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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Cooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draco Malfoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dexter Cooke has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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140 lbs
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180 cm
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Inexperienced |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dexter Cooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Draco Malfoy!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Ben Hemmingworth and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Malfoy tries to bum rush Cooke with a series of wild strikes but Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooke tries to counter by clinching up but Malfoy breaks away and moves out of range.
Malfoy fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Cooke to the ground. Malfoy is now in Cooke's guard.
Cooke controls Malfoy momentarily but Malfoy frees himself.
Malfoy is looking to stand up but Cooke won't let him.
Malfoy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Cooke is pulling down on Malfoy's head. It's preventing any offense from Malfoy, at least for the moment.
Malfoy wants to stand but Cooke has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke keeping full guard, as Malfoy tries to pass.
Cooke is adopting a defensive guard.
Cooke really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke is trying to control the position but Malfoy postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Malfoy scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cooke works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cooke is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Malfoy controlling from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Malfoy wants to stand but Cooke has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cooke thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Cooke trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Malfoy would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Cooke is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Cooke has his foot on Malfoy's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Malfoy works his way back into a safe position though.
Malfoy wants to get up but he can't break Cooke's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Malfoy is fighting to break Cooke's control of his arms but Cooke is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Malfoy trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cooke's guard.
Malfoy wants to control from the top but Cooke keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Malfoy loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cooke trying to keep a closed guard but Malfoy is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malfoy shoots in and bounces Cooke off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cooke keeping moving, preventing Malfoy from controlling successfully.
Malfoy with a nice head shot there.
Malfoy postures up in Cooke's guard and throws a big left but Cooke blocks it.
Cooke is trying to keep Malfoy in close.
Cooke trying to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malfoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooke is pulling down on Malfoy's head. It's preventing any offense from Malfoy, at least for the moment.
Malfoy thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Malfoy looks winded!
Cooke doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Malfoy 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.
Draco Malfoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Cooke is predictable there
and Malfoy counters with a good, hard body kick but Cooke shrugs it off.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Malfoy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Malfoy moves out of range as Cooke strikes.
Malfoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cooke was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Malfoy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cooke paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Malfoy dominated that round.
That's time! Cooke's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Malfoy looks to clinch
and Cooke counters with a right hand to the body.
Malfoy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Malfoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooke tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Malfoy manages to circle out of the way.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Malfoy.
Malfoy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Cooke. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Malfoy working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malfoy lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cooke down.
Malfoy is looking to take a break and control but Cooke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malfoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cooke misses with an elbow from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malfoy tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Cooke wants to control but Malfoy postures up.
Malfoy wants to stand but Cooke has his arm trapped.
Malfoy is staying tight to Cooke's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Cooke tries to improve position but can't.
Malfoy working away.
Malfoy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Malfoy is breathing heavily.
Malfoy working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Malfoy tries to advance to mount but can't.
Draco Malfoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cooke wants to control but Malfoy postures up.
Cooke managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Malfoy.
Cooke tries to buck Malfoy off but Malfoy is having none of it.
Cooke bucks up and tries to throw Malfoy off but instead Malfoy has got his back!
Malfoy punches Cooke on the ear.
You can see the frustration on Cooke's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Cooke trying to control but not successfully.
Cooke fending off the submission attempt from Malfoy.
Malfoy gets his hands free as Cooke looks to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malfoy is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Cooke knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Cooke for a finish.
Cooke looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Malfoy is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Malfoy gets his hands free as Cooke looks to control.
Malfoy looking for the choke but no joy.
Malfoy gets his hands free as Cooke looks to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooke is trying to break free.
Malfoy gets his hands free as Cooke looks to control.
Malfoy tries to get the hooks in deep but Cooke pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draco Malfoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Cooke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Malfoy.
Malfoy wants to clinch
and Cooke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malfoy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Malfoy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malfoy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malfoy drives through with a takedown into Cooke's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cooke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Malfoy's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooke pulls Malfoy in close to prevent any damage.
Malfoy has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cooke is proving hard to escape from.
Malfoy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Malfoy lands a couple of digs.
Cooke throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Cooke is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cooke trying to control the pace.
Malfoy wants to improve his position but Cooke is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooke slows the pace down in half guard.
Malfoy tries to get to full guard but Cooke has control of the leg.
Malfoy is controlling Cooke's trapped leg to prevent Cooke from advancing to side control.
Cooke is thwarting Malfoy's attempts to control the position.
Cooke maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Malfoy could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Cooke has cracked it and Malfoy is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Cooke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dexter Cooke!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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