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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Imen Cognito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
2 - 9 - 0 |
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184 cm
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224 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Imen Cognito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Cook!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Damien Edna and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cognito shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cook as he jumps to the side.
Cook looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cognito looks for a takedown but Cook sprawls well.
Cook will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cook tries to keep at a distance but Cognito has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cook prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Imen Cognito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cook fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cognito scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cognito drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cook prevents the takedown attempt.
Cook is trying to break the clinch but Cognito is controlling him.
Cognito tightens his grip and picks Cook up, before dumping him to the ground. Cook manages to land in guard.
Cognito makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cognito postures up and lands a big shot to Cook's brow.
Cook is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cognito is controlling him.
Cognito keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cook's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cognito lands a couple of elbows.
Cognito postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cognito working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cook's head.
Cognito is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cognito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cognito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cognito scoring with some ground and pound.
Cook thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Cook looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cognito working some strikes from top position.
Cognito distracts Cook with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cognito keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cook's head.
Cognito throws and elbow that misses. Cook uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cognito's guard. Nice move by Cook!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cognito tries to strike from the bottom.
Cook gets to his feet. Cognito looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cook scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cook.
Cook connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook thows a body kick. Cognito tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cognito closes the distance and clinches up with Cook, looking for a takedown. Cognito pushes Cook against the cage but Cook circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cook lands a high kick!
Cook tries to bum rush Cognito with a series of wild strikes but Cognito uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cognito shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Good shot there by Cook.
Cook misses with a double jab.
Cook stuffs the takedown attempt from Cognito. Cognito gets slowly back to his feet.
Cognito takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cook goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cognito fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cook looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cognito looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cook is fending him off so far but Cognito persists. Nope, Cook circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook misses with the combination.
Cognito with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cook will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cognito gets a takedown into half guard.
Cook looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cook avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cognito.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imen Cognito dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Cognito drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cognito prevents Cook from getting back to his feet.
Cognito lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Cognito postures up and lands a big shot to Cook's brow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cook is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cognito is controlling him.
Cognito landing some decent shots from guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Cook can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cognito working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cook's head.
Cognito has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cook wants to stand up but Cognito is controlling him.
Cognito throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cook works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cognito distracts Cook with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cognito postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cook throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Cognito won't allow Cook to get back to his feet.
Cook kicks Cognito off and gets to his feet.
Cook shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Cognito's guard.
Cognito throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cognito lands with a heel strike from the guard.
Cook slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Cognito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook working Cognito over with strikes.
Cognito throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cognito tries to get to full guard but Cook has control of the leg.
Cognito throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cook takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cognito shoots in looking for a takedown. Cook tries to sprawl out of it but Cognito keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Cook manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cook scores with a spinning back kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cognito doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cook counters with a solid body kick.
Cook connects with a high kick.
Cook connects with a high kick.
Cognito tries to clinch up.
Cognito misses with a takedown
and Cook cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Imen Cognito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cognito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cook shoots and misses
and Cognito counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cognito tries for a takedown but Cook manages to get underhooks.
Cook tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cognito smiles and moves away.
Cognito gets a takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cognito scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Cook kicks Cognito off and gets back to his feet.
Cognito shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cook defends it nicely.
Cook throws a head kick that Cognito semi-blocks.
Cook clinches but Cognito breaks the clinch
and Cognito counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cognito.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cook preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cognito working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Imen Cognito dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Cook throws a head kick that Cognito semi-blocks.
Cognito changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cook tries to avoid it but Cognito manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cook to the ground. Cook escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cognito swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.
Cook keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A combination from Cook does no damage.
Cognito fails with the takedown
and Cook counters with a series of strikes. Cognito will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Imen Cognito. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cook throws a head kick that half lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left and a right from Cook both land. Nice combination.
Cook lands a high kick!
Cook has managed to clinch.
Cook wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cognito.
Cook has had enough of the clinch but Cognito keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook is trying to break the clinch but Cognito has him pressed against the cage.
Cook has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cognito has hold of one of Cook's legs. Cook is fighting the takedown attempt but Cognito gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Cognito with a nice head shot there.
Cognito with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cognito throws and elbow that misses. Cook uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cognito's guard. Nice move by Cook!
Cognito throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cognito is looking to stand up but Cook isn't so interested in that idea.
Cognito punching from the bottom.
Cognito throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cognito tries to strike from the bottom.
Cognito is striking off his back. Cook thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Cognito strikes from the bottom but Cook passes into mount!
Cognito regains half guard.
Cook blocks the strikes from Cognito.
Cognito on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cognito tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cognito pushes Cook off looking to stand but Cook dives back in and keeps control.
Cognito wants to improve his position but Cook is controlling well.
Cognito throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Cognito is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cognito pushes Cook off looking to stand but Cook dives back in and keeps control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cook misses with a combination
and Cognito counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cook's guard now.
Cognito throws and elbow that misses. Cook uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cognito's guard. Nice move by Cook!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cognito punching to the body, from the bottom.
Cognito trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cook stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Cook throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cognito has his takedown stuffed
and Cook counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cook swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cognito counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cognito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cognito postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Brett Cook has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cook avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Imen Cognito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cognito, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Imen Cognito!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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