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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between August Cooke (ranked 694 p4p, 1133 weight class) and Ramon Chung (ranked 71 p4p, 125 weight class). August Cooke has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 7 - 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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Chung!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Frank Dennis and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chung with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Chung throws a body punch but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cooke scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chung misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cooke cracks Chung with an open hand slap.
Cooke closes the distance and pushes Chung back into the cage.
Cooke lands a left hand.
Cooke blocking some punches.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Chung controls the action.
Chung blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Chung working aggressively here.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chung tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chung blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Chung avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke tries a body shot but Chung blocks it.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Chung controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooke.
Cooke tries a body shot but Chung blocks it.
Chung breaks the clinch.
Cooke defending well as Chung loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke misses with a body shot
and Chung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chung.
Cooke misses with a lunging right hand
and Chung counters with a right hand to the body.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Chung's head but Chung sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chung throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke misses with a body shot
and Chung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The fighters circling - Chung throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke is working Chung over against the cage.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke tries to throw a body punch but Chung avoids it by throwing Cooke back against the cage.
Cooke tries to work over Chung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body.
Cooke misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Cooke.
Cooke tries a body shot but Chung blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooke.
Chung misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chung creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chung has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
Cooke scores with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke tries to work over Chung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke can't find room to land a body shot as Chung controls the action.
A right hand to the body from Cooke.
Cooke has a couple of punches blocked by Chung.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chung softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooke presses Chung against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chung's elbow.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chung tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Chung prevents a body shot from Cooke.
Chung has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Cooke seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chung can turn it around.
Cooke works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke tries to work over Chung's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chung has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
Chung working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chung manages to break the clinch.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Chung is just out of range.
Chung is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cooke with a body shot.
Chung keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Cooke shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cooke misses with a head shot. Chung uses the momentum to regain guard.
Cooke connects with a couple of short punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
August Cooke dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cooke blocks a jab.
Chung throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooke on the side of the head.
Cooke lands with a shot to the body.
Cooke on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chung moves away.
A nice side step and Chung releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Chung stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chung connects with a right hand. Cooke shakes it off.
It looks like August Cooke has been cut.
Chung misses with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke looks to land a combination but Chung avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Cooke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooke.
Cooke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Chung misses.
Ramon Chung is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chung fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Chung moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Chung is looking for the big counter here.
Chung moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Chung counter with a right hand.
Cooke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Chung sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cooke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chung slips a straight right by Cooke.
Chung let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Chung lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooke circles away quickly and effectively.
Cooke throws a right hand that misses
and Chung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chung takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chung misses with a right hand
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke misses the body punch
and Chung counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke cracks Chung with an open hand slap.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chung looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
August Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Chung moved out of range.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Chung uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Chung takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke digs a good hook to Chung's body.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chung.
Ramon Chung seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Chung slips under a jab from Cooke.
Cooke feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Cooke throwing strikes but missing.
Cooke landing some decent shots from guard.
Chung trying to keep a closed guard but Cooke is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a strike but Chung rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chung looking to sit in guard and control but Cooke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Cooke throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cooke stopping the sweep attempt from Chung.
Chung utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cooke showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Cooke postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that August Cooke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on August Cooke's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Chung moved out of range.
Nice shot by Cooke.
Chung scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Chung is just out of range.
Cooke throws a hook but Chung blocks it.
Cooke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chung.
Chung looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chung manages to avoid it.
Chung misses with an uppercut
letting Cooke counter with a right hand.
Cooke looks to throw the jab but Chung is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke scores with a nice right hand.
Cooke gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chung connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Chung throws a series of punches but Cooke avoids them all with ease.
Cooke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Chung throws a right hand that misses
and Cooke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke misses the body punch
and Chung counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Chung misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chung moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Chung looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Chung does it's job there.
Cooke is rocked!
Chung might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Chung misses with a hook. Cooke ducked under it nicely.
Oh Cooke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Chung closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Cooke! Chung dives in looking to finish! Cooke is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ramon Chung!
Ramon Chung is the new lightweight champion!
After the big win, Ramon Chung made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Bloodbath MMA Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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