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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isduby Cool (ranked 1413 p4p, 2274 weight class) and Teariki Ropata (ranked 169 p4p, 247 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Isduby Cool has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Isduby Cool seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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182 cm 26 198 7 - 3 - 0 |
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178 cm 20 192 3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt Solid boxing Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Blue Belt Excellent MT Granite chin |
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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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isduby Cool! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Teariki Ropata! The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Sergei Dronov and Vladimir Khabensky.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/round1.jpg) The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Ropata moves forwards but Cool connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cool closes the distance and pushes Ropata back into the cage. Cool fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ropata breaks from the clinch.
Cool gets a clinch. Ropata blocks an uppercut.
Cool tries to throw a body punch but Ropata avoids it by throwing Cool back against the cage. Ropata tries to break the clinch but Cool is controlling the position. Cool gets through Ropata's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Cool prevents Ropata from breaking the clinch. Cool works on Ropata's body with a couple of short punches. Cool lands an uppercut. Cool works on Ropata's body with a couple of short punches. Cool has Ropata pressed against the cage, preventing Ropata from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Still in the clinch, Cool scores with a nice short uppercut. Cool working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ropata breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cool tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ropata swats him away and circles back towards the center. Cool lands with a cross.
Cool closes the distance and clinches.
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/1.gif) That's one minute gone in the round. Cool lands a body shot. Ropata looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ropata escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cool scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground. Cool working the head and body with strikes. Ropata is refusing to be controlled, as Cool sits in half guard. Ropata is trying to stand up here but Cool is controlling him well.
Cool seems to be working for a kimura but Ropata defends the submission attempt. Ropata taking some punishment here, with Cool in his half guard. Ropata pushes Cool off looking to stand but Cool dives back in and keeps control.
Cool has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Ropata on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cool lands a nice short elbow. This has been an exciting period of action!
Cool is working for a kimura but Ropata is defending it quite comfortably.
Cool is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
![](https://www.mmatycoon.com/images/fight/2.gif) That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cool is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Ropata to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Ropata shrugs it off. Ropata is bucking up trying to escape but Cool cracks him with another couple of good strikes. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cool is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Ropata is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Ropata flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Cool anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Ropata and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Cool slips an arm under Ropata chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Cool has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Cool is squeezing on Ropata like an anaconda would it's prey. Ropata fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Isduby Cool! During a confident post fight interview, Isduby Cool thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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