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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Clarke (ranked 4363 p4p, 5366 weight class) and Milton Cooke (ranked 407 p4p, 462 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brennan Clarke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Milton Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke moves into the clinch.
Cooke is trying to stall.
Clarke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Clarke breaks the clinch.
Cooke rushes Clarke and presses him up against the cage.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooke misses with a wild combination.
Cooke darts in and clinches Clarke up against the cage.
Cooke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Cooke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke clinches up against the cage.
Cooke misses with the head strike.
Clarke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooke closes the distance and clinches.
Clarke tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clarke cracks Cooke with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Clarke blocks it with crossed arms.
I was talking to Clarke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clarke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke working hard to break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Clarke as the two fighters clinch.
Clarke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clarke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cooke is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Cooke is trying to break free.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Milton Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clarke clinches.
Clarke breaks from the clinch.
Cooke moves into the clinch.
Cooke has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Clarke is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cooke working hard to break the clinch.
Clarke scores with a hook to the body.
Clarke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke scores with a nice hook to the head.
Clarke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke closes the distance and clinches.
Clarke breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clarke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cooke fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Clarke avoids it really well and circles away.
Cooke closes the distance and clinches.
Clarke lands an uppercut.
Clarke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Clarke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooke wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cooke is trying to push Clarke away but Clarke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cooke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Brennan Clarke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clarke looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clarke as he avoids it easily.
Brennan Clarke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milton Cooke.
Cooke moves into the clinch.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clarke throws a series of punches but Cooke avoids them all with ease.
Clarke closes the distance and pushes Cooke back into the cage.
Cooke is trying to maintain a safe position but Clarke gets an underhook and turns Cooke into the cage.
Clarke lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clarke to keep the fight standing.
Cooke tries to break the clinch but Clarke is controlling the position.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clarke throws a one two combo.
It looks like Milton Cooke has been cut.
Cooke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Clarke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke stalling in the clinch but Clarke improves position.
Clarke avoiding damage as Cooke throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Clarke.
Cooke looks winded!
Cooke drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Clarke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Clarke stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Cooke tries to pull guard but Clarke forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Clarke pushes Cooke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clarke.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Clarke breaks the clinch.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Clarke.
Clarke thuds his right hand into Cooke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clarke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooke clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Clarke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brennan Clarke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Milton Cooke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clarke throws a combination. Cooke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Clarke clinches with his opponent.
A short left from Clarke.
Clarke works on Cooke's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooke blocks a body shot from Clarke.
Clarke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke closes the distance and clinches.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooke misses with a two punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clarke. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Brennan Clarke is winning the standup battle so far.
Clarke pushes Cooke up against the cage in a clinch.
Clarke misses with a body punch.
Clarke tries to throw a body punch but Cooke avoids it by throwing Clarke back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooke looking to slow down the pace here.
Clarke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooke can do to turn this around?
Clarke lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Clarke is pushing Cooke up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The referee calls for Clarke to work.
A right handed body shot lands from Clarke.
Still in the clinch, Clarke scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Clarke.
Cooke is trying to break the clinch but Clarke has him pressed against the cage.
Clarke lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Clarke breaks the clinch.
Cooke ducks right into an uppercut from Clarke.
Cooke takes a swing at Clarke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Clarke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cooke on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Clarke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clarke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Clarke. Clarke maintains the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clarke is leaning against Cooke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Clarke lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooke is breathing heavily.
Clarke displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooke up against the cage.
Clarke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke can't break the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Clarke.
Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke moves into the clinch successfully.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clarke has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Clarke misses with a few strikes there.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Clarke here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Clarke moved away.
Cooke takes one on the button.
Clarke misses with a wild body shot.
Clarke darts in and clinches Cooke up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Clarke has him pressed against the cage.
Clarke is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cooke is trying to push Clarke away but Clarke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Cooke has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Clarke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Clarke. Clarke maintains the clinch.
Cooke working hard to break the clinch.
Clarke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Clarke digs a right hand underneath Cooke's ribcage. Cooke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Clarke cracks Cooke with a nice body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Clarke.
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
Clarke lands a right hand.
Clarke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Clarke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke moves into the clinch.
Clarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut lands for Clarke. That snapped Cooke's head back.
Clarke lands a nice looking body shot.
Clarke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clarke throws a one two combo.
Clarke cracks a nice hook into Cooke's ribs.
Cooke walks into a straight right hand from Clarke.
Clarke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cooke's hands.
Good shot there by Clarke.
Cooke throws a big shot that misses.
Clarke cracks Cooke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Cooke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clarke circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke clinches up with Cooke and pushes him back against the cage.
Cooke pushes off an throws an elbow but Clarke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooke is trying to pull guard but Clarke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brennan Clarke dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Milton Cooke's cut.
That's time! Clarke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Danga de danga de dang - Clarke scores with a four punch combination!
Clarke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cooke looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Clarke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Clarke.
Clarke fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Clarke takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Clarke moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Clarke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooke.
Cooke has taken the fight to the clinch.
Clarke misses with a punch to the body.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooke lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Clarke circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke drives through and clinches with Clarke against the cage.
Cooke is trying to stall.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clarke presses Cooke against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Clarke scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke breaks from the clinch.
No luck for Cooke with that takedown attempt.
Clarke scores with a body shot.
Cooke gets tackled into the cage by Clarke. Clarke maintains the clinch.
Clarke gets underhooks to prevent Cooke's takedown attempt.
Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Clarke throws a shot to the body.
Clarke moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Clarke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooke tries a body shot but Clarke blocks it.
Clarke lands with a light punch inside.
Clarke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Clarke clinches.
Clarke's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cooke wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke moves into the clinch successfully.
Clarke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Some wild striking there from Clarke.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clarke looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Milton Cooke is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clarke throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Clarke throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
Cooke clinches up against the cage.
Cooke stalling in the clinch but Clarke improves position.
Clarke will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cooke up against the cage.
Clarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke instigates a clinch.
Cooke stalling in the clinch but Clarke improves position.
Clarke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Clarke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooke goes for a takedown attempt but Clarke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Brennan Clarke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milton Cooke.
Cooke closes the distance and pushes Clarke back into the cage.
Clarke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cooke.
Cooke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Clarke to keep the fight standing.
Cooke trying to stall but Clarke improves his position.
Clarke escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clarke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Clarke is looking to wear down Cooke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Clarke as he avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Clarke.
Cooke changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Clarke forces Cooke back against the cage and clinches.
Clarke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Clarke breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooke instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clarke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Clarke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clarke lands a hook that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Clarke lands a left hand.
Clarke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cooke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clarke is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Clarke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Milton Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brennan Clarke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Clarke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brennan Clarke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clarke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brennan Clarke!
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