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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Josh Holmes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, William Cooper!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes tries to clinch up.
Cooper throws out a leg kick but Holmes moves out of range and Cooper only half commits.
Holmes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cooper.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown but Holmes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Holmes.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Cooper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Cooper misses.
Holmes cracks the inside of Cooper's front leg.
Holmes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooper shoots in but no luck this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from Cooper.
Holmes rushes Cooper and presses him up against the ropes.
Cooper drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Josh Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Cooper.
Cooper looks gassed!
Holmes keeps control of Cooper as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holmes is looking to break free of the clinch but Cooper has double underhooks.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
Holmes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Holmes is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Holmes unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cooper is trying to break the clinch but Holmes is controlling him.
Cooper wants to break the clinch but can't.
Holmes manages to break the clinch.
Holmes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Holmes.
Cooper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Holmes manages to break the clinch.
Holmes tries to clinch there but Cooper circles away.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Cooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Holmes tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick by Cooper misses
and Holmes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a hook to the side of Holmes's head but Holmes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Holmes tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmes lands with a right hand.
Holmes lands a head kick!
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Cooper fails with a takedown attempt.
Cooper keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
A good leg kick by Holmes.
Holmes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Holmes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Cooper shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Holmes pinned against the cage. Holmes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Holmes scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Holmes lands but Cooper takes it in his stride.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Cooper.
Holmes throws a head kick that misses.
Holmes gets a clinch.
Holmes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Holmes dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Holmes wants to clinch.
Holmes leaves Cooper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Holmes.
Cooper throws a right and a left that Holmes avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Holmes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cooper's head.
Cooper throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Holmes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Cooper lands a nice hook to Holmes's body. Holmes takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Holmes darts in and clinches Cooper up against the ropes.
Holmes lands a knee to the head.
Holmes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Holmes avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the ropes.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Cooper as the two fighters clinch.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper instigates a clinch.
Holmes misses with a knee strike.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cooper breaks from the clinch.
Holmes throws a head kick that Cooper semi-blocks.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Holmes dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cooper looks to land a left hand but Holmes moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Holmes misses its intended target.
Holmes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooper bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Holmes scores with a jab.
Cooper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Holmes closes the distance and clinches.
Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
William Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holmes forces Cooper back against the ropes and clinches.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Holmes.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes missing with knees to the body.
Holmes breaks the clinch.
Cooper shoots in for a double leg but Holmes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cooper stalks Holmes and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Holmes's face. Holmes staggers backwards, shaken.
Josh Holmes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Holmes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Holmes tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Cooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Holmes lands with a slapping head kick.
Cooper closes the distance and pushes Holmes back into the ropes.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper tries to break free but Holmes pushes him back against the ropes.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes misses with a knee to the head.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes looking to slow down the pace here.
Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cooper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Holmes to score with a decent uppercut.
Holmes moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
Cooper drives through and clinches with Holmes against the ropes.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooper blocks it with crossed arms.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
Holmes blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Holmes is defending well for now.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Holmes's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Holmes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooper blocks it with crossed arms.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cooper blocks the body kick.
Holmes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooper scores a takedown into full mount!
Holmes is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cooper trying to control but Holmes is having none of it.
Holmes tries to buck Cooper off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cooper is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Holmes can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Cooper is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Holmes has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Holmes on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Holmes tries to get out of the position.
Cooper throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Holmes because Cooper loaded up on that one.
Holmes is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Cooper thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cooper fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Holmes moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
Holmes tries to clinch but Cooper is having none of it.
Holmes gets caught flat footed, as Cooper shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cooper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Holmes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooper has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cooper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Holmes wants to get back to his feet but Cooper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Holmes keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper content to stall in guard here.
Cooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Holmes is retaining full guard.
Cooper wants to stand and escape but instead Holmes has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Holmes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cooper on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Holmes wanted to stand there but Cooper had control of the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Cooper moves into the clinch successfully.
Holmes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Holmes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooper avoiding damage as Holmes throws knees to the body.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Holmes with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Holmes tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper manages to break the clinch.
Holmes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Holmes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Holmes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Holmes takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Josh Holmes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Holmes needs to keep his hands up - Cooper had a free shot at his head there.
Holmes throws a head kick that Cooper semi-blocks.
Cooper throws a one two combo.
Cooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Holmes. Holmes obviously looking to wear him down.
Holmes is looking to clinch but Cooper is avoiding it.
Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes is just out of range.
Holmes blocks a head kick by Cooper.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes.
Cooper shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Holmes defends it nicely.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Cooper misses with an uppercut.
Holmes misses with a head kick.
Cooper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Josh Holmes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Cooper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Cooper tries to land a front kick but Holmes steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Holmes is looking to clinch.
Cooper fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Holmes avoids it really well and circles away.
Holmes lands a high kick!
Cooper looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Holmes throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Holmes trying to stall but Cooper improves his position.
Holmes tries to land a knee to the head but Cooper blocks with his arms.
Holmes throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
William Cooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Cooper!
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hype
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FIGHT
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