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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeffry Cooley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Tapout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Tapout has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jeffry Cooley's chin.
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140 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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181 cm
18
130 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeffry Cooley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Tapout!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, James Glass and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooley is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Tapout's half guard.
Cooley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tapout's head.
Cooley content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Cooley throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cooley not doing much here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapout looks like he's trying to stand up.
Cooley content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooley missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Cooley drops an elbow to the side of Tapout's head.
Cooley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tapout defends it well.
Cooley is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tapout doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cooley.
Cooley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tapout's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooley is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Tapout sees it coming and defends easily.
Tapout is looking to escape.
Cooley not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cooley thows a huge punch but Tapout dodges it nicely.
Tapout really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cooley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tapout keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cooley seems to be looking for submissions.
Cooley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cooley is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooley controlling the action here.
Cooley seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tapout for as long as he can get away with.
Cooley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cooley thows a huge punch but Tapout dodges it nicely.
Cooley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tapout is just riding it out for now. Cooley eventually gives up the hold.
Cooley throwing shots but Tapout is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cooley is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tapout is trying to stand back up but Cooley is controlling him
Cooley is looking for a kimura but Tapout is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Cooley to get the leverage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooley seems to be working for a kimura but Tapout defends the submission attempt.
Cooley performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffry Cooley dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tapout lands a jab.
Cooley shoots in looking for a takedown but Tapout manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cooley's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cooley tries for a takedown but Tapout circles away easily
and Tapout counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooley shoots in and drives through. Tapout sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffry Cooley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tapout blocks a low kick nicely.
Tapout throws a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Tapout does no damage.
Cooley tries to counter by clinching up but Tapout breaks away and moves out of range.
Cooley showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tapout.
Cooley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cooley fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cooley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tapout looks to land a combination but Cooley avoids it well.
Cooley gets the takedown into side control.
Cooley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tapout keeps working.
Cooley working the ground and pound but Tapout is defending the strikes.
Cooley tries for a kimura but Tapout is defending well.
Cooley scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooley looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cooley scoring with punches from side control.
Cooley lands an elbow.
Cooley is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tapout will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Cooley wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tapout, who protects the arm well.
Cooley creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Tapout sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cooley tries to score with some ground and pound. Tapout controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cooley has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooley is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Tapout knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Check out the look on Cooley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cooley sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Tapout is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Cooley working the ground and pound but Tapout is defending the strikes.
We've been informed that Tapout has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cooley slows the pace down.
Cooley looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Tapout is avoiding damage well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cooley with the ground and pound but Tapout regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Cooley is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jeffry Cooley will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tapout throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cooley.
Cooley shoots and misses
and Tapout counters with a series of strikes. Cooley will be more careful next time no doubt.
Cooley gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tapout counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tapout lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cooley backs up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tapout swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cooley goes for a double leg but Tapout avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tapout continues to drive forward.
Tapout unleashes a big counter combination but Cooley bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeffry Cooley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooley misses with a takedown attempt
and Tapout counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cooley thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooley misses with a takedown
and Tapout counters with a one-two to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tapout tries to bum rush Cooley with a series of wild strikes but Cooley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jeffry Cooley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cooley slips a jab and a cross from Tapout.
Cooley doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tapout counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooley fails with the takedown
and Tapout makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A nice combination there by Tapout.
Cooley gets a double leg takedown into Tapout's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tapout has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cooley off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tapout scores with a one two! Cooley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mr Tapout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tapout goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tapout throws a series of punches but Cooley avoids them all with ease.
Cooley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooley shoots and misses
and Tapout counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Mr Tapout seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cooley shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tapout counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tapout darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tapout has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tapout lands a jab-cross combination.
Tapout throws a series of punches but Cooley moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tapout scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooley shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tapout as he jumps to the side.
Tapout is looking for the big counter here.
Tapout misses with a few strikes there.
A right-left combo lands from Tapout.
Mr Tapout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooley tries for a takedown but Tapout circles away easily
and Tapout cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Tapout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cooley has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 28:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 28:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
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