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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between August Cooke (ranked 4072 p4p, 4179 weight class) and Colin Flair (ranked 339 p4p, 355 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, August Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Colin Flair!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, George Francis and Chris Downing.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Cooke finds it's way through Flair's defenses.
Flair wants to clinch.
Cooke was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Flair takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Flair takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Flair throws a series of punches but Cooke avoids them all with ease.
Cooke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cooke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Flair tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cooke throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cooke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Flairs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
A hook to the body from Cooke.
Cooke lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
Flair is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Flair is looking to control Cooke's arms but Cooke gets an underhook and turns him. Now Flair has his back to the cage.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooke pushes Flair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Flair looks winded!
Cooke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cooke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Cooke works on Flair's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
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!
Flair is trying to maintain a safe position but Cooke gets an underhook and turns Flair into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice body punch from Cooke - that landed with a thud.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooke.
Flair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Cooke.
Cooke pushes Flair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Flair's head.
Cooke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Flair jumps into guard, dragging Cooke to the mat.
Cooke looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Cooke scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flair wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooke is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooke tries to free his leg and advance position but Flair is retaining full guard.
Flair looking to control.
Cooke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Flair throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Flair looking to control.
Cooke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cooke controlling from the top position.
Cooke looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Cooke continues to stall.
Cooke knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Flair on the ground.
Cooke connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Flair has momentary wrist control but Cooke slips an elbow through the middle.
Flair had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cooke defends it easily.
Cooke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Flair has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cooke has managed to get both his arms back between Flair's legs - danger averted.
Cooke controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cooke's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cooke postures up and lands a big shot to Flair's brow.
Cooke content to stall in guard here.
Flair has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cooke can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Cooke dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cooke moves into the clinch successfully.
Cooke lands a right hand.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Flair tries to pull guard but Cooke won't allow it.
Flair has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cooke avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
A short body shot lands from Cooke as the two fighters clinch.
Cooke lands a right hand.
Cooke cracks Flair with a nice body shot.
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 body shot lands from Cooke.
Cooke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Flair is breathing heavily.
Cooke lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cooke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flair or not.
Nice body punch from Cooke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Cooke - that landed with a thud.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke lands a body punch.
Cooke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooke.
A hook to the body from Cooke.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooke lands a body shot.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke lands with a right to the head.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Flair can do to turn this around?
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Flair is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooke is defending well for now.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cooke.
Cooke lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Flair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Flair tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
August Cooke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cooke as the two fighters clinch.
Cooke lands with a short shot to the head.
Flair takes a shot to the head.
Flair is rocked!
Cooke lands a shot to the body.
Flair is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooke finish him?
Flair's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cooke lands a hook that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooke.
Cooke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands a shoulder strike.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooke pushes Flair back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke lands a nice uppercut.
Cooke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooke.
Cooke cracks Flair with a nice body shot.
Nice body punch from Cooke.
Cooke lands a body punch.
Cooke digs a right hand into Flair's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Flair's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Cooke.
Cooke lands a shot to the body.
Cooke scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot in the inside from Cooke.
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cooke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Cooke scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooke lands with a left to the head.
Cooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Cooke scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cooke pushes Flair back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Cooke.
Cooke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooke lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Cooke as the two fighters clinch.
A short uppercut from Cooke.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooke.
Flair trying to land knees to the body.
Cooke is leaning against Flair and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cooke lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Flair.
Cooke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cooke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Flair backwards.
Cooke lands a body shot.
Cooke lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Flair or not.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
Cooke lands a right hand.
Cooke is working Flair over against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Cooke - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Cooke gets through Flair's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cooke unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Flair! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cooke is unloading with more strikes now! Flair drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). August Cooke!
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energy
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