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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Manny Pacquaio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Cooper is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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145 lbs
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173 cm
26
146 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great elbows
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manny Pacquaio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Matt Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Emerson Jorge and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pacquaio.
Cooper has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Pacquaio throws a head kick that misses
so Cooper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pacquaio wants to stand up but Cooper is controlling him.
Pacquaio trying to control the position.
Cooper wants to stand but Pacquaio has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cooper lands with a straight right. Pacquaio didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquaio lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cooper!
A head kick by Pacquaio misses
so Cooper counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Cooper wanted to stand there but Pacquaio had control of the position.
Pacquaio is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Cooper prevents Pacquaio from getting back to his feet.
Pacquaio controls Cooper momentarily but Cooper frees himself.
Cooper trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pacquaio's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pacquaio throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cooper's waist but Cooper gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pacquaio off to one side.
Cooper throws a counter combo.
Cooper throws a right hand that Pacquaio ducks under and follows up with a left that Pacquaio also avoids with ease.
Pacquaio went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Manny Pacquaio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Cooper misses its intended target.
Pacquaio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cooper lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pacquaio looks for a takedown but Cooper sprawls well.
Pacquaio is breathing heavily.
Cooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooper throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pacquaio.
As Cooper tries to get set, Pacquaio tries to push him back and clinch up but Cooper manages to avoid the attempt.
Cooper displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pacquaio.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Pacquaio. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquaio dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Pacquaio avoids them all with ease.
As Cooper looks to move away, Pacquaio throws a big counter combo bu Cooper just gets out of the way.
Cooper tries to bum rush Pacquaio with a series of wild strikes but Pacquaio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooper stalks Pacquaio and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pacquaio's face. Pacquaio staggers backwards, shaken.
Pacquaio fails with the takedown
and Cooper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pacquaio jumps guard but Cooper turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Cooper wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pacquaio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matt Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Pacquaio is rocked!
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Oh Pacquaio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper tries to bum rush Pacquaio with a series of wild strikes but Pacquaio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pacquaio seems to have got his legs back now.
Pacquaio throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Pacquaio misses with a takedown
and Cooper holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cooper scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pacquaio.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pacquaio has had enough of the clinch but Cooper keeps him there for the moment.
Cooper leaning against his opponent.
Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper throws a nice looking combination but Pacquaio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cooper scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pacquaio is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cooper.
Pacquaio misses with a few strikes there.
Pacquaio has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Pacquaio is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Cooper moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Cooper!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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