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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Shields (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by my baby girl - kalo kalo man. Shields has chosen Rage Against the Machine - Renegades of Funk as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jake Shields!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Tarja Halkonen and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shields closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cooper circles away.
Shields misses with an attempted mid kick.
Shields throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shields misses with a head kick.
Cooper gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooper manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Shields tries to throw a body punch but Cooper avoids it by throwing Shields back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
It looks like Jake Shields has been cut.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper lands a left hand.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shields manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cooper not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shields looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Cooper wants to stand but Shields is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shields escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cooper gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cooper trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shields is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooper defends well.
Cooper has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shields is looking for a triangle but Cooper pushes his legs off easily.
Cooper is looking to stand up but Shields won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Shields keeps moving.
Shields 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.
Cooper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shields is keeping the position for now.
Cooper seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Charles Cooper.
Shields goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cooper clinches with his opponent.
Shields tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooper avoids it.
Shields tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Shields trying to land knees to the body.
Shields throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shields is defending well for now.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Shields tries to circle away but Cooper has him pinned against the cage.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Shields.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Shields jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cooper walks away with a smile on his face. Shields gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cooper throws a sloppy head kick and Shields moves out of range easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Shields.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Shields swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shields circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper has managed to clinch.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shields tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooper avoids it.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Shields's defenses.
Shields takes an elbow to the forehead.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Shields tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shields misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shields is trying to break the clinch but Cooper is controlling him.
Cooper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shields's elbow.
Cooper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shields misses with a punch on the inside.
Cooper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Cooper working Shields over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shields is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Shields looks winded!
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Shields shrugs off.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Shields shrugs off.
Shields is rocked!
That has opened up Jake Shields's cut even more.
Cooper pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Shields! Cooper unloads with more strikes and Shields sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Cooper!
A very excited looking Charles Cooper rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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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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