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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matt Tomasello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Tomasello has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Tomasello !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Arvi Lind and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tomasello gets a takedown into half guard.
Cooper kicks off Tomasello and gets to his feet.
Cooper ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tomasello moves away.
Cooper throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tomasello on the side of the head.
Tomasello scores with a nice strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper throws a shot from downtown. Tomasello moves away and avoids it.
Cooper throws a right hand that misses
and Tomasello moves into the clinch.
Cooper stops a takedown attempt from Tomasello .
Tomasello is working for takedown but Cooper is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cooper wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tomasello has him pressed against the cage.
Tomasello is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Tomasello . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomasello gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Cooper regains guard.
Cooper utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tomasello throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet but Tomasello is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tomasello lands a couple of elbows.
Cooper has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Tomasello is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The referee calls for Tomasello to work.
Cooper tries to break the clinch but Tomasello is controlling the position.
Tomasello stalling the fight.
Cooper has had enough of the clinch but Tomasello keeps him there for the moment.
Cooper working hard to break the clinch.
Cooper is trying to break free.
Cooper tries to circle away but Tomasello has him pinned against the cage.
Cooper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomasello misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cooper.
John Cooper is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tomasello under the eye.
Nice straight punches there by Cooper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cooper.
Tomasello shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cooper napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cooper is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tomasello throws a strike aimed at the side of Cooper's head but Cooper avoids it well.
Cooper prevents Tomasello from moving into mount.
An elbow from Tomasello crashes against the mat.
Tomasello prevents Cooper from escaping the position.
Cooper is not content to let Tomasello control the position.
Cooper felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper is pushing Tomasello 's head away, looking to escape. Tomasello manages to hold on to the position though.
Tomasello wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cooper keeps working.
Tomasello throws an elbow but Cooper slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cooper is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cooper bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tomasello 's head backwards.
Cooper moves out of range of the strikes.
Cooper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomasello throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Cooper on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomasello closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tomasello lands in his opponent's guard.
Tomasello throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cooper works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cooper is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tomasello is controlling him.
Tomasello distracts Cooper with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cooper wants to stand but Tomasello is controlling the position.
Tomasello with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooper wants to stand but Tomasello is controlling the position.
Tomasello wants to control from the top but Cooper keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Cooper will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Cooper.
Cooper misses with a combination
and Tomasello counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tomasello gets a takedown into half guard.
Cooper is trying to stand back up but Tomasello is controlling him
Cooper is refusing to be controlled, as Tomasello sits in half guard.
Cooper blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tomasello .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tomasello seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tomasello 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.
Cooper has one foot on Tomasello 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomasello swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cooper counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Cooper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tomasello doesn't seem bothered though.
Tomasello ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cooper uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cooper misses with a looping right.
Tomasello fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Tomasello tries to clinch but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cooper misses with the combination.
Cooper walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Tomasello scores with a body shot.
John Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooper takes a swing at Tomasello 's ribcage but misses.
John Cooper seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tomasello misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomasello looks for a takedown but Cooper sprawls well.
Tomasello dodges the punch combination from Cooper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper tries to keep at a distance but Tomasello has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cooper misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tomasello .
Cooper controlling the action here for a moment.
Tomasello can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Tomasello . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tomasello misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cooper wants to break free but Tomasello has control.
Tomasello goes for a takedown attempt but Cooper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Tomasello shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tomasello was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Cooper explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper swings for the body but Tomasello moves out of range.
Tomasello changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cooper tries to avoid it but Tomasello manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cooper to the ground. Cooper escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cooper lands a body shot.
Cooper throws a right and a left that Tomasello avoids nicely.
Tomasello throwing a counter right hand but Cooper manages to avoid it.
Cooper misses with a two punch combination.
Cooper uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomasello .
Cooper has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tomasello gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cooper breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Cooper, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cooper moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tomasello .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a lovely overhand right.
Cooper throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooper misses with a straight right.
Tomasello misses the shot to the body.
Tomasello fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cooper tries to counter with a clinch but Tomasello shakes him off and moves away.
A big right from Tomasello misses.
Tomasello looks to land a combination but Cooper avoids it well.
Cooper slips a jab and a cross from Tomasello .
Cooper goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tomasello misses the shot to the body.
Cooper scores with a hook.
Tomasello walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cooper drops Tomasello with a left and a right! Oh, Tomasello is hurt - Cooper dives into side control looking to finish!
Tomasello is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tomasello tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Cooper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Oh Tomasello is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cooper working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cooper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Cooper swinging wildly here.
A punch lands to the side of Tomasello 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tomasello gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Cooper gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Cooper!
After winning the bout, John Cooper thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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hype
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RATING
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