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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lasha Kvaratskhelia (ranked 1715 p4p, 1612 weight class) and Bo Cooper (ranked 131 p4p, 125 weight class). Cooper has chosen Honey Bear as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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8 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Lasha Kvaratskhelia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bo Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Daniel Bishop and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kvaratskhelia manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Cooper on his heels. He'll look to pass Cooper's guard now, I'm sure.
Cooper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cooper is on top in guard.
Kvaratskhelia throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kvaratskhelia wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooper throwing strikes from guard but Kvaratskhelia blocks nicely.
Kvaratskhelia avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kvaratskhelia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cooper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kvaratskhelia working a defensive guard here.
Cooper advances to half guard.
Kvaratskhelia has his hands clasped together around Cooper's back. He's all about the action.
Kvaratskhelia taking some punishment here, with Cooper in his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kvaratskhelia knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Cooper is still trying to improve position.
Kvaratskhelia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kvaratskhelia has control of Cooper's left arm, preventing Cooper from doing any damage.
Cooper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooper connects with a couple of short punches.
Cooper makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kvaratskhelia working for a triangle but Cooper defends it easily.
Cooper postures up in Kvaratskhelia's guard and throws a big left but Kvaratskhelia blocks it.
Kvaratskhelia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kvaratskhelia looking to control.
Cooper landing with the ground and pound.
Cooper with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooper passes into half guard.
Cooper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cooper prevents Kvaratskhelia from improving his position.
Cooper throwing shots but Kvaratskhelia is blocking nicely.
Cooper scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kvaratskhelia wants to control but Cooper is keeping busy.
Cooper takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cooper winds up and cracks Kvaratskhelia with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kvaratskhelia is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cooper lands a nice short elbow.
Oh Kvaratskhelia is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kvaratskhelia is pressing down on Cooper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kvaratskhelia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kvaratskhelia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper postures up in Kvaratskhelia's guard and throws a big left but Kvaratskhelia blocks it.
Kvaratskhelia seems to have got his legs back now.
Kvaratskhelia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cooper doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cooper manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cooper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kvaratskhelia trying to keep a closed guard but Cooper is proving a slippery customer.
Kvaratskhelia trying to strike off his back.
Cooper scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kvaratskhelia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cooper connects with a couple of short punches.
Cooper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kvaratskhelia works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kvaratskhelia is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cooper connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cooper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Kvaratskhelia manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Cooper manages to get himself to full guard.
Cooper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kvaratskhelia manages to get himself to full guard.
Kvaratskhelia tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cooper content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kvaratskhelia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Kvaratskhelia pulls Cooper in close to prevent any damage.
Kvaratskhelia not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Cooper throwing strikes from guard but Kvaratskhelia blocks nicely.
Cooper postures up and lands a big shot to Kvaratskhelia's brow.
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!
Kvaratskhelia working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cooper.
Kvaratskhelia working a defensive guard here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bo Cooper dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Cooper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Cooper creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kvaratskhelia sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cooper lands an elbow.
Kvaratskhelia struggling a bit here.
Cooper working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kvaratskhelia is trying to control Cooper's posture but Cooper avoids it.
Check out the look on Cooper's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Kvaratskhelia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kvaratskhelia tries to roll over but Cooper keeps him under control.
Cooper works his way into full mount!
Kvaratskhelia tries to lock up and control but Cooper gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kvaratskhelia is in all sorts of trouble here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Cooper! Kvaratskhelia is hurt baaadly! Cooper is firing away with more strikes - Kvaratskhelia is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bo Cooper!
During a confident post fight interview, Bo Cooper thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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