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Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Craig Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abubakar Shekau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shekau comes into a darkened arena with his song building. P-Square - Personally(I blow you up now) kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Craig Cook has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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270 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
Good chin
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Craig Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abubakar Shekau!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cook takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shekau misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shekau misses with a body shot.
Cook tries to close the distance and clinch but Shekau swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shekau digs a good hook to Cook's body.
Cook slips a jab and a cross from Shekau.
Shekau swats away the attempt to clinch by Cook.
Shekau on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shekau looks for the body kick but Cook saw that one coming.
Cook takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shekau scores with a jab to the body.
Shekau connects with a body shot that sends Cook's belly button to the back.
Shekau works Cook's body with a nice hook.
Abubakar Shekau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shekau swings for the body but Cook moves out of range.
Cook fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shekau jabs at Cook's body.
Shekau scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook wants to clinch.
Cook closes the distance and clinches.
Shekau works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cook is breathing heavily.
Shekau will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Cook up against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Shekau.
Shekau breaks the clinch.
Nice body punch from Shekau.
A cross from Shekau lands.
Shekau throws a series of strikes that have Cook backpedaling.
Shekau connects with a body shot.
Shekau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shekau jabs at Cook's body.
Shekau closes the distance and clinches.
Shekau lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cook.
Shekau lands a body shot in the clinch.
Shekau pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shekau ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cook takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Shekau works Cook's body with a nice hook.
Shekau clinches up with Cook and pushes him back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Shekau.
Cook's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shekau escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shekau scores with a body shot.
Shekau clobbers Cook with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shekau stuns Cook with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A shot to the liver by Shekau. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Abubakar Shekau dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Shekau misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Shekau lands a body shot.
Shekau throws a body kick that misses.
Craig Cook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shekau jabs at Cook's body.
Shekau is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Cook rather than just go for the knockout.
Shekau has closed the distance and engaged Cook in a clinch.
Shekau scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Shekau just leaning against Cook, taking a breather.
Shekau has Cook pushed against the ropes.
Cook tries to break free but Shekau pushes him back against the ropes.
Shekau digs a right hand underneath Cook's ribcage. Cook let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Shekau is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A shot in the inside from Shekau.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shekau taking a breather.
Shekau lands a shot to the body.
Cook being controlled against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Abubakar Shekau.
Nice cross by Shekau.
Shekau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cook stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shekau punishes Cook's body with a nice straight punch.
Shekau scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Shekau lands a body shot.
Cook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abubakar Shekau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cook takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shekau scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Shekau fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cook looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cook has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shekau lands with a good body shot.
Cook on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Cook takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cook is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Shekau and Cook falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Shekau!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Abubakar Shekau!
Abubakar Shekau 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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mgr
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FIGHT
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