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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cooper (ranked 2643 p4p, 339 weight class) and Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 1831 p4p, 253 weight class). Cooper comes to the cage accompanied by s.mouse - slap my elbow. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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33 - 30 - 1 |
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198 lbs
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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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
33 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charles Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 19 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rahkim Abdullah!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abdullah gets a clinch.
Abdullah blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Abdullah blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Abdullah fails to land.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Abdullah fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abdullah lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Abdullah fails to land.
Cooper lands a body punch in the clinch.
Abdullah has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Cooper stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Abdullah throws a head punch that misses.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Cooper's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
I was talking to Cooper's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Abdullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper pressing his opponent against the cage.
Abdullah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Abdullah blocks the elbow strike.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Abdullah swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abdullah lands an uppercut.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abdullah dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Abdullah tries to pull guard but Cooper holds him up against the cage and eventually Abdullah drops back down to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooper.
Abdullah pulls guard successfully.
Cooper wants to stand but Abdullah is controlling his posture from full guard.
Abdullah is trying to keep Cooper in close.
Cooper wanted to stand there but Abdullah had control of the position.
Abdullah wants to sweep here but Cooper controlling him for the moment.
Cooper gets to his feet - Abdullah follows without any prompting.
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Abdullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Abdullah working aggressively here.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Abdullah has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Abdullah dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper throws a punch but it's blocked by Abdullah.
Cooper misses with the head strike.
Cooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdullah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Abdullah successfully pulls guard.
Cooper controlling from the top position.
Abdullah is pulling down on Cooper's head to control his posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper stopping the sweep attempt from Abdullah.
Cooper trying to control the position from guard on top but Abdullah is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Abdullah is trying to keep Cooper in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Abdullah is on top in guard.
Abdullah postures up and lands a big shot to Cooper's brow.
Cooper wants to stand up but Abdullah is controlling him.
Cooper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abdullah is one step ahead there.
Cooper might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Abdullah postures up in Cooper's guard and throws a big left but Cooper blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Charles Cooper 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.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Abdullah rushes Cooper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Abdullah fails to land.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
Abdullah fails to pull guard.
Abdullah swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Abdullah shrugs off.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Cooper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abdullah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cooper just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cooper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Abdullah takes an elbow to the temple.
Abdullah misses with some punches.
Abdullah jumps guard but Cooper stands there with Abdullah around his waist. Abdullah gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Charles Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rahkim Abdullah.
Abdullah takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah blocks an elbow strike.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Cooper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Abdullah blocks an uppercut.
Abdullah dodges an elbow strike from Cooper.
Abdullah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
A short right from Abdullah.
Charles Cooper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cooper lands with a short shot to the head.
Abdullah blocks the elbow strike.
Abdullah lands an uppercut.
Abdullah tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cooper can't find room to land a body shot as Abdullah controls the action.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Cooper stalling in the clinch but Abdullah improves position.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Abdullah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cooper.
Cooper taking a breather.
Abdullah misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cooper pushes off an throws an elbow but Abdullah leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Abdullah misses with the head strike.
Abdullah takes an elbow to the temple.
Abdullah is trying to pull guard but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Rahkim Abdullah has been cut.
Cooper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abdullah throws a head punch that misses.
Cooper tries to work over Abdullah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Cooper is struggling to control the position.
Abdullah tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cooper smiles and moves away.
Abdullah rushes Cooper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Abdullah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cooper walks away with a smile on his face. Abdullah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cooper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abdullah can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah rushes Cooper and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Abdullah.
A shot in the inside from Cooper.
Abdullah misses with a punch on the inside.
Abdullah lands a shoulder strike.
Abdullah avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
Abdullah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cooper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cooper lands an elbow inside.
Abdullah throws a head punch that misses.
Abdullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Abdullah misses with the head strike.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Cooper misses with an elbow over the top.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Abdullah takes an elbow to the forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Abdullah tries to pull guard but Cooper holds him up against the cage and eventually Abdullah drops back down to his feet.
Abdullah swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdullah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cooper to keep the fight standing.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper lands an elbow inside that Abdullah shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cooper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abdullah's brow.
A head punch on the inside from Abdullah fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Cooper.
Abdullah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abdullah lands with a right to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cooper.
Abdullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cooper tries a body shot but Abdullah blocks it.
Good body shot from Cooper.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cooper.
Cooper blocks an uppercut.
Abdullah is trying to pull guard but Cooper has him pressed against the cage.
Cooper lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Cooper dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rahkim Abdullah's cut.
That's time! Cooper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Cooper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cooper moves into the clinch.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Cooper scores with a shot to the side of Abdullah's head.
Abdullah blocks the elbow strike.
Abdullah lands a nice uppercut.
Cooper lands a damaging elbow.
Abdullah tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cooper just stands there and leans against the cage.
Abdullah has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abdullah takes an elbow to the temple.
Cooper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abdullah jumps guard but Cooper turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Abdullah lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cooper backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Cooper.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abdullah's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah blocks an elbow strike.
Abdullah avoids the elbow strike from Cooper, against the cage.
Abdullah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cooper to keep the fight standing.
Charles Cooper has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rahkim Abdullah.
Abdullah jumps guard but Cooper turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Abdullah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abdullah has a couple of punches blocked by Cooper.
Abdullah throws a punch but it's blocked by Cooper.
Cooper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Abdullah backwards.
Cooper blocking some punches.
Abdullah blocks an elbow strike.
Abdullah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abdullah is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Cooper to keep the fight standing.
Abdullah misses with some punches.
Cooper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abdullah's defenses.
That has opened up Rahkim Abdullah's cut even more.
Cooper creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abdullah fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Cooper throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Cooper throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Cooper is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cooper.
Abdullah takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Cooper lands a nice uppercut.
Cooper works on Abdullah's body with a couple of short punches.
Abdullah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cooper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Good body shot from Cooper.
Cooper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
The cut above Rahkim Abdullah's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Abdullah blocks an elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper throws an elbow that misses.
Cooper scores with a shot to the side of Abdullah's head.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Abdullah in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Cooper throws an elbow but misses.
Cooper lands an elbow that stopped Abdullah in his tracks for a moment.
Abdullah blocks the elbow strike.
Abdullah tries to pull guard but Cooper won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper lands a hook that snaps the head of Abdullah backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Abdullah misses with some punches.
Abdullah swings wildly with an uppercut but Cooper uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cooper.
Cooper lands with a light punch inside.
Abdullah is rocked!
Abdullah misses with the head strike.
Abdullah is still on wobbly legs! Can Cooper finish him?
Nice elbow from Cooper.
Rahkim Abdullah's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A head punch on the inside from Abdullah fails to land.
Abdullah blocks the elbow strike.
Abdullah seems to have recovered his senses.
Abdullah jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Cooper walks away with a smile on his face. Abdullah gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Cooper wants to clinch up but Abdullah keeps it at a distance.
Rahkim Abdullah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdullah misses with a straight right.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cooper doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdullah circles away.
As Cooper backs off Abdullah throws a huge counter combo but Cooper manages to avoid it all.
Cooper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdullah connects with a crisp jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cooper has closed the distance and engaged Abdullah in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch on the inside from Abdullah fails to land.
Nice body punch from Cooper - that landed with a thud.
Cooper lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Cooper lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Abdullah or not.
Abdullah blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cooper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abdullah is trying to pull guard but Cooper turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Abdullah blocks an elbow strike.
Cooper misses with an elbow strike.
Rahkim Abdullah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cooper doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Abdullah tries to pull guard but Cooper forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Cooper lands an elbow just above Abdullah 's eye.
Cooper blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abdullah tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Abdullah misses with the head strike.
Abdullah blocks the elbow strike.
Abdullah avoids a wild elbow strike from Cooper.
Cooper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Abdullah backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Cooper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Cooper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Cooper!
Charles Cooper tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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energy
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