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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lawrence Cohen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Cooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cohen comes into the arena with Season in the Abyss blaring out of the sound system. Lawrence Cohen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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178 lbs
15 - 11 - 0 |
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180 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lawrence Cohen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jamie Cooney!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Russell Pearce and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cohen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cooney counters with a head kick. That will keep Cohen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Cohen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooney misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooney has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cohen finds it's way round the side to connect with Cooney's head.
Cooney throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
An inside leg kick lands from Cooney.
Cooney blocks a jab.
Cooney throws a lazy uppercut
and Cohen counters with a big head kick but Cooney shrugs it off.
Cooney scores with a head kick.
Cooney feints and then cracks Cohen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cohen down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooney steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cohen.
Cohen closes the distance but Cooney moves to the side
and Cooney counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cohen thinking.
Cohen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooney counters with a head kick.
Cohen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Nice body kick there by Cooney.
Cooney lunges at Cohen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cohen's hand.
Cohen misses with a left hand
enabling Cooney to counter with a crisp jab.
Cohen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cooney throws a series of punches but Cohen moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Cooney misses.
Cohen swings widly with a right hand
and Cooney counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooney scoring well with a low kick there.
Cohen tries for a takedown but Cooney circles away easily
letting Cooney counter with a right hand.
Cohen fails with the takedown
and Cooney counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen takes a swing at Cooney's ribcage but misses.
Cooney bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cohen's head backwards.
Cohen catches Cooney with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cohen.
Cohen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Cooney counters with an inside leg kick.
Cooney feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cohen's calf.
Cohen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Cohen misses with a takedown attempt
and Cooney counters with a nice uppercut.
Cooney throws a low kick but Cohen avoids it.
Jamie Cooney is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooney connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cohen's hands.
Cohen lands with a straight right. Cooney didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Cooney.
Cooney lands with an uppercut that bounces Cohen off the cage and back into rage.
Cooney looks for the body kick but Cohen saw that one coming.
Cohen looking to score a takedown here. Cooney is defending well but Cohen drives through and ends up in Cooney's guard.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooney is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cohen trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooney is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cohen wants to pass the guard but Cooney is keeping the position.
Cohen trying to control but Cooney is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Cooney dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cooney swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooney connects with a solid leg kick.
Cohen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cohen with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cooney counters with a stiff right hand.
Cohen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cooney counters with a straight right hand.
Cohen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lawrence Cohen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cohen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cooney at a distance.
Cohen misses with a takedown
and Cooney counters with a solid body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cooney counters with a solid body kick.
Cooney misses with a body kick.
Cohen misses with an uppercut
and Cooney counters with a thumping low kick.
A head kick from Cooney lands but Cohen takes it in his stride.
Cooney misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cohen.
Cooney goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cohen fails with the takedown
and Cooney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cooney fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cohen checks it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooney lands a front kick.
Cooney tries a head kick but it misses.
Cohen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cooney counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cooney connects with the punch.
Cohen moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooney keeps Cohen at a distance using the push kick.
Cohen misses with a hook.
Good work by Cohen as he checks the leg kick.
Cohen misses with a right hand
and Cooney counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cohen misses with a takedown attempt
and Cooney counters with a stiff right hand.
Cohen thows a body shot but no joy.
Cohen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Cohen moves in looking to clinch but Cooney pushes him off.
Cooney circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cohen tries for a takedown but Cooney circles away easily
and Cooney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cohen blocks a low kick nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cohen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cohen has his takedown stuffed
and Cooney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cohen misses with a hook. Cooney ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Cooney.
Cohen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cooney pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooney tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cohen misses with a takedown attempt
and Cooney counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Cooney showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cohen has his takedown stuffed
and Cohen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooney jabs Cohen right on the nose. Cohen blinks but takes it well.
Cohen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cooney's waist but Cooney gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cohen off to one side.
Cooney throws a head kick but Cohen moves out of range.
Cooney slips a jab from Cohen.
Cooney has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Cohen misses its intended target.
Cohen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cohen is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cohen takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cohen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cohen throws a looping overhand right but Cooney ducks down to avoid it.
Cohen throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooney finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cohen fails to land with a series of punches.
Cohen swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cooney counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Cohen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Some bone on bone action there as Cohen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Cohen fails with the takedown
and Cooney counters with a two punch combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lawrence Cohen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cohen closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cooney connects with a leg kick. Cohen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jamie Cooney seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cohen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cooney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooney fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by Cooney.
Cohen misses with a takedown
and Cooney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cohen thows a leg kick but Cooney checks it
and Cooney counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cohen misses with a double jab
and Cooney counters with a nice leg kick.
Cooney cracks Cohen with an open hand slap.
Cooney lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooney scoring well with a low kick there.
Cohen misses with a lunging right hand
letting Cooney counter with a right hand.
Cooney tries to close the distance and clinch but Cohen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cohen throws a poor cross that misses
and Cooney counters with a thumping low kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooney.
Cohen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cohen tries for a takedown but Cooney circles away easily
and Cooney counters with a nice body kick.
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!
Cooney throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooney throws a head kick that misses.
Cooney has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cohen stalling in the clinch but Cooney improves position.
Cooney lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cooney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooney stalls.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooney.
Cooney scores with a nice hook to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooney scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lawrence Cohen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooney.
Cooney working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Cooney comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Cooney winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 26:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 26:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Cooney!
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hype
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