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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rhys Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Killa Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by warror. 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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250 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Rhys Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Killa Jones!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cooper really is a fat lump.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jones throws a leg kick but Cooper sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cooper changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Cooper wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Cooper tries to pull guard but Jones forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cooper jumps guard but Jones stands there with Cooper around his waist. Cooper gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rhys Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Jones is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Cooper keeps him there for the moment.
Cooper tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Jones pulls guard successfully.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jones takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cooper doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jones.
Jones is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stands up from half guard.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Jones tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cooper swivels and escapes.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Cooper shows good takedown defense.
Jones defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cooper.
Cooper shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones darts in and clinches Cooper up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jones has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cooper fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cooper trying to stall but Jones improves his position.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cooper up against the cage.
Cooper blocks an elbow strike.
Cooper is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Jones jumps into guard, dragging Cooper to the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Jones is controlling Cooper's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cooper!
Jones content just to control the position here.
Jones landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones is standing up, even though he is in mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killa Jones dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Cooper missing with knees to the body.
Jones stalling the fight.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Cooper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooper throws a combination that misses
and Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is trying to push Cooper away but Cooper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cooper up against the cage.
Cooper misses with a knee to the head.
Jones is working for takedown but Cooper is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cooper uses from the top position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jones is on top in guard.
Jones drops back looking for a leg! Cooper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cooper manages to kick Jones off! Jones jumps back into Cooper's guard.
Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is wriggling around but Jones manages to pass to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Still in half guard, Jones seems content to control.
Jones passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cooper!
Jones tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Jones 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.
Jones looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Cooper is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Jones throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Cooper because Jones loaded up on that one.
Jones controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cooper to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cooper shrugs it off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper is trying to escape the mount.
Jones looking to ground and pound but Cooper is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Killa Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cooper wants to clinch
and Cooper takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooper tries to keep at a distance but Jones has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Cooper postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jones wriggles free and stands up.
Jones avoids the head kick by Cooper.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Cooper sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice shot by Jones.
Jones avoids the body shot from Cooper.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Rhys Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Killa Jones.
Cooper throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
Cooper is fighting to break Jones's control of his arms but Jones is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Jones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rhys Cooper.
Cooper tries to clinch up
and Jones counters by clinching up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cooper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jones is keeping busy.
Jones pulls Cooper into guard.
Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cooper wants to stand and escape but instead Jones has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Jones gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cooper throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a three punch combo that has Cooper backing up. Cooper nods at Jones to acknowledge the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cooper sprawls well. Cooper wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Cooper looks to clinch
and Jones counters by moving into the clinch.
Jones has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Cooper uses from the top position.
Killa Jones has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones looking for a guillotine here but Cooper defends easily.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhys Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Killa Jones is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones pulls Cooper in close to prevent any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Killa Jones comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Jones 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Killa Jones!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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