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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bob Cook (ranked 3565 p4p, 366 weight class) and Frankie Edgar (ranked 2667 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bob Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Frankie Edgar!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edgar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cook looks to land a left hand but Edgar moved out of range nicely.
Edgar wants to slow Cook down by chopping away at his legs.
Edgar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cook circles away quickly and effectively.
Edgar dodges the punch combination from Cook.
Cook moves into range and connects with a jab.
Edgar misses with a low kick.
Edgar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cook fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Edgar looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cook moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cook uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cook looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Edgar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edgar scores with a nice right hand.
Cook fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cook misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Edgar is predictable there
letting Cook counter with a right hand.
Edgar will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
No joy there for Edgar, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Frankie Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Edgar on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Cook - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Edgar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Cook misses the target.
Cook scores with the left hand. Edgar knows he should have avoided that one.
Danga de danga de dang - Edgar scores with a four punch combination!
Cook tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cook fails to land with a series of punches.
Cook chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cook!
Edgar thumps Cook with a low kick.
A big left from Edgar misses.
Cook misses with a kick to the body.
Edgar throws a right hand that Cook ducks under and follows up with a left that Cook also avoids with ease.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Edgar throws a leg kick but Cook moved away.
Cook avoids the body shot from Edgar.
Cook showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Edgar.
Cook lands a jab.
Edgar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Edgar there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Cook has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Cook throws out a powerful jab.
Edgar is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Cook.
Cook is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cook takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Edgar lands the left hand.
Edgar tries to clinch up.
Edgar fails to land with a series of punches.
Edgar forces Cook back against the cage and clinches.
Cook misses with a body punch.
Cook blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Cook.
Edgar looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cook.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Cook.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Cook just misses with a elbow thrown towards Edgar's brow.
Cook lands with a light punch inside.
Cook breaks from the clinch.
Cook fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Edgar is still on wobbly legs! Can Cook finish him?
Edgar gets tackled into the cage by Cook. Cook maintains the clinch.
Edgar breaks from the clinch.
Cook punishes Edgar's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice shot lands for Cook.
Cook lands a slapping body shot.
Cook cracks Edgar with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Edgar falls to his knees and Cook doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bob Cook!
In his post fight interview, Bob Cook gave a big smile as he said 'I m back I want a rematch with rabbit!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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