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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, James Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Shawn Jones!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Steve Erwin and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones dives in and grabs Cook's left leg, looking for a takedown. Cook pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones closes the distance and clinches up with Cook, looking for a takedown. Jones pushes Cook against the ropes but Cook circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jones is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cook sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Jones.
Cook has closed the distance and engaged Jones in a clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cook closes the distance and clinches.
Cook breaks from the clinch.
Jones gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Cook rushes Jones and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Jones tries to stall but Cook uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cook breaks from the clinch.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cook seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Cook counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cook counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jones looks winded!
Cook is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Cook seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Jones for as long as he can get away with.
Cook advances to half guard.
Cook is looking for a kimura here.
Cook sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cook is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cook winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Cook lands with a punch from half guard.
Jones is pressing down on Cook's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Cook with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cook knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Cook not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Cook is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cook takes the fight into the clinch.
Cook is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A right hand to the body from Cook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cook throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Cook 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 takes the fight into the clinch.
Cook manages to break the clinch.
Cook gets a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cook takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Jones gets control of Cook's arms and successfully pulls guard. Jones will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Jones trying to strike off his back.
Cook has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cook pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jones is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cook lands a couple of digs.
Cook is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Jones keeping full guard, as Cook tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Cook is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jones keeping full guard, as Cook tries to pass.
Cook seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jones tries to score a power double leg takedown but Cook sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jones somewhat.
Cook moves into range and clinches up with Jones.
Cook has Jones pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Cook looking to stall.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
The referee calls for Cook to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Cook.
Cook leaning against his opponent.
Jones jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cook walks away with a smile on his face. Jones gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jones looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James Cook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shawn Jones.
Cook drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cook slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Jones working for a triangle but Cook defends it easily.
Jones is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cook is one step ahead there.
Cook is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Cook landing some decent shots from guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cook trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Cook dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jones shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cook pinned against the ropes. Cook gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jones's coach down at Feed'em To The Lions was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jones's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cook is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Cook's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cook is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Cook wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cook is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cook stacks Jones on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cook!
Cook in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cook tries to move to mount but Jones blocks the move with his legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cook connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jones some visible discomfort.
Cook controls the position from side control.
Jones tries to bench press Cook off him but Cook keeps the position.
Cook working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cook in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Shawn Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
James Cook is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cook tries to advance to mount but Jones instead regains half guard.
Cook is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Cook showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cook has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Cook!
James Cook decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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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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