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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucky Fontana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucky Fontana could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Tommy Cooper's chin.
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180 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Lucky Fontana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tommy Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fontana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cooper manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Fontana.
Fontana throws a right hand that misses
and Cooper counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fontana lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fontana won't allow Cooper to sweep him here.
Fontana passes into half guard.
Fontana is thwarting Cooper's attempts to control the position.
Cooper wants to sweep but Fontana has passed to side control!
Fontana tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fontana has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper is looking for a sweep.
Cooper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fontana wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cooper, who protects the arm well.
Fontana tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Fontana looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cooper is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fontana working away.
Cooper tries to buck Fontana off but Fontana is having none of it.
Fontana wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cooper keeps working.
Cooper struggling a bit here.
Fontana trying to control the action but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fontana wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontana tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fontana has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Fontana wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cooper, who protects the arm well.
Cooper tries to buck Fontana off but Fontana is having none of it.
Cooper is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Fontana is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Fontana fails to advance to Cooper's back.
Cooper is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fontana is working for a guillotine from mount but Cooper frees his head quite easily.
Cooper really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fontana is looking to work his way around to Cooper's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooper is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fontana looking to control but Cooper is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Fontana dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Cooper takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fontana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fontana misses the shot to the body.
And Cooper tries to counter it with a takedown but Fontana pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fontana misses with a body shot.
Tommy Cooper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Fontana finds it's target.
Lucky Fontana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And Cooper tries to counter it with a takedown but Fontana pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Cooper ducks under a wild hook from Fontana.
Fontana scores with a hook to the body. Cooper takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Fontana misses its intended target.
Cooper swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Fontana misses with a hook
and Cooper counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cooper works over Fontana with some ground and pound from guard.
Fontana is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cooper is aware though and is defending well.
Cooper throws a big elbow that misses.
Cooper throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fontana works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cooper trying to control but Fontana is working from the bottom.
Fontana working for a triangle but Cooper defends it easily.
Cooper wants to control from the top but Fontana keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper pushing down on Fontana's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cooper is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Fontana doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cooper.
Cooper looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cooper in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fontana looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cooper is looking for a kimura here.
Fontana makes his way to full guard, as Cooper worked for a kimura.
Fontana had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cooper defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cooper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cooper drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fontana looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fontana looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fontana!
Fontana working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cooper regains half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cooper is looking for a sweep. Fontana is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Fontana is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucky Fontana dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fontana throws a looping overhand right but Cooper ducks down to avoid it.
Fontana misses with a body punch
and Cooper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cooper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fontana sees it coming and defends easily.
Cooper seems to be working for a kimura but Fontana defends the submission attempt.
Fontana moves into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper is looking to work some ground and pound but Fontana has wrist control.
Fontana is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Cooper has his hands clasped together but Fontana extends and breaks Cooper's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Fontana.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucky Fontana!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
34% |
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