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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Love-Hate Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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248 lbs
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290 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Love-Hate Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Cooke!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke misses with a kick to the body.
Powell throws a head kick that misses.
Powell is looking to clinch but Cooke is avoiding it.
Cooke drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Powell defends it well.
Powell lands a nice hook to Cooke's body. Cooke takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Powell. That snapped Cooke's head back.
Powell connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Powell cracks a nice hook into Cooke's ribs.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
Powell throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
Powell cracks the inside of Cooke's front leg.
Eric Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Powell misses with a straight left.
Powell cracks a nice hook into Cooke's ribs.
Powell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powell clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Powell blocks a body shot from Cooke.
Cooke lands a left hand.
Cooke working aggressively here.
Cooke presses Powell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Love-Hate Powell has been cut.
The referee calls for Cooke to work.
We've been hearing reports that Powell has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cooke has Powell pressed against the cage.
A short left from Powell.
Cooke working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Good body shot from Cooke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooke's elbow.
Cooke tries to work over Powell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Powell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Powell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooke avoids it.
Powell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooke backwards.
Cooke has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Powell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Cooke can turn it around.
Powell stalling in the clinch but Cooke improves position.
Powell misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooke lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cooke.
Powell throws a head punch that misses.
Cooke working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Cooke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Powell.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooke.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Powell as Cooke tries to tie him up.
Cooke digs a right hand underneath Powell's ribcage. Powell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Powell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooke is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Powell can't fight it off and eventually Cooke manages to take the fight to the floor. Powell looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cooke scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Powell had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cooke defends it easily.
Powell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Powell works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cooke is stalling in the full guard.
Powell bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Cooke's guard.
Cooke tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cooke looking to control.
Powell preventing the sweep.
Cooke keeping moving, preventing Powell from controlling successfully.
Cooke wants to sweep here but Powell controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Cooke is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Eric Cooke will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Love-Hate Powell's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cooke shoots in for a takedown but Powell shows good takedown defense.
Cooke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Powell throws out a leg kick but Cooke moves out of range and Powell only half commits.
Crunch! Powell slams his shin into Cooke's torso.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Powell appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Love-Hate Powell is winning the standup battle so far.
Cooke misses with a few strikes there.
Powell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Powell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Powell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke moves out of range of the leg kick from Powell.
Cooke walks into a jab.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Cooke doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell lands a nice looking body kick.
Cooke blocks a head kick by Powell.
Cooke throws a leg kick that misses.
Powell lands with a cross.
Powell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cooke.
Powell cracks Cooke with a good jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cooke.
Powell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooke throws a body punch but Powell moves out of range.
Powell throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Cooke tries for a takedown but Powell circles away easily
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Powell moved away.
Cooke throws a combination that misses
and Powell counters with a nice leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cooke. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powell buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Powell throws a leg kick but Cooke moved away.
Powell scores with a nice right hand.
Powell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cooke doesn't seem bothered though.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Powell's knee but Powell avoids it well.
It looked like Powell was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cooke.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Powell takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cooke tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Powell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Love-Hate Powell is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Powell slips a jab from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Powell.
Powell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Powell throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cooke throws a big counter head kick but Powell avoids it with no problem.
A head kick misses from Cooke.
Powell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Powell is looking to wear down Cooke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cooke works over Powell's head and body with a nice combination.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke darts in and clinches Powell up against the cage.
Cooke misses with some punches.
Powell tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Eric Cooke seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cooke struggles to land a body shot inside as Powell controls his hands.
Cooke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooke misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke tries for a takedown but Powell manages to get underhooks.
Love-Hate Powell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Cooke.
Powell digs a right hand underneath Cooke's ribcage. Cooke let out a lung full of air as it connected.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooke.
Cooke dodges an elbow strike from Powell.
Stalling in the clinch from Powell.
A shot in the inside from Cooke.
Cooke tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Powell's elbow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke can't get the takedown.
Cooke blocks an uppercut.
Cooke tries to work over Powell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Powell is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Cooke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Love-Hate Powell will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Love-Hate Powell's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Powell swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooke.
Powell throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Powell.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Powell but Powell pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Cooke drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke misses with the ground and pound.
Powell tries to buck Cooke off but Cooke is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cooke's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cooke trying to control the action but Powell is working from the bottom.
Powell trying to hold on to Cooke's head to control him but Cooke postures up.
Eric Cooke has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cooke prevents Powell from improving his position.
Powell is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cooke scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cooke slips a nice elbow through Powell's hands, connecting with Powell's forehead.
Cooke looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Powell with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Powell holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke winds up and cracks Powell with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Powell trying to hold on to Cooke's head to control him but Cooke postures up.
Powell manages to get to full guard.
Cooke lands a couple of digs.
Powell looking to control.
Cooke trying to control the position from guard on top but Powell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke content to stall in guard here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Powell as he avoids it easily.
Cooke shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cooke showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Powell manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Cooke has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Powell looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Powell is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke trying to control but Powell is working from the bottom.
Cooke stops Powell from standing up.
Powell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Powell tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Cooke wants to control from the top but Powell keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A lazy left from Powell finds it's target.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both fighters circling a little - Cooke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooke fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Cooke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooke 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Cooke!
Eric Cooke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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