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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between August Cooke (ranked 1445 p4p, 1387 weight class) and Bryson Whitehead (ranked 147 p4p, 143 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, August Cooke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bryson Whitehead!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Chris Downing and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitehead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitehead shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cooke defends it nicely.
Cooke tries to bum rush Whitehead with a series of wild strikes but Whitehead uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Whitehead uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Jab from Cooke.
Whitehead stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bryson Whitehead seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Whitehead.
Whitehead swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooke tests Whitehead's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Jab by Whitehead.
Cooke lands with an overhand left.
Jab, jab by Cooke - just one landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitehead cracks a nice hook into Cooke's ribs.
Whitehead swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooke.
Whitehead misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've been told by Cooke's head coaches at Catastrophic Contact that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitehead throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Whitehead misses.
Cooke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Whitehead wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooke lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Whitehead at a distance.
Whitehead looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cooke is fending him off so far but Whitehead persists. Nope, Cooke circles away and we're back to standing.
Cooke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Whitehead lands a jab.
Cooke has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Whitehead finds it's way round the side to connect with Cooke's head.
Whitehead shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
August Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryson Whitehead.
Whitehead misses with the combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Whitehead rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Whitehead throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooke counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead with a hook.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Whitehead.
Cooke scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Whitehead throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whitehead fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke moves into the clinch.
Whitehead is trying to stall.
Cooke misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitehead's elbow.
Whitehead struggles to land a body shot inside as Cooke controls his hands.
Whitehead makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooke lands with a right to the head.
Whitehead slowing the pace effectively.
Cooke makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Whitehead's head.
Whitehead blocking some punches.
Cooke digs a right hand underneath Whitehead's ribcage. Whitehead let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Whitehead lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead wants to break free but Cooke has control.
Whitehead blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke is leaning against Whitehead and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Whitehead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Whitehead throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Whitehead avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Whitehead.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Whitehead's elbow.
Cooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Whitehead misses with a body punch.
Whitehead is stalling here.
Whitehead misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitehead controls his hands.
Cooke blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Whitehead throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke is working Whitehead over against the cage.
Whitehead breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead fails with the takedown
and Cooke counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Whitehead looks winded!
A swing and a miss from Whitehead.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
And Whitehead tries to counter it with a takedown but Cooke pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cooke punishes Whitehead's body with a nice straight punch.
Whitehead lands with a good body shot.
Cooke is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Whitehead throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitehead scores with a jab. Cooke acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Whitehead takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitehead misses with a looping right.
Whitehead slips under a jab.
Cooke lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitehead throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
An attempted straight right counter from Cooke misses the target.
Whitehead digs a good body shot into Cooke's ribs.
Whitehead throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that August Cooke will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cooke staying out of range there.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitehead was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitehead moves away.
Whitehead tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cooke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Whitehead somewhat.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Cooke misses with a hook.
Whitehead ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooke moves away.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitehead is just out of range.
Whitehead throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitehead lands a nice looking body shot.
Whitehead shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Cooke but Cooke pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Whitehead swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Whitehead misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Whitehead.
Whitehead takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Whitehead takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Whitehead swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Whitehead looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Whitehead throws out a counter right but Cooke avoids it with no problem.
Cooke has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cooke there as he acknowledges the shot.
Whitehead is looking to clinch.
Cooke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Whitehead misses with a takedown attempt - Cooke sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
August Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryson Whitehead.
Cooke lands a jab to the nose.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitehead.
Cooke defending well as Whitehead loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
Whitehead misses with a hook
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitehead throws out the jab.
Cooke has Whitehead up against the cage in a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke misses with a short punch on the inside.
August Cooke has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from Cooke.
Cooke tries a body shot but Whitehead blocks it.
Cooke lands a nice shot to the body.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitehead controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke lands a right hand.
Whitehead drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cooke gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Whitehead goes for a takedown attempt but Cooke pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Whitehead takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke closes the distance and clinches.
Whitehead blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Cooke.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitehead controls his hands.
Cooke has Whitehead pressed against the cage, preventing Whitehead from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Whitehead.
Whitehead lands a right hand.
Cooke is fighting off a takedown attempt but Whitehead is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cooke to the mat. Cooke regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cooke is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Whitehead can do to turn this around?
Cooke being controlled here, momentarily.
Cooke keeping moving, preventing Whitehead from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead stops Cooke from standing up.
Whitehead looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitehead keeps trying to improve his position.
Cooke keeping moving, preventing Whitehead from controlling successfully.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cooke wants to stand and escape but Whitehead is having none of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Whitehead looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Cooke dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Whitehead misses with a left hand
enabling Cooke to counter with a crisp jab.
Whitehead slips a jab from Cooke.
August Cooke is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Whitehead.
Cooke defending well as Whitehead loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Cooke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Whitehead slips a jab and a cross from Cooke.
Cooke swings for the body but Whitehead moves out of range.
Whitehead looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Jab by Whitehead.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Cooke.
A counter left hand to the body from Cooke misses its target.
Whitehead missing with a left hand there. Cooke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Cooke misses its intended target.
Whitehead moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Whitehead now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitehead misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitehead was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Cooke connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Whitehead lands with a hook. Cooke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Whitehead fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cooke avoids it really well and circles away.
Whitehead uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Whitehead changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A swing and a miss from Whitehead.
Whitehead swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Whitehead drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Whitehead.
Whitehead throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Whitehead just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Whitehead swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whitehead was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
Whitehead swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Whitehead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Whitehead stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Whitehead takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Whitehead keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Donk. Whitehead catches Cooke right on the button with a cross.
Whitehead ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooke fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Whitehead ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Whitehead misses with a looping right.
Cooke throws a combination. Whitehead tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Nice uppercut there from Cooke.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Whitehead.
Whitehead throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Whitehead manages to avoid it.
Cooke moves away from the strike by Whitehead.
Whitehead misses with a left hand
and Cooke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Whitehead is just out of range.
Cooke throws a jab when Whitehead was well out of range.
Cooke swings for the body but Whitehead moves out of range.
Cooke tries to move into range but Whitehead moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whitehead misses with a body punch
and Whitehead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooke slips a straight right by Whitehead.
Whitehead closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Whitehead throws a lazy uppercut
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Cooke takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Whitehead misses.
Whitehead looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Whitehead throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooke lands a right hook to the body.
Whitehead takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooke takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitehead throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooke misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Whitehead's body. Whitehead takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitehead looks for a takedown but Cooke sprawls well.
A shot to the liver by Whitehead. Beautiful body shot.
Whitehead takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Whitehead moved out of range nicely.
August Cooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Whitehead connects with a nice looking jab.
Whitehead throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whitehead misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Cooke clearly takes that round.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cooke looks to land a left hand but Whitehead moved out of range nicely.
Whitehead throws a hook but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke lands a nice hook to Whitehead's body. Whitehead takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice jab there from Whitehead.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Whitehead dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitehead jabs Cooke right on the nose. Cooke blinks but takes it well.
Whitehead throws a lazy right hand but Cooke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke gets a clinch.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Whitehead controls his hands.
Whitehead misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke lands with a short shot to the head.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Cooke fails to land.
Whitehead tries to work over Cooke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whitehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke prevents a body shot from Whitehead.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Cooke.
Cooke digs a right hand into Whitehead's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Whitehead's gas tank.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Whitehead lands a right hand.
Whitehead wants a takedown but no success here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Whitehead blocks a body shot from Cooke.
A shot in the inside from Cooke.
Cooke swings wildly with an uppercut but Whitehead uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooke scores with a shot to the side of Whitehead's head.
A short left from Whitehead.
Nice body punch from Cooke - that landed with a thud.
Whitehead manages to break the clinch.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Whitehead ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
Whitehead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whitehead has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitehead doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Whitehead.
Whitehead with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Whitehead shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whitehead is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Whitehead ducks down to avoid it.
Whitehead throws an overhand right that lands on Cooke's shoulder, as Cooke tries to avoid the shot.
It looked like Cooke was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Whitehead.
Whitehead takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Whitehead will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whitehead misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
Whitehead moves to clinch but Cooke breaks away
and Cooke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Whitehead lands a jab to the nose.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke lands with a straight right. Whitehead didn't see that one coming.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Whitehead keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Cooke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whitehead swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Whitehead slips a straight right by Cooke.
Whitehead looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Cooke throwing a counter right hand but Whitehead manages to avoid it.
Whitehead throws a predictable looking body shot
and Whitehead takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Whitehead dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitehead misses with a straight right.
Cooke is looking to counter punch.
Cooke connects with a nice looking jab.
Cooke ducks under a wild hook from Whitehead.
Whitehead shoots for a double leg takedown but Cooke sprawls well. He's pushed Whitehead's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
August Cooke has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryson Whitehead.
Whitehead just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitehead throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Whitehead throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Whitehead throws out the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitehead. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Cooke lands with a straight right. Whitehead didn't see that one coming.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Whitehead swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooke.
Whitehead dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whitehead takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Whitehead tries to clinch but Cooke moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitehead. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitehead.
Whitehead tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cooke sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Whitehead somewhat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Cooke had his way with Bryson Whitehead in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A swing and a miss from Whitehead.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Whitehead.
Cooke scores with a sloppy right hand. Whitehead should have avoided that one.
Whitehead lands with a straight right. Cooke didn't see that one coming.
Whitehead scores with a body shot.
Whitehead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Whitehead tries to move into range but Cooke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whitehead throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
Whitehead misses with an uppercut.
A quick step to the side and Cooke tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitehead takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitehead. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke connects with the punch.
Whitehead lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
Whitehead misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whitehead.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Whitehead was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooke lunges at Whitehead with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Whitehead's hand.
Whitehead uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cooke has time to react.
Whitehead connects with a jab.
Whitehead looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Whitehead lands a really nice looking cross but Cooke seems unphased.
Danga de danga de dang - Whitehead scores with a four punch combination!
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Whitehead.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Whitehead tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke loads up on a big right hand but Whitehead slips the punch.
Whitehead throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whitehead takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A jab from Whitehead misses.
Whitehead tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitehead.
Whitehead walks into a straight right hand from Cooke.
Cooke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Whitehead misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Whitehead steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitehead moves away.
Jab by Whitehead.
Whitehead jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Whitehead bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cooke's head.
A cross from Whitehead lands.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Whitehead throws the left hand but Cooke avoids the punch easily.
August Cooke is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke cracks Whitehead with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Whitehead lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Whitehead throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Whitehead misses the shot to the body.
Cooke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Whitehead misses with a straight left.
Whitehead fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cooke moves out of range of the strikes.
As Whitehead tries to get set, Cooke tries to push him back and clinch up but Whitehead manages to avoid the attempt.
A big left from Whitehead misses.
Cooke is looking to clinch.
Cooke slips a straight right by Whitehead.
Cooke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Whitehead fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitehead waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooke.
Whitehead throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke counters with a nice body shot.
Cooke takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Whitehead throws a body shot but no joy.
Whitehead throws a hook but Cooke avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Cooke on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Whitehead.
A counter left hand to the body from Cooke misses its target.
Whitehead is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Cooke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice cross by Cooke.
Bryson Whitehead has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooke blocks a jab.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke's jab looks to have found its range, popping Whitehead under the eye.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryson Whitehead comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooke has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 49:46
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 49:46
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... August Cooke!
August Cooke retains his lightweight title!
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