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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ahmad Massoud (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesc Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massoud comes to the cage accompanied by Kulobi. Cooper has chosen Hey, Listen! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Francesc Cooper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
155 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ahmad Massoud!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francesc Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Paul Aken.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massoud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Massoud misses the jab.
Cooper throws a big shot that misses.
Cooper throws a leg kick that misses.
Massoud swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooper scores with a body shot.
Cooper checks a low kick from Massoud.
Cooper slips a jab from Massoud.
Cooper misses with a kick to the body.
Massoud takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Massoud misses with a straight right.
Massoud's corner calls for a 1-2. Massoud obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Massoud swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massoud connects with a body shot that sends Cooper's belly button to the back.
Massoud misses with a body shot.
Cooper misses with an uppercut. Massoud saw that one coming.
Massoud's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Massoud duly obliges.
Massoud scores with a decent looking hook.
Massoud tries to move into range but Cooper moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Cooper keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Massoud.
Massoud throws a right hand that misses
and Cooper counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Massoud throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cooper makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Massoud really felt that one!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper tries a head kick but it misses.
Ahmad Massoud seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Massoud manages to avoid it.
Massoud slips a straight right by Cooper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massoud throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cooper to counter with a crisp jab.
Massoud walks into a left hand.
Sloppy strikes from Cooper. Those never looked like landing.
Massoud throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
Cooper avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
Massoud wants to land a leg kick but Cooper is out of range.
Cooper throws a nice head kick!
Cooper avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Massoud throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Massoud connects with the punch.
Cooper misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massoud fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Massoud looks to land a left hand but Cooper moved out of range nicely.
Massoud throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cooper.
Cooper takes a swing at Massoud's ribcage but misses.
Massoud dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Massoud moves into range and clinches up with Cooper.
Cooper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Cooper tries to break free but Massoud pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Massoud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Massoud pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper lands with a nice body kick.
Massoud scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice combination there by Massoud.
Francesc Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper tries to move into range but Massoud moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Massoud ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
Cooper with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Massoud to score with a decent uppercut.
Massoud misses with an uppercut
and Cooper counters with a right hand to the body.
Massoud uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooper.
Massoud throws a right hand that misses
enabling Cooper to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab from Massoud.
Cooper misses the jab.
Cooper throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ahmad Massoud dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Massoud swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Massoud waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cooper.
Cooper misses with a straight right.
Cooper takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Massoud walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cooper.
Massoud tests Cooper's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Cooper gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Cooper defending well as Massoud loads up on a big left hand.
Cooper scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cooper swinging wildly here.
Cooper misses with a hook. Massoud ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massoud gets a clinch.
Cooper tries to break free but Massoud pushes him back against the cage.
Massoud is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Massoud lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper tries to break the clinch but Massoud is controlling the position.
Massoud lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Massoud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Massoud scores with a shot to the side of Cooper's head.
Massoud softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Massoud.
Massoud makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Massoud stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Cooper wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Massoud works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Massoud holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Massoud.
Massoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Massoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Massoud.
Cooper is trying to break free.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Massoud.
Nice body punch from Massoud.
Massoud pushes Cooper back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Massoud is struggling to control the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Massoud.
Massoud scores with a shoulder strike.
Cooper takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Massoud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Massoud stalling.
Massoud lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Cooper is rocked!
Massoud lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cooper is still on wobbly legs! Can Massoud finish him?
Massoud scores with a hook to the body.
Massoud lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
A shot in the inside from Massoud.
Massoud creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Cooper's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Cooper drops to his knees and Massoud pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ahmad Massoud!
Ahmad Massoud is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Ahmad Massoud thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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