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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between The Repo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francesc Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Repo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mr Vegas Heads High. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cooper's choice of entrance music: Hey, Listen! . Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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167 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, The Repo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Francesc Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Saam Ante and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repo dives in and grabs Cooper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cooper pushes down on Repo's head and hops out.
Repo takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Repo.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Repo is keeping busy.
Repo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooper blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Repo as Cooper tries to tie him up.
Cooper avoiding damage.
Repo has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Cooper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Cooper.
Repo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper throws a head kick but Repo moves out of range.
Francesc Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big right from Cooper misses.
Cooper drops Repo with a beautiful combination! Repo stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cooper is looking for the KO!
It looks like The Repo has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooper throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Cooper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooper throws a head kick but Repo moves out of range.
Repo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cooper sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cooper throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Repo clinches with his opponent.
Repo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooper has a couple of punches blocked by Repo.
Repo lands an elbow just above Cooper 's eye.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper stalling in the clinch but Repo improves position.
Repo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cooper is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Repo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Repo misses with an elbow strike.
Repo lands an elbow that stopped Cooper in his tracks for a moment.
Cooper takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Repo.
A head punch on the inside from Repo fails to land.
Repo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooper blocks it with crossed arms.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Repo.
Cooper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cooper throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cooper taking a breather.
Cooper lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cooper looking to slow down the pace here.
Repo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Repo is looking to clinch.
Repo tries to clinch up.
Repo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cooper, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Repo landing knees to the body.
Repo lands a nice elbow.
Cooper avoids the elbow strike from Repo, against the cage.
Repo lands an elbow inside that Cooper shrugs off.
Repo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper is trying to push Repo away but Repo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Repo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Repo lands a damaging elbow.
Repo throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Repo is looking for a takedown.
Repo is looking to take this one to the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Repo lands an elbow inside that Cooper shrugs off.
Repo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper stuffs the takedown attempt from Repo. Repo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cooper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Cooper connects with a high kick.
A head kick misses from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a straight left.
Repo on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Repo moves in looking to clinch but Cooper pushes him off.
Repo tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Repo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooper.
Repo tries to clinch
and Cooper counters with a left and a right that stings Repo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francesc Cooper dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Repo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cooper fails to land with a series of punches.
Repo tries to clinch there but Cooper circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Repo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Repo dives in and grabs Cooper's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cooper pushes down on Repo's head and hops out.
Cooper motions for Repo to come forward. Cooper throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A combination from Cooper does no damage.
Cooper throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Repo.
Repo instigates a clinch.
Cooper trying to land knees to the body.
Cooper tries to stall but Repo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Repo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cooper's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Repo pushes off an throws an elbow but Cooper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Repo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Cooper swings wildly with an uppercut but Repo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Repo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooper avoids it.
Cooper missing with knees to the body.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Repo drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cooper landing knees to the body.
Repo throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper dodges an elbow strike from Repo.
Repo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Repo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Francesc Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice inside leg kick there by Cooper. That's going to slow Repo down.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Francesc Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Repo or perhaps it was just good defense by Cooper which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Repo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper throws a chopping leg kick but Repo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cooper swats away the attempt to clinch by Repo.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooper tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repo is looking to clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Repo. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Cooper throws a head kick that misses.
Cooper misses with a head kick.
Cooper throws a nice looking combination but Repo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper just misses with a punch to the body.
Repo closes the distance and clinches.
Cooper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Repo throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper looking to throw knees to the head but Repo is blocking nicely.
Cooper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Repo is defending well for now.
Repo lands an elbow inside that Cooper shrugs off.
Repo lands an elbow just above Cooper 's eye.
Cooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Repo missing with knees to the body.
Repo breaks from the clinch.
Cooper jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Cooper thows a body shot but no joy.
Cooper tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooper is breathing heavily.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper works the jab nicely.
Repo checks a leg kick.
Repo doesn't manage to clinch there - Cooper circles away.
Repo tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper tries a head kick but it misses.
Repo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cooper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cooper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Repo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cooper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper keeps the fight on the outside.
Repo shoots in for a double leg but Cooper sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Francesc Cooper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on The Repo's cut.
That's time! Repo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cooper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cooper pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
Repo moves into range and clinches up with Cooper.
Nice elbow from Repo.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Repo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cooper's brow.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.
Cooper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cooper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Repo working aggressively here.
Repo blocking some punches.
Repo lands an elbow that stopped Cooper in his tracks for a moment.
Repo misses with some punches.
Repo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Repo.
Nice elbow from Repo.
It looks like Francesc Cooper has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper misses with a knee strike.
Nice elbow from Repo.
Repo misses with an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Cooper.
Repo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cooper has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Repo misses with an elbow over the top.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Repo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cooper's brow.
Cooper dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The Repo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Repo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cooper is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Repo throws a head punch that misses.
Repo blocks an uppercut.
Repo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Repo lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Repo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Cooper after a bit of a struggle.
Repo looking to throw knees to the head but Cooper is blocking nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Repo lands an elbow inside that Cooper shrugs off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Repo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooper connects with a knee to the head.
Repo breaks from the clinch.
Repo takes the fight into the clinch.
Cooper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cooper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Repo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Cooper's defenses.
Repo breaks the clinch.
Repo closes the distance and pushes Cooper back into the cage.
Repo with a knee to the head.
Cooper avoids a wild elbow strike from Repo.
Cooper managing to block the knees to the body from Repo.
Cooper gets through Repo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The Repo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Repo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Repo misses with an elbow strike.
Repo scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper pushes Repo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Repo throws an elbow but it misses.
Repo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cooper is trying to break free.
Cooper scores a nice knee to the body.
Repo blocking some punches.
Repo wants to break free but Cooper has control.
Cooper trying to land knees to the body.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the head but Repo blocks with his arms.
Repo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Repo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francesc Cooper is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Repo has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cooper avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for The Repo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Repo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cooper lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repo tries to score a body lock takedown but Cooper shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Repo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Cooper avoiding damage as Repo throws knees to the body.
Repo pushes off an throws an elbow but Cooper leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Cooper missing with knees to the body.
Repo misses with an elbow over the top.
Cooper looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Repo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
A short right from Cooper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Cooper.
Cooper tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Repo avoids it.
Cooper misses with a punch to the body.
Repo missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Repo tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Repo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cooper.
Cooper takes an elbow to the temple.
Repo creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Repo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cooper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francesc Cooper!
After the fight, Francesc Cooper was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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