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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aksel Stenger (ranked 1609 p4p, 217 weight class) and Charles Cooper (ranked 2429 p4p, 294 weight class). Stenger comes to the cage accompanied by Hit2face - Ain't it nice to get hit to the face?. Cooper has chosen s.mouse - slap my elbow as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aksel Stenger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stenger tries to land a front kick but Cooper steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Stenger throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooper sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stenger. Cooper does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stenger swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Stenger keeps it at a distance.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stenger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper closes the distance and clinches.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Stenger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenger presses Cooper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cooper wants to stall.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stenger misses with a body punch.
Cooper told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Cooper takes a shot to the head.
Stenger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stenger lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stenger misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Stenger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stenger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Stenger tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooper was well out of range. Poor timing from Stenger.
The fighters circling - Stenger throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cooper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stenger swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Cooper tries to clinch but Stenger moves out of range.
Cooper closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stenger blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Stenger blocks an uppercut.
Stenger lands with a light punch inside.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stenger blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper works on Stenger's body with a couple of short punches.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Stenger.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Stenger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stenger breaks from the clinch.
Cooper tries to clinch there but Stenger circles away.
Stenger is looking to counter punch.
Cooper is looking to clinch but Stenger is avoiding it.
Cooper instigates a clinch.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cooper.
A right hook to the body lands for Stenger.
Cooper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stenger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stenger misses with a few strikes there.
Stenger takes a swing at Cooper's ribcage but misses.
Cooper takes the fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stenger tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Stenger fails to land.
Stenger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stenger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stenger dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Stenger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooper.
Stenger misses with a punch to the body.
Cooper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Stenger leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stenger misses with a punch to the body.
Stenger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cooper pushes Stenger up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper cracks Stenger with a nice body shot.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stenger blocks an elbow strike.
Cooper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper throws a head punch that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Stenger's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stenger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stenger avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Stenger is trying to force a seperation but Cooper has the dominant position.
Cooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cooper lands a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Stenger tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
Stenger manages to break the clinch.
Cooper rushes Stenger and presses him up against the cage.
Stenger blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Stenger trying to stall but Cooper improves his position.
Stenger has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Stenger dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Cooper looking to slow down the pace here.
Stenger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stenger throws a lazy right hand but Cooper sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Charles Cooper will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stenger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stenger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stenger swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stenger throws a head kick that misses.
Cooper moves into the clinch.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Cooper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stenger or not.
Cooper is trying to maintain a safe position but Stenger gets an underhook and turns Cooper into the cage.
Stenger blocking some punches.
Cooper trying to control the position but instead, Stenger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cooper into the cage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stenger is leaning against Cooper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Stenger.
Cooper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Stenger.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Cooper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stenger misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper is looking to control Stenger's arms but Stenger gets an underhook and turns him. Now Cooper has his back to the cage.
Cooper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stenger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper tries to throw a body punch but Stenger avoids it by throwing Cooper back against the cage.
Stenger stalling.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Stenger scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cooper presses Stenger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stenger breaks from the clinch.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stenger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stenger ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cooper moves away.
Stenger motions for Cooper to come forward. Stenger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stenger, pushing him back against the cage.
Cooper takes a shot to the head.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stenger stalling in the clinch but Cooper improves position.
Stenger scores with a shoulder strike.
Stenger dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stenger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cooper blocks it with crossed arms.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Stenger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Stenger lands a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cooper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooper avoids it.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Stenger tries a body shot but Cooper blocks it.
A short left from Cooper.
Stenger throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Stenger misses with a punch on the inside.
Stenger dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Cooper tries a body shot but Stenger blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stenger can't find room to land a body shot as Cooper controls the action.
Stenger lands a knee to the body.
Stenger blocks the elbow strike.
Cooper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Cooper throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Stenger lands a left hand that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
Stenger breaks the clinch.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Stenger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stenger misses the jab.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stenger paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Cooper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stenger, pushing him back against the cage.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stenger lands a hook to the side of the head.
Stenger is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Stenger misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stenger scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stenger blocks an elbow strike.
Stenger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Stenger breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cooper has Stenger up against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stenger is keeping busy.
Stenger lands a shoulder strike.
Stenger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cooper avoids it.
Stenger works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stenger avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Cooper in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Stenger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cooper blocking some punches.
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 Aksel Stenger will probably get the nod.
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!
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooper looks to clinch
and Stenger counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Stenger was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Cooper clinches up with Stenger and pushes him back against the cage.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Cooper looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Stenger missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Stenger fails to land.
Stenger misses with a knee strike.
Stenger pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cooper closes the distance and pushes Stenger back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stenger has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Stenger lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cooper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stenger's efforts to push away.
Stenger misses with a knee to the head.
Stenger misses with a punch on the inside.
Stenger misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Stenger on the inside.
Stenger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stenger tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Cooper manages to circle out of the way.
Cooper displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stenger throws out the jab.
Cooper defending well as Stenger loads up on a big left hand.
Cooper bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stenger looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Cooper avoids the head kick by Stenger.
Cooper tries to close the distance and clinch but Stenger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
As Cooper tries to get set, Stenger tries to push him back and clinch up but Cooper manages to avoid the attempt.
Cooper tries to clinch up.
Stenger avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stenger tries to keep at a distance but Cooper has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stenger slowing the pace effectively.
Cooper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Cooper softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stenger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cooper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Stenger lands a right hand.
Charles Cooper seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cooper prevents a body shot from Stenger.
Stenger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cooper's elbow.
Stenger is looking to control Cooper's arms but Cooper gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stenger has his back to the cage.
Stenger looking to stall.
Cooper presses Stenger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stenger tries to work over Cooper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Stenger breaks from the clinch.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Stenger circles away.
Stenger swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper forces Stenger back against the cage and clinches.
Stenger dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Stenger pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stenger manages to break the clinch.
Cooper clinches up against the cage.
Cooper lands a right hand.
Cooper lands a body punch.
Cooper taking a breather.
Stenger avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
Stenger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cooper moves in looking to clinch but Stenger pushes him off.
Stenger was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A punch combination from Stenger misses.
Cooper darts in and clinches Stenger up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Stenger scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Stenger breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stenger circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stenger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stenger swings for the body but Cooper moves out of range.
Cooper has closed the distance and engaged Stenger in a clinch.
Stenger's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stenger just misses with a punch to the body.
Aksel Stenger is winning the standup battle so far.
Stenger swats away the attempt to clinch by Cooper.
Cooper clinches.
Stenger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stenger - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Stenger dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aksel Stenger showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stenger has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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