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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler has chosen Livin On A Prayer as his entrance music. Drake Tyler is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drake Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler blocks a head kick by Cooper.
Tyler gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cooper jumps guard and drags Tyler to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tyler trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooper has control of Tyler's left arm, preventing Tyler from doing any damage.
Tyler trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tyler works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cooper is trying to stand back up but Tyler is controlling him
Cooper is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Let's hope that Tyler has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cooper misses with a body kick.
Tyler slips a straight right by Cooper.
Tyler shoots and misses
and Cooper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cooper is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Tyler is trying to get back to full guard.
Tyler trying to hold on to Cooper's head to control him but Cooper postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper decides to stand and escape the position.
Tyler moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
Cooper throws a sloppy head kick
and Tyler counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tyler wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cooper trying to control the pace.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is thwarting Tyler's attempts to control the position.
Tyler is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Cooper is staying active.
Tyler looks gassed!
Tyler is pressing down on Cooper's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Tyler wants to sweep here but Cooper controlling him for the moment.
Cooper is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cooper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyler is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cooper is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cooper darts in and clinches Tyler up against the cage.
Tyler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tyler gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cooper distracts Tyler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cooper stands and steps away. Tyler gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Cooper dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cooper clinches up with Tyler and pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Tyler uses from the top position.
Tyler decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Cooper slaps away a takedown attempt from Tyler, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cooper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cooper sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
Cooper seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tyler for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper prevents Tyler from improving his position.
Cooper controlling the pace.
We're going to have a standup here because Scott Cooper wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper misses with a kick to the body.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cooper is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tyler!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tyler?
Cooper looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cooper jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tyler manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Cooper working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tyler is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Cooper is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cooper landing strikes from the mount.
Scott Cooper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cooper looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cooper in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cooper controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Cooper connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cooper working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Cooper tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cooper raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scott Cooper dominated that second round.
That's time! Cooper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cooper clinches with his opponent.
A bit of stalling here from Cooper.
Cooper escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper clinches.
Cooper wants the takedown. Tyler is fighting it off but Cooper persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Tyler's guard against the cage.
Tyler trying to control the position.
Cooper stands and throws Tyler's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Tyler is being controlled here.
Cooper working away.
Tyler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper trying to control the action but Tyler is working from the bottom.
Cooper is trying to move to mount but Tyler reverses beautifully and ends up in Cooper's guard.
Cooper has a closed guard, preventing Tyler from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper is pulling down on Tyler's head to control his posture.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
We're going to have a standup here because Scott Cooper wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Cooper darts in and clinches Tyler up against the cage.
That's two 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.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cooper's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Cooper drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tyler pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cooper fails with a takedown attempt.
Tyler with a poor takedown
and Cooper counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tyler's guard now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper cracks Tyler with a solid left hand.
Tyler being controlled here, momentarily.
Cooper with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper stands and steps away. Tyler gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cooper has Tyler up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper tries to pull guard but Tyler holds him up against the cage and eventually Cooper drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper has Tyler pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Cooper pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Tyler tumbling to the mat - Cooper dives into Tyler's guard.
Tyler scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A head kick from Cooper lands but Tyler takes it in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper shoots and misses
and Tyler counters with a low kick, right behind Cooper 's knee.
Tyler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cooper counters with a single leg into guard. Tyler didn't expect that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tyler keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Cooper drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Tyler manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cooper has Tyler in his guard.
Tyler throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Cooper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cooper has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scott Cooper!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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