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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Linguist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Cooney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jamie Cooney has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
Knockout power |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Julian Linguist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jamie Cooney!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Winston Howard.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooney shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Linguist manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Linguist working for a triangle but Cooney defends it easily.
Linguist looking for subs off his back but Cooney has passed one foot through into half guard.
Linguist is looking to control Cooney's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Linguist avoid being mounted?
Cooney trying to pass the guard but Linguist defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooney with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Linguist is looking for a sweep. Cooney is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Linguist avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Cooney.
Cooney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Linguist defending well though.
Cooney passes to full mount!
Cooney in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Linguist tries to hold on but Cooney postures up.
Cooney fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cooney looking for a guillotine from mount but Linguist is having none of it.
Cooney prevents Linguist from getting the reversal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooney avoids the attempt from Linguist to control.
Cooney prevents Linguist from getting the reversal.
Cooney tries to control but Linguist wriggling away.
Cooney with good strikes from the mount here!
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!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cooney cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linguist wants to hold on but Cooney pushes him away.
Cooney lands a heavy elbow.
Linguist tries to hold on but Cooney pushes him away.
Cooney wants to control the pace but Linguist is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linguist sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Linguist trying to control here.
Linguist is not content to let Cooney control the position.
Cooney is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cooney slows the pace down in half guard.
Linguist looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Linguist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linguist is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cooney scores with a couple of nice shots.
Linguist has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cooney is working away from the top position though.
Cooney slips a nice elbow through Linguist's hands, connecting with Linguist's forehead.
Linguist missing with punches from the bottom.
The fighters are battling for position here. Linguist manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linguist is pulling down on Cooney's head to control his posture.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linguist is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cooney is aware though and is defending well.
Cooney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Cooney dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cooney gets a takedown into half guard.
Cooney lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cooney not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Linguist manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cooney trying to control but Linguist is working from the bottom.
Linguist working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cooney doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cooney manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Cooney trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cooney preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooney lands a couple of digs.
Linguist looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cooney passes into side control.
Linguist manages to work his way to half guard, despite Cooney's best efforts.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Linguist looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cooney takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cooney is thwarting Linguist's attempts to control the position.
Cooney slows the pace down in half guard.
Linguist makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Linguist.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooney is pushing down on Linguist's leg trying to pass to half guard. Linguist is fighting to maintain full guard but Cooney has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cooney is figuring out what he wants to do next.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linguist is looking to improve his position.
Cooney content to control rather than advance.
Cooney sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Linguist defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Cooney.
Cooney is trying for a kimura here. Linguist looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Cooney wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jamie Cooney!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
46% |
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