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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dmitri Akhmetov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kavanagh Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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187 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dmitri Akhmetov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kavanagh Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Hirohito Nitta and Kenichi Hosakawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akhmetov works the jab nicely.
Cooper misses with a head kick.
Cooper misses with a series of wild punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Akhmetov.
Cooper looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kavanagh Cooper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooper misses with a hook
and Akhmetov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Akhmetov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cooper pinned against the ropes. Cooper gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Akhmetov checks the leg kick.
Cooper throws a series of punches but Akhmetov moves out of range.
Akhmetov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cooper fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Akhmetov checks it well.
Akhmetov is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Cooper.
Cooper lands with a shot to the body.
Akhmetov walks into a straight right hand from Cooper.
Akhmetov blocks a head kick by Cooper.
Akhmetov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cooper circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Danga de danga de dang - Cooper scores with a four punch combination!
Cooper shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Akhmetov eats them both and turns towards Cooper to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Cooper looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Akhmetov.
As Cooper looks to move away, Akhmetov throws a big counter combo but Cooper just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Cooper.
Cooper misses with a hook. Akhmetov ducked under it nicely.
Akhmetov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cooper has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Cooper scores with a decent looking hook.
Akhmetov ducks under a wild hook from Cooper.
Cooper throws a body shot but no joy.
Akhmetov attempts a counter takedown but Cooper avoids it well and moves away.
Akhmetov moves out of range as Cooper strikes.
Akhmetov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooper gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Akhmetov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Akhmetov is breathing heavily.
Cooper is pulling down on Akhmetov's head. It's preventing any offense from Akhmetov, at least for the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper stops Akhmetov from getting back to his feet.
Cooper has decided to stand back up but his arm is trapped. Whilst he's worrying about his arm, Akhmetov works to full guard.
Cooper prevents Akhmetov from getting back to his feet.
Cooper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cooper tries to stand but Akhmetov is controlling from the bottom.
Cooper gets to his feet. Akhmetov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akhmetov blocks a head kick by Cooper.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Akhmetov checks a leg kick.
Akhmetov fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dmitri Akhmetov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooper scores with a crisp jab that stopped Akhmetov in his tracks.
Cooper is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A left and a right from Akhmetov both land. Nice combination.
Cooper lands a right hook to the body.
Cooper works over Akhmetov's head and body with a nice combination.
Kavanagh Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Akhmetov dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper connects with a looping right hand.
Cooper misses with a hook. Akhmetov ducked under it nicely.
Cooper tries to bum rush Akhmetov with a series of wild strikes but Akhmetov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Akhmetov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cooper.
Cooper misses with an uppercut. Akhmetov saw that one coming.
Cooper tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Akhmetov was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooper.
Akhmetov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws the left hand but Akhmetov avoids the punch easily.
We've been informed that Cooper has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cooper throws a right and a left that both miss.
Akhmetov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooper.
Akhmetov defending well as Cooper loads up on a big left hand.
Cooper jabs Akhmetov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Akhmetov tries to clinch but Cooper is having none of it.
Akhmetov dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
Akhmetov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cooper jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Akhmetov walks into a straight right hand from Cooper.
No joy there for Akhmetov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big left from Cooper misses.
Cooper lands with a nice combination. Akhmetov backs away looking to recover.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Akhmetov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kavanagh Cooper dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Cooper checks the leg kick.
No joy there for Akhmetov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cooper misses with a double jab
and Akhmetov counters with a two punch combo.
Akhmetov blocks a jab.
Cooper throws a chopping leg kick but Akhmetov manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Akhmetov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kavanagh Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Cooper.
Cooper throws a sloppy body shot
and Akhmetov counters with a two punch combo.
Cooper throws out a loose jab but Akhmetov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Akhmetov tries to clinch but Cooper is having none of it.
Cooper is looking for the big counter here.
Akhmetov scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooper lands a nice looking body shot.
Cooper misses with a head kick.
Akhmetov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akhmetov avoids the body shot from Cooper.
Cooper misses with a double jab.
Cooper throws a solid leg kick but Akhmetov takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cooper.
Cooper lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Akhmetov lands with a nice combination. Cooper backs away looking to recover.
Sloppy strikes from Cooper. Those never looked like landing.
Akhmetov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Sloppy strikes from Cooper. Those never looked like landing.
Akhmetov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akhmetov gets a clinch.
Akhmetov pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper throws a hook to the side of Akhmetov's head but Akhmetov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've been told by Akhmetov's head coaches at Body Pain_12elite_599$+VM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cooper rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Akhmetov counters with a one-two to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akhmetov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A swing and a miss from Cooper.
Cooper blocks a low kick nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cooper misses.
Cooper throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cooper checks a low kick from Akhmetov.
Akhmetov throws a combination. Cooper tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cooper is rocked!
Cooper swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Akhmetov counters with a slam - OH, Cooper IS OUT! HE'S OUT COLD! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Dmitri Akhmetov!
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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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