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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles LaFontier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles LaFontier has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles LaFontier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Wesley Smith and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaFontier misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper wants to clinch up but LaFontier keeps it at a distance.
LaFontier misses the jab.
LaFontier lands with a hook. Cooper tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cooper tries to clinch
and LaFontier counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Good shot there by LaFontier.
Cooper on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Adam Cooper has been cut.
Cooper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
LaFontier throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
LaFontier swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
LaFontier misses with a body punch
and Cooper counters by moving into the clinch.
LaFontier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
LaFontier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
LaFontier misses with a hook
letting Cooper counter with a right hand.
LaFontier misses with a double jab
and Cooper counters with a nice body shot.
Cooper staying out of range there.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaFontier throws a body punch but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charles LaFontier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaFontier throws a shot from downtown. Cooper moves away and avoids it.
Cooper throws a looping overhand right but LaFontier ducks down to avoid it.
LaFontier misses with a left hand
and Cooper counters with a leg kick.
LaFontier misses with a body shot.
LaFontier throws a lazy uppercut
and Cooper counters by clinching up.
LaFontier doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cooper lands with a short shot to the head.
LaFontier breaks from the clinch.
LaFontier avoids the body shot from Cooper.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
LaFontier misses with an uppercut
and Cooper counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
LaFontier misses with a double jab
and Cooper counters with a low kick, right behind LaFontier 's knee.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but LaFontier pushes him off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from LaFontier. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
A combination from LaFontier does no damage.
LaFontier lands a right hook to the body.
Cooper is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
LaFontier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
LaFontier misses with an uppercut
and Cooper counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
LaFontier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
LaFontier swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
LaFontier swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cooper counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cooper.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
LaFontier misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaFontier fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
LaFontier wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cooper pushes LaFontier back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooper scores with a shot to the side of LaFontier's head.
Cooper working aggressively here.
LaFontier pushes Cooper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
LaFontier's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
LaFontier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cooper counters with a nice low kick that buckles LaFontier's knee momentarily.
Donk. LaFontier catches Cooper right on the button with a cross.
LaFontier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
LaFontier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice uppercut there from Cooper.
LaFontier looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.
Cooper misses with a body shot.
LaFontier misses with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LaFontier tests Cooper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but LaFontier pushes him off.
LaFontier throws a hook to the side of Cooper's head but Cooper sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A decent looking cross lands there for LaFontier.
A jab from LaFontier misses.
LaFontier throws a big shot that misses.
Cooper scoring well with a low kick there.
LaFontier throws a right and a left that Cooper avoids nicely.
LaFontier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
Cooper lands with a left to the head.
Cooper scores with a shoulder strike.
LaFontier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
LaFontier keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
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 Charles LaFontier will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Adam Cooper's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
LaFontier throws a right hand that Cooper ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooper also avoids with ease.
Nice shot by LaFontier.
Cooper tries to clinch but LaFontier is having none of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooper.
LaFontier swinging wildly here.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
LaFontier throws out a powerful jab.
LaFontier getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cooper slips under a jab.
Cooper looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
LaFontier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper tries to clinch up but LaFontier circles away and keeps his distance.
Cooper clinches.
LaFontier misses with a hook to the ribs.
LaFontier manages to break the clinch.
LaFontier throws a predictable looking body shot
and Cooper counters with a body kick.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but LaFontier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
LaFontier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
LaFontier uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cooper has time to react.
LaFontier is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
LaFontier connects with a crisp jab.
Cooper takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooper takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
LaFontier throws a combination that misses
and Cooper counters with a nice low kick that buckles LaFontier's knee momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaFontier just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cooper shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cooper wants to clinch.
LaFontier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
LaFontier swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Charles LaFontier is winning the standup battle so far.
LaFontier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cooper counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
LaFontier tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
LaFontier is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooper has LaFontier pressed against the cage, preventing LaFontier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Cooper misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite LaFontier's efforts to push away.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by LaFontier.
LaFontier blocks a body shot from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
Adam Cooper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cooper trying to control the position but instead, LaFontier has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooper into the cage.
Cooper lands an uppercut.
Cooper has LaFontier pressed against the cage, preventing LaFontier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
LaFontier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but LaFontier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper prevents a body shot from LaFontier.
Cooper unloads with a big right hand that wobbles LaFontier! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Cooper is unloading with more strikes now! LaFontier drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adam Cooper!
Adam Cooper managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Steel Penn's Laundry 93%, into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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