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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris The Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cormack Labrador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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231 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Chris The Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cormack Labrador!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Dmitry Maklakov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Cook shoots in for a double leg but Labrador sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Labrador throws a sloppy head kick and The Cook moves out of range easily.
Labrador tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Cook paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Labrador moves into the clinch.
Labrador tries to land knees in the clinch but The Cook avoids the damage to the body.
Labrador lands an elbow that stopped The Cook in his tracks for a moment.
Labrador missing with knees to the body.
The Cook goes for a takedown attempt but Labrador pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The Cook fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris The Cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Labrador swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Cook moves into the clinch successfully.
Labrador throws an elbow but it misses.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Cook lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The Cook is breathing heavily.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Cook lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Cook avoiding damage as Labrador throws knees to the body.
Labrador lands a knee to the body.
Labrador using the Thai plumb to throw knees but The Cook has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Labrador tries to land knees in the clinch but The Cook avoids the damage to the body.
The Cook takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Chris The Cook has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labrador lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Labrador.
Chris The Cook's cut is getting worse.
Labrador is working The Cook over against the cage.
Labrador scores a nice knee to the body.
Labrador creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Cook's defenses.
Labrador misses with a knee strike.
Labrador trying to land knees to the body.
Labrador lands an elbow that stopped The Cook in his tracks for a moment.
Chris The Cook's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Labrador.
Labrador tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Labrador tries to land a knee to the head but The Cook blocks with his arms.
The Cook tries to pull guard but Labrador holds him up against the cage and eventually The Cook drops back down to his feet.
Labrador scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Labrador misses with an elbow strike.
Labrador lands a shoulder strike.
The Cook has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Labrador avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The Cook managing to block the knees to the body from Labrador.
The Cook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Labrador.
The Cook takes a shot to the head.
Labrador tries to land knees in the clinch but The Cook avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Cook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Cook takes a knee right on the jaw!
Labrador creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through The Cook's defenses.
Labrador misses with a knee strike.
The Cook can't break the clinch.
The Cook managing to block the knees to the body from Labrador.
The Cook tries for a takedown. No joy.
Labrador lands a nice elbow.
Labrador lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The Cook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Cook drags the fight down to the ground.
Labrador trying to control but The Cook is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Cook is on top in guard.
The Cook makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labrador wants to sweep but no luck.
The Cook stops Labrador from standing up.
The Cook trying to control but Labrador is working from the bottom.
Labrador has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but The Cook can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Labrador looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Cook is one step ahead there.
Labrador trying to strike off his back.
The Cook passes Labrador's left leg - he's now in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Labrador is concentrating on defense, preventing The Cook from advancing position.
The Cook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Labrador is not content to let The Cook control the position.
The Cook is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Labrador tries to get to full guard but The Cook has control of the leg.
The Cook not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The Cook will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Labrador wants to control but The Cook is keeping busy.
The Cook is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Labrador defends it well.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Labrador scores with the left hand. The Cook knows he should have avoided that one.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Labrador misses with a wild body shot.
Labrador tries to clinch but fails miserably
and The Cook decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Labrador's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormack Labrador dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris The Cook's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The Cook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A head kick by The Cook misses
and Labrador holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The Cook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cormack Labrador seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The Cook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The Cook wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The Cook blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Labrador throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Labrador landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Labrador landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Labrador unloads a knee to the mid-section. The Cook lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Labrador scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Labrador landing knees to the body.
Labrador lands an elbow that stopped The Cook in his tracks for a moment.
Labrador landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Cook on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Cook is trying to break free.
Labrador landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Labrador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Cook.
Labrador with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The Cook tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Labrador just stands there and leans against the cage.
Labrador using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Labrador missing with knees to the body.
Labrador misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Cook.
The Cook successfully pulls guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now The Cook is on top in guard.
The Cook wants to control from the top but Labrador keeps moving.
Labrador trying to control the position here.
Labrador is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The Cook stands and throws Labrador's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Labrador regains half guard.
The Cook sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Labrador defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Labrador trying to control but The Cook postures up.
The Cook landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Cook trying to control the action but Labrador is working from the bottom.
The Cook not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Labrador wants to get back to full guard.
Labrador has his hands clasped together around The Cook's back. He's all about the action.
The Cook not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Labrador closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The Cook is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Labrador is keeping busy.
The Cook looking for a takedown.
The Cook jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Labrador walks away with a smile on his face. The Cook gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris The Cook. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labrador misses the jab.
The Cook looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Labrador is fending him off so far but The Cook persists. Nope, Labrador circles away and we're back to standing.
Chris The Cook is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Cook avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The Cook moves out of range of the strikes.
The Cook takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Labrador wants to clinch up but The Cook keeps it at a distance.
Labrador tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Cook was well out of range. Poor timing from Labrador.
Labrador darts in trying to clinch
and The Cook counters with a good low kick that Labrador was not able to check.
Labrador thows a body shot but no joy.
Labrador wants to clinch.
Labrador misses with an uppercut. The Cook saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Cook fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Labrador sprawls well initially but The Cook persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The Cook trying to control from half guard but Labrador is working away.
The Cook is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Labrador manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Labrador looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Labrador is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The Cook with a flurry of punches that miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Labrador looking to hit a scissor sweep but The Cook is one step ahead there.
Labrador preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cormack Labrador showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris The Cook's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
The Cook swats away the attempt to clinch by Labrador.
Labrador darts in trying to clinch
and The Cook counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Labrador trying to control but The Cook postures up.
Labrador gets full guard.
The Cook stands up over Labrador, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Labrador working a defensive guard here.
The Cook trying to control but Labrador is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Labrador has control of The Cook's left arm, preventing The Cook from doing any damage.
The Cook won't allow Labrador to get back to his feet.
The Cook 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 one minute gone in the round.
The Cook sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Labrador's guard.
The Cook is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Labrador is just riding it out for now. The Cook eventually gives up the hold.
The Cook seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Labrador does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Labrador really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Cook. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The Cook is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Labrador is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Labrador manages to get to full guard.
The Cook landing some decent shots from guard.
Labrador seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Labrador wants to sweep here but The Cook controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Labrador controls The Cook momentarily but The Cook frees himself.
The Cook preventing the sweep.
Labrador is pulling down on The Cook's head to control his posture.
Labrador is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Labrador keeping moving, preventing The Cook from controlling successfully.
The Cook wants to get up but he can't break Labrador's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Labrador is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Labrador tries to clinch up
and The Cook counters with a low kick, right behind Labrador 's knee.
Labrador closes the distance but The Cook moves to the side
and The Cook counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Labrador trying to control here.
The Cook slips a nice elbow through Labrador's hands, connecting with Labrador's forehead.
The Cook is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Labrador makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Labrador.
The Cook preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Cook won't allow Labrador to get back to his feet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Labrador holds on and takes a little breather.
The Cook in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Cook is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Labrador is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cormack Labrador is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Labrador managing to control the position.
Chris The Cook overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Labrador keeping moving, preventing The Cook from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris The Cook showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Labrador has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cormack Labrador!
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energy
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hype
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FIGHT
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