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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Syrus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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198 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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183 cm
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210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyson Syrus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Max Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Summer Carpenter and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syrus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooper tries to clinch up but Syrus circles away and keeps his distance.
Syrus looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Syrus wants to take a breather but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper is looking for a sweep. Syrus is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cooper is trying is best to control the position here.
Syrus seems to be looking for submissions.
Cooper is trying to get back to full guard.
Cooper holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Syrus not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Syrus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Syrus is pressing down on Cooper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cooper is holding on for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cooper avoids a kick to the body.
Syrus scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Cooper stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Syrus wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cooper keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syrus is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cooper has escaped the position, nice work there.
You can see the frustration on Cooper's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Syrus trying to control the position but Cooper is working away.
Cooper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cooper stuffs the takedown attempt from Syrus. Syrus gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Syrus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper stuffs the takedown attempt from Syrus. Syrus gets slowly back to his feet.
Cooper tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Syrus decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cooper's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Syrus is breathing heavily.
Syrus throws a big right hand that misses.
Cooper is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Syrus wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
Syrus won't allow Cooper to sweep him here.
Syrus trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Syrus would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to sweep here but Syrus controlling him for the moment.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cooper tries to clinch but Syrus is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Syrus shoots for a takedown but Cooper saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Syrus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper darts in trying to clinch
and Syrus counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cooper won't be happy with that.
Cooper isn't going anywhere.
Cooper struggling a bit here.
Syrus working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cooper tries to improve position but can't.
Syrus misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Cooper stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is not content to let Syrus control the position.
Cooper is trying to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cooper with a lazy takedown attempt
and Syrus counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cooper!
Syrus wants to control the pace but Cooper is squirming around nicely.
Syrus landing shots from mount.
Cooper tries to hold on but Syrus pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Syrus is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cooper is surviving well by controlling Syrus's body position as best he can.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper wants to control but Syrus is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Syrus dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cooper clinches but Syrus breaks the clinch
and Syrus counters with a single leg into guard. Cooper didn't expect that.
Cooper is looking to sweep but instead, Syrus has passed into half guard.
Syrus looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cooper gets back to full guard.
Cooper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Syrus gets to his feet. Cooper looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Cooper tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Syrus counters with a single leg into guard. Cooper didn't expect that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Syrus trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cooper's guard.
Cooper is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper looking for a sweep. Not yet Cooper, not yet.
Cooper preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Syrus pushes down on Cooper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Cooper gets full guard.
Syrus drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Cooper manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Syrus has Cooper in his guard.
Syrus 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper content to stall in guard here.
Cooper's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Syrus looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper controlling from the top position.
Cooper is pushing down on Syrus's leg trying to pass to half guard. Syrus is fighting to maintain full guard but Cooper has managed to sneak the leg through.
Cooper content to control rather than advance.
Despite being in the dominant position, Max Cooper just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Syrus is avoiding it.
Cooper tries to clinch
and Syrus counters with a shoot takedown. Cooper fights it but they end up in guard.
Syrus trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson Syrus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cooper controlling Syrus's posture.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Syrus from controlling successfully.
Syrus is fighting to break Cooper's control of his arms but Cooper is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Syrus throwing strikes from guard but Cooper blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooper manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Syrus is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyson Syrus dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Syrus looks for a takedown but Cooper sprawls well.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Syrus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Syrus sprawls well initially but Cooper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Syrus wants to improve his position but Cooper is controlling well.
Cooper stalling.
Cooper is thwarting Syrus's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Syrus is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper controlling the pace.
Cooper prevents Syrus from improving his position.
Cooper is taking a breather. Syrus says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Max Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Syrus is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cooper is controlling the pace.
Cooper stops Syrus from getting back to his feet.
Cooper content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Despite being in the dominant position, Max Cooper just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cooper tries to clinch but Syrus moves out of range.
Syrus slips a straight right by Cooper.
Cooper is looking to clinch.
Syrus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Syrus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper stuffs the takedown.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Syrus circles away.
Max Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Syrus misses with a takedown attempt - Cooper sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Syrus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Syrus is avoiding it.
Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper landing knees to the head.
Cooper connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Tyson Syrus has been cut.
Cooper landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Cooper.
Cooper unloads a knee to the mid-section. Syrus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cooper with a knee to the head.
Syrus is rocked!
Cooper connects with a knee to the head.
Oh Syrus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Syrus shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Syrus seems to have got his legs back now.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Syrus takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Syrus misses with the head strike.
Syrus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Syrus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cooper just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Syrus 's eye.
Syrus blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Syrus jumps guard but Cooper stands there with Syrus around his waist. Syrus gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Syrus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cooper pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Syrus could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Syrus in his tracks for a moment.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Cooper comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Syrus has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyson Syrus!
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RATING
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