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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between JR Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucciano Cool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Summers comes to the cage accompanied by Before I Forgot. 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 Las Vegas, JR Summers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lucciano Cool!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cool drives through with a takedown into Summers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Summers striking off his back but it's not causing Cool any problems.
Cool postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Summers is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cool, into his guard.
Summers scoring with punches to the head and body.
Summers cracks Cool with a solid left hand.
Summers wants to control from the top but Cool keeps moving.
Summers stays in close to Cool's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers works over Cool with some ground and pound from guard.
Cool had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Summers defends it easily.
Cool looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Summers is working Cool over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cool is looking for a triangle but Summers pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cool utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Summers is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cool is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cool has escaped and now he's on top!
Cool prevents Summers from getting back to his feet.
Cool trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cool wants to control from the top but Summers keeps moving.
Summers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Summers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cool working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Summers keeping moving, preventing Cool from controlling successfully.
Cool working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cool has gone for a leg lock! Summers slips out almost immediately though and dives into Cool's guard.
Cool looks gassed!
Summers trying to control but Cool is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers is looking to stand up but Cool won't let him.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Cool changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Summers tries to avoid it but Cool manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Summers to the ground. Summers escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Summers shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Summers was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Summers lands a big shot there that rocks Cool but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Summers tries to control but Cool wriggling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cool is trying desperately to improve position.
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 JR Summers will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Summers displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cool.
Summers is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cool sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
JR Summers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Summers throws a sloppy head kick and Cool moves out of range easily.
Cool gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Summers to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cool is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Summers distracts Cool with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cool is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cool keeping moving, preventing Summers from controlling successfully.
Summers's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Summers looking to sit in guard and control but Cool gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cool accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cool avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cool drops back looking for a leg! Summers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Summers manages to kick Cool off! Cool jumps back into Summers's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cool prevents Summers from getting back to his feet.
Cool is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Summers trying to control the position.
Cool drops back looking for a leg! Summers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Summers manages to kick Cool off! Cool jumps back into Summers's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cool trying to control the position from guard on top but Summers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cool thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Summers trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Summers trying to keep a closed guard but Cool is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cool in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cool is looking to work some ground and pound but Summers has wrist control.
Cool in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cool postures up.
Cool throws a big elbow that misses.
Summers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cool on the ground.
Cool trying to control but Summers is working from the bottom.
Cool throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cool landing some decent shots from guard.
Summers working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that JR Summers will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Summers misses with a takedown attempt
and Cool counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Summers!
Cool is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Summers can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cool is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Summers can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cool wants to finish this one by submission but Summers is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cool.
Summers tries to buck Cool off but Cool takes his back!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cool is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Lucciano Cool has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Summers holding both Cool 's hands and preventing any damage.
Summers preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Cool.
Summers trying to control the action but Cool just sinks the hooks in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cool working for the choke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cool is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Cool struggling to land strikes to the head as Summers covers up.
Cool looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Summers is controlling Cool 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers trying to control but Cool is working from the bottom.
Summers wants to get up but he can't break Cool's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Summers content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Summers avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cool has his foot on Summers's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Summers works his way back into a safe position though.
Summers wants to control from the top but Cool keeps moving.
Summers is pushing down on Cool's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cool is fighting to maintain full guard but Summers has managed to sneak the leg through.
Summers is nestled in close to Cool, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Summers connects with a nice short shot to Cool's temple.
Lucciano Cool has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
JR Summers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cool actively working from the bottom here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucciano Cool comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Summers has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... JR Summers!
A very excited looking JR Summers made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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