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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between ILja Muromets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Cooke has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with ILja Muromets's chin.
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255 lbs
26 - 21 - 1 |
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190 cm
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290 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, ILja Muromets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muromets paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Muromets throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cooke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch but Muromets swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Good shot there by Muromets.
Muromets keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooke doesn't manage to clinch there - Muromets circles away.
Cooke tries to clinch
and Muromets counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Muromets is stalling in the full guard.
Muromets trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muromets controls from within his opponent's guard.
Muromets wants to stand and escape but instead Cooke has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Muromets is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cooke throwing strikes from guard but Muromets blocks nicely.
Muromets wants to sweep but no luck.
Cooke working some strikes from top position.
Cooke slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Cooke trying to control but Muromets is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muromets is looking for a triangle but Cooke pushes his legs off easily.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Muromets keeps moving.
Muromets trying to keep a closed guard but Cooke is proving a slippery customer.
Cooke trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Muromets 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.
Cooke throwing strikes but missing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muromets is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cooke is aware though and is defending well.
Muromets is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cooke defends well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cooke trying to control but Muromets is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muromets looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cooke is one step ahead there.
Cooke postures up and lands a big shot to Muromets's brow.
Cooke pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muromets is keeping the position for now.
Cooke trying to control but Muromets is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooke preventing the sweep.
Cooke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Muromets has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cooke has managed to get both his arms back between Muromets's legs - danger averted.
Cooke won't allow Muromets to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke trying to control but Muromets is working from the bottom.
Muromets controls Cooke momentarily but Cooke frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Muromets is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Muromets trying to keep a closed guard but Cooke is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cooke tries to clinch
and Muromets counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke tries to clinch but Muromets is having none of it.
Cooke clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muromets lands a right hand.
Muromets misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Muromets has a couple of punches blocked by Cooke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
ILja Muromets dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cooke moves into the clinch.
I was talking to Muromets's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A right hand to the body from Cooke.
Muromets lands a shoulder strike.
Muromets lands a right hand.
Muromets dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Muromets misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Muromets blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke tries a body shot but Muromets blocks it.
A short left from Cooke.
It looks like ILja Muromets has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Muromets blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Muromets blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cooke looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Muromets throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cookes head.
Cooke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Muromets letting Cooke take a breather here.
Muromets turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Cooke can't do much from the bottom here.
Muromets tries to score with some ground and pound. Cooke controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
You can see the frustration on Cooke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Muromets is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Cooke is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Muromets tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke can't do much from the bottom here.
Muromets trying to control the position but Cooke is working away.
Muromets tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cooke is not content to let Muromets control the position.
Cooke is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
ILja Muromets overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke trying to hold on to Muromets's head to control him but Muromets postures up.
Muromets is looking for a kimura but Cooke is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Muromets to get the leverage.
Cooke has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Muromets is working away from the top position though.
Cooke is trying to get back to full guard.
Muromets is trying to control. Cooke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Muromets performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cooke manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cooke trying to control the position.
Muromets is looking to stand up but Cooke won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke looking to control.
Cooke seems keen to control Muromets's posture.
Cooke throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Muromets escapes and throws Cooke's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Cooke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Muromets goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Cooke has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Muromets but great work by Cooke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cooke works to advance to full mount. Muromets defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Muromets is desperately trying to improve his position but Cooke has a good base and remains in mount.
Cooke with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cooke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on ILja Muromets's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Muromets throws an off balance right hand
and Cooke counters with a nice uppercut.
Muromets is rocked!
Cooke seems to be stalking Muromets here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! Muromets drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Eric Cooke!
In his post fight interview, Eric Cooke started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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