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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Falcon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cooper Maclean Rooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adam Falcon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Dangerous knees
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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
14 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Adam Falcon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cooper Maclean Rooke!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Summer Carpenter and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Falcon keeps the fight on the outside.
Falcon scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Maclean Rooke tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Falcon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maclean Rooke clinches with his opponent.
Maclean Rooke looking to throw knees to the head but Falcon is blocking nicely.
Maclean Rooke prevents Falcon from breaking the clinch.
Falcon working hard to break the clinch.
Falcon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Adam Falcon has been cut.
Falcon tries to break the clinch but Maclean Rooke is controlling the position.
Falcon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maclean Rooke missing with knees to the body.
Falcon tries to circle away but Maclean Rooke has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Falcon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Maclean Rooke scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maclean Rooke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Falcon.
Maclean Rooke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Falcon's face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maclean Rooke tries to land knees in the clinch but Falcon avoids the damage to the body.
Falcon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Falcon is trying to break the clinch but Maclean Rooke is controlling him.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Falcon is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maclean Rooke obliges.
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!
Maclean Rooke scores with a knee to the head.
Maclean Rooke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a nice knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Falcon won't want to take too many of those.
Falcon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the head.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Falcon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maclean Rooke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Falcon takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Falcon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maclean Rooke trying to land knees to the body.
Falcon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maclean Rooke with a knee to the head.
Maclean Rooke working Falcon over with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the head.
Maclean Rooke scores with a knee to the head.
Maclean Rooke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Falcon avoids it.
Falcon managing to block the knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maclean Rooke obliges.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maclean Rooke.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Falcon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maclean Rooke scores a nice knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Falcon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maclean Rooke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Falcon's efforts to push away.
Falcon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Falcon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maclean Rooke has Falcon pressed against the cage, preventing Falcon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maclean Rooke trying to land knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Falcon's face.
Falcon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maclean Rooke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Falcon tries to break free but Maclean Rooke pushes him back against the cage.
Falcon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Falcon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Maclean Rooke has him pressed against the cage.
Maclean Rooke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Falcon managing to block the knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
Falcon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Falcon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maclean Rooke crunches a lovely knee into Falcon's ribcage.
Maclean Rooke crunches a lovely knee into Falcon's ribcage.
Falcon takes a knee right on the jaw!
Maclean Rooke tries to land knees in the clinch but Falcon avoids the damage to the body.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Falcon won't want to take too many of those.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Falcon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Maclean Rooke dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Falcon's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Maclean Rooke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Maclean Rooke fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maclean Rooke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Falcon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Falcon takes a knee to the side of the body.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maclean Rooke working Falcon over with knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Maclean Rooke in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Maclean Rooke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Maclean Rooke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Falcon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a nice knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Maclean Rooke lands a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maclean Rooke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Falcon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maclean Rooke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Falcon's face.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the head.
Maclean Rooke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke working Falcon over with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maclean Rooke crunches a lovely knee into Falcon's ribcage.
Falcon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke working Falcon over with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Falcon is defending well for now.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maclean Rooke obliges.
Maclean Rooke connects with a knee to the head.
Falcon can't break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Falcon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the head.
Falcon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maclean Rooke has Falcon pressed against the cage, preventing Falcon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Maclean Rooke connects with a nasty looking knee right to Falcon's face.
Maclean Rooke prevents a body shot from Falcon.
Maclean Rooke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Falcon avoids it.
Falcon tries to break free but Maclean Rooke pushes him back against the cage.
Falcon avoiding damage as Maclean Rooke throws knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Falcon.
Falcon breaks from the clinch.
Falcon avoids the head kick by Maclean Rooke.
Falcon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maclean Rooke closes the distance and clinches.
Maclean Rooke trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Falcon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Falcon tries to break the clinch but Maclean Rooke is controlling the position.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cooper Maclean Rooke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maclean Rooke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Falcon is defending well for now.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maclean Rooke.
Falcon managing to block the knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
Maclean Rooke trying to land knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Falcon avoiding damage as Maclean Rooke throws knees to the body.
Falcon has had enough of the clinch but Maclean Rooke keeps him there for the moment.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Falcon tries to break the clinch but Maclean Rooke is controlling the position.
Maclean Rooke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maclean Rooke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcon has had enough of the clinch but Maclean Rooke keeps him there for the moment.
Falcon is trying to push Maclean Rooke away but Maclean Rooke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Falcon tries to circle away but Maclean Rooke has him pinned against the cage.
Maclean Rooke is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke trying to land knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Falcon is looking to break free of the clinch but Maclean Rooke has double underhooks.
Maclean Rooke missing with knees to the body.
Falcon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maclean Rooke misses with a knee strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Falcon avoiding damage as Maclean Rooke throws knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke working Falcon over with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke working Falcon over with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cooper Maclean Rooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Adam Falcon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Maclean Rooke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Falcon is defending well for now.
Maclean Rooke lands a knee to the head.
Maclean Rooke scores a nice knee to the body.
Falcon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maclean Rooke landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maclean Rooke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Falcon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke tries to land knees in the clinch but Falcon avoids the damage to the body.
Falcon managing to block the knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
Maclean Rooke trying to land knees to the body.
Falcon managing to block the knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
Falcon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Falcon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Maclean Rooke crunches a lovely knee into Falcon's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maclean Rooke with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Falcon tries to circle away but Maclean Rooke has him pinned against the cage.
Falcon managing to block the knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
Maclean Rooke crunches a lovely knee into Falcon's ribcage.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section. Falcon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maclean Rooke tries to land knees in the clinch but Falcon avoids the damage to the body.
Maclean Rooke tries to land knees in the clinch but Falcon avoids the damage to the body.
Falcon managing to block the knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
Maclean Rooke trying to land knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Falcon is defending well for now.
Falcon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maclean Rooke crunches a lovely knee into Falcon's ribcage.
Maclean Rooke misses with a knee strike.
Falcon breaks from the clinch.
Maclean Rooke tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Falcon with that takedown attempt.
Falcon has a takedown stuffed.
Maclean Rooke ducks right into an uppercut from Falcon.
Falcon circles away from the clinch attempt.
Maclean Rooke tries to clinch there but Falcon circles away.
Cooper Maclean Rooke is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maclean Rooke moves into range and clinches up with Falcon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Maclean Rooke using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Falcon working hard to break the clinch.
Falcon swings wildly with an uppercut but Maclean Rooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Falcon won't want to take too many of those.
Maclean Rooke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Falcon avoids it.
Falcon is trying to force a seperation but Maclean Rooke has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maclean Rooke is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Falcon is defending well for now.
Maclean Rooke unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maclean Rooke putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Falcon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke with a knee to the head.
Falcon takes a knee to the side of the body.
A frustrated look appears on Falcon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Maclean Rooke obliges.
Falcon managing to block the knees to the body from Maclean Rooke.
Falcon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maclean Rooke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Falcon avoids it.
Maclean Rooke tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Falcon avoids it.
Maclean Rooke trying to land knees to the body.
Maclean Rooke scores a nice knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maclean Rooke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Falcon.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Falcon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maclean Rooke has Falcon pressed against the cage, preventing Falcon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Falcon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Falcon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maclean Rooke misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Falcon.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maclean Rooke.
Adam Falcon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Falcon is trying to break the clinch but Maclean Rooke is controlling him.
Maclean Rooke lands a good knee to the midsection. Falcon won't want to take too many of those.
Falcon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Falcon avoiding damage as Maclean Rooke throws knees to the body.
Falcon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maclean Rooke utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Maclean Rooke missing with knees to the body.
Cooper Maclean Rooke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Falcon tries to circle away but Maclean Rooke has him pinned against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cooper Maclean Rooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Maclean Rooke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cooper Maclean Rooke!
Cooper Maclean Rooke took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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