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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Orion Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Sinatra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orion Cook is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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197 lbs
25 - 17 - 0 |
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201 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Experienced |
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Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Orion Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
40 - 23 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Sinatra!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, William Gold and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sinatra connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cook will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sinatra thinks about the counter body kick.
Cook ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sinatra moves away.
And Sinatra tries to counter it with a takedown but Cook pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cook lands a nice shot that snaps Sinatra's head back.
Cook misses with a combination
and Sinatra counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sinatra.
Sinatra content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sinatra working some strikes from top position.
Sinatra pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cook is keeping the position for now.
Sinatra trying to control but Cook is working from the bottom.
Cook is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sinatra is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sinatra scoring with some ground and pound.
Sinatra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Cook not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sinatra landing with the ground and pound.
Sinatra is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sinatra postures up.
Sinatra working some strikes from top position.
Sinatra wants to control from the top but Cook keeps moving.
Cook looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sinatra stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cook swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sinatra is one step ahead there.
Sinatra throwing strikes but missing.
Sinatra makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Cook looking for a guillotine here but Sinatra defends easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sinatra showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sinatra postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra forces his way into half guard.
Sinatra is nestled in close to Cook, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cook is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Heart Cave that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Cook taking some punishment here, with Sinatra in his half guard.
Cook tries to roll over but Sinatra keeps him under control.
Sinatra is nestled in close to Cook, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Sinatra is trying to work for a kimura but Cook is defending well.
Sinatra working over Cook with some ground and pound. Cook looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Sinatra trying to control from half guard but Cook is working away.
Sinatra trying to pass the guard but Cook defending well.
Sinatra has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cook wants to improve his position but Sinatra is controlling well.
Sinatra is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sinatra is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cook is just riding it out for now. Sinatra eventually gives up the hold.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sinatra working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Sinatra prevents Cook from improving his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sinatra looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cook with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sinatra controlling the action here.
Sinatra trying to control from half guard but Cook is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra dominated that round.
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.
Cook tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sinatra defends well and Cook ends up having to push Sinatra into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cook falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sinatra makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sinatra displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Cook.
Sinatra is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sinatra bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sinatra looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook throws a shot from downtown. Sinatra moves away and avoids it.
Sinatra drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Cook defends it well.
Cook looks to land a combination but Sinatra avoids it well.
Cook swings widly with a right hand
and Sinatra counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sinatra.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sinatra's guard.
Cook throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cook throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sinatra works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cook is looking to work some ground and pound but Sinatra has wrist control.
Sinatra working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cook doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cook manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sinatra has momentary wrist control but Cook slips an elbow through the middle.
Sinatra is trying to control the position but Cook postures up.
Cook stopping the sweep attempt from Sinatra.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sinatra is on top in guard.
Sinatra working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Cook escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sinatra gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cook striking off his back but it's not causing Sinatra any problems.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra forces his way into half guard.
Sinatra scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cook won't allow Sinatra to pass to mount.
Cook has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sinatra is working away from the top position though.
Sinatra lands with a punch from half guard.
Sinatra lands with a punch from half guard.
Sinatra is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Cook is just riding it out for now. Sinatra eventually gives up the hold.
Sinatra has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cook has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sinatra is working away from the top position though.
Sinatra seems to be working for a kimura but Cook defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook is trying to get back to full guard.
Cook taking some punishment here, with Sinatra in his half guard.
Sinatra is nestled in close to Cook, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cook on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sinatra takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sinatra is thwarting Cook's attempts to control the position.
Sinatra landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sinatra slows the pace down in half guard.
Cook makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sinatra with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cook is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sinatra is aware though and is defending well.
Cook keeping full guard, as Sinatra tries to pass.
Sinatra postures up and lands a big shot to Cook's brow.
Sinatra trying to control the position from guard on top but Cook is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cook looking to control.
Sinatra tries to free his leg and advance position but Cook is retaining full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sinatra landing with the ground and pound.
Sinatra scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sinatra working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cook's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Sinatra showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cook misses with a takedown
and Sinatra counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orion Cook seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cook looks to land a combination but Sinatra avoids it well.
Sinatra tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cook looks to throw the jab but Sinatra is out of range.
Cook tries to bum rush Sinatra with a series of wild strikes but Sinatra uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cook misses with a takedown attempt
and Sinatra counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sinatra counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Orion Cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cook shoots in but no luck this time.
Sinatra only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sinatra counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Cook!
Sinatra working away.
Sinatra scoring with punches from side control.
Cook taking punishment in the form of punches.
Sinatra is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cook has escaped the position, nice work there.
Sinatra is chipping away with strikes.
Cook is rocked!
Sinatra grinds an elbow into Cook's temple.
Sinatra trying to control the position but Cook is working away.
Sinatra lands a strong strike to the head of Cook. That's dazed him! Sinatra looking to finish here. Cook is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Sinatra lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Sinatra!
Frank Sinatra decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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