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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Goc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goc has chosen Two Steps From Hell - ASAP as his entrance music. Adam Cooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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173 cm
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205 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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192 cm
26
205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Adam Cooper! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacek Goc! The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Cooper checks a leg kick. Goc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Goc looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooper throws a big shot that misses. Goc misses the shot to the body. Cooper scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Goc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Goc lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Cooper attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Cooper cracks Goc with a right hand to the side of the head. A head kick misses from Goc. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goc, right into the meat.
Goc uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Cooper blocks a leg kick. Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Goc is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Goc scores with a hook. Goc dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooper. That did some damage! Cooper throws out a loose jab but Goc uses good head movement to avoid it. Goc throws a nice outside leg kick. Cooper 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. Goc looks for the body kick but Cooper saw that one coming. Goc misses with a few strikes there.
Cooper blocks a head kick by Goc.
Cooper throws a hook but Goc avoids it easily. Goc cracks Cooper with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Cooper attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Cooper takes a kick to the side of the head. Cooper throws a body punch but Goc moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper moves out of range of the body kick. Goc lands a leg kick that knocks Cooper off balance momentarily. Goc doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Goc fails with a takedown attempt. Cooper jabbing away but nothing is landing. Cooper with a hook. Jacek Goc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Cooper misses with a body shot.
Goc with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cooper to score with a decent uppercut. Cooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Goc fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooper manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Goc, right into the meat.
Goc misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Cooper counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Goc looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Adam Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A head kick misses from Goc. Cooper throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Cooper misses with a wild combination.
Cooper uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goc.
Goc lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goc tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cooper is able to avoid easily. A swing and a miss from Cooper. Goc dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooper. That did some damage!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Goc throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Goc misses with a low kick.
Cooper changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Goc throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range. Goc bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Cooper scores with a kick to the body.
Cooper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. This has been an exciting period of action! Cooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goc throws out the jab. Cooper throws a lazy right hand but Goc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Goc throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Cooper scores with a jab to the jaw. Goc needs to keep his hands up - Cooper had a free shot at his head there. Cooper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Adam Cooper will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cooper pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Cooper misses with a body kick. Goc delivers a nice body kick. Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Goc. Cooper shrugs it off though. Goc throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Goc throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Cooper connects with a solid leg kick. Goc misses with an attempted mid kick.
The fighters circling - Goc throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Goc feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coopers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Goc dips to his left and cracks Cooper with an uppercut!
It looks like Adam Cooper has been cut. Goc lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Goc scores with a nice head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Goc throws a chopping leg kick but Cooper manages to avoid taking any serious damage. Cooper avoids the head kick by Goc.
Cooper throws a hook but Goc avoids it easily. Cooper takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Goc has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Goc lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooper off the cage and back into range. Goc throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cooper stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Goc throws a leg kick and Cooper counters with a low kick, right behind Goc 's knee. Goc is breathing heavily. Cooper connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Cooper jabbing away but nothing is landing. Goc slips a jab from Cooper. Goc comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Cooper looks to score with a jab to the body but Goc is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Cooper checks the leg kick. Cooper defending well as Goc loads up on a big left hand. Goc throws a nice outside leg kick. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Goc checks a low kick from Cooper. Cooper misses with an uppercut. Goc saw that one coming. Goc misses with a wild body shot. Goc slips a jab from Cooper. Goc throws a leg kick and Cooper counters with a thumping low kick. Cooper lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Cooper turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. A good leg kick by Goc.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Goc defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand. Goc 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. Cooper lands a nice leg kick that just misses Goc's sensitive parts. Cooper throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Cooper scores with the left hand. Goc knows he should have avoided that one. Goc on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Cooper throws a nice looking combination but Goc bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Cooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goc. Goc obviously looking to wear him down.
Cooper fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Goc on the side of the head. Goc throws a front kick that sends Cooper stumbling back into the cage. Goc scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Cooper slaps away a takedown attempt from Goc, before circling back to the center of the mat. Cooper misses with a kick to the body.
Goc lands with an overhand left. Cooper avoids the head kick by Goc.
Cooper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time. Goc cracks the inside of Cooper's front leg. Cooper moves into range and connects with a jab. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Cooper throws a one two combo.
Cooper tests Goc's chin there with a solid looking shot. Goc misses with a straight right. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jacek Goc will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Adam Cooper's cut. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss. Cooper jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Goc throws a leg kick which misses Cooper's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooper tries to avoid it. Goc avoids the body shot from Cooper.
Goc slips a jab and a cross from Cooper.
Goc misses with a jab to the body
and Cooper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Adam Cooper is winning the standup battle so far. Goc missing with a left hand there. Cooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Goc throws a head kick but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper misses with a kick to the body.
A good leg kick by Goc. Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Goc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Goc lands a nice looking body shot.
Goc misses with a body kick. Cooper avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Goc feints and then cracks Cooper's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cooper down. Goc looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooper is just out of range. Cooper throws a jab but it's blocked by Goc. Goc misses with a body shot.
Cooper misses the shot to the body. Goc pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Cooper throws a body punch but Goc moves out of range. Cooper slips under a jab from Goc. Goc throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A nice leg kick lands there from Goc. Goc misses with an attempted mid kick.
Goc closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Goc lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cooper throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Goc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. 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! Goc keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooper. Goc tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Cooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Cooper cracks Goc with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Goc fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cooper. Goc throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Goc thumps Cooper with a low kick. Cooper thumps Goc with a low kick. Goc walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Cooper checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. A looping hook to the body misses from Goc. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet. Cooper 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. A solid body kick from Goc. Goc ducks right into an uppercut from Cooper. Goc throws a looping overhand right but Cooper ducks down to avoid it. A slapping body kick lands there for Goc. Goc throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Goc misses with a hook. Cooper ducked under it nicely. Goc misses with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Goc uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooper. Goc looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Goc has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Cooper throws a body kick that misses. Cooper throws out a powerful jab. Cooper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Goc. This has been an exciting period of action! Goc looks for a takedown but Cooper sprawls well. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Goc ducks under a wild hook from Cooper. Cooper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Jacek Goc. Well Goc has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 28:29 Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29 Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacek Goc! Jacek Goc gave a mention to Gilop® in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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