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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Champ Kind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kind comes to the cage accompanied by Afternoon Delight. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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203 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
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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
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Kind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matt Cooke!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooke tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice cross by Kind.
Kind throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Cooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Kind has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Urban Achievers in the buildup to the fight.
Kind lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kind lands with a good body shot.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Good work by Kind as he checks the leg kick.
Kind blocks the body kick.
Cooke defending well as Kind loads up on a big left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kind. Cooke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cooke looks for the body kick but Kind saw that one coming.
Kind lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kind takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kind is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke throws the left hand but Kind avoids the punch easily.
Kind throws a chopping leg kick but Cooke manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Cooke throws a sloppy head kick and Kind moves out of range easily.
Kind misses the jab.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Kind is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cooke uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke blocks the body kick.
Cooke slips a jab from Kind.
It seemed like Cooke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Cooke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kind was well out of range. Poor timing from Cooke.
A clash of legs there as Kind blocks the low kick.
Kind throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Kind avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Kind misses with a kick to the body.
Cooke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kind misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
A bone on bone clash there as Cooke blocks the leg kick.
Kind throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kind just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke shoots in for a takedown but Kind shows good takedown defense.
Kind throws a one two combo.
Cooke misses with an uppercut
and Kind counters with a straight right hand.
Kind throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kind tries to land a front kick but Cooke steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kind misses the shot to the body.
Kind's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kind duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kind cracks Cooke with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cooke scores with a jab.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Kind throws a quick counter head kick but Cooke was just out of range.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kind is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kind.
Cooke fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kind is out of range.
Kind swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cooke throws a leg kick which misses Kind's front leg but catches the back leg as Kind tries to avoid it.
Kind keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kind lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kind misses with a head kick.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cooke checks a leg kick.
Kind is looking to score with low kicks.
Cooke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kind throws a head kick that misses.
Kind throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooke misses.
Kind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Kind.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kind tries a head kick but it misses.
Kind swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice uppercut there from Cooke.
Kind swinging wildly here.
Kind pivots, looking for a leg kick but Cooke is out of range and Kind settles back down.
Cooke misses with a low kick.
Kind moves out of range as Cooke throws a body kick.
Cooke throws a head kick that Kind semi-blocks.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kind bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cooke's head backwards.
Cooke takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kind attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kind digs a good hook to Cooke's body.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Kind takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kind misses with a low kick as Cooke jumps back.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Kind.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kind swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Kind sees coming a mile off.
Kind throws a leg kick
and Cooke makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kind sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kind.
Kind ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kind will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kind misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kind lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cooke's sensitive parts.
Kind jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cooke throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke scores with a shot to the body.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kind seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kind.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Cooke checks a leg kick.
Cooke takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Champ Kind dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cooke throws a leg kick but Kind moved away.
Kind avoids the head kick by Cooke.
Cooke walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kind.
Nice uppercut there from Kind.
Kind connects with a nice looking jab.
Kind stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cooke.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
Kind appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cooke crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kind - the referee stops the clock and Cooke gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kind. Cooke manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kind looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Cooke might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Kind has got the better of the exchanges.
Kind turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kind moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cooke misses with a body shot.
Kind throws a low kick, looking for Cooke's leg but Cooke calmly moves out of range.
Cooke is looking for the big counter here.
Crunch! Kind slams his shin into Cooke's torso.
Kind scores with a body shot.
Kind throws a series of punches but Cooke avoids them all with ease.
Kind takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
It seemed like Cooke was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kind misses with a straight right.
Kind is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cooke can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke staying out of range there.
Kind scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Kind.
Kind feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kind throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kind takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kind uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke throws a low kick, looking for Kind's leg but Kind calmly moves out of range.
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Champ Kind is winning the standup battle so far.
Kind shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kind pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke jabs Kind right on the nose. Kind blinks but takes it well.
Nice body punch from Kind.
Kind throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kind misses with a leg kick
and Cooke counters with a three punch combo that has Kind backing up. Kind nods at Cooke to acknowledge the strikes.
Kind throws a sloppy body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kind has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Cooke finds it's way round the side to connect with Kind's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kind slips under a jab from Cooke.
Kind swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab from Kind.
Kind scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Cooke misses with a leg kick.
Kind throws a big counter combination but Cooke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Kind's knee but Kind avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Kind on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kind clinches.
Kind tries a body shot but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke pushes Kind back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kind makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cooke breaks from the clinch.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Kind throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kind dips to his left and cracks Cooke with an uppercut!
Kind swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Cooke appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Cooke dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kind. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick from Kind.
Cooke scores with a spinning back kick!
Kind chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cooke can pounce on him.
Kind is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cooke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick lands there from Cooke.
Kind takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kind.
A jab lands there for Cooke.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kind throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
An inside leg kick from Kind misses.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Kind was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke slips a straight right by Kind.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kind is just out of range.
Kind checks the leg kick.
Cooke throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kind takes a swing at Cooke's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Kind misses the target.
Cooke misses with a body punch
enabling Kind to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kind lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cooke will feel that in the morning.
Kind tries a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Kind misses with a kick to the body.
Cooke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cooke has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kind.
Cooke moves out of range as Kind strikes.
Cooke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kind.
A countering left hand to the body from Cooke misses.
Kind misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kind keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cooke takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kind throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kind is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Kind is just out of range.
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 Champ Kind will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cooke moves to clinch but Kind breaks away
and Kind counters with a body kick that stops Cooke in his tracks momentarily.
Good exchange - Kind coming out on top.
Cooke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kind has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cooke.
Cooke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Cooke throws a body shot but no joy.
Cooke moves out of range of the body kick.
Cooke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Kind stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Cooke jabs Kind to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kind throws a leg kick which misses Cooke's front leg but catches the back leg as Cooke tries to avoid it.
Cooke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kind throws a leg kick that is checked
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cooke misses with an uppercut. Kind saw that one coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kind takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cooke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kind takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kind is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Cooke only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cooke misses the shot to the body.
Kind half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kind 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.
Kind throws a leg kick but Cooke sees it coming and moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Cooke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
A big right from Kind misses.
Cooke blocks the body kick.
Cooke dives in for a single leg takedown but Kind sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Kind tried to score with a low kick but Cooke checks it.
Kind misses with a kick to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Kind checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Kind connects with a single shot there.
Kind throws a half hearted mid kick.
Cooke slips a jab from Kind.
Cooke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cooke lands a jab to Kind's midsection.
Cooke connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Matt Cooke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kind tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke slips a straight right by Kind.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kind misses with a kick to the body.
Kind tries to work over Cooke's front leg with a kick but Cooke checks it.
Kind is looking to score with low kicks.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cooke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cooke wants to land a leg kick but Kind is out of range.
Kind blocks a head kick by Cooke.
Kind is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cooke.
Kind moves out of range of the body kick from Cooke.
Kind uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Cooke misses with a few strikes there.
Kind throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cooke has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kind.
Kind throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a lazy head kick
letting Kind counter with a right hand.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kind thows a leg kick but Cooke checks it
and Cooke counters with a straight right hand.
Kind scores with a kick to the body.
Cooke is looking to chop away at Kind's legs.
Kind uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Cooke walks into a stiff left hand from Kind.
Kind connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooke. Cooke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A good leg kick by Kind.
Kind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Champ Kind is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kind darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kind scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooke takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jab by Kind.
A head kick misses from Kind.
A swing and a miss from Cooke.
Cooke tries to clinch up but Kind circles away and keeps his distance.
Cooke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Cooke moves in looking to clinch but Kind pushes him off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kind connects with a nice looking jab.
Kind swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Cooke.
Kind lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kind throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cooke on the side of the head.
Kind misses with a leg kick.
Kind looks to land a body kick but Cooke moved away.
Kind bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cooke drops his hands momentarily and Kind takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cooke connects with a single shot there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kind checks a leg kick.
Kind thuds his shin into the meat of Cooke's side.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kind throws a nice head kick!
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kind tried to counter with a leg kick but Cooke avoided it.
Cooke throws a wild body kick that Kind sees coming a mile off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Champ Kind showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kind 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Champ Kind!
A very excited looking Champ Kind made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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