the body from Hall misses
and Cooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hall defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
Cooper drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Hall throws Cooper to one side and escapes!
Hall tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hall throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A slow jab from Hall misses its intended target.
Hall misses with a hook. Cooper ducked under it nicely.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hall.
Cooper throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
Cooper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hall's head backwards.
Cooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Cooper misses the jab.
Hall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hall throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.
Hall misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooper dips to his left and cracks Hall with an uppercut!
Cooper moves away from the strike by Hall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Hall throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cooper throws a hook but Hall avoids it easily.
Hall throws an off balance right hand
and Cooper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cooper cracks Hall with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Cooper throws out a powerful jab.
Hall throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
Cooper defending well as Hall loads up on a big left hand.
Hall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cooper's waist but Cooper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hall off to one side.
Hall is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Cooper scores with a shot to the body.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Cooper throws a shot from downtown. Hall moves away and avoids it.
A head kick by Hall misses
and Cooper counters with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hall is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cooper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper looks to land a right hand but Hall moved out of range.
Cooper throws a head kick but Hall moves out of range.
Cooper checks a low kick from Hall.
The fighters circling - Hall throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooper is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hall cracks Cooper with a good jab.
Cooper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooper misses the target.
Cooper slips a jab from Hall.
Hall moves out of range as Cooper strikes.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooper misses the target.
A low kick lands for Cooper.
Hall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooper.
Hall swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooper connects with a looping right hand.
Hall shoots in but no luck this time.
Matt Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Hall.
Cooper moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall blocks a head kick by Cooper.
Cooper cracks Hall with a good jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Charlie Hall's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hall misses with a hook.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooper stalks Hall and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hall's face. Hall staggers backwards, shaken.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hall can do to turn this around?
Hall slips a jab from Cooper.
Hall pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cooper thinks about countering with a head kick.
Matt Cooper is winning the standup battle so far.
A punch combination from Hall misses.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
Cooper's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hall connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooper scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Matt Cooper has been cut.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Cooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
Decent striking displayed by Hall there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Cooper misses.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Hall.
A swing and a miss from Hall.
Hall shoots for a takedown but Cooper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Cooper slips under a jab from Hall.
Cooper throws a leg kick but Hall sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Hall misses the target.
Hall connects with a right hand. Cooper shakes it off.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Cooper shows good takedown defense.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Hall is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cooper keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cooper keeps control of Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hall looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cooper breaks the clinch.
Hall misses the shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Hall there.
Cooper throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sloppy strikes from Hall. Those never looked like landing.
Cooper connects with a single shot there.
Cooper moves away from the strike by Hall.
A jab from Cooper does it's job there.
Hall walks into a straight right hand from Cooper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.
Hall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cooper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hall has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooper.
Cooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Hall tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hall slips a jab and a cross from Cooper.
Cooper throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Hall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hall tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall misses with a body kick.
Nice shot by Hall.
Cooper gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to get back to striking at distance but Cooper won't allow it.
Cooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hall tries to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
A frustrated look appears on Hall's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hall's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hall breaks the clinch.
Hall throws a jab but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper lands with a cross.
That has opened up Charlie Hall's cut even more.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hall.
Hall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooper throws a quick inside leg kick.
A leg kick checked by Cooper.
Hall misses with a straight left.
Hall's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cooper under the eye.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range.
Hall throws a series of punches but Cooper avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hall missing with a left hand there. Cooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Cooper cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hall gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Cooper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hall is breathing heavily.
Cooper connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Hall misses.
Cooper throws a body punch but Hall moves out of range.
Cooper cracks Hall with a good jab.
Cooper clinches.
Cooper breaks the clinch.
Hall lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooper stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cooper's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Cooper duly obliges.
Hall blocks a jab.
Hall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The cut above Charlie Hall's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Cooper shows good takedown defense.
Matt Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Hall.
The crowd cheers as Hall lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cooper doesn't seem phased though.
Good standup being displayed there by Cooper as he connects with a hook.
Hall takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Cooper dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cooper punishes Hall's body with a nice straight punch.
Cooper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hall looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hall throws a hook but Cooper avoids it easily.
Cooper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooper jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hall.
Cooper throwing a counter right hand but Hall manages to avoid it.
Hall throws a big shot that misses.
Cooper slips under a jab from Hall.
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hall. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooper throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hall. Hall obviously looking to wear him down.
Hall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hall wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooper misses with a body shot.
Hall throws a right hand that misses
and Cooper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A leg kick checked by Cooper.
Good standup being displayed there by Cooper as he connects with a hook.
Hall lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooper circles away quickly and effectively.
Hall takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooper.
Cooper scores with a jab.
Cooper moves out of range as Hall strikes.
Hall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
Hall misses with a body shot
letting Cooper counter with a right hand.
Hall on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cooper listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Hall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big right from Hall misses.
Cooper throws a hook but Hall blocks it.
Hall throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper connects with a looping right hand.
Hall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.
Cooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hall lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Hall misses.
Hall rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Cooper to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands with an overhand left.
Cooper tries to land a front kick but Hall steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hall misses with a right hand
and Cooper counters with a nice leg kick.
Cooper moves away from the strike by Hall.
Cooper lands the left hand.
Charlie Hall's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Cooper scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cooper fails with a takedown attempt.
Hall lands a front kick.
Hall throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooper feints and then cracks Hall's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hall down.
Hall misses with a looping left.
Cooper lands with a right hand.
A shot to the liver by Cooper. Beautiful body shot.
Hall misses with an uppercut.
Cooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hall.
Hall throws a right hand that Cooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooper also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper scores with a nice head shot.
Hall dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
Hall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooper.
Cooper with a hook.
Cooper cracks Hall with a good jab.
Nice uppercut there from Cooper.
Hall looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut there from Cooper.
Hall swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooper moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hall throws out the jab.
Hall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice jab there from Hall.
Hall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Hall.
Cooper digs a good hook to Hall's body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooper avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Cooper as he connects with a hook.
Hall looks to land a right hand but Cooper moved out of range.
Cooper throws a hook to the side of Hall's head but Hall sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hall with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cooper to score with a decent uppercut.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Charlie Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Matt Cooper!
During a confident post fight interview, Matt Cooper thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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