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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buster Knott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knott has chosen Kanye West vs. The xx - Touch The Sky (Carlos Serrano Mix) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
18 - 5 - 0 |
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188 cm
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178 lbs
14 - 7 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sheldon Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buster Knott!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Roger Salmon and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knott throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Knott keeps the fight on the outside.
Cooper looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Cooper tries to free his leg and advance position but Knott is retaining full guard.
Knott trying to control the position.
Knott seems keen to control Cooper's posture.
Knott looking for a guillotine here but Cooper defends easily.
Knott looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knott is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper prevents Knott from getting back to his feet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Knott seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cooper clinches with his opponent.
Cooper tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Knott smiles and moves away.
Knott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Knott to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Knott drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cooper dives on top into guard.
Cooper preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper trying to control but Knott is working from the bottom.
Knott pulls Cooper in close to prevent any damage.
Cooper trying to control but Knott is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cooper looking to pass the guard.
Knott pulls Cooper in close to his closed guard and prevents Cooper from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cooper sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Knott looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cooper checks a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cooper takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooper tries to sprawl but Knott drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Knott seems to be looking for submissions.
Cooper is defending against the submission attempts here by Knott.
Knott is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cooper has managed to free his arm - good work.
Knott is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cooper is just riding it out for now. Knott eventually gives up the hold.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Knott.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Buster Knott dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Knott scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cooper is looking to control Knott's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cooper avoid being mounted?
Cooper is defending against the submission attempts here by Knott.
Knott wants to work for an arm triangle but Cooper is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Knott is pressing down on Cooper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Cooper is holding on for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Cooper manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cooper looking for a sweep. Not yet Cooper, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knott is aware though and is defending well.
Knott got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cooper has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Knott has managed to get both his arms back between Cooper's legs - danger averted.
Cooper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knott defends well.
Knott is stalling in the full guard.
Knott avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Knott trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knott wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
Knott drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Cooper dives on top into guard.
Knott keeping full guard, as Cooper tries to pass.
Knott is looking to stand up but Cooper isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knott is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Knott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cooper controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cooper shoots for a double leg takedown but Knott sprawls well. He's pushed Cooper's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Cooper shoots for a takedown but Knott saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Knott throws a nice looking combination but Cooper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Knott closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Cooper did well to prevent Knott getting side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knott is stalling here. Cooper is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Knott seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Cooper has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Cooper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knott keeps working.
Cooper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Cooper wants to control but Knott is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooper thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cooper is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Knott is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Buster Knott will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Knott darts in and clinches Cooper up against the cage.
Cooper decides to pull guard.
Knott is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cooper trying to control the position.
Knott lying in Cooper's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Cooper decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Knott taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sheldon Cooper!
A very excited looking Sheldon Cooper made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Buster Knott spoke after the fight, saying 'I'm young and still have a lot of upside. The same cannot be said of you.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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