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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vic Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akio Kurosaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by Pink Floyd - Lucifer Sam . Akio Kurosaki will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vic Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Akio Kurosaki!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Micheangelo Fripello and Paul Gruel.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kurosaki throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper misses with a wild body shot.
Cooper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kurosaki manages to avoid it.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooper blocks the leg kick.
Cooper blocks the body kick.
Cooper lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cooper on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kurosaki. Kurosaki obviously looking to wear him down.
Kurosaki throws an overhand right that lands on Cooper's shoulder, as Cooper tries to avoid the shot.
Cooper tries to counter with a takedown but Kurosaki is quick to defend against it.
Cooper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch lands to the side of Cooper 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kurosaki tries to land a front kick but Cooper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooper tries to counter with a takedown but Kurosaki is quick to defend against it.
Kurosaki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Akio Kurosaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kurosaki loads up on a big right hand but Cooper slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurosaki moves away.
Cooper throws a chopping leg kick but Kurosaki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kurosaki appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Kurosaki walks into a jab.
Kurosaki misses with a looping left.
Cooper moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooper changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kurosaki misses with a hook.
Cooper drops down looking for a counter takedown but Kurosaki sprawls and moves away.
Nice body kick from Kurosaki.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kurosaki.
Cooper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kurosaki tries to land a front kick but Cooper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kurosaki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Coopers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kurosaki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Kurosaki.
Cooper half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kurosaki throws out a loose jab but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Kurosaki has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cooper blocks a leg kick.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Kurosaki circles away.
Cooper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kurosaki replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cooper blocks it well.
Cooper fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kurosaki.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cooper crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kurosaki - the referee stops the clock and Cooper gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kurosaki. Cooper manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kurosaki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cooper.
Kurosaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooper slips a jab and a cross from Kurosaki.
A low kick from Kurosaki is predictable there
and Cooper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cooper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kurosaki keeps working.
Cooper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper wants to control but Kurosaki is keeping him busy.
Kurosaki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cooper wants to take a breather but Kurosaki is having none of it.
Kurosaki has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Kurosaki is trying to get back to full guard.
Cooper trying to pass the guard but Kurosaki defending well.
Cooper is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Kurosaki finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cooper blocks the body kick.
Cooper checks a leg kick.
Kurosaki tries a low kick but Cooper avoids it.
A big left from Kurosaki misses.
Cooper thows a body kick. Kurosaki tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kurosaki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Cooper.
Kurosaki misses with a kick to the body.
Cooper attempts a counter takedown but Kurosaki avoids it well and moves away.
Cooper takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
Kurosaki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cooper takes a swing at Kurosaki's ribcage but misses.
Akio Kurosaki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cooper with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Akio Kurosaki will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kurosaki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kurosaki stuffs the takedown attempt from Cooper. Cooper gets slowly back to his feet.
Kurosaki throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Cooper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kurosaki's guard.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Kurosaki keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper is trying to control the action in half guard but Kurosaki is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cooper wants to free his trapped foot but Kurosaki is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kurosaki has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cooper is working away from the top position though.
Cooper wants to take a breather but Kurosaki is having none of it.
Cooper looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
Kurosaki missing with a left hand there. Cooper was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooper uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kurosaki has time to react.
Kurosaki looks to land a body kick but Cooper moved away.
Cooper half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Kurosaki thuds his right hand into Cooper's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kurosaki fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cooper checks it well.
Cooper feinted with a counter takedown.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurosaki looks for the body kick but Cooper saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Kurosaki.
Cooper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kurosaki looks for the body kick but Cooper saw that one coming.
Kurosaki throws a push kick but Cooper slaps the foot to one side.
Kurosaki tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kurosaki walks into a left hand.
Kurosaki misses with a straight left.
Cooper attempts a counter takedown but Kurosaki avoids it well and moves away.
Kurosaki throws a leg kick but Cooper moved away.
Cooper tries to counter with a takedown but Kurosaki is quick to defend against it.
Kurosaki lands a slapping body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Good leg kick by Cooper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kurosaki throws the kick towards the body but Cooper avoids it.
Cooper changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Cooper seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Cooper looks for the body kick but Kurosaki saw that one coming.
Cooper feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kurosakis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Akio Kurosaki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kurosaki tried to score with a low kick but Cooper checks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kurosaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circling - Kurosaki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooper misses with a body shot.
Crunch! Cooper slams his shin into Kurosaki's torso.
Kurosaki paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kurosaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kurosaki throws out a leg kick but Cooper moves out of range and Kurosaki only half commits.
Kurosaki is looking to chop away at Cooper's legs.
A low kick from Kurosaki misses
and Cooper decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kurosaki's guard.
Kurosaki wriggles free and stands up.
Danga de danga de dang - Cooper scores with a four punch combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurosaki dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki lands with an uppercut that bounces Cooper off the cage and back into range.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Kurosaki keeps it at a distance.
Kurosaki blocks a jab.
Kurosaki replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Cooper blocks it well.
Cooper connects with a crisp jab.
Cooper moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooper walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kurosaki.
Cooper throws a lazy body kick
and Kurosaki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A leg kick checked by Cooper.
Cooper is looking to wear down Kurosaki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kurosaki dips to his left and cracks Cooper with an uppercut!
Kurosaki connects with an inside leg kick.
Kurosaki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kurosaki moves out of range as Cooper throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Akio Kurosaki will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Cooper throws the left hand but Kurosaki avoids the punch easily.
Good leg kick by Kurosaki there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cooper!
Cooper punishes Kurosaki's body with a nice straight punch.
Cooper looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cooper.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Kurosaki.
Kurosaki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kurosaki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooper is out of range and Kurosaki settles back down.
Cooper looks to land a body kick but Kurosaki moved away.
Kurosaki misses with a head kick.
Kurosaki thows a body kick. Cooper tries to catch it but that hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Kurosaki swinging wildly here.
Cooper tries to counter with a takedown but Kurosaki is quick to defend against it.
Cooper misses with a looping right.
Kurosaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kurosaki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooper changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kurosaki keeps the fight on the outside.
Kurosaki connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cooper's hands.
Cooper will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kurosaki tries to score with a low kick but Cooper moves his leg out of the way.
Cooper swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kurosaki tries to land a front kick but Cooper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Cooper attempts a counter takedown but Kurosaki avoids it well and moves away.
Kurosaki looks to land a body kick but Cooper moved away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kurosaki. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurosaki throws a sloppy head kick and Cooper moves out of range easily.
Cooper thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kurosaki looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vic Cooper has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cooper feinted with a counter takedown.
Crunch! Kurosaki slams his shin into Cooper's torso.
Kurosaki thuds his shin into the meat of Cooper's side.
Kurosaki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cooper throws a body punch but Kurosaki moves out of range.
Cooper moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kurosaki checks it well.
Cooper looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cooper misses the shot to the body.
Kurosaki scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kurosaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooper manages to avoid it.
Kurosaki blocks a leg kick.
Kurosaki jabs at Cooper's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cooper lands a head shot.
Cooper walks into a straight right hand from Kurosaki.
Cooper drives through and clinches with Kurosaki against the cage.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kurosaki blocks the elbow strike.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Kurosaki in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Akio Kurosaki has been cut.
Kurosaki takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Cooper fails to land.
Kurosaki is stalling here.
Kurosaki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
Kurosaki has had enough of the clinch but Cooper keeps him there for the moment.
Kurosaki stops a takedown attempt from Cooper.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurosaki tries to land a knee to the head but Cooper blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
Cooper has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kurosaki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vic Cooper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper looking to stall.
Akio Kurosaki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kurosaki blocking some punches.
Kurosaki missing with knees to the body.
Cooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cooper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kurosaki breaks from the clinch.
Kurosaki stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kurosaki gets tackled into the cage by Cooper. Cooper maintains the clinch.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kurosaki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cooper is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Akio Kurosaki.
I've got Kurosaki winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Josh West scores the fight 29:28
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 29:30
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Akio Kurosaki!
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energy
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hype
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