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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tanom Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Advanced Training! from the movie Kick Boxer!. Tanom Jaa acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bobby Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanom Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Steve Erwin and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tanom Jaa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaa pushes Cooper away with a front kick.
Jaa takes the fight into the clinch.
Jaa working Cooper over with knees to the body.
Jaa keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cooper's efforts to push away.
Cooper prevents a body shot from Jaa.
Jaa has Cooper pressed against the cage, preventing Cooper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaa gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Bobby Cooper has been cut.
Jaa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cooper's defenses.
Cooper breaks the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaa throws a push kick but Cooper slaps the foot to one side.
Cooper lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooper throws a right and a left that Jaa avoids nicely.
Jaa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper scores with a jab to the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooper misses with a low kick.
Cooper misses with a hook. Jaa ducked under it nicely.
Jaa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jaa has Cooper up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaa landing knees to the head.
Cooper breaks the clinch.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cooper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jaa - the referee stops the clock and Cooper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jaa. Cooper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jaa has managed to clinch.
Jaa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaa lands a knee to the head.
Jaa working Cooper over with knees to the body.
Jaa throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooper blocks it with crossed arms.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but Cooper blocks it.
Cooper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jaa tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cooper avoiding damage as Jaa throws knees to the body.
Jaa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooper avoids the elbow strike from Jaa, against the cage.
Cooper takes an elbow to the temple.
Jaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jaa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jaa misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Cooper's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jaa thuds his right hand into Cooper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cooper moves out of range as Jaa throws a body kick.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jaa connects with a leg kick. Cooper looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Cooper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jaa checks it well.
A solid body kick from Jaa.
Jaa cracks Cooper with an open hand slap.
Jaa tried to score with a low kick but Cooper checks it.
Jaa misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jaa with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cooper to score with a decent uppercut.
A solid body kick from Jaa.
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!
Sloppy strikes from Cooper. Those never looked like landing.
Jaa digs a good hook to Cooper's body.
Cooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooper moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Jaa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jaa looks for the body kick but Cooper saw that one coming.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Cooper circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jaa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cooper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooper lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanom Jaa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Cooper's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jaa moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Jaa.
Cooper takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bobby Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Cooper counter with a right hand.
Jaa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooper walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jaa.
Jaa lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cooper will feel that in the morning.
Jaa clinches up with Cooper and pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper avoids a wild elbow strike from Jaa.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaa lands an elbow that stopped Cooper in his tracks for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jaa tries to clinch up.
Jaa tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooper moves out of range of the body kick from Jaa.
Jaa takes the fight into the clinch.
Jaa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
Cooper breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Jaa thows a body shot but no joy.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt
and Cooper counters with a two punch combo.
Jaa tries to clinch there but Cooper circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to clinch up but Cooper circles away and keeps his distance.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jaa.
Cooper rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jaa moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jaa walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jaa fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cooper on the side of the head.
Cooper moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jaa fakes the leg kick and cracks Cooper in the body.
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jaa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cooper scores with a hook to the body. Jaa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Cooper tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cooper's head.
Cooper is rocked!
Jaa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Oh Cooper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tanom Jaa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Jaa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jaa looking to throw knees to the head but Cooper is blocking nicely.
Jaa lands a nice elbow.
Jaa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jaa is breathing heavily.
Jaa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jaa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jaa gets through Cooper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Clinched against the cage, Jaa lands a big elbow that drops Cooper! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Cooper is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tanom Jaa!
Tanom Jaa made sure to mention his sponsor, -OVERDOSE Factory- in his post fight interview.
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hype
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