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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adil Ek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gto Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adil Ek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gto Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Ek!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Ek can't escape the position.
Ek knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cooper on the ground.
Ek is squirming around, avoiding Cooper's attempts to control the action.
Ek wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Cooper.
Cooper stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Cooper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown but Ek shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ek moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cooper is defended easily by Ek.
Ek stuffs the takedown attempt from Cooper. Cooper gets slowly back to his feet.
Adil Ek has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gto Cooper.
Nice sprawl there from Ek as Cooper shoots in.
Ek closes the distance and clinches.
Ek can't break the clinch.
Ek fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cooper tries to pull guard but Ek forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cooper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooper pulls guard successfully.
Ek chips away with some ground and pound.
Ek wants to get up but he can't break Cooper's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ek wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
Ek is looking to work some ground and pound but Cooper has wrist control.
Ek passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Ek staying calm.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ek decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cooper to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooper throws a head kick but Ek moves out of range.
Cooper looks gassed!
Ek shoots in but no luck this time.
Ek tries for a takedown but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cooper fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Cooper tries to clinch but Ek moves out of range.
Ek bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ek controlling the position from side mount.
Ek trying to control the action but Cooper is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ek is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet but Ek drags him back down.
Ek happy to just control the position for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ek working the ground and pound but Cooper is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adil Ek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ek shoots in and drives through. Cooper sprawls well.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Ek circles away.
Cooper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cooper wants it to stay on the feet.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches up with Ek, looking for a takedown. Cooper pushes Ek against the cage but Ek circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ek closes the distance and clinches up with Cooper, looking for a takedown. Ek pushes Cooper against the cage but Cooper circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adil Ek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown by Ek or perhaps it was just good defense by Cooper which made him look bad.
Cooper drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Ek working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cooper.
Ek looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Ek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Ek is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Gto Cooper hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Cooper swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ek shoots for a double leg takedown but Cooper sprawls well. He's pushed Ek's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nice uppercut there from Ek.
Cooper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ek.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Ek with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ek looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ek goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Ek lands a jab to the head.
Cooper defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ek.
Ek misses with a takedown attempt - Cooper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cooper throws a wild body kick that Ek sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ek fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Horrible takedown by Ek or perhaps it was just good defense by Cooper which made him look bad.
Cooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ek tries for a takedown but Cooper circles away easily
and Cooper counters with a left and a right that stings Ek.
Cooper shoots in but Ek avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cooper shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Cooper wants to take a breather but Ek is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ek is trying to control but can't.
Cooper wants to free his trapped foot but Ek is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Cooper is keen to just control but Ek is a slippery customer.
Cooper is thwarting Ek's attempts to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cooper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ek keeps working.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gto Cooper has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ek throws a head kick but Cooper moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gto Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ek shoots in for a takedown but Cooper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ek gets a clinch.
Ek ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ek no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper is stalling in the full guard.
Ek is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper looking to pass the guard.
Gto Cooper has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Ek circles away and keeps his distance.
Adil Ek is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Ek.
Ek shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cooper is trying to defend but Ek finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cooper is looking to control Ek's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cooper avoid being mounted?
Cooper tries to get to full guard but Ek has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ek throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ek is looking to take a break and control but Cooper is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cooper slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cooper can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ek controls the pace.
Cooper is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ek accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ek stands up and waves to Cooper to follow him.
Cooper takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooper stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cooper wants it to stay on the feet.
Ek is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Adil Ek is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ek shoots in for a takedown but Cooper shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adil Ek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ek shoots in looking for a takedown but Cooper manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ek's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ek tries to bum rush Cooper with a series of wild strikes but Cooper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooper misses with a few strikes there.
Ek misses with a takedown attempt
and Cooper counters with a single leg into guard. Ek didn't expect that.
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!
Cooper stands and steps away. Ek gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Cooper misses with a double jab.
Cooper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooper has a takedown stuffed.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ek throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cooper's waist but Cooper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ek off to one side.
Cooper closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ek counters with a two punch combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Gto Cooper.
I think Cooper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gto Cooper!
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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
52% |
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